"Temptation Island" Terminated<P>One general manager of a Fox affiliate in North Carolina has taken the moral high road by deciding to drop the network’s newest reality series, Temptation Island, according to Reuters news service. General Manager Tommy Schenck explained, “WRAZ will not support a program that could potentially break up the parents of a young child.” Though the couple was asked to leave the island when the show’s producers found out about the child, Schenck is concerned that the scandal and the media buzz surrounding it mean more publicity for Fox.”<P>Schenck continued, “We were assured that these couples would not be married (or have) children…. We reluctantly agreed to air the program with those assurances. We are not going to be part of making light of the family institution in a 'reality' program.”<P>Take Action! <BR>Contact the Fox network and tell them that this is not entertainment.<P><B>Fox</B><BR>Ms. Gail Berman, President of Fox Entertainment<BR>10201 W. Pico Blvd.<BR>Los Angeles, CA 90035<BR>(310) 369-1000<BR>mailto: askfox@foxinc.com<P>Contact the following companies who have sponsored Temptation Island and let them know you do not support their decision to advertise on this program.<P><B>Unilever Home and Personal Care, USA</B><BR>(Wishbone Just 2 Good)<BR>Charlie Strauss, CEO<BR>33 Benedict Pl.<BR>Greenwich, CT 06836-5308<BR>(800) 745-9595 <A HREF="http://www.unilever.com/co/cu.asp" TARGET=_blank>http://www.unilever.com/co/cu.asp</A> <P><BR><B>Quaker Oats Co.</B><BR>Robert S. Morrison, President and CEO<BR>321 N. Clark St.<BR>Chicago, IL 60610-4714<BR>(312) 222-7111<P><BR><B>Best Buy Co., Inc.</B><BR>Richard M. Schulze, CEO<BR>7075 Flying Cloud Dr.<BR>P.O. Box 9312<BR>Eden Prairie, MN 55344<BR>(612) 238-3500<P><BR><B>eBay, Inc.</B><BR>Margaret Whitman, CEO<BR>2125 Hamilton Ave.<BR>San Jose, CA 95125<BR>(800) 322-9266 <A HREF="http://pages.ebay.com/help/basics/select-support.html" TARGET=_blank>http://pages.ebay.com/help/basics/select-support.html</A> <P><BR><B>Chef America, Inc.</B><BR>(Hot Pockets)<BR>Paul Merage, CEO<BR>20 Inverness Place, E.<BR>Englewood, CO 80112<BR>(303) 790-0303<P>For the first episode's advertisers...<BR>...click <A HREF="http://www.parentstv.org/Temptation/temptation20010110.html" TARGET=_blank>here</A>.<P>Follow up to <A HREF="http://www.marriagebuilders.com/forum/Forum37/HTML/007045.html" TARGET=_blank> Island:" Fox show promotes infidelity!!!</A>.<P> <P>Jim

<B>Jim</B><P>Hi there you wonderful man you! Thanks for bringing this valuable information here.<P>I have contacted the people with the links and addy's you provided. I have to tell you though, that E-bay is a bit tough. Just to send them a message you have to register and it took a fair amount of time. Oh well, it is for a good cause.<P>I have been lurking and reading your updates, know you are in my mind and prayers. I still think your wife is nutz!<P>My hubby and I are doing very well, and nearly at the two year mark. I can only Praise the Lord for that. Couldn't have done it without Him, or people like you on this site.<P>Take care and hugs dear,<P>------------------<BR><B>God bless you and all of us. We are all going to make it, all of us! With God on our side we can't lose! What God has joined together let no man put asunder. <P>Samantha</B><p>[This message has been edited by A blessed Samantha (edited January 18, 2001).]

Hey Jim,<P>Just one more reason I am proud to live in NC!<P>Thanks for the contact info. I plan to voice my opposition to this kind of "entertainment".<P>I hope you are doing well.<P>Peppermint

Hi Jim,<BR>You know, I contacted the advertisers right after the first episode. I did get a reply from Metabolife but nothing from the rest. They merely explained that they bought time blocks and had no control over what shows their time block would be shown on. Hmmm, some how I doubt that but at least they took the time to respond. More than the rest of them did. Thanks for the additional addresses and I will contact those I missed.

Nerly & all,<BR>I do mainly local adverstising for my business, but I've done both radio & TV. There are different $$ levels of ads...if I choose primetime and/or a specific program it is more. I can also usually chose the days my ads run. If I run "time slots as available" my ads could be anywhere--thats the kind of thing where you see the same commercial 2 times in a row. <P>But, on one of the radio stations there was a program I did not want my ad to appear on...my saleperson said, "no problem, I'll put a block on that time in the computer." I suppose this would vary a great deal, but it seems like if a local radio station in South Dakota (not exactly known for progressive technology)can do this, I would think it could be at least be asked for by concerned advertisers. It can't hurt to alert them to our concerns.<P>------------------<BR>Lor<BR>"Whatever is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, gracious...think about these things." Phil 4:8