Once upon a time before the internet, telethons — marathon television fundraisers known for their endless lineup of performers and rows and rows of on-camera volunteers answering telephones to accept ...
NEW YORK – The Muscular Dystrophy Association is ending its annual Labor Day telethon, a television tradition for decades that has slowly disappeared from view since the sudden end of Jerry Lewis’ ...
It was broadcast by only one television station on Labor Day weekend in 1966. By the end of the day on Monday, the 42nd annual Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon will have been watched by 40 million ...
LAS VEGAS — Even without Jerry Lewis, the Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon posted its best gain since the recession started, though the program’s longtime host was on the minds of many during ...