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Television Media CoverageCFS patient Kathy Logan was a guest on “NewsChannel 4 @ 6 AM” on Oklahoma City’s NBC affiliate, KFOR-TV Channel 4. In her brief segment, she and reporter Ali Meyer discussed life with CFS and the display of “The Faces of CFS” traveling photo exhibit. (Oklahoma) (9/04/08)
Talk show “Feagler & Friends” on WVIZ/PBS and The Ohio Channel included a segment on CFS. Host Dick Feagler spoke with CFS patient Nancy Duray and Dr. Nosson Goldfarb of the Fibromyalgia and Fatigue Center of Cleveland. The show aired multiple times from July 25 – 29. (Ohio) (7/26/08)
The display of “The Faces of CFS” traveling photo exhibit was mentioned on public affairs show “On Time” on Baltimore CBS affiliate WJZ-TV. (Maryland) (6/29/08)
WMAR-TV Channel 2, Baltimore’s ABC affiliate, aired brief story about “The Faces of CFS” traveling photo exhibit during the evening newscast on June 23. (Maryland) (6/23/08)
Tampa Bay’s PBS station, WEDU-TV, ran a segment of Smart Health on CFS that featured Dr. Michelle Spouza-Milord and patient Christine Stumm. (Florida) (5/29/08) KAET-TV’s public affairs program “Horizon” includes a segment on CFS featuring specialist Dr. Scott Rigden and patient Alan Youngberg. The story notes that the CDC has recognized CFS as a physical illness and provides the Association’s website address. (Arizona) (5/27/08) CFS was the focus of a segment on “Focus on South Texas,” a public affairs show broadcast on KABB-TV Channel 29 and KRRT-TV Channel 35 on May 17 and May 18. CFS patient Nitzie Whittam discussed her experiences with the illness and the photo exhibit. (Texas) (5/17/08, 5/18/08)
Medical Reporter Wendy Rigby spoke with CFS patient Terry Westerman and San Antonio Public Library Public Relations Manager Beth Graham on her “Medical Breakthroughs” segment that aired on KENS-TV Channel 5 on May 16. The segment was filmed at “The Faces of CFS” traveling photo exhibit at the Library. (Texas) (5/16/08) WCAX-TV 3 devotes a “Health Watch” segment to CFS. Reporter Keegan Harsha interviews CFS patient Lell Forehand and a local physician, and includes footage of a CFS Awareness Day event hosted by the Vermont CFIDS Association. (“Chronic fatigue syndrome”) (Vermont) (5/12/08) Iris DuBois, co-leader of the CFIDS/FMS Support Group of Sarasota, and Marjorie Schmoyer, a local attorney specializing in Social Security disability claims, were interviewed on BLAB-TV. The pair discussed issues facing patients with CFS/FM and their ability to obtain Social Security disability with host Sandra Washington. (Florida) (5/06/08)
CFS patient and photo exhibit participant Wilhelmina Jenkins was featured in a segment about the illness and the new CFS study being conducted by the CDC and Emory University on Fox 5, Atlanta’s FOX affiliate, on April 28. (Georgia) (4/28/08)This segment can be viewed on the website of Phoenix’s Fox affiliate, KSAZ-TV Channel 10: An episode of “Health Beat of America” dedicated to CFS aired on Comcast Cable/BLAB-TV on April 22. CFS patient Janet Hyland of St. Petersburg and clinician Dr. Nancy Klimas were guests of Host Rochelle Herman. (Florida) (4/22/08)
CFS patient and photo exhibit participant Wilhelmina Jenkins was a guest on a segment of “Joy in Our Town” on Trinity Broadcasting Network on March 28. She educated Atlanta-area viewers about the illness. (Georgia) (3/28/08)
Clinician Dr. Scott Rigden was a guest on Good Morning Arizona Weekend on Phoenix’s independent KTVK-TV Channel 3 on Saturday, March 22. He provided basic information about CFS to viewers during the 4-minute segment. (Arizona) (3/22/08)
Stephanie McGillivray, a CFS patient, and Dr. David Payne, a retired physician and CFS patient himself, were guests on “The Pat McMahon Show” on KAZ-TV. Host Pat McMahon interviewed them about their experiences with the illness and promoted the traveling photo exhibit’s display in Phoenix. (Arizona) (3/07/08)
“Sonoran Living Live,” the popular morning talk show on KNXV-TV Channel 15, Phoenix’s ABC affiliate, included a segment on CFS on March 6. Patient Stephanie McGillivray and clinician Dr. Scott Rigden educated viewers about the illness and invited them to visit “The Faces of CFS” photo exhibit’s display at Arizona Mills. (Arizona) (3/06/08)
CFS patient Vicki Lerhdahl and clinician Dr. Scott Rigden were guests on “AM Arizona,” KAZ-TV’s morning talk show on February 21. In two segments, they discussed the illness and “The Faces of CFS” photo exhibit’s display at Arizona Mills. (Arizona) (2/21/08)
Dr. Andre Garabedian of the Fibromyalgia and Fatigue Center of Philadelphia discussed the illness with Host Steve Highsmith on a segment of public affairs program “In Focus” on Philadelphia station WPHL-TV Channel 17 on February 16. (Pennsylvania) (2/16/08)
CFS Patient Suzanne Straub and Dr. Andre Garabedian of the Fibromyalgia and Fatigue Center of Philadelphia were guests on a segment of “Perspective New Jersey” on Philadelphia’s ABC affiliate, WPVI-TV Channel 6. They discussed the illness and “The Faces of CFS” photo exhibit display in that city. (Pennsylvania & New Jersey) (1/26/08)
Comcast/CN-8’s morning show, “Your Morning,” included a health report about the exhibit on January 16. (Delaware) (1/16/08)
KYW-TV Channel 3, Philadelphia’s CBS affiliate, aired a report on the exhibit by Health Reporter Stephanie Stahl featuring interviews with Association Board Chair Jennie Spotila and Dr. Andre Garabedian of the Fibromyalgia and Fatigue Center of Philadelphia. (“Health: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome”) (Pennsylvania) (1/14/08)
http://cbs3.com/seenon/chronic.fatigue.syndrome.2.629550.html
Georgia Public Broadcasting’s public affairs show “Georgia Weekly” focused on CFS with an interview with the CDC’s Dr. William Reeves, chief of the Chronic Viral Diseases Branch of the National Center for Infectious Diseases. (Georgia) (12/31/07, 1/01/08)
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