Remembering her mother opening their home for Jerry Lewis Telethon operators to take calls when she was a child, Karla ...

Leader, collaborator, hard worker, teammate, professional, morale booster. These are just a few words that come to mind as ...

He was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy at age 5. "I can remember the day he got diagnosed," said his older sister, ...

Despite the effects of an uncertain economy, contributions and pledges to the 44th annual Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon over Labor Day nonetheless totaled $60,481,231 million. MDA National Chairman and ...

The Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, and telethons in general, have long had critics in the disabled community. Evan Kemp was foremost among them. Kemp had a form of muscular dystrophy and served as the ...

The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) announced today the relaunch of their legendary Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon with Kevin Hart joining as host. The virtual fundraising event will be a can’t ...

Lewis, who died in 2017, hosted his final telethon in 2010, Rolling Stone reported. Despite efforts to keep the telethon going, the MDA announced its cancellation before the 2015 event, the Times ...