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1 Confidential Marketing 2 Americom Auction 3 Negotiated Bid Minimizes your station's exposure Involves wide exposure of your Your station's sensitive informa- by personally pre -qualifying 15 property's availability, financial tion is handled discreetly but buyers and selecting the five hot- performance and operating infor- public exposure of its availability test buyers to review with you mation to maximize the pool of is used to increase the pool of before re- contacting them with buyers and achieve the highest buyers to produce the highest your station's details. offer from the auction's most ag- possible offer. gressive bidder. Americom offers you a choice of selling strategies and the ability to get financing for buyers. Americom's Financing Services Because we work with leading lenders on a daily basis, we can provide you with financing over $3,000,000 by structuring a loan package that may include senior debt, mezzanine layers and pure equity. Refinancing: By reviewing your current debt structure, Americom can help you arrange refinancing if you anticipate debt service short falls. Call before your bank eliminates refinancing options. A MER*-, ICOM Radio Station Brokerage & Financing

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GOING THE DISTANCE: LOCAL JOURNALISM '87 0 broadcast stations to raise money for BROADCASTING'S annual report on local journalism noncommercial broadcasting -taxing sale of showcases the range of stories and issues TV's, radios and VCR's instead. PAGE 130. covered by a cross -section of local TV stations and cable systems nationwide, from covering the ENTERPRISES DISSOLVED O NBC dissolves its Pope's U.S. tour to massing public service efforts Enterprises division, dispersing operation's against substance abuse. Capsule reports on businesses to executives at NBC television what stations and cable systems are doing begins network and corporate communications. PAGE 133. On PAGE 40.

THIRD -QUARTER BLUES O Three -network time sales LEMASTERS TAKES CHARGE O CBS names Kim revenue fo( third quarter is off by more than 4% LeMasters, former CBS vice president of from last year according to Arthur Young Co. programs, as president of its entertainment research. PAGE 44. division, replacing B. Donald (Bud) Grant. PAGE 144.

ROUND THREE O President Reagan's third attempt SEE YOU ON THE RADIO O CBS News to fill vacant Supreme Court seat is San Francisco correspondent, Charles Osgood will have broader Appeals Court Judge Anthony Kennedy, who is role on CBS Radio Network. Beginning week of viewed as judicial conservative holding generally Jan. 25, he will anchor four, four-minute Osgood File strong First Amendment views. PAGE 47. programs each weekday during morning drive. PAGE 146. TVB '87 o Television Bureau of Advertising meets in Atlanta, focusing on obtaining greater share of CABLE'S TOP PRIZE 0 National Academy of Cable local retail advertising. New NB president -elect Programing announces 314 ACE Award Moll says organization's goals include increasing nominations. PAGE 150. Wad revenues, to be more "customer focused, high performance and growth oriented." PAGE 46. MARKETING MAN O CBS -TV's David Poltrack is charged with both charting that network's ratings NAB WHITE PAPER 0 In 14 -page report to members fortunes and targeting new markets to improve of Congress, NAB lays out alternatives to taxing that curve. PAGE 175.

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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS: D Accu -V ather 10 0 A.F. Associates, Inc. 54 D All American Television 11 D Allied Satellite Equipment 14 D American Bar Associations, The 125 0 American Chiropractic Assn., The 135 0 Americom Second Cover, 152 D Beam Communications 103 D Blackburn & Co., Inc. 150 D Breeders' Cup Newsfeed 27 D Buena Vista Television 19, 20 -21 0 C.B. Distribution Co. 75 D Chapman Associates 1570 Chicago, The University of 105 D Classified Ads 163-1700 CNN Newsource 32 -330 Coca -Cola Telecommunications 31 0 Coral Pictures Corp. 115, 117,119,121 D Dow Chemical Co., The 26 0 Eastman Kodak Co. 84 -85 0 Richard A. Foreman Associates 140 D Michael Fox Auctioneers, Inc. 142 D Fries Distribution Co. 68 -69 o Gannett Foundation 123 o General Electric 18 D Greyhound Financial Corp. 155 0 Group W Productions 56-57 0 Group W Television 101 0 GTE Spacenet 67 D Harris 76 -77 0 H.B. La Rue 153 0 Lorimar Syndication 4 -5, 8 -9 0 R. A. Marshall & Co. 158 0 Media Venture Partners 148 0 MGM/UA Telecommunications, Inc. 28 -29 0 Michigan, The University of 59, 73 0 Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. 145, 147,1490 National Assn. of Broadcasters Third Cover 0 NBC News 40- 41 0 New Century Entertainment 83 0 Newsfeed Network, The 100 D Orion Television Syndication 15, 16 -17, 89, 90 -91 0 Otani Corp. 23 0 Panasonic Broadcast Systems Co. 36-37 0 Pannell, Kerr, Forster 113 0 Paramount 39 0 Petry Fourth Cover D Professional Cards 161 D Radio Advertising Bureau, Inc. 1410 Cecil L. Richards, Inc. 1510 Hal Roach Studios 93, 95, 97, 990 Sandler Capital Management 42, 63, 64.650 Satellite Music Network 143 0 Scripps Howard Foundation 71 0 Services Dir. 1600 Howard E. Stark 34 0 D. L. Taffner/Ltd. 12-13 0 TeleVentures 60 -610 Edwin Tornberg & Co., Inc. 156 D Tribune Entertainment Co. 35 0 Turner Program Services Front Cover, 51, 52 -53 0 TV Direct 6 0 20th Century Fox Television 24 -25 0 USA Network 80.810 Wstron Television 79 D Washington International Teleport 107, 109, 111

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was result of wealth pick up access strip Downside, upside No hurry of new first -run alternatives now available Viacom-earlier trial balloons to the for fall 1988. Network radio sales, which ran into CBS group decision does not preclude contrary-now appears less inclined to sell rough waters in mid -year, will finish 1987 individual O &O's from buying show. minority interests in its diverse media anywhere from 3% off to 2% up Decisions by some of network-owned businesses. Exceptions are its ailing pay compared to 1986's $380,024,808 total, stations about access plans for fall 1988 cable services, Showtime and The Movie according to sampling of network radio are expected this week. Channel. Company has $2.3 billion in executives. However, some officals report had locked up deals for two- bank debt associated with National GTG -all network's upfront buying season over half of top 50 markets as of Amusements purchase, but first payment, years-in (typically November through January) for last Friday. None of those are with $200 million, isn't due until December 1988 at "good" pace with several major stations in top five markets, however, 1988. With stronger than expected cash network advertisers, including Sears, where negotiations with two network - flow and internal growth projections, Anheuser-Busch and Warner -Lambert, owned station groups continue. Lackluster selling minority interests is no longer must already returning to fold. schedules situation, company officials believe. That performance of checkerboard on NBC -owned stations makes four of is not to say minority deals could not candidates for USA Export to Italy happen, which remains possibility for pay those stations leading according to GTG. In Washington, services, whose chief problem remains Today, U.S. Information Agency is gaining large from distribution. NBC's WRC -TV is already precluded chunk of circulation for its international carrying show since Gannett's wuSA-TV television network, Worldnet, this month, has already purchased it. when agreement with group of Italian New target television stations goes into effect. Alvin Snyder, director of USIA's television National Decency Forum, loose Partial solution service, met in Milan, Italy, in October confederation of anti -pornography groups with officials of Italia Nord, group of 40, from across nation whose demonstrations Partial sale of Storer Cable modeled on microwave -linked independent television and lobbying activities early this year Kohlberg Kravis Roberts's recent stations, which sought and were granted prompted FCC to crack down on indecent restructuring of Storer TV stations with permission to take down signal of one- aspects of "shock" radio, may target cable Gillett could be solution to KKR's difficult hour news program, from indecency when members reconvene in cable divestiture, suggested one America Today, satellite relaying Worldnet programing to Washington next March for another round investment banker last week. Sale of 1.4- Europe. Agreement means program will be of protests and lobbying. With growing million subscriber operation is hampered available over air to television "pervasiveness" of cable, said NFD's Brad by greater equity requirements than most 26 million homes in northern half of Italy. Curl, "there is something inconsistent cable deals, plus existence of present about saying the local television station junk bond financing structure. According to Henry Ansbacher Inc.'s Roy can't broadcast indecent programing, but One too many the local cable system can." Weissman, solution could be to sell half - interest and management control of Storer Voice of America, in midst of its $1 Cable. KKR could use cash from deal to billion -plus modernization program, finds Piece of the action? pay off investors, reduce risk inherent in itself with extra 100 kw medium wave keeping entire property and retain upside transmitter on its hands. It bought six for Movietime, fledgling cable programing potential from future sale of remaining use in Caribbean and Latin America, at service that highlights entertainment interests to same or other buyer. For about $800,000 each, because it is cheaper available on pay and basic cable and in prospective purchasers, advantages would to buy them by half dozen than theaters, has had discussions with include piece of attractive company and individually. And so far, VOA has homes broadcast network, among other entities, greater programing discounts. for five of them -two in Belize and one to take ownership interest in operation. each in Antigua, Grenada and Costa Rica Although network was not named, is to be Close call (where existing 50 kw transmitter speculation had it that initials were those replaced). At one time, VOA planned to of cable -friendly NBC. Should network Television Bureau of Advertising's put two transmitters in Honduras and up buy into service, its programing would president- elect, William Moll, almost to three in Costa Rica. But efforts to also presumably be showcased on didn't make it to last week's convention. negotiate site agreement in Honduras Movietime. Is cable industry ready to On Friday, Nov. 6, Moll was admitted to have not been successful, and problems in welcome greater network participation in New York's Doctor's Hospital with what obtaining necessary frequencies precluded cable programing ?Source said that within was diagnosed as a kidney infection. He use of more than one transmitter in Costa industry, "there is fair split on that issue." spent the weekend in the hospital and Rica. Monday night, against the advice of VOA officials pondering fate of extra transmitter say one possibility is selling No go doctors, insisted on being released to prepare for Atlanta. "I had to negotiate my it. But since money would go into treasury As GTG Marketing continued sales of release," said Moll. The deal was that he rather than back into modernization half -hour access show modeled on USA could go to Atlanta if he arranged to have program, that idea is not appealing. Today last week, at least one of three proper treatment. So each day of Botswana, where VOA is committed to network -owned station groups, CBS's, had conference, Moll took three trips to place transmitter, is one option. So is decided against carrying show. Source Atlanta -area hospital to have antibiotics trading it with military for equipment said CBS decision late last Friday not to administered intravenously. VOA needs.

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Copyright 1987 Broadcasting Publications Inc May be quoted with credit. time service on interim basis until it completes Eugene Lynch, held that Palo Alto, Calif., and comprehensive review of AM interference stan- two nearby communities must award franchise Solid Gov denotes items that have changed dards in separate proceeding launched last to Century Communications Inc., even though it since last issue. month. Others said FCC should defer any action did not go through franchise process. Courts' until review is completed and new interference decisions run counter to in AM -FM decisions other allocations. FCC has authorized night- standards are adopted. FCC hopes to have final courts. time operation for 21 of 41 daytime -only AM sta- order shortly FCC has opened rulemaking to define more tions on 1540 khz, foreign clear channel. Fre- narrowly those television markets where quency's nighttime operation priority has the O rates of cable systems cannot be regulated belonged to Bahamas. However, since the ne- be- cause the systems are subject to "effective corn- gotiation of new international agreements, limit- AM stereo. Motorola's C-Quam AM stereo sys- petition" from cable systems. Rulemaking was ed nighttime use of 14 Class I -A foreign clear tem moved closer to establishing itself as de launched in response to U.S. Court of Appeals channels will be allowed. Announcement of 21 facto standard with Aug. 12 release by National in Washington, which endorsed FCC's basic stations affected will be delayed until early De- Telecommunications and Information Adminis- finding that three broadcast signals constituted cember when grace period for possible objec- tration of follow -up report to one released last "effective competition," but which felt FCC's defi- tions from Bahamas expires. February AM on stereo marketplace. nition of which signals should be deemed "avail- In response to FCC inquiry, National Associ- Multisystem radios receive signals generated able" in market was too broad. Upshot of rule - ation of Broadcasters told FCC Aug. 31 not to by two incompatible systems battling to be de making is that fewer cable systems are likely permit FM stations to use directional to antennas, facto standard -C -Quam and Kahn Communi- escape rate regulation. claiming it would lead to "AM- ization" of FM cations' single- sideband. Second report stated On Capitol Hill, House Telecommunications band. However, several FM broadcasters com- that while is there no inherent degradation of Subcommittee has postponed indefinitely over- menting in proceeding took opposite position, sound in quality multisystem compared to sin- sight hearing on status of cable industry three contending directional antennas would benefit gle- system radios, implementation of multisys- years after deregulation. It was scheduled for FM radio and public. tem is technology not feasible because of lack Oct. 29 but because of sudden developments In July, NAB filed comments supporting FCC's of support among radio manufacturers and on Wall Street, subcommittee needed to con- proposal to allow most AM daytimers (1,600 of dominance of single- system, C -Quam standard vene series of closed- member briefings on situ- between 1,800 and 1,900) to provide nighttime in international marketplace. NTIA recommendation and cable hearing was bumped (BROAD- service at or near lowest post- sunset power al- ed to FCC that it protect C- Quam's pilot tone CASTING, Oct. 26). Subcommittee still intends to ready granted those daytimers by FCC. Howev- from possible interference. Commission's Mass hold series of oversight hearings on cable. er, NAB said FCC should authorize new night- Media Bureau has prepared statement on AM Meanwhile, Representatives John Bryant (D- stereo pilot tone protection. Tex.) and Al Swift (D- Wash.) have introduced Kahn Communications has responded by pe- legislation at behest of coalition of commercial titioning NTIA lo finish its job" by undertaking and noncommercial broadcasters, National direct comparison of two systems and publish- League of Cities and Motion Picture Association eu . ing definitive study to determine which is superi- of America that would grant cities (as franchis- or. It has also submitted comments to FCC saying authority) right to specify "in the franchise or ing that tone pilot protection is "unnecessary" by any other means. the channel or service tier and that it "clearly Because contradicts the administra- on which the cable system must carry (1) any tion's and the FCC's avowed support of the free channel designated for public, educational or e The weather may marketplace." Meanwhile, Motorola is claiming governmental uses and (2) the signals of any that battle is w be stormy. standards over and that new inte- television broadcast station that the cable sys- grated circuits in radios to be released in 1988 tem is required to carry by federal law or regula- Accu Weather will solidify 3 C -Quam and stereo in general in AM tion" (BROADCASTING, Sept. 14). forecasts are marketplace. always clear. Get the Accu- Weather advantage. Antitrafficking. Last month, Senate Com- Children's television. In response to U.S. 41 merce Committee adopted revenue-raising Court of Appeals in Washington and petitions package aimed at reducing trafficking of broad- from Action for Children's Television, FCC voted cast licenses (BROADCASTING, Oct. 26). A 4% unanimously to launch broad inquiry into chil- transfer fee would be imposed on broadcast dren's advertising. Among the questions to be licenses transferred within three years of last addressed: Should FCC reimpose time limits on sale. Congressional interest in reinstating FCC's children's advertising similar to those dropped antitrafficking rule has been building, with legis- in 1984 and are children's programs based on lation introduced earlier this year in House and toys no more than so- called "program- length" Senate that would restore rules requiring broad- commercials and, if so, should they be some- cast stations to be owned three years before how restricted. sale. U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington set stage for inquiry when it remanded to FCC 1984 elimi- 619 W. College Ave. nation of time limits on children's advertising on State College, PA ground that FCC had failed to justify deregula- 16801 Cable regulation. Two federal court judges in tory action with either facts or analysis. northern district of California in decisions issued Impetus 814 -234 -9601 behind FCC action also came from one week apart in September, ruled that cities' Capitol Hill. House Telecommunications Sub- cable franchise provisions requiring cable oper- committee Chairman Ed Markey (D- Mass.) and ,0 ators to provide access channels and universal Representative Terry Bruce (D -III.) have intro- service and to build and maintain "state- of-the- duced bill that would limit advertising during The Leading Weather Set;` art" cable systems are unconstitutional -viola- children's programs. Measure has support of tion of First Amendment rights of cable opera- four other subcommittee members. Representa- tors. In earlier decision, one of those judges, tive John Bryant (D- Tex.), also on subcommit-

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Available from D.L. TAFFNER /LTD. NEW YORK (212) 245 -4680 CHICAGO (312) 915 -0246 ATLANTA (404) 393 -2491 LOS ANGELES (213) 937 -1144 ® 1987 D.L. Tafner/Ud. MI rights reserved. service. Prohibitions have been in place for nearly two Fairness doctrine update decades. FCC's rules barring such crossownership were adopted in 1970 and Congress codi- Broadcasters are awaiting House action on the fairness doctrine this week as a catch -all fied them in Cable Communications Policy Act spending bill (the continuing resolution) moves to the floor for a vote. The doctrine is of 1984. FCC current inquiry could lead to rec- to expected be attached to the resolution (a funding measure that keeps the government ommendation to Congress that rules be re- operating) because it is viewed as veto-proof. The House delayed a vote on the resolution pealed. two weeks ago (BROADCASTING, Nov 9). In the Senate, Commerce Committee Chairman In comments, telcos said cable had been Ernest Hollings (D -S.C.) has offered a revenue -raising package (adopted by the commit- slow in implementing new technology because tee 12 -5) that, in addition to establishing a basic 2% FCC license transfer fee, would of lack of competition and said telco crossow- codify the fairness doctrine (BROADCASTING, Oct. 26) and add 1% to the transfer fee for any nerhip would be of benefit to public in lower seller who had violated the doctrine. The National Association of Broadcasters has em- costs. Cable groups said telcos' history of barked on a major campaign to defeat the measure (BROADCASTING, Nov 2). "abuses" of cable owners and their ability to cross- The fairness doctrine was repealed by the FCC on Aug. 4. Earlier, President Reagan subsidize their cable operations through phone revenue could destroy vetoed a bill codifying the fairness doctrine, and doctrine proponents lacked the votes to cable companies. override. Reply comments are due Dec. 2. Even if Congress drops prohibitions, seven Senators Bob Packwood (R- Ore.), Ted Stevens (R- Alaska) and William Proxmire (D- Bell operating companies would still be prevent- Wis.) have circulated a "Dear Colleague" letter supporting the repeal. In the House, ed from entertaining cable business by Judge Representative Tom Tauke (R-Iowa) and others sent a letter to counter earlier correspon- Harold Greene's modified final judgement in dence from House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell (D- Mich.), consent decrees that led to breakup of AT &T who is leading efforts in the House to enact the into law doctrine (BROADCASTING, Nov 9). and creation of seven companies. As part of first Dingells letter raised the specter of the loss of the equal time law, saying repeal of the triennial reassessment of modified final judg- doctrine strikes at the heart of equal time, which requires broadcasters who give or sell air ment that resulted in breakup of AT &T, District time to one political candidate to give or sell time to that candidates opponents. The FCC Court Judge Harold Greene in September de- has maintained that its decision does not affect equal time, which is embedded in Section cided against lifting prohibitions against Bell op- 315 of the Communications Act. erating companies' providing "information services, "which include everything from electronic mail to videotex to cable television. Editor's note: Copies of BROADCASTING'S "The Decline and Fall of the Fairness Doctrine," which comprises a full text of the decision, including footnotes, plus blow -by -blow coverage of the historic decision and industry reaction, are still available for $5 from the BROADCASTING Book Division, 1705 DeSales Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20036. Direct broadcast satellites. High -power DBS, tee, intends to offer children's TV bill similar to casters softened its longstanding opposition to which would use Ku -band spectrum set aside for it, has in one by Senator Frank Lautenberg (D- N.J.). Lau - license, arguing that license should be left alone foundered U.S. because of high enberg's measure would require each commer- for time being. Most broadcasters, however, start-up costs and programing dearth. But Euro- cial television network to air seven hours per urged elimination or modification of rules to limit pean governments are pushing ahead with week of educational programing designed for importation of distant signals. It was joined by launching of systems. First to give medium try children and would require FCC to hold inquir- Motion Picture Association of America. on continent will be West Germany French -con- ies into "program- length commercials" and pro- NCTAviews Association of Independent Tele- trolled Arianespace has tentatively set Nov 17 grams featuring interactive toys. vision Stations' compulsory license comments for launch of West Germany's four -channel (which called for limiting application of license TVSat 1. Country will use two channels for public to carriage of local signals only and abolishing television, will turn over other two to commercial license for distant signals altogether), as viola- operators. Compulsory license. At Nov 4 panel session tion of must -carry agreement that broadcast Low power variety of satellite broadcasting in Washington, FCC Chairman Dennis Patrick and cable industries reached last year (INN is resulting from scrambling of cable programing reiterated misgivings about cable compulsory signatory). INN nevertheless, denied it has on C -band satellites has emerged from home license. FCC is considering reimposing syndi- "gone back on its word" and defended its ac- satellite market. It got started in January 1986, cated exclusivity rules on assumption that com- tions (BROADCASTING, Aug. 10). when Home Box Office scrambled feeds of HBO pulsory license is "flawed," he said. and Cinemax and began selling subscriptions Patrick's feelings toward license are not aca- O to owners of backyard earth stations (TVRO's), demic. FCC is now reviewing industry com- which now number more than 1.7 million. Num- ments in inquiry that could lead to recommenda- Crossownership. Nation's telephone com- ber of NRO homes subscribing to cable pro- tion to Congress that compulsory license be ments filed comments at FCC two weeks ago graming has grown as more cable programers abolished. In comments, first of which were filed calling on Congress and FCC to drop prohibi- have scrambled feeds and begun selling sub- last August, cable industry argued for preserav- tions barring them from entering cable television scriptions directly or through cable operators tion of license. National Association of Broad- business in areas where they próvide telephone and other third parties. HBO now wants other major cable programers to join it in stepping up from C -band to medium -power Ku -band satellites that can beam signals to much smaller dishes. IVI ut ua l Affiliates do it for Equal employment opportunity. FCC has LESS! amended its broadcast equal employment opportunity rules and reporting requirements. 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01937 ORION TV PRODUCTIONS, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED (D- Wash.), same EEO formula in Cable Act ing increasingly important issue. Next move will International Telecommunications Satellite would apply to broadcasters. come when FCC's newly formed Advanced Tele- Organization. In dramatic end to investigation vision (AN) Services Advisory Committee by U.S. attorney for District of Columbia, former O meets for first time tomorrow, Nov 17. Makeup of Intelsat director general, Richard Colino, and upper tier of advisory committee, "blue ribbon" business associates in July pleaded guilty in Federal Trade Commission. FTC is in midst advisory panel, includes chief executives of U.S. district court to criminal fraud and conspir- of antitrust investigation of National Football three major networks, country second largest acy charges growing out of $4.8 million said to League television rights contracts, having is- MSO, and two former FCC chairmen. Second have been siphoned from Intelsat during con- sued subpoenas to ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox Broad- tier of committee comprises three subcommit- struction of addition to its headquarters build- casting and NFL. Under investigation is possi- tees open to all interested parties. Committee ing. Colino, along with Deputy Director General ble collusion among three networks broadcast was formed as part of July 16 FCC order that Jose L. Alegrett, was fired by board in Decem- in pressuring NFL to make rights deals with net- also launched inquiry into ATV. In connection ber after outside lawyers and auditors submit- works and ESPN, and to of eschew bids others, with inquiry, the FCC has also decided to hold in ted report indicating their possible involvement namely Fox Broadcasting and Home Box Office, abeyance any reallocation of UHF channels in financial irregularities. And in September, U.S. during negotiation of three-year, $1.4- billion from broadcasting to mobile radio until advisory district court judge in Washington, saying total rights packages early this year. ESPN is princi- committee makes interim report next spring. loss to Intelsat had been $5.4 million, sentenced pally owned by ABC. Fox is complaining most Executive committee of National Association Colino to six years in minimum security prison loudly. Fox President Jamie Kellner has said Fox of Broadcasters has approved formation of and ordered him to make restitution of made highest bid for Monday night package, Broadcast Technology Center dedicated to $865,000. One associate was sentenced to but that NFL renewed contract with ABC. HDTV research. Center will be under control of three years and fined $100,000; other was sen- In addition to Kellner, FTC has received testi- NAB Technologies Inc., for- profit subsidiary. tenced to two years. Intelsat in May filed civil suit mony of several high -level network executives, NAB's HDTV Task Force approved expenditures against Colino, claiming his activities resulted in including Capital Cities/ABC President Daniel of $200,000 through end of first quarter of 1988 damage to organization of up to $11.5 million Burke and NBC Sports President Arthur Watson. for HDTV research projects and demonstra- (BROADCASTING, May 25). His attorneys filed re- CBS President and CEO Laurence Tisch and tions. Funds will come from $700,000 ear- sponse contending that court lacks jurisdiction CBS Sports President Neal Pilson have also remarked for task force's work by NAB board last over suit. portedly testified. June. Intelsat's members, meeting in Extraordinary In related development, league's contract Advanced Television Systems Committee's T3 Assembly of Parties April 1 -3, confirmed Board with ESPN for package of Sunday -night games group voted Sept. 30 to approve formal docu- of Governors selection of Dean Burch as direc- was subject of Senate hearing. Senators Arlen ment outlining standard devised by working tor general, succeeding Colino. Specter (R -Pa.) and Howard Metzenbaum (D- group of SMPTE on high-definition electronic Ohio) are O expected to ask Justice Department production. Standard will next be voted upon by to examine impact of NFL's antitrust exemption entire ATSC membership. Standard sets param- as it applies to look International telecommunications cable and to at ABC's owner- eters for HDTV production at 1,125 lines, 60 hz satellite ship of ESPN systems. President Reagan in November and possible antitrust implications field and 16:9 aspect ratio. SMPTE's full mem- 1984 (BROADCASTING, determined that separate U.S. Oct. 12). bership must also approve standard, after systems providing international communications which it will be submitted to American National satellite service in Standards Institute. are public interest, provided restrictions are imposed to protect economic health of Inter- High is -definition television. HDTV becom- O national Telecommunications Satellite Organiza- tion. Thus far, eight systems have received con- ditional authorization from FCC, but proposal of only one, PanAmerican Satellite Corp., which has secured Peru as foreign partner, has been consulted with Intelsat. Assembly of Parties, acting on recommendation of board of governors, approved consultation at meeting in April.

