"Sweet Home Chicago" Telethon To Feature A Special Appearance By Mike Ditka And The Chicago "Superfans" Joe Mantegna, George Wendt And Robert Smigel
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Thursday, May 14, 2020
CHICAGO, May 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Chicago CEO COVID-19 Coalition announced that the Sweet Home Chicago Telethon will feature a very special appearance by Mike Ditka and the Chicago "Superfans" Joe Mantegna, George Wendt and Robert Smigel, in a new version of their routine first made famous on Saturday Night Live.
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- CHICAGO, May 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Chicago CEO COVID-19 Coalition announced that the Sweet Home Chicago Telethon will feature a very special appearance by Mike Ditka and the Chicago "Superfans" Joe Mantegna, George Wendt and Robert Smigel, in a new version of their routine first made famous on Saturday Night Live.
- The telethon will be broadcast on NBC Sports Chicago on May 16 at 5 pm CDT, in addition to simultaneously streaming on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.
- In addition to sports stars, Sweet Home Chicago will feature appearances by Chicago's very own entertainers, comedians and musicians.
- The musical lineup includes performances by Common, Jeff Tweedy, Chicago, Jamila Woods, and The O'My's with Kevin Coval and the Chicago Children's Choir.