A TV Network for The Missing/Found Unknown-Merged

[christine2448]

I had discussed w/several people the idea of having a TV Network dedicated to The Missing/Found Unknown. I flip through the channels when looking for something to watch and see Music, Sports, Nat. Geo, Disc, and on and on. I started thinking why not a network dedicated to the missing. Stories, pictures, thinking how many homes that could reach. I have no clue how to do something like this. I am not a good 'communicator'..however, I decided to email several networks, inlcluding the doe network, AMW, Turner Broadcasting, CNN, National Center for Missing and Exploited, etc. I have no idea what it would help, but I figured, what the heck, let's just get the 'idea' out there...see what happens.
Here is what I sent, so far I have rec'd one response, from the doe network, see below:

I am curious about something and would like to know who I can direct this question, suggestion to.

Something I would love to do, start a TV network, a station that runs all hours, showing stories, pictures, etc. of all the missing/found unknowns out there. I have NO clue how something like this would be accomplished.

You have Discovery, Sports, Music, Movies ,etc channels, why not a Missing Persons channel. Do you know how many people this would reach? I believe large businesses and people with missing loved ones would finance such a venture.

Again, I am clueless about this kind of thing, but the ideas are in my head and I thought I'd bring it up.

What made me think of this is all the talk on a website I belong to, WebSleuths.com (http://websleuths.com/), a lot of people were talking about all the coverage Natalee Holloway is receiving and the fact that all of the missing, found/unknowns, etc, get nothing, or very little coverage.

Why couldn't you set up something like this?

Why hasn't this been done by anyone?

Any reasons? Can this be done? Can you tell me who I could discuss this with to see if it is possible.

Thank you and kindest regards,
Christine Jones

Been working on just that Christine.

A lot more complicated that it might sound....but indeed....it is being considered. There's a blurb about it in this article....

www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.08/matthews.html (http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.08/matthews.html)

:-)~ Todd

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- Matthew 10:26




Administrative Team wrote:

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Todd, I think you can answer this gal pretty thoroughly huh?



~Liz

[christine2448]

I asked the person that emailed me below if he could keep me informed, he wrote back and said that he would, see email below:


Will do!

Hope you can stay in touch with me...( I get about 800 e-mails a day).....so I hope I can reply on you keeping better track of me than I can you! LOL

This might help you as well...
http://www.webmaine.com/forums/ubb/Forum18/HTML/000096.html (http://www.webmaine.com/forums/ubb/Forum18/HTML/000096.html)

We're not so sure about CBS still....but there are many other options being looked over.

-Todd

[poco]

Sounds like a winner to me!!!! :clap:

[Gozgals]

:) :angel: Hello Christine, thank you for going forward with this wonderful idea. I have always (as many have) thought about this too.

Thank you for having the drive to go ahead with contacting someone.

"you are an inspiration"

I hope one day to watch our missing/lost on TV where they belong -

24 hours a day.

[christine2448]

Thank you all for the encouragement. As I mentioned, I am not a good communicator, writer. Listed below are all the major networks websites, you can find email addy's under the contacts page, you just never know who may be interested in taking up something like this.....anyone that wants to, write them about this idea...please, please do! You never know what may come of it!

Love to all, I am so very thankful that I don't have a loved one missing, but for all that do, my prayers are with you every day and I hope that I may be able to help in some way!


ABC
500 S. Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521-4551
http://www.abc.com/ (http://www.abc.com/)
netaudr@abc.com (netaudr@abc.com)

CBS
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
(212) 975-4321
http://www.cbs.com/ (http://www.cbs.com/)
audsvcs@cbs.com (audsvcs@cbs.com)

FOX Broadcasting Company
P.O. Box 900
Beverly Hills, CA 90213-0900
http://www.fox.com/ (http://www.fox.com/)
askfox@foxinc.com (askfox@foxinc.com)

NBC
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112
(212) 664-4444
http://www.nbc.com/ (http://www.nbc.com/)
nbcshows@nbc.com (nbcshows@nbc.com)

PBS*
1320 Braddock Place
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 739-5000
http://www.pbs.org/ (http://www.pbs.org/)

Nickelodeon (NIK)
1515 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
(212) 258-8000
http://www.nick.com/ (http://www.nick.com/)

Lifetime Television (LIF)
34-12 36th Street
Astoria, NY 11106
(718) 706-3600
http://www.lifetimetv.com/ (http://www.lifetimetv.com/)

Turner Entertainment Networks (TNT, TBS, TCM*)
1050 Techwood Drive, NW
Atlanta, GA 30348-5264
(404) 827-1717
http://www.tnt.tv/ (http://www.tnt.tv/)
tnt@turner.com (tnt@turner.com)

USA Networks (USA)
1230 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
(212) 408-9100
http://www.usanetwork.com/ (http://www.usanetwork.com/)


A&E Network (A&E)
235 E. 45th Street
New York, NY 10017
(212) 661-4500
http://www.aande.com/ (http://www.aande.com/)

Black Entertainment Television (BET)
1235 W Place, NE
Washington, DC 20018
(202) 608-2000
http://www.bet.com/ (http://www.bet.com/)

Bravo (BRV)
200 Jericho Quadrangle
Jericho, New York 11753
(516) 803-4500
http://www.bravotv.com/ (http://www.bravotv.com/)

