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 ...
Lewis, 85, has been the MDA's national chairman since the early 1950s and has hosted the Labor Day Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon since 1966. He announced in May that he was retiring as host ...
Why former telethon participants are protesting the return of the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s most famous fundraising effort. Jerry Lewis makes his opening remarks at the 25th Anniversary of the ...
The Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon is making a comeback! The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) has announced the relaunch of it’s legendary Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. The ...