Alabama TV stations should have election roundtable discussions on their news programs before May 24th.
The participants in a TV station's roundtable discussion could be limited to the TV station's anchors and reporters. Alternatively, selected outsiders might participate in the roundtable along with the TV station's anchors and reporters.
Emails to AL TV stations
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: eric.duncan@fox10tv.com <eric.duncan@fox10tv.com>; Randy.Merrow@fox10tv.com <Randy.Merrow@fox10tv.com>; news@mynbc15.com <news@mynbc15.com>; dsingleton@mynbc15.com <dsingleton@mynbc15.com>; PAlbrecht@wkrg.com <PAlbrecht@wkrg.com>; clombard@wkrg.com <clombard@wkrg.com>; robby.thomas@wtvy.com <robby.thomas@wtvy.com>; stephen.crews@wtvy.com <stephen.crews@wtvy.com>; TCole@wdhn.com <TCole@wdhn.com>; RWare@wdhn.com <RWare@wdhn.com>; mbunting@wsfa.com <mbunting@wsfa.com>; sduff@wsfa.com <sduff@wsfa.com>; ghalbrooks@alabamanews.net <ghalbrooks@alabamanews.net>; jrainey@alabamanews.net <jrainey@alabamanews.net>; sdiorio@wvua23.com <sdiorio@wvua23.com>; knorred@wvua23.com <knorred@wvua23.com>
Sent: Thu, May 12, 2022 9:04 am
Subject: AL TV station election roundtables before May 24th
To Alabama TV stations:
Alabama TV stations should have election roundtable discussions on their news programs before May 24th.
The participants in a TV station's roundtable discussion could be limited to the TV station's anchors and reporters. Alternatively, selected outsiders might participate in the roundtable along with the TV station's anchors and reporters.
After I send this email, I will post the email on my blog at https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/05/al-tv-station-election-roundtables.html and at https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/05/emails-to-tv-stations-re-2022-elections.html.
Thank you.
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: comments@abc3340.com <comments@abc3340.com>; programming@abc3340.com <programming@abc3340.com>; Susana.Schuler@hearst.com <Susana.Schuler@hearst.com>; blong@hearst.com <blong@hearst.com>; wcromwell@cbs42.com <wcromwell@cbs42.com>; rmartin@cbs42.com <rmartin@cbs42.com>; collin.gaston@wbrc.com <collin.gaston@wbrc.com>; shannon.isbell@wbrc.com <shannon.isbell@wbrc.com>; jama.killingsworth@waff.com <jama.killingsworth@waff.com>; julie@waff.com <julie@waff.com>; paul.caron@whnt.com <paul.caron@whnt.com>; mwright@waaytv.com <mwright@waaytv.com>; sgallien@waaytv.com <sgallien@waaytv.com>
Sent: Thu, May 12, 2022 3:27 pm
Subject: AL TV station election roundtables before May 24th
To Alabama TV stations:
Alabama TV stations should have election roundtable discussions on their news programs before May 24th.
The participants in a TV station's roundtable discussion could be limited to the TV station's anchors and reporters. Alternatively, selected outsiders might participate in the roundtable along with the TV station's anchors and reporters.
After I send this email, I will post the email on my blog at https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/05/al-tv-station-election-roundtables.html and at https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/05/emails-to-tv-stations-re-2022-elections.html.
Thank you.
January 6 panel subpoena of Mo Brooks is deserving of being raised in election roundtable discussions that AL TV stations have before May 24th.https://t.co/zCf0BZ5xgr@BrendanKKirby @IanWVTM13 @markb_wsfa @MikeRoyerTV @LillianLalo#alpolitics #alsen https://t.co/9PYi7gqSMW
— Rob Shattuck (@RobShattuckAL06) May 13, 2022
@aldemocrats should be ALL IN for AL TV stations to have election roundtable discussions by their anchors and reporters before May 24th.https://t.co/zCf0BZ5xgr@AlaYoungDems @ttownyoungdems @BAYD_Alabama @EastALYoungDems @MCYD_AL @AUCDems @YoungdemsBham#alpolitics https://t.co/AX8RI6KA2c
— Rob Shattuck (@RobShattuckAL06) May 13, 2022
5/20/22
@lee_hedgepeth @LillianLalo @CChandlerLiveTV
— Rob Shattuck (@RobShattuckAL06) May 19, 2022
Thank you for reporting polling showing 47% think Supreme Court should overturn Roe v. Wade while 41% think Supreme Court should uphold it.
https://t.co/QQWzlEhEp0#alpolitics https://t.co/1yiPSwOnaM.
