For Immediate Release
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Airs
31st Annual Telethon in Select Cities May 30 – June 1
Co-Founders Marie Osmond and John Schneider will be Joined by
Dr. Oz, Meredith Vieira, Dr. Phil, Rachel Ray, Nancy O’Dell,
Deborah Norville, “The Doctors” and Other Celebrities
SALT LAKE CITY (May 27, 2014)— The 31st annual Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals®
Telethon will be broadcast Friday, May 30 through Sunday, June 1 in 48 markets across North America to raise vital funds for community children’s hospitals. Marie Osmond and John Schneider, co-founders of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, will host
the Telethon. Other celebrities, including Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil McGraw, Meredith Vieira, Rachel Ray,
Nancy O’Dell, Rob Marciano, Deborah Norville, Kevin Frazier and The Doctors: Dr. Travis Stork,
Dr. Jim Sears and Dr. Andrew Ordon, will join Osmond and Schneider during the broadcast.
"Since 1983, the Telethon has effectively illustrated the critical part children's hospitals play in every
community, and their dependence on donations," said John Lauck, president and CEO of Children's
Miracle Network Hospitals. "Through stories of inspiring Miracle Children, we hope viewers learn
their contributions will have a positive and lasting impact on their community's kids."
The Telethon will highlight stories of inspiring children across North America who have faced a
variety of medical challenges. Additionally, each Telethon will feature unique, local programming
that tells the stories of children who have been treated at the market’s Children’s Miracle Network
Hospital.
Like all Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals fundraisers, funds raised stay local, meaning all the
funds donated to a particular Telethon will be given to the benefiting Children’s Miracle Network
Hospital in that community. Learn more about Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals at
CMNHospitals.org.
2014 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Telethon Stations: • KTXS (ABC) in Abilene/Sweetwater benefiting Hendrick Medical Center • KLAX (ABC) in Alexandria, LA benefiting CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital • KAMR (NBC) in Amarillo benefiting The Don & Sybil Harrington Cancer Foundation • WRDW (CBS) in Augusta benefiting Children's Hospital of Georgia •
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WABI (CBS) in Bangor benefiting Blue Hill Memorial Hospital, C.A. Dean Memorial Hospital, Eastern Maine Medical Center, Sebasticook Valley Hospital, The Acadia Hospital and The Aroostook Medical Center Mediacom (Cable) in Cedar Rapids/Waterloo & Dubuque, Des Moines/Ames, Davenport/R. Island/Moline, Rochester/Mason City/Austin and Ottumwa/Kirksville benefiting University of Iowa Children’s Hospital WBNS (CBS) in Columbus, OH benefiting Nationwide Children's Hospital KIII (ABC) in Corpus Christi benefiting Driscoll Children's Hospital WHIO (CBS) in Dayton benefiting The Children’s Medical Center WJRT (ABC) in Flint/Saginaw/Bay City benefiting Hurley Children’s Hospital WITN (NBC) in Greenville/New Bern/Washington benefiting Vidant Children's Hospital WGAL (NBC) in Harrisburg/Lancaster/Lebannon/York benefiting Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital at Penn State Hershey Medical Center KXLH (CBS) in Helena, KTVQ (CBS) in Billings, KPAX (CBS) and KAJ (CBS) in Missoula, KRTV (CBS) in Great Falls, KXLF (CBS) and KBZK (CBS) in Butte/Bozeman benefiting Shodair Children’s Hospital WILX (NBC) in Lansing benefiting Sparrow Hospital KCBD (NBC) in Lubbock benefiting UMC Children’s Hospital WSET (ABC13) in Lynchburg benefiting Centra Lynchburg General and Virginia Baptist Hospitals WMAZ (CBS) in Macon benefiting The Children’s Hospital at the Medical Center of Central Georgia WTVF (CBS) in Nashville benefiting Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt WDSU (NBC) in New Orleans benefiting Children’s Hospital – New Orleans KOCO (ABC) in Oklahoma City benefiting Children’s Hospital Foundation WEEK (NBC) in Peoria/Bloomington benefiting Children’s Hospital of Illinois WHEC (NBC) in Rochester, NY benefiting Golisano Children's Hospital at the University of Rochester Medical Center KSL (NBC) in Salt Lake City and KIDK (CBS) in Idaho Falls/Pocatello benefiting Primary Children’s Hospital KLST (CBS) in San Angelo benefiting Shannon Medical Center COX (Cable) in San Diego benefiting Rady Children’s Hospital WTOC (CBS) in Savannah benefiting Children's Hospital at Memorial University Medical Center KOMO (ABC) in Seattle-‐Tacoma benefiting Seattle Children’s Hospital KTAL (NBC) in Shreveport benefiting CHRISTUS Sutton Children's Medical Center KY3 (NBC) in Springfield, MO benefiting CoxHealth WFLA (NBC) in Tampa-‐St Petersburg/Sarasota and WXCW (CW) in Ft. Myers-‐Naples benefiting All Children’s Hospital WTOL (CBS) in Toledo benefiting Mercy Children’s Hospital KYTX (CBS) in Tyler/Longview benefiting Mother Frances Hospital WKTV (NBC) in Utica benefiting Faxton-‐St. Luke’s Healthcare WAOW (ABC) in Wausau/Rhinelander benefiting Ministry Saint Joseph’s Children’s Hospital •
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COX (Cable) in Wichita/Hutchinson Plus benefiting Via Christi Hospitals in Wichita WYOU (CBS) in Wilkes Barre/Scranton, WTAJ (CBS) in Johnstown/Altoona, and WBNG (CBS) in Binghamton benefiting The Janet Weis Children’s Hospital at Geisinger ###
About Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals® raises funds and awareness for 170 member hospitals that provide 32
million treatments each year to kids across the U.S. and Canada. Donations stay local to fund critical treatments and
healthcare services, pediatric medical equipment and charitable care. Since 1983, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
has raised more than $5 billion, most of it $1 at a time through the charity's Miracle Balloon icon. Its various
fundraising partners and programs support the nonprofit's mission to save and improve the lives of as many children as
possible. Find out why children's hospitals need community support, identify your member hospital and learn how you
can Put Your Money Where the Miracles Are, at CMNHospitals.org and facebook.com/CMNHospitals.
Contact:
Heidi Shepherd
[email protected]
801.214.7400