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October 07, 2005
INFINITY BROADCASTING STATIONS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY TO BROADCAST CBS CARES INTERVIEW
WITH 60 MINUTES' MIKE WALLACE
Infinity Broadcasting, in association with CBS Cares, the CBS
Television Network's public service initiative featuring
CBS talent which brings awareness to a number of different
causes, including AIDS/HIV, breast cancer, child abuse and
depression amongst others, will broadcast an exclusive interview
with 60 Minutes' Mike Wallace on his personal battle with
depression, a medical condition that affects millions of
Americans every year. Wallace's interview will air on 41
stations across the country, including WCBS-FM (New York),
KLSX-FM (Los Angeles), WBBM-FM (Chicago), KYCY-AM (San Francisco)
and WJFK-FM (Washington, D.C.) beginning the weekend of
October 7.
Hosted by CBS News' Charles Osgood, Wallace candidly
discusses his 20 year bout with the illness and his long road to
recovery. The interview also includes the expert opinion of Dr.
David Kahn from New York Columbia Presbyterian Hospital and
Clinical Professor, Psychiatry at Columbia University.
Highlights From Mike Wallace's Interview With CBS
Cares:
-- Mike Wallace on when he first realized he was
depressed: "I've had three episodes of it. But
the first time around was about 20 years ago. I decided to see
if I could begin to talk to a psychiatrist to find out what was
going on. I was recommended to a doctor here in New
York...he began to tell me what was wrong. First of all, I
had to get over the fact that I was some kind of monster to have
this depressive attitude and to be in a depression...and that
it wasn't all that unusual and lots of people had
it."
-- Wallace on contemplating suicide: "Tell me the
depressive who hasn't or the person who suffering from
depression...I thought about it quite, quite seriously. The
pain of depression, like we're talking about, becomes so
intense, and I mean as a physical pain, you just hate to
contemplate the fact that it's not going away for awhile.
I want out of this."
-- Wallace on his symptoms of depression: "You
begin to doubt yourself...when depression hit me, I
couldn't sleep, started taking sleeping pills, began to
lose weight. I began to lose self- confidence and I (thought)
'What are you some kind of wimp and you can't take
care of that.'"
Infinity is one of the largest major-market radio operators in
the United States, with stations covering news, alternative rock,
country, FM talk, classic rock, oldies, JACK and urban formats,
among others. A division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIAB),
Infinity operates 178 radio stations, the majority of which are
in the nation's top 50 markets. Additionally, Infinity is home to
32 of the country's leading sports franchises amongst MLB, the
NFL, the NBA, the WNBA, and the NHL including the New York
Yankees, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Dallas Cowboys, New
England Patriots, New York Giants, Chicago Bears and the Detroit
Red Wings.
Infinity Contacts:
Shavonne Harding 212/846-3906
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Karen L. Mateo
Vice President, Communications
(212) 649 9639
Allison Mandara
Communications Coordinator
(212) 649 9606
Dana McClintock
Senior Vice President,
CBS Communications Group
(212) 975 1077
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