Mel & Norma Gabler of Longview, Texas, were recognized authorities on textbook content. For over forty years they received requests for information from throughout the U.S. and from over forty foreign countries. They spoke coast to coast and in Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
| … Selected as: | Two of 95 individuals with a worldwide impact in 1982 (Encyclopedia Britannica 1983 Book Of The Year) |
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| … Featured on nationwide broadcasts: | CBS "60 Minutes" TV ABC "20/20" TV (twice in 1999) ABC "World News Tonight" TV "Phil Donahue Show" TV (3 times) ABC "Nightline" TV NBC "Today" TV CNN "The Freeman Report" TV "McNeil - Lehrer Report" TV CBS "Morning News" TV "Firing Line" with William Buckley TV "Old Time Gospel Hour" TV Network "Crossfire" Pat Buchanan & Tom Braden TV Bob Larson's "Talkback" Radio (5 times) Trinity Broadcasting Network TV (3 times) ABC "Good Morning America" TV ABC "Barry Farber Show" TV Public Broadcasting "Latenite Show" TV "700 Club" Intl. TV (3 times) & radio CBS "Nightwatch" with Charles Rose TV ABC TV's Program On Evolution Coral Ridge Ministries TV & Radio Networks "Jerry Falwell Live" TV Network Jack Van Impe Telecast TV "Point of View" Radio Network (many times) Australian TV and Radio New Zealand TV and Radio Numerous other TV and radio programs (including one 5-hour and one 6-hour broadcast on KOA, Denver, CO) |
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… Filmed by: |
French Broadcasting Co. Paris, France British Broadcasting Co. (20/20 Vision) Japanese Broadcasting Co. Tokyo, Japan York Broadcasting Co., England Numerous U.S. media production companies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| … Authors of: | What Are They Teaching Our Children? – Hard & soft cover, 3rd printing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
… Subjects of: |
Textbooks On Trial – hard cover biography, 4th printing Are Textbooks Harming Your Children? – Paperback version with epilogue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
… Guest authors in: |
Phi Delta Kappan magazine National Forum magazine Communication Education magazine (2 articles) USA Today (2 times) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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… Honored by: |
Mel & Norma Gabler Day, City of Longview, Texas Mel & Norma Gabler Day, City of Dallas, Texas National Delegate to White House Conference on Families (Mel) Texas Senate Award of Appreciation (S.R. No. 338) 1975 Texas Senate Award of Appreciation (S.R. 825) 1999 Texas House of Representatives Resolution (H.R. No. 1225) (Mel & Norma), 1999 Texas State Board of Education Award of Appreciation (Mel & Norma), 1999 One of 109 "Worthy Mothers of Texas, 1776 - 1976" (Norma) Texas Good Citizenship Medal, Sons of the American Rev. (2 TX, 1 National) Top award of Texas Freedom Forum Congress of Freedom Award, 10 times Citation of Appreciation for Outstanding Contribution to Education (Norma) Civitan's Outstanding Citizen Builder of Longview award (Norma) Nomination to Texas Women's Hall of Fame (Norma) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
… Lecturers at: |
Brisbane University – Australia Rice University University of Hawaii Stephen F. Austin University Phi Delta Kappa, East Texas University University of Texas at Austin Mississippi Southern University Pensacola Christian College Washington State University Trinity University Liberty University LeTourneau University Washington Bible College Evangel College Regent University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
… Also: |
Numerous conferences, educational meetings, schools, PTA's, parent groups, service clubs, churches Witnesses at many government boards and committees Expert witnesses in court trial Listed in various Who's Who-type publications |
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For 43 years the Gablers were dedicated Christians working without pay
for the best possible public school textbooks for children.