CNBC, Consumer News and Business Channel
2200 Fletcher Avenue
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
(201) 585-CNBC
http://www.cnbc.com/ (http://www.cnbc.com/)

CNN
One CNN Center
Box 105366
Atlanta, GA 30348-5366
(404) 827-1500
http://www.cnn.com/ (http://www.cnn.com/)

Courtroom Television Network (Court TV)
600 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10016
(212) 973-2800
http://www.courttv.com/ (http://www.courttv.com/)

The Discovery Channel
7700 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 986-0444
http://www.discovery.com/ (http://www.discovery.com/)

E! Entertainment Television
57500 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036-3709
(323) 954-2400
http://www.eonline.com/ (http://www.eonline.com/)

ESPN
935 Middle Street, ESPN Plaza
Bristol, CT 06010-7454
(860) 766-2000
http://espn.go.com/ (http://espn.go.com/)

Food Network
1180 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
(212) 398-8836
http://www.foodtv.com/ (http://www.foodtv.com/)

fX
1440 South Sepulveda Boulevard
Suite 209
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(310) 286-3800
http://www.fxnetworks.com/main.html (http://www.fxnetworks.com/main.html)

Game Show Network
10101 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232
http://www.gameshownetwork.com (http://www.gameshownetwork.com/)
Headline News
One CNN Center, Box 105366
Atlanta, GA 30348
(404) 827-1500
http://www.cnn.com/HLN/ (http://www.cnn.com/HLN/)

The History Channel
235 East 45th Street
New York, NY 10017
http://www.thehistorychannel.com/ (http://www.thehistorychannel.com/)

Home Box Office (HBO/Cinemax)
1100 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
(212) 512-1000
http://www.hbo.com/ (http://www.hbo.com/)
http://www.cinemax.com/ (http://www.cinemax.com/)

The Learning Channel (TLC)
7700 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 986-0444
http://tlc.discovery.com/ (http://tlc.discovery.com/)

MTV
1515 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
(212) 258-8000
http://www.mtv.com/ (http://www.mtv.com/)

PAX
601 Clearwater Park Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
(561) 659-4122
http://www.pax.tv/ (http://www.pax.tv/)

The National Network (TNN)
1515 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
(212) 258-6000
http://www.thenewtnn.com/ (http://www.thenewtnn.com/)

Sci-Fi Channel
1230 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
(212) 408-9100
http://www.scifi.com/ (http://www.scifi.com/)

Showtime/TMC
1633 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
(212) 708-1600
http://sho.com/ (http://sho.com/)

The Travel Channel
2690 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 500
Atlanta, GA 30339
(404) 801-2400
http://travel.discovery.com/ (http://travel.discovery.com/)

UPN
11800 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 575-7000
http://www.upn.com/ (http://www.upn.com/)

VH-1
1515 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
(212) 258-8000
http://www.vh1.com/ (http://www.vh1.com/)

WB Television Network
4000 Warner Boulevard
Burbank, CA 91522
(818) 954-6000
http://www.warnerbros.com/ (http://www.warnerbros.com/)

The Weather Channel
2600 Cumberland Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30339
(404) 434-6800
http://www.weather.com/ (http://www.weather.com/)

[SimonSays]

I just read an article on Fox last week that mentioned a channel for the missing too... here is the link:


http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,162001,00.html

Excerpt:

24-Hour Media Embrace Tales of the Missing

Saturday, July 09, 2005

By Catherine Donaldson-Evans

NEW YORK — Stories about missing children, teens and young adults dominate TV news so much these days that some have suggested creating a missing-persons cable channel.

[christine2448]

I just read an article on Fox last week that mentioned a channel for the missing too... here is the link:


http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,162001,00.html

Excerpt:
Great article Simon, thanks! See, we aren't the only ones thinking about this. maybe if enough of us show interest in watching a channel such as this, someone will go through with it!

Thanks again for the great link!

[JDB]

Christina: Please let me know how I can help via PM. I to for years have asked the question of why no 24-7 coverage. In fact I have already made a statement that if I ever hit the Lotto Laffin that is what I would do first

[chicoliving]

It would be a dream come true! Thanks for being you Christine! :)

[mysteriew]

The more emails they recieve the more attention they will pay. The programming runs by their ratings, so it stands to reason that the more attention they get, the more seriously they will look at it.

When I turn on the TV I can watch almost anything I would wish, and much that doesn't appeal to me. There are movie channels, food, country and rock music, travel, history, nature, sports, national news, cartoons and other children's channels, and so many other types of channels directed toward my amusement and education.
But there is no where that I can go to find out info about a growing problem in the USA. People go missing, bodies are found that are never identified. Most never make national headlines. They don't have the "media hook" that is needed to draw national attention.
A person who is missing draws local attention, which is fine- as long as the person stays in the local area. However, we live in the 21 century and a person can be almost anywhere in the US in a matter of hours. Children can be abducted in Ohio and be in Mon. in 24 hrs. People in Mon. don't know the child is missing because it only drew local interest in Ohio. We need a channel that specializes in missing/abducted persons.
You may think there would be no interest in such a channel. But take a look at websites set up for the missing, they get a lot of attention. Look at how long programs like AMW have been running.
There is a void there and we need a channel to fill it. You develop the channel and it will get the attention. The programs could highlight the missing person- make them personal to the viewers. So much could be done with this type of programming. And it would help to fill a critical void in dispersing information about missing persons.

