The World’s Largest Concert - 2008 Public Access Television Station Information
Attention Teachers! Contact your local public access television station and tell them to broadcast the 2008 World’s Largest Concert on March 13 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Please note that the 2008 WLC will not be broadcast on PBS.
MENC will send approximately 500 free DVDs to public access stations across the country in February 2008. Please contact your local station and encourage them to broadcast the WLC in March! Here’s how:
Step 1: Contact your local station via email or phone. See scripts below.
Step 2: Have your local station contact us to make sure they are on the list to receive a free DVD.
Questions? Email wlc@menc.org
Text for Contacting Local Public Access Television Stations by E-mail
Dear (name of general manager or station),
On behalf of my fellow school music teachers in our community, I would like to ask that you please consider broadcasting the 2008 World’s Largest Concert, a sing-along event that links millions of students, teachers, and music supporters around the globe. Produced by MENC: The National Association for Music Education, this event is the highlight of March’s Music In Our Schools Month, a time of focused advocacy and awareness of the importance of music education for all children.
On March 13, 2008, at 1 PM ET, millions of voices will join in singing eight celebratory songs, including patriotic anthems, spirituals, and international folk songs. If your station is interested in participating, MENC will provide you with a free, high-quality DVD that contains footage of children from schools across the nation performing each of the featured songs.
The World’s Largest Concert is a key music education and music appreciation event—by broadcasting it on your station on March 13th, you’ll be part of a worldwide movement that celebrates the joy of music and our connectedness through music! If you decide to broadcast the WLC, music teachers in your area will make certain that their students’ parents and other community members are reminded to tune in! For more information, please visit the WLC Web site. Please send us an email at wlc@menc.org with your station name and mailing address to get your free 2008 WLC DVD. Thank you for your consideration!
Script for Contacting Local Public Access Television Stations by Phone
Could you please tell me who at your station makes programming decisions? May I please speak with him/her?
Hello! I’m ( ), a music teacher at (local school). I’d like to talk to you about the World’s Largest Concert, an event sponsored by my professional association, MENC: The National Association for Music Education. Have you received information about the World’s Largest Concert DVD yet?
(If yes): Great! If you decide to broadcast the World’s Largest Concert, my fellow music teachers and I will make certain our students’ parents and other community members are reminded to tune in! Thank you so much!
(If no): The World’s Largest Concert is a sing-along event on March 13, 2008, that links millions of students, teachers, and music supporters around the globe. As part of Music In Our Schools Month, the event both celebrates music and increases awareness of the importance of music education for all children. If you’re interested, MENC can provide you with a free, high-quality DVD containing footage of students from across the nation performing each of the concert’s eight songs. If you indeed broadcast the World’s Largest Concert, my fellow music teachers and I will make certain our students’ parents and other community members are reminded to tune in! Thank you so much!