ADVISORY/Tabloid TV Pere Ian Rae Brings 'Talkin Sex' to NATPE - Weekly Show to Feature Sex Tips from Practitioners of World's Oldest Profession.Entertainment Editors ADVISORY...for Tuesday (Jan. 21) NATPE NATPE National Association of Television Programming Executives 2003 --(BUSINESS WIRE)
WHO: Available for interviews at NATPE --
-- Ian G. Rae, the father of tabloid TV who created "A Current
Affair" for Fox in the 1980s.
-- Mary-Anne Kenworthy, Australia's most famous Madam and
owner-operator of Langtrees, Australia's most famous
bordellos.
-- Bridget, a "sex professional" at Langtrees.
WHAT: "Talkin Sex," TV's first sex advice program featuring tips
from real practitioners of the world's oldest profession,
is introduced to the American TV market at NATPE.
WHEN: NATPE Conference, January 21-23, 2003.
WHERE: Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans.
CONTACT: New York: Ted Faraone 212-489-1313 (tfaraon@attglobal.net)
NATPE: Ted Faraone 917-930-8200 or W Hotel, 504-525-9444
BACKGROUND:
Rae, who is developing "Talkin Sex" under the aegis of his post-Fox consultancy, Ian Rae Communications, envisions the series as a "show and tell open forum on human sexuality This article is about human sexual perceptions. For information about sexual activities and practices, see Human sexual behavior. Generally speaking, human sexuality is how people experience and express themselves as sexual beings. ." In addition to Mary-Anne Kenworthy, plans call for "Talkin Sex" to feature advice from working professionals at her bordellos as well as tips from sex experts such as Dr. Gabrielle Morrissey, head of the Sexology sexology /sex·ol·o·gy/ (sek-sol´ah-je) the scientific study of sex and sexual relations. sex·ol·o·gy n. The study of human sexual behavior. program at Australia's Curtin University. "Talkin Sex" will treat all kinds of sexual subjects with intelligence, sensitivity, wit, and panache. Show segments will be separated by bumpers featuring sexual factoids, including "Weird Sex Laws." For example, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania This article is about the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. For other places named Harrisburg, see Harrisburg (disambiguation). Harrisburg is the capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a state of the United States of America. , it is illegal to have sex with a truck driver in a toll booth. Rae, a native of Australia who has lived in the US since the 1970s and is now an American citizen, sees a US market for "Talkin Sex" on cable -- most likely on a premium channel -- while overseas distribution, particularly in Europe, where viewers are less sexually reticent, may be on broadcast TV. Mary-Anne Kenworthy, an outspoken advocate for the adult entertainment industry who will play a central role on screen, is owner and operator of Langtrees of Perth, the largest bordello in Western Australia Western Australia, state (1991 pop. 1,409,965), 975,920 sq mi (2,527,633 sq km), Australia, comprising the entire western part of the continent. It is bounded on the N, W, and S by the Indian Ocean. Perth is the capital. , and Langtrees 181, the world's only "historic bordello, in gold-mining town Kalgoorlie. Langtrees 181 is a major tourist attraction Noun 1. tourist attraction - a characteristic that attracts tourists attractive feature, magnet, attractor, attracter, attraction - a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees" . Mary-Anne Kenworthy is a regular on radio and TV Down Under, where her public access TV show, "TalkinSex.com," was an instant hit without any advance promotion. Ian Rae, a journalist and key News Corp. executive for decades, retired as executive vice president of Fox News Channel in 2002. He had previously been news director of Fox's WNYW WNYW What New Yorkers Watch (television station in New York City) Channel 5 in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of executive VP of News for the Fox TV Stations, and executive producer and a creator of "A Current Affair." |
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