2006 MDA JERRY LEWIS TELETHON

WHO:

MDA National Chairman and Telethon star Jerry Lewis, joined by anchor Ed McMahon and co-hosts, Jann Carl, Tom Bergeron, Norm Crosby, Billy Gilman, Larry King, Tony Orlando and Bob Zany. This year’s on-air talent includes Celine Dion , Paul Anka, Goo Goo Dolls, Lee Greenwood, Dave Matthews Band, Joshua Bell, Jo Dee Messina, Daddy Yankee, Cheap Trick, Rita Rudner, Neil Patrick Harris, Ray Romano, William Shatner, Donald Trump, Sean Hayes, Lance Burton, Clint Holmes, Louie Anderson, George Wallace, Julie Roberts, Maureen McGovern, George Clinton, Village People, the casts of Phantom of the Opera, Shout, The 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee, The Color Purple and the Wedding singer and more.

Thousands of business and civic leaders, and some 250,000 volunteers nationwide, will appear on the Telethon or work behind the scenes.

WHAT:

The 41st annual Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association will feature profiles of and appearances by people served by MDA, with research updates and top entertainment.

WHEN:

Network show airs from 9 p.m. EDT Sunday, Sept. 3, to 6:30 p.m. EDT Monday, Sept. 4. Broadcast times vary in some areas. Check local listings for start times.

WHERE:

Originating from the new South Coast Hotel in Las Vegas, with segments from New York and Chicago.

Reaching nearly 50 million viewers in the United States and Canada, the Telethon, which can also be seen worldwide, thanks to Real Networks, on the Internet at www.mda.org, is broadcast by some 190 television stations in MDA’s “Love Network.”

In conjunction with the Telethon, thousands of grass-roots MDA fund-raising events will be held at parks, malls, racetracks, bowling alleys, golf courses and other locations nationwide.

WHY:

To support MDA’s vital research and services for children and adults with any of the more than 40 neuromuscular diseases covered in its program.