- 1967. In the
United States,
telethons are held for
various charitable organizations; as of 2014, however, no
national telethons currently exist. The longest-running...
-
Lewis went on to host
Thanksgiving Day
telethons in 1957 and 1959. By the mid-1960s,
organizers of the
telethon chose Labor Day w****end to
stage their...
- The ITV
Telethons were
three charity telethons organised and
televised in the
United Kingdom by the ITV network. They took
place in 1988, 1990 and 1992...
- and in any
viewing lengths (short films,
feature films, miniseries,
telethons). The
types of
shows described as
television specials include: One-time...
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Eternal Telethon is an open
collective working to
establish an
artist retirement home at the
Salton Sea by
hosting "live" webcast.
Founded in 2009 by Ina...
- The Kids
Research Institute Australia (until 2024
known as
Telethon Kids Institute) is an
Australian medical research institute focused on the prevention...
-
Hurricane Harvey was a
devastating tropical cyclone that made
landfall on
Texas and
Louisiana in August 2017,
causing catastrophic flooding and more than...
-
Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis CBE (born 8
November 1956) is a
British screenwriter, producer,
director and author. One of Britain's most
successful comedy...
- own
alternative telethons. On
April 3,
several networks,
including 2+2, Enter-Film,
Indigo TV, K1, Mega, NTN, and OCE, left the
telethon and
resumed their...
- You've
Heard It All. In 1980,
Rawls began the Lou
Rawls Parade of
Stars Telethon which benefits the
United Negro College Fund. The
annual event,
known since...
