The Muscular Dystrophy Association has announced a star-studded celebrity lineup that will appear on its 48th annual telethon this Labor Day weekend, Sunday, September 1 (9:00 - 11:00 p.m. ET & PT and ...

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 ...

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 ...

During the Labor Day weekend, in addition to selling her goods at Edmond’s Farmers Market, Susan McGhee will watch part of the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. McGhee said she watches the telethon every year ...

A slowing economy might mean people are spending less in some parts of the country, but the Muscular Dystrophy Association saw a jump in its donations during the 36th annual Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon ...

NEW YORK — For 45 years, many Americans identified the Muscular Dystrophy Association with one man and one event — comedian Jerry Lewis and his annual Labor Day telethon. The MDA dropped Lewis as its ...