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The only news program that takes off all summer.

July 2, 2017
The only news program that takes off all summer.


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Disney Channel advertised in classrooms on taxpayer time

June 29, 2017
Disney Channel advertised in classrooms on taxpayer time

Channel One News commercial May 10 2017 Disney Channel   From Jim Metrock:  Channel One News refuses to release the list of advertisers on its classroom TV show.  I continually ask Channel One’s chief ad salesman, David Drucker, to give parents and the public a break by letting them know what ads are being...
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Math problem for kids out of school.

June 27, 2017
Math problem for kids out of school.

From Jim Metrock: Hey kids, Channel One News is basically closed down for the long summer, but I have an idea how we can squeeze some value out of their dismal website. So I go to Channel One’s website this morning and I see this poll they want visitors to take.  The results of...
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Channel One’s Mixed Grade By Constance L. Hays (Dec. 5, 1999)

June 23, 2017
Channel One’s Mixed Grade  By Constance L. Hays  (Dec. 5, 1999)

From the archives. Excerpt: “Youth is critical to the soft-drink business,” said C.J. Fraleigh, vice president for cola marketing for Pepsi-Cola, which has advertised on Channel One since its inception. “That’s when so many people form their brand preferences.” He said Channel One was attractive to Pepsi because it reaches teenagers as efficiently as...
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