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 ON A ROLL 
Produced by Joanne Caputo, in association with the Independent Television Service, with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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 Wednesday, February 09, 2005 While most of my community was going crazy today for Mardi Gras, I spent the day in front of this computer sending email and making phone calls to the media. As a person who was not raised here in Mississippi or in New Orleans, I just don't "get it" when it comes to Mardi Gras. And I've found that other people who aren't from here don't "get it" either. But I respect it.The highlight of my day was my interview with Eric Deggans of the St. Petersburg Times. He asked some very thought provoking questions about the film and his piece in the Times should be outstanding. I'll let you know when it runs and post a link if possible. Today, Joanne Caputo, the filmmaker told me about the fact that the PBS station in Columbus had decided they were only going to air "On A Roll" once: at 4 AM on Feb 20! We're talkin' the CAPITOL of the HOME STATE of the film! She made calls to senators and citizens of Columbus and learned today that the station has changed its mind and will broadcast it at 11pm on the 15th. The squeaky wheel does get the grease. That story motivated me. I will keep calling Larry King, Oprah, Montel and everybody else! PBS launched the web site for the film today. You can access it at http://www.pbs.org/onaroll.
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