[christine2448]

The more emails they recieve the more attention they will pay. The programming runs by their ratings, so it stands to reason that the more attention they get, the more seriously they will look at it.
:clap: AWESOME EMAIL Mysteriew!!!!!!! That's exactly what I was hoping for, people to start 'buggin' these networks. Great Job. Thank you!

[christine2448]

Christina: Please let me know how I can help via PM. I to for years have asked the question of why no 24-7 coverage. In fact I have already made a statement that if I ever hit the Lotto Laffin that is what I would do first
Thanks JDB, I don't know what else to do except write these networks. Get them to hear us, we want a Network channel started to run 24/7 about our missing loved ones and also found/unknowns. Start emailing :) Spread the word to others and get them to email too. Maybe someone one of us knows has some connections some where? I don't know. Write/spread the word is the only things I know to do at this time.

In my replies to the doe network, I let them know I would be willing to help if a channel was set up like this, taking calls, getting contributions, whatever, might be a good idea to offer to volunteer if it's possible. Let them know we are willing to also help once the station is up and running.

[mysteriew]

Liz posted these emails for various media in the Groene forum. I "borrowed" them. :D

Larry King LarryKingLive@cnn.com

Linda Vester DaySide@foxnews.com

John Gibson BigStory@foxnews.com

Bill O'Reilly Oreilly@foxnews.com

Joe Scarborough joe@msnbc.com

Dan Abrams abramsreport@msnbc.com

Linda Vester daybreak@cnn.com

Neil Cavuto cavuto@foxnews.com

E.D., Brian & Steve friends@foxnews.com

Shepard Smith FoxReport@foxnews.com

Geraldo Rivera AtLarge@foxnews.com

Sean Hannity Hannity@foxnews.com

Greta Van Susteran ontherecord@foxnews.com

Carol and Chad Daybreak@cnn.com

Nancy Grace NancyGrace@courttv.com

http://websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25606

[christine2448]

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Cool beans! I will email all of these this weekend! Thanks mysteriew!



Liz posted these emails for various media in the Groene forum. I "borrowed" them. :D

Larry King LarryKingLive@cnn.com

Linda Vester DaySide@foxnews.com

John Gibson BigStory@foxnews.com

Bill O'Reilly Oreilly@foxnews.com

Joe Scarborough joe@msnbc.com

Dan Abrams abramsreport@msnbc.com

Linda Vester daybreak@cnn.com

Neil Cavuto cavuto@foxnews.com

E.D., Brian & Steve friends@foxnews.com

Shepard Smith FoxReport@foxnews.com

Geraldo Rivera AtLarge@foxnews.com

Sean Hannity Hannity@foxnews.com

Greta Van Susteran ontherecord@foxnews.com

Carol and Chad Daybreak@cnn.com

Nancy Grace NancyGrace@courttv.com

http://websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25606

[christine2448]

Public Internet kiosks are being used as modern-day milk cartons in an effort to find missing children.

For full article:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/07/28/kiosks.missing.kids.ap/index.html


Edit: I am going to email this company, Surferquest, maybe they'd be interested in starting a TV Network? I emailed so many networks and I have not gotten any more responses. :(

[Ron1834]

I landed here by tracing back the link "SurferQuest" mentioned on Google. I am the initiator of the SurferQuest - Missing Children project on our Internet Kiosks.
I guess I beat you to the e-mail christine2448!

You made me think Christine and although we as a company are way too small to even think of setting something like this up, you did made me think. Like hopefully my initiative of displaying the Missing Children on our Kiosks, will make you and others think and hopefully make new ideas or the same ideas on a different media network.

Personally I hope that my initiative will make the ATM people think. Imagine if they would utilize every ATM machine out there for displaying The Missing Children. I know they can push content to every ATM machine, they use it now for advertisiments. If they can do that, they can also push pictures to them. What a difference that would make.

You guys have a powerful voice and as I read the messages I realize you use it so well. Keep up the good work, but don't forget the little battles. Win enough little ones and.........

Ron
www.surferquest.com (http://www.surferquest.com)

[mysteriew]

Ron1834, SurferQuest. First of all, let me thank you for your initiative in getting the pictures of the missing kids out in the public forum. All movements start with one person's initative. You say that your company is small, yet you have made a huge contribution in the effort.
Second, please stick around and do a little reading. Join in the posting, send out a few emails. You can help a lot by joining in. Your ideas about posting them on ATM's are interesting, I had never considered that. You sound like an idea person we really need around here!

[christine2448]

I landed here by tracing back the link "SurferQuest" mentioned on Google. I am the initiator of the SurferQuest - Missing Children project on our Internet Kiosks.
I guess I beat you to the e-mail christine2448!

You made me think Christine and although we as a company are way too small to even think of setting something like this up, you did made me think. Like hopefully my initiative of displaying the Missing Children on our Kiosks, will make you and others think and hopefully make new ideas or the same ideas on a different media network.

Personally I hope that my initiative will make the ATM people think. Imagine if they would utilize every ATM machine out there for displaying The Missing Children. I know they can push content to every ATM machine, they use it now for advertisiments. If they can do that, they can also push pictures to them. What a difference that would make.