#alpolitics
@lee_hedgepeth @LillianLalo @CChandlerLiveTV
— Rob Shattuck (@RobShattuckAL06) May 20, 2022
Per previous communication to you, please seek for @CBS_42 to have an election roundtable discussion by its news anchors & reporters that covers details of anti-abortion positions of candidates.https://t.co/zCf0BZ5xgr#alpolitics https://t.co/N5r0pjUh59
Opinion: "Well-funded super PACs supporting Katie have blanketed state with mailers designed to subtly shift your impression of Mike."
— Rob Shattuck (@RobShattuckAL06) May 20, 2022
The distortion of reality in candidate mailers is another reason TV station election roundtables are needed.https://t.co/3lWzOUwCON#alpolitics https://t.co/W2GhgCUylW
I don't know whether I will get any Alabama TV station to do a 2022 election roundtable discussion by its news anchors and reporters.
— Rob Shattuck (@RobShattuckAL06) May 20, 2022
I will add Public Service Commission elections to possible topics for a roundtable discussion to take up.#alpolitics https://t.co/65OUs68fE0
To: mnelson@ua.edu <mnelson@ua.edu>; alfranks@uab.edu <alfranks@uab.edu>; jzb0124@auburn.edu <jzb0124@auburn.edu>; mcarey@samford.edu <mcarey@samford.edu>; cofieldj@montevallo.edu <cofieldj@montevallo.edu>
Cc: comments@abc3340.com <comments@abc3340.com>; programming@abc3340.com <programming@abc3340.com>; Susana.Schuler@hearst.com <Susana.Schuler@hearst.com>; blong@hearst.com <blong@hearst.com>; wcromwell@cbs42.com <wcromwell@cbs42.com>; rmartin@cbs42.com <rmartin@cbs42.com>; collin.gaston@wbrc.com <collin.gaston@wbrc.com>; shannon.isbell@wbrc.com <shannon.isbell@wbrc.com>; jama.killingsworth@waff.com <jama.killingsworth@waff.com>; julie@waff.com <julie@waff.com>; paul.caron@whnt.com <paul.caron@whnt.com>; mwright@waaytv.com <mwright@waaytv.com>; sgallien@waaytv.com <sgallien@waaytv.com>; eric.duncan@fox10tv.com <eric.duncan@fox10tv.com>; Randy.Merrow@fox10tv.com <Randy.Merrow@fox10tv.com>; news@mynbc15.com <news@mynbc15.com>; dsingleton@mynbc15.com <dsingleton@mynbc15.com>; PAlbrecht@wkrg.com <PAlbrecht@wkrg.com>; clombard@wkrg.com <clombard@wkrg.com>; robby.thomas@wtvy.com <robby.thomas@wtvy.com>; stephen.crews@wtvy.com <stephen.crews@wtvy.com>; TCole@wdhn.com <TCole@wdhn.com>; RWare@wdhn.com <RWare@wdhn.com>; mbunting@wsfa.com <mbunting@wsfa.com>; sduff@wsfa.com <sduff@wsfa.com>; ghalbrooks@alabamanews.net <ghalbrooks@alabamanews.net>; jrainey@alabamanews.net <jrainey@alabamanews.net>; sdiorio@wvua23.com <sdiorio@wvua23.com>; knorred@wvua23.com <knorred@wvua23.com>
Sent: Fri, May 20, 2022 5:54 pm
Subject: Last ditch effort for Alabama TV stations to do election roundtable discussions
Dear Professors Nelson, Blankenship, Franks, Carey and Cofield,
This email is in follow up to the email I sent to you on April 8h and earlier individual emails in March.
