April 6, 1991 Ms. Kim McCarthy, Producer 'REAL LIFE WITH JANE PAULEY' National Broadcasting Company 30 Rockefeller Center New York, NY 10020 Dear Ms. McCarthy: I write in response to your recent program on scanners and their use. You have done a great disservice to the industry and hobby of radio by depicting the use of scanning radios as insidious devices used only by social deviants. Clearly no effort whatsoever was put into showing the law-abiding uses of such equipment, and the satisfying hobby radio monitoring can be. Indeed, your editorial left the uninformed viewer with the clear opinion that ALL uses of such equipment are illegal, immoral, and impolite. May I point out that 'news' departments such as your own and your member stations utilize this equipment on a daily basis to glean information for broadcasts. Under the law, certain of these activities are themselves illegal, but they go on in great measure. Why was this 'news' area overlooked in the 'report'? By reviewing the tape made of the broadcast, I have made careful note of the sponsors of this show, and have contacted each expressing my dissatisfaction with your gross misrepresentation of the facts, and informed them that I will curtail purchase of their products until such time a correction is broadcast. Sincerely, Kenneth W. Hane