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Weather Director of Public Affairs Today: mostly sunny for GM talks about the The Falcon softball team with a high near 60. altercation with NBC's slides into another winning "Dateline." season. & The BG News Wednesday, April 7,1993 The BG News Volume 75, Issue 130 Plumb packs ballroom, Brady hysteria hits BG by Ginger Phillips ing on the "Big Valley" and sent instead to Cincinnati. general assignment reporter other westerns. "By the age of 10,1 was used Plumb said for a while dur- to auditioning and getting the ing the show she had a crush on Tuesday night, fans of "The role," Plumb said. Christopher Knight, also Brady Bunch" waited in a long She said at this age she tried known as Peter Brady. line to hear and see Eve Plumb for a part in something called "I was interested, but he iiik.i Jan Brady) give her very the "Brady Brood" and got the wasn't, so I tried to stay cool," first lecture on life as a Brady. part. Plumb said she, along she said. After five years, the The lecture, scheduled to with everyone else involved, show came to an end that was start at 8 p.m., was delayed as was happy the name changed not too disappointing for Brady fans continued to pack to the "Brady Bunch" instead. Plumb. into Lenhart Grand Ballroom. Plumb said the set was al- "I was ready to move on and To make more room, wall di- ways crowded, not only with go to high school," she said. viders were taken down and the eight Bradys and their But the "Brady Bunch" did more chairs were set up, while maid, but with most of the not stop all together. some had to remain standing Brady children's real life par- 'The 'Brady Bunch' wasn't and others sat on the floor. ents. Plumb said she enjoyed over ~ not by a long shot. It By 8:15, fans were growing working with all of the children started out with a Christinas more excited and expressed on the set and other members album that should have been themselves through singing of the cast as well. put in a sack and thrown into the theme song from "The "We all loved to work with the river," Plumb said. Brady Bunch" television show. the dog and Fluffy the cat," she Besides the Christmas Finally after a 25-minute delay, said. album, the Bradys also got into the wall-to-wall crowd stood up Plumb said the following dancing. Later, the "Brady and cheered as Eve Plumb was years of the show brought the Bride" movie was followed by introduced. excitement of getting to work six unsuccessful episodes of Plumb told the story of how on location. The Bradys trav- Marcia and Jan with their new she got started in show busi- eled to the Grand Canyon husbands. "A Very Brady ness and life as a Brady. She where the young actors got to Christmas" followed years also gave answers for the 10 ride mules for the episodes and later with the Bradys, their questions she is most often on their time off also. spouses and children, and fi- asked by fans. The Bradys also traveled to nally six episodes of another One question she said she is Hawaii where Plumb faced a Brady show was put down by often asked is if she hates still real-life teenage problem of critics. being called Jan. her own. She said she thought "The show had it's problems, "Yes," Plumb said. "But it's every teenage girl was nervous but you'd think we were mur- better then being called about wearing a bikini, but she dering puppies on the screen," Beaver." had to do it in front of a televi- Plum said. Plumb said she was probably sion camera. Other Brady fragments have born to be an actress. She first Plumb said the cast was ex- included cartoons, lunchboxes, started shooting commercials, cited when there was talk of a boardgame and trading many of which were for hot sending the "Brady Bunch" to cards. dogs and Kool-Aid. Japan, however the plans were "I guess I'll always be known Speaking to a full bouse, Eve Plumb (aka Jan Brady) talks about her life as a Brady Tuesday night In She then moved on to appear- changed and the Bradys were as Jan Brady," she said. the University Union Grand Ballroom. Plumb said she hates being called Jan, but "I guess I'll always be known as a Jan Brady." Wood Cable considers Executive defends GM axing Cleveland station 'Dateline' show on trucks' safety examined, disputed by Larlssa Hritsko dressed the issue of NBC's make sure an explosion would "Dateline" segment entitled occur just so "Dateline" would Klopfenstein said he believes if student life reporter by Chris Hawley "Waiting to Explode." have a story. Wood Cable has too many prob- local government reporter This particular program con- O'Neill discussed the public re- "In the meantime, lems with retransmitting broad- cerned the safety of 1973 to 1987 lations approach GM had to take cast signals, the company should The "Dateline" scandal that we've got to take a good GM truck models. It appeared to in order to save its credibility Wood Cable Television is con- consider paying to receive the aired last winter which depicted sidering permanently removing look at Cleveland 8's a General Motors truck suppose- the general public who watched and reputation. station through a system of the show that GM trucks were O'Neill said he went through a Cleveland's WJW TV 8 from its microwave dishes. dly surrounded in flames due to operation. It's always unsafe because the program long process when he talked to lineup of available channels, the position of its fuel tank, was been a problem for us in staged an explosion which was "Dateline" about the program concerning some University stu- "Right now, what they're doing addressed by a G.M representa- supposed to be the result of a car before the show was actually dents from the Cleveland area terms of quality from now is basically putting up a big tive, who ironically worked for crash. aired. who say they would miss the antenna and catching [Channel NBC from 1969 to 1970, last night day to day." He said NBC used such tactics According to O'Neill, GM station's news from home. 8's signal] out of the air," he said. at the University's Math Science as noncredible safety experts wanted requirements including Larry Miller, general manager Larry Miller, general "It's as dumb as it sounds. It's no Building. commenting on GM safety, used an attorney and engineer inter- of the company, said Monday wonder they've got bad re- William J. O'Neill, Jr., the di- manager of Wood Cable the wrong cap on the gas tank, Wood Cable may discontinue ception," Klopfenstein also said rector of public affairs at GM"s North American Operations, ad- placed rockets under the truck to carrying the channel because of Television he fears the company might de- See O'Neill, pi|r three. recurrent problems in receiving cide to replace the station with a its broadcast signal. University's telecommunications service that would pay Wood department, who said the action Cable to transmit its signal, such The channel has been out of would deprive students from the as a home shopping or "infomer- service for the last three weeks Cleveland area of their only cial" channel. Former senate candidate because of the failure of an elec- source of news from home. Miller could not be reached for tronic processor used to transmit comment about microwave the station through the Wood "That's one of the reasons I transmission or possible re- Cable system. have Wood Cable - to watch TV placements for Channel 8. acquitted of molestation "In the meantime, we've got to 8," Klopfenstein said. "And I'm not the only person." I'm pleased with the outcome," mony in this case, no indict- take a good look at Cleveland 8's According to Jerry Lee, a The Associated Press ment would have ever been Scott Hosso, a senior graphic Schulte said. operation," Miller said. "It's al- member of the Bowling Green issued." ways been a problem for us in design major from Fairview Cable Commission, customers Schulte had been charged on terms of quality from day to Park, and Lee Kolokoski, a junior can also send letters to the com- BOWLING GREEN - A one count of sexual penetration day." physical education, coaching and mission at 304 N. Church St. Lee former candidate for several and two counts of gross sexual McQuade said he was both- health major from Avon, said said while the commission cannot state offices said Tuesday that imposition.