telethon
noun
tele·thon
ˈte-lə-ˌthän 
: a long television program usually to solicit funds especially for a charity
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Trying to overcome those concerns, Newsom and liberal influencers held a three hour long telethon, doubling down on their messaging.
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Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
After his low-effort performance, anchored by a gimmick that made the show feel like a telethon, viewers might be asking themselves the same thing.
—Judy Berman, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
Secor recalls growing up in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and making his TV debut on PBS by answering phones as a sixth-grader during a telethon.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2025
The telethon benefits children with special needs in Kentucky and Southern Indiana.
—Molly Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
After his low-effort performance, anchored by a gimmick that made the show feel like a telethon, viewers might be asking themselves the same thing.
—Judy Berman, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
Secor recalls growing up in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and making his TV debut on PBS by answering phones as a sixth-grader during a telethon.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2025
The telethon benefits children with special needs in Kentucky and Southern Indiana.
—Molly Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 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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