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| Super Chevy magazine (July 2002, p.
20) WTVF Ch. 5 (CBS affiliate) Nashville, TN, "Newschannel5 This Morning," May 27, 2002. Vintage Truck magazine (May/June 2002, p. 34) WTVF Ch. 5 (CBS affiliate) Nashville, TN, "Newschannel5 This Morning," Dec. 4, 2001. Check out the weekly update on iCan Online. KOTV Ch. 6 (CBS affiliate), Tulsa, OK, August 27, 2001 KJRH TV Ch. 2 (NBC affiliate), Tulsa, OK, August 27, 2001 Tulsa World newspaper, Tulsa, OK, August 26, 2001 KSDK TV (NBC affiliate), St. Louis, MO, August 10, 2001 "Window on St. Louis" TV 31 (CBS affiliate), Bloomington, IL, August 4, 2001 The Pantagraph newspaper, Bloomington, IL, August 5, 2001 WEHT-TV 25 (ABC affiliate), Evansville, IN, August 2, 2001 Classic Trucks magazine, September 2001 (Grab a copy and see the full-length feature, 5 pages and 11 photos!) WNPT Channel 8, Nashville, TN, July 26 at 7:00 pm, July 27 at 8:30 pm, and July 29 at 10:00 am. We're on Nashille Public Television's award winning Tennessee Crossroads. Tennessee statewide air schedule: Memphis(WKNO Ch 10) Thursday at 7PM...one week later. Martin (WLJT CH. 11) Sunday at 6:30 repeats Saturday at 11AM(same week). Cookeville (WCTE CH 22) Saturday at 9 AM(same week). Tennessee Crossroads is not broadcast in Chattanooga. Chattanooga viewers should call CH 45 WTCI and request the show be added to the schedule. WISH-TV 8 (NBC affiliate), Indianapolis, IN, June 29, 2001 WXIN-TV 59 (Fox affiliate), Indianapolis, IN, June 29, 2001 SEMA News magazine, May 2001 HOT ROD magazine, August 2001 DRIVE! magazine, March and July 2001 (keep an eye on future issues)Click here to visit DRIVE! online. Super Chevy magazine, July 2001 Classic Chevy World magazine, June 2001 The Tennessean newspaper, May 13, 2001. Click here to read it.
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Murfreesboro, TN (October, 2002)—Shelley, the “truck with a heart” has driven to Alaska and down historic Route 66 to benefit charity. Now, www.truckwithaheart.com debuts to showcase her accomplishments. Shelley’s new website has magnificent photos of both the Alaska and Route 66 drives, along with an expanded section of excerpts from Scott’s book, Travels with Shelley: An Old Truck Journey to Arctic Alaska. The book is in proposal stage to several publishers. Site visitors can sign up for the free e-newsletter and hear an actual sound clip of Shelley’s “stovebolt six” engine. In 1982, Scott Sensing and his father Wylie found the 1952 Chevy truck they named “Shelley,” deep in the woods of middle Tennessee, then restored her to show status. After Wylie died of cancer in 1998, Scott drove Shelley to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska as a fundraiser in memory of his father. The project raised $30,000 for the American Cancer Society in 2000. A sponsor of that drive, Chevrolet apparel merchandiser Ralph White, lost his brother Joe to multiple sclerosis the following year. He asked Scott and Shelley to drive historic Route 66 to fight MS. The duo accepted the challenge and raised over $10,000 for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. ###
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| August 24, 2001 KTTS Classic Country 1260 AM Time: 7:30 am CDT Host: Dave Richmann Area: Springfield, MO August 23, 2001 Alice 95.5 FM Time: 8:00 am CDT Hosts: Kevin and Liz Area: Springfield, MO August 19, 2001 Time: 6:00 pm CDT Show: Bob Alan's "Classic American Wheels" Area: WNIR Northern OH, Western PA August 12, 2001 Rescheduled for August 26 Time: 5:00-6:00 pm EST (4:00-5:00 Central) Host: Bob Long Network: Talk America July 31, 2001 Time: 8:00-9:00 am CDT Host: Bart Walker Show: Action Line Station: www.1450wgns.com Also, tune in Monday-Thursdays at 8:05 am CDT starting August 3, for Shelley and Scott's "Report from the Route." May 13, 2001 Time: 6:00 pm CDT Show: Bob Alan's "Classic American Wheels" Area: Northern OH, Western PA April 15, 2001 Time: 6:45 am CDT Nashville area listeners can hear the interview on either Nashville 95 FM, or WTN 99.7 (The previously posted April 9 interview was taped for this broadcast on April 15) WSM Radio March 31, 2001 Show: "All About Cars" Host: Bob Hall Time: 3:30 CST (4:30 EST) Network: Talk America Show: "Car Crazy" Host: Bob Long Network: Talk America February 24, 2001 Hear Sam Memmolo's interview with Scott on Sam's Garage. The show is 8:00-10:00 AM Central (9:00-11:00 Eastern) February 22, 2001 "America Good Morning," with Phil Paleologos. Broadcasting live from his diner in New Bedford Massachusetts, Phil's interview with Scott is heard live over the Talk America network. (11:45 EST) February 11, 2001 At 5:40 PM Central (6:40 PM Eastern), AutoWorld with Bob Long features an interview with Scott, broadcast over the Talk America radio network. February 10, 2001 At 10:00 AM Central (11 Eastern), Scott is interviewed by Pat Goss, for his weekly program, Goss' Garage. The show is carried by WJFK 106.7, throughout the MD, Washington, DC, VA, West VA, PA, and NJ area. February 9, 2001 At 8:00 AM Central time, point your browser to www.1450wgns.com While you're there, bookmark the site. WGNS will carry future updates on the Route 66 Drive for MS. In addition to the above nationally broadcast shows, Scott and "Shelley" have also been featured on: WRMX-FM Nashville, TN WSM-AM Nashville, TN WRWB-AM, Harrogate, TN WTN-FM, Nashville, TN WAKM-AM, Franklin, TN WJPS-FM, Evansville, IN WIKY-FM, Evansville, IN Television appearances on: WTVF, Nashville, TN KTBC, Austin, TX KEYE, Austin, TX KTVF, Fairbanks, AK WEHT, Evansville, IN UBN-TV, Booneville, MS and Savannah, TN |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For further information, contact: Scott Sensing
E-mail:
SGS10000@aol.com
Phone: 615-218-5101
http://www.truck.bigstep.com
Man Parks Truck to Carry Olympic Torch
Murfreesboro, TN (December 4, 2001)--A man who has driven his antique
pickup some 30,000 miles for charity, will soon park his truck and lace
up his jogging shoes. On December 15, he takes to his feet to carry the
Olympic Torch on its way through Nashville.
