Terry Rakolta
Terry Lynn Rakolta | |
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Born | Terry Lynn Stern September 18, 1944 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, U.S. |
Occupation | Anti-obscenity activist |
Years active | 1989–1990 |
Spouse | |
Children | 4 |
Relatives | Ronna Romney (sister) |
Terry Lynn Rakolta (
Life and family
Rakolta is a resident of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. She is married to John Rakolta, the former CEO of Walbridge, and the General Consul for Romania's Honorary General Consulate in Detroit, who served as Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates during the Trump administration.[2]
Rakolta's sister,
Married... with Children boycott
Rakolta was prompted to write to the sponsors of Married… with Children after her children watched the episode "
Rakolta made several appearances on television talk shows and news programs at the time, including Nightline.
While the boycott may briefly have affected the content of Married… with Children, it did little to no economic damage. A year after the boycott, nearly all the defecting advertisers had returned, and ratings improved.
Rakolta and her boycott were referenced in the Married... with Children Season 9 (1994–95) episode "No Pot to Pease In", in which a sitcom based on the Bundys' lives is cancelled because "some woman in Michigan didn't like it."
Rakolta later founded Americans for Responsible Television to fight against other shows that she deemed offensive, including shows by Phil Donahue and Howard Stern.
References
- New York Times
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: John Rakolta, Jr., of Michigan, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the United Arab Emirates )". United States Senate. Retrieved September 17, 2019.