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THE THIRD
METRIC
One Hollywood Producer’s Scheme
to Tell Stories With a Message
BY ANN BRENOFF
IM KRING had made
it in Hollywood and
was in that rare place
where his financial
security allowed him to choose
jobs that had meaning for him. Yet
T
Kring, the creator of TV’s Crossing Jordan, Touch and Heroes,
also knew all about how Hollywood regarded programming that
came with a social message. He
quotes the line attributed to MGM
head Sam Goldwyn years ago: If
you want to send a message, call
Western Union.
Hollywood
producer Tim
Kring created
Conspiracy for
Good to make
a difference
in the
entertainment
industry.