You guys have a powerful voice and as I read the messages I realize you use it so well. Keep up the good work, but don't forget the little battles. Win enough little ones and.........

Ron
www.surferquest.com (http://www.surferquest.com/)Hiya Ron! Welcome!

I did email you all, and I'm trying to understand if you read my email and that's how you ended up here? I can't remember who, but someone sent me an email about what your company was doing w/the Kiosks and I sent you the same email I have been sending to all the networks/TV news anchors, etc. As I have mentioned in earlier posts, I have rec'd only 1 response and it was from the doe network, and now, I think I have recieved a response from Surferquest :) I'm just very tired and not sure if I am understanding your post LOL.

I think what you are doing is wonderful and I send you a sincere thank you!

Now, about the ATMs, would I contact the individual banks about this? Or is this something you are currently working on? I think it is a fantastic idea!!!

Hope you stick around and join in discussions on our forum here.

Kindest regards,
Christine

[Ron1834]

Thank you for the warm welcome Mysteriew and Christine.

Now, about the ATMs, is this something you are currently working on? I think it is a fantastic idea!!!

No, Christine, my goal is to get the SurferQuest Internet Kiosk in a lot of public places like Rest Areas. We are working with a couple now and on the 18th we have a Press Conference of displaying the Missing Children in the NH rest areas. 2 more states on the East Coast are interested as well and hopefully will follow shortly afterwards.

I am also working on some other projects that involve displaying the Missing Children. Can't go into that yet.

The ATM is a different technology with some of the same features, like digital signage. This feature can be utilized, very easily in my view, for displaying the Missing Children. I am thinking about this a lot, the only thing is, it conflicts with what I am doing myself. The time I would spend on this, I cannot spend on my other projects. And they are just that important.

But I can help and I have some ideas about how we have the best chance. This involves a lot, because I believe there is only one way to do this and that is to set ALL the sails. More than I and you 2 can do.

I have something to do now, but this is something to think about. I will be back.

Ron

[Peabody]

Thank you for the warm welcome Mysteriew and Christine.

Now, about the ATMs, is this something you are currently working on? I think it is a fantastic idea!!!

No, Christine, my goal is to get the SurferQuest Internet Kiosk in a lot of public places like Rest Areas. We are working with a couple now and on the 18th we have a Press Conference of displaying the Missing Children in the NH rest areas. 2 more states on the East Coast are interested as well and hopefully will follow shortly afterwards.


Ron
Ron,

Is there any chance of including missing adults in the displays in the NH rest areas. There are a considerable number of missing people in ratio to the population.

Here is a link to a thread on this forum entitled Missing Young Women in NH:

http://websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21997&page=1&pp=25

I think your idea is GREAT !


Bring Maura Home!

www.mauramurray.com (http://www.mauramurray.com)
www.spbowers.com\mauramissing.html (http://www.spbowers.commauramissing.html)

[Ron1834]

Peabody,

The feed we receive from the National Center (NCMEC) and display on our Internet Kiosks also contains adults. If you have an internet address for me to her poster I can make sure she will be displayed on all NH Internet Kiosks.

I have read a little about her case and it seems it might be best to publish her on all our Internet Kiosks nationwide.

Ron

[mysteriew]

Peabody,

The feed we receive from the National Center (NCMEC) and display on our Internet Kiosks also contains adults. If you have an internet address for me to her poster I can make sure she will be displayed on all NH Internet Kiosks.

I have read a little about her case and it seems it might be best to publish her on all our Internet Kiosks nationwide.

Ron

http://www.mauramurray.com/

[TisHerself]

Christine this is so Great, I have E Mailed a lot of the addresses you have posted, about the same thing. So far I have not gotten any answers, please let me know what happens.

[christine2448]

Christine this is so Great, I have E Mailed a lot of the addresses you have posted, about the same thing. So far I have not gotten any answers, please let me know what happens.
Hey there! Thanks.....I haven't gotten any responses either, except from SurferQuest and The Doe Network. Doe Network says it's trying to do somethig about this, and SurferQuest, as you can see by posts below is very busy pulling of another GREAT idea.

Thanks for helping and sending out letters!

Kindest regards,
Christine

[Peabody]

Peabody,

The feed we receive from the National Center (NCMEC) and display on our Internet Kiosks also contains adults. If you have an internet address for me to her poster I can make sure she will be displayed on all NH Internet Kiosks.

I have read a little about her case and it seems it might be best to publish her on all our Internet Kiosks nationwide.

Ron
Thank you so much! Your comment is most encouraging!!

I am not sure which Link you are requesting:

The Link to the National Center for Missing Adults Poster for Maura is:
http://www.theyaremissed.org/ncma/gallery/ncmaprofile_all.php?A200401157S

However, this Link will take you to a similar $40,000 Reward Missing Poster http://www.mauramurray.com/

Please let me know if there is anything else that you might need. I am working with Maura's family. You can email me or Maura's family at mauramissing@hotmail.com


Again, Thank You !

Bring Maura Home!
www.mauramurray.com (http://www.mauramurray.com/)
www.spbowers.com\mauramissing.html (http://www.spbowers.com/mauramissing.html)

[LillyRush]

I would love to help out with any missing persons network show. That sounds awesome!

