Final tally at the end of the broadcast:
2015 GOLD TELETHON RAISES $5,584,631 FOR SYDNEY CHILDRENâS HOSPITAL
Channel Nine in partnership with the Sydney Childrenâs Hospital Foundation yesterday raised $5,584,631 in the annual Gold Week Telethon.
From 9.00am until 4.00pm, the stars of Channel Nine supported this worthy cause to raise as much money as possible for kids who need a helping hand as part of Gold Week, the major annual fundraising campaign for Sydney Childrenâs Hospital, Randwick, which touches the lives of more than 300,000 children across NSW and beyond each year.
The Gold Week Telethon was broadcast LIVE from the Nine studios in Sydney, hosted by network personalities including Karl Stefanovic, Lisa Wilkinson, Richard Wilkins, Sylvia Jeffreys, David Campbell, Tim Gilbert, Erin Molan, Beau Ryan and Stevie Jacobs, with live crosses to the Sydney Childrenâs Hospital throughout the day.
The celebrity phone hub was manned by Ross Greenwood, Ben Fordham, Danika Mason, Amelia Adams, Jaynie Seal, Ken Sutcliffe, Renee Gartner, Yvonne Sampson and Brett Finch from Channel Nine, along with Sophie Hensser, Lincoln Younes, Mandy McElhinney and Gracie Gilbert from Love Child, Tyler De Nawi, Michael Denkha, Rob Shehadie, Sam Alhaje and Tahir Bilgic from Here Come the Habibs, Zoe Ventoura and Jeremy Lindsay Taylor from Hyde & Seek, Carmel Rodrigues, Blake Morgan, Nada-Leigh Nasser and Jasmin Jade Nasser from The Voice 2016, author Nikki Gemmell, Ruan Sims, Australian womenâs rugby league and rugby union player, rugby league great Mario Fenech, TODAY Show commentator Rachel Corbett and many more.
The studio audience was entertained throughout the day with performances from Thirsty Merc, David Campbell, Prinnie Stevens, Mahalia Barnes, The Wolfe Brothers, John Foreman, Gentlemen of Deceit, Lee Kernaghan and sisters Jasmine and Nada-Leigh from The Voice 2016.
Over seven years the telethon has raised over $24.5 million for the Sydney Childrenâs Hospital, Randwick, thanks to the generosity of the community and the major partners. The money has gone towards numerous services and equipment, including research into personalised medicine for rare diseases and a video laryngoscope for the Anaesthetics Department for children undergoing surgery.
###2017 GOLD TELETHON SETS OUT TO RAISE $6 MILLION FOR SICK KIDS
Monday 12 June 9.00AM - 4.00PM Sydney
Nine will broadcast all the fun and entertainment of the eighth annual Gold Telethon in aid of Sydney Childrenâs Hospital Foundation LIVE next Monday, June 12, from 9.00am to 4.00pm AEST.
The telethon extravaganza â which has raised over $24 million over the past seven years - will be hosted by Nineâs favourite personalities, including TODAYâs Karl Stefanovic, Lisa Wilkinson and Richard Wilkins, TODAY Extraâs Sonia Kruger and David Campbell, as well as House Husbandâs Julia Morris, Weekend TODAYâs Deborah Knight, The NRL Footy Showâs Erin Molan and 9Newsâ Cameron Williams and Peter Overton.
The Voice coaches - five-time Grammy Award winner, celebrated singer, songwriter and author, Kelly Rowland, and vocalist, producer, author, DJ and frontman of hit group Culture Club, Boy George - will also be lending their support.
Thereâll also be live crosses throughout the day to TODAYâs Natalia Cooper and Sylvia Jeffreys at the Sydney Childrenâs Hospital, Randwick.
Some of Australiaâs top artists will perform live on the telethon, including Aussie rock band Sheppard, singer and actress Casey Donovan, The Voice 2017âs Sally Skelton, SONY artists Jess and Matt and Eurovisionâs Isiah. Also joining in the day will be comedians Akmal Saleh and Tahir, and little surfing legend and TODAY favourite Sabre Norris.
A host of familiar faces, including Channel Nine stars and sports stars, will support the appeal by taking donations on the phone. They will include Chopperâs Michael Caton, The NRL Footy Showâs Beau Ryan, Love Childâs Andy Ryan, Sophie Hensser Bloom, Danielle Catanzariti, Darcie Irwin Simpson, Sophia Forrest, Dan Hamill, Here Come the Habibsâ Michael Denkah, Rob Shehadie, Sam Alhaje, Georgia Flood, Kat Hoyos, Tyler De Nawi, Doctor Doctorâs Rodger Corser, Hayley McElhinney, Ryan Johnson, Belinda Bromilow, Charles Wu and Brittany Clark, as well The Blockâs Darren Palmer, Australian Ninja Warriorâs Ben Fordham, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian, players from the NSW Swifts, Penrith Panthers stars and many more.