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Don Ledwig was promoted to president in July groups filing such petitions would be limited to o Storer Television has closed on sale of first (BROADCASTING, June 29, July 6, Aug. 10). recovering only costs involved in preparing and five TV stations to company 55% -held and man- CPB board, which grew to eight members prosecuting their filings. In comments filed Oct. aged by Gillett Corp. FCC approved $1.3 -bil- with addition of William Lee Hanley, Archie Pur- 26.. most agreed with FCC proposal. Notably lion, six -station restructuring in October. Closing vis, Marshall Turner and Sheila Tate in June absent from list of commenters was National on sixth in station Milwaukee is expected after (BROADCASTING, June 29), is likely to see nomina- Black Media Coalition, which asked for exten- license renewal in early December. tion of former Tennessee First Lady Honey Alex- sion of reply comment deadline. It has filed an Continental Cablevision has agreed to buy ander for one of two remaining FOIA request with commission for evidence of spots on board. American Cablesystems for $481.7 million, or Still under is shakedowns rules are meant to correct. absent consideration Charles Lichenstein, $46.50 per share. Combined systems would who has faulted which, it asserts, there is insufficient information been by noncommercial sys- have over 2 million subscribers. U.S. Cable upon which to tem for reputedly believing that funding to CPB comment. Corp., new group headed by ML Media princi- Legislation to should be cut ( "Closed Circuit," June 29). reform comparative renewal pals, Martin Pompadur and Elton Rule, made process is pending in House and Senate. but $233 million offer for Essex Communications, fate of proposed measures is unclear. Latest Greenwich, Conn. -based MSO with 135,000 renewal measure was offered last month by Re- subscribers. ML earlier bought C4 Media, Vien- Scrambling. Senate Commerce Committee is presentative Al Swift (D- Wash.) who would elimi- na, Va. -based MSO of about 65,000 subs for slated to vote this Thursday, Nov nate comparative renewal in exchange for pub- $126 million. 19, on legislation that would regulate lic service obligations (BROADCASTING, Oct. 19). home satellite market- Radio group broadcast Summit Communi- place. Backyard NAB board rejected measure when it was in dish bill enjoys support of Sen- cations is buying DKM Broadcasting for ap- ate Commerce draft form and now says it wants radio -only com- Committee Chairman Ernest proximately $200 million, second -largest radio- Hollings (D-S.C.) and ranking Republican John parative renewal measure, something that only sale. DKM holds AM -FM combinations in Danforth of Missouri (BROADCASTING, apears to have little, if any, appeal on Capitol eight cities. Sept. 7). Hill. Legislation is expected to undergo some revi- Adams Communications has signed agree- Hill has sions before it hits Senate floor. Measure would leadership indicated that no broad- ment to buy Forward Communications' five TV require cable programers to allow qualified third cast legislation (at least any measure industry stations for $126.5 million from Wesray Capital parties to distribute programing to 1.7 million wants) will move until outcome of fairness doc- Corp., which bought group in 1984 for $95 mil- owners of backyard earth stations. There trine is determined. lion. has been realignment of industry groups interested Deals called off in wake of stock market de- in NRO legislation, with Motion Picture Associ- cline so far include: proposed merger of cable ation of America expressing its support for Sen- system operators United Artists and United Ca- High- definition television HDTV is becom- ate dish bill, S. 889 (BROADCASTING, July 27, Aug. ble, and $114 -million TV station sale by United ing increasingly important issue. Next move will 3). Broadcasting Corp. to ML Media Partners. Also come when FCC's newly formed Advanced Tele- On other front, House legislation (H.R. 2848) in question is proposed sale of Storer Cable's vision (AN) Services Advisory Committee that would permit satellite distribution of broad- 1.4 million- subscriber cable systems for $2.5 meets for first time tomorrow, Nov 17. Makeup of cast signals -superstations-to backyard dish billion -$3 billion, particularly with evaporation of upper tier of advisory committee, "blue ribbon" owners, was to be subject of Copyright Sub- high -yield bond market, favored financing tool advisory panel, includes chief executives of committee hearing Nov 12, but hearing of Storer-parent Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & three major networks, country's second largest Co. postponed until Thursday, Nov 19. Companion MSO, and two former FCC chairmen. Second O measure may soon emerge in Senate. tier of committee comprises three subcommit- O tees open to all interested parties. Committee Public Broadcasting. On Capitol Hill, the Senate was formed as part of July 16 FCC order that Communications Subcommittee took Unions. Fruitless negotiation meeting be- stock of public also launched inquiry into AN In connection broadcasting, 20 years after en- tween members of labor relations department of actment with inquiry, the FCC has also decided to hold in of Public Broadcasting Act, at over- CBS and international president of technical sight hearing abeyance any reallocation of UHF channels last Thursday (see "Top of the union, International Brotherhood of Electrical Week "). from broadcasting to mobile radio until advisory Senate Commerce Committee's adop- Workers, was held Thurs., Nov 5. Sides decided tion revenue- committee makes interim report next spring. of raising package that would cre- to continue meetings and all union members ate "Public Executive committee of National Association Broadcasting Trust Fund" based on remain at status quo under terms of old con- money of Broadcasters has approved formation of raised from FCC license transfer fee was tract. It was first meeting since three -day meet- expected to Broadcast Technology Center dedicated to be discussed as well as public ings with federal negotiator in Washington end- HDTV research Center will be under control of broadcasting's journalistic independence and ed Friday, Oct. 23, with little progress. CBS has NAB Technologies Inc., for -profit subsidiary. future of independent productions on medium. been holding fast to final offer made following Fund would NAB's HDTV Task Force approved expenditures not be activated until after Sept. 30, month-long negotiations, shortly after old con- 1989 of $200,000 through end of first quarter of 1988 (BROADCASTING, Oct. 26). House Telecom- tract expired at midnight, Sept. 30. CBS offer is munications for HOW research projects and demonstra- Subcommittee also has oversight believed to include 3% raises for each of three hearing tions. Funds will come from $700,000 ear- scheduled for Nov 18. In other Hill ac- years of contract and language that would allow tion, Senate marked for task force's work by NAB board last passed Labor -Health & Human Ser- for unlimited use of daily hires. Negotiations af- vices bill 4 June. Oct. that included $248 million ap- fect 1,500 workers at CBS -owned stations in Advanced Television Systems Committee's T3 propriation for Corporation for Public seven cities. group voted Sept. 30 to approve formal docu- Broadcasting for FY 1990. Directors Guild of America members have ment outlining standard devised by working Board of National Public Radio reelected overwhelmingly ratified separate three-year group of SMPTE on high- definition electronic Chairman Jack Mitchell and Vice Chairman staff contracts with ABC, CBS and NBC, as well production. Standard will next be voted upon by Ward Chamberlin to one -year terms.Board of as freelance contract covering about 500 addi- entire ATSC membership. Standard sets param- Corporation for Public Broadcasting elected tional directors at three networks. Vote at ABC eters for HDTV production at 1,125 lines, 60 hz new chairman and vice chairman at annual was 83 to 46 in favor; CBS, 68 to 33, and NBC, field and 16:9 aspect ratio. SMPTE's full mem- meeting. Howard Gutin, Texas communications 94 to 20. New staff contracts, covering news, bership must also approve standard, after consultant and acting chairman since March, sports and operations personnel, provide 3% which it will be submitted to American National moved officially into chairman's spot, while New across- the -board raises; minor layoffs in auto- Standards Institute. York businessman and former CPB Chairman mated control area; and more network control William Lee Hanley took over as second in com- over editing functions. DGA came out slightly mand. ahead at NBC, with network providing few more Search committees have been formed to fill bonuses in seniority, editing jurisdiction and sev- Mergers. Special shareholder meeting for Ad- vacancies in presidencies of American Public erance pay areas. Guild members also ap- ams- Russell is scheduled this Friday, Nov 20, to Radio and National Association of Public Televi- proved pact covering low- budget theatrical fea- vote on $470- million cable operation sale to Ca- sion Stations, and resumes have been received ture productions, 2,155 to 144, and blevision Systems. Cablevision will invest in response to ads for position of vice commercials, 2,180 to $40 president- 106. N

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A commentary on broadcast tower business opportunities from Gary Hess, Silicon East Tower Co., Melbourne, Fla.

Broadcasting's hidden month; for a television station, $5 per foot business: a report per month. Keep the following principle in mind: the higher the tenant's antenna, the on tower commissions greater the benefit to the tenant. Also, the higher the equipment that is mounted on the Lets start with a riddle: What's tall, made of tower, the more structural it is steel and for most loading using broadcasters, a totally up. Thus, the overlooked way tenant on top should pay the of making money? The an- most. swer: a station's tower. Every broadcaster Here are some other practical suggestions: has one but few realize that with a little effort Do not sign an exclusive lease with any their station's tower could be a steady source tenant. Many two -way or land mobile busin- of additional income. Indeed, in some mar- esses will push for an kets, towers have exclusive lease, claim- generated annual profits of ing concern about more than $I million. potential interference from other users of the tower. The The outlook for the tower rental business recommended strategy is to represent the is very bright. As the FCC continues to tower as allo- an "as -is" proposition. If harmonic interfer- cate new spectrum for land mobile, cellular, ence becomes a concern, require broadcasting and other uses, the each need for successive to tower will tenant submit a study to deter- space continue to grow dramati- mine what cally. impact additional equipment will have on existing tenants. The profit potential of tower leasing is Gary Hess is the president of Silicon East Also make sure you clearly limit the size impressive. As a rule of thumb, a 300 -foot Tower Co., Melbourne, Fla., and of Silicon East of the transmission line to be installed for tower can gross up to $4,000 monthly; a Communications, the licensee of wtVl(FM)- each tenant. The transmission line creates 500 -foot tower, $8,000; a I ,000-foot tower, WTAI(AM) there. From 1971 to 1981 he was the the largest load source on the tower. Over- $25,000; and 1,500 -plus feet, more than director of engineering of SJR sized lines will eat up tower capacity quick- $100,000 a month. In some markets, where Communications, New York. He is also the ly. antenna sites are in short supply, the rates are tower manager of Arcetex Tower Co., Dallas. AM towers (hot towers), much higher. although more complicated, can support tenants by How do you get into the vertical means real es- To find new tenants, you may want to of isocouplers. For years AM tate business? First, ask your chief -FM combo engineer consider putting your chief engineer on a stations have used a single tower by to brief you on the structural means limitations of commission basis just as you do your sales of isocoupling the FM. Why not use your tower. If he not have - the does this informa- department. Not only will it supplement his same principle for tenants? tion, contact the manufacturer of the tower income, but more importantly it will moti- Another increasingly popular approach for design specifications. If that fails, con- vate him to prospect. Remember, you will be for AM towers is to combine multiple sider retaining a structural tower AM consultant. turning an asset with zero income into a stations into a single tower site. Today There are many competent structural many engi- business with positive cash flow. AM broadcasters are discovering that their neers listed in the Professional Card section One myth that should be dispelled is the existing tower site land is worth a great deal of this magazine. Even without the benefit danger of renting tower space to the compe- of money as residential or commercial real of tower blueprints, a structural engineer can tition. In my 20 years as both a tower land- estate. Get together with the other area AM tell you all you need to know about leasing lord and a tenant in several markets, I have broadcasters and propose a space on your common site. tower. This analysis might never seen a situation where denying a sta- Sell the benefits of common reveal that modifications are emergency needed to up- tion in the market access to a tower has power, ground and equipment grade your tower to hold maintenance, additional anten- stopped the competitor from getting on the etc. Most importantly, each broadcaster nas. You can get the facts if you dig deep air. Indeed, in some instances, denying ac- could realize a good enough. return on the sale of the cess prodded the competition to build an tower land and more than likely improve Many broadcast stations will be building even more favorable facility. Rather than en- their respective signals at the same time. new towers to upgrade existing coverage. If gage in an unsuccessful battle, the preferred Most AM tower sites today are old and suffer your station is considering this option, now course of action is to enjoy income from both structural and signal problems due to is the ideal time to design a rental tower your competition. Also, keep in mind that age. The broadcaster who builds the com- property. The cost of adding strength to a there is a provision in the FCC's regulations mon site could realize a good rental return new tower will be minimal when compared to the effect that your license will not be and an improved signal for his efforts. with the potential rental income, especially renewed if you deny access to a competing The bottom line for broadcasters who in light of the fact that the typical tower lease station to your tower if you own the only watch the bottom line: Put your tower to use. is for a minimum of five years. One reason favorable site for the local market area. Few businesses today can bring in income as that long leases are is popular the high cost to A quick rule of thumb for establishing the effortlessly as the tower business. Make the tenant of relocating a transmitter. The rate for a two -way antenna rental is a dollar your chief engineer a combination sales en- cost of riggers, FCC paperwork, etc., tilt in per foot of height per month. For an FM gineer and tower manager...and enjoy the favor of longer lease terms. station, consider charging $2.50 per foot per found income. fp Broadcastingo Nov 16 1987 Most shows come and go; but the competition is here to stay.

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FCC bound: Wing in line for Dawson vacancy

The White House has tapped Washington communications attor- she fit into that mold." ney Susan Wing to fill the FCC seat being vacated by Mimi Jay Ricks, another partner at Hogan & Hartson, acknowl- Weyforth Dawson. edged her broadcast work, but said she has also represented Dawson, who has been nominated to be the next deputy some cable and common carrier clients. secretary of transportation, is scheduled to go before the Senate Wing is said to be as conservative in style as in politics. "She is Commerce Committee for her confirmation definitely a Republican," said one partner. She will have no hearing this Tuesday (Nov 17). If all goes well, problem with the FCC's deregulatory agenda." said one committee aide, Dawson could win Wing's name has been circulating as a possible FCC commis- full Senate confirmation by the end of this week sioner since early this year. At that time, she was being men- or early next. tioned as a replacement for the departing Mark Fowler. The The White House's selection of Wing is not White House assigned that seat to Bradley Holmes, but Wing's official, but it is seen in Washington communi- name quickly reemerged when President Reagan announced cations circles as close to certain. Wing was his intention to nominate Dawson to DOT. not available late last week to confirm her se- Wing has one clear White House connection. Her husband is lection. M.B. Oglesby, a former White House congressional lobbyist. He Wing, 40, is a partner with Hogan & Hartson, a prominent is now a partner in the political consulting firm of Hecht, Spencer Washington law firm with a substantial communications prac- & Oglesby. tice. Among its broadcasting and cable clients: the National A native of Dallas, Wing received a bachelor's degree from Cable Television Association, Chris -Craft Industries, United Tele- Spring Hill College, Mobile, Ala., in 1969; a master's from Sanga- vision, Allbritton Communications, Continental Cablevision, mon State University, Springfield, Ill., in 1972, and a law degree Cooke Cablevision and Prime Cable. from Georgetown University, Washington, in 1978. Wing's reputation among the Washington legal community is Between 1973 and 1976, she worked at the Department of as a first -rate litigator in comparative hearings for broadcast Health, Education & Welfare, serving as special assistant to the licenses at the FCC. "She was tough," said Gene Bechtel, Bech- assistant secretary for public affairs. From 1976 to 1978, she tel & Cole, recalling a few cases in which he opposed her. was executive assistant to the director of the Council for Wage "Hogan & Hartson has a reputation as being tough anyway and and Price Stability Good news on transfer tax front All indications are that Hollings's Since the proposal emerged, NAB has en- casters] all over up here now and ready to proposal will not make it into gaged in a massive grassroots lobbying cam- kill it... and they've got a commitment from White House deficit- reduction plan paign to squelch it. Last week, the associ- the White House to kill it," said Hollings. ation was said to have commitments from 50 And the senator said he has been "fight- Broadcasters may soon have reason for cele- senators who will oppose the transfer fee/ ing" back. Last week Hollings sent out a bration. The prospects for defeating a con- fairness doctrine in the event it does comes "Dear Colleague" letter hoping to clear up gressional initiative that would levy a 2% to to a vote on the Senate floor. The association the "disinformation spewed out by the 5% license transfer fee on the sale of broad- is shooting for 60 votes, giving it a "super broadcasters." cast properties brightened significantly last majority" and enabling it to stop any parlia- The chairman lashed out at the broadcast week, although industry leaders were not mentary maneuvers by the proposal's author, industry. "They're a very, very, selfish resting on their laurels. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Er- group," he said. "Can you imagine the au- According to the National Association of nest Hollings (D- S.C.). dacity of saying we favor a spectrum fee for Broadcasters, the fee/fairness doctrine codi- Among the lawmakers NAB is said to still everybody but us," commented Hollings, re- fication proposal (BROADCASTING, Oct. 26 be courting: Minority Leader Robert Dole ferring to an NAB "white paper" advocating et seq.) won't be included in deficit -reduc- (R- Kan.); Alan Dixon (D- I11.); Strom Thur- the auction of nonbroadcast spectrum. tion package the White House and congres- mond (R- S.C.); Bennett Johnston (D -La.); Hollings's animosity may not bode well sional leaders are considering. The package, John Breaux (D -La.); William Cohen (R- for the industry's future dealings with him. when it emerges from the so-called "eco- Me.); Harry Reid (D- Nev.); Arlen Specter "We're clearly cognizant about our future nomic summit," will likely replace the cur- (R -Pa.); Pete Wilson (R- Calif.); John relationship with Hollings and that's why we rent budget reconciliation measure pending Warner (R -Va.); Paul Trible (R -Va.); Sam have made it clear we are not attacking in the Senate that contains the fee proposal Nunn (D -Ga. ); Nancy Kassebaum (R -Kan. ); him," said Fritts. and language codifying the fairness doc- Thomas Daschle (D- S.D.), and Wyche Fritts conveyed the good news to his trine. Fowler (D -Ga.). board of directors and major broadcast group Despite that progress, NAB President Ed- Even Hollings admitted broadcasters heads in a letter last week. According to the die Fritts stopped short of declaring a victo- were making headway. At a Senate hearing letter, only those proposals that are noncon- ry. "We have come a long way in a short on public broadcasting (see page 49), Holl- troversial will "likely survive as viable parts period of time," Fritts said. "I'm telling you, ings acknowledged the broadcasters had the of the budget summit." NAB has learned it's cooking pretty good." White House on their side. "They're [broad- that the "transfer tax/faimess doctrine has

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 43 TOP OF THE WEEK I I been proclaimed the most -controversial of of which roughly $10 billion would come any single proposal," Fritts wrote. NAB was from revenue-raising proposals. As of late also said to have polled those Hill members last Friday, industry lobbyists were reporting participating in the summit and found a ma- that the transfer fee/fairness codification jority sided with broadcasters. proposal was still off the table. Fritts said the NAB plans to keep the pres- According to former FCC Chairman Mark sure on, especially in the House where ef- Fowler, now with Latham & Watkins, who forts led by House Energy and Commerce has been working against the proposal on Subcommittee Chairman John Dingell (D- behalf of several clients, the White House is Mich.) to codify the fairness doctrine prior firmly opposed to the idea. The administra- to the end of the current session are under- tion finds the proposal troubling for a num- way. ber of reasons, Fowler said. "They don't like He identified two legislative vehicles Din- it because it's a tax; they don't like the idea gell may use to move the doctrine. "One is Fritts of reimposing the three -year rule, and they the budget reconciliation process and the Nov. 9). don't like the idea of funding public broad- other is the continuing resolution. We are The summiteers are trying to reach an casting in this way." Moreover, codification again alerting all LLC's [NAB's legislative agreement before Nov. 20 when the Gramm - of the fairness doctrine, runs counter to the liason committee] to redouble their efforts in Rudman- Hollings balanced- budget law President's veto of the doctrine, he added. the House," wrote Fritts. It is anticipated the kicks in with automatic across -the -board Still, Fowler stressed the volatility of the continuing resolution will come to a vote on budget cuts. They hope to cut the federal situation: "Of course, this is so fluid, every- the House floor this week (BROADCASTING, deficit for fiscal 1988 by at least $23 billion thing is subject to change."

TV networks revenue down in third quarter The three-television network time sales revenue for the third daytime and news dayparts. Daytime was off nearly 24% from quarter were off by more than 4% from last year's total, accord- last year's third quarter, losing more than $65 million to total $212 ing to figures compiled by Arthur Young Co. Gains in prime time million in net revenue. For the first three quarters, net revenue were offset by decreases in every other daypart, especially from daytime time sales was off almost 14% to $764 million. daytime and news, the unaudited data shows. Second -quarter daytime net revenue was $300 million, first Third -quarter gross time sales revenue was $1.59 billion, leav- quarter was $253 million. ing net revenue of $1.35 billion after subtracting $237 million in News was off more than $30 million for the quarter, with an advertising agency commission, according to the figures, which 18% decline in net revenue to $147 million. The decrease was do not break out the separate networks. the daypart's worst for 1987, leaving year -to-date news net For the first three quarters, net revenue was just behind 1986's revenue off 10.5% at $490 million. Second -quarter news sales $4.71 billion, totalling $4.69 billion, the results propelled by in- net revenue was $195 million, with first quarter revenue at creases dayparts. Second quarter $148 million. net time sales revenue was $1.75 billion versus $1.6 billion in the Also declining were time sales for children's programing, first quarter. down 6% for the quarter to net revenue of $33 million. The Prime time sales, which represent one -half of all three -net- daypart was off slightly for the year-to -date. Late night was off work sales revenue, gave the companies their only quarterly almost 3% for the quarter, with total net revenue of $69 million boost. Prime time net revenue for the period was up nearly 7% to and flat for the year at around $212 million. more than $676 million. The daypart was up 4% to $2.43 billion Sports, flat for the quarter at $212 million, was up nearly 11% for the year-to -date. Second -quarter prime time net revenue was for the three quarters to $703 million, with most of the improve- $933 million, first quarter was $823 million. ment coming with the second quarter's $199 million in net rev- Any increases for the quarter and the year so far, however, enue. First -quarter net revenue from sports time sales was $292 have been undercut by substantial three-network declines in million. 1987 versus 1986 (Add 000)

Prime Time Late Night Daytime Children Sports News Total Revenue from client -supplied programing Third quarter '86 $5,387 $0 $0 $0 $735 $0 $6,122 Third quarter '87 3,940 0 0 0 3,177 0 7,117 % increase (decrease) (26.86) 0 0 0 332.24 0 16.25 All other gross revenue from time sales' Third quarter '86 739,973 83,113 326,188 41,819 248,844 209,802 1,649,739' Third quarter '87 791,223 81,093 249,209 39,243 245,114 172,274 1,578,156* % increase (decrease) 6.93 (2.43) (23.60) (6.16) (1.50) (17.89) (4.34) Total gross revenue from time sales Third quarter '86 745,360 83,113 326,188 41,819 249,579 209,802 1,655,861 Third quarter '87 795,163 81,093 249,209 39,243 248,291 172,274 1,585,273 % increase (decrease) 6.68 (2.43) (23.60) (6.16) (0.52) (17.89) (4.26) Less advertising agency commissions Third quarter '86 111,641 12,269 48,647 6,239 37,261 31,339 247,396 Third quarter '87 118,998 12,148 37,191 5,852 36,550 25,761 236,500 % increase (decrease) 6.59 (0.99) (23.55) (6.20) (1.91) (17.80) (4.40) Total net revenue from time sales Third quarter '86 633,719 70,844 277,541 35,580 212,318 178,463 1,408,465 Third quarter '87 676,165 68,945 212,018 33,391 211,741 146,513 1,348,773 % increase (decrease) 6.70 (2.68) (23.61) (6.15) (0.27) (17.90) (4.24)

'Includes $17,064,000 in color insertion revenue reported by three networks for 1987 third quarter and $10,377,000 for 1986 third quarter.

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 44 I I I TOP OF THE WEEK I Antipornography push by White House cable and subscrip- and the federal government have a role in Child Protection and Obscenity guards against obscene tion programing." Another has it that "the this area." Enforcement Act has provision were not ringing harm caused by obscene television program- The industries involved including cable and pay TV yet. The Nation- ing combined with the interstate nature of any alarm bells, at least not Association of Broadcasters' senior vice last week made such programing requires that the federal al The Reagan administration and general counsel, Henry L. front. In a government must assist the states in their president its move on the antipornography (Jeff) Baumann, said on Friday he had not that it sent to efforts to combat it." The President, in his 49 -page, wide -ranging bill time to focus on the matter. And Seth to imple- letter of transmittal, says the section on "Ca- had Congress, the administration seeks National Cable Television As- attorney ble Porn" is aimed at protecting "those most Davidson, the ment the recommendations of the associate general counsel, did not on pornography vulnerable and impressionable members of sociation's general's commission see the bill as "adding anything new to the July 14, 1986). For the our society, our children." (BROADCASTING, accompanying law." The analysis of the administration bill most part, the bill -the Child Protection and According to an analysis television "is nothwithstanding, he said NCTA believes Obscenity Enforcement Act of 1987 -is the bill, the section on cable basis for federal the cable act bars obscenity on cable sys- aimed at combatting sexual exploitation of designed to provide a clear obscene material tems. And, he said, "we don't have any children and the distribution of obscene ma- prosecution of marketing on cable television." It notes that there are problem with that." As for the act permitting terial. But one of the sections President Rea- materi- questions as to whether various antiobscen- states to regulate obscene or indecent gan, in his letter transmitting the legislation he not- ity statutes now in force apply to cable tele- al on cable or subscription television, to Congress, labels "Child Protection a manner vision. The analysis cites a section in the ed that the bill adds the phrase "in Amendments" deals specifically with ob- the Constitu- Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 which is not inconsistent with scenity on cable television and subscription thus far to that makes it a criminal offense to transmit tion." All city and state efforts television. television sys- regulate indecency on cable television have would make the utterance of obscene obscene matter over a cable It from been ruled unconstitutional by various language or distribution of obscene matter tem. But it says "ambiguities arising the act make it courts, including the Supreme Court. The by cable television or subscription services ... conflicting provisions" in if any," high court, however, has upheld the regula- television a criminal offense punishable "unclear under what circumstances, on act against tion of indecent speech on broadcasting. by up to two years in prison and a fine of up the federal government could who permit obscene to $250,000. "Distribute" is defined broad- "cable system operators ly; it includes telecasting, broadcasting or material to be cablecast." or satel- The analysis notes that the bill's findings USA Network cablecasting, by wire, microwave distri- would also reach produc- show that even local production and lite. The definition material can affect the na- ers, program suppliers and local operators of bution of obscene buys `Miami Vice' for television programing. Ac- cable franchises. What's more, the bill tional market and cities are cordingly, the analysis adds, the suggested Episodes to air on basic cable would make clear that states ques- or indecent matter findings "are intended to allay any network starting in fall 1988 free to regulate obscene government's "juris- or subscription television stations, tions" as to the federal to prosecute those who produce and MCA TV ended its search for a home for the in a manner "not inconsistent with the Con- diction television programing on an en- back -end strip of Miami Vice last week by stitution." disseminate tirely intrastate basis." selling it to the USA Network. The deal with Obscenity, as defined by the Supreme Inc. and three What is not clear is the reason for the need USA, which is owned by MCA Court in Miller v. California, has for MCA person, ap- to bring subscription television within the Paramount, ends a difficult chapter prongs: ( I ) Whether the average series in syndication community standards, reach of the bill. An antiobscenity statute in TV to sell the one -hour plying contemporary tough marketplace. that the material, taken as a the criminal code is regarded as applying to in a persistently could find gives the basic cable network 92 whole, appeals to the prurient interest. (2) radio and television; the U.S. Court of Ap- The deal in a episodes, including five two -hour movies, Whether the work depicts or describes in a peals for the Third Circuit said as much in will start in fall 1988. Dave Kenin, sen- patently offensive way sexual conduct spe- case involving the DuMont Laboratories that indicates the cifically defined in the law at issue. (3) 1950. However, the analysis with deci- Whether the work, taken as a whole, lacks bill's authors are not satisfied that serious literary, artistic, political or scientific sion. It notes that the obscenity statute- value. Definitions of indecency generally written in the days before television -refers omit one or more of the prongs or phrases in to "obscene... language." And, it adds, them. "the transmission of obscene pictures, unac- The administration bill last week had not companied by any words or dialogue, might yet been introduced. Indeed, it had not even not be within the scope of the section." been referred to committee. It is expected to One of the possibly more significant as- provi- be referred to the judiciary committees of the pects of the administration bill is the political two houses this week, though with the sec- sion that would free states and their regulate tion on cable and subscription television re- subdivisions to act on their own to ferred as well to the commerce committees. obscene or indecent matter on cable or sub- has But hearings are not likely before January. A scription television. The Supreme Court an effort by Okla spokesman for the Senate Judiciary Com- held -in a case involving Hitchhiker' homa to ban liquor advertising on cable tele- 'Miami Vice' mittee noted that its resources would be said that vision systems -that the FCC has preempt- for vice president of programing, committed for the next several weeks to pre- has not been decided, but he add- on the nomi- ed states' regulation of program content of scheduling paring for and holding hearings that possibilities include early evening Anthony Kennedy to the Su- cable television. The commission is also reed nation of Judge and late night. (see page 47). A spokesman for garded as having sole authority over the reg- preme Court In addition, USA last week said it made Committee said it was ulation of television program content. The the Senate Commerce the first purchase of episodes of a series from end of the year. There analysis accompanying the bill says nothing "booked" through the another cable network. Beginning fall 1989, was no sign of hearings in the House either. about that preemption. But it says one of the US Awil l carry 39 episodes of The Hitchhiker, of the congressional findings in the subsections is intended to override court One a half -hour suspense anthology that now a congressional view that cases reserving the regulation of cable's pro- bill would reflect HBO. Kenin said that series likely of cable and subscription gram content to the federal government "and runs on "the proliferation will fit into the network's Saturday night television outlets requires effective safe- make it absolutely clear that both the states

