Ed Randall's Bat for the Cure Overview
In the December of 2001, two New York City guys, lifelong friends, Ed Randall and Tony Lacitignola formed a charity foundation called, Ed Randall's Bat for the Cure.
Ed Randall is currently host of "Talking Baseball" on WFAN on Sunday mornings. He also hosts, "Under the Lights" the new wrap show on MLB-Radio. It's "Baseball Tonight", only better and longer. He has had a cable TV show for the last 15 years and is the author of "Tales from the Yankee Dugout". Ed and Tony have been close friends since their freshman year at Fordham College. In 2001 Ed was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Through quick diagnosis, prompt action and the grace of God, he is in remission.
They decided that they wanted to do something to spur on the fight against the second leading killer of men in the USA. There is a saying that every man will eventually come down with prostate cancer. They were and are determined in their own small way to make that a myth. The bottom line was Ed had the disease; Tony had the marketing and administrative background.
The two goals of Ed Randall's Prostate Cancer Foundation are to raise awareness and funds for prostate cancer research. For prostate cancer these days, there is early detection and therapies. There is no prevention and no cure. There is much confusion, shame and ignorance. There is no great awareness. There is a lot of work that needs to be done!
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