[murraydwyer]

Seems like somebody in Arkansas gets it...the link to this site was posted on a group I belong to:

Arkansas Unsolved (http://www.arunsolved.org/)


Thanks for visiting arunsolved.org, the online home of the new TV series Arkansas' Unsolved. Both the show and the Website are aimed at helping law enforcement crack Arkansas' unsolved murder and missing persons cases. It has been said that almost every major law enforcement agency in
Arkansas has at least one unsolved murder or missing persons case. Justice has not been served, and many families are in limbo. Arkansas' Unsolved is our answer to that untenable situation.

Arkansas' Unsolved is a new series airing during paid programming hours on Little Rock broadcast stations. We will be airing 24 30-minute episodes each year in a continuous season, with each episode featuring one unsolved murder or missing persons case from Arkansas. The goal is to get
as much information as possible out before as many viewers as possible. To achieve the goal, we produce each episode, purchase the paid programming time, and arrange sponsorship agreements with Arkansas businesses in order to retire the production and air time costs. The Website will function as a clearinghouse for Arkansas cold cases. Law enforcement can submit unsolved murder or missing persons cases free of charge for posting on the Website and consideration for being featured on the TV show.

The desired result is the solving of as many cold cases as possible. To that end, we have set up a reward fund to pay out rewards of up to $1Million for information leading to the safe return of any missing person featured on the show or Website or the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for any crime featured on the show or Website. The fund will also pay out rewards of up to $50,000 for an anonymous tip leading to the whereabouts of any missing person featured on the show or Website or to the arrest and formal charging of a suspect in any case featured on the show or Website. To date, Arkansas businesses have pledged over $2Million to the reward fund.

[mysteriew]

murraydwyer, welcome to WS! And thanks for the great update!
Please stick around and read and post for a while. And please- join us in pushing to get a national show like the one Ark. has, and encourage others to do the same.
I wish this type of programming was available for my state- or for the nation.

[mysteriew]

I would love to help out with any missing persons network show. That sounds awesome!

Have you ever considered contacting your local PBS station with the offer? Many of the PBS stations offer some community broadcast time.
Getting some local shows going would also get the attention focused on the dedicated channel.

[murraydwyer]

I've been around for a while now...just don't post too often....most posts are in thread on Maura Murray.....www.Mauramurray.com ....

The reason that the Arkansas station is important is because it is the police that are leading the charge. The police, prosecutors and politicians hold the key to any show of this type being effective. I understand that they have to protect some information to protect the integrity of potential court cases, but they have to give enough information to the families and public to either find the missing person or the people responsible.

For instance.....in Maura's case. The police have Maura's computer. There could be information on that computer that might be meaningful to Maura's family or friends, but have absolutely no meaning to the police. We all have family jokes and double entendres with friends and family that no policeman is ever going to get. There could be websites visited that would be quite meaningful to the family. Currently, the only hope the family has of obtaining that computer it to take it to court and even then as things stand, it is doubtful that it will be released.

The police and prosecutors hold all the cards in any case.......Maura is still considered a missing person...'no evidence of a crime' and yet because it is still 'under investigation' the police don't have to release any information. The police have access to information that families don't have access to. Some (certainly not all) should be made public...Any case is a complex pile of puzzle pieces....if the police had all of the pieces they could make their case....but when the public, friends, family have some pieces and the police have some pieces and some other agency has others.....there is no way to put them together..........that is why I applaud the Arkansas police or politicians who have made the decision to give just a bit more info to the public...something might just click with somebody out there.

[murraydwyer]

Sadly I went to the site I posted above and found this message:


Arkansas' Unsolved regrets to announce that we have suspended broadcast operations indefinitely as on August 26, 2005. The
reason for the suspension is the near total lack of support we have received from the business community. Sponsorship is the
life-blood of any broadcast endeavor, and with the unexplained withdrawal of three major sponsors, combined with a seeming total
lack of interest from the rest of the business community, we no longer have the means to continue with our broadcast operations.
This is unfortunate not just for us but for law enforcement and for the families who could benefit so much from the continued
broadcasting of the series. Our quest for corporate sponsors continues, though, and we hope to be back on the air soon. Meanwhile,
production continues on the next three episodes, and the Website will remain active.

[mysteriew]

Sadly I went to the site I posted above and found this message:


Arkansas' Unsolved regrets to announce that we have suspended broadcast operations indefinitely as on August 26, 2005. The
reason for the suspension is the near total lack of support we have received from the business community. Sponsorship is the
life-blood of any broadcast endeavor, and with the unexplained withdrawal of three major sponsors, combined with a seeming total
lack of interest from the rest of the business community, we no longer have the means to continue with our broadcast operations.
This is unfortunate not just for us but for law enforcement and for the families who could benefit so much from the continued
broadcasting of the series. Our quest for corporate sponsors continues, though, and we hope to be back on the air soon. Meanwhile,
production continues on the next three episodes, and the Website will remain active.

I am so sorry. Somehow we have to get people to see how important it is to get the media coverage. But it is going to take a lot of people talking and getting it into the media coverage I am afraid.
In that interest- I am posting some quotes that were made in the recovery of Jodie Collie-
Rocky Mount police Capt. Marty McCoy
McCoy credited both the FBI and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for their assistance in trying to find Collie and Denkler.

"Without their help and resources, the expediency of this investigation would have been retarded," McCoy said.

