The 28th annual Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals^® Telethon will be broadcast Friday, June 3 through Sunday, June 5 in 62 markets across North America to raise funds for children’s hospitals.

Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Co-Founders Marie Osmond and John Schneider will host the telethon. Other celebrities, including 2010 PGA Tour Player of the Year Jim Furyk, Dr. Oz, LeAnn Rimes, Mary Hart, Dr. Phil McGraw and Debora Norville, will join Osmond and Schneider during the broadcast.

“Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals began in 1983 as a televised fundraiser in a small studio, and has grown into a leading children’s charity helping millions of kids each year,” said Craig Sorensen, chief marketing officer, Children’s Miracle Network. “The Telethon gives us a chance to share the important work of children’s hospitals.”

The Telethon will highlight stories of children from around North America, all who have needed help for different injuries or illnesses. Additionally, each Telethon will feature unique, local programming that tells the stories of children who have been treated at the market’s Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.

Like all Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals fundraisers, funds raised stay local, meaning all the funds donated to a particular Telethon will be given to the benefiting Children’s Miracle Network Hospital in that community.

2011 Children’s Miracle Network Telethon Stations:

KTXS (ABC) in Abilene/Sweetwater benefiting Hendrick Medical Center

KLAX (ABC) in Alexandria, LA benefiting CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital

WRDW (CBS) in Augusta benefiting Medical College of Georgia Children’s Medical Center

KIVI (ABC) in Boise and KSAW (ABC) in Twin Falls benefiting St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital

WINA (NBC) in Charlottesville benefiting University of Virginia Children’s Hospital

KIII (ABC) in Corpus Christi and KGBT (CBS) in Harlingen/Wesclaco/Brownsville/McAllen benefiting Driscoll Children’s Hospital

WENY (ABC), WENY-DT2 (CBS), and TTCW (CW) in Elmira benefiting Arnot Ogden Medical Center

WBTW (CBS) in Florence/Myrtle Beach benefiting McLeod Children’s HospitalWGAL (NBC) in Harrisburg/Lancaster/Lebannon/York benefiting Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital at Penn State Hershey Medical Center

WBIR (NBC) in Knoxville benefiting East Tennessee Children’s Hospital

KPLC (NBC) in Lake Charles benefiting CHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospital

KCBD (NBC) in Lubbock benefitting UMC Children’s Hospital

WMAZ (CBS) in Macon benefiting The Children’s Hospital at the Medical Center of Central Georgia

WTVF (CBS) in Nashville benefiting Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

KWES (NBC) in Odessa/Midland benefiting Medical Center Health System Foundation

WEEK (NBC) in Peoria/Bloomington benefiting Children’s Hospital of Illinois

WHEC (NBC) in Rochester, NY benefiting Golisano Children’s Hospital at Strong

KLST (CBS) in San Angelo benefiting Shannon Medical Center

WTOC (CBS) in Savannah benefiting Backus Children’s Hospital at Memorial Health University Medical Center

KELO (CBS) in Sioux Falls benefiting Sanford Health USD Medical Center

WFLA (NBC) in Tampa-St Petersburg/Sarasota and WXCW (CW) in Ft. Myers-Naples (83) benefiting All Children’s Hospital

KYTX (CBS) in Tyler/Longview benefiting Mother Frances Hospital

WAOW (ABC) in Wausau/Rhinelander benefiting Ministry Saint Joseph’s Children’s Hospital

WYOU (CBS) in Wilkes Barre/Scranton, WTAJ (CBS) in Johnstown/Altoona, and WBNG (CBS) in Binghamton benefiting The Janet Weis Children’s Hospital at Geisinger

WXXA (FOX) in Albany/Schenectady/Troy benefiting Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical Center

KAMR (NBC) and KCIT (FOX) in Amarillo benefiting Baptist St. Anthony’s Health System

WABI (CBS) in Bangor benefiting Blue Hill Memorial Hospital, C.A. Dean Memorial Hospital, Eastern Maine Medical Center, Sebasticook Valley Hospital, The Arcadia Hospital and The Aroostook Medical Center.

Mediacom (Cable) in Cedar Rapids/Waterloo & Dubuque, Des Moines/Ames, Davenport/R. Island/Moline, Rochester/Mason City/Austin, and Ottumwa/Kirksville benefiting University of Iowa Children’s Hospital

WBNS (CBS) in Columbus, OH benefiting Nationwide Children’s Hospital

WHIO (CBS) in Dayton benefiting The Children’s Medical Center

WJRT (ABC) in Flint/Saginaw/Bay City benefiting Hurley Medical Center

WITN (NBC) in Greenville/New Bern/Washington benefiting University Health Systems Children’s Hospital

KXLH (CBS) in Helena, KTVQ (CBS) in Billings, KPAX (CBS) and KAJ (CBS) in Missoula, KRTV (CBS) in Great Falls, KXLF (CBS) and KBZK (CBS) in Butte/Bozeman benefiting Shodair Children’s Hospital

WXOW/WQOW (ABC) in La Crosse/Eau Claire benefiting Gundersen Lutheran Health System

WILX (NBC) in Lansing benefiting Sparrow Hospital

WSET (ABC13) in Lynchburg benefitting Virginia Baptist Hospital

TWC (Cable) in Milwaukee benefiting Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin

WDSU (NBC) in New Orleans benefiting Children’s Hospital – New Orleans

KOCO (ABC) in Oklahoma City benefiting Children’s Hospital Foundation

KGW (NBC) in Portland, OR benefiting Doernbecher Children’s Hospital

KSL (NBC) in Salt Lake City and KIDK (CBS) in Idaho Falls/Pocatello benefiting Primary Children’s Medical Center

COX (Cable) in San Diego benefiting Rady Children’s Hospital

KOMO (ABC) in Seattle-Tacoma benefiting Seattle Children’s Hospital

KY3 (NBC) in Springfield, MO benefiting CoxHealth

WJHL (CBS) in Tri-Cities/TN-VA benefiting Wellmont Health System

WKTV (NBC) in Utica benefiting Faxton-St. Luke’s Healthcare

KFDX (NBC) in Wichita Falls/Lawton benefiting United Regional Health Care System

KVEW/KAPP (ABC) in Yakima/Pasco/Richland/Kennewick benefiting Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital