Media Appearances - Television from 1971 - 1996

Some appearances may be found on YouTube

1972 (March) Easter Seals Telethon

1973 (February 1) Connecticut's Dialing for Dollars with host Mike Warren

1975 Cincinnati's The Nick Clooney Show

1977 (November) Erika and Lee Patterson appear on AM Chicago with Catherine Hicks and Malcolm Groome of Ryan's Hope.

1978 (January) Erika, Lee Patterson, Michael Storm, Ellen Holly and Kathy Glass tape two special Valentine's Day editions of Family Feud — One Life to Live versus General Hospital - Erika is the captain and leads her team to victory!

1978 (January) New York's Midday Live with Tony Craig from The Edge of Night and Lucie Arnaz

1978 (March) Phil Donahue Show with Elen Holy -Erika and cast also ap- pear on Family Feud and raise over $1,000 for the American Cancer Society. All My Children is victorious over One Life to Live and Ryan's Hope.

1978 (Dec. 31) Answers phones for the Cerebral Palsy Telethon and is also briefly interviewed by host Dennis James, a long-time friend of Erika's parents

1979 (April) AM New York, hosted by Janet Langhart - Francesca James and John Gabriel are also guests

1979 (May 10) Erika and Lee Patterson on AM New York.

1982 (January) Erika, Gerald Anthony, Brynn Thayer, Bob Woods and Robin Strasser tape a special edition of Family Feud. They raise $11,400 ot benefit "Save the Children." The shows air February 8, 1, 15, 18 and 19.

1982 (Sept. 28) Soap World, a west coast production hosted by Michael Young, features Erika and Falcon Crest star, Abby Dalton, in a three- part interview. Smith Thomlin films the remote shooting and Michael Young interviews Erika. He introduces Erika by saying "Erika Slezak is one actress who had her children later in life," to which Erika replies, "Later in life is not 36, later in life is LATER IN LIFE!" Kit Swanson is in the audience and is selected ot ask Erika a pre-planned question.

1984 Tapes another special edition of Family Feud (Daytime Dynasties) which airs the week of February 6. “The Buchanans” are the overall winners with $16,000 for St. Jude’s Hospital.

1984 ABC Spot promoting the Special Olympics

1984 (June) The Morning Show, New York Style, AM Philadelphia and Entertainment Tonight in celebration of Emmy win

1985 (July 8) The Morning Show - discusses the Viki/Niki storyline

1986 (Autumn) Hour Magazine with Gary Collins - at home with the family

1987 (March) The Morning Show with Regis Philbin and Kathie Lee - also on AM Los Angeles , hosted by Steve Edwards. Co-host Patty Duke comments that she was a fan of the show years earlier. Michael and Amanda, who are in the audience, are brought on stage to participate in the interview and make it a very special and memorable experience.

1989 (Spring) Soap Opera Update. MVP Aware on Regis Philbin’s The Morning Show

1990 (October 5) Soap Opera Update. MVP Aware on Live with Regis & Katie Lee

1991 (December) Appear with “The Buchanans,” Michael Storm and Marilyn Chris on The Joan Rivers Show in honor of One Life to Live’s 6,000th episode

1992 (June 26) Home with Sarah Purcell and Gary Collins - as a result of Emmy win

1993 (June 28) Live with Regis and Kathie Lee - as a result of Emmy win - discusses how wonderful it was to have had the children at the ceremony with her and Brian

1993 (October 21) Live with Regis and Kathie Lee

1994 Life Around Here with Steve Hartman

1994 (August 28) Tape 50 Years of Soap Operas where she introduces a family segment that leads to her introduction of Frances Reid and Helen Wagner, whom Erika calls “two wonderful, sensible, sweet, down-to-earth ladies.”

1995 (June 22) Northwest Afternoon on KOMO-TV in Seattle, hosted by Cindi Rinehart

1995 (July 14) Live with Regis and Kathie - discusses 4th Emmy and the alters - Hugh Grant is also a guest

1995 (November) Interview for a Fort Myers ABC affiliate station

1996 (March 22) Live with Regis and Kathie Lee — discussing 25th year on OLTL