I have made a last ditch effort for Alabama TV stations to have election roundtable discussions by their news anchors and reporters before May 24th. This effort is indicated at https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/05/al-tv-station-election-roundtables.html.
I have received no feedback from any of the TV stations about their having or not having such roundtable discussions.
Maybe the TV stations do not have resources to do roundtable discussions. Maybe the TV stations think their viewers would not watch roundtable discussions. Maybe TV stations think roundtable discussions would not be helpful to viewers for the viewers making their voting decisions. Maybe the news anchors and reporters at TV stations do not have the ability to have an election roundtable discussion among themselves in a public forum.
I think you who are professors in the academic fields of communications and journalism should think about whether your students who become employed by Alabama TV stations (or TV stations in other states) should have the capability to discuss in a public forum the elections and candidates about which they are doing news reporting.
I hope you conclude that such a capability of TV news staff is desirable and that TV station election roundtable discussions would serve a good civic purpose.
Thank you for your attention to this email.
Sincerely,
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: comments@abc3340.com <comments@abc3340.com>; programming@abc3340.com <programming@abc3340.com>; Susana.Schuler@hearst.com <Susana.Schuler@hearst.com>; blong@hearst.com <blong@hearst.com>; wcromwell@cbs42.com <wcromwell@cbs42.com>; rmartin@cbs42.com <rmartin@cbs42.com>; collin.gaston@wbrc.com <collin.gaston@wbrc.com>; shannon.isbell@wbrc.com <shannon.isbell@wbrc.com>; jama.killingsworth@waff.com <jama.killingsworth@waff.com>; julie@waff.com <julie@waff.com>; paul.caron@whnt.com <paul.caron@whnt.com>; mwright@waaytv.com <mwright@waaytv.com>; sgallien@waaytv.com <sgallien@waaytv.com>; eric.duncan@fox10tv.com <eric.duncan@fox10tv.com>; Randy.Merrow@fox10tv.com <Randy.Merrow@fox10tv.com>; news@mynbc15.com <news@mynbc15.com>; dsingleton@mynbc15.com <dsingleton@mynbc15.com>; PAlbrecht@wkrg.com <PAlbrecht@wkrg.com>; clombard@wkrg.com <clombard@wkrg.com>; robby.thomas@wtvy.com <robby.thomas@wtvy.com>; stephen.crews@wtvy.com <stephen.crews@wtvy.com>; TCole@wdhn.com <TCole@wdhn.com>; RWare@wdhn.com <RWare@wdhn.com>; mbunting@wsfa.com <mbunting@wsfa.com>; sduff@wsfa.com <sduff@wsfa.com>; ghalbrooks@alabamanews.net <ghalbrooks@alabamanews.net>; jrainey@alabamanews.net <jrainey@alabamanews.net>; sdiorio@wvua23.com <sdiorio@wvua23.com>; knorred@wvua23.com <knorred@wvua23.com>
Sent: Mon, May 23, 2022 5:50 am
Subject: Further on "Last ditch effort for Alabama TV stations to do election roundtable discussions"
I copied you on an email I sent on Friday to Professors Nelson, Blankenship, Franks, Carey and Cofield re "Last ditch effort for Alabama TV stations to do election roundtable discussions" (which email can be found at https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/05/al-tv-station-election-roundtables.html).
One of you replied and offered me a phone conversation to provide me the "feedback" I requested.
Yesterday I sent that person the below email response (identifying information redacted) and I wish for all of you to see my response.
Thank you.
Rob Shattuck
[My email response]
To:
Sent: Sun, May 22, 2022 9:47 am
Subject: Re: Last ditch effort for Alabama TV stations to do election roundtable discussions
Thank you very much for replying, _____.
I am away from Birmingham for a few days starting tomorrow (and, yes, I have cast an absentee ballot for Tuesday). I will call you during the week after the Memorial Day weekend.
I don't know if I am crazy in thinking Alabama TV stations could do election roundtable discussions by their news anchors and reporters.
If I am crazy, I won't mind if you just say so.
