Date: Tue, 24 Mar 1998 21:29:03 -0600 From: ACTION ALERT Moderator Subject: ACTION ALERT: WSYX-TV, Columbus OH [ excerpt from New York Daily News ] ** SUMMARY ** ABC COLUMBUS AFFILIATE MAY PULL "ELLEN" BECAUSE OF GAY CONTENT The gay-laden content of the sitcom "Ellen" has the ABC affiliate in Columbus threatening to yank the show and fill its Wednesday 9:30 PM time slot with "Seinfeld" reruns. Station brass at WSYX-TV told the trade paper _Variety_ that they may make the switch this week, even though the controversial "Ellen" is now off the air for six weeks and is being replaced by a new comedy, "Two Guys, a Girl & a Pizza Place." Station manager Sam Stallworth did not return a call Monday. However, station owner Barry Baker told _Variety_, "We have a problem with the content of 'Ellen'." ** ACTION ** Please write WSYX-TV and ask them to keep running Ellen's TV series. WSYX-TV 1261 Dublin Road PO Box 718 Columbus, OH 43216-0718 Phone: (614) 481-6666 FAX: (614) 481-6828 E-mail: wsyx@aol.com General Manager: Sam Stallworth Programming Manager: Delcia Reece -- _____________________________________________________________________________ * ACTION-ALERT is a moderated mailing list. * * To subscribe to ACTION-ALERT, send mail to: majordomo@vector.casti.com * * In the mail message, enter ONLY the words: subscribe action-alert * * To unsubscribe to ACTION-ALERT, send mail to: majordomo@vector.casti.com * * In the mail message, enter ONLY the words: unsubscribe action-alert * * Words in the Subject: line are NOT processed! * * List Information: http://www.qrd.org/qrd/electronic/email/action-alert * _____________________________________________________________________________