Laura and Vincent are the official spokespeople for No Kidding! International.

Media Appearances

Television:

On  March 6, 2006, Laura & Vincent appeared on Channel 11 News at Ten for the New York City market on WB.

On February 21, Laura and Vincent appeared on Fox News in Chicago.  A transcript is available.

February 11, 2005 - In a segment for CNN's Anderson Cooper 360, Laura and Vincent are interviewed about their decision to remain childfree. Although the video clip is not available, you can read the program transcript.

March 12, 2002 - No Kidding, these people don't want children - The Canadian Television Station Global National did a segment on No Kidding!'s first convention on March 12, 2002. Vincent was interviewed about his Masters Thesis on the Childfree for this television segment.

March 11, 2001 - Vincent, Laura, founding non-father Jerry Steinberg, and Ty were featured on the Sally Jessy Raphael TV Talk show. Although no information is available online, the transcript is available from NBC and the NYC Chapter can provide DVD copies of the segment on request.

Childless By Choice - a CBS segment featured Vincent and the No Kidding! New York City chapter. A video clip is available on the CBS website

Vincent and Laura have also been featured on French television and are participating in a documentary for the European television station ARTE.  These are not available online.

On request, a DVD of the CNN, Sally Jessy, and Global appearances is available.

 

Newspaper/Internet/Magazines:

November 16, 2005 - Vincent Ciaccio was the subject of an article, Choosing Vasectomy Street, published in the Chicago Tribune, RedEye Edition.

February 7, 2005 - Is it Hip to Snip? Salon.com studies the phenomenon of childfree men with vasectomies; Laura and Vincent are featured. Also available is an article, To breed or not to breed, part of a on Salon.com Life series about the childfree phenomenon.

July 18, 2004 - LIFESTYLE CHOICE: Childfree Zone - Vincent's Masters thesis is cited as a resource for this article by the Las Vegas Review Journal about No Kidding!

October 20, 2003 - Unmarried America - Vincent is featured in this Business Week cover story about his decision to remain childfree.

In addition, Vincent and Laura have also been featured in articles in the  Staten Island Advance, and French Elle magazine, (September 2001) which are not available online.

 

Radio:

June 2005 - Vincent was interviewed by radio show The Hideout on Orlando's Clear Channel station WTKS. Since they have recently moved, their website is still in development.

March 25, 2005 - The Kindest Cut - In a radio interview for The Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC, Vincent discusses his decision to have a vasetomy at an early age. You can listen to the entire show (RealAudio stream) and read listeners' comments.

February 17, 2005 - Children? No, thank-you. Vincent is interviewed for a radio segment on FM4 about his choice not to have children. Listen to the interview: [ MP3 | RealAudio | WMA ].

Vincent has been a guest on FM4 radio station in Austria.