UPDATE: Phil is now scheduled to be on Fox & Friends at 9:20 ET Saturday morning.
Hey y’all – sorry it’s been so long since I’ve posted. We’ve had a wild summer! (I’ll fill you in later.) But here’s the craziest news… This Saturday morning I’ll be appearing on Fox News, courtesy of none other than SpongeBob Squarepants.
Ya see, earlier this week a study was published that showed fast-paced shows like SpongeBob can have an immediate negative impact on kids’ abilities to focus and delay gratification. The national news media has picked up the story, and I have been offered up as an “expert witness” from the world of children’s media. I’ve done 3 radio interviews in the last 24 hours on the topic, and now I’ll be appearing on Fox News this Saturday morning at 9:20am ET for a roundtable discussion of kids, TV, and the little yellow spongy guy. Yes, that’s awfully early in the morning, but you’ll probably be able to find the segment online afterward.
So anyway… God works in mysterious ways. SpongeBob affects little brains, I get to be on TV.
I’ll keep you posted as things develop further…
Will be praying for wisdom as you speak on the various programs.
Kathleen
Welcome back Phil! Looking forward to hearing your “expert testimony.” Be easy on the little guy, though. It isn’t easy living in a pineapple under the sea.
Wow! Don’t know if I’ll be up that early, but I’ll look for it online. God’s blessings on your interaction with FOX news!
Mr. Vischer,
My nearly exact thoughts after hearing about that “study” were that “watching Veggie Tales doesn’t do that to my children!” After viewing SpongeBob, even I, an almost 46 y.o. mom, feel more stupid, so I limit how much my kids watch (we don’t have Nickelodeon, but do have a couple of SB DVDs). Our cable provider added Fox News Channel recently, so I hope to be able to catch the interview tomorrow.
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