MDA Labor Day Telethon 2012 performers

Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood and are lending their time and talents to the at the 2012 .

The country music superstars will all participate in the annual MDA Labor Day Telethon, called MDA Show of Strength, on September 2.

Other artists participating in the three-hour telecast include , Alanis Morissette, Paula Abdul, Hot Chelle Rae, Carole King, OneRepublic and Jesse McCartney, among others. The show will include performances from Nashville, Hollywood and New York, as well as celebrity appearances by Khloe Kardashian Odom, Nancy O’Dell and Alison Sweeney, among others. In addition, six families who have a personal connection to muscular dystrophy will share stories of strength, revealing how they have coped with such a debilitating disease.

Luke Bryan is lending his time and talent to the Muscular Dystrophy Association at the 2012 Labor Day Telethon now MDA Show of Strength photo

Luke Bryan is lending his time and talent to the Muscular Dystrophy Association at the 2012 Labor Day Telethon, now MDA Show of Strength

“We couldn’t be more excited about the show and the incredible talent we have lined up this year,” says MDA Interim President Valerie Cwik, M.D.

“MDA is in business to save and enhance lives. Our show will both entertain and urge the American public to answer the call to support critically important research and services for more than a million Americans affected by neuromuscular diseases.”

MDA Show of Strength will air September 2 at 7:00 PM ET on MDA’s Love Network of more than 150 stations across the country, as well as on the MDA website.

 

In a major announcement last year, it was revealed that after more than four decades Jerry Lewis would be stepping down as the major host for MDA Labor Day Telethon showMDA Labor Day Telethon 2012: the second year without Jerry Lewis The MDA Show of Strength, previously known as the MDA Labor Day Telethon, is an annual telethon in the US to raise money for the MDAMDA Labor Day Telethon 2012: no local TV stations expected to broadcast this year programming MDA Labor Day Telethon becomes MDA Show of Strength starting with 2012 editionMDA Labor Day Telethon 2012 becomes MDA Show of Strength The 2012 edition of MDA Telethon, now renamed the MDA Show of Strength, was reduced to three hours for prime-time broadcastMDA Labor Day Telethon 2012: the renamed MDA Show of Strength is no longer a telethon This year MDA Telethon featured pop singers Carrie Underwood and Paula Abdul among other Hollywood celebrities at the September 2 TV eventMDA Telethon 2012: Carrie Underwood and Paula Abdul raise awareness of muscular dystrophy The annual Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon that for years featured Jerry Lewis was not broadcasted this year in Joplin, MissouriMDA Telethon 2012 not shown in Joplin Thanks to generous donations, KSPR was able to raise $596,351 for the MDAMDA Telethon 2012: KSPR raises nearly $600,000 for MDA Show of Strength The renamed MDA Show of Strength was pre-produced and taped in Los Angeles, New York and NashvilleMDA Show of Strength 2012: No Jerry Lewis. No tote board. And not from Las Vegas.
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