Thanks for you input on the prior article Jeffry Allen McHone. 

  I showed your comments to Dr. McHone and he respected and agreed with your comments that the tone and content of the article I wrote was too self promotional.  

 He further asked that if I rewrite the article, I follow your suggestions and again get your input so that the article would be more “encyclopedia” worthy.  

 I did review other articles in Wiki on infomercials, and those I found only dealt with short form – meaning the two minute variety infomercial – that direct sell “household” type products. There is nothing on the half hour variety (long form) infomercials with a call to action to attend a live educational seminar.  

 In that Dr. McHone is the man who pioneered long form infomercials – with a direct response call to action for viewers to attend a live educational seminar – a concept that was commercially successful for his company – and more importantly was a new “viable” revenue generator for TV stations because the shows he produced held acceptable ratings to air in prime time. Therefore, both he and the infomercials he produced, especially ‘Secrets of the Rich and Successful” are “notable” – literally giving the financial spring board to a new form of advertising – long form infomercials -  that today is a 4 billion plus industry.      

 The references I cite are from the business records of his company, Success Seminars International, Inc., television stations on which the show aired, and most importantly, the major television representative companies (the companies hired by the stations to place advertisements – including infomercials – on their channels) who can verify that indeed Jeffrey McHone was the pioneer and the man who made long form acceptable to air – and more a huge source of new revenue for the stations – all across the nation.  

 Therefore, your input is again appreciated to form (tone and content) the article in a way that is proper WIKI and gets the information across noting the accomplishments and impact without crossing the line of self promotion….  and I would further appreciate any final suggestions you may have , that will enable this article to be accepted in Wiki  

 ***A NEW BIOGRAPHY article is now on my userpage at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mediawiz7 
 your input and comments are appreciated before we go live with this revision  

 As a side note:  
 I did drop the Drifters reference – however, they did perform at his Birthday at Vista Del Lago – and they are in the rock and roll hall of fame and in Rolling Stone’s top 100 groups – I can send you a picture or two of the Birthday party if you would like. I had mentioned that in the previous article because that is the status Dr. McHone still commands -  a personal performance as a gift from his friends for his Birthday.  

 Do go to the HBO link to see pictures of the waterfront estate home  - they did a nice job filming it – the courtyard where Mr Cotto is jumping off the tower is where the stage was built for the Drifters. The home is historically important because it was built in 1925 as a wedding present for the daughter of the owner of Cuesta Ray Cigars. The Cuesta Ray family’s friend was Ester Williams, and the tower was used for Ester to make one of famous dives in the movie ‘Ester Williams at Cypress Gardens’.  It is a landmark in Tampa.  

 ***A NEW BIOGRAPHY article is now on my userpage at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mediawiz7 
 your input and comments are appreciated before we go live with this revision  

 ````Mark Heidt  mediawiz7