I am very committed in this thing that I am doing (or trying to do), and I am committed more broadly as indicated by the two emails set out below that I sent yesterday and this morning.
As regards election roundtable discussions by TV stations, I am willing to help out for free.
I would be willing to seek outside financial or other support for TV stations undertaking election roundtable discussions, such as soliciting chambers of commerce to support TV stations in undertaking election roundtable discussions.
TV station roundtable discussions before Tuesday would be a highly desirable for advancing the purposes of such discussions.
I think almost the same effect can be achieved during the run off period that seems certain to be the case in the U.S. Senate race, and there is a good chance for the same in the Governor's race.
I look forward to talking with you after the Memorial Day weekend.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
[two emails I sent this morning and yesterday]
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: president@ua.edu <president@ua.edu>; president@uab.edu <president@uab.edu>; gogue08@auburn.edu <gogue08@auburn.edu>; president@samford.edu <president@samford.edu>; presidentsoffice@montevallo.edu <presidentsoffice@montevallo.edu>; terri.lovell@alabar.org <terri.lovell@alabar.org>; melissa.warnke@alabar.org <melissa.warnke@alabar.org>; flatta@burr.com <flatta@burr.com>; suzanneduffey@mc-ala.org <suzanneduffey@mc-ala.org>; jbuettner@birminghambar.org <jbuettner@birminghambar.org>; director@huntsvillebar.org <director@huntsvillebar.org>
Cc: info@cookforcourt.com <info@cookforcourt.com>; judgedebrajones@gmail.com <judgedebrajones@gmail.com>
Sent: Sun, May 22, 2022 7:48 am
Subject: Fwd: What are you most concerned about in connection with 2022 elections?
In the final days before May 24th, I am trying to learn from institutions in Alabama what they are most concerned about in connection with the 2022 elections.
You are representatives of two "institutions," first, the "institution" of the Alabama legal community, and, second, the institution of Alabama universities.
(Alabama Supreme Court candidate Greg Cook limited his involvement as a representative of the Alabama legal community (per https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/05/pressing-al-supreme-court-candidate.html), but I said I would keep Greg apprised of my engagement with the Alabama legal community.)
Below is an email I sent yesterday to Alabama chambers of commerce as representing the "institution" of the Alabama business community.
Please read the below email for helping to focus on what most concerns you in connection with the 2022 elections.
Thank you very much for you attention to this email.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: dcole@bcatoday.org <dcole@bcatoday.org>; ejerkins@birminghambusinessalliance.com <ejerkins@birminghambusinessalliance.com>; director@homewoodchamber.org <director@homewoodchamber.org>; chamber@vestaviahills.org <chamber@vestaviahills.org>; rfigh@montgomerychamber.com <rfigh@montgomerychamber.com>
Sent: Sat, May 21, 2022 6:21 pm
Subject: What are you most concerned about in connection with 2022 elections?
In the final days before May 24th, I wish to learn from institutions in Alabama what they are most concerned about in connection with the 2022 elections.
I further wish for institutions in Alabama to be aware of one another and of what is most concerning to the other institutions.
The "institutions" I identify include the Alabama legal community (particularly represented by the Alabama State Bar); Alabama health care providers (particularly in the public health domain); the Alabama business community (in the form of chambers of commerce); the institution of local journalism (in the form of Alabama TV stations); the institutions of Alabama universities; and institutional parties with roles in K-12 education (teachers, boards of education, etc.).
I believe that institutions expressing publicly their concerns is a way to gain public respect, and that most Alabamians want their institutions to have their respect.
My greatest concern is that the United States is on the verge of being being unable to hold elections, count ballots and have election results that are accepted by both sides, and the consequence of that is that governance in the United States becomes impaired to the great detriment of the country. https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2021/04/the-dang-truth.html.
The way things are going is that "might makes right" may displace the rule of law. https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/05/january-6th-might-makes-right.html.
I have tried to urge that Alabama chambers of commerce not treat the 2022 elections as "business as usual." https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/05/emails-to-al-chambers-of-commerce-re.html. I hope I am making headway.
Thank you for your attention to this email.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
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