Original cancellation of "Mormon Women and Depression", 1978 November 11

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Scope and Contents

On-air announcement of cancellation of original documentary. 00:40.

Louise Degn's note: The documentary "Mormon Women and Depression" was originally scheduled for broadcast on 11 November 1978. Station management, however, pulled the program after receiving objections from leaders of the LDS Church Relief Society. The cancellation of the heavily promoted documentary generated hundreds of protest letters and calls. Station management replied the program had been pulled for revision, not cancellation. The controversy opened many doors for further interviews, and the program was expanded from a half-hour to one-hour and, in my opinion, became a much better program. The final version aired three months later on 17 February 1979. It generated hundreds of requests for copies to show at church functions around the world and won the National Reporting Award from the American Mental Health Association. Original Cancellation is the disclaimer which ran before the show on the original air date and the show open which announces the program content which replaced it.

Dates

1978 November 11

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