The Two Virginias united for an unprecedented evening of entertainment and community support during the Two Virginias, One Mission telethon. The event was broadcast live from the WVVA-TV studios in Bluefield on Saturday, March 8th, from 6:00 to 9:00 PM ET. The fundraiser was also simulcasted on dozens of other television and radio stations throughout the region and streamed online.
The live telethon special event was co-hosted by WVVA's Joshua Bolden, Landau Eugene Murphy Jr., West Virginia-born actor Kevin Sizemore (NCIS, Under the Dome, Chicago P.D., Mine 9), and New York Times #1 bestselling author Homer Hickam.
The three-hour special event featured an impressive lineup of entertainment and sports celebrities with ties to the region, including America's Got Talent winner Landau Eugene Murphy Jr., Steve Earle, American Idol champion Noah Thompson, country music hitmakers Vince Gill, T. Graham Brown, Clay Walker, Lady A., Charles Wesley Godwin, Moe Bandy, Trey Calloway, Duane Allen from the Oak Ridge Boys, gospel stars Rhonda Vincent, Chosen Road and Delnora, Cody Wickline from The Voice, legendary blues singer Lady D, McKenzie Phipps, Steve March-Torme’, former Lynyrd Skynyrd and Blackfoot guitarist Mike Estes Moon King, Ben Jones, Matt Deal, and Huey Mack. From Las Vegas, Murray Sawchuck and April Brucker; classic Hollywood stars Donny Most and Anson Williams (Happy Days), Tia Carrere (Wayne’s World), Melissa Gilbert (Little House On The Prairie), Kathy Garver (Family Affair), David DeLuise (Wizards of Waverly Place), Mine 9 and HAZARD filmmaker Eddie Mensore, Kevin Sizemore (NCIS), Sean Patrick Flanery (Boondock Saints), Kathy Garver (Family Affair) Julie McCullough and Jeremy Miller (Growing Pains), astronauts Charlie Camarda and Chris Sembroski, authors Dreama Denver (Four Bears in a Box, Gilligan’s Island) and Ashley Belote (Sheepwrecked), the Carpenter Ants, Mountain Stage host Kathy Mattea and Musical Director Ron Sowell. 15-year drum sensation YOYOKA. Members of the WVU football team and the former Governor and Senator of WV, Joe Manchin, and many more will be joining together for this vital fundraising effort.
To make a donation to the Two Virginias, One Mission telethon, visit the website. Donations may also be made by mail to the following address: The Salvation Army of Mercer County, 300 Princeton Avenue, Princeton, WV 24740. Please designate ‘Disaster Relief’ on all checks.