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Throwback: Channel 9 anchors, reporters participate in viral ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’

By Sarah Wilson

Tom Terry, Martie Salt Ice Bucket Challenge Tom Terry, Martie Salt Ice Bucket Challenge

By Sarah Wilson

With the news that Pete Frates, the creator of viral Ice Bucket Challenge, died Monday, Channel 9 staff is taking a look back at their participation in the challenge back in 2014.

Multiple reporters and anchors were honored to join the call to pour icy buckets of water over their heads to help raise money – and awareness – for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Click here to read more about Frates life and mission, and scroll down to take a look back at the videos in Frates honor.

So Bob Opsahl called me out to the ALS ice bucket challenge and I did it! But called in my good friend Tom Terry to make a guest appearance. Here's how it went.

Posted by Martie Salt WFTV on Thursday, August 21, 2014
Ice Bucket Challenge

Yes, I took the challenge. And it really wasn't so bad on the hottest day of the summer! Yahoo! And all the best to the fundraisers at ALS. #IceBucketChallenge #wftv Martie Salt

Posted by Bob Opsahl, WFTV on Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Is that slime?! WFTV’s Daybreak crew take the #IceBucketChallenge

Is that slime?! After we made a donation to The ALS Association, our #WFTVDaybreak crew took the #IceBucketChallenge issued by Brian Shields, WFTV's 5-year-old godson, a cancer survivor — to a whole other level. This is what happens when you replace Nickelodeon slime with ice and dump it on Brian and Jamie Holmes >> http://at.wftv.com/VIl1B7 Donate to the cause >> http://www.alsa.org/donate/

Posted by WFTV Channel 9 on Saturday, August 23, 2014

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