MissingKidsTV

If you use social networks and are in the world of the missing, whether as a family of a missing person, a crime survivor and/or an advocate, you are likely to know about a cause called MissingKidsTV. You may have even been on this show as a guest (in that case, I'm "preaching to the choir.") As a person who has use social networks for over two years, I have been aware of this cause since almost the beginning of my online experiences. But I have not been an active, close follower of it until recently. Through becoming a recent "regular," I regret that I have not closely followed MissingKidsTV from the beginning.

For the benefit of the many of you, who are not in the "world of the missing" and are not involved in the cause of missing/unidentified people or causes surrounding it, such as child abuse, domestic violence, human trafficking, runaways, and other issues, none of this is going to make sense to you, right? Or you may know these things exist and are going on but you may be clueless as to what this is all about or wonder what it has to do with you. So let me begin at the beginning and tell you what this is all about. In the USA alone, there are thousands of missing people of all ages, genders, races, and walks of life. They vanish for many reasons, including misunderstandings, running away, abduction (family, acquaintance, stranger), child abuse, domestic violence, human trafficking, accidents, suicide, and special needs wandering, and murder staged as disappearances. Adults vanish as often as children do, and boys vanish as much as girls do and men vanish as much as women do. And turning up missing can happen to any of us just as having a missing loved one is. That is why we all need to be concerned. This show is one of many causes or outlets where we all can be part of the solution rather than part of the problem.

There are countless nonprofits and causes set up to assist families, finding missing people and advocate for crime victims/survivors, so why am I singling out MissingKidsTV? This cause is a supplement to these other things from forensic investigations to nonprofits and seeks to bring cases to life. The Host of the show, Steve Hrad, is a huge supporter of America's Most Wanted (AMW) and features fugitives on his shows and plays AMW promotionals and frequent clips during Blogtalkradio shows. But let me make one thing clear: MissingKidsTV is not affiliated with America's Most Wanted but is a loyal supporter of the show and is proactive in bringing awareness to it and to specific cases. I'm sure almost everyone knows that AMW's Host is John Walsh, the father of a brutally-murdered son, of many years ago, whose case has only recently been solved. And John Walsh tirelessly fights crime through featuring fugitives, missing people and crime victims on his shows. The Host of MissingKidsTV creates weekly Facebook "event" pages to make AMW shows more accessible to Facebook users.

There is another, more personal reason that I wholeheartedly support this cause. The Host of this show has made it public that he is diagnosed with autism and that his son is similarly diagnosed. And it was he who has given me repeated exposure for my petition on Change.org. He testifies to knowing, firsthand, that he has made a difference and has witnessed children being rescued and reunited with their families through his awareness efforts. And the Host has done two-hour shows with guests that focus in-depth on specific guests or cases. Recently, I have listened to the archived version of "Angel's Story," which is a two-hour show that he had pre-recorded via Skype, interviewing Angel. Angel was kidnapped at age 14 and trafficked. Angel is not the 19-year-old young woman's actual name, which has been kept secret because of pending court cases concerning those guilty parties in Angel's case. Angel is a human trafficking survivor and Steve, as the Host, handled her and her story with professionalism and sensitivity; her mom was included at the end of this show to give her prespective as the mom of a missing child.

As a person who wholeheartedly supports MissingKidsTV, I want to see it remain effective for the sake of the people that Steve wants so passionately to touch and help. If you have been listening to the more recent episodes, I'm quite sure that you have noticed that it has, because of this Host's vastly increased work hours, and far less time to prepare episodes, declined in professionalism and delivery. Steve has been working up to 120 hours a week, working at various subcontracting factory assignments simply to make ends meet for his family. He has not held back from requesting help for his shows so that he can continue to deliver quality, sensitive, effective shows where people crimes are solved, missing people are found and other people are helped. Weeks ago, he created a Facebook "event" page called "A Cry for Help" which brought the MissingKidsTV show more callers.

Actually, MissingKidsTV usually does one Live show per week, where callers are welcome to call in about any topic. This show is normally 1:00PM to 3:00PM CST (my time in the state of Missouri) and it is callers who are the lifeblood of this live show. The number to call-in, during this time period, is 347-843-4992. There have been complaints that this show has "lost its focus" on missing cases but much of that is due to the Host's 120-hour a week work schedule and inability, due to time constraints, to research cases and adequately prepare shows. If you have listened to today's show, whether live or archived, I'm sure that you have noticed that it was more professionally delivered as a milestone show, as commemorating the 5th anniversary of this show's launch. And if you have listened to this Host's "monologue's," as he called them, including the second one at the end, you have heard his heart and passion for his mission, and his dedication to make the workld a better place, which he IS.

And now let me make an appeal to you. I want to appeal to you to help keep this show "going." If you have a missing loved one and you want to tell the world about that loved one so he or she can be found, your phone calls are welcome; you may even get a two hour interview. If you have a murdered loved one who needs justice, your phone calls are also welcome and you just might get your two hour show,, if you desire. If you are an advocate, run a nonprofit, do free stuff (like websites) for those in need or are trying to keep a petition going, as I am, your phone calls are welcome. You may, if desired, get a two-hour show. I have contacted a number of families and some advocates in hopes that they would respond to this appeal and only a few have responded. Steve, like anyone, is most willing to help, but in order to help, your participation is needed. Of course, I know that many of you have to do other things at that time period but you can still listen to archived shows and comment on Steve's Facebook page so he knows that you are following his show. I will provide links that will help you access the information on this cause.

Remember, it does no good to complain about the state of our culture, unless you are willing to get involved and be a part of the solution! MissingKidsTV is an outlet for that.

https://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#!/MissingKidsTV
This is the Facebook page for this cause, where there are many posts of missing cases, fugitives and other causes that Steve supports as the Host of MissingKidsTV. If you want to be part of the show, you need to post comments on the page or leave a private message at the "Message" feature at the upper right of the page. But if you really prefer to send the Host more private and detailed information for an in-depth, two-hour show or have a "restricted" case with sensitive information which must be kept private, email this Host. To protect his inbox from getting spammed, I won't provide his email address here, but if you send him a private message requesting it, I'm sure he will give it to you. Because Steve gets many emails, being subscribed to countless missing cases, he may not promptly reply, but from my experience, he will eventually get back with you!

http://blogtalkradio.com/MissingKidsTV
This is where you access the MissingKidsTV episodes, including the Live call-in show. To repeat, this show is live from 1:00PM to 3:00PM CST (my time). And if you are able to join at this time, you are welcome to do so! The call-in number is: 347-843-4992. At this site you can also access archived versions of any show and listen to it that way.

http://www.youtube.com/MissingKidsTV
I seldom visit this site but you may want to go here and educate yourself on cases and issues surrounding missing people, as shared in videos.

http://www.spreaker.com/user/missingkidstv
I tried to access this site but it caused me trouble with my computer. I don't visit here and I include it because the Host wants this information shared.

http://www.amw.com/
This is the website for the America's Most Wanted show, which I advise everyone to check out, with its database of missing people and fugitives. Doing so will empower you to help fight crimes and help find missing people and keep our society safer.