National TV & Radio Archives
Exhale with Candice Berge(Oxygen)
Program topic was open adoption, with guests Adam Pertman (author “Adoption Nation”) adoptee activist Barbara Cohen, and Brenda Romanchik (author, educator, birthmother). The topic of open records and adoptee rights, legislative efforts, and Bastard Nation was also addressed. 2/1/01.
FOX News.com
“‘Baby Moses’ Laws Meet With Support, Opposition”
By David Koeppel. 12/18/00.
Justice Talking Radio series on National Public Radio that explores legal controversies, hosted a debate on open adoption records between NCFA’s Bill Pierce and Law Professor Naomi Cahn, audience contributions from BN’s Cynthia Holub and others. 2/10/00
CNN Talkback Live Program topic was adoptee rights and the Tennessee S.C. decision, featuring NCFA’s Bill Pierce, BN’s Marley Greiner, and NCOB’s Teri Leber. All except Pierce supported open adoption records. 9/29/99
CBS This Morning featured a segment in which OR adoptee rights activist Helen Hill debated “Cindy the Shadow Birthmother.” The piece was sympathetic to the cause of Measure 58 and adoptee rights. 7/5/99
The Leeza Show (NBC) featured a panel discussing OR’s Measure 58 and adoptee rights vs. an unidentified birthmother’s claims to promises of permanent anonymity from her offspring. Helen Hill, Sarah Saffian, Carol Sandusky, Franklin Hunsaker. BN T-shirt brandished by a birthmom supporter in the audience (Karen Vedder.) 3/24/98, reaired 6/1/98
NPR (National Public Radio)’s national morning news covered Oregon’s Rush for Records protests and the national Rush in a sympathetic segment on “Adoptees and Privacy” 12/4/98.
NPR’s Talk of the Nation: Helen Hill debates the opposition to Oregon’s Measure 58. BN’s Shea Grimm and Damsel Plum’s called-in comments were aired. November 17, 1998
MSNBC News: Shea Grimm interviewed re. the National Registry. November 19, 1997
CNN World News Live: BNer Ron Morgan is interviewed wearing a Bastard Nation T-shirt at the Black Tie Rally at the Oscars.: March 23, 1997
MSNBC’s “Parent Search” – A 2-part series on adoptee search and the open records debate. BNer Deb Schwarz is interviewed about TIES and BN. Coverage of BN’s national Secrets and Lies rallies. April 2, 1997.
CNET TV’s “The Web” (Sci-Fi Channel) Damsel Plum interviewed about Bastard Nation. Denise Castellucci’s TIES Website featured. : First aired April, 1997. Re-aired multiple times.
The Rolonda Show: BNer Deb Schwarz appears speaking about Bastard Nation and open records, debates NCFA drone Carol Sandusky.: April 10, 1997
Larry Bensky’s Living Room show, airing on Pacifica radio in Pacifica, Fresno & Los Angeles, CA, New York City, Houston and WDC. BNers Laura Ingram and Suzie Love are interviewed, plug Bastard Nation and the website. May 21, 1997
Local TV & Radio
WMAL Radio- (Washington D.C.) BN Exec Chair Ron Morgan participated in a call-in talk show program about baby dump laws. 12/18/00
WMAZ 13 Eyewittness News – (Macon, GA) BNer Elle Hills is interviewed about National Adoptee Rights Day (NARD) with lots of footage of Vital Stats Protest. Very sympathetic coverage. 12/03/98
KVOA channel 4 (NBC affiliate) – Tuscon, AZ ran an interview with BN’s AZ State Director Cheryl Richmond about BN and the Rush for Records on its 5 0’clock news. 12/3/98
WMAZ channel 13 – Macon, GA covered the Macon Rush for Records on its 5 o’clock news. 12/3/98
KQED Public Radio – Northern CA. “Forum” program with Michael Krasny. Panel discussion with call-ins on adoption search and privacy issues with Damsel Plum, Joan Hollinger, attorney Jed Somit and ALMA rep. Bernie Kenney. February 24, 1998.
“Mornings on 2” – San Francisco Bay Area Fox Affiliate morning show. Interview with Alfia Vecchio of Bastard Nation on BN’s involvement in RegDay ’96. November 28, 1996
KRON-TV San Jose, CA – 10 o’clock Evening News – Coverage of Bastard Nation’s Open Records Rally in front of the Bridge Theater in San Francisco. Part of the “Secrets and Lies” public awareness series.: March 1, 1997
BAY TV San Francisco, CA – Mid-morning news – Roving reporter interviews BNer Deb Schwarz about the Oscars and she plugs “Secrets and Lies” and Bastard Nation.: March 24, 1997
Atlanta, GA – BNer Michelle Nelson is interviewed about her unsuccessful search and her involvement in Bastard Nation.
KAMP-1570 AM – University of Arizona Radio: BNer Damsel Plum is interviewed about Bastard Nation on the Nick Valenti show. April 13, 1997
Ronn Owens Show: KGO radio, San Francisco (810AM-ABC) Topic: Open Adoption & International Adoption BNer Denise Castellucci calls in plugging open records and the BN website. June 9, 1997
