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Are you going to watch The Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon?

Posted Sep 5th 2009 9:09AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV Squad Polls, Music and Variety, Reality-Free

When I was a kid, watching The Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon on Labor Day was a must. It was just fun to have this all day, all night, live event happening every September. One year I even stayed up all night watching it (the next morning I knew it wasn't worth it).

The show isn't looked at as "hip" anymore (if it ever was), but along with the older showbiz vets we always see there are some new acts mixed in too. Are you going to watch it?

Jerry Lewis telethon raises record donations

Posted Sep 2nd 2008 8:04AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Celebrities, Reality-Free

Well, it looks like I'm going to have to eat a little crow from one of my previous posts. The Jerry Lewis telethon made a whopping 65 million dollars this year for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Obviously, people are still watching.

Apparently, the show also pitched help for any MDA-registered families that are victims of Hurricane Gustav. It's a good idea and a brilliant P.R. move by Lewis and company. It did get me thinking: why should all that money only benefit those with muscular dystrophy? Why can't next year's donations go towards fighting cancer or some other charity?

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Jerry Lewis Telethon to also help Katrina victims

Posted Sep 2nd 2005 12:07PM by Todd Carter
Filed under: Late Night, Talent, Industry, Daytime, Music and Variety, Syndicated

For the first time ever (as far as I know), Jerry Lewis will devote a portion of his marathon show for the Muscular Dystrophy Association this weekend to also helping another worthy cause. He'll be devoting the first four hours and the last four hours of the telethon to raising money for Hurricane Katrina victims through celebrity appeals.

It's not clear whether there will be two giant signs showing the current level of contributions for both causes or if the Katrina donations will be handled in a different way from the MDA ones. Go Jerry!

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Are you going to watch The Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon?

Jerry Lewis telethon raises record donations