Friday, January 30, 2009

Pro-Life Superbowl Ad Denied

If you haven't seen the awesome new pro-life ad on Catholicvote.org, make sure to check it out soon because unfortunately it will no longer be playing during this year's Superbowl. Watch it here.

NBC had originally approved to air this ad, but only 3 days before the event decided to pull it to avoid advertisements regarding "political candidates and issues". Read more about the controversy here: http://www.ncregister.com/daily/pro_life_super_bowl_ad_sacked/

Below is contact information for NBC. Let's all send an email to NBC and let them know how you feel about their decision:

Jeff.Zucker@nbcuni.com President and CEO, NBC Universal
Jeff.Gaspin@nbcuni.com President and COO, Universal Television Group
Kenneth.Schanzer@nbcuni.com President, NBC Sports
Derek.Bond@nbcuni.com Executive VP Studios & Broadcast Operations
(Barbara) Bo.Argentino@nbcuni.com Senior VP Advertising & Media Sales, NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution
Scot.Chastain@nbcuni.com VP Affiliate Advertising and Promotion Services, NBC Entertainment
Dick.Ebersol@nbcuni.com Chairman, NBC Universal Sports & Olympics
Mike.McCarley@nbcuni.com VP Communications and Marketing, NBC Universal Sports & Olympics
Jacky.Olitsky@nbcuni.com Director of Program Standards

2 comments:

Jaunebug said...

Beautiful ad!

I think some of the emails are broken, Kenneth and Jackie's came back to me.

Chantal said...

Those emails came back to me as well-- I'm not sure how to follow up on them.

If you don't know what to write, this general email suggested by the American Family Association:

Dear ____:

I urge you to reconsider airing the ad produced by Catholicvote.org for the Super Bowl. Although the ad makes a valid life-affirming statement in a powerful way, it is neither offensive or contentious.

Thank you for your time,
____


Let's make a difference! There is still time for them to reconsider!