He also thanked the callers who phoned in tips throughout the country, as well as the media that featured the story on Web sites, on television and in print. National media outlets featured the abduction Tuesday night after authorities held a news conference earlier in the day.

"We have literally blanketed the country with pictures of (Collie and Denkler)," FBI Special Agent Kevin Kendrick said during the news conference. "Anytime you have a child of tender years who is either taken or accompanies someone who is a registered sex offender, it's something that deserves the attention of our resources."
http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/content/news/stories/2005/08/31/083105rmtcollie_lost_gir.html

So that shows the benefits. Maybe what we need to do is work more on the sponsers instead of the media programmers.

[LinasK]

Christine, you have a great idea. I thought of it myself late last night as I was watching a stupid show- COPS! How come they can broadcast endless coverage of idiots running from cops and getting arrested, but not devote the time to solving missing persons cases???:doh:

[LillyRush]

Have you ever considered contacting your local PBS station with the offer? Many of the PBS stations offer some community broadcast time.
Getting some local shows going would also get the attention focused on the dedicated channel.
I hadn't thought of that, but it's a good idea.

[mysteriew]

This article contains some helpful statistics and info on the missing.



http://www2.townonline.com/hopkinton/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=322260

On a national scale, statistics on missing persons can be staggering. Consider that there are more than 3,000 children and elderly reported missing daily across the United States, according to FBI statistics, and that 85 to 95 percent of all missing persons are juveniles.

Even more disturbing is the fact that a child is abducted in this country every 10 minutes, and that 74 percent of abducted children are murdered within three hours of their abduction.

[murraydwyer]

As I've watched CNN over the past few days, I am reminded of the sad irony of the phrase, "be careful what you wish for"...Hats of to both CNN and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children for all they are doing to reunite families............

[dannyodie]

I had discussed w/several people the idea of having a TV Network dedicated to The Missing/Found Unknown. I flip through the channels when looking for something to watch and see Music, Sports, Nat. Geo, Disc, and on and on. I started thinking why not a network dedicated to the missing. Stories, pictures, thinking how many homes that could reach. I have no clue how to do something like this. I am not a good 'communicator'..however, I decided to email several networks, inlcluding the doe network, AMW, Turner Broadcasting, CNN, National Center for Missing and Exploited, etc. I have no idea what it would help, but I figured, what the heck, let's just get the 'idea' out there...see what happens.
Here is what I sent, so far I have rec'd one response, from the doe network, see below:

I am curious about something and would like to know who I can direct this question, suggestion to.

Something I would love to do, start a TV network, a station that runs all hours, showing stories, pictures, etc. of all the missing/found unknowns out there. I have NO clue how something like this would be accomplished.

You have Discovery, Sports, Music, Movies ,etc channels, why not a Missing Persons channel. Do you know how many people this would reach? I believe large businesses and people with missing loved ones would finance such a venture.

Again, I am clueless about this kind of thing, but the ideas are in my head and I thought I'd bring it up.

What made me think of this is all the talk on a website I belong to, WebSleuths.com (http://websleuths.com/), a lot of people were talking about all the coverage Natalee Holloway is receiving and the fact that all of the missing, found/unknowns, etc, get nothing, or very little coverage.

Why couldn't you set up something like this?

Why hasn't this been done by anyone?

Any reasons? Can this be done? Can you tell me who I could discuss this with to see if it is possible.

Thank you and kindest regards,
Christine Jones

Been working on just that Christine.

A lot more complicated that it might sound....but indeed....it is being considered. There's a blurb about it in this article....

www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.08/matthews.html (http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.08/matthews.html)

:-)~ Todd

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www.OutpostForHope.org (http://www.outpostforhope.org/) &
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www.crimemagazine.com/04/doe,0323.htm (http://www.crimemagazine.com/04/doe,0323.htm)



"...there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known."
- Matthew 10:26




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Todd, I think you can answer this gal pretty thoroughly huh?



~Liz
what a wonderful idea, sounds like the ones that you are contacting via email is a big step in the right direction. prayers for your efforts.

[mindi77]

Sounds like some of what I was thinking.....Since Arkansas had it but I just posted this on another entry but thought I would put it here to, wanted to see what we could maybe do and if this would work...I'll paste below what I wrote



What if people from all over started doing like public access about this. Like people got together on the internet and all live in different areas and all try to get a show on public access. The could have there own site to maintain and discuss each show that would be on in each different state and city that people signed up to try to get this going.

They could discuss all the missing people that would be on each show for that week and make sure that they get all the details of the disapearence as possible and have the website on the bottem of the television would be linked to the same one and when people come to the website they could see the other missing people that were aired on the other public access channels.

Then I would imagine if you started something like that then maybe it would gain some bigger ups and news worthyness about all of these people going all through out the world starting a public access show but with one name behind it. I don't know if that made any sense but tell if it didn't and I will try to clear it up....sometimes I get ahead of myself and don't know if what I am writing speaks the way I would like...


I think it would be a great thing to do, just a half hour or hour public access show and have a certain number to discuss in each show and then tell people about the website to look at more pics and news. And then maybe we can get what we want, we could talk about how it would be great to get a 24 hour tv channel dedicated for all the missing and tell them to sign the petition on the website and maybe some big wig would do it.

I know I know maybe to big a dream, but it would be great if we could give the missing a voice.

