"JUST GET AWAY" T.V. Show with Grand Master Clifford C. Crandall Jr. The growing national, state and local concerns for child and teenage safety is being dealt with in many ways. But one of the most dynamic, aggressive moves has been taken by an NBC affiliate station WKTV/WB. This television station has joined together with Grand Master Clifford Crandall, the author of books and instructional video tapes regarding child and teenage safety and awareness to bring about the first major effort to produce a T.V. show solely to televise information that will arm our children with the knowledge to deal successfully with today's violence. No expence was spared to bring this entertaining and informative half-hour show to the communities of the State of New York. The show is airing on prime time at 7:00 o'clock p.m. on Saturday February 12, 2000. Schools have been informed and look to tape this educational show for weekly use in all grade levels, kindergarten through twelfth grade. There has been much talk, but with the birth of this spotlight on safety, community groups are rallying to make this show a succesful series. For six months the show was being planned by Mr. Stephen Merren, vice president\general manager of WKTV-2, and host Clifford Crandall. The culmination of those meetings resulted in WKTV/WB handing a completed script to Mr. Tom Erskine, Creative Services Manager, who organized a team of 14 people to film, light and edit a show that everyone felt was needed. The theme of the show was the "Crandall System" which is presently being taught in many schools in New York State. Grand Master Crandall was recently hired by the Herkimer County BOCES educational system to present this system in a Superintendents' workshop to all of the physical education teachers of the twelve schools in that district. "Just Get Away" 30-second T.V. segments have been airing on WKTV for the past year bringing the idea and direction of Grand Master Crandall's system to the community. As the title of the show indicates, it is not geared to teach how to punch or kick, but rather to escape and avoid the danger of violence. Literally, it is to Just Get Away - safely. The setup for the first filming of "Just Get Away" was at 7:00 on January 12, 2000. Tom Erskine's staff began setting up lights, microphones and cameras while Grand Master Crandall's staff of twelve began preparing for the audience. The show was written to have and audience of children and the first school to provide those enthusiastic first-grade children was Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School. At 8:30 twenty children showed up for the excitement of a new show. Because of the audience everyone realized that this would in effect be a live T.V. show. Therefore, what would happen would be what aired, making the show that much more exciting and spontaneous. 7:00 o'clock set up in preparation for the show. The kids were ready and the show was about to start. Everyone had a chance to learn how to get away. On the street for the teenage escape technique with Amanda and Travis. Grand Master Crandall with the first audience of first graders from Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary school after the filming. The members of the American Martial Arts Institute that helped make this show possible. Grand Master Crandall, left, with Mr. Tom Erskine. Videotapes involved in this program are Crandall's "Children's Self-Defense and Awareness, Volume 1", "Just Get Away!!!Escape Techniques for Teenage Students" and "Women's Self-Defense Volume 1" plus the book entitled "The Best Handbook to Secure Living."