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schedule. MCA will not continue to produce shows, still having a hard time, but Miami The sale Vice of Miami Vice to USA may not particularly higher cost one -hour action-ad- stands alone with the severity of its prob- relieve MCA Inc. of the huge deficits for the ventures, at deficits. Last week, Scheinberg lems," said Dick Kurlander, vice president program. The show, produced for NBC, has declined comment on the impact of the sale of programing for Petry Television. Those a reported production budget of about $1.3 to USA. problems include the show's trendiness and a million per episode. NBC reportedly pays a MCA TV began marketing Miami Vice in lack of good plots. license fee of approximately $850,000 for syndication nearly a year ago, but encoun- However, poor sales of hour shows in syn- two runs of each episode, which leaves tered concern by stations who worried that dication has been good news for cable. MCA with a $450,000 deficit per show. This the show might appear dated by the time it USA's Kenin said the result has would amount been to $41 million for the 92 aired. MCATV reduced its marketing efforts "knocks on our door all the time" from hours produced for syn- the 1987 -88 season. about a month after NATPE and initiated dicators. Kenin does not view these shows Some industry observers speculated that talks with several cable services and CBS, as damaged goods. USA now added carries two revenues from the USA deal will not for use in its late night schedule (BROAD- off-network hours-Airwolf and be enough Riptide to put the show into the black. CASTING, Feb. 16). that did not sell in syndication. Those shows Sid Scheinberg, MCA president and chief The market has remained a difficult one perform to USA's satisfaction in the ratings, operating officer. has said previously that for syndicators. "All the hours out there are he said. TVB tackles problems of newspapers, new business Annual convention hears new found change in the years leading up to the both locally and nationally, will be the dif- president Moll exhort industry next century, said Moll. High definition tele- ference between stations that over-perform to become more marketing oriented vision and direct broadcasting services will industry averages and those that fall short." be a reality by then, and a benefit to the Rice cited the efforts of TVB this year to Wrapping up what most agree has been a marketers of television. "The seeds of our contact almost 150 advertiser and pretty lackluster year for television sales (es- industry future prosperity lie in the gardens of DBS groups. He timated revenue gains: networks, 4%; both said that TVB's National Sales and HDTV. Can you imagine the impact of Advisory Committee credits the national spot and local, 6%), the 33d annual bureau's ef- commerical television advertising on three - forts with "generating gathering of the Television Bureau of Adver- some $40 million to by -five ratio, and 1,125 lines? Double the $50 million dollars in tising met in Atlanta last week. Registered new spot dollars for fidelity. What impact!" television this year." attendance totaled 925, down from 990 a If television expects to gain a greater year ago. Rice referred to new sales tools the bureau piece of local retail advertising, said Moll, is developing, as The conferees appeared preoccupied with such the recently produced "we must know more about their businesses. "Case for Market -by- Market two issues, including wresting a greater Television" They must know more about our business. videotape, in which several major share of local retail advertising from the adver- It's up to us to make it happen." tisers endorse television. a newspaper medium, which has cornered He also pitched But TVB is also charged with fostering new TVB production, "Television: about 80% of that business. The sales The Re- execu- national sales efforts and Moll dutifully turn on Investment Advantage." Narrated by tives were also concerned with boosting new stressed that those efforts have to be redou- Phil Donahue, the videotape presentation business development efforts, on both the bled. "We'd better not ignore the opportuni- features a number of and local and national level (see below). national local ad- ties to develop national spot," said Moll. vertisers, including Nestle and J.C. Penny, As he prepares to take over the helm of the "We must make it easier to buy. We must explaining the return, in product sales, on TVB, president -elect William Moll said that become more astute in target marketing to their investment in TV advertising. under his leadership, the bureau's continuing meet our advertisers' needs." Marketing the Rice reported that TVB's budget for fiscal goal will be to increase television advertis- "value" of television, said Moll, "must be- year 1988 is up 2% to $7.8 million, while ing revenues, to be more "customer focused, come a way of life at our television sta- membership is now at 630 high performance and growth oriented." The stations. For tions." 1987, The TVB Budget was $7.62 industry, he said, must become more market- million, Outgoing TVB Chairman Blake Byrne with expenses totaling $7.58 million. ing oriented is, creating new sources -that also stressed the industry's concern with rev- On the eve of his departure, Rice of business not just "mere schleppers said that -and enues, and where they will come from in the through his 13 of spots." years as TVB president, "if future. At a recent TVB -sponsored meeting there is one thing of which I'm most proud, Looking to the future, Moll said it was of group station executives in New York, it is the increased involvement of you, our "probable" the industry would at least dou- Byrne said of all the concerns discussed, members, with TVB during these 13 years ble its revenue base by the year 2000. "the major one was revenues." ...Increased input into TVB from the televi- The television industry will undergo pro- In addition, said Byrne, the executives at sion industry is what has made us better, the meeting were concerned that "someday the large increases we've seen recently in our top categories will slow down or stop altogether. And if their well runs dry, what will bail us out then? Developmental dollars are the key." Rice exits with praise for TVB, calls for new business development In his final address to TVB members, outgoing President Roger Rice said developing new business "is the key to our future, especially in the years beyond 1988." Next year, said Rice, television advertising will grow about 12% to $26.5 billion, boosted by election campaign advertising and the Olympics. Now is the time, he said, to "lay the groundwork for 1989, when growth will slip back to single -digit in- Phil Donahue appeared on videotape at TVB meeting creases. "Business development efforts, Rice

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 46 TOP OF THE WEEK stronger, and more able to fulfill your advertising dollars. In the same period, the needs." local share of the pie has increased from On a final note, Rice said, "I took this job 26% to just over 29% of all television adver- 13 years ago for the challenge and the oppor- tising revenue. In 1988, for the first time, tunity to do something of value for televi- total local TV advertising is expected to sur- sion-a business that's done so much for pass total national TV spot advertising. me. I hope I've succeeded in making just a William Moll, TVB president- elect, said little bit of difference. I know I've had fun!" Kiernan's point was "duly noted." Added Moll: "We've been preaching at TVB that Concern voiced over lack of the future of our business is local." But he attention to national spot added, "we damn sure can't ignore the development of national business." Complaints emerged at last week's TVB James Babb, executive vice president, conference that not one session was devoted Jefferson -Pilot Broadcasting, and newly to the topic of national spot sales, seen by elected TVB chairman, noted the issue is some as perhaps the biggest issue in station being addressed in one on -going task force, sales. a joint effort of the TVB and the Station At one TVB session last week, WLWT(TV) Representatives Association. D it was Cincinnati's Anthony Kiernan said Rahh ll1 nnr1 Rvrnu "surprising" TVB had not scheduled a session addressing national spot and the role of NB changing of the board. James G. Babb, executive vice president, Jefferson -Pilot television representatives, in light of declin- Communications, was elected chairman of the board of the Television Bureau of Advertis- succeeds ing revenue increases in that category. Kier- ing. Babb (whose boss at Jefferson -Pilot is NAB Chairman Wallace Jorgenson) nan said the subject was "the most obvious Blake Byrne, group vice president, television, LIN Broadcasting, as NB board chairman. topic" among current television sales issues In addition, the board elected Peter B. Desnos, managing general partner, Burnham that need addressing. Broadcasting, as board secretary. David Allen, president of Petry, was reelected board The key questions, said Kiernan, are how treasurer. HRP's Peter Ryan was reelected board vice president. Three new directors the industry can develop new national busi- were elected to the board: Patrick Gmiter, vice president, Cox Communications; Kenneth ness and what role the different players in- MacQueen, vice president, Palmer Communications, and Lucie Salhany, president of volved- including reps, stations and the Paramount's syndication division. Thomas Oakley, president, Quincy Newspapers, were TVB-should play in developing that busi- re- elected to a fourth board term. Retiring from the board are Thomas Cookerly, president, ness. broadcast division, Allbritton Communications; James C. Dowdle, president, Tribune Since 1980, national spot dollars have ac- Company Broadcasting, and Gary Lieberthal, chairman, Columbia/Embassy Television. counted for about 29.5% of all television Reagan hopes third time's the charm for high court pick President nominates San Francisco who withdrew his name from consideration of two reports on her findings. appeals court judge for Supreme on Nov 7 in the midst of the controversy that As for Kennedy, he has been described as Court after Ginsburg is undone blew up over his acknowledgment that he a moderate -to- conservative jurist. And following revelation by NPR's had smoked marijuana, both as a college Bruce Fein, the former FCC general counsel Totenberg of past marijuana use student in the 1960's and in the 1970's when who is now a legal consultant, said Kennedy he was on the Harvard law school faculty. does not have "a judicial philosophy; he de- Judge Anthony Kennedy of the U.S. Court Ginsburg's acknowledgment followed the cides each case on its facts." But he would of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in San disclosure of his use of the drug, not by the be more likely than Powell to uphold federal Francisco, represents President Reagan's FBI, which had conducted four background preemption of state regulation, said Fein. third effort to fill the Supreme Court seat left checks on him in connection with his ap- "He would read the Cable Communications vacant in June when Associate Justice Lewis pointment to high -level government posts, Policy Act more broadly than would F. Powell Jr. retired. And those concerned but by National Public Radio. NPR's legal Powell." As for freedom of speech and press primarily with Kennedy's views regarding affairs correspondent, Nina Totenberg, had cases, Fein said, "he will echo the views of the media apparently have little reason to be learned of Ginsburg's involvement with Lewis Powell, who was a staunch defender concerned. He is viewed as a judicial con- marijuana during her own background of the First Amendment, very wary of put- servative who holds generally the same check. Ginsburg's statement confirming his ting restrictions on speech regarding obscen- strong First Amendment views as those es- use of the drug was issued late in the after- ity and pornography." poused by Powell. Indeed, a preliminary noon of Nov 5, after Totenberg had called The Reporters Committee's Kirtley had check into Kennedy's background by the Re- the Justice Department for comment on the not had much time to research Kennedy's porters Committee for Freedom of the Press information she had developed and shortly record on media issues; although she began indicates, according to the committee's ex- before she was to go on the air with the first the project several weeks ago, when Kenne- ecutive director, Jane Kirtley, that Kennedy dy, along with Ginsburg, was on the short list "looks very good." of possible nominees the White House com- Kennedy, who has been on the appeals piled after the Senate rejected Bork's nomi- court bench for 12 years, appeared with the nation, she stopped when Ginsburg was cho- President in the White House press room last sen. But Kirtley found some prior restraint, Wednesday (Nov. 11) as Reagan announced libel and freedom -of- information cases in his intention to nominate the 51- year-old ju- which Kennedy had written the appeals rist. It was the type of scene that had been court's opinions, and in all of which the played out twice before since the summer. court had come down on the side of the me- First, it was the President and Judge Robert dia. Bork of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Wash- 'Iivo prior-restraint cases involved broad- ington, whose nomination the Senate last casters. In Goldblum v. NBC, in 1978, a month rejected by a vote of 58 to 42. Then, it former executive, Stanley Goldblum, who was the President and Judge Douglas Gins- had been convicted of securities and insur- burg, Bork's colleague on the D.C. circuit, Kennedy (I) and Reagan ance fraud had sought a court order barring

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NBC from airing a docudrama on the case, and the press have a right of access to crimi- "nothing more than a vicious slur" but not Billion Dollar Bubble. Goldblum alleged the nal proceedings and documents filed there- libelous because it was an expression of program was shot through with errors and in," Kennedy wrote. opinion rather than fact. Kennedy wrote, would jeopardize his effort to obtain a pa- (Kennedy also joined in an opinion, in "The law of defamation teaches ...that in role. A few hours before the program was 1982, affirming the right of the public and some instances speech must seek its own scheduled for broadcast, on June 7, 1978, press to attend both a pretrial hearing on refutation without interventions by the the district court judge in the case ordered suppression of evidence and the selection of courts." NBC to turn over a tape of the program for a jury. The Los Angeles Times had appealed And in Long v. IRS, a freedom-of- infor- his review, and when the NBC lawyer re- a trial judge's ruling denying access to both. mation case, Kennedy wrote for a unani- fused, on First Amendment grounds, had The panel said the evidence -suppression mous panel that in 1979 adopted a broad him jailed. A few hours later, in response to hearing and the selection of the jury were interpretation of an amendment to the FOI an appeal by NBC, a three judge panel of the presumptively open and that the trial court Act to require the IRS to divulge information ninth circuit ordered the lawyer released, was wrong in closing them.) sought by a taxpayer. The panel ruled that and permitted the program to be aired. Later, In a case decided by a panel of the Ninth the material should be released as long as the panel's opinion, written by Kennedy, was Circuit earlier this year, Kennedy indicated information identifying the taxpayer was de- issued. It said the trial court's order would an unwillingness to side with libel plaintiffs leted. However, other circuits have adopted have been an impermissible interference when opinion -no matter how extreme -is conflicting interpretations of the amend- with the editorial process. And in 1985, involved. The suit had been filed against the ment, and last week the Supreme Court af- Kennedy wrote the opinion in which a panel former mayor of Santa Monica, Calif., Ruth firmed a narrower view-denying release of upheld a CBS request for an order directing a Yanatta Goldway, by a political opponent the data the IRS was required to provide in district court to unseal pretrial documents named Ilse Koch. Goldway had likened the Long -that had been taken by the D.C. cir- relating to the criminal prosecution of auto German -born woman to "a well -known Nazi cuit. That circuit's opinion was written by maker John DeLorean's co- defendant. "We war criminal named Ilse Koch during World Judge Antonin Scalia in May 1986, shortly begin with the presumption that the public War II." Kennedy said the statement was before his elevation to the high court. First Amendment spotlighted Conference examines protections for of electronic information delivery services is practice when they agreed to stop it, he said. new information technologies an appropriate First Amendment argument. David Laventhol, president of the Times The lawmaker also recalled that ABC, Mirror Co., said that while the First Amend- A key member of a House telecommunica- CBS and NBC argued the First Amendment ment will have a "durable future" as far as tions panel last week warned broadcasters, to fend off congressional interference after protecting the rights of newspapers and other newspaper publishers and cable operators to the 1980 presidential elections. Swift said print mediums, "the shape of other media in stop turning economic turf fights into First that the early election outcome predictions the future is much less certain." Amendment battles. from network exit polls forced President Laventhol said the "free flow of informa- In an appearance taped for more than 150 Carter to concede, harming some close state tion in those media which this [First communications industry officials at a First and local races in the West. ment] conference is focusing on is certainly Amendment conference in San Diego, Rep. The networks dropped the constitutional less secure" than print. Al Swift (D -Wash.) said the industry risks defense and acknowledged "serious ques- The issue is a major concern to corpora- alienating lawmakers by placing its econom- tions about the journalistic propriety" of the tions such as Times Mirror, a diversified me- ic interests first. Swift, who serves on the House subcommittee on telecommunications and finance, was forced to cancel his trip after a sudden snow storm hit the nation's capital. He sent his message by satellite to the conference which focused on "First Amendment: Third Century" Sponsored by the San Diego Communica- tions Council and California State Universi- L-r: BROADCASTING magazine's Edwin James: Bill Boggs and ty, the the San Diego, conference reviewed Manly Huff of Gray, Cary, Ames & Frye, San Diego; California current state of the First Amendment and State's Lionel Van Deerlin and Henry Geller of Washington Cen- related issues including whether constitu- ter for Public Policy Research tional protections will be applied to information delivered by new technologies. "As we progress in the next few years, technology is going to lengthen the arm of all kinds of people who have legitimate First Amendment protection," Swift said. "But there is going Jo be an enormous tempta- tion...to try and wrap any economic desire these entities have in a First Amendment cloak in order to give a false superiority to an argument." The result, he said, will be to "cheapen it to the point that public policy makers are not taking it seriously." Swift called for restraint by those "who would seek a First Amendment argument as a basic defense as we move into the turf battles of the future." He questioned whether legislative efforts by the nation's newspaper L -r: FCC Commissioner James Quello; conference co- chairmen Herman Land and Sig Mickelson, and Merrill publishers to keep telephone companies out Lessley. dean of the College of Professional Studies and Fine Art.

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dia company which publishes The Los Ange- rounding the raid on Libya, to the whole sad, the problem." The other half, he said, is that les Times and includes a magazine division, sordid mess of Irangate -where even the in a large country, divided into several time four television stations and more than President was supposedly kept in the dark - zones, it is possible for actual vote totals in 900,000 basic cable subscribers. we've seen a growing passion for secrecy states where polls have closed to reveal the As Laventhol sees it, "traditional protec- and manipulation... he said. outcome of an election while polls elsewhere tions should apply, even if the medium is in the country are still open. "Only a uniform untraditional." poll closing time can prevent that," Swift That view recently was reinforced in a said. Under the legislation, the polls would court case in New York where the judge House passes close at 9 p.m. in the East, 8 p.m. local time ruled that an on -line computer service was in the central time zone and 7 p.m. local time entitled to the same constitutional protection uniform poll in the mountain states. To enable polls in the as a newspaper. Pacific time zone to close at 7 p.m. instead Time Inc. Chairman J. Richard Munro closing bill of 6 p.m. local time, daylight saving time in lashed out at the Reagan administration and those states would be extended for an addi- two weeks during presidential election accused it of clamping down on First Swift bill would shut voting booths tional a years. Amendment freedoms and presenting 9 p.m. (NYT): Senate action at Representative Bill Frenzel (R- Minn.), an threat to the open marketplace of ideas. on companion measure uncertain Delivering the opening night's keynote opponent of the measure, was not im- address, he accused the administration of One congressional answer to declining voter pressed. He said the bill "is attacking a being hypocritical by favoring press restric- turnout in presidential elections -a uniform windmill, a problem that is not a problem." tions while encouraging less government poll closing law-made its way through the He said there is no credible study that indi- regulation. House last week. Now it moves to the Sen- cates voters on the West Coast refrain from "Increasingly, the emphasis is on what the ate, where it has fared poorly in the past. voting because of reports of voting results on people shouldn't know and the media The bill (H.R. 435) -a response to the the East Coast. He called the bill "a Rube shouldn't report," he said. "I find it ironic age of television and exit polling in which Goldberg device" that would cause confu- that some of the advocates of these restric- projections of winners based on results in the sion and, consequently, "disenfranchise - tions are the same people who, at least when East are known before the polls close in the ment" of voters. it comes to the economy, speak about getting rest of the country-would have the polls Swift's position prevailed, but not by an government off our backs. close at 9 p.m. eastern standard time in the overwhelming margin -208 to 189, with 36 "But when it comes to the free market of eastern, central, mountain and Pacific time members not voting. ideas and information, they seem to take an zones. Alaska and Hawaii would be exempt. Now the question is whether the measure opposite tack: putting government on peo- Passage of the measure would discharge will do better in the Senate than it did in the ple's backs with their hands over their eyes," Congress's responsibility under an agree- last Congress, when the House passed a uni- he said. ment with ABC, CBS and NBC. They have form poll closing bill only to see it die in While issues such as national security long pressed for a uniform poll closing bill committee in the Senate. Senator Don Rie- must be considered, Munro said that "the as an answer to complaints that their projec- gle (D- Mich.) has introduced a bill (S. 182) real challenge in a democracy like ours is to tions of the winner in presidential elections, identical to Swift's in the Senate, and it has limit these occasions as strictly as we can, to based on early returns, held down voter turn- been referred to the Rules and Administra- insure that the normal flow of facts and opin- out. They, along with Westinghouse Broad- tion Committee. Aides to the committee ions is as open and as candid as we can casting Co. and Turner Broadcasting, agreed chairman, Wendell Ford (D -Ky.), say hear- humanly make it." in 1985 not to use exit polling-interviews ings will be held, but not until early next Munro said this administration has shown with voters leaving the voting booth -to year. The bill has nine co- sponsors, includ- a "special zeal" in its attempts to decide what project winners in the 1986 midterm elec- ing three who are members of the Rules and the American people should know. tions until the polls in a state closed. Administration Committee-Senators Pat- "From the exclusion of the press from the That, said Al Swift (D- Wash.), chief rick Moynihan (D- N.Y.), Daniel Inouye (D- Grenada invasion to the secret wars of the sponsor of the bill in floor debate preceding Hawaii) and Brock Adams (D- Wash.). Ford CIA, to the disinformation campaign sur- final House passage last week, "solved half has yet to indicate his position on the bill. Public broadcasters looking for a sure thing Christensen. Ledwig, Baker. others through a 2%e- to -5'/c fee on the sale of FCC the fund will enable us to fulfill our mission tell Senate hearing that service's licenses by broadcasters and other users of of expanding service to all Americans and it number-one priority is a sufficient the electromagnetic spectrum. Efforts to en- insures that public broadcasters can continue and dependable source of money act the fee, Christensen said, are the "most to build an informational and cultural service important and courageous steps in 20 years for our country." Public broadcasters brought their wish lists to solve this problem." The Commerce Despite Bennet's apparent optimism, the to the Senate Communications Subcommit- Committee, chaired by Ernest Hollings (D- transfer fee is more a question of "if' than tee last week, and at the top of most of them S.C.), is the parent of Daniel Inouye's (D- "when." Commercial broadcasters, led by was a plea for what Public Broadcasting Ser- Hawaii) Communications Subcommittee. the National Association of Broadcasters, vice President Bruce Christensen called "a Donald Ledwig, president of the Corpora- have apparently succeeded in derailing the reliable and adequate source of funding." tion for Public Broadcasting, in his testimo- fee, and, as of last Friday, it was unclear "Securing such funding is the great un- ny, called the transfer fee an "innovative whether Congress would come up with an finished business of our enterprise," Chris- step" toward the establishment of a "secure alternative that would insure the permanent, tensen said at the hearing. "It is the key to and stable source of federal funding." long -term funding that public broadcasting sustaining programing excellence, pre- Bill Baker, president of WNET-TV New wants. As an alternative to the fee, the NAB serving the institution's noncommercial York and former president of Group W Tele- has proposed an excise tax on television nature and extending its usefulness into vision, called the fee proposal "nothing short sets, radio receivers and VCR's (see story, homes, schools and workplaces across the of a stroke of genius. You may have found page 130). nation." one of the keys to our survival." At the hearing, Hollings asked for alterna- Most of the witnesses endorsed the Senate Douglas Bennet, president of National tives to his fee and the NAB's excise tax, but Commerce Committee's beleaguered pro- Public Radio, said NPR is encouraging its received little response. John Wicklein, di- posal to provide public broadcasting with "a listeners by mail to support the measure. rector of the Kiplinger Midcareer Program in reliable and adequate source of funding" "When the [tranfer fee] is enacted into law, Public Affairs Reporting at Ohio State Uni-

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 49 t I TOP OF I THE WEEK I versity School of Journalism, who could not It is also the key to preserving public crease the portion of a public station's rev- make the hearing, submitted written testi- broadcasting's noncommercial nature, he enue that comes from CPB from today's mony suggesting three other alternatives- said. Because of financial uncertainties, 15% to about 25%. Such an increase will an import tax on TV sets manufactured over- some stations have turned to "enhanced un- "reinforce the station's ability to produce lo- seas, a levy on the gross revenues of com- derwriting" and put themselves in the awk- cally," he said. "Stronger local production mercial broadcasters and a spectrum fee. ward position of being "a bit too commer- will mean better material for inclusion in our Bennet was as negative on NAB's excise cial." national program vehicles. It will mean larg- tax as he was positive on the transfer fee. Such funding will also insulate public er local audiences through the day, more "The excise tax is regressive," he said. "It broadcasters from attempts to influence their support from listeners and underwriters and has all the disadvantages of a national sales programing, Christensen said. "Without it, a stronger base of financial support for na- tax." there is always the danger that ... stations tional programing." Hollings urged public broadcasters to and producers, desperate for funding, may Attempts to influence public broadcast- counter the efforts of their commercial coun- be tempted to fashion their programs to ap- ers' programing decisions was the secondary terparts and lobby for the transfer fee. We peal to a corporate or governmental entity topic of the hearing. In response to a ques- need to fire up these senators," he said. "We that controls the purse -strings." tion from Inouye, Ledwig said reports of need for you to put on the pressure like the In addition, Christensen said, such fund- undue influence were "exaggerated. The commercial broadcasters. They are all over ing is needed for program promotion and rhetoric on that subject far exceeds the re- up here now and they are ready to kill it." advertising and to insure that public broad- cord," he said. "I have not seen the intrusion The witnesses agreed that a source of ade- casting achieves its goal of serving every that is sometimes seen in the media." quate funding beyond the reach of the annual home in the country. "Indeed, a major issue "The insulation from politicization is ex- congressional budget process would have currently confronting public television is the ceedingly great," said Baker. "CPB does a manifold benefits for public broadcasting. replacement or refurbishment of its existing good job of that." Indeed, Christensen and Ledwig see it as a satellite interconnection system." Christensen was not so sure. He said CPB kind of panacea. Ledwig and Christensen also said public itself has intruded into programing decision - Adequate funding is the key to producing broadcasting has to keep up technologically. making and expressed concern that its "quality programing," Christensen said in "Public television and radio must continue to proposal to analyze the content of program- his testimony. "Without it, public television serve the nation by providing the highest ing may have a "chilling effect" on future will continue to have shining moments, but technical quality in our programs, whether programing efforts. it will be difficult to sustain its programing high definition and stereo television, or digi- Before leaving the hearing, Hollings pre- excellence, increase its editorial diversity, tal audio, interactive video for education or sented a fanciful solution to public broad- expand the audience it serves or remain re- direct broadcast satellite distribution of casting's money problems. "I think if I could sponsive to unique local needs by providing classroom instruction to remote school- be king for a day I'd appoint Jesse Jackson as custom -tailored local program services, as houses," Ledwig said in his testimony. the head of public broadcasting," he said. mandated by Congress." Bennet had just one specific request: in- "Then you would get some money."

Examining ethics at SDX /SPJ "The Chicago Experience" was what the 79th national conven- Two separate sessions were offered on "dealing with ethical the tion of Society of Professional Journalists /Sigma Delta Chi issues under deadline pressure," one for students and one for promised its participants last week, and given the political cli- working journalists. mate at the meeting, that was what they got. "Lunch, Dinner, Disney World and Other Freebees: Journal- More than 900 journalists and students who attended the ism, Public Relations, and Ethics," dealt with the controversial conference were offered an array of professional workshops - free trips for journalists to Disney Nbrld last year, ethics codes, 41 in all, ranging from reporter- editor relationships to covering sports tickets, free movie passes and the plight of the small the local angle on international terrorism -along with trips to newspaper that cannot afford to cover everything its editors local newsrooms and bureaus. might like to. They also encountered a heated controversy over an ethics A session featuring Tom Olipant, political reporter for the Bos- clause in the SPJ /SDX charter which calls for the society "to ton Globe, and Jim McGee, the investigative reporter for the actively censure" fellow members for violating its code of ethics. Miami Herald who observed Donna Rice in the company of The debate, which threatens to split the organization, comes at a Gary Hart at Hart's Washington townhouse, was standing room time when /SDX SPJ is reorganizing its structure and dues to try only. More than 400 people attended the discussion which ex- to stem declining membership and revenue. amined the ethics of stakeout journalism and the rules and The national board has recommended deleting the controver- ethical guidelines for covering political candidates. sial censure provision. Robert H. Wills, president of the society One of the more controversial issues, drug screening in the and editor of the Milwaukee Sentinel, said in his message to the newsroom, featured a spirited debate on the constitutionality of meeting that the provision has "serious legal implications to the drug testing that was moderated by James Duncan, director of philosophical aspects of censoring journalists." Delegates were employe relations for the Los Angeles Times, which requires scheduled to vote Saturday (Nov 14) on the measure. drug testing as part of its hiring process. On the other side of the issue, Casey Buckro, environmental "The goal is to provide pay and benefits better than any other reporter for the Chicago Tribune, and former head of SDX's similar company and we made a business decision in 1985 that ethics committee, argued for the provision, saying that "good allows provisions for drug testing," he said. "It provides a safer journalists should point out bad cases." place to work and it cuts losses." Despite their differences of opinion on this issue, both sides Another panelist, Greg Bean, who was fired from a Freeport, agreed that more emphasis must be placed on ethics at the Ill., paper for refusing to take a drug test, said "drug testing with college and entry- level, as well as in the society's professional no probable cause is an outrage." chapters. Other panel discussions ranged from ways to tackle the job That feeling was reflected in the discussions of nearly a dozen market, to how to write better broadcast news, to how technol- of the panels. James K. Polk, investigative reporter for NBC ogy affects delivery systems. News, was a panelist at "Private Lives, Public Figures and Oth- And in an effort to leave no controversial stone unturned, the ers," a discussion that centered on reporters' privilege and ethi- conference even offered a session on "how journalists love, cal considerations. work, love work and try to make love work."