Nine CEO, Hugh Marks, said today: âEveryone at Nine who works tirelessly for this telethon does so because we know it makes a difference to the families and children who pass through the doors of the Sydney Childrenâs Hospital. To all the dedicated staff of the hospital we say thank you - and to all our team, both in front of and behind the cameras who give so much to make this day great entertainment and an excellent vehicle for raising funds I also say thanks. Your efforts are appreciated.â
CEO at the Sydney Childrenâs Hospital Foundation, Nicola Stokes said: âGold Telethon brings our patients, hospital staff and volunteers together with celebrities, corporate partners and the State government to give sick and injured kids the opportunity to live their healthiest possible lives. Itâs truly heart-warming and inspiring to be part of such an extraordinary and diverse community appeal.
âWeâre asking everyone to dig deep and help us reach an all-important $6 million target so that the hospital can continue to provide the best care for our children now and into the future.â
Last yearâs Gold Telethon raised $5.5 million to help the sick and injured children of NSW and beyond - thanks to the generosity of the community and major partners. Over the last few years, funds raised have gone towards ground-breaking research and critical frontline services as well as to help purchase essential medical equipment like the cystoscope to be used on babies and young children with complex kidney problems.
9Now will also be live streaming the Gold Telethon nationwide.
How to donate on the day:
⢠Call 1800 CHILDREN (244 537)
⢠Log on to www.goldtelethon.org.au
⢠SMS GOLD to 0477 333 555
Presumably during the course of this yearâs Gold Telethon, thereâll be another âamazingâ performance from Karl & Lisa like the classics we got in 2012 and 2014?
Amateur hour at its best!
I know itâs a one-off broadcast for charity, but those green-ish graphical elements clash quite badly with the otherwise gold colour scheme! I donât remember the Gold Telethon having that bad of an On-Air look last year.
Apologies for the double post, but hereâs something we donât see too often which will probably make a lot of Media Spyâs Sydney correspondents happy: Georgie Gardner & Deborah Knight together in a âguessing gameâ segment!
Final tally.
GOLD TELETHON RAISES OVER $6 MILLION FOR THE SYDNEY CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
Nine, in partnership with the Sydney Childrenâs Hospital Foundation, staged its eighth annual Gold Telethon yesterday, with companies and individuals from around New South Wales donating a whopping $6,002,228 for sick kids.
Hugh Marks, CEO of Nine, said: âEveryone here at Nine is so overwhelmed by the generosity New South Wales showed yesterday. Whether it was $5 or $50,000, each dollar will go towards helping children in our community who need it the most.â
Nicola Stokes, CEO of the Sydney Childrenâs Hospital Foundation, said: âWe are absolutely honoured to have raised over $6 million through this yearâs Gold Telethon, and donations are still coming in. Thanks to our supporters, we can help the increasing number of sick and injured children who need our hospital through state of the art lifesaving equipment and groundbreaking research so that kids have a shorter stay in hospital and get to go home sooner â where they belong.â
The Gold Telethon, broadcast LIVE from the Nine studios in Sydney, was hosted by Nineâs favourite personalities, including TODAYâs Karl Stefanovic, Lisa Wilkinson, Richard Wilkins, Sylvia Jeffreys and Natalia Cooper, TODAY Extraâs David Campbell, as well as House Husbandsâ Julia Morris, Weekend TODAYâs Deborah Knight, The NRL Footy Showâs Erin Molan, and Cameron Williams and Peter Overton from Nine News.
Two coaches from The Voice â five-time Grammy Award winner, celebrated singer, songwriter and author, Kelly Rowland, and vocalist, producer, author, DJ and frontman of hit group Culture Club, Boy George â were also on hand to lend their support.
Stars taking a frenzy of donation calls included Chopperâs Michael Caton, The NRL Footy Showâs Beau Ryan, Love Childâs Andy Ryan, Sophie Hensser Bloom, Danielle Catanzariti, Darcie Irwin-Simpson, Sophia Forrest and Dan Hamill, Here Come the Habibsâ Michael Denkah, Rob Shehadie, Sam Alhaje, Georgia Flood, Kat Hoyos and Tyler De Nawi, Doctor Doctorâs Rodger Corser, Hayley McElhinney, Ryan Johnson, Belinda Bromilow, Charles Wu and Brittany Clark, as well Australian Ninja Warriorâs Ben Fordham. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian, players from the NSW Swifts, Penrith Panthers NRL stars and many more also took calls.
The massive entertainment lineup for the day included Aussie rock band Sheppard, singer and actress Casey Donovan, The Voice 2017âs Sally Skelton, Sony artists Jess and Matt, and Eurovisionâs Isiah. Comedians Akmal Saleh and Tahir, and little surfing legend and TODAY favourite Sabre Norris also dropped by.
