0 a television show, usually several hours long, whose purpose is to make money for charity --
1 a long television show broadcast to collect money for a charity (= an organization that helps people) --
In the days following a foundation was created for the victims and a radio and television telethon took place.
The amount is a record for donations by the general public to a telethon for disaster-relief.
He appears in the telethon episode as a dancer who also works answering phones on the phone bank.
The station broadcast semi-annual telethons, in the manner of public television and radio stations.
During the telethon 19.9 million rupees were raised through donations.
The proceeds from the telethon go to the upkeep of the park.
After the telethon, the site features a special highlights reel of the telethon for that year.
Since the 1960s it has been superseded by telethons and computerized mass mailings.
