Re: Montel Williams Show

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@ix.netcom.com>]

The following was a brief letter I sent to the Montel Williams E-Mail 
Address. I hope that others who have more specific factual data will 
also respond. Mine only addresses fairness in broadcasting. It was 
also a test mailing to validate the E-Mail address... It was sent, 
and was not returned as "undeliverable" or "Unknown Address".. I 
believe that one must go through the Website to receive permission to 
use the E-Mail Address (only way I could find out the address, and, 
permission to send the mail)... Again, the website can be found at:

http://www.paramount.com/tvmontel/

Letter sent:

To:               montel_williams@pde.paramount.com
Subject:          Brookhaven National Lab Show
Send reply to:    sandyfl@ix.netcom.com
Date sent:        Sun, 11 Jan 1998 13:03:19 -0800

The recent show regarding the Brookhaven National Laboratory bordered
on slanderous sensationalism mixed with emotionalism. I had always
respected the Montel Williams Show as being fair and unbiased, whereby
the innocent victims of life were defended. This episode played on the
fears of the public, towards any subject with "radiation" in its
title. The accusations were totally unfounded, as far as cancer rates
around the Brookhaven Laboratory. There is in fact no radiation
exposure in the area that exceeds the normal background radiation,
found anywhere in the NE area of the United States. Using a celebrity
to push their own agenda without fact or basis is criminal. Not to
have experts from the other side of the issue was self-serving.

I will no longer watch Montel Williams, for I have lost all respect
for he and his show, and now consider the Montel Williams Show to be
no different than all of the other tabloid type media, where truth in
broadcasting and communication gives way to ratings, no matter what
the cost to society.


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Sandy Perle
Technical Director
ICN Dosimetry Division
3300 Hyland Avenue
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(800) 548-5100 x2306
(714) 668-3149 Fax

sandyfl@ix.netcom.com
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