The Muscular Dystrophy Association has decided to end their telethon, famously hosted by comedy legend Jerry Lewis for 61 years straight until 2011.

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‘As MDA continues the growth Jerry Lewis has done so much to inspire, all of us who’ve been privileged to work beside him, and the hundreds of thousands throughout the world affected by the ...

Jerry Lewis, whose career as producer-director-writer and movie star peaked in the 1960s, may be best remembered by younger generations for the muscular dystrophy telethons he conducted every Labor… ...

AP FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2008 file photo, Jerry Lewis listens to the final tally of donations during the 43rd annual Muscular Dystrophy Association Labor Day Telethon a the South Point hotel ...

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 ...

Jerry Lewis' appearance at the Nevada Broadcasters Hall of Fame Gala was devoid of talk of his future with the MDA, but he was clearly enlivened at appearing before a Las Vegas audience once more.

Lewis died Sunday in Las Vegas. He was 91. "MDA would not be the organization it is today if it were not for Jerry's tireless efforts on behalf of 'his kids.' ...

Every Labor Day weekend for more than 40 years, Jerry Lewis hosted the MDA Telethon from Las Vegas, joined by friends like Ed McMahon and Don Rickles. The show featured comedy, music and Lewis ...

“MDA would not be the organization it is today if it were not for Jerry’s tireless efforts on behalf of ‘his kids,'” MDA Chairman R. Rodney Howell said in a statement after Lewis’s death.

Plans were in place for a 33-piece orchestra to play behind Jerry Lewis at the South Point for his MDA Telethon swan song, but that performance has come unwound. November 29, 2024.

No one would sniff at all the dollars Jerry Lewis raised for muscular dystrophy: a couple of billion during his 45-year reign as host of the MDA Telethon. But what kind of TV did he offer in ...