More breaking news ...... it was announced that Jerry Lewis, longtime host of the Muscular Dystrophy Assn., will retire from those hosting duties after this year's telethon in September.

It's now being reported on the web that Jerry has hosted the show since 1966 but that is not totally true. The show has been televised NATIONALLY since '66 but Lewis did the annual honors in the NYC metro area for many years before that.