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On Aug. 16, a Northwest Airlines DC 9 increase its geographical coverage. WSPA -TV the issues. crashed on takeoff from Detroit's Metropolitan has used the "Satellite 7" to cover events in Another wmwo -TV story turned quickly from Airport. It was a Sunday night and wxrz -TV had Kentucky, North and South Carolina, and Flor- spot coverage to expose. For years, law en- a skeleton news crew Immediately the crew ida. forcement agents had been trying to shut implemented a pre -planned disaster proce- During the Pope's visit to Columbia, S.C., down what they believed to be a major narcot- dure. News management was notified and ad- WSPA -TV sent 30 employes to Columbia and es- ics ring operating out of the headquarters of a ditional staff called in. The station was on the tablished a skybooth at Williams -Brice Stadi- Chicago gang. Marin was tipped to a raid by air with a report within minutes, and a crew um, where the Pope held services. The station federal and local agents, and was the first re- was at the crash site, with others sent to the used the "Satellite 7" to provide viewers with porter on the scene as agents uncovered a airport, area hospitals, to a nearby neighbor- virtual "wall to wall" coverage, suspended only cache of weapons along with some drug para- hood strewn with wreckage, the car rental for 40 minutes during which the Pope was in phenalia. While the story seemed to end there. building struck by the plane, the FAA, and oth- private meetings. Marin discovered that the gang was stockpil- er locations. Coverage included live satellite In January, a major snow storm paralyzed ing weapons in an effort to sell their services reports form Minneapolis, home of Northwest, much of upstate South Carolina. The storm, as terrorists to Libyan leader Muammar Khad- and Phoenix, the planes destination. which dumped 11 inches of snow on the area, dafi. The key to the coverage, said the station, left many roads impassable, created power Marin reported the Khaddafi connection on was planning. The disaster plan is a "layering outages and closed schools and businesses. the 6 p.m. newscast. By 8 p.m., six sources process" that determines who is to be called WSPA -TV expanded its coverage throughout the had confirmed the story and added informa- and in what order. It allowed the station people day to keep viewers updated on which roads tion that was incorporated into the 10 p.m. to be in the right place at the right time and to were in operation, which schools and busin- newscast and the 6 p.m. and 10 p m casts the air many exclusive reports, including, accord- esses were open and the efforts of the power following day. NBC Network News picked up ing to the station, that there was only one survi- company to restore electricity the story, as well as Chicago papers. Three vor (4-year -old Cecelia Cichan). WsPA-rv's sports coverage has been greatly months later, the U.S. Attorney's office indicted Also part of the latering plan is assigning enhanced by "Satellite 7 ". When the University the gang's leader, Jeff Fort, and three other one reporter to handle all the calls from out- of South Carolina plays football, the station members of the organization. The story won a side media. Without a person to handle such can drive the truck to the site and provide high- 1986 Peter Lisagor award for excellence in calls, said the station, producers and the as- lights immmediately following the game. High television reporting. signment desk would be tied up with outside school football has coverage been expanded o calls. as well. Because WSPA-TV'S market is so large, it On March 4, a turboprop commuter plane would be impossible to have the "Satellite 7" Two trains collided in a populous section of crashed and burned while trying to land at provide highlights from the various high Pittsburgh. The resulting fire and chemical Metropolitan airport. Again, with preplanned school games. The station, therefore, has the leak began a two -day vigil. Because the acci- assignments, the station was first on the air truck driven to a central location, and photog- dent was on a Saturday, wrAe-TV Pittsburgh with reports of the crash and first with live pic- raphers bring their video to the truck to be fed was working with a skeleton staff. Reporter Stu tures from the scene. Coverage included ex- back to the station. Emry and a photographer were dispatched. clusive home video of the accident. o They determined the seriousness and called o for a backup crew. Within a half hour, the sta- Months of planning went into WMAO -TV Chica- tion began live coverage. An expert in hazard- When lightning fire sparked the worst season go's coverage of the primary and mayoral ous chemicals was brought in to assess the in California history, itxrv(TV) Sacramento, Ca- races. On primary election night, the station danger. Live cut -ins were scheduled through- lif., carried extensive live coverage over a 10- preempted the network (NBC) to provide live out the first afternoon and evening. day period. coverage at 8 -11:45 p.m. On the evening of WTAE -TV stayed with the story as emergency Newscasts included five live up to reports in the mayoral race, the coverage lasted from 8 officials tried to decide on evacuation proce- a single broadcast, covering fires from the Si- p.m. to 1 a.m. Coverage was anchored by dures. Shortly after the 11 p.m. news. evacua- erra to the Northern Coast and the fire state's Carol Marin and Ron Magers, with reporters tion of a wide area began According to WTAE- command headquarters. Kxry brought view- stationed at various wards and a panel of ex- Ty it was the only station still staffing the story. It rare ers looks behind the fire lines. perts available for commentary, including Chi- opened up its phone lines to viewers with CBS News aired tom reports as part of its cago Tribune columnist Mike Royko. The sta- questions about the evacuation and accident. fire daily coverage. tion also broadcast two half-hour news The police provided an officer to assist on the specials on the mayoral election. Drafting the phones. There were more than 5,000 calls. Debate analyzed the candidates' performance Live cut -ins continued throughout the night With the addition of a satellite truck just over on a televised debate, and Where They Stand, and all the next day In addition, the station four months ago, WsPA -TV Spartanburg, S.C., which aired two days before the elections, produced a half-hour special on the crisis, and has been able to present events 'live', and gave viewers a last look at the candidates and the Sunday evening news was expanded to an

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A Stephen J. Cannell Production TELE VENRRES LOS ANGELES (213) 785 -0111 NEW YORK (212) 541 -6040 hour. The station was cited by the Pittsburgh several location stories. When the strike end- p.m. and 4 p.m., it was the only station in town City Council for its coverage. ed, the station aired an hour -long special fea- offering news and it doubled its rating for that With its population 60 -plus percent Catho- turing the leaders of both sides. The station time period. Sixteen days after the initial earth- lic, the Pope's visit was an important story. The was commended by both the School Board quake, KCBs -TV preempted a full prime time station sent reporter Don Cannon to all 10 and the DEA for its coverage. schedule for a special report on earthquake stops on the tour. Cannon reported live from o information. each stop via satellite. Because Los Angeles is the largest archdio- o Change is the byword at wrvrtrv) Tampa, cese in the U.S., KCBS -ry there felt extensive Fla. Perhaps most prominent was the expan- coverage of the visit of Pope John Paul II last its September was warranted. It aired 18 hours On July 2, 1987, viewers got a glimpse of a sion of 5 p.m. news from one -half hour to a on the story, beginning four months before the tornado touching down in Adams county, full hour. The station added eight people to the Pope's arrival. The kickoff was an 11 -part Colo., as KMGH -TV Denver reporter and heli- staff, including photographers, reporters and series for which reporter Ross copter pilot Peter Peelgrane and photogra- associate producers. A studio host set was Becker and crew travelled to Rome. They to a pher Bill Hitchcock flew close enough to re- added to the existing field anchor and news decided avoid "soft feature on the Vatican" in- cord the funnel. The station interrupted anchor. and pursued stead how the church forms its programing to warn nearby residents of the Another change for the station is its partner- position on "controversial issues." tornado's path. The video was requested by ship with a local radio outlet. WPLW(AM) simul- Back in Los Angeles, Catholic opinion makers government weathercasters for use in their casts wrvr-rv's 6 p.m. newscast. Since many talked about the "rel- training exercises. people are still commuting when the program evance of Vatican doctrine on L.A. daily life." Before the Pope KCBS - Again, Peelgrane was first on the scene airs, the station feels that the simulcast will arrived, -TV aired a six part series in which it featured when a fire broke out at Denver's Mile High attract new viewers from the commuting listen- the results of a poll the station local stadium, home of the Denver Broncos. The ers. The station has added a toll -free WATS line conducted on Catholic attitudes. When the Pope station provided live video cut -ins during the that viewers can use as a tip line. they have arrived, the station it aired "the most net- afternoon. also established a "Neighborhood Network" claims coverage of any video stringer If a work station in the market," over 14 hours fol- KMGH -TV covered live the events surround- system. viewer gets exclu- lowing the Pope's activities, plus three hour- ing the ambush of two Denver policeman. One sive video of a newsworthy event, the station long preview /review programs. The day he of the officers was killed in the incident, which airs it with full credit. came into L.A., KCBS -ry went live from 9:30 initially appeared to be a domestic distur- The station has switched to Beta recorders, a.m. until 12:30 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. bance, and later was found to have been a is currently switching to CCD cameras and At 11 p.m. that day, it aired a special hour -long man lying in wait for the officers after placing a has added microwave capabilities to its SNV broadcast reviewing the day When it covered call for assistance. Reporters Dave Minshall truck. the parade (six of the seven VHF stations in and Lynn Setzer covered the story live for the Former pitching great Denny McClain was Los Angeles agreed to pool coverage; Kcas-ry late news and remained on the air as the po- released from prison when his conviction for was assigned to the parade), 10 cameras and lice surrounded the house and eventually shot mail fraud was called into question following a 14 reporters were used. it was all over, their way in. Supreme Court ruling. The only way to guaran- When tee same -day broadcast of the story was to fly KCBS -TV had pre -empted three days of sched- a crew to Alabama. The SNV had a prior com- uled access programing and two of the regu- mitment. So a crew was sent to the Alabama prison. There, they picked up McClain and flew him to Tampa for an exclusive interview. There were no direct flights, so a plane was chartered. The few thousand dollars it cost, according to the station, was well worth the exclusive footage it yeilded. The SNV truck has paid off in a number of instances. On election night, the station hooked up with a number of other Florida stations for an ad hoc satellite network, and there- by carried the acceptance speeches of the governor and a new senator. When Hurricane Floyd threatened the coast and then crossed Tornado on KMGH -TV the keys heading for south Florida, crews fo- KCBS -TV captures pit bull attack lowed its course, reporting live on its progress. Take the publisher of an award -winning weekly Coverage of the Pope's visit to Miami re- lar fringe and local news block. and his staff of reporters, and add an editor - quired months of planning. More than a dozen Footage shot by KCBS -TV was picked up by director, a part-time vdieographer, a set and staffers went to Miami, plus three trucks, three broadcast and print media internationally, crew, then split the commercial time. The re- edit stations and a rented RV that served as a when it filmed a pit bull attack on an animal sult is a barter newscast, Newsline, from WFHL- portable studio. control officer. The station went to do an inter- TV Decatur, III., a nonprofit commercial reli- view with someone who had been attacked by gious station with a total budget of about a pit bull the night before. The animal control $500,000. When Los Angeles was hit by an earthquake department had been notified that the station The approach of publisher- producer-an- Oct. 1, KCBS -TV there says it responded with was planning to do the interview and that it chor Paul Osborne to the program is to con- "the longest same day coverage of any Los also hoped to get shots of the dog. Animal centrate on Decatur news (the market is Angeles television station." The quake, 6.1 on control arrived on the scene while the reporter Springfield- Decatur-Champaign) in a Night - the Richter Scale, hit at 7:42 a.m. At 7:48, KCBS - was talking to the owner of the pit bull. The line style format. The result is spot news cover- Tv reporter Hosea Sanders was on the air with owner went back in the house and warned the age plus live studio guests. The program airs a live report. Between 7:49 and 8:14, the sta- animal control officer to leave or she would let live at 5 p.m., and is repeated at 11 p.m., al- tion cut in twice more. At 8:14, KCBS -TV decided the pit bull out, and she did. The dog ran out of though the station airs live cut -ins or goes live to go with live coverage, preempting regular the house and "made a beeline for the officer." at 11 p.m. if the occasion warrants. programing, until 1 p.m. Its coverage included KCBS -TV filmed the incident. When the Decatur Education Association a news conference held by Cal Tech earth- went on strike against the school board, News - quake center and reports gathered by 12 re- line devoted 15 -20 minutes nightly to live inter- porters from around southern California. At 3 views with the principal negotiators on both p.m., two hours before the start of its regular The "flood of '86" devastated thousands of sides. The station was the first to have an inter- news, it returned to continuous coverage. last- homes in the Tulsa area and much of Eastern view with the school board president, and did ing until 6:30. According to KCBs -N between 3 Oklahoma. K.rRHtrv) Tulsa was on the scene

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 en Thaiiks for a Great First Year

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PO. BOX 74 HEWLETT NEW YORK 11557 (718) 347 -2503 September, 1986 This announcement appears as a matter of record only Approximately 70% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of TELEMATION have been acquired by PRICE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION ...to The undersigned initiated this transaction repeat...

Harvey Sandler Barry Lewis Thanks General Partner General Partner for a PO. BOX 74 HEWLETT NEW YORK 11557 (7181347 -2503 Great April 1987 This announcement First appears as a matter of record only TAK Year CO_IVIlVIUNICATIONS, INC. has acquired KITV Television Honolulu, Hawaii

The undersigned initiated this transaction

Harvey Sandler Barry Lewis General Partner General Partner

PO. BOX 74 HEWLETT NEW YORK 11557 (718) 347.2503 December, 1986 February, 1987 as announcement pears as a matter of record only

This announcement :OM MONWEALTH appears as a matter of record only ;OMMUNICATIONS ERVICES, INC. ML MEDIA PARTNERS has acquired Is acquired KATC, Television VSPD-AM and Lafayette, LA VLQR -FM, Toledo The undersigned initiated this transaction ie undersigned initiated this transaction

Harvey Sandler Barry Lewis Harvey Sandler Barry Lewis General Partner General Partner General Partner General Partner

t BOX 74 HEWLETT NEW YORK 11557 (7181347 -2503 P.O. BOX 74 HEWLETT NEW YORK 11557 (7181347 -2503

November, 1987 April 1987 This announcement appears as a matter of record only is announcement Tears as a matter of record only WTVG, INC. $17,500,000 of Subordinated 'RICE Notes and Equity :OMMUNICATIONS provided by :ORPORATION MEDIA/COMMUNICATIONS as acquired PARTNERS iSNF, Television an affiliate of N TA Associates oplin, Missouri MedialConununications Partners managed fhods provided the above equity and debt financing he undersigned initiated this transaction and arrangers for 852,0(10,0110 of bank loans for the acquisition of WPVC, Channel 13; Toledo, OH.

Harvey Sandler Barry Lewis Haney. Sandler Barry Lewis gemrai Partner general Partner General Partner General Partner acted as financial intermediary to the above parties

1. 74 NEW YORK 11557 (7181347 -2503 BOX HEWLETT P.O. BOX 74 HEWLETT NEW YORK 11557 (7181347 -2503 with nonstop live coverage throughout the affiliates for the project. News Director Phil anchor, did the afternoon cut -ins knee deep in flood. Tower Cam 2, which extends 200 feet Cox and chief photographer Ron Simmons flood water. above the roof of the station's studios, allowed originated reports via satellite for the early and The legal drinking age was about to be it to keep continuous watch on the Arkansas late local news. It was the station's first live raised and thousand of college students in River. Because the station is less than a mile news broadcast outside its studio. Chapel Hill, N.C., were out for a "last fling." from the river, it had to be sandbagged to pro- Reporter Greg Stroud spent two weeks in What began as a party became a "riot," with tect it from the threat of the rising waters. After Providence, R.I., where an Alabama judge some students throwing bottles and others the waters subsided (they did not reach the was tried and acquitted of charges that he had picking fights on the town's historic Franklin station), a documentary was produced exam- raped a 13- year -old boy while attending a fam- street. A hundred police officers were called in ining the role of the Corps of Engineers and ily court judge's conference in Providence. to quell the disturbance. Reporter Tim Kent how the flood management was handled. The Stroud's reports were fed daily by satellite via and photographers Jay Jennings and Steve entire station staff was involved in the effort, the affiliate cooperative system. Elizondo covered the riot, arrests and the from live news and weather reports to man- The station currently carries an hour and a morning atter. ning phones and even helping viewers vacate half of local coverage daily, and plans to in- WRAL -TV photographer Janet Hundley cap- their homes. crease its weekend coverage beginning in tured the crash of a C -130 at Fort Bragg, N.C., On Sept 13 -Aug. 8, TV 2 accompanied the early November. during a public demonstration. Three crew- Oklahoma contingent to the Internationa Spe- o men and one person on the ground died when cial Olympics in South Bend, Ind. Reporter Lin- the plane crashed during an exercise. The sta- da news Goelzer, producer Scott James and After one of its worst droughts, North Carolina tion had live reports at noon, 6 p.m. and 11 photographer Dan Sherpherd joined the ath- was hit on Aug. 20 by a series of slow moving p.m. that day, using its satellite truck and mi- letes at the Notre Dame campus. Viewers were storms that dumped heavy rains. The storms crowave capabilities. given live coverage throughout the games, produced flooding and tornadoes that tore o and a half -hour special highlighted the week's through several counties south of Raleigh, activities. N.C. The flooding forced evacuations, Coverage of the crash of Northwest Flight 255 o knocked out phones, blocked streets and de- in Detroit took on great significance for ursv -Tv layed flights at Raleigh- Durham airport. WRAL- Phoenix when it became apparent the acci- WJSU -TV Anniston, Ala., experimented with Tv had reporters stationed in various areas, dent would have tragic repercussions in that SNV to bring its viewers live reports from the reporting on the flooding and tornadoes, the Arizona city, the first stop on the plane's flight state capital during last year's gubernatorial problems they caused and their impact on the plan. Although the accident occurred at a time election. The station joined a group of five CBS community Charlie Gaddy, the station's 6 p.m. when the newsroom was lightly staffed, the

Covering the news in The Dead Zone'

By Doug Fox, news manager, WFAA -TV Dallas

"The major cities of Texas-Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, San water well in Midland was the first test of the go team. Antonio, Houston, Corpus Christi, all the way down to the south- "Although Jessica slipped into the well at 10 a.m. and was ern tip of the state at Brownsville, and points in- between -are all making big news on the television stations in Midland, the story connected by a Western Union microwave system. It's easily never hit the wires until late that afternoon. WFAA -Tv reporter Matt accessible, cost efficient and used on a daily basis by the major Quinn called Midland authorities who told him they expected to city stations and their network regional feeds to swap stories have the girl out by 8 p.m. Unable to get to Midland on a com- and share coverage. But anything west of Fort Worth is a virtual mercial flight in time for the anticipated rescue, the station char- television dead zone. There's oil, gas cattle, sagebrush, jackrab- tered a plane and flew Quinn and a photographer to the scene. bits, snakes, but no microwave systems feeding the eastern "Eight o'clock came and went. Jessica was still trapped. Res- third of the state and no satellite uplinks until you reach New cue workers digging an escape tunnel alongside the aban- Mexico, a hard day's drive from Dallas -Fort Worth. That's where doned well had hit bedrock. The going was slow 'Maybe mid - three of the state's top spot news stories occurred this year: the night,' they said when asked when Jessica might be coming out. dead zone. "Midway through the 10 p.m. news, executive news director "When a late evening tornado literally blew away the west Marty Haag rolled the dice and gambled. He gambled on send- Texas town of Saragosa, WFAA -Tv only had a story read by an ing the SNV truck and the go team to a story seven hours away anchor on its 10 p.m. newscast. The next morning, it worked with that might be over in less than two hours. The early dispatch of Cable News Network in arranging to get video of the devasta- equipment and manpower would be either a stroke of good tion -shot by KMID -TV Midland -to be transported to a station in intuition or a big waste of time, effort and money. It proved to be Las Cruces, N.M., where it was relayed by satellite simulta- the most pivotal decision in covering what became a story of neously to CNN and wFAA -TV which put the unedited video on the international proportions. air live as it was fed in. By noon, wFAA -w had its satellite truck on "When dawn broke across the west Texas plains, rescue work- the scene in Saragosa with two reporters, two photographers, a ers were still digging their escape tunnel, Jessica was crying, field producer, an editor and an engineer, and interrupted Satur- then singing and still stuck, and wFAA -TV was telling its viewers day cartoons to broadcast an 'instant' 15- minute special report. the story-live-from the scene 300 -miles and no uplinks away. WFAA -TV beat the compeition and the major networks by hours. Matt Quinn and photographer Paul Parisot also provided ABC "When the bodies of 18 illegal aliens were found inside a News, Good Morning America and CNN with the initial live sweltering railroad boxcar at Sierra Blanca, Tex., the same New coverage of the unfolding drama. WF-AA-Tv had the only uplink Mexico uplink involving four local TV stations was used for the out of Midland for the first 24 hours. The station's Starcam 8 truck initial footage to be sent back to Dallas for broadcast. The satel- became Jessica's video link to the rest of the world. NBC, two lite truck was sent in for the second wave of coverage and British networks, an Australian network and a long list of stations followups on the tragedy. Again, satellite newsgathering proved in every major city in America wanted a piece of the 'live pie.' Not to be the vital link for getting the story out. everyone could be serviced. The station made a decision to do "By mid -summer, WFAA -TV assistant news director, John Miller, live reports for its co -owned stations- kHou -Tv Houston, Ko1v had established a 'go team' of reporters, photographers, edi- Tulsa, wvEC -1v Hampton, Va., and ionv Sacramento, Calif. -and tors, producers and engineers to be on call on a rotating basis to for ABC NewsOne. But its signal out of Midland was satellited to respond in the event of a major spot news development. The stations all over the country. WFAA -1v's newscasts at 5, 6 and 10 rescue of 18- month -old Jessica McClure from an abandoned were broadcast live on ABC NewsOne to other ABC affiliates."

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Photog- ment for the coverage -$14,000 in overtime, On September 14, Pope John Paul ll visited rapher Dan Higgins and sound technician To- the cost of telephones installed at the remote Phoenix. Channel 10 provided live coverage bie Bez were on the scene within minutes with locations. The total cost was $25,000, most of of the tour, also serving as an integral part of the first pictures of the crash. The station was which was underwritten by four local spon- the international press pool. Dave Patterson first on the air with the video and with eyewit- sors. led a team producers of and reporters to the ness accounts gathered by reporter Mike Red- o East Coast to provide live reports of the Pope's ford. Within an hour after the crash, the station nine city tour. Jim LeMay, executive producer had 15 crews covering the story, with seven of special projects, was responsible for pro- live shots from the crash scene, command The Nov 4, 1986, election day broadcast of ducing the local coverage, which began with a post and area hospitals. According to the sta- WFRV -TV Green Bay's Eyewitness News was live cut -in from the airport as the Pope arrived. tion, it was the first to report of Cecilia Cichan, extended from its usual half hour to 90 minutes Live coverage continued throughout the day, the 4- year -old lone survivor of the crash. Cov- to include 24 live reports and interviews from with highlights from St. Mary's Basilica and St. erage continued into the evening, including a candidates' headquarters. -Through the Wis- Joseph's hospital, concluding with the papal one -and -one -half -hour edition of the evening consin News Network, the news departments mass at Arizona State University stadium in news. The story was updated into the early of wlsc -N WTMJ -TV Milwaukee and wFav-Tv Tempe. morning hours, with the first report live from merged to form "the state's largest broadcast Phoenix and Los Angeles, the flight's destina- newsgathering organization." With these facili- tions. ties, wFRV-TV was able to originate live from Two explosions in two days tested the "Iowa's In the ensuing days, reporter George Sells Madison and Milwaukee as well as Green Bay news channel" theme of KWWLtrvl Waterloo, broke the story of the cockpit circuit breakers During the week prior to the election, wFRV-Tv Iowa. Both explosions occurred more than for the voice activated warning device. He re- aired a series of special reports profiling each 100 miles from the station. the first was a grain vealed that the breakers had been thrown, dis- candidate. The election day newscast won an elevator explosion in Burlington, Iowa. Week- engaging the device. and hypothesized that honorable mention in the 1986 Wisconsin UPI day co-anchor Ron Steele flew to Burlington to the crew might have done so to avoid the intru- competition for best newscast. cover the explosion, then flew back to anchor sive noise of the warnings. which are some- On the morning of Sept. 3, 1987, a man and the 6 p.m. newscast. The next day it was week- times triggered by routine preflight maneu- a young boy were rescued from an island in day co- anchor Liz Mathis's turn, as she trav- vers. Had the warning been engaged, the the bay of Green Bay, Wis., where they had eled to the site of a gas pipeline explosion, crew would have been alerted that the flaps spent the night following a boating accident. going live with her report during the 6 p.m. were not in the proper position at takeoff. The Although another man who had been boating news. National Transportation and Safety Board later with the pair was missing and presumed drowned, the o confirmed the story. Coast Guard began a search The other major story for WJBK -TV was the with hopes he had made it to a neighboring In October 1987, during the NFL players visit of Pope John Paul II to Detroit. More than island. WFRV -TV assignment editor, Del Vaughn, strike, CBS affiliate wusA-ry Washington 100 people, 20 live remotes and every piece was monitoring the scanner when he heard sports reporter Ken Mease was stationed in of in -house equipment were employed in the the call from the Coast Guard. He knew the Washington, while reporter Chris Gordon was 17 hours of wall -to-wall live coverage. A spe- only way to get the story would be to first get a in New York at woes -Tv New York. Mease's live cial set was built, four Winnebagos were used boat. He rushed home, hitched his boat to his interview with NFLPA executive director Gene to house crews at one location, while a whole car and quickly picked up a crew at the station his way Upshaw was sent via satellite to wcBS -TV and building was rented to get the best remote, on to the bay. During the time they viewed by members of the management coun- and provide sleeping quarters at another. To were on the water, they were the only station cil. They responded immediately to Upshaw's supplement a pool feed, the station produced there, according to wFRV -Tv comments. several on -site remotes, plus 25 filler pieces o Reporter Dave Statter and Photographer and a one -hour "instant" special. Greg Guise were on the scene of the Jan. 4 o Spot news in Buffalo, N.Y., has kept wrva-ry Amtrak crash in Chase, Md. The station also busy. One of the more dramatic stories oc- dispatched the station's satellite truck and heli- With almost 5,000 Special Olympians from 75 curred this past July when a man was spotted copter with a second crew The station pro- countries coming to South Bend, Ind., and wandering the streets of Cheektawaga, N.Y., vided updates throughout the day, for a total of 20,000 volunteers ready to help out, the Inter- carrying a 12 gauge shotgun. He was sur- three days. national Special Olympics competition was rounded by police for two hours, during which WUSA -TV was the first station to report the the biggest event in the market. time reporter Janice Lieberman and photogra- June 11, 1987, rupture of a gas line in Center- Ws.vtrvl Elkhart, Ind., began its coverage pher Jay Lauder followed the gunman's activi- ville, Va. The first report was at 11:50 a.m., with eight weeks before the games began, with ties. Their coverage ran throughout the six updates throughout the day Reporter Mike Bu- weekly magazine- format half -hour specials o'clock newscast. At one point the gunman chanan delivered live interviews from the area. called A Time for Heros. The programs, re- began walking toward Lieberman and Lauder. Two weeks was first later, the station again on ported by Mary Parks and Joe Palmieri, chroni- Lauder removed his camera from the tripod, the scene. with footage of the site of a natural cled the growth of the Special Olympics move- but continued shooting. The ordeal ended at gas in Germantown, Md. explosion ment while also focusing on the lives of the approximately 6:20 when police rushed the 0 mentally retarded and the various worldwide gunman and tackled him from behind. Every- organizations that help them. The station profiled businesses that hire the mentally handicapped, the athletes preparing for the games and the people who work with them as coaches and helpers. In all, eight half -hours were produced. During the week of the Olympics, the 6 p.m. news was broadcast live from the games each night, plus half -hour wrapups following the itaepKs late news that focused on the many inspiring stories of the games. All totaled, the station committed 11 hours of programing to the `, I Un o &`Wal`r event. .t .1 . - ', ...y^ tcit"Jit Since the games were a half -hour away, the Amtrak crash on WUSA -TV station had to set up a newsroom on the Notre WIVE -TV stalks a gunman

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AllahJACK R. HOWARD Distinguish

in journalistic excellence in the cause of literacy ourself through the Scripps Howard Foundation National Journalism Awards program. Named for the chairman of Scripps Howard Broadcasting Co., the Jack R. Howard Journalistic Excellence Awards honor the achievements of radio and television stations in competition categories for large and small markets. Established in 1972, the awards are considered among the nation's most distinguished prizes in broadcast journalism. Last year, journalistic excellence awards and $8,000 were presented to television stations WXFL in Tampa and WBRZ in Baton Rouge, and radio stations KMOX in St. Louis and WJYY in Concord, N.H. The Charles E. Scripps Literacy Award is named for Scripps Howard's chairman of the board. Introduced last year, the one -of- a -kind award has been praised by Barbara Bush and literacy advocates nationwide. Detroit television station WXYZ distinguished itself in oWatd competition- =SpVV and $2,500 plus a tO a tse°ctn inn 4 2p1 $5,000 literacy grant. This obtain entox53g0, tot toad 3p36. 19ßa year, top winners will re Fnde53 9 1 ate Éx phone aWat otot 1gß8, ceive plaques, cash prizes The d ,5 es R and recognition at a black- Rememb jack e'S fan td deadli Sc p4seit °óñ {ees. tie banquet, and finalists will c é ceÁ receive medallions. Don't let Chate ce E. 'Mete 1903 your work go unnoticed. Jan 21 Distinguish yourself.

