The organizers claimed that this was the longest running locally produced telethon in the world, though the WHAS Crusade for Children and the Green Bay Cerebral Palsy telethon on WBAY-TV both began their runs before the Buffalo Variety telethon.
Penyelenggara mengklaim bahwa ini adalah telethon terpanas yang diproduksi secara terpanjang di dunia, meskipun teleton WHAS Crusade for Children dan Green Bay Cerebral Palsy di WBAY-TV keduanya memulai operasinya sebelum teleton Variety Buffalo.