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Mom's Good Move Special

From Long Haul Productions | 00:58:51
Producers: Dan & Peg Collison

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An hour-long special about starting over late in life.

Whether they are forced to, or whether they plan to, each year more and more seniors move into retirement homes. In the year 2000, Peg Collison was one of them. Peg left the town of San Mateo, California - where she'd been living for almost 35 years - and moved two hours away into a newly built retirement community in Davis, California. These transitions are often difficult not just for the person who's actually moving but for family members and for friends left behind. Peg's son, Dan, gave his Mom a tape recorder and asked her document her transition. Together, Peg and Dan produced a three-part series in 2000 on Peg's move and what it meant to her and her family. In 2005, Dan updated Peg's situation. This documentary is a hour-long special combining all four stories. Hide full description

Whether they are forced to, or whether they plan to, each year more and more seniors move into retirement homes. In the year 2000, Peg Collison was one of them. Peg left the town of San Mateo, California - where she'd been living for almost 35 years - and moved two hours away into a newly built retirement community in Davis, California. These transitions are often difficult not just for the person who's actually moving but for family members and for friends left behind. Peg's son, Dan, gave his Mom a tape recorder and asked her document her transition. Together, Peg and Dan produced a three-part series in 2000 on Peg's move and w...
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Broadcast History

Debut (not aired nationally). Individual stories aired nationally in 2000 and 2005.

Transcript

Mom's Good Move Promo

Host: THE ELDERLY OFTEN JOKE THAT OLD AGE ISN'T FOR SISSIES, AND FOR MANY - MEDICAL AND FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES DO TAKE THEIR TOLL. BUT OFTEN, THE MOST DIFFICULT DECISION IS ALSO ONE OF THE MOST BASIC: WHERE WILL I LIVE OUT MY GOLDEN YEARS?

tape: I HAVE NEVER HAD ROOTS AS DEEP AS THIS. IT'S GONNA' BE TEARFUL AT TIMES, SELLING THIS HOUSE THAT I LOVE. I ALWAYS THOUGHT I WOULD STAY IN THIS HOUSE TILL THE BITTER END.

host: LISTEN FOR MOM?S GOOD MOVE, AN HOUR-LONG SPECIAL ABOUT STARTING OVER IN LATE IN LIFE.
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Timing and Cues

:60 billboard at top starts with music
5:00 break foor newscast
return with host intro. incue: "Whether they are forced to...:
music break at: 31:30
outcue: music resolves

Musical Works

Title Artist Album Label Year Running Time
I Want To Be Happy Oscar Peterson Oscar Peterson: The Song is You-The Best of the Verve Songbooks. Verve, 1996. 00:30
I Want To Be Happy Ella Fizgerald Ella Fitzgerald: The Early Years, Part 1(1935-1938). MCA, 1997. 00:30
Always Say Goodbye Charlie Haden Always Say Goodbye. Gitanes, 1994. 01:30