In 2000, Scott Sensing of Murfreesboro drove his 1952 Chevy pickup
round-trip from Tennessee to Alaska to benefit the American Cancer
Society. This year, he drove historic Route 66 from Chicago to San
Bernardino to fight multiple sclerosis. The drives earned Sensing a
nomination to participate in the Olympic Torch Relay.
"It's a great honor to be selected as a torchbearer. My only regret is,
that the man who is ultimately responsible won't be here to see it,"
Sensing said, referring to his father Wylie, who died of cancer in 1998.
Father and son had worked together restoring the truck, affectionately
named "Shelley."
"The Alaska drive was for Dad, because he loved adventure, and had
dreamed of going there one day," Sensing said.
More recently, a sponsor of the Alaska drive whose brother died from MS,
requested that Sensing and Shelley drive Route 66 for that cause.
Sensing dedicates his participation as torchbearer to "cancer survivors,
for their courage and zest for life."
Sensing shares torchbearing duties with some 11,500 others nationwide.
The flame will meander its way across the US, arriving in Salt Lake
City, Utah on February 8, in time to start the winter Olympic Games.
For more information, visit Sensing's website at www.truck.bigstep.com,
or the Olympic website at
www.saltlake2002.com
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Scott's relay segment: December 15, Nashville,TN on Charlotte
Pike from 33rd Ave. North to 37th Ave. North, at 5:12 PM.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For further information, contact: Scott Sensing
E-mail:
SGS10000@aol.com
Phone: 615-218-5101
http://www.truck.bigstep.com
Truck Starts Fan Club to Fight Cancer
Murfreesboro, TN--(December 13, 2001)-- Move over Garth and Madonna,
a pickup truck in Tennessee has its own fan club. Shelley, also known as
"the truck with a heart" has driven historic Route 66 and the Alaska
Highway raising charity awareness and donations. Her owner Scott Sensing
sees the new club as a natural extension of Shelley's popularity, and a
way to continue raising awareness and donations for the American Cancer
Society.
This truck story has a human side. In 1982, Scott's father Wylie helped
him restore the 1952 Chevy they named "Shelley." They talked about
making a drive up the Alaska Highway, but years passed, and Wylie died
of cancer in 1998. As a tribute to his father, Scott and Shelley raised
eyebrows by driving round-trip from Tennessee to Alaska's north slope in
2000. They also raised $30,000 for the American Cancer Society.
"Shelley gets letters from Anchorage to Argentina, and everywhere in
between. She's been on TV, radio, and in newspapers nationwide," Sensing
said. "No matter where we go, we're approached by folks who say they've
read about us, and how excited they are to meet Shelley."
Shelley is also notable for driving historic Route 66 from Chicago to
Los Angeles on a multiple sclerosis campaign. Ralph White, a Texas
businessman who had sponsored the Alaska drive, asked Scott and Shelley
to cruise Route 66 as a tribute to his brother Joe, who had died from MS
complications. The "truck with a heart" promptly raised over $10,000 for
the National MS Society.
Shelley is an antique, with no radio or air conditioner. Her 40-mph
average speed requires traveling backroads rather than interstate
highways.
Sensing calls the club "Shelley's Club for a Cure." Membership costs
less than 20 dollars, a portion of which is donated to the American
Cancer Society. Members receive an official t-shirt, photo of Shelley,
and newsletter subscription. The club is open to everyone, not just auto
enthusiasts.
Interested persons can join at Shelley's website, www.truck.bigstep.com,
where credit card payments are accepted. The website also feature's
"Shelley's Store," where items that have been donated to the cause can
be purchased.
For more information about Shelley's Club for a Cure, visit
www.truck.bigstep.com or call 1-615-218-5101.
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| For Immediate Release February 6, 2001 For more information contact: Terry Kohl 920-398-3154 tqueen@dotnet.com Battlefield Region AACA Donates to a Truck With a Heart Murfreesboro, TN: Any man can tell you what love is all about.
Most women would heartily disagree. But just watch as a guy polishes the
chrome on his car or finely tunes the engine of his truck until it
purrs. Take notice when he slides his hand over the curve of a fender;
see that smile as he gently lowers the hood? That's love. |