Are elementary school kids ready for Josh Zepps? Josh Zepps knocks them dead at Gotham Comedy Club (2008). Warning: Explicit language, gay humor
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9/28/2022 Texas and Alabama parents share the same problem. The difference: Texas parents...
Channel One News had many on-air personalities who acted goofy. Tom Hanson is shown...
Are elementary school kids ready for Josh Zepps? Josh Zepps knocks them dead at Gotham Comedy Club (2008). Warning: Explicit language, gay humor
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http://www.channelone.com/video/dream-strong/ From Jim Metrock: Channel One News is surviving because our federal government continues to place military recruitment ads on the in-school TV show and on Channelone.com. Channel One News has become primarily a federal government supported news show. That should send chills down the backs of all Americans. Channel One has tailored many...
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Next month, Channel One News will spend an entire show doing a Pop Quiz that is little more than a 12-minute long commercial for four ABC TV shows. Check out the absurdity from May 25, 2011. https://obligation.org/2011-06-03-channel-one-news-a-program-length-commercial
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From Jim Metrock: If a young person is interested in journalism, electronic journalism, the last place they want to spend any time is at Channel One News. Unless you look like Maria Menounos or have Gloria Vanderbilt as your mother (Anderson Cooper), your chances of using Channel One as a springboard for advancement are...
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No surprise here. Huron Middle earned this nomination. https://obligation.org/2012-04-09-huron-middle-school-sd https://obligation.org/2011-09-29-announcing-the-wastin-time-and-tax-money-award
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From Jim Metrock: Tis’ the season for Channel One employees to be finding new jobs. For those who work at Channel One News, nothing is as scary as the summer. It’s in the summer, when most schools are out and Channel One News stops producing their TV show. Summer has not been good...
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Ms. Diaz left Channel One News possibly as early as the first of this year. Although she is occasionally seen on the show (goofing around in a school tee shirt below), she is now employed by CBS. It appears no one has filled her position. Ms. Diaz is smart (Princeton). She knew things were...
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This article was published in the journal Pediatrics in 2006. Benefits and Costs of Channel One in a Middle School Setting and the Role of Media-Literacy Training OBJECTIVES. Channel One is a public-affairs program that includes 10 minutes of news and 2 minutes of paid product advertising or public service announcements. Advocates assert that...
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From Jim Metrock: Want to see what children will see on Channel One’s sister company’s site? No, you don’t, but we’ll show you anyhow. This type of content is found all over gURL.com. Obligation has pleaded with Dr. Paul Folkemer (Channel One’s “child advocate” and SVP) and Kent Haehl (Channel One’s CEO) to...
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“Channel One” is on the Portage High School bell schedule. It is not often we find high schools carving out formal time for Channel One’s news/marketing show. Middle schools do that, but generally high schools are trying to eliminate as much non-academic time as possible. We emailed the principal to confirm they are still...
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From Jim Metrock: Red Bull is an “energy drink” that has been the target of criticism concerning the possible health risks associated with the caffeine and sugar drink. Channel One News is once again giving the drink some marketing time in American classrooms. Channel One doesn’t run a commercial for Red Bull, but they...
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