I don’t think they exist in any major market in the US anymore, except in the form of occasional PBS pledge drives
On Wed, Dec 8, 2021 at 8:48 AM Doug Eastick <[email protected]> wrote: > It is tradition in my home town that the local TV station holds a telethon > to raise funds for a children's charity. > > LIONS - CTV CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS TELETHON (ctvlionstelethon.ca) > <https://ctvlionstelethon.ca/> > > It was held last Saturday from 2pm-11pm. It is classic local-tv fare, > with the local news hosts, and any other on-air personalities doing > duties. Also included are various local radio personalities (from > co-owned radio station). > > Paraphrased typical quotes: > * Let's go to Tony for another cheque presentation (enter local org rep > with an oversized cheque) > * Here's (local singer) doing her own rendition of Silent Night > * Let's go to Will to give us an update on the total board! > * We have a $500 donation from Frank's Plumbing putting out a challenge to > all other local plumbers to match or better this donation. > > Wondering if anyone on the list can comment on how prevalent these local > seasonal telethons still are in other areas? > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAK5Q1BrTZtP_PDXWmkXtU%3Dt6MB3Ou%3DnCuFTAvPWJZZ7AUEKKKg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAK5Q1BrTZtP_PDXWmkXtU%3Dt6MB3Ou%3DnCuFTAvPWJZZ7AUEKKKg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4DK42YUAgGaFK5mtx%3DhXc6EixfMGtDKZ%3Ds9cMba5b5RJw%40mail.gmail.com.
