The same man who produced the 2001 Sep 11 tribute, was asked to pull together ‘Shelter From the Storm’ this time. This year’s event was seen on fewer networks, lasted one hour instead of two and raised one-fifth of what the 2001 tribute did.
The producer, Joel Gallen, attributed it to the failure to work together.
A red cross spokesperson said, ‘The sooner you do a telethon after the actual event, the more money you’re going to raise.’
In case of the Katrina Benefit, we needed all the TV networks to come together in one concerted effort.
