begathon

n. a televised appeal for contributions, especially as conducted by U.S. public television stations. It seems like this station is one long begathon all year long.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Iona (1)	ie-ON-ə (English)	English, Scottish
York	YORK	English
RenÁTa	RE-nah-taw (Hungarian)	Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
LÁRa	LOW-rah	Icelandic
Debdas	-	Bengali
KatarÍNa	-	Slovak