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Censorship Alert:
Urge PBS Stations Keep 'Scouts Honor'


A GLAAD Report

Scout's Honor features scout Steve Cozza, founder of the gay organization Scouting for All Two anti-gay organizations -- Concerned Women for America and the American Family Association -- have organized a campaign to stop the airing of the acclaimed documentary Scout's Honor on PBS' "P.O.V." program, Tuesday, June 19. Scout's Honor documents efforts to change the Boy Scouts of America policy banning gay scouts and scout leaders. The film won the Audience Award for best documentary and the Freedom of Expression Award at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

AFA and CWFA have sent action alerts to their membership lists calling on members to contact their local PBS station and urge them not to air the documentary. While PBS stations in most major media markets will see through the far right's attempt to censor Scout's Honor, some smaller markets may be more vulnerable to their efforts.

Take Action Now!

1) Contact your local PBS station today and thank them for airing "Scout's Honor." A list of major-market PBS affiliates follows at the end of this alert. If your station is not listed, visit http://www.pbs.org/stationfinder/index.html , where you can use your ZIP Code to locate your affiliate and its contact information. Scout's Honor filmmaker Todd Shepard

2) Send a copy of your e-mail to PBS and "P.O.V." They also need to hear that you value programs like "Scout's Honor."

"P.O.V."
pov@pov.org

PBS President/CEO Pat Mitchell
pmitchell@pbs.org

3) Watch "P.O.V.: Scout's Honor" tomorrow night on your local PBS affiliate (check local listings for airtimes).

Partial List of PBS Affiliates

If your station is not listed, please visit: http://www.pbs.org/stationfinder/index.html
  • Contact information is from PBS.com. Remember to copy your e-mails to PBS and P.O.V. (see e-mail addresses above).

    NEW YORK CITY
    WLIW-TV
    t: 212-974-2121
    f:212-708-3029
    GM: Terrel Cass
    terrel_cass@wliw.pbs.org

    LOS ANGELES
    KCET-TV
    t: 323-666-6500
    f: 323-665-6067
    President: Al Jerome
    ajerome@kcet.org Prog. Dir.: Jackie Kain
    jkain@kcet.org

    CHICAGO
    WTTW-TV
    t: 773-583-5000
    f: 773-583-3046
    GM: Dan Schmidt
    dschmidt@wttw.com

    PHILADELPHIA
    WHYY-TV
    t: 215-351-1200
    f: 215-351-0398
    Station Mgr.: Paul Gluck
    talkback@whyy.org

    SAN FRANCISCO
    KMTP-TV
    t: 415-777-3232
    f: 415-552-3209
    GM: Booker Wade
    wade@kmtp.org

    BOSTON
    WGBH-TV
    t: 617-492-2777
    f: 617-787-0714
    GM: Jonathan Abbott
    jon_abbott@wgbh.org

    DALLAS/FT. WORTH
    KERA-TV
    t: 214-871-1390
    f: 214-754-0635
    GM: Gary Ferrell
    Web Feedback Form: http://www.kera.org/contact.lasso

    WASHINGTON, D.C.
    WHUT-TV
    t: 202-806-3200
    f: 202-806-3300
    GM: Jim Watkins
    jwatkins@tribune.com

    DETROIT
    WTVS-TV
    t: 313-873-7200
    f: 313-876-8118
    GM: Steve Antoniotti
    steven_antoniotti@wtvs.pbs.org

    ATLANTA
    WGTV-TV
    t: 404-685-2400
    f: 404-685-2551
    GM: Claude Vickers
    cvickers@gpb.org

    HOUSTON
    KUHT-TV
    t: 713-748-8888
    f: 713-743-8867
    GM: Jeff Clarke
    www@kuht.uh.edu

    SEATTLE/TACOMA
    KCTS-TV
    t: 206-728-6463
    f: 206-443-6691
    GM: Burnill Clark
    viewer@kcts.org

    TAMPA/ST.PETERSBURG
    WEDU-TV
    t: 813-254-9338
    f: 813-253-0826
    Station Mgr.: Elsie Garner
    elsie_garner@wedu.pbs.org

    MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL
    KTCA-TV
    t: 651-222-1717
    f: 651-229-1282
    GM: James Pagliarini
    jpagliarini@tpt.org

    CLEVELAND
    WVIZ-TV
    t: 216-398-2800
    f: 216-749-2560
    GM: Mark Smukler
    feedback@wviz.org

    MIAMI/FT. LAUDERDALE
    WPBT-TV
    t: 305-949-8321
    f: 305-944-4211
    GM: George Dooley
    george_dooley@wpbt.pbs.org

    PHOENIX
    KAET-TV
    t: 480-965-2308
    kaet@asu.edu

    DENVER
    KBDI-TV
    t: 303-296-1212
    f: 303-296-6650
    VP: Willard Rowland
    willard_rowland@kbdi.pbs.org
    Prog. Dir.: Kirby McClure
    kirby_mcclure@kbdi.pbs.org

    SACRAMENTO
    KVIE-TV
    t: 916-929-5843
    f: 916-929-7215
    GM: David Hosley
    dhosley@kvie.org

    PITTSBURGH
    WQEX-TV
    t: 412-622-1300
    f: 412-622-1488
    GM: George Miles
    gmiles@wqed.org




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