The Telethon

The Telethon and the Max Kolb Scholarship were created to honor Hofstra film student Max Kolb, who died in 2001. The telethon, which is produced and directed exclusively by television students, has raised more than $24,000 for scholarships for Hofstra film students. The original telethon was a collective collaboration between Max's friend Laura Fu and Radio/Television/Film Professor Dr. Peter Gershon. While it originally aired with a number of campus-based talents, the 2008 telethon included performances by many local bands.
The money raised from the telethon is the only source of funds for the Max Kolb Scholarship fund. The film students who receive the scholarship are given checks to offset the production costs of their junior or senior films. Previous winners, Liliana Candelario and Luis Servera, have gone on to produce films that have aired on the Independent Film Channel. Next years telethon will be held on April 26, 2009.

Telethon 2008

Production Team

Producers
Lia Katz and Bridget Matthews

Associate Producer
Erik Pekkala

Production Managers
Enza Cacace, Roman Fleszar, and Mike Vilarelle

Director
Shawn P. Donaghue

Live Acts

Bo Rains
Jake Incao Band
Ready in 10
Testing for Echo
Waiting for Patrick
The Turn
Aaron Stoquert
Jacqueline Hlavenka
Mark Sanderlin
Andy McCarthy