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Media Coverage of Our Mission
WUNC
The Be Loud! Sophie Foundation holds in-person annual concert this Saturday (November 2021)
Eric Hodge interviews Niklaus Steiner and Andrew McMillan.
WCHL 97.9 The Hill
“Be Loud ’21” with Niklaus Steiner and John Howie, Jr. (February 2018)
Aaron Keck interviews Niklaus and John and John performs a Clash song.
UNC Health Care News
Four Cyclists to Bike Across America for UNC AYA Cancer Support (May 2019)
The Bike Loud boys are back!
THE GREEN AND WHITE
Being Loud: Be Loud Sophie High School Showcase (May 2019)
Durham Academy covers our high school showcase at Cat’s Cradle.
CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOLS
Rival Lacrosse Teams Unite to Raise Money for Be Loud! Sophie (May 2019)
Thanks to the CHHS and ECHHS lacrosse teams for being so loud!
FALCON POST
“Be Loud! Sophie” Benefit Concert Brings People Together (May 2019)
A Jordan High School student writes about our high school showcase.
WALTER
Raleigh Now Spotlight: Be Loud! Sophie (July 2018)
WALTER previews Be Loud! ’18 and spotlights our mission.
CBS North Carolina
Foundation helps teens and young adults with cancer at UNC Hospitals (February 2018)
WNCN (CBS) covers our work thoughtfully and with care. Thanks Maggie Newland!
WCHL 97.9 The Hill
Your Health: Sophie’s Legacy, Helping Other Teens and Young Adults Facing a Life-Altering Diagnosis (February 2018)
Listen as Dr Adam Goldstein leads an in-depth conversation with Lauren Lux and Niklaus Steiner.
WUNC
Youth Cancer Initiative Gathers Bands To Be Loud! This Weekend (August 2017)
Eric Hodge interviews Lauren Lux and Rob Ladd.
News & Observer
‘Terrible things happen with a cancer diagnosis, but also beauty’ (August 2017)
David Menconi covers what the Foundation has done over the last 4 years and spotlights Lauren’s work in the hosptial.
WRAL-TV & WRAL.com
UNC program helps young adults cope with cancer diagnosis
(August 2017) Lauren Lux talks with Bill Leslie about her program and the Foundation.
Daily Tar Heel
Be Loud! at the Be Loud! benefit concert
(August 2017) Preview of the Be Loud! weekend with Niklaus Steiner
WCHL
This Weekend: Be Loud!
(August 2017)
Aaron Keck interviews Lauren Lux and Lucy Steiner about the Be Loud! weekend and what Lauren has been doing at UNC Hospitals and then catches up with Steve Balcom and Kevn Kinney to talk about Drivin’ n Cryin’ and the music at Be Loud! ’17.
Spectrum News
In Depth: Be Loud! ’17 Benefit Concert
(August 2017) Niklaus Steiner and Bill Warden preview the Be Loud! ’17 weekend.
Daily Tar Heel
Be Loud! Sophie Foundation hosts concert of big names in UNC music scene
(April 2, 2017) Preview of our Be Loud Carolina Event
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
The AYA Program: Bridging the Gap to ‘No Man’s Land’ (November 2016)
This article highlights program director Lauren Lux and three young adults living with cancer.
News & Observer
For Teen Cancer Patients, Be Loud! Sophie Keeps It Real by Corbie Hill (Nov 21, 2016)
This story ran in the special Triangle Gives section.
Association of Community Cancer Centers Buzz
Helping AYA Patients to Be Loud (October 2016)
Great summary of the presentation the Steiners and Lauren Lux did at the 33rd annual conference of the Association of Community Cancer Centers.
WUNC
Be Loud! ’16 Attracts Another Collection Of Musicians To Support Young Cancer Patients (Aug 26, 2016)
Eric Hodge interviews Dave Wakeling of the English Beat, Rob Ladd who has drummed at every concert we’ve organized, and Niklaus Steiner co-founder of our foundation to talk about the connection between music, youth and community.
WCHL
Be Loud! ’16 Coming to Cat’s Cradle to Benefit Be Loud! Sophie Foundation (Aug 25, 2016)
Leading up to the Be Loud ’16 concert, Ron Stutts talks with Lauren Lux about her work with AYA patients at UNC and with Rob Ladd about his many years of drumming with some pretty famous acts. And Aaron Keck spends time with Niklaus Steiner and Steve Balcom on the work that goes into putting on this concert and how it benefits the Be Loud! Sophie Foundation.
NC Health News
Foundation Tackles Questions Faced by Young Cancer Patients (Aug 25, 2016)
North Carolina Health News talks to Lauren Lux about the unique challenges young adult cancer patients face.
WCHL
“Color The Hill” – And Yourself – For A Cause (Or Three) (Apr 30, 2016)
Annabel Steiner, Leah Steiner, and Mia Colloredo-Mansfeld joined Aaron Keck on WCHL to discuss the Be Loud! Sophie Foundation.
Chapel Hill Magazine
Remarkable Women (Apr 27, 2016)
Lucy and Lauren are two of the fourteen remarkable women highlighted in Chapel Hill Magazine’s women’s issue!
Daily Tar Heel
Biden brings cancer discussion from White House (Feb 10, 2016)
Niklaus Steiner joins Vice President Biden’s roundtable on cancer.
Biden Roundtable
Niklaus Steiner speaks with Vice President Joe Biden on the Cancer Moonshot panel held at Duke.
Watch Video (February 2016)
Oncology Issues
Bike Loud (March/April 2016) by David Margolies
David chronicles the Bike Loud journey and why seven high school boys decided to help our Foundation.
