CYNTHIA MCFADDEN MODERATES LIVE DEBATE AT THE COOPER UNION’S GREAT HALL IN NEW YORK CITY
ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5th AT 4:00PM ET
“FACE-OFF” TO AIR ON “NIGHTLINE”
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd
Is it Okay to be Fat? “Nightline” tackles this question and other delicate questions related to dieting and obesity and how it relates to heath in a “Face Off” to air Monday, February 22. This will be the program’s fifth “Face-Off,” a series launched two years ago that is a debate style format where hot topics get discussed among prominent voices in their field.
The “Face-Off” is scheduled to take place Friday, February 5th at The Cooper Union’s historic Great Hall in New York City. Crystal Renn, model and author of “Hungry: A Young Model’s Story of Appetite, Ambition and the Ultimate Embrace of Curves” and Marianne Kirby, co-author of “Lessons from the Fat-O-Sphere” will face-off against MeMe Roth, president of National Action Against Obesity and Kim Bensen, author of “Finally Thin.” Renn and Kirby advocate against constant dieting and contend that you don’t have to be thin to be healthy while Roth and Bensen advocate against an obese America and believe in the importance of a responsible diet.
The “Face Off” will be moderated by co-anchor Cynthia McFadden and held at The Cooper Union’s Great Hall in New York City on Friday, February 5th at 4:00pmET. To obtain media credentials, please contact Alison Bridgman at 212-456-1578; [email protected].
What: “Nightline Face-Off – Is It Okay to be Fat?”
Who: Crystal Renn, model and author of “Hungry: A Young Model’s Story of Appetite, Ambition, and the Ultimate Embrace of Curves” and Marianne Kirby, author of “Lessons from the “Fat-O-Sphere”
Meme Roth, President, National Action Against Obesity and
Kim Bensen, author of “Finally Thin”
When: Friday, February 5, 2010
4:00pm-5:30pm ET
Where: The Cooper Union’s Great Hall
The Foundation Building
7 East 7th Street (btw 3rd and 4th Aves)
New York City
*** Please note: media interested in covering this debate must submit credential requests to [email protected] no later than 12:00pm/ ET on Friday, February 5th. There is limited space for this event and no requests will be accepted after that time.
Thank you
“Nightline” thanks The Cooper Union for the use of the historic Great Hall. “Nightline” is anchored by Cynthia McFadden, Terry Moran, and Martin Bashir. James Goldston is the executive producer. “Nightline” airs at 11:35 p.m. (ET/PT) weeknights on the ABC Television Network.
ABC News Media Relations: Emily Lenzner 202-222-6896
Alison Bridgman 212-456-1578