WM= SCRIPPS HOWARD FOUNDATION NATIONAL JOURNALISM AWARDS thing was shown live. live reports from the air and ground, with a "housekeeping." Historically, New Hampshire Other wive-ry spot stories included: wrap -up on the 11 p.m. news. The next day, Public Television has broadcast the gover- Coverage of the Pope's visit to the U.S. the station began coverage at 6 a.m. with cov- nor's inauguration and /or the opening day of Buffalo has the third -largest Polish community erage of the fire marshall's investigation. the legislature live from the state capital. This in the country and 80% of the population there When the Pope visited Los Angeles, KIRO -Tv past year, instead of covering the remote pure- is Catholic. The station's coverage began with was the only local station to cover both papal ly as a multi- camera, gavel -to -gavel shoot, a series of reports on the status of the Catholic masses. The station also aired a week -long NHPTV interspersed videotaped profiles of church in America and continued with crews series on local Catholics. It explored such is- key people and behind -the -scenes informa- sent to the first and last stops on the Pope's sues as education, celibacy and women in the tion such as how a bill becomes law. The talent tour. Anchor -reporter Bob Koop filed live re- priesthood. also provided historical and political trivia ports via satellite from Miami and a week later when what was happening on the floor was o was joined in Detroit by reporter Wadi Sawa - more important to those in the room than to bini. In all, more than a dozen reports were When the Wayne Milner housing complex in viewers. The end product provided viewers sent via satellite back to the station. Kansas City, Mo., was torn down, KMBC -ry with the formality of the day's key events, yet Follow -up coverage of the crash of a was on hand to carry the demolition live, the allowed them informal relief from the "house- Northwest Airlines plane in Detroit, whose vic- only station to do so. A half dozen cameras keeping" aspects. NHPTV estimated the pro- tims included six western New Yorkers. were placed in and around the building, induction cost at about $1,000. The destruction by fire of a downtown Buf- cluding one in the courtyard that provided dra- o falo church. matic pictures of flying debris. The arrest of a suspect in the murder of A hidden camera was employed in a Kan- When an Amtrak passenger train collided with two Buffalo priests. The suspect was caught sas City character test devised by the station. a Conrail freight train outside Baltimore last three months later in San Diego and, accord- Several wallets, each containing a $20 dollar January, wMAR -TV broke into its Sunday net- ing to wive -N it got the first interview with him. work football broadcast with its first of many This story won the station an award from the reports on the accident, which killed 16 peo- Associated Press. ple. A WMAR -TV news crew was sent to the crash UA summer flood and, a few weeks later, a site and provided live coverage of the rescue tornado. operation on an expanded 11 p.m. newscast. The slaying of an Erie county sheriff 's dep- Virtually the entire news staff was assigned to uty the story, with the station adding a 30- minute morning newscast to keep abreast of develop- In September, W.LA -TV Washington began ments. Live capability on the scene was main- closed- captioning its 11 p.m newscast for the tained until the wreckage was cleared several more than 400,000 deaf and hearing -mpaired days later. viewers in the market, one of the largest such The station followed up on the story a month populations in the nation. The $100,000 cost later with a special three -part series, "Who's for a year of captioning was underwritten by Running the Railroad," featuring exclusive in- People's Drug Stores, JKJ Chevrolet, Martin - terviews with engineers and conductors who Marietta and Riggs National Bank. Uer,ooon on uc.c discussed safety problems. The station focused on team coverage of When the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra spot news over the past year. A good example visited Europe and the Soviet Union, WMAR -TV was coverage of the Iran -contra hearings. provided the first live satellite coverage of the Throughout the hearings, the station had a re- historic tour, including the joyful reunion in porter live at the Capitol, another covering be- Russia of a musician and his mother. Reporter hind- the-scenes events, and each evening Susan White- Bowden, and cameraman presented a live talk -back segment with a prin- George Stover, who travelled with the orches- cipal committee member about the day's tra, produced a one -hour prime time special events. on the tour. When an Amtrak train derailed dear Balti- more in January, wjLA -Tv had a reporter live on the scene: another who conducted interviews When Pope John Paul Il visited Columbia. with Amtrak officials, witnesses and victims, S.C.. in September 1987, wcao-ry provided and a third who reported on the factors that the Charleston market with extensive coverage. Wceo-TV joined in a local might have caused the accident. ...and after other stations pool that provided a live feed of raw video and o bill and identification, were planted around sound for every step of the trip. That feed was town to see how many would be returned. Minutes atter learning of the California earth- put on C -band for all the participating stations. About two -thirds were returned. The result Anchors Terry Casey and Leslie quake, KIRO-TV Seattle was on the air with the Lyles narrated was a fun piece that "really had people talk- latest information. The station got information the feed from the Charleston studio. The live ing," according to the station. coverage ahead of the wire services by calling people in was augmented by additional sto- In Trading Places, KMBC -TV reporter Bev ries from the Los Angeles area. The station combined wceo -Tv news crews and field anchor Chapman traded jobs with Kansas City Star Jean Hill in its information with video from CNN to do its Columbia. reporter Rick Montgomery for a week. Chap- own live reports throughout the morning. cov- man faced a city editor, the VDT, the rewrite erage continued at noon with live telephone people and strange deadlines. Montgomery reports from California, and live reports from When fire faced the assignment editors, the producers, broke out at the DuPont Plaza hotel the University of Washington Seismology lab. in Juan, WFSB the camera, and strange deadlines. After- San P.R., Hartford, Conn., was On the afternoon newscasts, live reports con- able to bring live, firsthand reports its ward, they both reported on their experiences, to view- tinued, including ones from a reporter sent to ers within hours and while each had good things to say about of the tragedy. The station Los Angeles. heard the fire their temporary assignments, both 'concluded of about 6 p.m. on New Year's A few minutes before the end of its 6:30 Eve. Since is there was no place like their respective jour- San Juan a popular holiday desti- newscast, smoke was spotted from a nearby nalistic homes. nation for Connecticut vacationers, it checked restaurant. KiRO -Tv's news helicopter was dis- with a travel agent and confirmed that several patched to check it out and the smoke was o persons from the state were booked at the reported on the newscast. Within minutes, the hotel. Reporter Jeffrey Cole and photographer smoke turned into a three -alarm fire, patrons At some point, every producer faces the dilem- Rick Huntington caught a 7:30 flight to San were evacuated and the building burned to ma of sparking interest in key state events that Juan. Many problems faced them in San Juan, the ground. KIRO -TV broke in repeatedly with largely feature pomp, circumstnce and including no access to the one satellite uplink

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Applications should be sent to Charles R. Eiscndrath, director, Michigan Journalism Fellows, 2072 Frieze Building, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. Telephone (313) 763 -2400. were produced on the church in South Florida. Network news, local style o WAU-Tv Mobile, Ala., has managed Its hard to imagine that five uplinks would prove insufficient to cover a state primary to double its weekday on -air news time without increas- election. But that was the case in October when the Florida News Network had to ing its staff. In the process it won the most cover six gubernatorial candidates, each in a different city, each with a good chance news awards in its history. of making it into a runoff. With a rented Ku truck, the network had live remotes that In January 1986, a fire killed four sibling chil- night from all six of the candidates' parties. Each location had reporter who one dren. The station arrived on the scene before worked for the entire seven- station network (the network now has nine affiliates). That the firefighters and before the father of the reporter fed live shots for election cut -ins, as well as taped packages and interviews. children. The station captured footage of the Stations were able to take victory and concession speeches live. The six locations father trying to rush into the house to save the provided more than 50 live shots during the evening. children, and his reaction to the realization that The big effort came at 11 p.m. FNN stations led their shows with back -to -back live they were gone. Reporting the story was Nan- shots with interviews of the two Democratic candidates who made it into a runoff cy Pierce. The videographer was Russ Kil- election. They then went to back -to -back live shots from reporters with the two gore. Republican candidates who were in a runoff. All four shots were taken at the same To go head -to -head with its competition, time by all the FNN stations. That meant every station could lead with the four hottest which had an hour morning newscast, VALA -TV, races, one right after another, rather than having to wait their turn and end up with the in January 1987, debuted an hour -long morning most important live shot in the middle of their sports or weather segment. It also news of its own. The program was pro- meant each of the stations had only the expense of staffing one location, while duced without hiring additional people. receiving live coverage from six. o When the field of candidates was narrowed, FNN co- sponsored debates between the final senatorial and gubernatorial candidates with the Florida League of Women WAPtOv1 Jackson, Miss., received the "best Voters. All member stations carried the debates live in prime time. More than 40 radio spot news" award from the Missisippi Broad- stations across the state also carried the debates live and scores of local, national casters Association for its live coverage of a and foreign reporters were on hand. The debate between incumbent Senator Paula "wheels up" emergency landing. The pilot was Hawkins and her challenger, former governor Bob Graham, turned out to be the only not seriously injured. face -to -face meeting between the two candidates in the campaign. o All through the political season the Florida News Network stations used their regular daily conference calls and daily half -hour satellite feed to coordinate their Wnegrvf Indianapolis sent one -fourth of its efforts to make sure they had access to any significant political stories. On election staff to New Orleans to cover the NCAA finals night the member stations again pooled their resources, sending only one crew for and the Indiana Hoosiers national champion- the network to each of the four candidates' parties as well as to the headquarters of a ship in basketball. Newscasts and specials pro- casino group that was trying to legalize gambling in Florida. During the evening, covered a 6 -day period. It was the most dis- the network supplied more than 60 live shots. Every victory or concession speech tant origination yet for the station, which began was carried live. Eleven o'clock had all seven stations hitting live shots from each of remote newscasts two years ago. Sports staff- the four candidates all at the same time. ers covered the games, while others focused Other spot stories covered by FNN included a Palm Bay gunman's shooting spree on the fans and related features. that killed three and injured a dozen; reaction to the Iraqi attack on the USS Starke The torch run for the Pan American games wound its way from the Mayport Naval Station and the subsequent memorial service at the ship's through Indiana. Special crews were sent out to pace the runners, reporting base; the killing of a judge and prosecutor in Port St. Joe by a man upset over his live via satellite and news- divorce proceeding, and hurricane Floyd. originating several casts from torch locations. Its arrival in Indian- apolis culminated in two remote newscasts, in on the island. The station arranged for its co- and cloudy skies made it imposible for the addition to an hour prime time special on the owned station in Miami, WPLG, to edit and station's helicopter to relay a live feed back. eve of the games. transmit the reports back via satellite. From For the 10 days it took to find the 28 men who o Wednesday (New Year's Eve) to the following died, the station kept a 24 -hour watch at the Saturday, Cole and Huntington took commer- scene. In addition to the SNV, the station sent On the night of July 26, a tornado leveled sev- cial flights between San Juan and Miami. They all three of its ENG trucks to use as editing eral homes in a northern suburb of Minneapo- came home on Saturday, but returned the stations. At least one field producer and one or lis, while the rest of the city was deluged with same day when it was learned that the dead two photographers were on hand around the 10 inches of rain. KMSP -rv's news crew would be flown home. During their next six clock, as well as reporters. Frequently there brought live updates and weather reports days on the island they were able to use the were more persons ivolved, including addi- throughout the evening. With an hour -long 10 Puerto Rican uplink. The news staff back in tional reporters and editors when needed, and p.m. news, the station devoted extended cov- Hartford was busy also, airing live updates security guards hired to protect the news vehi- erage to the storm, devoting half of the broad- throughout New Year's Day, interviewing vic- cles. In all, the station reported spending cast to a documentary employing natural tims' relatives in Connecticut, gathering infor- $10,000 on satellite time and thousands of dol- mation from CBS feeds in Puerto Rico and lars on phone communications and overtime. conducting phone interviews with Puerto Ri- WFSB provided live feeds to the New England can officials and Connecticut residents in San News Exchange, CBS affiliates and about a Juan hospitals. Phone lines to Puerto Rico dozen other TV stations. were jammed and it often took hours for calls o to go through. The station did manage to conduct live phone interviews with the governor of The visit of Pope John Paul II to Miami on Sept. Puerto Rico and eyewitnesses to the disaster. 10 and 11 proved a challenging news event When a housing complex under construc- for WPLG(Tv). Planning began almost a year tion in Bridgeport, Conn., collapsed killing 28 before the visit. Anchor Ann Bishop and a workers and injuring at least nine others, WFSB news crew traveled to Rome, producing a one - was prepared. It had bought a satellite van hour documentary on the Pope and the Vati- just a few weeks before and, according to the can. The station broadcast 151/2 hours of live station, the vehicle made all the difference in coverage, with reporters live from every stop covering the story. Bridgeport is too far from on the itinerary, and coverage anchored from a Hartford to transmit live reports via microwave live remote every day. More than 40 packages A storm to remember on KMSP -TV

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still meant less revenue. They days after the order. Channel 9 was So when your signal goes up needed a replacement fast ... in back on the air at full power . . . in smoke, depend on Harris to put 30 days rather than 30 weeks. Says with a picture viewers felt was you back on the air. For the full Brown with a smile, "We knew if better than ever! story, and your free On The Air anyone could, Harris could." At Harris, we understand the poster, call us today TOLL FREE: The day after the accident, a special pace and requirements of the Hams rep was on site. Assessing broadcast industry. We've responded 1 -800-4- HARRIS, extension 3003. damage. Identifying needs. Rolling fast and effectively to our customers' up the shirtsleeves to pitch in. And needs for over 65 years. Supplying a once Lewis Robertson gave the go- full line of transmitters, antennas, W HARRIS ahead, a new Harris transmitter control systems, and other high - was in place and operating just 30 quality communications products. sound, interviews with victims and pictures, the stops. but no reporter narrative. Public response was The Pope was to arrive Friday, Sept. 11. On so great that the report was repeated as a half - Wednesday, a tank car filled with dangerous hour special. In general, the practice of using chemicals caught fire. Officials warned it longer documentary-style pieces within the 10 could explode. Thousands of people were p.m. news has met with favorable response, evacuated, and the Pope's visit jeopardized. said the station. One such piece, Flying High, Wosu -ry stayed with the story around the dealt with the potential substance abuse prob- clock, with a helicopter in the air and ground lems of airline pilots. teams getting as close as possible. The fire o burned itself out Friday morning, and exhausted news crews were up at five AM to begin the When a tornado destroyed part of Saragosa, coverage of the Pope. Tex., few people in distant Monroe, La., were alarmed. But when it was learned that Sara - o gosa had supplied emergency relief to Mon- WHIO Covering Pope John Paul II's visit to Columbia, roe during a flood, people responded immedi- -TVs aerial view of derailing S.C., on Sept. 11 required more resources ately. KrvE(rv) El Dorado-Monroe, Ark., set, weather computer and radar, adding an- than were available at wrs-rv, So the station followed the story as volunteers gathered chors and reporters and replacing camera formed a consortium with stations in other mar- clothing and household items and filled 10 equipment. The station also went to a one - kets: wary Charlotte, N.C.; wyFF -ry Greenville, tractor -trailers for the 19 -hour drive. News hour format for its early newscast. S.C., and wcsc -ry Charleston, S.C. Six months crews went along, with reporter Ginny Oliver of planning went into wis -rv's six hours of wall - providing live daily reports. The station's cov- o to-wall coverage. The broadcast began when erage was recognized by the Rotary Clubs of When a freight train derailed, causing a tanker the Pope's plane, Shepherd I, touched down at Northeast Louisiana, filled with 12,000 gallons of phosphorus to Columbia's Metropolitan Airport. The Pope When the Pope came to the U.S., KrvE orga- burst into flames, Wino-Tv Dayton, Ohio, mo- made stops at St. Peter's Catholic Church in nized a group of NBC affiliates in Louisiana bilized its staff to cover the disaster. The sta- downtown Columbia, the horn eof the presi- and Mississippi and sent one crew to cover tion's helicopter provided an aerial view of the dent of the University of South Carolina, and at events prior to the visit to New Orleans. Using smoke cloud for local and state EPA officials, the university stadium for an ecumenical pray- NBC Skycom uplink and with the cooperation helping them to time the evacuation of sur- er service. Using pool cameras, the station of wosu -ry New Orleans, KrvE anchor Kriss rounding area. Using a Westar 4 communica- provided live coverage of the events at each Fairbairn provided coverage to the four NBC tions satellite system, WHIG -TV provided live location. In between events, the station aug- stations, anchoring all the reports live from feeds to the CBS regional and national net- mented its coverage with background pack- New Orleans. works. As a result of over 48 hours of continu- o ages and live interviews with religious experts ously updated coverage, the station received at the stadium and the station's studio. A gunman dressed as a Ninja warrior took the RINDA award for best spot news cover- Another religious event given extensive cov- over a building at the University of Kentucky age. erage by wis -ry was evangelist Billy Graham's campus in Lexington and held police off for On Sept. 17, 18 and 19, wHIO -ry initiated a first crusade in Columbia since the 1950s. 10 hours. Wrvoirv did some 20 interrupts dur- total of 22 satellite feeds from five locations Graham opened his 10 -day crusade on Satur- ing the course of the day. The evening news across the country. Sixty engineers, reporters, day, April 25, from the University of South featured three sidebars, including back- producers and videographers orchestrated Carolina stadium. The station moved its regu- ground, campus reaction and a psychiatrist's the coverage of: Constitution Day in Philadel- lar 7 p.m. newscast up to 6 p.m. to coincide evaluation. phia: the Papal visit in Detroit; Festival of Flight with the opening. The station's weeknight an- Frankfort, Ky, bureau chief Barry Peel was in in Dayton, Ohio, and coverage of the setting of chors. Ed Carter and Susan Aude Fisher, did the right place at the right time. When former 18 world records by the B -1 Bomber in Palm- weekend duty and anchored the broadcast governor John Y. Brown Jr. filed his papers as dale, Calif. from the stadium. In addition to the live seg- candidate for governor, Lt. Governor Steve Be- When Daytonian Sam Hall was captured in ments, reporters prepared two stories on that shear was also filing, and challenged Brown to Nicaragua on charges of espionage in De- day's crusade activities and a profile of Gra- a debate. Wrvo was there to record the im- cember 1986, whio -ry sent anchor Jim Bal- ham. Wis -rvs coverage continued throughout promptu confrontation. dridge and videographer Denny Cheatham on the crusade with no less than three daily sto- In October of this year, at about 8 o'clock on the first flight there. After an initial live phone ries on each evening's newscast, including a Sunday night, a truck driver drove an 18- report, further reports on videotape were sent profiles of Columbians who attended the wheeler through the front entrance of a theater, back via satellite. With no sign of imminent 1950's crusade. crashing developments, the crew returned after a week through the box office and coming to o rest against the concession stand. Amazingly, of around the clock reports. no one was hurt. Reporter Bob Hensley filed a On the morning of Aug. 20, 1987, a pictur- package for the 11 p.m. news. Overnight news The Pope's three-day visit to New Orleans re- esque early morning fog proved to be deadly manager /videographer B.W. Blanton was on quired nine months of planning by wosu -rv. chlorine gas leaking into a large residential the scene first and got exclusive pictures of The New Orleans leg of the visit took 36 hours, area of Morristown, Tenn. Within minutes, WBIR- the driver. but included 10 planned events, plus one uns- TV Knoxville, Tenn., was in contact by phone In the past year, wrvo has significantly up- cheduled one. with Morristown radio announcers who were graded its news operation, purchasing a new The 10 events were covered by a pool com- familiar with the accident. The station aired prising three network -affiliated and two public stations. Wosu -Tv's responsibilty was an early morning ceremony at St. Louis Cathedral and the parade immediately following. The Cathe- dral was a six -camera event, the parade five, with one camera and portable microwave aboard a flatbed truck just preceding the Pope's car. A helicopter two miles away (Se- cret Service mandated distance) relayed the signal out of the "canyon -like" Canal Street. . 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Sources: NTI NCAR Special Report May 1987 Avg. Weekly HH Cume, Feb. 1987 NHI. Excluding superstations. Affiliate Relations Regional Offices: Eastern-Betsy Dirnberger (212) 408 -9170, Central -Carolyn McCrory (312) 644 -5413, Western- Barbara Kirbach (213) 277 -0199 reports by the announcers, providing up -to- Newsnet facility for coverage of the Pope's the- minute information and warnings to resi- stop there. Spencer's report were run back to dents. After the 30- minute special report, the back with live shots of weekend co- anchor station cut in with updates throughout the Beth Powers in Columbia. Both Powers and morning until the danger had passed. Spencer found Northeastern Pennsylvanians who were meeting the Pope, and talked to them for a personal side and local angle, The women's professional golf tournament in The coverage took two days, and appeared Toledo benefits two local charities. WTvo TV) in the noon, 5:30 p.m., 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. decided to make a major commitment to its newscasts. coverage. In addition to live coverage in regu- Miss Pennsylvania is from Scranton, so next lar newscasts, the station produced live, half - it was on to the Miss America pageant. Report- hour highlight specials each evening -a er Mike Gargiulo did a live wraparound report heavy load for a sports staff of three. To ease from Spacelink at the Miss America Boardwalk the load, freelance photographers were hired. Parade, including an interview with the contes- Aftermath on WKBW -TV Three of the key holes were covered continu- tant as her convertible rolled along the board- ously from portable hydraulic platforms, while walk. Charlotte, N.C. The station struck a work a fourth camera was free to roam. Interns were In all, the station did 23 live satellite reports agreement with wsoc-ry Charlotte, N.C., and brought on as grips and helpers. Editing was in a 10 -day period. ABC for feeds, the proximity of Danville allowed the bureau to edit and microwave done from two bays set up in a mobile health o when van that wrvG sponsors through a local hospi- they could not get a feed from Charlotte. From Mississippi tal, with half the van used for first aid, the other has hit the satellite circuit with a Lynchburg, the station covered the effect of vengeance, for editing. The site of the tournament is some WDAM -TV Laurel, Miss., orga- PTL on the Old Time Gospel Hour, whose of- nized and distance from the station. In the past, a scaf- supervised the Mississippi News fices are only a block from the station. Be- folding tower was constucted for the ENG unit, Network, an election network and the first cause of the cooperation of wsoc -TV and ABC, sports but the addition of a 60 -foot mast solved the satellite network. For the Magnolia Elec- the station said, it had a competitive advan- tion Network, problem. Some features are produced in ad- participating stations jointly tage, feeding packages from Charlotte and commissioned vance, but a little over half are edited on site three surveys to call the first breaking stories daily and second and fed back to the station for the program. primary elections, as well as the o November elections. The stations were also o joined by satellite to cover political headquar- When Erie county, Pa., sheriff's department ters in the State In covering the confirmation hearings of Rob- Capitol of Jackson. divers went looking for a missing plane, WKBW- The lives of thousands ert Bork, noncommercial KTca -Tv Minneapo- of Jones County, Tv Buffalo, N.Y., went along. It was the only Miss., residents lis-St. Paul, Minn. the task of balancing the were affected by one of the station to provide live coverage. Reporter Da- worst tornados in needs of viewers dependent on an estab- U.S. history, which touched vid Collin and photographers Kevin Minderler down in Southern lished program schedule and the need to pro- Mississippi in February and Al Macleod boarded the search boat and 1987. WOAM -P/ was vide access to timely, important information. on the scene within 30 travelled to the site. The picture was relayed to minutes with The solution was to offer viewers 90 minutes reports on damage and casual- a truck on shore. Macleod donned a wet suit ties. Live cut -ins of edited highlights on each of the nine days of were aired every 15 minutes and took an 8mm video camera with him to throughout the testimony The source of the footage was the day and a 30- minute special record the divers in action. Through a special MacNeil /Lehrer live feed downlinked from the aired at 5 p.m. The station supplied tape to hook -up, Collin talked with diver Captain Ke- CBS, NBC, ABC, PBS satellite. A reporter, Liz Hannon, watched INN and CNN. vin Caffery as he searched the lake bottom. the feed while it was being taped and marked o A despondent man with a shotgun walked the segments of interest. She also scripted into a busy intersection and stopped traffic. voiceover copy for transitional bumpers. The In Spring 1987, severe flooding threatened the Police sealed off the area while negotiators final 90- minute show was uplinked on KTCA -TV's Lynchburg, Va., area. WsEwry geared up for tried to talk the man into surrendering. WKBW. TV went live from C -band dish for common carriage. coverage on its 11 p.m. news. At 9:30, a car the scene during the stand- Budget for the Bork hearings was $13.485. struck a utility pole, blacking out power to the off. Those cameras caught the police live as Executive producer. Bill Hanley station, whose back-up generator was down they tackled him from behind, disarmed him at the time. The station was told power might and placed him under arrest. Reporter Mary not be restored for several hours. Meanwhile, Travers narrated the action from behind a po- "The week that was" for CBS affiliate wroutTV) the station had flooding to report and evacua- lice car. Scranton, Pa. -and one that demonstrates tion centers to list. In July 1987, a tornado ripped through the versatility of satellite capability -began at The engineering deaprtment ran cable from Cheektowaga, N.Y., causing millions of dollars in noon, Sept. 10, when anchor Russ Spencer the station's ABC satellite dish to a live truck, damage. WKBw-TV was the first station to in with report went live from Miami for the Pope's arrival in which fed the signal to the transmitter 25 miles break a special and the first to live the U.S., then did live wraparounds for the 6 away The station got the network feed back broadcast from the damaged area-an hour and forty five minutes of p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts. Those reports on. although the local commercial breaks coverage indu- were made possible by the station's participa- were black. The station set up an ENG camera deing aerial footage from the station's helicopter. Live tion in the CBS Newsnet coopertive. Wyou-TV in the parking lot and circled it with cars with eyewitness accounts coupled with home video shot residents has its own satellite truck, Spacelink, but the their headlights on high -beam. At 11 p.m., the by helped viewers truck was in Columbia, S.C., serving as the station went on the air from its parking lot, with piece together the events. anchor Kim Frazier updating the flooding situation and evacuation locations and weather anchor Charles Middleton providing a fore- When two police officers were shot during a cast. After promising to be back on the air as routine robbery call, WXEX-TV Richmond, Va. soon as possible, the camera panned from the reporter Jeff Michael and photographer Joe anchors to the station logo on the truck. Power Kuttenkuler were sent immediately to the was restored at 11:40, and after some furious scene. When they arrived, bullets were still editing the station aired an abreviated news- flying. The two dove under the news car to cast at midnight. avoid being hit, while Kuttenkuler began film- On a more traditional note, with Lynchburg ing the exchange and the arrival of the first the home of Jerry Falwell, the PTL story was back -up officers. A perimeter was immediate-