Mindi

[mysteriew]

I think it would be a great idea for someone to start a public access program about the missing/unidentified. It would be a start anyway. I know I was suprised when I started looking at the missing people in my home state. I was suprised at the number, and at the number of children who were missing that I wasn't aware of. And I live here. So if we could convince someone involved in public access to get it started, we would have a foot in the door.
Another way to approach this is by looking at the roadblocks. Media has stated they are having trouble getting sponsers for a missing/unidentified channel. So maybe we should approach some sponsors and request it. After all it will take startup money to get the channel up and running, and to pay staff for the channel.
These two articles that I am posting are talking about the need for a national registry of unidentified remains. But they contain some valuable statistics that can be used in any emails you might want to write:
http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca...4145991,00.html

bugmenot: falken@dod.gov
joshua

http://www.tcpalm.com/tcp/pj_editor...4140754,00.html

bugmenot: youareso@foolish.com
idiots

Another thing that might help would be to contact groups like this and try to get them to put support behind the idea:

They are members of an organization called Families of Homicide Victims and Missing Persons, a Colorado-based group that stirs up interest among law enforcement agencies to solve their cold cases. There are more than 1,200 unsolved homicides or missing-person cases with Colorado connections, group officers say.
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_3099848

[mysteriew]

For those who might be interested. Mjak found a TV show on the missing!
Here is there website:
http://www.usamissing.com/

It is not shown in my area so I am sending them an email, telling them how much I would love to see their show.
Mjak says it is shown at 3 am in his/her local programming. Any ideas about how to get this show promoted more?

[Kelly]

I have sent an email direct to the producer asking how we can increase market share for these show and better the air time in the current markets. I will post his repsonse here.

[Kelly]

From the producer:

"Hi Kelly,

Calls and letters from viewers to the Program Director or General Manager of a station asking them to carry or to improve the time period of "Missing" can be very, very effective--the more letters, the better! Getting a local business interested in sponsoring the program is a great way to help get "Missing" on the air in a decent time period. Car dealerships are the lifeblood of local station advertising, so any connections there can be a big help. The bottom line to every Program Director is ratings, so getting as many people as possible to watch the show on a regular basis is a real help.

This is the time of year when stations are working on their schedules for next fall, so letters and petitions would be most effective over the next month or so.

Hope this is helpful. Any efforts on behalf of the show are most appreciated!

Kind regards,

Larry"

[Lisahas2cats]

I may not be posting in the right place, but this forum looked the most likely for this question even though it's more of a vent than a question.

We have all kinds of channels and networks on our cable system......Golfing, Food Network, about 4 sports channels, 3 shopping networks, the list goes on.

Why, oh why is there not a cable channel or network devoted to spotlighting the stories and cases of the missing and unidentified in America? No, it wouldn't be a rollicking good time like the Golf channel, but it would bring so much more attention to missing/unidentified persons cases, and would probably help in closing cases (and bring much needed closure to families, most of all).

I wonder if CourtTV would ever consider having a spinoff channel like this?

Lisa

[Bobbisangel]

I know what you mean. Most of those channels are moneymakers. You would think by now there would be a channel for missing children/people though. Not just one that flashes their picture on the screen but one that told a little about each case...make it interesting and something that people would remember. It's like on here...we read a little about each person and a lot of the time we feel like we have come to know them and they become important to us. They need to do this during the day time and early evening when people would watch...not in the middle of the night.

I don't understand why each channel at the end of each hour don't show a picture of a missing child and tell a little about them. It would take a few minutes per hour. It really could help find some of these missing people/kids.
One of these days I'm going to find the email address for some of the channels/shows and ask why they can't do that. Think of the good they could do.

[Sundayrain]

Bobbisangel, I have the emails of the channels in a folder. I am away for a bit.......but as soon as I can I'll send some over to you........because that is
a wonderful idea. I'll make you up a list. Sunday http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_11_59.gif (http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZSYYYYYYYYUS)

[Bobbisangel]

Bobbisangel, I have the emails of the channels in a folder. I am away for a bit.......but as soon as I can I'll send some over to you........because that is
a wonderful idea. I'll make you up a list. Sunday http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_11_59.gif (http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZSYYYYYYYYUS)




Great idea Sunday and thanks so much. I look forward to getting the info. It just makes so much sense to me and it would take such a small amount of time. Bobbi

[Boyz_Mum]

I think this would be a great way to bring the missing persons to the forefront. Our local school district even has televisions in every classroom- getting the information to the people who see many, many kids via cable television could help recover missing persons. Also, many restuarants and bars have televisions on throughout the day, the potential of such a channel seems endless! Even in homes where they do not have internet access, they most likely have a television... it seems very feasable! I would wonder if finding sponsors for such a channel would be difficult? One would think that many corporations would be happy to contribute to such a good cause...

[Lisahas2cats]

How are Public Broadcast Stations funded? I know they get private donations, and also corporate sponsorships (derail: I hadn't watched children's programming on PBS for years, and was surprised to see that they now have "commercials" between programs)....do they get any government funding?

If so, I could almost envision something similar working for a "missing channel". I could also see companies/corporations that deal with children's "stuff" (Mattel, McDonald's, that kind of thing) being willing sponsors...

[Boyz_Mum]

I do think the Public Broadcasting Stations are run basically on donations from the private sector and through corporate sponsorships. (I am not an expert, just thinking back to when the kids would watch shows on PBS and would see fund drives).

