Prisma Health Midlands Foundation is pleased to announce the establishment of the Peggy and Joe Pinner Endowment Fund to benefit Prisma Health Children’s Hospital—Midlands.
The endowment fund is established in honor of the late Peggy and Joe Pinner by Paula and Gregg Pinner and Diane and Michael Pinner. The endowment is made possible through a generous gift from the Joe and Peggy Pinner Charitable Fund, a fund that Joe Pinner created in 2022 to memorialize Peggy, and that their loved ones continued to contribute to at the time of Joe’s passing in 2024.
Joe Pinner was a beloved news personality, known throughout the Midlands and beyond for his long career at WIS TV as an anchor, weatherman and host of “Mr. Knozit,” an award-winning educational program where Pinner featured local children as guests.
The fund’s purpose is to support the children’s hospital as Peggy and Joe did. Starting next year and with income from the endowment fund, Children’s Hospital will dedicate a day as “Joe Pinner Day.” On this day, Children’s Hospital will provide activities for hospitalized children consistent with the spirit of Joe Pinner. The first Joe Pinner Day will be March 16, 2027.
We hope that the community will join us in carrying forward the legacy of Peggy and Joe Pinner through giving to the endowment and growing its impact for the children’s hospital.
