Club Connect - AIDS Fighters

1992 · WTVS

CLUB CONNECT - AIDS Fighters Season 6, Episode 6 Original air date : July 4, 1992 This show features poignant stories about teens on the front lines of the fight against AIDS. Viewers meet Krista Blake, a girl who contracted HIV when she was sixteen. Another story features a group of teens giving peer counseling on AIDS awareness. Also, Odell talks to Iceland-based rock group, Sugar Cubes. Thanks to the following people and schools featured in this episode: AIDS Fighters: Patricia D. Rea, Marie E. Valente, Troy Athens High School Krista: Krista A. Blake, Angie L. Humphrey, Brooke S. Roseberry, Jason Sanford Ice Boy: Jeff Cope, Kathy Hassell AIDS Peer Counselor: Kenyea Blackshear, Dushon Lyte, Keyona Marsh Smoking Sketch: Tim Pryor, Dayna Pink AIDS Clinic: Dr. Lawrence Crane, Howard Whitfield ~+~+~ Episode number: CCNC-606 ISBN: 0-7936-0893-7 WTVS Detroit PBS ~+~+~ Teens nationwide are connecting to public television’s teen magazine of the airwaves for the 90s, CLUB CONNECT. This teen information series is designed to combine humor and advice in a lively half-hour format that encourages positive life choices. Teens talk to their peers and show each other ways to reach their own goals, cope with problems, and celebrate healthy life styles. A 40-member panel of professional advisors in the fields of health and education helps guide messages about growing up in the 90s. Hosted by a multi-cultural ensemble featuring Jimmy Rhoades, Natalie Cosby, Vidya Shaker, Tara Sendelbach, Odell Nails, and Jerry Millen, CLUB CONNECT serves as a showcase for teen interests and issues. CLUB CONNECT has received national support from such organizations as the American Federation of Teachers; the Association for Educational Communications and Technology; Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America; The National Association of School Psychologists; and the National Association of State Boards of Education.