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What about David Lavinthal; he should carry some clout. Mr Lavinthal, sir, if you're lurking out there, can you suggest a way to break through this blockade? Hilary Blue Ivan M Suzman wrote: > > Friends, > > I have just been told (9:55 PM) that my WGME-TV appearance is > postponed til tomorrow, Monday, Sept. 27. It is re-scheduled for either 6 > or 11 PM, but that is subject to change, "depending on the breaking > news." The news department editor CLAIMED that no (ZERO) requests had > arrived at (207) 797-9099 for the broadcast of my PD Golf TOurnament > story on any other CBS TV station. > > Are they BLOWING US OFF?? The issue here is that the Parkinson's > community, worldwide, still seems to be in the shadow-world. > > This endless after-the-interview lobbying makes me feel like we PWP's > have little clout. Not enough political power as a COMMUNITY. > > I don't know how much impact we with PD have--but it's not enough to > prevent Jim Finn, Barb Mallut and others among us from experiencing this > awful waiting game after having been filmed-and the ORDEALS that we go > through are not understood--and then we're never aired at all. > > . Edie Luther-let's check in with you- are you doing better than us in > getting on TV in Baltimore this week? Is your airdate still September > 28?? > > Barbara Blake-Krebs and Marling McReynolds--can you use your radio > success to talk about our TV INVISIBILITY, on the radio programming > available to you? > > Again, if anyone convinces your CBS-affiliated TV station to phone or > fax WGME-TV, Channel 13 Sports News, Portland, Maine, and put it on the > satellite, you will see it in your area. > > Maybe some of you in the media, like Mort Kondracke, could help? > > Can someone forward this to Mort? I don't have an e-mail address for him > at his Washington, D.C. office, Could it be [log in to unmask]