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From: Ann.Stalnaker@p0.f14.n385.z1.fidonet.org (Ann Stalnaker)
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Subject: Re: CNN Closed Captioning
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Date: 3 May 91 04:05:07 GMT
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[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

Kevin - we had a discussion about writing CNN a while back.  I
can't speak for the others, but I wrote CNN about captioning
their news coverage during Operation Desert Shield/Storm/Calm.
I received a phone call on the night they were captioning their
first news coverage which was from 7PM to 8PM (CST) and was
told it would be on a trial basis.  I felt they wanted input
from the HI individuals as to whether to continue - however -
I think enough of us bombarded Ted Turner and CNN with letters
to warrant the start of this.  Like all good things, it takes
a little time to get the ball rolling - just like it did with
the BIG 3 networks back in the early 80's when closed captioning
first started.

I feel at this time we should show our appreciation to CNN/Ted
Turner for making this available to us.  I am on cable and pick
up over 40 channels which include TNT and WTBS which are owned
by Turner Broadcasting Network, and have noticed that both
of those networks are captioning many of their movies, especially
the classics and the made-for-cable ones.  So, some progess
is being made and I look for more captioning services to be
provided in the near future.

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