Tom Corson, co-chairman and COO of Warner Data, will obtain Metropolis of Hope’s 2025 Spirit of Life award, the most cancers analysis and remedy group introduced Wednesday.
The consideration is on the middle of the music, movie and TV business’s annual marketing campaign which brings the leisure business collectively “to help Metropolis of Hope’s mission to make hope a actuality for all touched by most cancers and diabetes by means of pioneering analysis, revolutionary remedies and compassionate affected person care,” based on a launch.
“It’s a profound honor to be acknowledged as this 12 months’s Spirit of Life honoree. At Warner Data, we frequently say it’s not simply concerning the track — it’s concerning the artist. In the identical approach, Metropolis of Hope isn’t nearly remedies — it’s concerning the folks, their goals and their futures,” Corson mentioned in a launch.
“Once I sit down with an artist, we speak about their targets and aspirations, and we work to make these goals a actuality. That very same spirit of transformation is on the core of Metropolis of Hope’s mission: turning hope into tangible breakthroughs for sufferers combating most cancers,” he added. “The music business has at all times been about greater than leisure; it’s about connection, transformation, and impression.”
Kristin Bertell, Metropolis of Hope’s chief philanthropy officer, says the group is thrilled to honor Corson. “Tom’s management, each within the music business and as a long-time member of the music, movie and leisure business board, exemplifies the transformative spirit that defines our work,” she mentioned in a press release. “Below his steering and in partnership with Aaron Bay-Schuck, Warner Data has undergone a big evolution — a parallel to Metropolis of Hope’s drive to rework well being and most cancers take care of communities in all places.”
The music business has raised over $170 million for Metropolis of Hope by means of the Spirit of Life marketing campaign over the past 50 years. The group additionally emphasised the significance of marketing campaign in wake of the latest wildfires in L.A., which they are saying contribute to long-term well being dangers.
