'Sharing Miracles' Television Program Now Airs on More Than 300 Stations

'Sharing Miracles' Television Program Now Airs on More Than 300 Stations

WASHINGTON, May 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sharing Miracles, a 30-minute public affairs television program that tells the compelling and inspirational stories of real patients has expanded its reach across America, now airing on more than 300 television stations across the country. The current episode features nine-time NBA all-star and Basketball Hall-of-Famer Dominique Wilkins, who has diabetes.

"In just over a year, the Sharing Miracles network has expanded from just one television station to more than 300, reaching every single state," said Billy Tauzin, president and CEO of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) and host of the program. "This is a testament to the quality and importance of the program."

"As a cancer survivor, I understand the essential role that hope plays in recovery. Sharing Miracles is intended to share that hope with patients around the country, and indeed, around the world," Tauzin added.

The program is also available worldwide for viewing in its entirety at www.SharingMiracles.com. The Web site is also a resource for patients to view the stories of previous program guests as well as other patients who have shared their stories of the battle with disease.

Next month's show will feature Pro Football Hall-of-Famer and Super Bowl-winning coach Mike Ditka, who battles heart disease. Known as "America's Coach," Ditka is only one of two people to win the Super Bowl as a player, assistant coach, and head coach. In 1988, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame for his successful playing career as a tight end that included 12 seasons with the Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys. He was voted NFL rookie of the year and earned a trip to the Pro Bowl on five separate occasions.

Future episodes of Sharing Miracles will feature Grammy Award-winning rapper and Law & Order SVU co-star Ice T, who lost both of his parents to heart attacks and suffers from high blood pressure; four-time World Series champion Darryl Strawberry, who overcame colon cancer; and actor Danny Glover, co-star of the Hollywood blockbuster Lethal Weapon movies, who battled epilepsy most of his life.

Previous episodes of Sharing Miracles have featured Academy Award-winning actress Marcia Gay Harden, a breast cancer advocate; Grammy Award-winning country music superstar Naomi Judd, who overcame Hepatitis C; Emmy Award-winning actor Joey Pantoliano, who suffers from clinical depression; Super Bowl Champion and former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome Bettis, who has asthma; two-time NCAA tournament-winning University of Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun, who has overcome cancer three times; Boston Red Sox star pitcher Jon Lester, who has battled leukemia; Emmy-nominated former star of Family Ties Meredith Baxter, who survived breast cancer; Olympic gold medal winners Mark Spitz (high cholesterol), Bruce Jenner (attention deficit disorder), and Greg Louganis (HIV); syndicated television talk show host Montel Williams, who suffers from multiple sclerosis; actor and Leave It To Beaver star Jerry Mathers, who is affected by diabetes; pop icon and Broadway star Deborah Gibson, who has suffered from devastating anxiety attacks and Pro Football Hall-of-Famer and Super Bowl Champion Len Dawson, who survived prostate cancer.

Sharing Miracles airs on Sunday mornings on the following network-affiliated stations:

