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2006 MDA JERRY LEWIS TELETHON
WHO:
MDA National Chairman and Telethon star Jerry Lewis, joined by anchor Ed McMahon
and co-hosts, Jann Carl, Tom Bergeron, Norm Crosby, Billy Gilman, Larry King,
Tony Orlando and Bob Zany. This year’s on-air talent includes Paul Anka, Goo Goo
Dolls, Lee Greenwood, Dave Matthews Band, Neil Patrick Harris, Ray Romano,
William Shatner, Lance Burton, Celine Dion, Clint Holmes, Julie Roberts, Patti
LaBelle, Bebe Winans, Brian McKnight, Branford Marsalis, George Clinton, the
casts of Phantom of the Opera, Shout, The 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling
Bee, The Color Purple and the Wedding singer and more.
Thousands of business and civic leaders, and some 250,000 volunteers nationwide,
will appear on the Telethon or work behind the scenes.
WHAT:
The 41st annual Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy
Association will feature profiles of and appearances by people served by MDA,
with research updates and top entertainment.
WHEN:
Network show airs from 9 p.m. EDT Sunday, Sept. 3, to 6:30 p.m. EDT Monday,
Sept. 4. Broadcast times vary in some areas. Check local listings for start
times.
WHERE:
Originating from the new South Coast Hotel in Las Vegas, with segments from New
York and Chicago.
Reaching nearly 50 million viewers in the United States and Canada, the
Telethon, which can also be seen worldwide, thanks to Real Networks, on the
Internet at www.mda.org, is
broadcast by some 190 television stations in MDA’s “Love Network.”
In conjunction with the Telethon, thousands of grass-roots MDA fund-raising
events will be held at parks, malls, racetracks, bowling alleys, golf courses
and other locations nationwide.
WHY:
To support MDA’s vital research and services for children and adults with any of
the more than 40 neuromuscular diseases covered in its program.
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