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Television Media Coverage2009 Coverage
2008 Coverage 2007 Coverage: 5/07 through 12/07 2007 Coverage: 1/07 through 4/07 2006 Coverage 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) CFS patient and photo exhibit participant Wilhelmina Jenkins spoke with host Keisha Williams on the television public affairs show “Focus Atlanta,” seen on the city’s CW affiliate, WUPA-TV Channel 69, on December 31. (Georgia) (12/31/07) “The Faces of CFS” traveling photo exhibit participant Wilhelmina Jenkins was a guest on WBS-TV’s “People2People” public affairs show on December 9. She discussed the illness and the photo exhibit’s display in Atlanta. (Georgia) (12/09/07) Dr. Annette Mnabhi, co-owner of Synergy Health Care in Montgomery, IL, was a guest on “Fox Valley Today,” a public affairs show airing on WSPY-TV 30. She spoke with host Barbara Nadeau to educate viewers about CFS. (Illinois) (11/12/07)
Association President & CEO Kimberly McCleary was a guest on the 11 a.m. newscast of Denver’s ABC affiliate, KMGH, on Oct. 12. She and the anchors discussed CFS, the traveling photo exhibit and the patient empowerment seminar held in Denver. (Colorado) (10/12/07)
CFS patient Carol Sieverling and clinician Dr. Larry Sharp were guests on a segment of “Positively Texas,” a public affairs show airing on Dallas/Fort Worth stations KTVT-TV CBS Channel 11 and TXA Channel 21. They discussed the illness and “The Faces of CFS” traveling photo exhibit. (Texas) (9/29-30/07)
CFS patients Maridel Hoagland and Carol Sieverling and clinician Dr. Larry Sharp were guests on “First News Forum,” a public affairs show airing on Fox affiliate KXII Channel 12 in Sherman, Texas. They discussed the illness with host Ryan Loyd, who also directed viewers to the Dallas Public Library to view “The Faces of CFS” traveling photo exhibit. (Texas) (9/23/07)
http://www.kxii.com/station/headlines/9957256.html “The Faces of CFS” photo exhibit participants Brian Bernard and Jackie Niederle and CFS researcher and clinician Dr. Benjamin Natelson were guests on a segment of “12 To Your Health” on News 12 New Jersey. (New Jersey) (9/22 – 23/07)
Comcast Cable’s Houston service spotlighted CFS in a segment of its “Medical Mysteries” program. (Texas) (9/16/07)
ABC News (9/13/07) and CNN (9/17/07) reported on a study by California infectious disease clinician and researcher Dr. John Chia that links CFS with enteroviral infection of the stomach. Researchers performed endoscopies and stomach biopsies on 165 CFS patients, all of whom had had longstanding gastrointestinal complaints. Eighty-two percent of the specimens from CFS patients tested positive for enteroviral particles, compared with just 20 percent of biopsy samples taken from 34 control subjects. The findings were published in the Sept. 13 online issue of the Journal of Clinical Pathology. Watch the ABC News video at http://scrubtv.com/item/9HJB4XZV61R8PWZC. Neither network posted video reports online. For links to media stories published online by other outlets, visit http://www.cfids.org/sparkcfs/online-media.asp.
