Response from 20/20

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Along with many others, I had been hoping that Dr. Ponseti's visit to

New York might help to get a major network interested in a story on

the Ponseti method. From the video of Dr. Lehman that someone

mentioned seeing in upstate New York, I would assume that NYU was

making attempts at getting the news out as well. I tried a number of

different groups that I could think of and here are the two who have

responded so far.

NBC Dateline - Thank you for your E-Mail to Dateline NBC. We are very

pleased with the enormous response we are getting. Although we cannot

write a personal note to each of you, we do print out our messages,

look at them and discuss your comments and reaction, and we do

sometimes quote your E-Mail on the air in our `feedback' segment. If

your correspondence is in reference to a specific segment, that

letter will be forwarded to the segment producer for review.

If you have a specific story suggestion please send it to:

STORY SUGGESTIONS

Dateline NBC

30 Rockefeller Plaza

New York, NY 10112

I then sent them some more information and video's to their story

suggestions address, but haven't heard back yet.

ABC 20/20 - Dear 20/20 Viewer:

Thank you for your letter suggesting a story for 20/20. Given the

high volume of letters we receive daily, we apologize for the delay

in responding to your e-mail.

As you know, each 20/20 broadcast features only three subjects which

we must select from hundreds of ideas. Your e-mail was forwarded to

the Story Editor. It has been read and discussed but unfortunately,

it was not chosen to become one of our show segments.

Thank you for being in touch with 20/20. We appreciate that you are

thinking of us.

Sincerely,

The Story Editors

ABC News 20/20

I haven't gotten a response back yet from Good Morning America, 60

Minutes groups or the New York Times.

Someday, someone will tell the story.

and (3-17-99)