telethon

After a deadly fire in Sevier County in 2016, Parton held a telethon that raised more than $13m.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

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

But as Chase, now 18, struggles to make the transition to adult stardom, she is lured back to the industry and produces a mental health telethon designed to boost his flagging record sales.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2023

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

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

Something similar happened during the all-day Dance-a-Thon organized by Diddy, 50, inspired by the Jerry Lewis telethons he watched as a child, and also a childhood health battle.

From New York Times ● May 7, 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