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McFarland Named VP For Fox
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LeBaron Taylor, Sr. Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (R) is shown
her with Kweisi Mfume, Congressman and Chair, Congressional Black Caucus and Actress, Lynn
Whitfield.
Roland McFarland has been
named Vice President of Broadcast
Standards for Fox Broadcasting Com
pany, it was announced by David
Grant, Executive Vice President,
Network Business Operations, to
whom he will report. In this position,
Mr. McFarland will be responsible
for overseeing Broadcast Standards
for Fox’s prime-time, late-night and
children's programming, as well as
all ongoing comedy and drama de
velopment and on-air promotions.
Mr. McFarland succeeds Don Bay,
who is retiring after having started
the division from scratch in 1986.
"The head of Standards and
Practices is a key policy-making po
sition at each network,” said Mr.
Grant. “We are therefore delighted
to have someone of Roland’s caliber
lead the department. In addition to
his 20 years of experience, Roland’s
reputation for integrity and his judg
ment and knowledge of the business
are unmatched.”
Mr. McFarland had previously
been Director of Broadcast Stan
dards, Fox, a position he had held
since February 1993. In this posi-
Roland McFarland
tion, he worked on the Fox series
Melrose Place. Mantis, Martin. Tales
Form The Crypt and South Central.
Prior to joining the company, he
worked as Senior Editor and Manag
er of Broadcast Standards for ABC,
overseeing more than ten thousand
hours of network programming, in
cluding such series as “Roseanne,”
“Home Improvement,” “Growing
Pains,” “Full House” and “Coach.”
His earlier assignments included the
television miniseries “Roots” and
“Rich Man, Poor Man,” as well the
series “M ork & M in d y ” and
“Thirtysomelhing.”
Mr. McFarland, a native of San
Diego, has remained active in com
munity affairs, both locally and na
tionally, throughout his professional
career. He currently serves as Vice
President of the Hollywood/Beverly
Hills NAACP and is a member of the
board of directors of the organiza
tion, as well as a board member of the
Chrysalis Foundation For The Home
less and the Challenger Boys and
Girls Club of America.
Mr. McFarland has also served
as Vice Presidential Advisor on the
National Committee for Youth Op
portunity and as National NAACP
Image Award Chairman in 1988,
1989 and 1990. He is a frequent
guest lecturer at numerous colleges,
universities and media conferences.
Mr. McFarland is a graduate of
San Diego State University. He and
his wife, Paulette, a pre-kindergarten
Spanish language teacher, reside in
Chatsworth, CA.
Uninsured Children See Doctors Less
Wow! That Was Some Party - Guests were in awe at "La Grande Affaire." Sony's annual gala held
during the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference. This year’s elegant event
was held at the lovely Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Columbia's diva, Nancy Wilson,
was the special guest entertainer. Sony provided closed circuit TV monitors throughout the gala for
persons unable to attend an intimate performance by Ms. Wilson, in the Gallery's auditorium. The
gala also featured an audio recording facility for those dignitaries daring enough to flex their vocal
abilities, a comedy club and dance club where the nations movers and shakers were allowed to flex
their vocal abilities, a comedy club and dance club where the nations movers and shakers were
allowed to strut their stuff. Pictured (L To R.); LeBaron Taylor, Ser. Vice President, Corporate
Affairs. Sony Music Entertainment Inc.: Yvonne Taylor; Rev. Jessie Jackson; Hon. Sidney Williams,
U.S. Ambassador to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and Congresswoman Maxine Waters.
Red Ribbon Celebration
Students and faculty at Mt. Ta
bor Middle School and Humbolt El
ementary will wrap their school build
ings in red ribbon announcing that
“Healthy Means Drug Free” — hon
oring the 1994 Red Ribbon Celebra
tion to be held October 22-31. The
Red Ribbon Celebration is the larg
est nationally known drug preven
tion effort to date.
Providence Health Sy stem is the
only local sponsor selected from the
health and wellness field in Portland
by the Oregon Partnership, coordi
nators of the state-wide event. Prov
idence has adopted two schools - one
northeast and one southeast - provid
ing posters, customized red ribbons
and buttons, plastic ribbon for build
ings, and banners for students and
faculty to declare healthy means drug
free at school and in their communi
ty-
in addition to adopting the two
schools. Providence will take part in
the celebration by mounting posters,
banners and by tying red ribbons
around its treatment facilities.
In its seventh year, the Red Rib
bon Celebration originated as a trib
ute in 1985 by a group of parents
following the brutal murder by drug
tra ffic k e rs o f E nrique “ K ik i”
Camonera, a drug enforcement agent.
Today, the Red Ribbon symbol
izes the commitment of countless
Children under six are only half
as likely to see the doctor for four
common childhood illnesses if their
families have no health insurance,
according to a survey published in
the New England Journal of Medi
cine.
How frequently parents took
their children to see the doctor for
sore throats with fever, acute ear
infection, recurrent ear infections, or
for asthma was examined in a survey
o f 7,578 children underage 18. Par
ents of the children were questioned
in personal interviews or over the
phone five times in three months.
The specific illnesses were selected
as both common and serious enough
to warrant a visit to the doctor, ac
cording to a panel of pediatricians.
The results were consistent and
significant for all four illnesses. Chil
dren whose families had health in
surance were twice as likely to see
the doctor as those children without
insurance.
The study also looked at some
factors which might affect a family’s
seeking the care of a physician in
cluding urban or rural living, which
might reflect doctor’s availability,
family size, the child’s gender, race,
and age. Children over age six also
were less likely to see a doctor for all
four illnesses, whether insured or
not. Important factors not addressed
were the family’s income level or
whether the parents were married,
single, or divorced.
Although none of these illnesses
are routinely life-threatening, severe
asthma can cause death. Untreated
strep throat can lead to complica
tions, such as rheumatic fever. Un
treated middle-ear infections can
impair hearing.
citizens across the nation fighting to
eliminate substance abuse in their
communities.
Although National Red Ribbon
Week is October 22-31, the Oregon
Partnership has designated the entire
month of October as a celebration of
awareness.
"By supporting this celebration,
we hope to encourage, educate and
stimulate every child to say no to
drugs and alcohol, and yes to health
and well being,” confirms Magnus
Lakovics, M.D., Regional Executive
Director of the Mental Health and
Chemical Dependency Programs for
the Providence Health System.
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