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Remembering the invention of the telethon
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In the pre-cable TV days when our television choices were limited to a handful of channels, the idea of an around-the-clock entertainment show to benefit a charity was a novel idea. I remember those early days of the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon. It was a big deal.