-- WDCA-TV (MyTV), Washington, DC, 9 am -9:30 am
-- WPHL-TV (MyTV), Philadelphia, PA, 11 am-11:30 am
-- WUTB-TV (MyTV), Baltimore, MD, 9 am-9:30 am
-- KEYE-TV (CBS), Austin, TX, 7:30 am-8:00 am
-- WXIN-TV (FOX), Indianapolis, IN, 11:30 am-12 noon
-- KUCW-TV (CW), Salt Lake City, UT, 7:30 am-8:00 am
-- KPDX-TV (MyTV), Portland, OR, 10 am-10:30 am
-- KVMY-TV (MyTV), Las Vegas, NV, 9 am-9:30 am
-- KWGN-TV (CW), Denver, CO, 6:30 am-7:00 am
-- KABB-TV (FOX), San Antonio, TX, 8 am-8:30 am
-- WNAB-TV (CW), Nashville, TN, 10 am-10:30 am
-- WCTX-TV (MyTV), Hartford/New Haven, CT, 9 am-9:30 am
-- WRAZ-TV (FOX), Raleigh, NC, 7:30 am-8:00 am
-- WSYX-TV (ABC), Columbus, OH, 7:30 am-8:00 am
-- WNYA-TV (MyTV), Albany, NY, 8 am-8:30 am
-- KAME-TV (MyTV), Reno, NV, 9 am-9:30 am
-- KTXL-TV (FOX), Sacramento/Stockton/Modesto, CA, 6:30 am-7 am
-- WWL-TV (CBS), New Orleans, LA, 7:30 am-8:00 am
-- WTWC-TV (NBC), Tallahassee, FL, 10 am-10:30 am
-- WCIA-TV (CBS), Springfield/Champaign/Urbana/Decatur, IL, 10:30 am-11
am
-- WBRZ-TV (ABC), Baton Rouge, LA, 11 am-11:30 am
-- KTKA-TV (ABC), Topeka, KS, 8:30 am-9:00 am
-- WRLH-TV (FOX), Richmond, VA, 10 am-10:30 am
-- WNAC-TV (FOX), Providence, RI, 10:30 am-11:00 am
-- WHTM-TV (ABC), Harrisburg, PA, 11 am-11:30 am
-- WNCF-TV (ABC), Montgomery, AL, 9:30 am-10:00 am
-- WLAJ-TV (ABC), Lansing, MI, 11 am-11:30 am
-- WACH-TV (FOX), Columbia, SC, 11 am-11:30 am
-- WAPT-TV (ABC), Jackson, MS, 9 am-9:30 am
-- WOWK-TV (CBS), Charleston/Huntington, WV, 11:30 am-12 noon
-- WMTW-TV (ABC), Portland/Augusta, ME, 11:30 am-12 noon
-- KHBB-TV (ABC), Helena, MT, 10 am-10:30 am
-- WMBD-TV (CBS), Peoria, IL, 10 am-10:30 am
-- WOI-TV (ABC), Des Moines, IA, 6:30 am-7:00 am
-- WHBF-TV (CBS), Rock Island, IL/Davenport, IA, 10 am-10:30 am
-- KLRT-TV (FOX), Little Rock, AR, 9:30 am-10:00 am
-- KDLT-TV (NBC), Sioux Falls, SD, 9 am-9:30 am
-- KBMY-TV (ABC), Minot/Bismarck, ND, 9 am-9:30 am
-- KLKN-TV (ABC), Lincoln, NE, 10:30 am-11:00 am
-- KFBB-TV (ABC), Great Falls, MT, 10 am-10:30 am
-- KDEV-TV (ABC), Cheyenne, WY, 7:30 am-8:00 am
-- WTOV-TV (ABC), Rockford, IL, 10:30 am-11:00 am
-- KGEM-TV (NBC), Quincy, IL, 11 am-11:30 am
-- KTBY-TV (FOX), Anchorage, AK, 6 am-6:30 am

-- WSIL-TV (ABC), Carbondale, IL/Paducah, KY/Cape Girardeau, MO, 10:30
am-11:00 am.

The show also airs on 255 community broadcast stations across the country. For free DVDs of Sharing Miracles, please contact the PhRMA press line at 202-835-3460 or go to www.sharingmiracles.com.

