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1-900-CM UHURA
| Title: | 1-900-CM UHURA |
| Creator: | Nichelle Nichols, AR-Way Productions |
| Date(s): | 1989-? |
| Medium: | Audio |
| Fandom: | Star Trek |
| Language: | English |
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1-900-CM UHURA was a for-profit venture that began in either very late 1989 or very early 1990.
Fans could call a long-distance phone number and hear taped messages from Nichelle Nichols. Before cell/mobile phones, the charges for this call could really add up. Because fans paid to listen to this phone call by the minute, it's possible it cost a fan an average of about $7.00 to listen a single time.
It was created and sanctioned by Nichols and her manager and partner, Jim Meechan. Correspondence and money went to AR-Way Productions, 22647 Ventura Blvd #121, Woodland Hills, CA 91364.
See Fannish Hotlines for more context.
Similar Companies
- Dial-a-Beast (info about the show, for-profit, run by TPTB) (Beauty and the Beast (TV))
- The Helpers' Network Hotline (info about the show, non-profit, run by Mark and Kimberly Hartman, then Nan Dibble) (Beauty and the Beast (TV))
- New England B&B Hotline (not-for-profit, fan-run, info on zines, run by Lyn Musacchio) (Beauty and the Beast (TV))
The Pitch
From a flyer:
DEAR FRIENDS, NICHELLE NICHOLS IS STARTING A NEW COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK ESPECIALLY FOR "STAR TREK" FANS. BY CALLING 1-900-CM UHURA, FANS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO WEEKLY UPDATESCONCERNING UPCOMING FILMS, HER ANTARES ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST, THE ACTIVITIES OF HER TELEVISION AND MOTION PICTURE COLLEAGUES, HER LATEST COMMENTS ON THE SPACE PROGRAM, NICHELLE SINGING HER LATEST SONGS, AND MUCH MORE, WE WOULD LIKE YOUR CLUB OR ORGANIZATION TO BECOME PART OF THIS GROWING COMMUNICATION NETWORK BY PUBLISHING THE PHONE NUMBER IN YOUR CLUB NEWSLETTER OR ZINE. PLEASE LET US KNOW BY FILLING OUT AND RETURNING THE ENCLOSED POST CARD IMMEDIATELY. DEPENDING ON YOUR QUICK RESPONSE, THE NUMBER SHOULD BE ACTIVATED BY THE FIRST WEEK IN OCTOBER, 1989.
LIVE LONG AND PROSPER [1]
References
- ^ Since this was for profit, the prosper part is important!