Okay, here's the statement from Sinclair:
"There is no organization that holds the members of our military and those soldiers who have sacrificed their lives in service of our country in higher regard than Sinclair Broadcast Group. While Sinclair would support an honest effort to honor the memory of these brave soldiers, we do not believe that is what "Nightline" is doing. Rather, Mr. Koppel and "Nightline" are hiding behind this so-called tribute in an effort to highlight only one aspect of the war effort and in doing so to influence public opinion against the military action in Iraq. Based on published reports, we are aware of the spouse of one soldier who died in Iraq who opposes the reading of her husband's name to oppose our military action. We suspect she is not alone in this viewpoint. As a result, we have decided to preempt the broadcast of "Nightline' this Friday on each of our stations which air ABC programming."
If ANYONE would like to contact Sinclair or their owner, Mark Hyman, please try calling this number:
410-568-1565
When you call, you'll hear a recording from that schmuck Hyman that says he's unavailable. However, press '0' and ask for his assistant Jan at ext. 1504. The phones lines are jammed up, but if you wait long enough or keep trying, you should get through to someone.
You can also call this number, 410-568-1500, and ask for any one of these men:
Mark Hyman
Bob Smith
Duncan Smith
Fred Smith
Bill Butler
Barry Drake
You can also fax them at:
410-568-1533
If all of these options fail you, contact these people and express your disdain for this garbage:
Investor Relations Contact
Lucy A. Rutishauser
VP Corporate Finance and
Corporate Treasurer
[email protected]
Sales Questions
Darren Shapiro
VP Sales
410-568-1500
Jeff Sleete
VP Marketing
410-568-1500
Web Site Concerns
Mike O'Malley
Corporate Webmaster
[email protected]
And don't forget that you can call your local ABC station. These are the ones that are censoring Nightline:
St. Louis
Columbus, Ohio
Asheville, N.C.
Charleston, W.Va.
Greensboro, N.C.
Pensacola, Fla.
Tallahassee, Fla.
Springfield, Mass.
Show your support and BREAK THE HYMAN!