Stevie Wonder opens hurricane relief telethon with ‘Lean on Me’

By DAVID BAUDERAP Television Writer
NEW YORK >> Steve Wonder asked television viewers across the country to “Lean on Me” and a collection of celebrities encouraged people watching a telethon for hurricane relief to open their wallets on Tuesday.
Originally conceived as a benefit for victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas, the “Hand in Hand” telethon was expanded to help people in Florida and the Caribbean devastated in recent days by Irma. It was shown on more than a