Bear Necessities: KJJY/Des Moines' Two Days of Compassion Radiothon raises $131,146 for Variety – The Children’s Charity and puts 662 teddy bears into the arms of children in local hospitals. Pictured (l-r) are the charity's Alison Hanner, the station's Clint Burkhall, Jack Taddeo, Chad Taylor, John McCoy, Tony Conrad, Jacob Beals and the charity's Margie Gardiner.