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improving the quality of children's television and empowering parents and educators to deal more effectively with the media. Dr. Montgomery wrote a book, Target: Prime Time, which is a key work on the relationships between advocacy groups and network entertainment television. Myers, Jack- Jack Myers is Chairman and CEO of Television Programming Partners. Nye, Bill- Bill Nye is the host and head writer of the hit children's TV series "Disney Presents Bill Nye the Science Guy." In three seasons the show has been awarded two 1996 Daytime Emmy Awards, two Silver Apple Awards, three Parent's Choice Awards (1993, 1994, 1995), an Environmental Media Award, and a National Education Association Award. Nye's own science career is also off to a start, as he was just issued a patent for his collapsible, water-filled magnifying glass. Nye's show got started with funding from the National Science Foundation and now has funding from Buena Vista Television (Disney) and and the Seattle public television station. Here in DC it is carried at 6 a.m. on channel 50 (Warner Brothers) and on two public television stations. Nye can speak well about the issue of why educational programs don't get good ratings. He could explain that in those markets where the program is on regularly, is not routinely preempted (by, for example, sports broadcasts), and is promoted by the station, the ratings are substantially higher than they are in markets where these efforts are not made. Perry, Jennifer- Jennifer Perry is the Executive Director of the Children's Action Network (CAN). CAN serves as the entertainment industry's voice for children. It informs the public about the needs. of children by mobilizing the Hollywood community and marshalling the immense power of TV and film. CAN has also been involved with a number of major campaigns to improve the welfare of children. Perry has co-produced several special programs including, "Through our Eyes," an award- winning video on the changing American family, and "Listen Up: Young Voices For Change," a KCBS television special in response to the April 1992 unrest in Los Angeles county. Phillips, Robert- Dr. Robert Phillips is Deputy Medical Director of the American Psychiatric Association and serves as Director of the APA Offices of Psychiatric Services and Minority and National Affairs. He has done work with the Justice Department, the National Institute of Mental Health and the Center for Mental Health Services. In May 1993 he was selected as a distinguished Psychiatric Lecturer of the American Psychiatric Association. Poussaint, Alvin- Alvin Poussaint is currently a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Faculty Associate Dean for Student Affairs at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Poussaint is also the Director of the Media Center for Children at the Judge Baker Children's Center in Boston. Poussaint is a 8

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