NATIONAL TALK SHOW HOST ELECTED
TO MDA NATIONAL LEADERSHIP

TUCSON, Ariz., March 19, 2004 — Renowned broadcaster Larry King of Beverly Hills, Calif., has been elected to the national leadership of the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
King, host of CNN’s “Larry King Live,” was named a national vice president of the voluntary health organization during MDA’s recent Board of Directors meeting in Tucson. MDA vice presidents provide counsel in their areas of expertise and assist the Association through advocacy and staunch support of its lifesaving programs and activities.

King, an Emmy Award-winning broadcast pioneer with 46 years’ experience, has appeared several times on the Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon. In 2003, he was nominated for an Emmy for his interview with child poet Mattie Stepanek, MDA’s National Goodwill Ambassador.

“MDA is privileged to benefit from the leadership and dedication of Larry King," MDA President & CEO Robert Ross said. “His commitment to MDA’s mission is vitally important to our continued progress toward treatments and cures for neuromuscular diseases.”

MDA is working to defeat more than 40 neuromuscular diseases through programs of worldwide research, comprehensive services, and far-reaching professional and public health education. MDA maintains 30 dedicated ALS centers nationwide, for treatment of those with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), and 230 hospital-affiliated MDA clinics.