Wire desk, The Colorado Chronicle. Copy came in on 9News’ report: 1986, 11-year-old leukemia patient Melissa Tillery chose Dolly Parton as her Make-A-Wish, and she says it profoundly shaped her life. Headline you’re running: “Cancer survivor was Dolly Parton’s first Make-A-Wish child.” editorial note: the “first” designation is a strong claim. We’ll want to confirm with Make-A-Wish’s official records whether Tillery was indeed the organization’s very first wish child—if so, it’s a major hook; if not, we may need to soften or attribute carefully. The summary is clean and feature-ready. asking: are we running this in the wire roundup, assigning it to features, or do you want me to rewrite the headline/summary to match Chronicle style? Also, any contact info for Tillery for a follow-up quote? Let me know how to proceed.
Sources: 9News (Denver TV station)