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Live Pope's birthplace in Poland. The material was Wounded officer on WXEX -TV coverage of the Pope's visit included his arrival made into a two -hour documentary that aired to Phoenix, his visit to a Catholic hospital and the week of his visit. Additionally, KTLA built were taken. A live truck was dispatched to the his address to Arizona. KPNX was the only sta- L.A.'s first Ku -band mobile uplink truck to pro- shooting site and live cut -ins began within one tion to tape delay the papal mass so that atten- vide coverage live via satellite to other Tribune half hour. The gunman used a police radio to dees could also view it on TV. stations in New York, Chicago and Denver. tell his story. Crews in the newsroom monitored Coverage was anchored by Hal Fishman, o and recorded the conversations and police Larry McCormick, Sam Chu Lin, Stan Cham- later gave the station permission to use those With the addition of a satellite news truck, bers, Father Michael Manning and Father Virgil tapes on the air. The two wounded officers, wrKR -ry Norfolk, Va., was able to cover break- Elizondo. KTLA was the only station to preempt who survived, gave an exclusive interview ing stories around the region and distant sto- coverage for two full days. The coverage from their hospital beds. ries that affect its market. It went to western peaked with a 14 rating, second only to the On the night of March 19, the lead of almost Virginia to report on the fight over a proposed NBC affiliate on Sept. 15. Its daytime ratings every newscast was the resignation of PTL's 85 -mile water pipeline. Another report chroni- were doubled for the daytime periods. Jim and Tammy Bakker. Reporter Chuck Mur- cled the competition between the mountain The station used six live mobile units and phy tracked down the Rev. Jerry Falwell at Li- and ocean resorts. The station produced a had remote cameras on top of mountains and berty University in Lynchburg, Va., and got an series of live reports along the Chesapeake tall buildings for aerial views. The 48 -hour cov- interview for the 11 p.m. newscast, the only Bay and North Carolina's Outer Banks, exam- erage was simulcast in Spanish by a team of local station to do so. Anchor Mark Alexander ining the ecological health of those regions. Spanish interpreters, using the station's SAP spent several days at PTL's Heritage USA com- Newstar 3 went to Philadelphia for the Constiu- (special audio program) channel. plex, again, according to wxEx -Tk the only station's bicentennial celebration. The station received some 4,000 calls and tion in the market to provide live coverage WTKR -TV has allied itself with CBS's Newsnet, 2,500 letters congratulating it on its coverage, from Charlotte. Conus and CNN's Newsbeam, and using and received proclamations from the Los An- On May 27th, the station got a tip that Falwell those resources, originated live coverage of geles County Board of Supervisors and the would fly into Richmond after a press confer- the USS Stark in its home port of Mayport, Fla. Los Angeles City Council. ence in Charlotte. A crew was dispatched to The station also originated Conus coverage of the airport. The station then found that Falwell o the Pope's visit to South Carolina. In 1987, the station expanded its fleet of was not flying but driving. Reporter Lisa Without live trucks or satellite trucks, but with microwave vans to three and installed micro- Schaffner called every Falwell in the phone ingenuity and effort, wc*x.N Burlington, Vt., wave equipment in its Hampton, Va., bureau. book, and reached his daughter. The station brought its viewers immediate and up -to -date The addition of a microwave link on its tower sent a truck to her house to wait on the outside election coverage. The station runs its own allowed the station to do a live shot from 50 chance Falwell would be there. He arrived at election totals, independent of wire services. miles away. 5:50 p.m., and Schaffner was on the air with an In 1986, according to the station, it had The station has also introduced a 5 p.m. exclusive interview at 6:05. statewide totals sometimes an hour before the newscast, 30 minutes ahead of the next earli- o services. With no live capacity trucks, the sta- est newscast. The station's research revealed tion used a fixed link -ordinarily used to feed some 100,000 workers, including shipyard Arcadia, Fla., is 35 miles east of Sarasota, so tape from one of its bureaus -from Democrat- family with workers, military personnel and government long before the story of a several ic headquarters, and two live cameras there to national employes, who left work early enough to watch children suffering from AIDS became record the action. Since the Republicans were was covering it as a small a 5 p.m. newscast. news, wwsB(rv) 40 miles away, the station used a fixed link For its upgraded news efforts, the station town schoolboard issue. there too, but it came only to within several over the Ray fam- garnered Outstanding News honors from the As the controversy grew hundred yards of GOP headquarters. To solve Virginia Association of Broadcasters. ily's children, the station continued to cover the that shortfall, the station got the local cable video local story, and shot the first exclusive of company to feed its live cameras back the Ray home as it was gutted by a "mysteri- through their system into the microwave link. ous" fire. The next day, the station produced a That enabled the station to carry concession WTVH(TV) Syracuse, N.Y., won two national ATown in Cri- multi -part news series: "Arcadia: statements live and get instant reaction on -air. UPI awards for its coverage of a stand -off in sis," which aired on two days during the 6 p.m. Since the fixed link from Burlington to the stu- Smyrna, N.Y. The story involved members of a and 11 p.m. news. dios was blocked by a hill, the station rented "naturalist" family and law enforcement offi to move to Sara- When the Rays decided an 85 -foot crane to get the receiver up in the cers trying to evict them for nonpayment of its on sota, Fla., wwse -TV looked at effects air and get a clear picture. News director Sarasota schools, children and families. Marselis Parsons suggested the cable TV Prix When the Suncoast Offshore Grand route as a possible solution for others. Many wwse came to Sarasota for the 4th of July, -Tv systems are interactive and can be used to dedicated every news employe and piece of feed tape or live shots. remote equipment in the station to coverage. Live remotes began July 1 and continued in every newscast through Sunday night. The When Northwest Airlines flight 255 crashed, station showcased organizers and racers and KPNX-TV Mesa (Phoenix), Ariz., immediately shot exclusive footage of the powerboat race. sent reporters, production crews and editing The news team deliverd most of their news- equipment to the crash site. The Detroit bound casts from remote race locations. There were plane was carrying many Phoenix families. Us- specials on the race following the news on ing a Detroit reporter, and arranging for a satel- both Friday and Saturday. Sunday afternoon, lite hookup, KPNX-TV was able to air live reports the day of the race final, the station cut in from the site until their crews arrived on the Smyrna Standoff on WTVH

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 taxes. Photographer Dan Roach and Reporter the regularly scheduled newscast had been Larry Sparano were litterally in the middle of preempted. Within moments of learning of the the two factions, shooting the story, while at the crash, the news team was mobilized, with live same time trying to calm the family members. reports on the disaster. Coverage included a UPI said of the story: "Excellent coverage of a prime time special report that evening. The very difficult event which required courage for station's coverage earned it a local Emmy for both the photographer and the reporter. A po- best spot news reporting. tentially deadly situation." The story of Jessica McClure, trapped in an the na- o abandoned well in Texas, captured tion's heart. On the final day of Jessica's plight, When an Amtrak passenger train slammed the Fox station aired live cut -ins on the half into three Conrail engines northeast of Balti- hour, plus live coverage of the moment of res- more on a Sunday afternoon, CBS affiliate cue. WBAL-TV, with a trimmed -down weekend staff, o had a crew dispatched to the scene within an WRC -TV in snowbound D.C. hour, while its weekend assignment editor broke into programing with the first TV bulletin On Aug. 30th, 1987, a fire claimed the lives of move on the crash. A half -hour later, according to 12 people, 10 of them children. Wish -ry Mil- WRC -TV Washington, D.C. was on the was the station, it was the first to interrupt program- waukee began its coverage with reports from when the rest of the nation's capitol para- ing with a live report from the fire station com- the burned home the morning of the fire, then lyzed by one of its heaviest snowfalls. The mand post near the crash site. The station as- followed with interviews with survivors, fire offi- city's inability to remove the snow, and the sembled five full crews to cover other stories, cials and neighbors. The fire, one of the worst "holes" in its arguments for not being able to at a nearby hospital, blood donation center in the city's history, raised questions about do so, were outined in the station's coverage. and the neighborhood near the crash. Despite safety that the station addressed in an investi- Although it does not have a noon newscast, the distance, traffic jams and reduced staff, gative series. WRC -TV decided to go live, the only station to do the station expanded its early news coverage The station followed the 39 -game hitting so, for D.C. Mayor Marion Barry's news confer- for the story. Using both microwave trucks and streak of Milwaukee Brewers baseball star ence on the snow removal problem. Record- satellite trucks, the station provided feeds Paul Molitar with reports throughout the streak, ing the mayor's first comments on his return both for CBS and the Newstar Network. A including ones on his health, ticket sales and from a California vacation. The station broad- prime time special on the crash was produced other effects of the feat. cast a full hour of local news at 6 -7 a.m. to for airing on Monday night. o report on closings and transportation problems and again expanded its newscast from a half -hour to an hour at 4 -5 p.m. to assist travel- dancer Fred Astaire died, Konvçrvf im- The bitter cold afternoon of Sunday, Jan. 14, When lers on their commute home. reporter to the home was the setting of the worst rail disaster in mediately dispatched a Change was the order of the day on Sept. Rogers, who lives just outside Med- Amtrak history. A passanger train and a Con- of Ginger 14, as the station premiereed a new logo, sets Ore. Calls from ABC, CBS, Australian rail freight engine collided head-on, leaving 16 ford, anchor teams at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., new titles, Network, Group W and dozens people dead and more than 170 injured. Ac- Broadcasting opens and music. reporter got cording to waz -Tv Baltimore, it was the first more came in to the station. The in it, o station on the air with a special report just min- the interview, and got back time to edit make several dubs and get them on planes to utes after emergency crews arrived at the On Aug. 20, a gunman went berserk inside the the nearest uplink. At the same time, the sta- scene. The station had three live shots and mailroom of the U.S. post office in Edmond, tion was accommodating the networks who three packages in its early evening newscast, Okla. Fifteen people died, including the killer, were sending crews to do live interviews with then focused on the rescue efforts for live re- Patrick Sherrill, who took his own life. From the Rogers from the station: First Dan Rather, then ports throughout the night and into the 11 first word of the shooting to the burial of the last The the scene, Ted Koppel, then the Australians all used the o'clock news. station stayed on victim, KOCO -TV Oklahoma City covered the station for segments with Rogers. feeding live updates during the early morning tragedy. The station provided information to The worst fires in the region in 25 years and afternoon and into the 6 p.m.and 11 p.m. both print and electronic news organizations prompted KDRV to air a special half -hour pro- newscasts on Monday. The reports included around the world. In addition to its own Gan- gram on the fire. The station aired live updates interviews with rescuers who pulled people nett TV Group, the station worked with ABC - for on the half hour on the situation, then opened from the smoldering wreckage and pleas TV USA Today, CNN (including live reports) its special with a report of where the fires were, help from the community for shelter, food and CNB, Canadian Broadcast- their size and current containment informa- MacNeillLehrer, blood. The station is still following the story as ing, INN and the London Times, plus many tion. The report also included segments on criminal charges are pending aginst a Conrail other individual stations. evacuations, two packages on specific fires; a crewman. The 5 p.m. news began with a special open- package on the latest fire fighting techniques, ing. To make room for the post office stories, o live interviews with a variety of experts and a the and weather reports were trimmed. segment on where food and water donations sports news, new material was On August 31, 1986, a commercial airliner and were being collected. For the 10 p.m. private plane collided over the community of worked in for a new opening showing scenes Cerritos, Calif. At the time, independent of the horror and grief at the shooting site, KTTVtTV) Los Angeles was airing a telethon, so video of the hospital and of Edmond City Hall, In the summer of 1987, Battle Creek, Mich., plus a memorial tribute to the victims. Every hosted an international ballooning champion- story on the 10 p.m. cast was either new or ship. Over 150 balloons and more than one updated. By the time he gave his live report at million spectators converged on the city for the 10, reporter Bill Mitchell had been at the post week -long event. Wund-Tv wanted to cover it, office for 13 hours, leaving only to write and but had no live equipment, and was told that edit his packages for the 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 no sets or camera platforms could be con- p.m. news. But the story did not end with that structed. Locating an inexpensive rental mi- newscast. The station aired scores of reports crowave solved the first problem; the city air- over the next six days. port provided the other solution. Using the roof Aug. 20, 1987, KOCO -TV remembered the of an airline hangar for a temporary studio, nightmare, covering the anniversary of the WUHO -TV embarked on 21 live braodcasts, in- slaughter with stories about the survivors and +S . cluding six half -hour shows from the cham- the planned memorial service. Larry Blunt re- pionships. ported on the present stepped -up security at A the post office. Chris Bond told of the counsel- KTN's Steve Rambo from crash sight o

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 at Post to help troit, to present live reports ors on duty the Office the survi- from that city A When President Reagan made a campaign inter- motor home was vors deal with the event. The station used as the editing base at swing through Springfield, Mo., to give his viewed a widow of one of the victims and in a the Pontiac Silverdome parking lot. Group W's support to ex- governor Christopher "Kit" satellite final tribute, showed the names of the victims uplink truck provided the live feed dur- Bond, KOLR(TV) was there to provide complete ing the and what the permanent memorial to be Pope's visit. live coverage of the the visit. That coverage placed at the site will look like. required 25 people and two live remotes: A o one-camera remote from the airport and a two - Satellites played a big role in Wsvw -Tv Miami's camera remote from the arena where the news coverage has Probably the largest undertaking ever was -it purchased more than President attended a rally Included in the 100 hours of satellite time in the past year how WYFF -Tv Greenville, S.C., described its - three hours of live coverage were prepack- originating live reports from a coverage of the Ecumenical Year in South Jerusalem street aged taped reports from staff members and corner, a rooftop in Rome and a Carolina, culminating with the Pope's visit to movie studio in studio guests. The coverage won Missouri London. Columbia. The station took the opportunity to and Arkansas Associated Press awards. When Pope John Paul II visited wsVN- examine the impact of religion on the lives of Miami, In February, Missouri highway patrolman Tv covered the 231/2 hour residents and to gauge the impact of the his- trip touchdown to Russell Harper was shot down as he made a takeoff. toric visit of other international religious lead- Using 6 microwave links and 10 live routine traffic stop. KOLA was the first crew on cameras, 125 ers including evangelist Billy Graham and the people worked to provide the the scene and first with live reports on the most extensive coverage in the Archbishop of Canterbury. station's histo- shooting. A manhunt began, and KOLR cov- ry. Peter Ford and Sally Fitz The Pope's five -hour visit took six months of anchored the first ered the two -day search, with reporters and day's coverage from the roof of preparation, according to the station. A group a downtown photographers pulling around the clock duty. hotel. The papal mass of stations cooperated in a pool to provide live proved a challenge. When the gunman was finally captured, the Crews worked all night to set up the coverage for the visit. Equipped with a satellite coverage. station stayed on after sign -off to be there live. Then a severe news vehicle, several production trucks and thunder storm forced the Pope In another manhunt involving the shooting of to stop in mid -mass, and the all the cable they could muster, the station put station to pull its a police officer, KOLR was on the scenes anchors from the mass A together complete coverage, while still pro- set. cameraman and throughout the three -week search. Special ducing its regular newscast. several technicians were slightly injured in a satellite reports were arranged, using the Uni- lightning strike, but the station Thirteen inches of snow is big news in South managed to versity of Missouri, Rolla, as an uplink point. stay on the air throughout. Carolina. Newscenter 4 began live cut -ins ear- Reporters were able to feed video then do ly to keep viewers advised of road conditions, o wraparound reports from the live feed point. updated weather and closings. The 6 p.m. o news became a special "Snowbound 87," with When w.tRfry Flint, Mich., decided to cover live satellite shots from around the Southeast, the United Auto Workers' 50th Anniversary "Sit- WTRF -TV Wheeling, W. Va.. has dedicated its special graphics and local storm stories. down Celebration Parade," it was a major un- time and energies to covering high dertaking. The station provided live school foot- o exclusive ball. coverage at 5 p.m. -7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. It began preparing for the new WwHO -tv Des Moines recently mounted a mo- 5, hosted by anchors Bill Harris and Sue Ze- season in August, and in four weeks had veable camera 450 feet above its studios on lenko and automotive reporter Larry Elliott. produced 44 football preview packages its downtown tower. The camera, dubbed "sky The station's remote truck was used for the first that featured every team in the Ohio Valley Athletic eye," which pans 360 degrees with a reach of time that day, with 16 technicians and produc- conference. Their estimated travel over about 35 miles, has a view of downtown, the tion personnel required, plus another five winding West Vir- ginia and Ohio roads was 1,000 miles airport, the state house, the highway and the news videographers. Later that evening, the to high schools in 12 counties. The O \AC, according Des Moines river. It has been used to track station broadcast a live program at 10 p.m. -11 to the station, is the largest severe weather, fires and other spot news. p.m., "50 Years After the Sitdown," which took organized all - sports conference in the country. The WHO -Tv used the camera to track the Vice a historic look at the 1937 strike, in addition to station featured every team separately, Presidential motorcade from the airport to the highlights of the parade and other commemo- beginning with the first workouts station on a recent visit. rative events. without pads up to the last practice before the opening games. The o station aired two reports per day in its 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. news. Grand Rapids, Mich., police officer Joseph Coverage doesn't stop with the previews, The highlight the WPTV(TV) Taylor was shot in the face as he tried to arrest of year for Palm however. The station tries to cover four games a Beach, Fla., was the visit of Pope Paul II suspect. Worvtty) chief photographer Mark John each Friday night, and has expanded the to Miami. The McIntosh and reporter Mike Murphy arrived on station's coverage began the sports segment of that newscast from four min- week before the the scene within moments and recorded the Popes arrival, with a live re- utes to eight and a half. A second photogra- port from Rome, suspect's capture and the efforts to save the where the station had sent a pher has als been added to collect game foot- crew to do background and feature dying policeman. The station assigned five stories. age. Another new feature is "Student Athlete of On the photographers and three reporters with two Pope's arrival, the station's newscast the Week," a profile of an outstanding player was anchored live via satellite from live trucks and the station helicopter to cover Miami. (chosen by the conference), which airs each the funeral as hundreds of police officers from There was also extensive special programing, Wednesday night. across the Midwest came to their last re- including a live half -hour report on a parade o spects. Coverage included a live report dur- down Biscayne Boulevard and live coverage ing the noon newscast as well as extensive of a mass at Tamiami park. Workers at Savage Industries in East Allen coverage on the 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. news. After the Pope left, the station felt there was township were attempting a process for which Woïv began preparing for the Pope's visit to enough local interest in the trip to justify send- they had no permit. The resulting explosion Detroit many months in advance. The station ing a crew to cover the remainder of the tour. killed a man and released a vapor cloud at first began airing special segments on items of lo- That crew found clergy and others from the thought to be hydrocloric acid. WFMZ-tvAllen- cal significance 10 days before the event, in- area in almost all the cities visited, giving a town, Pa., looked at the events, rescue efforts, cluding a report on the status of the Catholic local flavor to the coverage. eyewitness accounts, the evacuation, the church in Western Michigan, and one on the In Mid -October, Hurricane Floyd gave the company's safety record and how the cloud winery that would supply wine for station an opportunity to test its preparedness the the Pon- was created. tiff at his mass at the Pontiac Silverdome. WoTv plans. Thanks to its participation in the Florida The story of Mack Trucks' continuing strug- assigned three photographers, two reporters News Network, it was able to go live along the gle with the United Auto Workers over the and a field producer for the period leading up projected path of the storm, including back -to- opening of a new assembly plant has taken to and including the visit. The station tapped back remotes from Marathon, Miami and Fort reporters to York and Harrisburg, both Pennsyl- the resources of a fellow member of the Michi- Myers, all Florida. vania; Washington; St. Louis and South Caroli- gan News Exchange cooperative, woivliv) De o na. Thanks to satellite technology and trade

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When a devastating tornado hit Jones County, Miss., last February, killing seven people, wJTV(TV) Jackson, Miss., was there with its mobile satellite unit providing continuous live Traditional set Quick read" set coverage of the touchdown site and a local WAGetrvf Schenectady, N.Y., for 60 years a GE station, was bought by Freedom Newspa- hospital where the injured were being treated. pers. The new owners wanted to change the demographics of its news audience to attract When the homeless residents camped out in younger viewers, but without losing its older audience in the process. Research provided their yards, with bonfires lighting the night sky, the solution. The station has an hour newscast at 6 p.m., while its competitors have half wJTV was there to record the sight. hours. Research said that younger audiences preferred the "quick read" of a shorter When a train derailed in Flora, Miss., forcing newscast. Rather than cut back, the station split its newscast into two half hours with two the evacuation of hundreds of residents, way sets of anchor teams, two different formats and little repitition. The first half hour was was there too, combining microwave and sat- designated the hard newscast of record, with news/sports weather, health and consumer ellite technology to allow anchors Walter Sad- packages and people- oriented features. At 6:30 was a quicker paced, more upbeat dler and Melanie Christopher to report live. broadcast with "inventive reports, live talk -back interviews and a glib anchor team," all When the first black Congressman since re- targeted at a younger audience. The station has been successful with this split half hour construction was elected in Mississippi, wJTv solution, according to its research, having attracted a stronger core of younger viewers was there live. The station then followed the and the much -wanted female audience. new Congressman to Washington for the official changing of the guard, providing regular inserts live by satellite. bly a supplier. Mourns, The Remain." With its satellite uplinking capabilities, WJTw Questions The dedication ceremony of an was instrumental in organizing a statewide arch as the The Navy requested copies of the program, gateway to the city's Chinatown proved hookup of commercial stations that enabled contro- and copies of it and the service coverage versial. The station's story told how the them all to witness the crowning of the new arch, were also provided to all the families who had donated by the People's Republic Miss Mississippi. A mobile uplink truck was of China, lost a loved one. was resented by many Chinese used, with a backup, and a five -camera setup -Americans in o the community who in the auditorium. identify with the National- ist regime in Taiwan. In May, Kvec(TV) Las Vegas acquired a satellite -3) o On Tip O'Neill's last night as speaker of the uplink truck (Spacelink and immediately House of Representatives, the station inter- took to the road with a series of live newscasts revealing great In November 1986, WKE (Tv) Dayton, Ohio, viewed him about his accomplishments as weekend getaway spots near Las Vegas. -3 broadcast its 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts from speaker. The piece included photos of the Spacelink also allowed the station first first from Walt Disney World's Epcot Center in Orlando, speaker with Presidents dating back to Kenne- the -ever live report inside the Fla., which was celebrating its 15th anniversa- dy. Nevada Nuclear Test Site. When the Pope vis- ry. Pointing out that Orlando is the top vacation ited the U.S., Spacelink-3 sent reports back spot for Miami Valley (Ohio) residents, the sta- from Los Angeles and Phoenix. When there tied were devastasting fires in Northern California, tion in local reports with reports and inter- The nation was stunned by the death of 37 and an earthquake in Whittier, the station views of Miami Valley visitors to Epcot, former sailors in the attack on the USS Stark in the again was on the scene. Miama Valley residents now employed at Dis- Persian Gulf. But nowhere was the grief more When a Las Vegas woman gave birth to ney World and Orlando organizations tied to pronounced than in the ship's home port of quintuplets, health reporter Marti van Dorn Dayton. Jacksonville, Fla. Almost all the men had im- was there, filing the first reports on the event. In April, the station's newscast hit the road mediate family there and the 130,000 enlisted Reporter Rick Kirkham initiated "aqua -cam- once again, with the 6 p.m. news originating and civilian personnel there felt the loss of 3 when he filed a report beneath the surface of from various locations in the station's ADI. friends and colleagues. Lake Mead with an underwater camera, then o Covering the tragedy was an ambitious and followed with "sky- cam-3" by skydiving with emotional task for wdxr(rvf. The station videocamera in tow Wrrctrvl Washington's "Hijacking at Dulles" searched for answers and explanations, but was the story of the hijacking of a commercial made a conscious effort to respect the privacy o jet destined for Dulles International Airport out- of the families involved. WJXT interviewed local INDX (the side of Washington. The report included the Navy experts, as well as those in Washington. Independent Exchange) is operat- only broadcast interview with the Continental Its most ambitious coverage came five days ed by wvtxtrvf New York's Independent Net- News. It Airlines pilot who landed the plane and got all after the attack. Friday, May 22, was a day of work provides raw footage to a num- the passengers and crew out safely. There mourning and tribute to the fallen. President ber of independent stations, who produce was also video of the plane and eyewitness Reagan came to the Mayport Naval Base to their own newscasts. Tribnet, a unit of INDX, is of four Tribune accounts from passengers. comfort the families. According to wJxT, it was composed Broadcasting sta- Reporter David Burnett covered the wreck the only station to provide local coverage of tions: WPix(TV) New York, KTLA(TV) Los Angeles, of an Amtrak passenger train and freight train the emotional event. The program was an- WGN -TV Chicago. and KwGNTV Denver. The big that turned out to be the single worst accident chored by Tom Wills and Deborah Gianoulis, test of Tribnet came with the Oct. 1 earthquake in the railroad's history. with additional coverage from Washington bu- in Los Angeles. It demonstrated, according to the Wrro covered closely the cocaine overdose reau chief, Tina Gulland. Reporter Tad Cliplef station, the kind of coverage independent now KTLA death of Maryland basketball player Len Bias was stationed inside the hangar where a ser- stations are capable of. had key re- The station had the last exclusive interview vice was being held. The station brought in a porters and anchor people available quickly. with Bias before his death. In the days follow- signer for the service so that the deaf would be Live units fed footage to the station via micro- ing Bias's death, reporter -producer Tom Hen- included. wave. The footage was then transmitted via Ku to drick interviewed a prison inmate who claimed At 7 p.m., WJXT presented an hour special, -band other Tribnet stations. that Bias was a frequent drug user and possi- "The Attack of the USS Stark: Jacksonville

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 An annual July 4 celebration proved a challenge to KMov-Tv St. Louis. The station set up a remote studio on the fair grounds, broad- "Network television really missed casting throughout the July 4 weekend with » tiew+ tòzits hourly updates on crowds, traffic, schedules the boat on this one... liesv: day of events and weather. Planning for the event began in April, with overtime budgets, construction and promotional charges established. In addition to the talent and camera platforms erected at the fair sight, additional setups were placed on a riverboat docked nearby. During the day, the fair was the anchor position, and at night, with crowd control a problem, the boat was used, affording relative quiet and a panoramic view of the fireworks display. In all, eight cameras were stationed around the arch grounds and about 60 employes worked on the event. o

It was the most intensive manhunt in Missouri history: the search of the Rolla, Mo., area for a suspect in the shooting of a policeman and of a church deacon, slain as he prepared his country church for evening services. Krvvçrv) Springfield, Mo.,dispatched news crews to Rolla, some 110 miles away, to cover the manhunt 24 -hours a day. Initially, tapes were shut- tled to and from the station via its Sky -3 helicopter (terrain precludes microwave transmission), but the local university had a fixed Ku -band uplink. The station contracted with the school for the exclusive use of its uplink for the duration of the manhunt. Principal reporter on the story. Lisa Richard- son, provided live and taped segments, keeping viewers informed of the latest sightings and developments. The search was called off when it was reported the suspect had rented a car in Georgia, then resumed when he was again spotted in the Rolla area. When he was finally captured -in Ada, Okla.- xrrv.Tv leased a plane and sent two full crews, one to Ada and the other to follow Brown through the court process in Oklahoma City. The all-American kid has grown up! But now the tables are The coverage increased operational costs turned on the Beav and he has his own sons, Kip and 011ie by about $60,000, chiefly in uplink and satel- Cleaver, to contend with. Where's Ward when you really lite time costs. need him?

