Not since, oh, Martin and Lewis has there been a showbiz breakup as sudden and inexplicable. Last year the Muscular Dystrophy Association announced that Jerry Lewis was stepping down as host of its ...

Lewis has not publicly said why he is no longer chairman of the MDA, or why he didn't personally appear in this year's telethon. The co-hosts' remarks during the show were the first time the MDA has ...

The annual Labor Day telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, featuring the comedian Jerry Lewis, raised $65-million, reports the Associated Press. The telethon also asked people to donate for ...

Jerry Lewis, the ubiquitous host of the annual Labor Day weekend telethon to benefit the Tucson-based Muscular Dystrophy Association, is retiring after 45 years. The September broadcast will be his ...

Jerry Lewis’s annual Labor Day telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association raised more money than ever this year, $63.7-million, according to the charity. But the actor and the event continue to ...

Comedic legend Jerry Lewis' bitter battle with a children' muscular dystrophy charity has been exposed. RadarOnline.com can reveal why Lewis was suddenly ousted from hosting the annual Muscular ...

Television has few traditions as strongly ingrained as the annual Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon. Adults who used to watch as kids now introduce their own children to the 21 1/2-hour, star-studded ...

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 ...

In its 60 years on the air in Duluth, Superior, and beyond, WDIO has put on telethons for fundraising and awareness about important local causes. In the 1970s, weatherman Ken Chapin and others hosted ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — As Channel 5 turns 70 years old, we've been taking a look back at some of the big highlights over the years. One of the most familiar faces from our channel says one project ...