June-July 1997 Features

TELEVISION NEWS FEATURES

from the CWRU-TV News Service (June/July 1997)

The June-July 1997 edition of the CWRU-TV News Service is ready to provide your station with FREE news features for broadcast. The features are timely and suitable for morning, noon, evening, and weekend broadcasts. Reporter voiceover is on a separate audio channel should you wish to remove it in favor of your own. Features are shipped in BetaCam format (3/4-inch tape is available upon request) and include extra interview, B-roll, and script on tape.

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MODEL NURSE (2:10) -- To nurse or not to nurse? That's the question Case Western Reserve University male nursing student Brian Neff is considering, now that he's faced with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in fashion modeling. A relative newcomer to the industry, Brian is already modeling for Versace!

SOT #1: Brian Neff, CWRU nursing student & model

SOT #2: Robert Williams, president Taxi Modeling Management

ARTIFICIAL HUMAN CHROMOSOMES (1:45) -- Case Western Reserve University researchers have created the first artificial human chromosomes. The chromosomes reliably express new DNA in cells to treat disease on the cellular level, and bring us closer to practical gene therapy.

SOT #1: Dr. John Harrington, Case Western Reserve University, geneticist

SOT #2: Dr. Huntington F. Willard, Case Western Reserve University, geneticist

DRUG-LINKED GUM ENLARGEMENT (2:04) -- A Case Western Reserve University study found that switching high blood pressure medicine can relieve gingival hyperplasia, an enlargement of the gums.

SOT #1: Nabil Bissada, D.D.S., chairman, periodontics, CWRU School of Dentistry

SOT #2: Carol Laws, dental patient

KIDS IN CARS (1:55) -- A Case Western Reserve University psychologist explains that planning and attitude can be the difference between a good or bad experience when traveling with children. Great advice for the millions of Americans planning to travel the nation's highways this summer.

SOT: Elizabeth Short, Case Western Reserve University, psychologist

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