telethon
noun
tele·thon
ˈte-lə-ˌthän 
: a long television program usually to solicit funds especially for a charity
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Ford also showed up 13 times on Fox’s Comic Strip Live and eight times on Jerry Lewis’ Labor Day telethon, which raised money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
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Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
The telethon, which aired live on KTLA, was hosted by Yvette Nicole Brown and Tom Bergeron.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2023
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Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
The telethon, which aired live on KTLA, was hosted by Yvette Nicole Brown and Tom Bergeron.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2023
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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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