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19 Jun 2010 14:14

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Culture: Larry King’s suspenders + Justin Bieber’s smile = Oil spill telethon

  • Alternate title: “The Creepy Old Man and the Sea.” Let’s admit it, we were due for an oil spill telethon, weren’t we? CNN’s going to deliver Monday night, with King hosting the telethon with Bieber getting top billing. Sting’s going to perform too, as are other celebrities, but who cares? He’s old and not so dreamy. source

26 Jan 2010 09:38

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Culture: The Haiti telethon on Friday drew an absolutely massive audience

  • 83
    million
    people watched the telethon on one of many TV networks Friday night
  • $61
    million
    poured in as a direct result of the George Clooney-led telethon source

24 Jan 2010 00:12

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U.S., World: American should pat itself on the back for the Haiti telethon

  • $58 million in donations so far; holy freakin’ crap source

07 Sep 2009 20:44

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Culture: The Jerry Lewis Telethon: Still on the air, still raising big bucks

  • $60.5 million raised for Jerry’s Kids this year source