Public reaction to "Path to 9/11" is being felt at local ABC affiliates... from Boston to Moline to Santa Barbara... these are just a few stations that have disclosed the viewer complaints that they have received.
Let's keep them up. From these articles, note that these local affiliates are obviously contacting ABC, as well.
The KEYT/Santa Barbara link has a video of a story from yesterday's newscast.
I will update with additional stories as available.
KEYT, Santa Barbara, CA
Here at KEYT, an ABC affiliate, the public sentiment is overwhelming. E-mails call the production bogus, full of blatant lies, and "deplorable".
http://www.keyt.com/...
WCVB, Boston, MA
WCVB General Manager Bill Fine said yesterday the station has received between 250 and 300 e-mails and about 50 phone calls about the program. But Fine said the show would go on.
"I'm not going to be making a programming decision based on" complaints from the blogosphere, Fine said. "I don't believe in censorship and to not run it would be to censor it in advance."
http://news.bostonherald.com/...
WQAD, Davenport, IA/Moline, IL
Local affiliate WQAD-TV will air ABC's "The Path to 9/11" but has heard from viewers concerned about the accuracy of the program.
Marion Meginnis, president and general manager of WQAD, said the station started receiving a few phone calls and e-mails earlier this week and has been in contact with ABC about the concerns.
"They reiterated to us (the mini-series) was not meant to be a documentary, but a docudrama based on the 9/11 commission report and other sources," she said.
Ms. Meginnis said a few of the people who contacted the station with concerns were invited to come down to the station and watch the rough-cut footage of the program the station received earlier.
http://qconline.com/...