I guess the people to complain to are:
http://www.pbs.org/mark-twain-prize/producers.html

Feedback form:
http://www.pbs.org/mark-twain-prize/feedback.html

On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 8:12 AM, Harold Bush <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Tracy Wuster had a poll on his "humor in America" site last year, to vote
> for this year's recipient.  DeGeneres was not even listed as a contender
> (nor were any women, by the way).  Here is how he listed the "top
> contenders":
>
> Who should win the next "Mark Twain Prize for American Humor"?
> Norman Lear
> Garrison Keillor
> Jon Stewart
> Bill Maher
> Woody Allen
> Hal Holbrook
>
>
> I'd wait on Colbert, Stewart and Maher (and DeGeneres) till the old-timers
> are recognized.  Woody Allen never honored?? (probably would refuse to
> appear, though, which is I'm sure a deal breaker).  And I'd throw in some
> of the legendary TV women like Carol Burnett or even Mary Tyler Moore,
> whose work revolutionized our way of seeing funny women.  Deceased folks
> are also unable to appear -- Vonnegut, Will Rogers, Lucy -- and I just
> dislike going for the pop appeal in lieu of these older veterans.  Again,
> all due respect -- but where would the likes of DeGeneres be without those
> other comediennes?
>
>
> -hb
>
> --
> Harold K. Bush, Ph.D
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