For more information: Teri L Sullivan
WKNO Promotions Manager
901-729-8735
tlsullivan@wkno.org
May 12, 2010
For Immediate Release
WKNO Hosts Community Workshop on Avoiding Scam Artists
Cris Hardaway, host of the WKNO monthly TV series The Best Times, a magazine-style show focusing on issues, stories, and personalities of interest to Mid-Southerners aged 50 and over, will be hosting a free workshop discussing how older people can protect themselves from scams at the WKNO Digital Media Center on Tuesday, June 22 at 2:00 p.m.
The June 22 workshop will feature Randy Hutchinson, President of the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South. The Best Times took on the topic of scams that target older people in the March 2009 episode. Many people are aware of the kind of door-to-door scams that have been around for years, but increasingly scam artists work through telemarketing and the internet, and older people who are isolated or unfamiliar with new technologies can be particularly vulnerable.
The Best Times Workshop is a new community outreach project from WKNO which began this year. The first workshop held in February focused on tax preparation help for people over 50, while the second in April focused on container gardening. "It has been a wonderful opportunity to meet and interact with our viewers," said WKNO Volunteer coordinator Sally Stover. "We will continue to explore new ideas and topics of interest to this very valued audience."
The WKNO Digital Media Center is located at 7151 Cherry Farms Road in Cordova, off Goodlett Farms Parkway between Whitten and Appling Roads. The Best Times Workshop on Avoiding Scams is free but it is necessary to register to ensure space. Call Sally Stover at (901) 729-8719.
The Best Times is sponsored by The Gardens of Germantown and the H.W. Durham Foundation.
WKNO is a non-profit, private foundation serving the Mid-South for more than 50 years.
An important community resource, WKNO uses the power of non-commercial public broadcasting to provide the Mid-South with quality educational and cultural programs that inform, entertain, and inspire. For more information: wkno.org.
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