Telethon
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telethon-215-3763758
title:
Telethon
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A telethon is a televised fundraising event that lasts many hours or even days, the purpose of which is to raise money for a charitable, political or other cause. Most telethons feature heavy solicitations for pledges by masters of ceremonies or hosts, who are often local celebrities or media personalities combined with variety show style entertainment such as singers, bands and instrumentalists. In some cases, telethons feature content related to the cause being supported, such as interviews wi
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Fundraising event broadcast on television
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telethon
date created:
2003-08-22T01:50:57Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T18:43:32Z
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