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April 15-24, 2008
Tuesday, April 15, WBFF Fox 45 TV, broadcast an interview with Dr.
Frank Dawson on the morning news. Dr. Dawson discussed the health risks
of steroids and performance enhancing substances, and talked about the
upcoming student conference.
Friday, April 18, WBFF Fox 45 TV broadcast 2 segments about Powered
By ME!™ and the Playing Safe, Fair and Sober Conference.
Friday, April 18, WAMU-FM 88.5 radio in Washington, D.C. broadcast
a story about, "Steroid Toll Brings Speakers to Maryland."
Friday and Saturday, April 18-19, WBAL-TV
11 broadcast 4 segments regarding,
"Orioles' Roberts Warns Student Athletes About Steroids."
It included coverage of Powered By ME!™ and
the Playing Safe, Fair and Sober Conference.
Friday and Saturday, April 18-19, WJZ-TV
13 broadcast 4 segments regarding,
"Roberts Talks To Student Athletes About Steroids."
It included coverage of Powered By ME!™ and the Playing Safe, Fair and
Sober Conference.
Saturday, April 19, The Baltimore Sun published an article in sports
section entitled "Orioles' Roberts speaks at high school
forum." It discussed Brian Roberts' presentation to 300
area high school athletes, talking about the pressures
that lead him to try steroids.
Saturday, April 19, The Baltimore Examiner published an article about
the Playing Safe, Fair and Sober Conference, entitled,
"Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts speaks to high
school students about the dangers of steroid use, Friday at a conference
at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Timonium."
On Monday, April 21, WIYY 97.9 FM (98
Rock), had multiple discussions
on air led by Keith Mills on the Morning show. He talked
about the conference and Brian Roberts' involvement.
Wednesday, April 23, The Towson Times – discussed Powered
By ME!™ in a column, "Coffin's Corner,"
with a photograph from the conference. The column is titled, "After
making a big mistake, Orioles star makes amends."
Thursday, April 24, Press Box newspaper published an article praising
Brian Roberts' for stepping up to speak to area student
athletes at Playing Safe, Fair and Sober Conference.
The article is titled, "For
Roberts, Truth Is Only Path To Take."
February 26 – March 4, 2007
Sunday, March 4, FOX-45 TV broadcast a program at 11:30 p.m.
hosted by Mike Gimbel called "Straight Talk" which featured the Powered By ME!™ campaign. Guests included John Tolmie, Dr. Harry Brandt, Ron Belinko (Coordinator, BCPS Office of Athletics) and Terry O'Brien (Head Athletic Trainer, Towson University).
Thursday, March 1, The Afro American Newspaper published
an article entitled, "What Ballplayers Do" written by Congressman Elijah
Cummings.
Wednesday, February 28, The Baltimore Sun published a
supportive editorial "Saying No to Steroids" based on the Powered By ME!™ campaign.
Wednesday, February 28, WBAL-radio broadcast between 2:00-3:00
p.m. on "The Ron Smith Show" about steroid abuse among athletes based
on a news-breaking arrest in Florida, The Baltimore Sun editorial and
the Powered By ME!™ campaign.
Wednesday, February 28, The Towson Times published an
article in the Sports column "Coffin’s Corner" about the kick-off of
the Powered By ME!™ campaign.
Tuesday, February 27, The Baltimore Sun published an article in the Sports section about the Powered By ME!™ campaign
entitled, "Maryland drug tests unlikely, Grasmick helps launch effort
to educate students, coaches and parents about steroids."
Tuesday, February 27, The Baltimore Sun published a column
by Milton Kent entitled, "Schools don’t know extent of steroid problem," based
on his attendance at the press conference.
Tuesday, February 27, The Baltimore Examiner published
an article entitled, "Increased youth steroid use sparks new campaign," about Powered By ME!™ campaign.
Monday, February 26, The Baltimore Sun published an article
entitled, "Groups target steroid dangers, campaign to educate teenagers about the risks of substance abuse to be launched today," about
the Powered By ME!™ campaign.
Monday, February 26, The Baltimore Examiner published an article about the Powered By ME!™ campaign
entitled, "Officials to launch anti-steroid campaign for students."
TV coverage on the evening news on Monday, February 26 included:
WBAL-TV11, 5:00 p.m. news package
WJZ-TV13, 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.
news packages (shorter package at 11 p.m.)
WMAR-TV 2,
6:00 p.m. news, :30 second voice over report
FOX-45 TV,
6:30 p.m. news package |
