telethon
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After a deadly fire in Sevier County in 2016, Parton held a telethon that raised more than $13m.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Tuesday’s virtual rally, which was emceed by progressive influencer Brian Tyler Cohen, was a cross between an old-school money-raising telethon and new media streaming session.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2025
And for those who love entertainment, seeing the Oscars go forward as a partial telethon could make celebrating Hollywood’s biggest night far less odious.
From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2025
One of Robertson’s innovations was to use the secular talk-show format on the network’s flagship show, the “700 Club,” which grew out of a telethon when Robertson asked 700 viewers for monthly $10 contributions.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 8, 2023
The county executive of Baltimore County helped lead a telethon that raised money for the widow of Sergeant Prothero and his children.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
I’d expected a similar spectacle at the theme park, or at least the charismatic witness of Bakker and his wife, Tammy Faye, whom I’d seen on television at political rallies and telethons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Over the years, there were innumerable appearances on variety shows, talk shows, tributes and telethons, whole concerts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
It’s like the Jerry Lewis telethons of the old days, only way more interactive.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 13, 2022
The network began holding telethons, asking for 700 viewers to pledge $10 a month to the station.
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2021
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
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