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Channel One News. Parents Choice Award? Really? What a joke.

June 21, 2017
Channel One News. Parents Choice Award? Really? What a joke.

              This is an email I sent to Don Oldenburg. Dear Mr. Oldenburg Last year you wrote a glowing article about Channel One News for the Parent Choice website. You touched briefly on some people having a problem with “advertising.” You appear to be unfamiliar with what Channel...
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Confirmed: Channel One’s long serving Alabama lobbyist is off payroll

May 20, 2014
Confirmed: Channel One’s long serving Alabama lobbyist is off payroll

  From Jim Metrock:   Martin Christie has been Channel One’s main Alabama lobbyist since 1998.  Martin was a friend of mine.  In fact he sort of worked for me at one time.  He was the lobbyist for the Associated Industries of Alabama and the Business Council of Alabama when I was a board...
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Channel One Hall of Shame: March 31, 2000 Alabama Pediatricians Pass Resolution Opposing Commercials in Classroom

April 5, 2011
Channel One Hall of Shame: March 31, 2000 Alabama Pediatricians Pass Resolution Opposing Commercials in Classroom

From Jim Metrock (March 30, 2011): Boy, did Channel One News hate this news. This resolution motivated a lot of school districts both in Alabama and in other states to end their contracts with Channel One.  Martin Christie, Channel One’s lobbyist in Montgomery, AL, tried his best to mitigate the damage of this resolution,...
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When A Testimonial Isn’t A Testimonial

April 1, 2008

  From Channel One’s “Testimonials” http://www.channelonenetwork.com/corporate/testimonials.html   Dear Channel One: Our school district’s hands-on experience with Channel One has been extremely positive. We find the programming to be of the highest quality and our students benefit from their exposure to the daily current events broadcast. For many of these young people, this is their...
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The Stink That Won’t Wash Off

January 10, 2005
The Stink That Won’t Wash Off

Dr. John Draper, lobbyist, failed State BOE candidate Below: Sec. of State’s record of Channel One’s money to Draper.   Dr. John Draper is an education lobbyist in Alabama. He ran for the State Board of Education in 2004. He ran against the incumbent, Stephanie Bell, who opposes Channel One’s presence in Alabama schools. Draper supported a...
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Big Changes Coming to Channel One

June 11, 1999

For months, Channel One tried to stop the U.S. Senate from looking into its unseemly presence in America’s schools, but it happened and Channel One was embarrassed. Now there is great speculation that an executive shake-up or a new PR campaign may happen soon. I will soon make my prediction on what will happen. (As if I know...
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Channel One Hires Lobbyist Group To Save Alabama Cash Flow

September 25, 1998

Paul Folkemer, Channel One’s newly-hired education VP, was nowhere to be seen at the Alabama Board of Education work session. The man that was so embarrassed that Shelby County, AL school board members knew more about his company than he did, had other pressing engagements than talking to the Alabama board of education. Channel One was one of the main...
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Joke’s On Us – Channel One’s Welcomes Back Web Advertising, Message Boards and Chat Room

September 25, 1998

It didn’t last long. It couldn’t. Channel One’s mission is to get the attention of kids, so they can then sell it for big bucks, and they need to have message boards and chat rooms on their web site or kids won’t be attracted. Channel One’s education VP, Paul Folkemer, expressed outrage to the Shelby County board of education...
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