From 21 and a half hours in Lewis' final year, the show had been reduced two hours the last two years on ABC. By The Associated Press Jerry Lewis telethon - H 2015 NEW YORK (AP) — The Muscular ...

After nearly a half century of star-studded cameos and Jerry Lewis-led crooning, the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s annual Labor Day telethon is no more. The association announced Friday it will ...

Film legend Jerry Lewis died Sunday at 91 in Las Vegas. In 2011, TV critic Robert Lloyd talked about Jerry Lewis and his dismissal as host of the Muscular Dystrophy Labor Day Telethon. So. Jerry Lewis ...

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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Comedian Jerry Lewis is no longer serving as the Muscular Dystrophy Association's national chairman and won't be appearing on this year's Labor Day telethon, the nonprofit agency ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP)-- The Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon, a Labor Day television tradition for decades, is ending. The association said the decision is due to "the new realities" of TV ...

HOUSTON – A Labor Day tradition of giving to kids with Muscular Dystrophy is once again airing on KPRC Local 2. The 46th annual Muscular Dystrophy Association Labor Day Telethon begins Sunday at 6 p.m ...

In this Sept. 2, 1990 file photo, entertainer Jerry Lewis makes his opening remarks at the 25th Anniversary of the Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon fundraiser in Los Angeles. MDA said Friday, May 1, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WGN Radio’s Dave Plier and Dave Schwan talk ...

Despite the absence of longtime host Jerry Lewis, the 2011 Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon raised $61.5 million, up approximately $2.6 million from last year, The Associated Press reports.

The Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon, a Labor Day television tradition for decades, is ending. MDA mad the announcement on Friday saying it was the right time to end the annual event, memorably ...