54 Brookie Madison

Dr. Somani
March 5, 2017
Health Script
SLUG: Breast Cancer TRT: 1:47
Anchor Intro: ACCORDING TO THE D.C.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, BREAST
CANCER IS THE SECOND MOST
COMMONLY DIAGNOSED CANCER IN
THE DISTRICT. HOWARD UNIVERSITY
NEWSVISION REPORTER BROOKIE
MADISON SPEAKS TO ONE SURVIVOR
AND ADVOCATE WHO HOSTS PARTIES
FOR LOCAL WOMEN TO BRING
ENCOURAGEMENT AND BREAST
SCREENINGS TO THE PUBLIC.
VO: LOCATED IN D.C., VICKI RUSSELL
WALTON HOSTS PINKIE PARTIES, ALSO
b-roll: KNOWN AS PURPOSELY INVOLVED N
PINKIE sign KEEPING INDIVIDUALS EDUCATED,
PINKIE party infosheets THAT MAKE IT EASIER AND
Pinkie chair COMFORTABLE FOR WOMEN TO GET A
TRT: 0-0:10 FREE SCREENING FOR BREAST
CANCER.
(TAKE SOT)
SOT The focus is the mammogram but also for
women to come together and see that they are
Font: Vicki Russell Walton not by themselves. So while youre here we
Its in the Genes, LLC are going to celebrate you with a party.
TRT: 0:11-0:18

VO: PINKIE PARTIES PROVIDE CHILD CARE,

GAMES, PRIZES, FOOD, HAVE
b-roll: VENDORS PRESENT THAT DO GENETIC
kids playing TESTING, AND BEAUTY. ONE SPECIFIC
prize bags VENDOR PROVIDED INFORMATION ON
attendees getting food THE BRCA GENE, WHICH IS WHERE
vendors THE MUTATION OCCURS THAT CAUSES
nails BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER.
CastleMedical flyers
(TAKE SOT)
SOT Seven out of 10 of those women will develop
breast cancer, so its extremely important for
Font: Nile Thompson women of color to be tested and historically
Castle Medical we havent had access to this testing.
TRT: 0:34-0:46
VO: PINKIE PARTIES ARE EVENTS NOT
ONLY FOR WOMEN DIAGNOSED WITH
b-roll: BREAST CANCER, BUT SURVIVORS
prize winner LIKE DEBBIE ANDREWS, WHO WAS
crowd shots DIAGNOSED IN DECEMBER 2012 WITH
STAGE 1 CANCER BUT NEVER GOT
SICK.

(TAKE SOT)
SOT: Thats why I come to these events: to
Font: Debbie A. Andrews encourage others and show them that if they
Four-year Survivor walk in faith anything is possible.
TRT: 0:56-1:03
VO: PINKIE PARTIES CREATE A CASUAL
ATMOSPHERE FOR WOMEN TO GET
b-roll: THEIR FIRST OR ANNUAL SCREENING
dancing JUST BY GOING UPSTAIRS.
massages
mammography center upstairs
(TAKE SOT)
SOT: It was really helpful. I appreciate everything
that was going on today and I liked the people
Font: Mary Overby and everything; it was nice.
PINKIE party Attender
TRT: 1:09-1:18
VO: WALTON USED HER OWN LIFE
EXPERIENCE OF BEING
Walton on the mic MISDIAGNOSED FOUR TIMES AND
Walton making announcements GIVEN JUST MONTHS TO LIVE IN
ORDER TO CREATE AN ORGANIZATION
THAT COULD ASSIST WOMEN.

(TAKE SOT)
SOT: Thats what made me create the PINKIE
PARTY so women can just love on
Font: Vicki Russell Walton themselves and know that cancers not a death
Its in the Genes, LLC sentenceyou can live.
TRT: 1:26-1:37

STANDUP: BREAST CANCER AFFECTS WOMEN OF

ALL RACES. PINKIE PARTIES ARE JUST
ONE OF THE WAYS TO BRING
AWARENESS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF
WOMENS HEALTH. FOR NEWSVISION,
IM BROOKIE MADISON.
ANCHOR TAG: WOMEN SHOULD GET MAMMOGRAMS
YEARLY. THE NEXT PINKIE PARTY
WILL BE IN MAY IN PHILADELPHIA.