Jerry Lewis to Quit Telethon
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Jerry Lewis to Quit Telethon
August 4, 2011Washington Post: MDA says comedian Jerry Lewis no longer national chairman, won’t appear on next telethon
"TUCSON, Ariz. — Comedian Jerry Lewis is no longer serving as the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s national chairman and won’t be appearing on this year’s Labor Day telethon, the nonprofit agency announced Wednesday night. Lewis, 85, has been the MDA’s national chairman since the early 1950s and has hosted the Labor Day Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon since 1966. He announced in May that he was retiring as host of the telethon that has become synonymous with his name. But Lewis added that he planned to make his final appearance on this year’s Sept. 4, show and planned on continuing to serve as MDA’s national chairman."
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