TeleMiracle cast list announced as annual staple enters 49th year
TeleMiracle has announced their cast list, including new and returning hosts and performers, as the fundraiser prepares to put on its 49th show.
New cast members this year all have connections to Saskatchewan, and include:
- Tenille Arts, country music artist from Weyburn
- Ashley Callingbull, an actress, model, host, and First Nation’s activist from Enoch Cree Nation
Returning hosts include:
- Beverley Mahood, a singer-songwriter, actress, model, and TV host, who has hosted TeleMiracle for 28 years
- Brad Johner, a performer with “The Johner Brothers,” and later with “The Johner Boys,” who has hosted TeleMiracle for 28 years
- Luc Johner, a singer, songwriter, pianist, and photographer, who also performs with “The Johner Boys”
- Jeffery Straker, singer-songwriter and pianist
- Jill Straker, a backing vocalist for Jeffery Straker for over 17 years, who is entering his 14th year with the TeleMiracle cast
- Shailynn Taylor, a disability advocate and motivational speaker from Moose Jaw
- Dione Taylor, a two-time Juno and Gemini nominated artist from Regina
- Lisa Franks, a dual athlete Para-Olympian in wheelchair racing and basketball
- Sabeen Ahmad, a weather and community anchor for CTV Regina and in game host for the Riders
The TeleMiracle house band, made up of Sheldon Corbett, Jack Semple, Dave Chobot, Don Griffith, and Glenn Ens, is also back for another year.
In its 48 years, TeleMiracle has raised over $165 million to help people in Saskatchewan receive medial assistance. In 2024, the event raised a total of $6,112,717.
The annual Saskatchewan telethon will run on March 1 through to March 2 in 2025.
It will be held in Saskatoon but will be broadcast all across Saskatchewan on CTV and live streamed on TeleMiracle’s website.
The “Countdown to TeleMiracle” will be livestreamed on the organization’s website beginning at 6:15 p.m., with the broadcast beginning at 9 p.m. across CTV Saskatchewan. The fundraiser will conclude on March 2 at 5 p.m., with the final reveal of the total.
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