ASPS
Circle of Excellence Media Award
for WTKF's "Plastic Surgery Today"
Patricia
Raskin, producer of the radio program “Plastic Surgery Today” received
the 2001 Circle of Excellence Media Award in the radio category
from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Raskin participated in a media panel with four award winners present to discuss
how plastic surgeons can be a resource regarding the specialty to the media
and examined what broadcasters and print reporters look for when covering plastic
surgery stories.
The
Circle of Excellence Media Awards, sponsored by the American Society
of Plastic Surgeons, the world’s largest organization of
plastic surgeons, recognize the work of journalists who have shown
initiative and determination in their reporting of the specialty
of plastic surgery. Judging for this award was based on four criteria:
creativity and substance of the story, quality of writing and presentation,
clarity of message, and educational benefit to the public. Entries
were judged by a panel of plastic surgeons and communications professionals.
In
the award-winning interview, Dr. Goldwyn said, “I think that
people should realize that even the best of doctors can’t
produce something all the time that’s perfect. Ted Williams
couldn’t hit a home run all the time. You have to be willing
to accept imperfection because that is liable to occur even with
a superb result. If someone is a perfectionist and says ‘I’ll
be unhappy if this doesn’t come out exactly the way I want
it...’If I have that type of patient, I really suggest
that the patient go elsewhere because who can guarantee such a
thing? You can’t even guarantee an electrical appliance,
let alone surgery.”
Ms.
Raskin, producer of “Plastic Surgery Today,” said of
the program with Dr. Goldwyn, “I’ve been hosting
and producing media programs that focus on positive people, positive
living and positive aging for the past 20 years. My radio program "Positive
Living" focuses on many aspects of what Dr. Goldwyn addressed in
his interview. The doctor-patient relationship is similar to any
committed relationship between two people. The fact that Dr. Goldwyn
stressed the humanness of all people no matter what their profession
or title is, really is important in today’s world which has
become impersonal in many professional relationships. It was fascinating
to see that the concepts and philosophy presented in this particular
program that won the award, are so deeply imbedded in my consciousness
and my work and that this could have been an interview on
my program. The premise behind all of my media programs is exemplified
in this interview, which was a wonderful testimonial to the power
of this work.”
BACK |
