Pictured above is WAQY, Springfield, Massachusetts Rock 102 morning host Mike “Bax” Baxendale (center) interviewing a community member as co-host Steve Nagle (right) looks on. The duo spent three days straight collecting a $262,000 in food and cash for the Springfield Open Pantry during its annual Mayflower Marathon. The annual event raised nearly $30,000 more than its previous best. Bax tells TALKERS, “Much of what was raised was in honor of John O’Brien [Bax’s previous co-host with whom he launched the charity event more than two decades ago] who died Sunday night – the night before the Marathon had begun. John had been invited to join us on the air and had agreed to it. Unfortunately, that did not happen.”