The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon individual stations, airing on ABC on Sunday, September 1, 2013, and running two hours. The final edition aired on ABC on August 31, 2014, again as a two-hour special, beginning at 9PM ET/PT. It was announced on May 1, 2015 that the MDA would be discontinuing the annual event for good. Jerry Lewis began hosting telethons to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Associations of America (MDAA) in 1952 after a plea from a staff member who worked with Lewis and Dean Martin on "The Colgate Comedy Hour". Lewis had previously taken part in what has been described as the very first
Jerry Carroll (comedian) Jerry Carroll (comedian) Jerry Carroll (born 1959) is an American comedian, speaker and farmer based in based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Also known as "The Willow Spring Wildman", Carroll is best known for his role as co-host on television's "Amazing America with Sarah Palin". Carroll started his career as a comedian in 1993 after working as a full-time farmer for several years. He has opened concerts for several music artists including Michael Bolton, Patty Loveless, Lyle Lovett, and Larry Gatlin. Carroll was raised on his family's farm in Willow Spring, a small town in Raleigh. Carroll helped his father and