In the News

The New York Observer Playground Magazine

The Baby Alex Foundation was featured in the April 2010 issue of The New York Observer Playground Magazine. Click on the link to the right to read the article.



My First Breath

A CPTV Documentary
Aired June 17th and June 20th, 2008

The CPTV documentary, My First Breath, aired on June 17th and 20th,2008. An intimate view of life in the neonatal intensive care unit, this moving documentary featured several families, including Alex, Erik and Nicky. Click the picture to visit the website. Then chose "multimedia" for a preview of the film.

My First Breath Wins an Emmy!!!

Congratulations to Connecticut Public Television for winning 8 Emmy Awards in 2009. The CPTV documentary, My First Breath, which features Alex, Nicky and Erik during their time in the NICU, won an Emmy for Health and Science Programming.

Congratulations to:

  • Alissa Wood: Producer, Director and Writer
  • Jim Chapdelaine: Composer
  • Kevin Jeffko: Editor
  • Jay Whitsett: Executive Producer
  • CPTV/Meridien Lights LLC


Radio: Life in the NICU

An interview with Dr. Charles Lockwood,
Dr. Marilyn Sanders and Nicky Schmidt
On John Dankoski's Where We Live
Aired June 17th on CT NPR

To listen to this broadcast of Life in the NICU, visit www.cptv.org.


The Hartford Courant Online

The Hartford Courant.Com reported Team Baby Alex Foundation's successful completion of the 209-mile Reach the Beach Relay. Click the link to the right to read the article.



Seacoast Online

The Seacoast Online magazine also covered the Reach the Beach Relay. Click the link to the right to read the article.



Preemies Today

The November 2008 issue of Preemies Today features the Baby Alex Foundation on page three. The front page article features another inspirational child, Katelyn Hall. Click the link to the right to read the article.



Costco Magazine

The December 2008 issue of Costco Magazine includes a brief article on Alex and the Foundation. Click the link to the right to read the article.