Rise Up New York!


Rise Up New York! was a virtual hour-long telethon organized by the Robin Hood Foundation and iHeartMedia in May 11, 2020, aimed to support the residents of New York who have been heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. 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.

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 has the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases of any state in the United States. 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. The event raised over $115 million in funds.

Musical performances

Many artists and musicians performed during this event. Those that performed were:
ArtistSong
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 "

Appearances

Many celebrities, politicians, and other notable figures appeared throughout the telethon. Notable figures who made appearances during this event were:
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, WCBS, WNBC, WNYW, WWOR-TV, WPIX, and WLNY. 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.
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, WLTW, WWPR-FM, WAXQ, WKTU, WOR, WCBS-AM, WCBS-FM, WFAN-AM/FM, WINS-AM, WNEW-FM, WNSH, and WNYL.
Online, it was simulcast by ABC News Live, AMC.com, Facebook, LiveXLive, NBC News Now, and NowThis News.