Ft. Worth physician Dr. Larry Sharp and CFS patient Carol Sieverling were featured in a segment about the illness on “DFW Closeup” on KDAF, The CW 33 in Dallas. The nearly-10 minute story educates viewers about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of CFS and includes Carol’s experiences living with a chronic condition. (Texas) (9/09/07)
http://cw33.trb.com/community/kdaf-dfwcloseup-home,0,4346267.htmlstory?coll=kdaf-home-utility Association President & CEO Kim McCleary was a guest on “In Depth,” News 14 Carolina’s local public affairs program. The 3.5 minute segment about CFS aired several times during the day on Sept. 5. (North Carolina) (9/05/07)
http://news14.com/content/special_edition/587056/in-depth--kim-mccleary/Default.aspx KNRV, Reno’s NBC affiliate, devotes its regular “Hart of the Matter” feature to an introduction to the Whittemore-Peterson Institute at the University of Nevada-Reno. Anchor Joe Hart interviews founder Annette Whittemore about her inspiration and vision for this facility that will be devoted to the study of chronic illnesses including CFS. (Nevada) (9/07)
In “Lasting Effects for Hurricane Katrina Volunteer,” a feature story on KSFX Fox 27 and KOLR CBS 10, reporter Angie Weidinger interviews Kristy Burton-Vunesky, a woman whose CFS developed just after she returned from volunteering in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The interview focuses on her symptoms and how her life has changed since getting sick after Katrina. (Missouri) (8/29/07)
http://ozarksfirst.com/ CFS patient Kristy Romero was the featured guest on a segment about the illness on “Midday Sunday,” an Emmy-winning weekly public affairs program on KTTV (Channel 11), Fox’s Los Angeles affiliate, on August 19. She was interviewed in conjunction with the display of “The Faces of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,” the traveling photo exhibit that is part of the national public awareness campaign. (California) (8/19/07)
“12 on Health,” a half-hour, weekly health program produced by News 12 Connecticut, features a segment on CFS on the episode aired August 4 and 5. Host Gillian Neff interviews Connecticut CFIDS Association President Dan Troph and Dr. Laura Monserrat, a clinical psychologist specializing in CFS from New York City. (Connecticut) (8/04 – 05/07)
New York City’s NBC affiliate, WNBC, airs information about CFS on its August 3, 5:30 p.m. newscast’s “Health and Wellness” segment. Dr. Philip Bialer of Beth Israel Medical Center provides basic information about the illness, including symptoms and treatments options. The story mentions the public awareness campaign and the online video includes a link to the Association’s Web site. (New York) (8/03/07)
http://video.wnbc.com/player/?id=139324 “The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet” on the Fox network includes a full segment on CFS on the July 24 broadcast. Guests include Brian Bernard of New Jersey and Kathy Rabin of Boston, PWCs and participants in the national traveling photo exhibit; Shanley Crutchfield, PWC of Baltimore; and Dr. Donnica Moore, Brian’s mother and women’s health expert. The segment focuses on their stories of living with CFS. The online video includes a link to the Association. (7/24/07)
http://www.mandjshow.com/videos/the-signs-of-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/ “Healthy Living,” a 30-minute show on Voice of America TV, devotes nearly half of the show to a discussion of CFS. Host Linord Moudou interviews Association president and CEO Kimberly McCleary and Washington, D.C. internist Dr. Alan Pocinki. (5/22/07)
http://www.voanews.com/english/Africa/HealthyLiving.cfm The cable channel Retirement Living produced an episode of Healthline that aired May 21 and featured Association Board member Terry Hedrick, Dr. Alan Pocinki and Fred Friedberg. A panel discussion included Eleanor Hanna of the National Institutes of Health and Dr. Giovanni of the Fibromyalgia and Fatigue Centers. The Association’s Web site was displayed prominently throughout the program. (5/21/07)
The Australian Broadcasting Corp.’s JTV youth channel ran a segment on ME/CFS on its show “Hack.” The 7-minute feature includes host Steve Cannane interviewing two patients (ages 31 and 22), a physician and the head of the ME Association of Australia. (Australia) (5/11/07)
http://abc.net.au/jtv/video/FRIDAY.htm?clip=mecfs KRNV News 4 reports on the kick-off of National CFS Awareness Week on May 12 and interviews Annette Whittemore, founding director of the Whittemore Peterson Institute for Neuro-Immune Disease at the University of Nevada – Las Vegas. (Nevada) (5/10/07)
http://www.krnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=6498357&nav=8faO The BBC reports on the advantages of distance learning for 22-year-old CFS patient Michelle Penny. “She has been virtually housebound since 1999 because she is noise and light sensitive and left school at the age of 16 without any qualifications. Penny began e-learning at home in 2003 via the Nisai Virtual Academy.” (Great Britain) (5/08/07)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/6635241.stm Ozarks Public Television devotes a segment of its “HealthStyles” program to a discussion of CFS and features patient Kristy Burton-Vunesky. She describes how the illness has affected her life and is shown performing some of her daily activities. The show airs on KOKZ in Springfield, Missouri; and KOZJ in Joplin, Missouri. (Missouri) (5/04/07)
Dr. Benjamin Natelson, professor of neurosciences at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, is the featured guest on two segments of “Comcast Newsmakers,” a production of Comcast Cable Company. He discusses the basics of CFS and its affects on sleep in patients. The segments air the weeks of May 2 and May 16. (New Jersey)
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