James could care less that he was "short-changed". The program was in
essence an "info commercial" about the school and was produced and edited
with the goal of evoking an emotional response and attracting funds which we
need to sustain the operation. I am exceedingly grateful to CBS for their
efforts and for their final 13 minute production that I think remained
throughout focused.
-- James Shepard-Kegl
----- Original Message -----
From: Valerie Sutton
To:
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 6:57 AM
Subject: Yes. Please write to CBS "60 Minutes II"...
> At 10:58 PM -0400 4/27/00, William McGruder wrote:
>
> >Let's all write/email to the network and mention our disappointment on
this
> >matter. It may not get a further segment, but it very well may get a
> >response on air.
>
>
> SignWriting List
> April 28, 2000
>
> I think that would be wonderful. People need to speak up. If all of
> you do not express that you want to see more about SignWriting, they
> will never know.
>
> And James deserves more mention too...
>
> Can someone find the address or phone numbers for 60 Minutes II? It
> was on CBS...
>
> Please go ahead and write to them -
>
> Val ;-)
>
>
>
>
> PS. Some side information: Doing programs like that is very hard.
> James and Judy put in a great deal of work. They flew with the
> reporters and camera men down to Nicaragua to shoot the footage, and
> encouraged it "to happen", which I am sure was very time-consuming.
>
> But out of all that work, James was short-changed, because the show
> did not make it clear how much work James has dedicated to the two
> schools for the Deaf that he and Judy founded.
>
> CBS has that footage of James' interview which they cut from the
> program...it includes some SignWriting. Maybe that interview footage
> could be salvaged?....
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