For the Sake of Appearances and Expecting Miracles | KCET-TV

Two unusually well-crafted reports on medical issues from this PBS affiliate won KCET a Silver Baton. "Expecting Miracles," an hour-long broadcast, followed four California couples through the agonies of accepting and trying to overcome infertility. The program carefully documented the medical and psychological struggles of the couples for three years. It is full of new information, especially on the causes and treatment of male infertility, and its emotional impact is strong. "For the Sake of Appearances" is a half-hour investigative report on abuses in the practice of cosmetic surgery in Southern California. It is first-rate consumer reporting.

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Claudia Bryant, Tom Thompson, Allison Arnold, Molly Ryan, Peter Stone, Howard Stapleton, Michael Manzagol, Duane Anderly, Rick Thornton, Roy Stewart, Tilden V. Williams, Michael Dziak, Gerald Zelinger, Mary Danly, Marlene Calaway, Roy Stewart, Rose Evans Musgrove, Ada Diaz-Romero, Lorenzo Wilkins, Celeste Durant, Tom Thompson

Nancy Salter, Kate Mulgrew, Carl Byker, Howard Stapleton, Tildon V. Williams, Jill Morrison, Gina Black, Willie Geiger, Dan Leighton, Fred Rodey, Dan Mossbarger, Gerald Zelinger, Parker Bartlett, Luis Fuerte, John Nuler, Peter Stone, Mike Clark, Stu Fox, Charles Gonzalez, Larry La Sota, Roy Stewart, David Swofford, David Johnson, Kelly Takemura, Chris Jarmick, Renee Krikken, Gay Iris Parker, Dorothy Quertermous, Stephen Kulczycki, Tom Thompson