Media interest in CFS continues to build. A research report linking at least a subset of CFS cases to enteroviral infection generated media coverage by network news and online outlets around the world. Read the WebMD/CBS report, “Stomach Virus Could Trigger CFS” at http://www.webmd.com/Chronic-Fatigue-Syndrome/news/20070913/stomach-virus-could-trigger-cfs.

Here are some upcoming opportunities to catch radio and TV interviews with CFS patients and experts:

• Thursday, September 20: Dr. Cynthia Watson of WatsonWellness in Santa Monica, CA, will be a guest on Los Angeles’  “Baxter in the Morning” radio show on KCAA-AM 1050 at 7:35 a.m. (local time)
• Saturday, September 22 & Sunday, September 23: “The Faces of CFS” photo exhibit participants Brian Bernard and Jackie Niederle and CFS researcher and clinician Dr. Benjamin Natelson will be seen in an episode of “12 To Your Health” on News 12 New Jersey. The show airs each day at 4:30 a.m., 6:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. (local time)
• Sunday, September 23: CFS patients Maridel Hoagland and Carol Seiverling and clinician Dr. Larry Sharp will be guests on a segment of “First News Forum,” a public affairs show airing on Fox affiliate KXII Channel 12 in Dallas/Fort Worth at either 6 or 6:30 a.m. (local time)
• Sunday, September 23: Association President & CEO Kimberly McCleary will be a guest on “The Valder Beebe Show,” an Internet radio show originating on KXVI-FM 94.3 in Dallas, TX. Tune in at www.rhythmflowradio.net (New York Sunday Magazine) or listen to the podcast at www.valderbeebeshow.com or www.kxvi.net. The 10-minute interview will air at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern time), 8:00 a.m. (central time) and 6:00 a.m. (Pacific time).

The Association logs media coverage on its Spark! campaign website; visit http://www.cfids.org/sparkcfs/media-coverage.asp to keep up with all the coverage and find links to archived stories (whenever possible).

We hope you'll visit one of the upcoming displays of “The Faces of CFS” traveling photo exhibit as it continues its nationwide tour of nearly 30 venues, so far. Coming up next:

• September 24 – 30: the first floor of the J. Erik Jonsson Central Branch of the Dallas Public Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, Texas
• October 11 – 14: the Dining Hall of Park Meadows shopping center near the main entrance, 8401 Park Meadows Center Drive, Lonetree, Colorado (in the Denver area)
• October 22 – 29: the first floor near Nordstrom of Westfield North Bridge, 520 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

For a complete listing of dates and venues, see http://www.cfids.org/sparkcfs/photo.asp.