THE BEVERLY HILTON TO HOST
2005 JERRY LEWIS LABOR DAY TELETHON
TUCSON, Ariz., May 3, 2005 — Comedy legend Jerry Lewis, national
chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy Association and star of its world-renowned Labor Day Telethon, announced today that
his 21-hour television special will move this year from CBS Television
City in Los Angeles to the International Ballroom of The
Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif.
“We’re excited about the new location for our show,”
Lewis said. “The Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom
is one of the greatest facilities in the United States. It’s also
home to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Golden Globe
Awards broadcast.”
The Beverly Hilton’s general manager, Denny Fitzpatrick, said,
“Over the Labor Day weekend, our red carpet will be out for Jerry
Lewis and the MDA Telethon and all its celebrity and sponsor guests. We’re proud to be associated with Jerry Lewis and MDA.”
This will be the 40th consecutive year for the Telethon, which originated
over the Labor Day weekend in 1966 from the Grand Ballroom of the Americana
Hotel in New York.
The Telethon is carried on some 190 television stations throughout the
United States, as well as on cable in Canada. It’s also seen worldwide
on the Internet.
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