I am wondering if contacting television networks AND/OR cable television and sattelite providers would be the best ways to go? Does anyone have any experience in this field or have ideas of how or who to approach first?

Television is an awesome tool for getting information out there (as is the internet) and I think the idea has a lot of merit...!

[christine2448]

I had started a thread on this awhile back, I believe when I was preggers and it just died out. Had done some research, still think about the possibilities, just don't know where to start.

I emailed TONS of people, networks, talk show hosts, with the idea, no responses :(

Here is a link to the older thread on this subject

http://websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26445&highlight=Network

[Boyz_Mum]

I had started a thread on this awhile back, I believe when I was preggers and it just died out. Had done some research, still think about the possibilities, just don't know where to start.

I emailed TONS of people, networks, talk show hosts, with the idea, no responses :(

Here is a link to the older thread on this subject

http://websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26445&highlight=Network
Thanks for posting the link Christine... I will begin reading back today!

[christine2448]

I wanted to bump this thread....I have not forgotten about this, been still working and talking with people over the time since posted last on this thread...seems, we may have something going...waiting to see exactly what. Word is someone is interested...that's all I know. It may not happen....it may happen. I am still working on it, just wanted everyone to know.

[teonspaleprincess]

I sent my emails for today :) I am going to post a bulletin on myspace, asking others to do the same. Maybe with enough of us showing interest, it will speed things up considerably.

[Gina_M]

Oh, wow, thanks for bumping this up! I've seen this idea come up in a couple other threads (even suggested it myself once!) - good to see it has its own thread :D

I would love to see a channel like this! I'm willing to send off letters, as long as I know what to say and whom to send them to! Let me know what I can do to help :)

[Gina_M]

my goal is to get the SurferQuest Internet Kiosk in a lot of public places like Rest Areas. We are working with a couple now and on the 18th we have a Press Conference of displaying the Missing Children in the NH rest areas. 2 more states on the East Coast are interested as well and hopefully will follow shortly afterwards.

The ATM is a different technology with some of the same features, like digital signage. This feature can be utilized, very easily in my view, for displaying the Missing Children.

Ron

I really love these ideas! Ron, are you still reading the posts here? I read that SurferQuest is based in PA - I'm going to be visiting PA soon and would love to see one of these kiosks in person. Hope SurferQuest continues to expand on these ideas :)

[Gina_M]

August 1, 2007 –The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC) today announced a new tool for engaging the public in their search for missing children. “Missing Kid Saver” is a screensaver that will use idle computer power to display important images and information about missing children. The software is an opt-in service and is available for free download at http://www.missingkidsaver.com (http://www.missingkidsaver.com/). Global Software Applications (GSA), a private software company based in Philipsburg, PA, developed the software.

[snip]

About Global Software Applications (GSA)
GSA, a privately held company based in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, creates business center computer software (Internet Kiosk software) distributed by its dba SurferQuest. The company further specializes in custom-made software for Self-Service systems, Wayfinder and other dedicated applications.


Halfway into 2005, Global Software Applications/ SurferQuest introduced an interactive real-time publication of missing child photos on their public computers in hotels, resorts and internet cafes and was referred to by the Associated Press as “Modern Day Milk Cartons.”

http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/NewsEventServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=3315

[marysawol]

CBS airs a program called "Missing." It's airing tonight (Saturday, 10/27) at 7 pm. It's a half hour program that shows recent and cold cases of missing adults and children.

[Gina_M]

CBS airs a program called "Missing." It's airing tonight (Saturday, 10/27) at 7 pm. It's a half hour program that shows recent and cold cases of missing adults and children.

Is that this one?
http://www.usamissing.com/

Thanks for mentioning that! Anna Waters will be featured on there the week of November 5 (I read about it in her forum). The program is syndicated, so everyone will need to check their local listings to find out the time and channel :)

[marysawol]

Is that this one?
http://www.usamissing.com/

Thanks for mentioning that! Anna Waters will be featured on there the week of November 5 (I read about it in her forum). The program is syndicated, so everyone will need to check their local listings to find out the time and channel :)

Yes that's the one! I'm going to miss it tonight due to a wedding reception I'm attending. I'll recored it tho. I watch that show usually every time it's on, which is usually Saturday's and Sundays. It's not on the same time every week so you really have to study the tv guide. Again it's called "Missing."

[christine2448]

http://www.stormdancing.net/network/java/chat1.html

put your nick in the top space, then type websleuths in the place for channel.


Please join us for announcement/discussion on this topic tonight 10 est

[Gina_M]

Oh crud, I missed the chat. Can anyone do a recap? :)

[dark_shadows]

http://www.stormdancing.net/network/java/chat1.html

put your nick in the top space, then type websleuths in the place for channel.


Please join us for announcement/discussion on this topic tonight 10 est
To my very dearest Christine,
That chat was very very good tonight.
Thank-you for inviting us in and sharing the news.

All of my Love and Respect to you,
dark_shadows

[christine2448]

We will have a log and email to those that would like to read it. Lot's of chit chat, LOL!

I think Amraann is saving it for us.

[mysteriew]

LOL, I just now found this thread. So what was the announcement? Please tell me that they are going to start a network?

[Gina_M]

Bumping this up to find out...what was the big announcement? :D