LIFE WITH BONNIE, CAPITOL HILL & SPONSORS MAKE A DIFFERENCE WORKSHEET
Clergy, parishioners, staff, parents, teachers, students, family, friends, & coworkers:
Follow the links & e-mail addresses here. Use these references for any project. This is a worksheet on how to make a difference & influence the return of family television.
My sample letters are at the end.
Who is Sponsoring Life With Bonnie?
Advertiser Listing by Show and Date
http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/shows/Advertisers.aspNetworks can be pressured by viewers who buy products,
from advertisers,
that make commercials,
that have huge corporations,
that join associations like ANA,
that buy air time from networks,
that are telecast during programming,
that must adhere to standards of the FCC,
that are governed by members of the Senate,
that hopefully listen to it's constituents.
We, the people, are at the top & bottom of this list of this list!
EVERY family household: Your participation is long overdue.
CONTACT the ADVERTISERS in the link above.
Cut & paste it in browser each time you need the latest information.
Ask them to please SAVE LIFE WITH BONNIE,
and that you are sorely disappointed that ABC
would cancel such a wonderful, acclaimed,
nominated & awarded, fine family show.
Let them know you are prepared to boycott
ABC advertisers this fall because of the cancellation.
Advertisers will change as episodes are rerun.
Check the link above every week.
CONTACT the ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ADVERTISERS.
Ask their companies to respect & promote family viewership.
Tell them you would like to see them advertise on more shows
like LIFE WITH BONNIE.
ANA Brand Building: About ANA
http://www.familytelevisionawards.com/about/directory/directory.htmANA Brand Building: About ANA
http://www.familytelevisionawards.com/about/members/members.htmAsk your LEGISLATORS to clean up primetime network TV.
Ask them to bring back the FAMILY VIEWING HOUR!
Tell them also that you are sorely disappointed
that a network would cancel such a wonderful, acclaimed,
nominated & awarded, funny family show.
Tell them that you are tired of REALITY SHOWS
replacing quality entertainment, & that families are fleeing
network television in epidemic proportions.
US Senate: Senators Home
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfmWrite Your Representative - Contact your Congre…
http://www.house.gov/writerep/Contact THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION.
Ask them to enforce those FCC Rules!
Make those networks accountable again!
Bring back the FAMILY VIEWING HOUR.
How to Contact the FCC
http://www.fcc.gov/contacts.htmlGeneral information, inquiries & complaints:
fccinfo@fcc.gov Contact the Commissioners:
Chairman Michael K. Powell:
Michael.Powell@fcc.govKathleen Q. Abernathy:
Kathleen.Abernathy@fcc.govMichael J. Copps:
Michael.Copps@fcc.govKevin J. Martin:
KJMWEB@fcc.govJonathan S. Adelstein:
Jonathan.Adelstein@fcc.gov Ask the WHITEHOUSE to do the same.
Ask them to "leave no child behind".
Kids are our future & need to view the best that networks have to offer!
Family values & ethics need to return to network programming.
Contacting the White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/President George W. Bush:
president@whitehouse.gov Vice President Richard Cheney:
vice.president@whitehouse.gov KNOCK YOURSELVES OUT!
Leave no stone unturned.
It's about the kids.
Please share this handy work sheet
with family, friends, & coworkers
Thanks,
June Jordan
SAVE LIFE WITH BONNIE
jordanjune@aol.comSAMPLE LETTERS
Networks Shortchange the Kids: A Letter to Senators, the FCC & the ANA
We need more family programming in prime-time.
Families cannot allow the networks to drive them away.
Networks must be pressured by viewers who buy products,
from advertisers,
that make commercials,
that have huge corporations,
that join associations like ANA,
that buy air time from networks,
that are telecast during programming,
that must adhere to standards of the FCC,
that are governed by members of the Senate,
that hopefully listen to it's constituents.
Just plain ordinary folks like you & I, are at the top & the bottom of this list.
We are the beginning & the end of this wheel that's out of balance with families.
Putting poorly promoted ABC's LIFE WITH BONNIE'S fate under the microscope
illustrates the failure of networks to nurture the family unit.
Children are profoundly affected by television.
What they learn there will frame their parenting skills for kids of the future.
We need to show kids the best that television has to offer.
That's a huge responsibility, & it falls on the networks!
Dear Senator:
I think you'll agree, if we had more family television in prime-time, the cable issues would not seem as grand. The bottom line should really be the kids. Networks continue to take away their safe havens. Reality shows, sex, & violence have predominated evening programming. Do you really need to wonder why we have so much murder, violence, drug abuse, theft, fraud, & white collar crime? We need to bring this full circle and impress children to be good citizens & fine individuals so they can teach their children the same. Aside from good parenting, & after school community activities, this means more quality family programming that reinforces ethics, & good family values. It's simple, give at least an hour of prime-time back to the kids. Be generous to our future. Maybe adults can have an additional hour of prime-time afterwards.
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Dear Ladies & Gentlemen of The Federal Communications Commission:
I am sending you a letter that just I sent to The Association of National Advertisers.
There is so much to lose when family viewers leave prime-time. It is important that you keep a safe place for them.
I'd like to thank Commissioners Michael Copps and Kevin Martin for their stand in asking the TV networks to reinstate the family viewing hour & urge the other commissioners to join Copps and Martin in their stand.
Hopefully, you can all agree to save a wonderful family situation comedy.
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A letter to THE ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ADVERTISERS
Ladies & Gentlemen at ANA:
Family shows are an endangered species.
Reality shows constantly erode that market.
Family viewers are shying away from network television.
What venues will be left for advertising family products?
We are taking a stand to protect LIFE WITH BONNIE.
Bonnie Hunt was nominated for 2 Golden Globe Awards.
The show has The Seal of Approval of The Parents Television Council.
Your family markets suffer when networks cancel a show of this caliber.
Join us & garner a third season or more for LIFE WITH BONNIE.
It's syndication will afford you many years of fine family programming & advertising opportunity.
Don't lose this chance...
Sincerely,
June Jordan
jordanjune@aol.comSAVE LIFE WITH BONNIE
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