Lewis publicist Candi Cazau declined comment to The Associated Press when told of the statements that opened the telethon on Sunday. Co-host Nigel Lythgoe said during his opening comments on the ...

NEW YORK (AP) - The Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon is ending its annual Labor Day telethon, a television tradition for decades that has slowly disappeared from view since the sudden end of ...

Comedian Jerry Lewis' conspicuous absence will not be the only change at the Muscular Dystrophy Association's telethon this Labor Day weekend. The Tucson, Ariz.-based organization is making major ...

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 ...

LAS VEGAS — Even without Jerry Lewis, the Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon posted its best gain since the recession started, though the program’s longtime host was on the minds of many during ...

$242,385. That's the total South Mississippi donated Monday to the Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon. It surely wasn't a typical day at WLOX Monday. More than 100 volunteers were in and out all day ...