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]
| Rise Up New York! | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Robin Hood Foundation iHeartMedia |
| Written by | Robert Mancini |
| Presented by | Tina Fey |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Alex Coletti John Sykes Rick Krim Casey Patterson |
| Producers | Gillian Appleby Barbra Dannov Allison Roithinger |
| Cinematography | Eric Lin |
| Editors | Derek Ambrose John Cox Mari Keiko Gonzalez Guy Harding Mike Polito Jeremy Quayhackx Jonathan Ragsdale Brendan Sherman Eric Singer Mark Stepp Anthony Verderame |
| Camera setup | Virtual |
| Running time | 1 hour |
| Production company | Alex Coletti Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syndication |
| Release | May 11, 2020 |
Overview
editThe 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
editMany artists and musicians performed during this event.[6] Those that performed were:
Appearances
editMany celebrities, politicians, and other notable figures appeared throughout the telethon. Notable figures who made appearances during this event were:[1]
- Robert De Niro
- Jessica Chastain
- Jennifer Lopez
- Spike Lee
- Michael Strahan
- Eli Manning
- Phil Simms
- Justin Tuck
- Sarah Jessica Parker
- Matthew Broderick
- Barbra Streisand
- Patti LuPone
- Audra McDonald
- Bette Midler
- Bill de Blasio (Mayor of New York City)
- Jake Gyllenhaal
- Trevor Noah
- David Chang
- Angie Mar
- Daniel Humm
- Danny Meyer
- Jimmy Fallon
- Awkwafina
- Chris Rock
- Mike D
- Rosie Perez
- Ad-Rock
- Darryl McDaniels
- Fab Five Freddy
- RZA
- Salt-N-Pepa
- Michael Bloomberg
- Andrew Cuomo (Governor of New York)
Broadcast
editThe 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]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Rise Up New York! The Robin Hood Relief Benefit, Monday May 11, 7pm-8pm". The Robin Hood Foundation. Archived from the original on 2020-05-14. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
- ^ "WATCH LIVE: Tina Fey Hosts 'Rise Up New York' Coronavirus Benefit With All-Star Performances". NBC New York. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ Jon Blistein (May 12, 2020). "Rise Up New York': How NYC Star Power Highlighted Life at the COVID-19 Epicenter". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Seemayer, Zach (May 11, 2020). "Tina Fey Brought to Tears Over Success of 'Rise Up New York' Telethon". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- ^ ""Rise Up New York!": Star-studded virtual telethon raises $115 million for New Yorkers". CBS News. May 12, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ Anna Chan (May 11, 2020). "'Rise Up New York!' Telethon: The 10 Best Moments". Billboard.
- ^ a b c Hipes, Patrick (May 11, 2020). "How To Watch Tonight's 'Rise Up New York!' Telethon On TV And Online". Deadline. Retrieved May 20, 2020.