Community stations airing Sharing Miracles are located in the following cities: Anchorage, AK; Decatur, AL; Harrison, AR; Mountain Home, AR; Tempe, AZ; Bath, ME; Casa Grande, AZ; Chino Valley, AZ; Anaheim, CA; Compton, CA; Coralville, CO; Del Mar, CA; Gilroy, CA; Hayward, CA; Pacifica, CA; Pasadena, CA; Petaluma, CA; San Andreas, CA; Santa Barbara, CA; Arvada, CO; Aurora, CO; Fort Collins, CO; Golden, CO; Longmont, CO; Thornton, CO; Bridgeport, CT; Hamden, CT; Hartford, CT; Madison, CT; North Haven, CT; Plainville, CT; Simsbury, CT; Wallingford, CT; Brooksville, FL; Coral Springs, FL; Fort Lauderdale, FL; Fort Myers, FL; MacDill AFB, FL; Tampa, FL; Palm Coast, FL; Atlanta, GA; Dallas, GA; Douglasville, GA; Fort Oglethorpe, GA; Hilo, HI; Ames, IA; Des Moines, IA; Fairfield, IA; Mount Vernon, IA; Olin, IA; Muscatine, IA; Coeur d'Alene, ID ; Addison, IL; Aurora, IL; Batavia, IL; Darien, IL; Glen Ellyn, IL; Lake Forest, IL; Naperville, IL; Plainfield, IL; Romeoville, IL; Urbana, IL; Wheaton, IL; Austin, IN; Bloomington, IN; Connersville, IN; Fort Wayne, IN; Lawrence, KS; Covington, KY; Highland Heights, KY; Louisville, KY; Bossier City, LA; Houma, LA; Lafayette, LA; Mandeville, LA; New Orleans, LA; Amherst, MA; Arlington, MA; Boston, MA; Brookline, MA; Carver, MA; Chelmsford, MA; Dracut, MA; Easthampton, MA; Foxboro, MA; Holden, MA; Hopkinton, MA; Leominster, MA; Lexington, MA; Longmeadow, MA; Lynn, MA; Marion, MA; Sandwich, MA; Wakefield, MA; Worcester, MA; Easton, MD; Greenbelt, MD; Largo, MD; Rockville, MD; Bath, ME; Boothbay Harbor, ME; Bridgton, ME; Brunswick, ME; Madison, ME; Mexico, ME; Ann Arbor, MI; Cadillac, MI; Farmington Hills, MI; Holland, MI; Kalamazoo, MI; Lake Orion, MI; Manistee, MI; Portage, MI; Romeo, MI; Waterford, MI; Wyandotte, MI; Blaine, MN; Bloomington, MN; Champlin, MN; Coon Rapids, MN; Duluth, MN; Fergus Falls, MN; Hibbing, MN; Hutchinson, MN; Minneapolis, MN; Rosemont, MN; Spring Park, MN; Stillwater, MN; White Bear Lake, MN; Columbia, MO; Independence, MO; Ste. Genevieve, MO; Hillsboro, MS; Vicksburg, MS; Great Falls, MT; Helena, MT; Albemarle, NC; Charlotte, NC; Knightdale, NC; New Bern, NC; Fargo, ND; Grand Island, NE; Hastings, NE; Omaha, NE; Claremont, NH; Derry, NH; Durham, NH; Londonderry, NH; Manchester, NH; North Conway, NH; Wolfeboro, NH; Bloomfield, NJ; Metuchen, NJ; Pomona, NJ; Princeton, NJ; Statewide, NJ; Wayne, NJ; Albuquerque, NM; Los Alamos, NM; Santa Fe, NM; Taos, NM; Boulder City, NV; Carson City, NV; Minden, NV; Chappaqua, NY; Fairport, NY; Staten Island, NY; Tivoli, NY; Webster, NY; Athens, OH; Cincinnati, OH; Cleveland, OH; Defiance, OH; Fairborn, OH; Hudson, OH; Macedonia, OH; Medina, OH; Middletown, OH; Norwood, OH; Troy, OH; Perry, OK; Oregon City, OR; Silverton, OR; Ardmore, PA; Berwyn, PA; Bethel Park, PA; Gettysburg, PA; Harrisburg, PA; McMurray, PA; Moon Township, PA; Pottstown, PA; Reading, PA; Wayne, PA; York, PA; Rockhill, SC; Clarksville, TN; Franklin, TN; Germantown, TN; Murfreesboro, TN; College Station, TX; Denton, TX; Houston, TX; Kingsville, TX; Cedar City, UT; Logan, UT; Salt Lake City, UT; Blacksburg, VA; Herndon, VA; Norfolk, VA; Roanoke, VA; Suffolk, VA; Barre, VT; Bellow Falls, VT; Bristol, VT; Burlington, VT; Hyde Park, VT; Manchester Center, VT; Middlebury, VT; Newport, VT; Springfield, VT; Waitsfield, VT; Bainbridge Island, WA; Bremerton, WA; Ellensburg, WA; Kent, WA; Longview, WA; Port Townsend, WA; Seattle, WA; Toppenish, WA; Dodgeville, WI; Eau Claire, WI; Hartford, WI; Janesville, WI; Lake Mills, WI; Kenosha, WI; Madison, WI; Muskego, WI; New London, WI; Reedsburg, WI; River Falls, WI; Superior, WI; Waterloo, WI; Whitehall, WI; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; and Summersville, WV.

The show's corresponding Web site, www.sharingmiracles.com, is an interactive forum for people to relate their own personal stories of hope and survival. Every patient's battle is unique, but the collective power of shared experiences can offer great help and courage to others who are fighting for their lives.

The Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) helps uninsured and financially-struggling patients access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. To find out if they may qualify for help, patients should call toll-free 1-888-4PPA-NOW to speak with a trained specialist or visit www.pparx.org.

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) represents the country's leading pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies, which are devoted to inventing medicines that allow patients to live longer, healthier, and more productive lives. PhRMA companies are leading the way in the search for new cures. PhRMA members alone invested an estimated $50.3 billion in 2008 in discovering and developing new medicines. Industry-wide research and investment reached a record $65.2 billion in 2008.

PhRMA Internet Address: http://www.phrma.org/

For information on stories of hope and survival, visit: http://sharingmiracles.com/

For information on how innovative medicines save lives, visit: http://www.innovation.org/

For information on the Partnership for Prescription Assistance, visit: http://www.pparx.org/

For information on the danger of imported drugs, visit: http://www.buysafedrugs.info/

Source: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America

CONTACT: Kate Michael of PhRMA, +1-202-835-3460

Web Site: http://www.phrma.org/
http://www.sharingmiracles.com/

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