Carolina Alumni Review
She Taught Us What Loud Means (Nov/Dec 2015) by Mark Derewicz
Truly remarkable article about Sophie and the impact she has had on so many people in the latest Carolina Alumni Review magazine. We are really grateful to Mark Derewicz for beautifully capturing Sophie’s sense of humor, her bravery and her honesty.
WRAL-TV & WRAL.com
Local hospitals working to create unique space for cancer patients (January 2016)
Lauren Lux, our AYA Program Director, is featured in this TV story about AYA cancer care at UNC and Duke Hospitals.
Chapel Hill News
Grief and children: Be Loud! carries on brave teen’s legacy (Dec 12, 2015)
Sophie’s sister Annabel shares the story of how the Be Loud! Sophie Foundation has helped her deal with grief.
WUNC-TV
North Carolina Now (April 10, 2015) by Rick Sullivan
The first segment of this program tells the story of the seven local boys biking across the entire country this summer raising money for the Foundation. It’s well worth watching this 6 minute clip at the beginning of the show.
Raleigh News & Observer
Sophie’s Words Inspire (Sept 25, 2015) by Will McInerney
This opinion piece calls us all to boldly celebrate life.
Raleigh News & Observer
Chapel Hill Girl’s Dream May Lead to Better Treatments for Young Cancer Patients (Sept 2, 2014) by Anne Blythe
This feature story captures Sophie’s dream and her old soul.
Raleigh News & Observer
Fixing the Fault in Our System: Improving Cancer Care for Teens (July 10, 2014) by Elsa Steiner
This op-ed by Sophie’s sister Elsa really explains why we do what we do.
Chapel Hill magazine
Bike Loud (July, 2015)
Follow local seven boy scouts as they bike 4,000 across the entire country.
Chapel Hill Magazine
Sophie’s Legacy (July 2014) by Jessica Stringer
This interview of our family covers Sophie, our foundation, and the Be Loud ’14 benefit concert.
Singapore Straits Times
Life Lessons from a Dying Teen (September 22, 2013) by Sharon Loh
This column by our friend is a moving piece about her relationship with Sophie written shortly after her death.
WUNC
The State of Things (June 4, 2015)
Frank Stasio invited Bland Simpson of the Red Clay Ramblers and special guests Don Dixon and Tift Merritt to play an incredible set of songs live in the studio. He also kindly asked Niklaus Steiner to say a few words about the Be Loud! Sophie Foundation.
WCHL
The WCHL Afternoon News (May 20, 2015) by Aaron Keck
Aaron Keck interviews Annabel Steiner of the Be Loud! Sophie Foundation and Chris Frank of the Red Clay Ramblers about the Hootenanny benefit concert on June 4.
The WCHL Morning News (May 28, 2015) by Ron Stutts
Ron invites Niklaus Steiner of the Be Loud! Sophie Foundation and Chris Frank and Bland Simpson of the Red Clay Ramblers to the studio to talk about the Hootenanny on June 4.
WUNC
Morning Edition (August 8, 2014) by Eric Hodge
Eric Hodge talks with John Plymale from The Pressure Boys and Niklaus Steiner from the Be Loud! Sophie Foundation on the day that Be Loud ’14 kicked off.
Raleigh News & Observer
Let’s Active Reunites to Play for Friends – including Absent Ones – at Be Loud! Sophie (August 8, 2014) by David Menconi
This piece focuses on the incredible reunion of Let’s Active for Be Loud ’14.
The Durham Herald-Sun
The Pressure Boys, The Connells, Let’s Active play Be Loud! 14 (August 8, 2014) by Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan
This article nicely explains the connection between the local music scene and our mission.
WCHL
The WCHL Afternoon News (August 7, 2014) by Aaron Keck
Aaron Keck interviewed Rob Ladd of the Pressure Boys and Niklaus Steiner of the Be Loud! Sophie Foundation about the Be Loud ’14.
Hometown Heroes (July 31, 2014)
WCHL gave us a nice shout-out as the Hometown Hero of the day.
The WCHL Morning News (July 30, 2014) by Ron Stutts
Ron Stutts chatted with Lucy and Niklaus Steiner about their foundation and about the Be Loud ’14 fundraiser.
The Independent
To Benefit a New Foundation, Some of the State’s Foundational Bands Reconvene (August 6, 2014) by Chris Parker
This piece does a great job of explaining why the bands that played at Be Loud ’14 matter so much to the local and national music scene.
The Chapel Hill Recorder
Be Loud! ’14 Sophie Foundation Benefit (August 6, 2014) by Nancy Ingram Largent
Written by a Chapel Hill native, this article recalls many memories of seeing the bands that played Be Loud ’14 during her youth.
More Important Pieces that Support Our Mission
Kenan Dudely wrote in the Avery Journal about the Run Loud! team that ran the Blue ridge Relay – that’s 200(!) miles through the mountains – raising money and awareness about us.
Check out the blog Go Army, Beat Cancer by our friend Alex, who was at West Point and is now undergoing treatment at UNC.
The Today Show explains the unique needs of adolescent and young adult cancer patients.
Terri Buckner warns about “pinkwashing” in The Chapel Hill News.
In The Chapel Hill News, Julie Moore reflects on the many wonderful local things she’s grateful for, included Be Loud ’14.
The Wall Street Journal perfectly captures the importance of focusing attention and resources on adolescent and young adult cancer patients.
Our friend Michael Ulku-Steiner says he was inspired by Sophie to “be loud” when he decided to rap this weather announcement that closed Durham Academy because of snow (and ice ice baby).
You may also be interested in reading the blog Sophie kept. She started it a year before she got sick.