On Monday, May 16, 2011, Mark J. <[email protected]> wrote: > The first year of a streamlined six-hour telecast from 6 p.m. to > midnight in all time zones will be Jerry's last year as host after 45 > years: > > http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2011/05/jerry-lewis-retiring-as-labor-day-telethon-host.html
>From a practical standpoint, this was one of the more fun shows to work, just to see how it all fell together. I worked it once while both Jerry and Ed McMahon shared hosting duties. My fear is they will try to make it more contemporary and have Ryan Seacrest host. I think the MDA could raise a boatload of money with a DVD set of vintage moments from the telethon, but I assume music rights and other clearance issues have prevented them. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