On October 7, 1986, Lake and McHenry counties in Illinois and nine townships in Cook county were declared federal disaster areas. Flood waters had displaced 15,000 residents and caused an estimated $5 million in dam- ages. Ws-Tv Chicago devoted all its resources to what became the worst flood in ekTave Illinois history. Over the 10 days of rain, the station carried four full hours of news cover- It To age with dozens of reporters. Chuck Goudie and Tim Ryan reported on efforts to keep back Beaver

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 the flood waters, while medical reporter Dr. Petito continued to gather information about was Amy Carter. WGGB -TV stayed with the story Bruce Dan gave advice and safety tips for the search for the remaining escapee. The through arraignment, pretrial hearings and the dealing with the raw sewage floating into mountanous terrain precluded going live from trial. homes. Political reporter Hugh Hill covered the the scene, but Petito found a novel alternative: When the Iran /Contra story broke, Massa- governmental aspects of the flooding-during a restaurant nearby that allowed her to use a chusetts Senator John Kerry was one of the the flooding, hearings were in progress in phone located near a television set, which she first to call for a congressional investigation. Washington regarding Chicago's controversial tuned to the station. Back at the studio, a map WGGB -1v tried to line up a live satellite inter- flood control project, "Deep Tunnel." graphic was created detailing the search view, but discovered he was on his way home WLS-TV§ Eyewitness news team visited the area, the captured prisoners and a freeze to Boston. With help from fellow ABC affiliate, same families each day to convey a personal frame of Petito. She then reported live via WcvB -TV Boston, the station jury- rigged a com- sense of the destructive course of the flood. phone, updating the serach and describing plicated microwave link for an interview at Lo- the area as she watched the map on the gan airport: When the Senator arrived, wcve -Tv screen. cameras relayed the audio and video to that of One the most ambitious projects for wry -w o station's truck and then studio, form there it Durham, N.C., was coverage of the 1987 U.S. went to the Prudential Tower in downtown Bos- Olympic Sports Festival, which features thou- Retired Cleveland auto worker John Deman- ton, to the studios of noncommercial WGBH -TV sands of amateur athletes competing at sites juk was sent to Israel to stand trial, accused of Boston, to WGBY-TV Springfield to WGGB-TV's being "Ivan the Terrible," a brutal gas chamber mountaintop transmitter-studio link and finally guard who participated in the slaughter of to NewsWatch 40's control room. The interview 850,000 people at the polish death camp of was Kerry's first with any Massachusetts sta- Treblinka. Demanjuk contends it is a case of tion. mistaken identity o W,tw -Tv committed to comprehensive coverage of the story. Reporter Mike Conway and Noncommercial wrvs('ry Detroit served as fa- videographer Barry Zuckerman were the only cilitator to bring together Detroit -area stations Cleveland television crew to travel to Poland for a cooperative pool to cover the visit of the prior to the trial in Jerusalem. They interviewed Pope to Detroit. Wrvs executive producer Bob M'IFI,Ñ't witnesses who contradicted the prosecution's Rossbach was coordinator of the pool, which LARRY included the network 4TÇJGNEA OMAS 1 claims. Conway also filed reports from Treb- affiliates, the Fox Broad- H linka. The crew then flew to Jerusalem to pro- casting station and the Archdiosese of Detroit. Sports festival on WTVD -TV vide daily satellite reports. Coverage included Each station contributed to the pool feed by the opening rounds in the prosecution's case, covering a stop on the Papal visit, supplying across the state. The station provided live cov- plus the emotional testimony of several death equipment and production staff. Pool partici- erage of the opening ceremonies, using five camp survivors. The station's commitment to pants could use any portion of the feed, as remote sites, plus the station helicopter. In ad- the story cost $25,000 for the five weeks of well as supplement with their own remotes or dition to the opening ceremonies, the station location plus satellite costs. Those costs were in- studio reports. produced 15 "Festival Faces" 30- second reduced by sharing the satellite time with an- During the 23 -hour Papal visit, Rossbach co- spots on athletes preparing for the festival. other Cleveland station. ordinated 18 hours of live pool coverage, com- The spots ran in all dayparts for three weeks o prising seven major events at six locations, preceding the festival. In addition there was a and employing 36 cameras and approximate- half -hour prime time special. ly 150 people. The station recently added a Ku -band truck When a police shooting was heard on the o to its technical arsenal -it is part of the ABC scanner, wr.W ÇIV) Cincinnati was the first on A chemical fire at a seed company in Wood- Absat System -which it used for the first time the scene and found a in shootout progress. burn, Ind., burned for four days and caused to provide live coverage of the Pope's visit to By the time the shooting was over, a police- the evacuation of 30,000 people. WPrA(TV) Columbia, S.C. man, police dog and the suspect were dead. Fort Wayne, Ind., covered the initial fire call On the other end of the technology spec- The station aired six reports, with various an- with live footage on its 6 p.m. news and a trum, the station continues to make more use gles, including the dead policeman's family package of stories at 10 p.m. As the fire contin- of home video material. When an Army cargo and the effect of the shooting on other officers. ued to burn, residents of nearby towns were plane crashed before the soldier's families at A woman was shot and killed in the Cincin- evacuated for fear of possible toxic smoke. Fort Bragg, N.C., the station relied on three nati suburb of Cheviot. Reporter Jeff Hirsh News director Wayne Ludkey assembled a different home video cameras at the scene to went to Denver he was when told the suspect team to cover the evacuations. There were compile a complete sequence of the crash. had been captured there. The result was an cut -ins every half hour. The decision was exclusive on -air o confession from the man and made to stay on the air throughout the night a story on why the had - crime occurred. the only station to do so, according to Lud- Norma Rashid put local a spin on coverage key-to keep residents informed of where to In 1986, -TV of the Pope's visit to September wrAr Altoona, Pa., be- the U.S. She interviewed go, what to expect and how long they would gan residents in using a microwave link from its State Col- eight different parishes on their have to stay away from their homes. One sug- lege, Pa., offices. The link enables the concerns about the church, station taking that input to gestion the station had: "Call in only enough to receive sound bites and video from Cincinnati Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk, State vice staff to adequately cover the event. You will it live from president of the College, giving capability the home national conference of Catho- need fresh people the next day to pick up the lic Bishops. The of Penn State University result was a one -half hour story." On the morning of June 9, 1987, three pris- documentary. Rashid traveled with Pilarczyk to When the Pope visited Detroit, WPTA-1v sent Los Angeles, where oners escaped from the Mifflin County Prison, the Pope was stopping. a reporter, producer and photographer to cov- in the wrA,f -Tv She filed 10 reports, outlying eastern section of the with the Bishop providing er the event. The crew took an editing van and area. A "play -by- play" of the visit. coverage crew was dispatched from news jeep. In preparation for the story, they the station's State College bureau, still an o searched out people from the Fort Wayne area hour's drive from the area where the search who would be meeting with the Pope. During was centered. Videographer Bill Wallace re- In November, a dozen people were arrested the visit, the team sent back reports and did corded the capture of two of the escapees, on the University of Massachusetts campus at live cut -ins via satellite. one an alleged murderer. The third remained Amherst, where they were protesting CIA re- at large as the deadline approached for the cruitment of UMASS students on the school noon newscast. Reporter Barbara Petito re- grounds. Wcoe-TV Springfield, Mass., was Independent KFTVtrvl Santa Rosa, Calif., mained on the scene, while Wallace went to there for the arrests. with photographer Dick added a third newscast to its lineup. Joining the station's State College offices, edited the Garrett harrassed by hostile state troopers. ac- the 7:30 and 10 p.m. news was a half -hour at 6 video and microwaved it to the station. cording to the station. One of those arrested p.m. The 6 p.m. news contains stories in pro-

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 gress that are detailed at 7:30 and takes advantage of the station's remote van. "Three live newscasts within four hours is a tremendous know the challenge' says executive VP and general "The fact that people manager, Jim Johnson. characters gives the sitcom an o advantage... "y

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Aug. 13 -14 saw the most rain fall on Chicago (9.35 inches) in a 24 -hour period. Weeut -Tv carried live reports throughout the day, a half - hour special preceded the regular news. Re- ports came from Lester Holt, reporter- anchor, who was the only reporter at O'Hare airport, which was surrounded by water that prevent- ed vehicular traffic in or out. Holt had chartered a private plane at nearby Midway Airport and within minutes was talking to stranded passengers from the O'Hare lobby. o

On March 16, 1987, KSPRtrvl Springfield, Mo., a former UHF independent, debuted its newscasts as an ABC affiliate owned by Lorimar - Telepictures. According to the station, it is the first complete Sony Betacam newsroom in Missouri. Hardly had the equipment been warmed up when one of Missouri's biggest stories broke. Fugitive John David Brown, suspected of shooting a policeman and murdering a church caretaker, led authorities on a two -month chase. NewsTeam 33 dedicated Wally, always Beaver's confessor and protector, is still on the crews around the clock, airing more than 70 job as his lawyer. Wally also married his high school stories. Many of the stories were used by ABC sweetheart, Mary Ellen Rogers, and has two kids of his own, affiliates throughout the Midwest. The story ended with coverage of Brown's return to Mis- Kelly and Kevin Cleaver. souri after his capture in Oklahoma. The reports won spot news honors from the Missouri Broadcasters Association.

A year's worth of preparation by KSAT-Tv San Antonio, Tex., culminated Sept. 13 with Pope John Paul Il's visit to that city. Over its 11 hours eave of continous live coverage, the station provided the pool feed for two of the six locations six fixed To of the Pope's visit, employing camera It positions, one roving live truck and helicopter shots throughout the day KsnT-TV got plenty of milage out of its satellite Beaver newsgathering truck last year. Among its stops were Saragosa, Tex., devastated by a tornado: Comfort, Tex., where flooding claimed the lives of 10 children, and the Dallas Cowboys training camp in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Also, for a special, "Celebrate Texas," five towns in KSAT-TV's ADI were visited, with a crew taking the satellite truck to various schools and explaining the principles of satellite newsgathering. Los Angeles (213) 281.2600 New York (212) 956.2090 Midwest (319) 277.5406 o ©1987 Hal Roach Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved. When the Healthtex clothing companies

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 closed their three plants in Maine, thousands were put out of work and WGME -TV Portland, Noncommercial wiPatrvi Muncie, Ind., licensed to Ball State University, debuted its daily Me., jumped on the story. Coverage included newscast on May 4, operating from two old homes donated by the Ball Foundation. Using live from shots the plant the day it was closed. two studios (one in the living room for production and the other in the parlor for the news The station stayed with the human story after set), the program features a six -minute spot news segment covering state and local the initial shock wore off. It tracked workers stories; an in -depth examination of a top story of the day; a daily special feature focusing through their lobbying efforts to keep the on east central Indiana; sports and weather, and a daily information segment. (Wipe's plants open, and traveled with them to solidar- production switching is done from the dining room and master control is in the kitchen. ity rallies around the country. The station fol- Editing is done in a bedroom.) lowed the workers through retraining and new In place of commercial breaks inside the news, the noncommercial station airs stock jobs, and revisited them several months later market, commoditities and "state headlines" features with chryon graphics and audio cart at a covered dish supper at which some work- "to allow ourselves time to breathe and to check our time situation," according to wipe's ers got the severance pay the courts had program manager, Robert R. Smith. forced the company to give them. Due to limited finances, the station has had to depend on donations and creative use of gave Summer the news crew a chance to materials to run the broadcast. For example, the station's window graphics are created by get out of doors. Each Friday, the 6 p.m. news projecting a carousel dissolve unit onto a wall and then shooting that with a studio camera was anchored live from a different area festi- since the station does not have the special effects equipment to generate it. Friends of val. Using terrestrial microwave, the news trav- Smith provided original music for the opening at "nearly no cost," Smith said, adding that elled to August, Naples, Yarmouth and Rock- staff members have become multi -talented, learning how to shoot, edit and produce for a land, all Maine. When the aircraft carrier John news format. F. Kennedy called on the port of Portland, the Friday news was anchored from the deck of the "world's largest conventionally powered" stationing one each at Republican and Demo- sion denied the plant permission to begin low - carrier. A reporter -photographer crew that had cratic headquarters. power testing. The station acted quickly, with spent three days on the ship provided features o live reports from Washington on the decision for the broadcast. and live coverage from New Hampshire with background on the plant and local reaction. o During the flooding that affected most of the state, K1'UL -TV Use, Okla., stayed on the air o 24 hours a day for almost a week to keep view- When tornado sirens sounded, Wcco -ry Min- ers up to date. During one two-day period, On Aug. 31, thunder more neapolis began airing weather alerts, and storms started than there were cut -ins featuring extensive helicop- 600 brush fires in the forests of within 20 minutes had live footage of the de- southwest Or- ter footage and four remote reports every 20 egon. The Oregon economy, heavily struction. After the tornadoes, 14 inches of rain depen- minutes. dent on timber, and area homes, were in dan- fell on the city over the next eight hours. In During the controvery over the Oral Roberts ger. Kow-ry Portland, Ore., sent addition to prime time live five -minute updates three crews fund -raising appeal, the station devoted its en- to the area. A fourth crew was sent to throughout the night, the station's 10 p.m. Seattle tire 6 p.m. newscast to the subject and the for a piece on how the fires news was extended. An hour special followed were used for possible repercussions on televangelism. nuclear winter research, and a fifth prepared a at midnight, and another the next morning at 6 story on past fires a.m., alerting drivers to closed streets. o and reforestation techniques. The station presented a 40- minute When a grain fire o elevator caused the evacua- special on the fire, with anchor Tracy Barry in tion of homes and businesses, KPOM -1v Fort Portland and anchor Pete Schulberg reporting Smith, Ark., was the first on the scene, and for The Outlet department store in Providence, live from the fire scene -250 miles away -via 16 consecutive hours provided live coverage R.I. burned down on Oct. 16, 1987. The burn- a satellite newsgathering truck. The program from the air and a satellite truck. ing building was 50 feet from the studios of also included a live interview with a spokes- When anchor -producer Elizabeth Alex WJAR -TV, and had once been home to the sta- man at the Unified Fire Command Headquar- learned of a planned drug bust, she was on tion. WEAR -IV was faced with the dual task of ters in the state capital at Salem. the scene for exclusive video of the sting oper- covering the biggest fire ever to hit downtown Portland Mayor Bud Clark dismissed the ation, which turned out to involve one of the Providence and protecting its facilities and of- city's police chief early one morning. By 10 largest businesses in the area. fices. The story broke on the station's 6:30 a.m a.m., a new chief had been named, making Reporter Luanne Stuart received an Associ- news after a security guard at the station first the third chief in eight months. The station cov- ated Press first place in spot news for her cov- spotted smoke from the top floor of the build- ered the event on its 5 p.m. newscast, plus a erage of the cause and effects of a devastating. The station aired continuous live cut -ins half -hour prime time special, Conflict in City ing local flood. throughout the morning. To further document Hall, which included an exclusive interview the fire, the station hard -lined a camera on the o with the mayor, the facts of the firings and reac- roof, from which vantage it captured what from tion from police officers, their union, city offi- other angles appeared to be an explosion, but Waz -ry Boston said it was the first station with cials and backers of a Clark recall effort. was actually the collapse of the store's roof, a live cut -in of the crash of a small plane carry- o which forced smoke violently out the upper ing cargo into a home in a Boston neighbor- floor windows. There were camera crews on hood. The accident, just four miles from Logan When a bridge on the New York State Thruway all four sides of the building, plus aerials from airport, claimed the life of the pilot and injured collapsed in April killing 10 people, WrERtrvl the station helicopter. The 6 p.m. news was three residents. The station fed live reports Albany, N.Y. was the first to interrupt regular expanded from a half hour to an hour. There from the scene all day long and coverage in- programing with aerial video of the disaster. were multiple packages, including a report on cluded reports on the accident, the cause and WIEN provided dramatic and exclusive cov- the fire, a live interview with the fire chief, a neighborhood reaction. erage of a rooftop sniper who went on a night- profile of some of the firemen and a history of The worst flooding in 50 years hit New Eng- long spree. Photographer Marty Miller and re- the building. land in April with parts of Maine, New Hamp- porter Doug Myers risked injury as they This year was an election year, with all the shire and Massachusetts being declared fed- provided the only on- the -scene report of the major statewide offices on the block. WEAR-TV eral disaster areas. WBZ -TV sent a team of incident, which claimed three lives. covered the election from poll to poll, having reporters and camera crews to Maine and Ver- In early October, a freak snowstorm worked out a "unique" relationship with the mont and also reported live from New Hamp- dumped as much as 20 inches of snow in the Providence Journal Bulletin whereby the sta- shire, western Massachusetts and several lo- Albany area. Hundreds of thousands of tion "plugged into" its computer for election cations in eastern Massachusetts. homes were without power or heat. Operating returns. In exchange the station gave the pa- Wez -Tv had been working for a day and a on emergency power, WIEN was on the air with per the results of its exit polls. The station also half on a story on the Seabrook Nuclear Power emergency bulletins and weather updates rented two production vans for election night, plant when the Nuclear Regulatory Commis- that continued throughout the day and night,

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 expanding its early newscast to an hour and its late newscast to 50 minutes to accommo- date the increased news load. The station con- gee, really kinda neat- tinued its coverage the next day with regular "It's updates, and added an extra newscast at 5:30 even though that creep Eddie p.m. A week later, the station presented a documentary, The Snows of October. Haskell is still around and junk like that..:' Chicago Tribune

On the evening of July 15, a grass fire burned out of control in suburban Spokane, eventually consuming 22 homes. A crew from KXLY-TV there was first on the scene of the fire (their video was later used by investigators to help pinpoint the cause of the fire), and had live reports on the 5 p.m. newscast, cut -ins throughout the evening and live and taped reports during an expanded 11 p.m. news. The station used five reporters, six photographers and two live units. The station aired traffic warnings, calls for volunteer air and referred callers to appropriate agencies for help. Fol- lowing the fire, the station aired stories about the controversy over the start of the fire, the plight of the victims and questions of safety. The station received requests for dubs of its stories for use by fire prevention agencies. o

A plane crash at Yeager airport in Charleston. W. Va.. was a test of WOWK -TV Huntington, W. Va.'s spot news capabilities. The fiery crash late in the afternoon of March 5 killed four people and closed the airport. Photographer Emil Varney had to descend a steep embankment to reach the crash site, while reporter John Dickinson was sent to the airport. Photogra- pher John Dickinson was also dispatched with the station's live-capability van. Minutes after the van arrived, the station had a live cut -in on the air (it had run a crawl immediately upon learning of the crash). Some 15 minutes later the station went live again with footage of the crash site. WowK -TV had a complete report, with video and interviews, on the 6 p.m. news. The world's most obnoxious teenager is now the world's o most obnoxious husband and parent...with a son to match! Meet Eddie's son, Freddie Haskell! Because of the impact of the PTL Club scandal on the city-the complex is 12 miles south of Charlotte, N.C. -Wsoc -ry has covered the story closely, with, at times, as many as eight reporters and three to four live shots per newscast from various parts of the country. Wsoc -Tv sports anchor, Harold Johnson, was first to announce that Charlotte had moved from last to first on the list of teams eave being considered for a National Basketball As- sociation expansion franchise. Johnson broke It To the story two days before the NBA announced it. The news team devoted many hours to the story as owner George Shinn travelled the Beaver country negotiating for a franchise, which was eventually acquired. o

To cover the Pope's visit to the U.S., wvvl -7V Philadelphia assigned reporter Cathy Gan- dolfo to follow the Pontiff from his landing in Miami to his departure from Detroit. She fed both live and taped pieces, and according to the station, was the only local station to cover the whole visit with its own reporter. Los Angeles (213) 281-2600 New York (212) 956.2090 Midwest (319) 277.5406 Another story that wPVi -TV went a breaking ©1987 Hal Roach Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved. long way to cover was the earthquake in

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 Southern California. The story broke at 10:44 o school bus accident. The station also aired a.m. in Philadelphia; correspondent Nora Mu- special live coverage of the three -day Mid At- chanic took the next available flight and was The North Carolina Associated Press first - lantic Farm Show, which included live morning there in time to file live updates on the 11 p.m. place award for spot news coverage went to programs, news inserts and farm news at news. WNCT-TV Greenville for its coverage of a major noon and in the 6 o'clock report.

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In April, a hospital orderly named Donald Har- WUSA -TV Washington has conducted a num- terminate was not the result of a rape, as she vey confessed to killing a patient with cyanide ber of investigations in the past 15 months, had claimed at the time. at Drake Memorial Hospital in Cincinnati. Au- garnering national attention. One story in par- o thorities treated it as an isolated case. WCro- ticular was "D.C. Probe," in which investiga- Tv anchor Pat Minarcin, however, received a tive reporter Mark Feldstein revealed that Ka- WRC -TV Washington launched an investiga- phone call from a hospital staffer who indicat- ren Johnson, a former D.C. government tion into the city's ambulance service and ed it was much more than that. The caller said employe, told prosecutors she had supplied problems with its 911 dispatch system. Acci- there had been many suspicious deaths in the the city's mayor with cocaine and then accept- dent victims began calling the station when ward where Harvey worked. ed hush money. Feldstein also obtained pri- they didn't get an adequate response from Minarcin and executive producer Ed Wilson vate papers detailing the mayor's alleged sex- 911. And on more than one occasion, the spent the next 21/2 months talking with hospital ual relationship with the convicted cocaine Channel 4 news crew arrived on the scene employes, poring over hundreds of pages of dealer. The mayor responded to the charges before the ambulance. documents and talking with hospital officials. live during the station's newscast. Among the The station also managed to secure two ex- A forensics expert was flown in from New York other stories the station broke surrounding the clusive interviews during the year that were to check medical information. Medical authori- investigation: a prominent local attorney was picked up by the wire services and widely ties across the country were interviewed via tied to the hush money; some of the mayor's quoted by publications such as The Washing- satellite. Commercials were dropped from the aides were under investigation, and a woman ton Post and Time Magazine. The first of these 6 -6:30 p.m. news block so the program would who claimed to have first -hand knowledge of was with Mayor Marion Barry's wife, Effi Barry, air uninterrupted. an intimate relationship between the mayor after allegations that her husband had given On June 23, the station aired its findings in a and Johnson was cooperating in a federal cor- her a fur coat paid for out of the Mayor's cere- one -half hour report about deaths at Drake ruption probe. monial fund. One month later, Susan Martin hospital. Following the report, county commis- Reporter Bruce Johnson's investigation into Cooke, 31, wife of Redskins owner, Jack Kent sioners demanded an investigation of the the "unacceptable" delay of a D.C. ambu- Cooke, 74, talked about her husband, their county-run hospital. lance in responding to a call (the subject of the recent marriage and the expected arrival of After the story broke, wcPo-ry stayed on it call later died of a heart attack) may have their first child. Both interviews were conduct- with daily coverage. The investigation spread prompted the D.C. fire department's own in- ed by anchor -reporter Barbara Harrison. to the local veteran's administration hospital, vestigation. By using Freedom of Information where Harvey claimed to have killed 17 pa- Act Requests, Johnson obtained copies of tients, and to a hospital in Southern Kentucky conversations between ambulance dispatch- Bob Hensley, reporter with wrvo(rv) Lexing- where he claimed to have killed 13. When Har- er and caller and emergency crew A day after ton, Ky., broke the story of the Ford Econoline vey confessed to the additional murders, re- Johnson aired excerpts of the conversations, ambulances that were catching fire because porter Cyndee Benson broke the story. the Fired Department began its own inquiry. of a faulty gas line. Hensely produced several A grand jury interviewed hospital staff, ex- The Washington Post and Washington Times stories on the subject. Some two hours after humed bodies and indicted Harvey for 25 mur- newspapers credited WUSA -TV with the exclu- the first story aired, an ambulance caught fire ders in Cincinnati, and most recently for nine sive information. at a nursing home in Lexington. Fortunately, no murders in Kentucky. He is currently serving On the documentary side, wusA -TV pro- one was hurt. life after three consecutive sentences. Shortly duced a variety of programs. The one with the o Harvey was sentenced, Minarcin got an exclu- most impact was a three -part series on the sive interview with him. Constitution, "Searching for Justice: Three KMoN -ry Denver investigative reporter Dave in Executive producer Ed Wilson said that American Stories." In the series, Supreme Minshall reported on the dangers of fire Ford though the station has been credited with the Court Justice Thurgood Marshall spoke can- panel vans frequently used to transport skiers story, "it couldn't have happened without some didly with journalist Cart Rowan on current so- to and from local resorts, as well as for ambu- very courageous staffers at Drake hospital" cial issues, unusual for a sitting justice. The lances. Minshall explained the design flaw in who came forward with information. Their series looked at three major areas: capital the gas tanks, which were located so close to faces and voices were camouflaged by digital punishment, abortion and segregation. The the exhaust system that the gas was boiling and audio effects, but, says Wilson, "They took segment on abortion yielded a newsmaking over and igniting. His reports contributed to a the chance. They brought Donald Harvey to disclosure: Jane Roe, of the Roe vs. Wade land- nationwide recall of the vehicles by the manu- justice." mark abortion case, revealed for the first time facturer. o publicly that the pregnancy that she sought to

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 Kuovtrvl St. Louis reporter Ellen Jaffe received tips from Chrysler employes at the Fen- ton, Mo., plant that odometers were being dis- connected on test cars, then driven on long "There's more to `The New Beaver' trips by Chrysler department heads. Chrysler acknowledged having such a program, say- than nostalgia:' The Detroit News ing that it helped insure quality. Eight months after Jaffe broke the story in St, Louis, the U.S. Attorney's office indicted Chrysler and two top executives on charges of mail fraud, odometer fraud and wire fraud. Eventually, 60,000 consumers were given war- ranty extensions, 40 customers offered new cars and national ads were published explaining the corrective actions. Investigative reporter Matt Meagher and photographer Scott Thomas spent several nights staking out Sauget, Ill., nightclubs that had received repeated complaints about drunk drivers. Using low light photography techniques, the station photographed patrons "staggering" from the bars and "careening" from the parking lot, all in view of Sauget police officers on security duty at the clubs. The (- team traced the ownership of the nightclubs to relatives of the mayor and chief of police. The result was a crackdown on drunk drivers. New to the KMOV newscast this year is a nightly three -minute business report that features, among other things, an exclusive computerized stock index and a segment in cooperation with the St Louis Business Journal that provides viewers on Fridays a glimpse of the Journal's Monday stories.

