Rise Up New York!

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Rise Up New York!
Created by Robin Hood Foundation
iHeartMedia
Written byRobert Mancini
Presented by Tina Fey
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersAlex Coletti
John Sykes
Rick Krim
Casey Patterson
ProducersGillian Appleby
Barbra Dannov
Allison Roithinger
CinematographyEric Lin
EditorsDerek Ambrose
John Cox
Mari Keiko Gonzalez
Guy Harding
Mike Polito
Jeremy Quayhackx
Jonathan Ragsdale
Brendan Sherman
Eric Singer
Mark Stepp
Anthony Verderame
Camera setupVirtual
Running time1 hour
Production companyAlex Coletti Productions
Release
Original network Syndication
Original releaseMay 11, 2020 (2020-05-11)

Rise Up New York! was a virtual hour-long telethon organized by the Robin Hood Foundation and iHeartMedia on May 11, 2020, aimed to support the residents of New York who had been heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. [1] Hosted by actress Tina Fey, the event was broadcast across numerous New York–based television and radio stations and featured appearances from many prominent celebrities residing in the state. [2]

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Overview

The telethon's purpose was to raise awareness and relief funds for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the state of New York, which in the spring of 2020 had more cases of COVID-19 than any other US state. The donations were used to help provide food, shelter, health, education, and other services to those in need. While host Tina Fey presented the event live from 30 Rockefeller Plaza, almost every other element of the special was prerecorded. [3] The event raised over $115 million in funds. [4] [5]

Musical performances

Many artists and musicians performed during this event. [6] Those that performed were:

Artist(s)Song(s)
Mariah Carey "Through the Rain"
"Make It Happen"
PS22 Chorus "Rise Up"
Sting "Message in a Bottle"
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Cynthia Erivo
Idina Menzel
Ben Platt
Andrew Rannells
Christopher Jackson
Karen Olivo 		"New York, New York"
Alicia Keys "Good Job"
Bon Jovi "It's My Life"
Billy Joel "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)"

Appearances

Many celebrities, politicians, and other notable figures appeared throughout the telethon. Notable figures who made appearances during this event were: [1]

Broadcast

The telethon was broadcast from 7pm to 8pm ET. On television, it was broadcast across the United States by CNBC, Cheddar, CNN, MTV2, MTV Classic, and MTV Live. It was also simulcast on all local broadcast television stations in New York, including WABC (ABC), WCBS (CBS), WNBC (NBC), WNYW (Fox), WWOR-TV (MyNetworkTV), WPIX (The CW), and WLNY (Independent). It was also broadcast on several New York–based regional cable channels such as MSG Network, News 12 Networks, NY1, SportsNet New York, and YES Network. [1] [7]

On radio, it was broadcast nationally by Sirius XM and locally on all New York–based radio stations owned by iHeartMedia and Entercom, including WHTZ (Z100), WLTW (106.7 Lite FM), WWPR-FM (Power 105.1), WAXQ (Q104.3), WKTU (104.5 KTU), WOR, WCBS-AM (WCBS Newsradio 880), WCBS-FM (101.1 CBS-FM), WFAN-AM/FM (Sports Radio 66 and 101.9), WINS-AM (1010 WINS), WNEW-FM (NEW 102.7), WNSH (New York's Country 94.7), and WNYL (ALT 92.3). [7]

Online, it was simulcast by ABC News Live, AMC.com, Facebook, LiveXLive, NBC News Now, and NowThis News. [1] [7]

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  2. ↑ "WATCH LIVE: Tina Fey Hosts 'Rise Up New York' Coronavirus Benefit With All-Star Performances". NBC New York. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  3. ↑ Jon Blistein (May 12, 2020). "Rise Up New York': How NYC Star Power Highlighted Life at the COVID-19 Epicenter". Rolling Stone.
  4. ↑ Seemayer, Zach (May 11, 2020). "Tina Fey Brought to Tears Over Success of 'Rise Up New York' Telethon". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  5. ↑ ""Rise Up New York!": Star-studded virtual telethon raises $115 million for New Yorkers". CBS News. May 12, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  6. ↑ Anna Chan (May 11, 2020). "'Rise Up New York!' Telethon: The 10 Best Moments". Billboard.
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