Probably a sobering reminder of just how fast the year has been going byâŚ
No doubt that more info will be released closer to the date, but Iâd imagine that various Nine Network personalities (perhaps including some form of karaoke with Georgie & Karl ) will be involved in some hilariously ridiculous on-air challenges!
2018 GOLD TELETHON
Monday 11 June at 9am
Get ready to dig deep and donate to the Sydney Childrenâs Hospital Foundation as Nine broadcasts all the fun and excitement of the ninth Gold Telethon LIVE this Monday, June 11, from 9.00am AEST on Nine and 9Now.
This annual telethon extravaganza, which has raised more than $30 million over the past eight years, will for the first time embrace the theme of The Greatest Showman, with TODAY Extraâs David Campbell leading the spectacle as ringmaster.
Joining him are Nineâs favourite personalities including TODAYâs Karl Stefanovic, Georgie Gardner and Richard Wilkins, TODAY Extraâs Sonia Kruger, Weekend TODAYâs Peter Stefanovic and Jayne Azzopardi, Wide World of Sportsâ James Bracey, as well as Peter Overton, Deborah Knight and Belinda Russell from Nine News.
A variety of Australiaâs top artists will hit the telethon stage, including chart-topping band Sheppard performing their new single, Hometown, Human Natureâs Andrew Tierney with his newly formed pop duo Finding Faith, as well as Aussie singer/songwriter Anthony Callea.
Standout artists from The Voice 2018 will also grace the stage, with Brock Ashby, Jacinta Gulisano, Josh Richards and Erin Whetters set to perform their rendition of hits from The Greatest Showman. And Voice superstar coach Joe Jonas will present a heartwarming story from his recent visit to the Sydney Childrenâs Hospital.
Australian Ninja Warriorâs Ben Fordham will pop by with some of your favourite ninjas from the 2017 hit series, The NRL Footy Showâs Beau Ryan and Daryl âBig Marnâ Brohman will have some surprises, and Gentlemen of Deceit will wow viewers with their extraordinary tricks of illusion. Australiaâs leading lady of theatre, Rhonda Burchmore, will also drop into the telethon studio, as will New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian.
Throughout the day thereâll be live crosses to TODAYâs Sylvia Jeffreys and Tim Gilbert at the Sydney Childrenâs Hospital in Randwick.
A host of familiar Nine stars will support the appeal by taking viewersâ donations on the phone. They include The Blockâs Scott Cam, Married at First Sightâs Ryan, Dean, Justin, Nasser, Blair and Gabrielle, Doctor Doctorâs Matt Castley, Brittany Clark and Chloe Bayliss, and the Fren family from Travel Guides.
Netballers Helen Housby and Paige Hadley from the NSW Swifts will lend a hand, as will funnyman and TV/radio personality Merrick Watts.
During the all-day broadcast viewers will also meet Ollie, the courageous face of the Gold Telethon 2018. Despite being diagnosed with a rare illness called VACTERL association, having his foot amputated at the age of five and undergoing 28 major operations including open heart surgery, this nine-year-old boyâs indominable spirit is inspirational.
Nine Chief Executive Officer, Hugh Marks, commended the entire telethon team who have worked tirelessly, donating their time to such a worthwhile cause.
âItâs a massive effort, and every year I am humbled by the hard work and commitment of all involved, including the on-air talent and those behind the camera. The Gold Telethon promises to be a day of great entertainment, and above all an opportunity for viewers to dig deep and raise funds to support the vital work of the Sydney Childrenâs Hospital,â he said.
âWe know how brilliantly the hospital staff work to support children and their families across New South Wales, in fact Australia, when they are at their most vulnerable. We thank them for all their hard work, and together with the generosity of the community and major partners look forward to raising in excess of $6 million in this yearâs Gold Telethon.â
Viewers can donate on the day by calling 1800 244 537, texting GOLD to 0477 333 555, or visiting the Gold Telethon website. 9Now will also live stream the Gold Telethon nationally.
The selection of presenters isnât too bad overall, but itâs a pity that Cameron Williams wonât be able to take part in this yearâs Gold Telethon due to being in Las Vegas for Jeff Hornâs latest boxing match. Wouldâve been nice to see Sophie Walsh take part too (even if only doing tally updates or something), unless sheâs also going to be busy with other things that day.
Since it is a statewide broadcast I also hope that Nine News regional/NBN News will also take part in the day, even if theyâre only on the phones or seen in pre-recorded âPlease Give Generouslyâ spots!
Some snapshots of the Opener.
This mustâve been prepared before Nine knew Cameron Williams would have to bail out for news coverage of Jeff Hornâs fight in Vegas:
Apologies for the double post but in the end, the $6 Million target was reached (and probably surpassed by the time the âThank Youâ press release is issued tomorrow) while Mike Dalton wrapped it all up with a report on Nine News Sydney:
With next yearâs Gold Telethon being the 10th and (more likely than not) held on June 10, I wonder how big a deal Nine will make out of that fact?