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Mormon Olympics or Games as Usual?
SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA -- KCRW (FM 89.9) is the National Public
Radio affiliate in Santa Monica, California. They produce and
broadcast a one-hour interview radio program called "To the Point,"
hosted by Warren Olney.
The main topic of Tuesday's show was the influence of the Church on
the upcoming Olympic games. Olney interviewed a spokesperson the
Church (by phone from Salt Lake City), then simultaneously
interviewed non-LDS scholar Jan Shipps; the founder of a group
opposing the Salt Lake Olympics; and a former member who is involved
with the anti-Mormon web site ExMormon.org. (The Church spokesperson
declined to participate in discussion with critics of the Church.)
If you have Real Audio's RealPlayer (free at www.real.com) you can
listen to the entire program at:
http://www.kcrw.com/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=tp&air_date=1/29/02&tmplt_type=Show
The first five to ten minutes of the program focused on Enron/Dick
Cheney news; the main topic comes in after that and runs about 40
minutes.
Mike Parker
Source:
Mormon Olympics or Games as Usual?
To The Point: National Public Radio 29Jan02 N1
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