Dubuque Chapter

Cynthia Cirksena, Chapter Director

 

(800) 291-6912

grassroots@parentstv.org

 

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DUBUQUE CHAPTER ADVERTISER OUTREACH GETS RESULTS: 

 

Below is a letter received by the chapter in October:

 

Cynthia,

 

We appreciate your letter.  Casey’s General Stores attempts to advertise in family-oriented television.  Since we are located in Ankeny, sometimes it’s hard to monitor the programming in all of our markets.  I wanted to let you know that we have canceled all of our Family Guy commercials and do not plan on sponsoring this program in the future.

 

Thanks again,

Cory Hart

 

SECRET SHOPPER CAMPAIGN RESULTS:

The graph below shows the results of which retailers denied or sold a Mature rated videogame to a minor.

Denied

Sold

Best Buy

801 Wacker Drive

Dubuque, IA 52001

Target

1511 E San Marnan Dr

Waterloo, IA 50702

 

 

Best Buy

2541 Crossroads Blvd

Waterloo, IA 50702

 

 

 

Game Crazy

1511 E San Marnan Dr

Waterloo, IA 50702

 

 

 

Target

3500 Dodge Street

Dubuque, IA 52001

 

 

IN THE NEWS:

Dubuque mom puts Iowa in effort to monitor media - Des Moines Register

Parents Television Council Launches Dubuque Chapter - PTC Press Release

CHAPTER DIRECTOR BIO:

Dubuque resident Cynthia Cirksena is the first Chapter Director in the state of Iowa. Born and raised in Iowa, Cirksena graduated from Hamilton College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She currently works as a Quality Assurance Analyst dealing with medical records.  

 

Cirksena, a mother of two, is concerned about polls that show that most parents don’t understand program ratings and their content descriptors. Her chapter will be a source of information on the latest news and research for the community and will also recommend healthy programming alternatives to families through the PTC Seal of Approval.

 

Cirksena is proud to be part of the PTC, “I am excited about this opportunity to educate and inform the Dubuque and Tri-state area. I will give parents resources and better strategies for dealing with unwanted material on television than simply changing the channel. Together, we will make the Dubuque community into a powerful voice for change.” 

 

The PTC promotes family values that the entertainment industry sees as hap hazardous to their ratings.

LOCAL NETWORK AFFILIATES

KWQC (NBC-6)

805 Brady St

Davenport, IA 52803
Phone: (563) 383-7000
Fax: (563) 383-7131
www.kwqc.com
 

KLJB (Fox 18)

937 E 53rd St

Davenport, IA 52807

Phone: (563) 386-1818
Fax: (563) 386-8543

www.kljb.com

KCRG (ABC-9)

PO Box 816

Cedar Rapids, IA 52406

Phone: (319) 398-8422
Fax: (319) 368-8505

www.kcrg.com

Iowa Public TV (PBS)

6450 Corporate Dr

Johnston, IA 50131-

Phone: (515) 242-3100
Fax: (515) 242-4113

www.iptv.org

KGAN (CBS-2

600 Old Marion Rd

NE Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

Phone: (319) 395-9060
Fax: (319) 395-0113

www.kgan.com

WVBT (Fox 43)

243 Wythe St

Portsmouth, VA 23704

Phone: (757) 393-4343
Fax: (757) 399-7628

www.wvbt.com

general.manager@wavy.com