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Make A Wish Kid Reunites With Luke Bryan On American Idol

Let me start by saying if you are against, or have a problem with, what The Make A Wish Foundation does for terminally/chronically ill children, you need to have your…

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Let me start by saying if you are against, or have a problem with, what The Make A Wish Foundation does for terminally/chronically ill children, you need to have your heart and soul examined by a higher power than this planet has.

Further, the artists who participate hold a special place in my heart.  Granting a little bit of your time to make, literally, THE LIFE of one of these kids, that shows me something.

Ethan Payne contacted MAW when he was 13.  He has cystic fibrosis.  It is an incurable lung disease.  Ethan wanted to meet Luke Bryan.

The Georgia boy traveled to Texas to meet his hero, and Luke went the extra mile.  He didn't just meet with Ethan, he brought him on-stage to perform with him, AND gave him his guitar in front of 50,000+ people.

Ethan is 18 now.  And the two met again.  This time at the audition for American Idol.

What a moment.

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Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.
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