We are grateful for the press coverage that the Be Loud! Sophie Foundation has received.
General Coverage
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.
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.
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.
Coverage of the Be Loud ’14 Benefit Concert
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.
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