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That and the dozen “Comic Relief” telethons that followed raised awareness and money to fight poverty in the U.S. and elsewhere.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

It’s like the Jerry Lewis telethons of the old days, only way more interactive.

From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2022

Lewis was known as the ringmaster of the MDA telethons, which raised billions of dollars with his support since the 1960s, including more than $60 million in 2009.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2020

With a unifying, proactive tone established by the White House, there could have been national telethons to raise money for the victims.

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2020

Even though I was only five, I had watched enough Easter Seals telethons to know this was bad.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper