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06/02/00 FRI 10:46 FAX 202 456 5340
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Office of First Lady Scheduling
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20500
Phone: (202) 456-5309 Fax: (202) 456-5340
Please Deliver To:
Ann O'Leary
Fax Number:
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62878
Pages Including Cover: 10
Sender:
Mickie Marley
Phone: (202) 456 5318
Notes: Ann,
This is the background info and draft script for
Kidsnet.
Please Note: The information contained in this facsimile message is intended for the recipient only. If there are
any problems with this transaction, please contact the sender immediately.
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KIDSNET®
"TAP THE POWER OF
MEDIA UTERACY"
FAX
Date: June 1, 2000
Number of Pages (Including cover page): 9
TO:
Mickie Malley
FROM:
Karen Jaffe
KIDSNET
6856 Eastern Ave. NW
Organization: White House
Suite 208
Project code: 239
Washington, DC 20012
Phone:
202-456-5318
Phone:
202-291-1400
Fax Phone: 202-456-5340
Fax Phone:
202-882-7315
REMARKS:
HOT
Please Comment
CC:
Mickie, here are the draft remarks prepared by us and integrated into the copy from Susanna
Zwerling of the FCC.
I'm also enclasing background information on the award and on KIDSNET.
Please make sure that WB get a Beta SP tape. The toast will be screened on large video
monitors and should be shot in MCU.
Thanks, Karen
P.S. When it's ready we'll send a messenger to pick it up.
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KIDSNET
Lamb Chop® Award for Excellence in Children's Programming
Honoring Peggy Charren
Thursday, June 8th
Number of pages faxed (including cover sheet|: 1
National Museum of Women in the Arts
To:
Washington, DC
Company:
Featuring
Fax Number:
Mallory Lowis &
From: Karen Jaffe, Executive Director, KIDSNET
Pat Mitchell, President & CEO, PBS
Lamb Chop
Leslie Moonves, President & CEO,
CBS Television
and
Herb Scannell, President, Nickelodeon,
Nick at Nite, TV Land
Special Guests
Anne Sweeney, President. Disney/ABC Cable
Networks, Disney Channel
Senator Edward M. Kennedy
Representative Edward J. Markey
Message: On the heels of Friday's announcement of
Representative John M. Shimkus
a posthumous Emmy award for Outstanding
U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky
Performance in a Children's Series for Charlle
FCC Chairman William E. Kennard
Horse Musio Pizza, beloved children's performer,
FCC Commissioner Susan P. Ness
Shari Lewis will be recognized with a permanent
(List in formation
acknowledgement of her entertainment genius. The
first annual Lamb Chap Award will be presented to
Peggy Charren and was created by KIDSNET in
Shari's honor and in conjunction with KIDSNETs 15th
anniversary.
Reserve your seats today.
Deadline for the program is
Thursday, 5/25!
For more information, call Connections Consulting, 703/416-6414
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A pioneer in her own right, Peggy is known throughout the entertainment industry and by
grateful parents all over the United States for her tireless commitment to responsible
broadcasting practices through Action for Children's Television, a national child advocacy
organization she founded in 1968.
KIDSNET President Karen Jaffe said, " KIDSNET has for a long time wanted to
create an award that would draw attention to some off-screen heroes in the area of
children's television. The sad passing of Shari Lewis gave us the opportunity to
recognize an incredible performer and true advocate of family entertainment and to create
a lasting and meaningful tribute to her achievements, Peggy Charren perfectly embodies
the spirit of the award and we are excited to have her as its first recipient."
It is fitting that this event will honor two distinguished women who are cultural
icons in an historic facility reflecting women in the arts. Co-chairs for the tribute include
KIDSNET Executive Director, Karen Jaffe; Pat Mitchell, President and CEO, PBS;
Leslie Moonves, President and CEO, CBS Television; Herb Scannell, President,
Nickelodeon, Nick At Nite, TV Land; and Anne Sweeney, President, Disney/ABC Cable
Networks and President, Disney Channel.
Shari Lewis' daughter Mallory Lewis, an Emmy Award-Winning television
writer/producer and novelist who is carrying on her mother's legacy, will be performing
Lamb Chop and playing a key role in the event. Commenting on the new award
Mallory said, "I'm thrilled that KIDSNET has created the Lamb Chop Award in honor
of my mom. The wonderfully funny and charming entertainment that Shari brought to
more/
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KIDSNET
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FIRST LAMB CHOP® AWARD CREATED BY KIDSNET
Award Commemorates Beloved Children's Performer
WASHINGTON, D.C.: April 20, 2000: KIDSNET has announced the First
Annual Lamb Chop Award honoring excellence in children's programming in
electronic media KIDSNET decided to create this award to acknowledge the
organization's commitment to the dissemination of information about the best in
children's electronic media. In conjunction with the 15th Anniversary of KIDSNET the
inaugural award will be presented on June 8 at the Museum for Women in the Arts in
Washington, D.C.
The Lamb Chop Award commemorates Shari Lewis, one of the true pioneers
and visionaries in children's media, who with her sidekick Lamb Chop and other
fabulous, fuzzy characters entertained millions of children and their parents for more than
thirty years. Shari Lewis won many accolades during her lifetime, including 12 Emmy
Awards and a Peabody Award. Shari was a founding board member of KIDSNET and
very much believed in its mission to help parents and professionals identify excellence in
children's media. This year she has been nominated posthumously for an Emmy award
for "Best Performer in a Children's Series' for "Charlie Horse Music Pizza" (PBS).
The inaugural Lamb Chop Award will be presented to Peggy Charren
more/
KIDSNET, Inc. 6856 Eastern Avenue, N.W. Suite 208 Washington, D.C 20012 (202) 291-1400 Fax (202) 882-7315
[email protected]
www.kidsnet.org
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audiences through her books, music and videos as well as through her television
performances, was all based on solid research and educational values. It was her genius
that she was able to educate while seeming only to effortlessly entertain. As Shari's
long-time producer and biggest fan, I'm honored to continue her work and to be a part of
this wonderful event that recognizes Shari's own commitment to providing excellence in
children's media with this award to Peggy Charren"
Since 1985 KIDSNET has offered educators, health and social service
professionals, as well as families, an informed guide to the educational opportunities
available from TV, radio and multimedia sources. KIDSNET curricula have been used
by millions of educators to support radio, television, and multi-media in both formal and
informal learning environments. The KIDSNET website, www.kidsnet.org, lists
programs by curriculum area, grade levels, special needs, and includes references to
literature as well as ratings. By encouraging media literacy for youth and a commitment
to excellence in broadcasters and producers KIDNSET has played an important role in
improving the quality and quantity of children's electronic media. For parents and
teaching professionals KIDSNET harnesses the power of this media to enlighten and
educate. KIDSNET is an educational nonprofit 501(c)3 organization.
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Media Contact:
Susan Barrett & Associates
(508) 785-1829
E-mail: [email protected]
KIDSNET:
Jennifer Chrest (202) 291-1400
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KIDSNET
Since 1985 KIDSNET has offered educators, health and social service professionals, as well as
familles, an informed guide to the educational opportunities available from TV, radio and
multimedia squrces. KIDSNET print and online curricula have been used by millions of educators
to support radio and television programming in both formal and informal learning environments.
By encouraging media literacy for youth and a commitment to excellence in programming,
KIDSNET has played an Important role in improving the quality and quantity of children's
electronic media, For parents and teaching professionals KIDSNET hamesses the power of this
media to enlighten and educate. KIDSNET is an educational nonprofit 501(c)3 organization.
www.KIDSNET.org
Shari Lewis . KIDSNET Board Member
1985 - 1998
For over thirty years, Shari Lewis entertained millions of children and their parents with her fuzzy
friends Charlie Horse, Hush Puppy, and most notably Lamb Chop. An accomplished actress,
producer, orchestra conductor (performing with over 100 orchestras worldwide), recording artist,
ventriloquist, puppeteer and author, she received honors in virtually every creative pursuit. in
addition to the Peabody Award, the John F. Kennedy Center Award for Excellence and Creativity,
and an Action for Children's Television Award, Shari has won 12 Emmys and was inducted into
the Parents Choice Hall of Fame.
Best known for delighting television audiences with her lovable sidekicks, the prolific entertainer
has produced a wide assortment of children's books (60 in all), audio cassettes and over twenty
home video titles.
Shart entered show business in 1952 when she won the Arthur Godfrey Talent Scout TV show.
Five years later, she introduced Lamb Chop on the "Captain Kangaroo Show." From 1968 until
1976 Shari had her own TV series on BBC-1 in England and produced specials for Canadian and
Australian TV. In 1992 Shari launched "Lamb Chop's Play-Along" on PBS, followed by "Charlle
Horse Music Pizza" on the same network.
In August, 1998 Shari died while undergoing treatment for uterine cancer.
Peggy Charren
Peggy Charren is the founder of Action for Children's Television, a national child advocacy
organization that has encouraged responsible broadcasting practices since 1968. Ms. Charren Is
a visiting scholar at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education, where she serves on
the Technology Council. She is also a member of the Board of Trustees of WGBH TV and a
Director of the New England Foundation for the Arts, National Video Resources, and the Jewish
Women's Archive. She was a member of the White House Advisory Committee on Public Interest
Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters, and an advisor to the Library of Congress, the
Children's Museum, the 20th Century Fund, The American Repertory Theatre, the Camegie
Commission, the National Science Foundation, the National Women's Political Caucus, and the
Massachusetts CMII Liberties Union.
Ms. Charren was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1995, a Peabody Award in 1992
and an Emmy In 1988, She holds academic honors form Radcliffe College and Connecticut
College and honorary degrees from nine colleges and universitles. Ms. Charren is author, or CO-
author, of The TV-Smart Book for Kids, Television, Children and the Constitutional Blcentennial;
and Changing Channels:Living (Sensibly) with Television. Her insights and opinions are published
regularly and internationally in respected International newspapers, periodicals and journals.
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KIDSNET's First Annual
Lamb Chop Award
Hanoring Excellence in Children's Programming
In Commemoration of Shari Lewis
2000 Recipient: Peggy Charren
Description:
The Lamb Chop Award is an annual tribute to an individual, company or
organization that represents excellence in children's programming in electronic
media. The purpose of this award is to promote a continued commitment to the
field of children's media that reflects the best in education, information and
entertainment.
Eligibility:
All individuals and organizations in the following categories are eligible, including
but not limited to production, talent, writing, creating, direction, networks,
organizations, and executives and advocates committed to children's
programming.
Selection:
Following the inaugural tribute, winners will be selected by the Board of
KIDSNET based on a solicitation process open to the entire country.
Annual Tribute:
Opportunity for leaders in the entertainment industry, government and the
community who share a commitment to children's media to pay tribute to
excellence in children's programming.
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THE KIDSNET BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chair: Karen Jaffe, Executive Director
David C. Andersen
Senior Vice President, Communications
Charter Communications, Inc.
Mary Pittelli
President
Barbara S. Brogliatti
P&P MediaWorks
Sr. Vice President, Corporate
Communications
Quentin Schaffer
Warner Brothers, Inc.
Vice President, Media Relations and
Corporate Affairs
Charles Ferris, Esq.
HBO
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and
Popeo, PC
Joe Waz, Jr.
Vice President, External Affairs
Virginia G. Fox
and Public Policy Counsel
Chief Operating Officer
Comeast Corporation
Kentucky Educational Television
Debra Zeyen
Keith Geiger
Founding Partner
Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Newmentum
Academic Programs
United States Department of State
Henry Geller
Former Assistant Secretary of
Commerce
Betty Hudson
Sr. V.P., Corporate Communications
iVillage, Inc.
Ann Kahn
Past-President
National PTA
Margaret Loesch
President & CEO
Odyssey Network, Inc.
James Mecklenburger
Project Director of Technology Audits
Center for Excellence in Education
Indiana University
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From:
Susanna Zwerling <[email protected]>
To:
internet:[email protected] <intemet:[email protected]>
Date:
Thursday, June 01, 2000 6:45 PM
Subject: Draft statement
Throughout my career I have worked hard to protect America's children, and to give them
the tools they need to thrive in this increasingly complicated world. Among the tremendous
accomplishments of our Administration in this area was the adoption of rules ensuring that
every television station in this country provide enriching programming for our children.
But the credit for these rules - rules that have produced an abundance of new programming
for children -resulted from the cheerful persistence of Peggy Charren.
For nearly three decades Peggy has been speaking for our children, demanding that
broadcasters provide children the same sort of variety of quality programming that the adult
audience takes for granted.
According to a recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation, children watch almost three
hours of television each day. You all know that we cannot underestimate the effect of this
television viewing on young children. But thanks in large part to Peggy's unflagging efforts
there will be plenty of the sort of children's programming that Peggy calls "delicious" to
continue to educate and delight our children for years to come.
Peggy -- you know how much Bill and I admire your pioneering spirit, your tenacity and your
passion for creative freedom. You didn't get that medal for nothing'!)
You've done so much for America's children.
It gives me great pleasure to salute you tonight on your much deserved Lambchop Award.
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