telethon
noun
tele·thon
ˈte-lə-ˌthän 
: a long television program usually to solicit funds especially for a charity
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Martindale co-hosted and helped produce a cerebral palsy telethon in his hometown for more than a decade and published an autobiography, Winking at Life, in 2000.
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Zink also hosted the local Muscular Dystrophy telethon and was a regular on radio and TV shows.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
The prominent credit-card swiper offers 15 minutes for the high price of $15, and the show follows up on the Gemstones’ mercenary shamelessness later when someone working the telethon phone bank asks for a donor’s routing number.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
When an earthquake struck Haiti in 2010, a telethon featuring performances by Beyoncé and Taylor Swift raised $61 million; stars including Leonardo DiCaprio and Julia Roberts staffed the phones.
—Maany Peyvan, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2025
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Zink also hosted the local Muscular Dystrophy telethon and was a regular on radio and TV shows.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
The prominent credit-card swiper offers 15 minutes for the high price of $15, and the show follows up on the Gemstones’ mercenary shamelessness later when someone working the telethon phone bank asks for a donor’s routing number.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
When an earthquake struck Haiti in 2010, a telethon featuring performances by Beyoncé and Taylor Swift raised $61 million; stars including Leonardo DiCaprio and Julia Roberts staffed the phones.
—Maany Peyvan, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Telethon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telethon. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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telethon
noun
tele·thon
ˈtel-ə-ˌthän
: a long television program usually to raise funds for a charity
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