EASTON, Pa. — WDIY 88.1 FM is bringing back its Lehigh Valley “Hollywood” Squares, a live game show fundraiser with local leaders in the celebrity squares, from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, at the State Theatre Center for the Arts, 453 Northampton St.

General admission is $75 and includes food by Cafe the Lodge, general seating, raffles, a chance to play in a fourth round and a cash bar, according to WDIY’s event page. A $125 VIP ticket adds a gallery area, food by Zekraft, beer and wine, a meet-and-greet with the panelists and VIP seating.

The event is “in support of WDIY’s mission,” its page says, and the station is raising money after a loss: it said on Instagram that it lost approximately $111,000 in annual federal funding last year, part of cuts to local public media.

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WDIY has announced at least seven panelists:

  • Joetta Clark Diggs, a four-time Olympian
  • Tiffany Sondergaard, founder of TS Brand Elevation
  • Erika Riddle Petrozelli, president and CEO of the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation
  • Sara Viteri of Turnstone Creative and La Princesa Productions
  • Jason King Jones, artistic director of the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival at DeSales University
  • Elizabeth Meade, president of Cedar Crest College
  • Yusuf Dahl, CEO of The Century Promise and founder of the Real Estate Lab

The format is a 3-by-3 grid of squares, and WDIY’s event page promises “surprise guests.” Laura McHugh, who hosted last year, is back as host “by popular demand,” the page says.

Nine people sit behind blue name placards stacked in a 3-by-3 grid on a dark stage, with a podium at left.
Last year’s celebrity panelists sat in a 3-by-3 grid on the State Theatre stage on Oct. 28, 2025. (Courtesy of WDIY)

“So, who doesn’t love a good game show?” Sondergaard said in a video WDIY posted on Facebook. Clark Diggs said in another, “I’m excited to be part of this fundraising event, being myself, having fun, and I look forward to seeing you soon.”

Raffle tickets are $20 for one, $50 for three or $100 for seven, WDIY said on Instagram. Prizes include two Allegiant tickets to any nonstop destination, courtesy of Lehigh Valley International Airport, with a purchase value of up to $1,000; a Cactus Blue taco bar for 30 people, a $500 value; a one-hour guest co-host spot on the station’s show “The Blend”; and an Alison Krauss & Union Station “Arcadia” vinyl record with merchandise.

Last year’s game, on Oct. 28, 2025, was what WDIY called the most ambitious fundraising event in the station’s 30-year history. It had three rounds and a comedian-led auction that included a Martin D-28 guitar. None of this year’s seven named panelists were on last year’s panel.