To most viewers, the Muscular Dystrophy Association's annual pledge drive has always been known as "The Jerry Lewis Telethon." Well, not anymore. The MDA has announced that the 85 year-old comedian ...
The comedy legend Jerry Lewis is no longer national chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy Association and will not make what had been billed as his final appearance on its annual telethon next month, ...
WGN Radio’s Dave Plier and Dave Schwan talk about the history of the American labor movement as well as the legacy of comedian Jerry Lewis and what was an annual tradition on Labor Day weekend, the ...
Why former telethon participants are protesting the return of the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s most famous fundraising effort. Jerry Lewis makes his opening remarks at the 25th Anniversary of the ...
When many people think of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), they probably think about the long-running telethon made famous by comedian Jerry Lewis. For decades, the telethon took over the ...