NBC and lack of Paraolympic coverage

NBC and lack of Paraolympic coverage

Jim Rogers, CPO

8/31/2004

You may or may not know that this past Sunday's (8/22) Olympic wheelchair exhibition events were specifically listed on NBC's play list for the day, running between 4 - 4:30 p.m., but failed to get any coverage. The implications of this omission are significant. This year's Paralympic Games will receive NO television coverage within the United States. The one, small opportunity to offer a glimpse into the Paralympics was taken away. That means a lot, and NBC should know that it means a lot. It's imperative that NBC understands that a sizable portion of the population was negatively affected by the omission, more specifically, it's imperative that NBC understands that the Paralympic Movement - in which each one of you plays a critical role - was negatively affected.
If anyone is interested in e-mailing NBC:
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Thanks,
Jim Rogers, CPO, FAAOP



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