Kvrv(rvl Sringfield, Mo., set out to explore the amount and types of drug trafficking in the Ozark hills. Reporters Tony Beason and Den- nis Graves and photographer -producer Don Cadorette each spent two months talking with drug dealers, undercover agents, users and other victims of the illicit drug trade. Cadorette narcotics agent on accompanied undercover June Cleaver was always the model homemaker. Now she's busts. The news team also talked with the fam- a milk and ilies of convicted drug pushers. The station a city councilwoman and grandmother serving developed its own graphic and commissioned cookies to a new generation of Cleavers! a local musician to write a musical "bed" for the resulting two series and documentary resulting from the investigation. All the pieces were "umbrellaed" under the title, Wasted. The two series ran, one at 6 p.m., the other at 10 p.m., for a week. On the Saturday following the series, a half -hour documentary was aired. The documentary was distributed to area schools and copies were requested by local Lave law enforcement agencies. o It To Oregon enjoys a sister state relationship with China's Fujian province. Last February, sow-iv Beaver Portland sent reporter John Tuttle, photographer Kevin Felts and producer Matt Shelley to 85 laugh -filled half hours the country The result of their month -long trip Minimum was a fourteen -part series and a one -hour of family entertainment available documentary that focused on the bond be- for Fall '88 or Fall '89. tween the two states. Topics covered included the Westernization of the East; economic business ties; profiles of chinese workers, peas- ants and the new capitalists; the role of television, and the experience of Oregonians in China. The station began arranging with the Los Angeles (213) 281-2600 New York (212) 956 -2090 Midwest (319) 277-5406 in Chinese government for the trip two years Produced by Universal Pay TV Programming, Inc. advance. ©1987 Hal Roach Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved. A new immigration law was to have pro-

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ALL AMERICAN TELEVISION CONTACT YOUR ALL AMERICAN SALES REP AT (212) 818 -1200 TELEVISION found impact on agriculture in the Northwest. nursing home care highlighted were life care the state's attorney also called for an immedi- Kcw-iv sent reporter Scott Miller and photogra- communities, home care and community - ate streamlining of the system for reporting pher Terry Renteria to Mexico for a five -part based care and nonprofit homes. improprieties and criminal offenses by teach- series that looked at how the bili would affect In an exclusive five -part series, reporter Ron ers both to the DOE and to law enforcement lives on both sides of the border. Oregon farm- Allen took television cameras inside officials. There is currently legislation pending ers claimed that being able to hire only legal Bridgewater for the first extensive look in two that would mandate that school officials take workers would drastically reduce the number decades at the state hospital for the criminally action on such incidents immediately and re- of potential employes and that a reduction of insane. The news team was permitted virtually port them to the proper authorities. (Johnson is workers would cause their crops to rot in the free access to the facility, and spent many currently in pre -trial negotiations with the state field. The series also examined the impact of hours interviewing patients, corrections offi- and Cole is continuing follow -up reports.) migration on the Mexican family, the role of the cers and doctors. in protecting o church illegals and the exploita- o tion of illegals by farmers. In two hours of prime time programing, KGw. Convicted killer Charles Manson is permitted to In an area housing three major military bases, Tv aired an hour documentary, Asylum in the do one interview every three months. For one of civil defense is an important issue. "Prime Tar- Streets, followed by an hour-long discussion, those interviews, he chose to talk to KCBS -TV get" was a three -part investigation KTIE both focusing on the world of the chronically Los Angeles last March. The station wanted to by -Tv Oxnard, Calif., into the past, mentally ill. focus on the question of his sanity, since Man- present and future of local civil defense plans. The first son was trying to be transferred to a psychiatric part o of the series traced the history of hospital. Another news hook for the story was civil defense from "duck and mania that 1987 is the 20th anniversary of the formation cover" to current scaled Last fall, PBS aired nine down plans. The second installment, a controversial -part of the Manson family. The interview lasted sever- Blue- series, The Africans, which was print Disaster, outlined denounced al hours, during which Manson "talked aggres- for emergency plans by some conservative groups as "Pro -marxist step by step, as they are proposed to unfold sively, often incoherently, about his trial and life and anti -Western." In December of 1986, non- after a limited nuclear exchange. The last part, in prison." He also told the reporter, Bill Stout, KBYLI-TV Utah, presented Shelter from the Storm, showed ways individ- commercial Provo, that there were more killings to take place and The uals have Africans: Other Voices, a documentary in that the "family" was recruiting more members. prepared for nuclear catastrophe. a news magazine format. It included a report The purpose of the specials, said the sta- According to Kces -TU the interview indicated on how the PBS project was formulated and a tion, was to confront viewers with their respon- "he should not be paroled nor transferred to a discussion with critics and advocates of the lesser facility" sibilities in the face of a nuclear age. series. The program, which began as a local o one -hour special produced almost entirely by o students, was picked up by PBS and cleared in approximately 60 markets. In March 1987, WFSB(TV) Hartford, Conn., in- WMAQ -Tv Chicago reporter Peter Karl and pro- vestigative reporter Jeffrey Cole broke the sto- ducers Doug Longhini, Katy Smyser and Mar- ry behind the resignation of a local high school sha Bartel broke the story that the city deliber- teacher, Wayne Johnson. Cole uncovered that ately witheld information critical to the health of "We the Jury" according to wcvs -TV Boston, allegations of sexual involvement with stu- area children. The team revealed that may was the first ever behind -the -scenes look at a dents were behind Johnson's leaving. In talk- area parks tested by the state had high, and in sequestered jury. The prime time documen- ing to other teachers, he learned that there some cases, dangerously high levels of lead. tary was reported by David Ropeik, believed had been earlier rumors of sexual impropriety Further, they found, the state had never in- by the station to be the first journalist permitted and that Johnson had openly dated a high formed parents of the problem, or potential to "cover" a sequestered jury. The special pro- school student, married the 17- year-old when hazards. The station immediately broadcast a filed -from selection to verdict -the 16 jurors she graduated and then divorced her four list of contaminated parks. Six months later, chosen to hear the case of Paul Dunn, a Mas- months later. Cole talked to the student whose the station decided to see if anything had sachusetts man accused of killing his preg- claim of involvement with Johnson since she been done to correct the problem. While no nant wife. Ropeik began work on the program was 13 led to his being asked to resign by the clean -up action has been taken, the station more than three years ago, when he ap- superintendent of schools. Cole's story also found that the Illinois EPA had applied for mon- proached judge Thomas Morse, chief justice pointed out that what the superintendent was ey from the EPA Superfund. declaring six Chi- of the Massachusetts Supreme Court, with a not required to do by law was report the inci- cago parks hazardous waste sites because of request to cover a sequestered jury. Morse dent to the state Department of Education or to high levels of lead contamination. The on- agreed, and Ropeik gained permission from law enforcement officials. This left Johnson's going reports also revealed that the city was all parties, including the defendent, to cover teaching certification intact. After reporting using outdated testing procedures when the jury. the incident, Cole began examining those screening children for lead poisoning. Bitter Endings was a wcve -TV documentary DOE policies. Cole then brought the case to Public outcry following the series forced the on the condition of nursing home care in Mas- the DOE and the state's attorney The educa- city to change its testing procedures, and the sachusetts. The special, hosted by Mike Barni- tion department investigated Johnson and city created a Lead Task Force to examine the de, addressed the issues of nursing care and recommended that his teaching license be re- problem. cost, access to nursing homes, nursing home voked. The state's attorney also began an in- In the documentary Wings of Eagles: Has management and alternatives to nursing vestigation. Two weeks later, Johnson was ar- Our Luck Run Out, science and aviation spe- home care. Among the alternatives to private rested on 61 sex offense charges. In addition, cialist Jim Tilmon and producer Mike Wright

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Broadcastingnn Nov 16 1987 looked at airline safety, talking to pilots, air traf- Next, Memorial Day brought nearly 10,000 vet- script. For far -flung locations, the station uses fic controllers, FAA management and aviation erans to the area for a "welcome home" pa- its Skybeam mobile satellite truck. Closer to experts. They also highlighted some "star- rade targeted in particular to Vietnam veter- home, a microwave signal is employed, while tling" statistics of pilot errors, controller mis- ans. Some 60,000 people were on hand for the using the truck as a production center and takes and equipment failures. tribute. WEEK -TV assigned three -quarters of its another truck for editing work. Heart of Ohio uses no sets, with the co- anchors, Dave Kay - o 20 member staff to cover the parade and its planning, and to develop sidebars on relevant lor and Dana Tyler, interviewing people, ex- MIAs and the dis- ploring interesting locations and introducing Phone solicitation is big business in Arizona issues such as women vets, six side- feature pieces. The co- anchors each put to- and the state has few laws to protect the pub- abled. The result -10 hours of video, a one -hour docu- gether a package for the broadcast, as does a lic. Krsa -TV Phoenix reporter William LaJeun- bars and graphics -yielded by producers Lonnie reporter, trying to work a day in advance. The esse took jobs at five different phone "boiler mentary, Lest We forget, Tom field producer plans stories, scouts locations rooms" to research the topic for a five -part Hartley and McIntyre. started from Mem- and makes travel arrangements. Originally, series on "Phoney Money" Hidden camera on July 29, 50 runners Run WBNS -TV planned to air the special broadcasts footage showed organizations soliciting mon- phis en route to Peoria for the fifth annual hospitals that treat from April 27 to May 22, but viewer response ey for charities that actually only lines the for St. Jude. to benefit the anchor Lee Hall took was "enormous," and the broadcasts were ex- pockets of the company. The series revealed childhood cancer. Sports for a short series tended for another five months. names and companies to be wary of, and La- a hand -held camera along documentary on Teachers have requested copies of the pro- Jeunesse outlined how to deal with telephone that turned into a half -hour they were running gram that dealt with state history and local solicitors and how to tell whether they are le- the runners and the children chambers of commerce have received copies gitimate. for. During a six -hour telethon for the hospitals, half million dollars, for use in promoting their cities. The station produced a one -hour special viewers pledged over one year. The program has also featured live news that divided its time between Supreme Court a 40% increase over the previous segments from beyond Ohio. Those include Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and humorist o segments from Seattle about a child undergo- Erma Bombeck, interviewing the two on their ing a life- saving operation; from Atlanta to cov- activities and ambitions. Combine over 7,800 miles, 10,200 person - er the Ohio State Buckeyes in the NCAA bas- o hours, 70 -plus hours of satellite time, $34,000 ketball championships and Salt Lake city for in transponder time, 360 hours of videotape preparations for a Children's hospital telethon. WEEK-N Emporia, Ill., combined live, tape and over 40 miles of cable; That is the recipe Dave Stanton provides special reports, Phil and graphics to produce a trio of prime time for Heart of Ohio on WBNS -TV Columbus, a se- Paulin is director and photographer, Duff Lind- specials. ries of half -hour live newscasts -more than say is field producer-photographer, Joyce Bel - The first, American Dreamers, was a half 125 of them -from different locations through- monte is producer and Dan Black is engineer. hour telling the stories of three local entrepre- out Ohio. neurs who had battled to stay in business dur- A staff of 10 works on each day's newscast ing the city's near depression. The central Illi- from venues as varied as a canal boats, muse- nois economy had bottomed out, and a station ums, ball parks, festivals, monuments and In 1973, a jury in Tampa, Fla., convicted Joe survey showed viewers were ready for some race tracks. With the exception of a 90- second Green Brown of murder, based largely on the upbeat stories on the anticipated recovery news wrap -up, all the programs air without a testimony of a co- defendant. Brown spent 14 WHY BE A LITTLE FISH A BIG POND?

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Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 years row, on death including coming within cided it would be a good idea to show viewers In November 1986, WBAY-TV Green Bay, Wis., 24 hours of execution. facing a long New England winter how the investigated the death of two migrant farm WrsP -TV St. Petersburg, Fla., investigated other half lived, so a 10- person crew was sent workers who died of carbon monoxide poison- the evidence and testimony against Brown to Hawaii, including engineers, producers, tal- ing -they had tried to heat their trailer with a and, while engaged in that study, learned from ent and news teams, to produce the news live charcoal grill. The station's reporter discov- the prosecutor that Brown was about to be via satellite from Honolulu. The station delivered that the gas company had turned off their released because the co- defendant had ered its one -hour news block from 5:30 p.m. to gas two days earlier despite a state moratori- changed his story and there was no other evi- 6:30 p.m. and its 11 p.m. news from the balco- um on utility turnoffs because of the cold ny of the Ilikai Hotel. Reporters back in Spring- weather. The Wisconsin Public Service Com- field covered local and regional news, then mission was alerted and launched its own in- sent their stories to Hawaii via FAX machines. vestigation, which discovered there were seri- On Nov 11 (Veteran's Day), the news team vis- ous breakdowns in its management, training ited the U.S.S. Arizona and Pearl Harbor. and education of employes regarding cold Then, in March, a crew was sent to Ireland to weather service disconnections. As a result of capture the flavor of that country as St. Pa- the report and subsequent investigation, the trick's Day approached. They contacted sev- gas company instituted training programs. eral area families with relatives in Ireland and The deaths are currently under investigation tried to touch base with them. The pieces by the state Attorney General's office. served as an appropriate preamble to the sta- o tion's four-hour coverage of the Holyoke St. Patrick's Day Parade. The station was on the road again in May Wwu- v New Orleans has expanded its news "Celebrating New England" by traveling to Ver- coverage by more than 30% over the past WTSP -TVs John Wilson with Brown mont, New York, New Hampshire and Con- year -plus. The one-hour morning news has dence connecting Brown to the murder. WTSP- necticut to originate newscasts from various been expanded to two hours, a noon Saturday ry broke the story on its 6 p.m. newscast and venues. newscast added and a once -a -month news had live coverage as Brown walked out of pris- magazine created for Sunday nights. on a free man. The story was picked up by The new morning show required revamping major newspapers and the networks and sev- the format from a news and weather lead -in to An FBI shooting that lett two FBI agents and eral months later was the subject of a piece on the CBS Morning News to a two -hour self -con- two suspects dead and several people ABC's 20/20. tained news and entertainment program (the wounded was the subject of a news special on The station's "Diagnosis: Deception" was a Morning News was dropped). In the new pro- wswf-TV Miami. The special included tape re- three -part investigation into the multi -million gram, an average of five guests discuss news, cordings of the FBI agents as they prepared to dollar problem of insurance fraud. Healthline health, business, community events and lei- stop the suspects, as well as an exclusive reporter Michael Salort, photographer Gene sure activities. The program also showcases tape recording of one of the suspects as he Yagle and researcher Julia Jackson discov- two New Orleans staples, food and music, pro- gave a layman's sermon at a local church. De- ered that Florida had a "national fraud squad," viding a stage for local musicians and cooking bra Juarez West produced the report, which made up of investigators from the nation's in- segments with new recipes and guest chefs. was edited by photographer Phil Zarowny. surance companies. The squad identifies and For the month of May, the program went on Reporter Brian Cabell and photographer have arrests doctors who are falsifying insur- the road every Friday to explore the state's Henry Cardenas traveled by jeep, plane, dug- ance claims to get payments. The report re- culture and history first hand. A different neigh- out canoe and foot to a contra camp at the vealed that this was the first operation of its boring town and its people became the focus Nicaragua- Honduras border for a report on kind in the country. The report also looked at of each show. Although the locations were all the war there. some of the doctors who were the early targets within 40 miles of the City, the earliness of the On the investigative side, the station aired of the crackdown. a newscast meant the production crew had to series that examined how illegal drugs are set up Thursday nights. The work paid off, with o smuggled into the country. Reporter Robert the second hour of the program garnering a Gilmartin and photographer Ken Tolliver 39 share to a 23 for Today and a 12 for Good chased drug running planes with California North is produced by the program- the Coast Morning, America. Guard and Drug Enforcement Administration ing department at independent KFrvry Santa The noon Saturday newscast was an adven- trackers. Rosa, Calif., but many of its segments air on ture, said the station, exploring the "unex- "Family Ties" documented illegal the station's newscasts as well, and news sto- activites plored space between 'kid vid' and the after- by organized crime figures. Reporter Ralph ries are expanded to become features on Cali- noon sports." A cover story explores the Page and photographer Kevin Roark spent fornia North. week's top local story, followed by an interview more than six months watching an undercover A segment called "Welcome Home" earned with a guest to lend a new perspective to the police officer make deals for stolen property a Gabriel award, among many others. The sto- event. There are also movie reviews, a local with suspects. Twelve underworld figures ry began as a "routine" feature on the Moving financial consultant with tips on money man- were eventually arrested and indicted. Wall, a scale model of the Vietnam Veterans agement and an outdoor feature. "Juvenile Guards" detailed illegal activities memorial in Washington that has been on dis- The Sunday evening program, Bill Elder's of detention guards. Photographers Dale West play in various cities around the country. "Wel- Journal, features the investigative reporter in and Roark documented guards trying to en- come Home "'s producer took it beyond the search of the unusual story. Examples range courage youths to steal cars and car parts. As routine. He tracked down and reunited three from the "wanton slaughter" of geese to the a result, three guards were arrested and an- veterans who had thought each other killed in exploration of the country's oldest operating other disciplined. the Vietnam war. "Welcome Home" document- carousel. ed their reunion at the memorial in Washing- o ton. Other segments have included ones on a In September 1987, WTOV -TV Steubenville, Team coverage was the technique employed company that trains dogs as companions for Ohio, sent a two-man news team to Osaka, by wLwrtrv) Cincinnati in its coverage of the people with disabilities, area people with mus- Japan, to report on a cooperative steelmaking closing of the General Motors plant in Nor- cular dystrophy and on the California wine venture between Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel wood, Ohio, which was throwing 5,000 people country of Sonoma and Napa. and the Japanese The result was a five -part out of work. During the weeks leading up to the series, a documentary and a six -week series o closing, the station produced a variety of re- about a steelworker who was being retrained ports covering the event from many different in Japan to operate a steel mill in the Ohio angles, among them the effects on white collar Valley. It was a year of travel for wLP -TV Springfield, as well as blue collar workers and the econom- Mass. In November, station management de- o ic effects on local business. One story fea-

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 Inn tured reporter Dave Robinson, who arranged reasons for the high levels. In a documentary that aired the day before with the union to work on the assembly line for Thanksgiving, WRAL -TV Raleigh, N.C., investi- a day to talk to some of the line workers and --- , , gated hunger and poverty in America and the get a feel for their jobs. That rapport came in lñln) 4 vicious cycle that seems to consume genera- handy. On the day of the closing, management '4/. - tion after generation of children. For Every -,w barred news cameras. Robinson called the C í1 Fourth Child, Reporter Nina Szlosberg and union, and one of its members brought a VHS - photographer Art Howard spent two years in rural North Carolina, learn- camera into the plant and provided WLwr with `44010 it.1z..- with poor families the last ing of their hopes, and the absence of hope. It footage of day 1 1t11I. When two Veterans Administration Hospital also took a look at welfare and food stamp i11 1 : police guards decided to "blow the whistle" on programs and talked to recipients about the the VA police chief, they contacted the FBI. ' j.z.1 barriers to such aid. The investigation looked When they got no response, according to the at what community leaders are doing or not station, they contacted wtwr's Robinson. Rob - ( ') doing to help, searching churches, schools for programs inson's investigation found patients and visi- WNEV -TV aired a documentary that looked at and community centers de- tors who were willing to go on camera with the struggle of more than 400,000 Soviet Jews signed to meet the needs of the poor. In addi- their charges against the chief. Following the to emigrate to the U.S. and Israel. Featured in tion to the documentary, the station aired a two -part story, the FBI's interest was kindled, the program, Free to Hope, was exclusive foot- half -hour round table discussion immediately Congress began an investigation and the age and interviews with Soviet Jews, plus pro- following the program. The documentary re- NBC Nightly News picked up the story. The files of three families. Also profiled was Soviet ceived an award from the RINDA and a nation- chief is still under investigation. emigre Anatoly Scharansky. Shortly after the al AP award. WRAL -TV sent anchor Bill Leslie and photog- D program aired, Misha Fuchs -Rabinovich and his family, who had been featured in the docu- rapher Rick Armstrong to the North Carolina Radon is an odorless, tasteless and colorless mentary, were granted permission to emigrate mountains to track down some former moon- gas that results from the decay of uranium in after eight years of waiting. Following the do- shiners and relive the "good old days." They the ground. The potentially deadly gas in- cumentary's airing, the station showed the found three who were willing to relate their creases the risk of cancer to those exposed. names of Massachusetts -based organizations stories of making white lightning and avoiding WNEV-TV Boston consumer reporter Phyllis working for the release of Soviet Jews. the revenuers. The series, "Still on the Hill," Eliasberg first reported on possible radon dan- Anchor Dave Wright was among a group of won UPI state and regional awards and a copy gers in November 1986. The station received journalists allowed into Iran. In "Dave Wright's was requested by the FBI for its archives. some 13,000 letters of concern. Prompted by Journal: Inside Iran," he took the viewer The state has been celebrating the 400th that response, Eliasberg conducted a test - through the streets of Tehran and to the battle- anniversary of the Roanoke voyages that re- for a six -part news series -that showed that ground where an estimated 30,000 Iranian sulted in the colonization of the area. As part of one of every three homes tested had "unnac- and Iraqi soldiers have died. The special aired a reporter, exchange, the station sent week- ceptable" levels of radon gas. The series also in February in both the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. night anchor Charlie Gaddy to Plymouth, Eng- showed what one person has done to alleviate news. land, to celebrate the trip from the other end. His co -host was English (Television South the radon problem, and looked at possible o

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Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 Inc West) anchor Jilly Carter. During his week in WsMV-ry produced a five part series and a England, Gaddy supplied three remotes for 30- minute documentary, "A Matter of Faith," on the 6 p.m. news. Back in North Carolina, Televi- the little Yugoslavian village of Medjugorje, sion South West anchor John Doyle spent two where some teen -agers claim to have seen an weeks filing stories from WRAL -TV When the apparition of the Virgin Mary. Thousands of pil- celebration wrapped up in Manteo, N.C.. grims have since flocked there hoping for a Carter joined Gaddy there as co -host. miracle. Reporter Demetria Kalodimos and o photographer Pat Slattery followed one such pilgrimage, that of a Nashville couple for their child stricken with cystic fibrosis. Among the investigative reports prepared by o waz -TV Boston were stories on: Boston's Car- dinal Bernard Law (the station followed him tc Poland); South Africa; the victims of violen At 7 a.m., a truck carrying three city workers crime; the plight of Massachusetts homeless left the Oklahoma City maintenance yard. Fol- WJZ -TV's Williams as street person black student activism; improper hazardous lowing close behind, a Imvtiv) news crew fol- waste removal; substance abuse; "hidden ad- en of the streets. He would find out how they lowed, and for the next several hours docu- dictions" of nicotine, cocaine, alcohol and had gotten there, where they slept when they mented how the workers spent their day. Over food, and advertising's role in creating de- weren't in the missions, where they got their the next several weeks, work crews were mand for addictive products; AIDS (reported food and the danger for them on the streets. picked at random and the same scene was from London on a British program to educate The team produced two five -minute pieces. "A repeated. The result was an investigative se- the public about the disease); contamination Close -Up Look at the Homeless" was award- ries on the 10 p.m. newscast, "Money for Noth- in drinking water, and problems in the time ed a National Unity Award for reporting on so- ing," that showed workers in a number of un- sharing industry. cial issues and Maryland's Associated Press complimentary work poses: urinating on Waz-TV also produced documentaries on: award for best investigative /documentary. residential streets, running personal errands, Tip great women; Rose O'Neill; black Kenne- o sleeping, reading the newspaper. After the se- dy; the fight to clean up Boston harbor, AIDS ries aired, Oklahoma City officials adopted ex- (an ongoing efforts that began in 1985; in 1987 tensive new guidelines for workers. City Man- WGN -TV Chicago's "Contract Charades" docu- the station aired more than 10 stories on the ager Terry Childers fired four employes and mented conflicts of interest at Chicago's De- disease, numerous PSAs, editorials and pro- suspended or reprimanded several more. partment of Public Works. The investigation in- duced and distributed more than 200,000 In February 1987, raw broke news volved more than 1,000 hours of public the that copies of a brochure.) the Post Office had concluded its investigation records research, hundres of FOI requests, into the 1986 Edmund, Okla., in o interviews with current and past city officials shooting which 14 people died, and that the murders and the development of a computer database were believed to be premeditated. WJZ to analyze contracting practices. Reported by -îv Baltimore decided to mount an in- In December 1986, /OW reported that many depth look in It Joel Weisman, "Contract Charades," uncov- at education the state. came up pilots were being allowed to fly despite alcho- with "Class," a month -long series of re- ered 11 city officials, including the Aviation daily hol or other drug problems. The two -month ports in February. Each report examined prin- Commissioner, formerly head of public works; cipals, school teachers and two deputy commissioners, and the city's chief systems, parents. other medical reports, focussed on an Alva, The station ranged up and down construction engineer, all with sons or wives the East Okla., family that had lost a loved one in a Coast looking for working for private contractors on city jobs. creative teaching ap- plane crash in which the pilot had a blood with from The series helped bring about the resigna- proaches, satellite reports Tallahas- alcohol level twice the allowable limit. see, Fla.; Hartford, tion of the Aviation Comissioner, the establish- Conn., and the Bronx, in Railroad accident drug tests were being fal- addition to stories from the ment of a City Ethics Board, the banning of Baltimore area. sified and, according to KW it was the first Each week had a - "family ties" like the ones uncovered and new theme. Early on, lengthy off station to report the allegations and the first to interviews city contracting practices. camera were conducted with area reveal that criminal violations were being in- school find Won-TV'S most recent investigation began superintendents to out their con- vestigated by the U.S. Attorney in Oklahoma as a series in July 1987. "Toxic Ash," also re- cerns. Stories examined the pay structure and City. incentive programs to attract teachers. A side- ported by Weisman, revealed-and EPA tests bar report was also done from Virginia, where confirmed -that the ash from the municipal that state's school system has decided to try incinerator contained "hazardous" levels of heavy metals, merit pay as one answer. "Class" received one including lead and cadmium. During the past year, watt -Tv Washington's of 10 awards presented by the National Edu- The station documented city trucks leaking consumer unit, led by reporter Roberta Bas- the cation Association for the advancement of toxic ash on city streets, showed the threat kin, has reported on a number of consumer learning through broadcasting. to workers at the incinerator and discovered and health issues. They have included alco- the city the WJZ -TV reporter Don Williams decided to find dumping contaminated ash in the holism among commercial airline pilots and out what it was like to be a street person and middle of a residential neighborhood in viola- lack of government regulation in the cosmet- spend four days and nights with the homeless. tion of EPA rules. ics industry. As a result of the report, He told his producer Isisara Bey and photog- according to the In "Flying High," Baskin conducted a two - rapher Bob Bergschneider that he would go it station, the city has promised to stop dumping month investigation into the the incidence of alone for the first two nights. He wanted to ash in residential neighborhoods, to allocate alcoholism among commercial pilots, the survive the way the homeless survived-no $7 million for safe ash disposal and to begin loopholes that keep them flying and what is creature comforts; only what he carried in his tests for workers who handle ash. being done to correct the problem and help Army laundry bag. He also had to win the con- the pilots. Baskin talked to 30 recovering alco- fidence of those he would later talk to and he holic pilots at Washington's National Airport, couldn't do that with a camera shadowing his When a man was arrested and tried for the Chicago's O'Hare and Los Angeles Interna- every move. brutal murders of six people during a 39 -day, tional. They revealed how the combination of On the third day his crew joined him. What 7 -state odyssey, Wsuv -TV Nashville traced his stress, boredom and long hours often leads to they found was a reporter who appeared fa- steps from Ipsilanti, Mich., to Tennessee, Cali- heavy drinking. Baskin found that National tigued and dazed and highly emotional about fornia, Arizona, Louisiana, Florida and Texas, Transportation and Safety Board records what had happened the past two days and where he was finally captured. They talked to show that one in 10 general aviation accidents nights. The crew decided to make Williams as victims' familites, police and secretly record- list alcohol as the cause. As a result of the much a part of the story as the homeless they ed telephone interviews with the accused. The reports, a congressional committee asked her would ipterview For the next two days Williams result, a five -part series and hour documen- to testify on a proposed bill to cross -match would continue his role as a homeless person tary, was a "haunting" look at the aftermath of a driving records with pilot licenses. A number while getting a close look at the men and wom- serial killer. of airlines are now using the series to help in

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 1M. the rehabilitation of alcoholic pilots. In Septem- ber, Baskin received the Scott Newman Drug Wáshin9ton Prevention Award, a national award honoring Fro' programing that works to prevent drug abuse. Di In May, Baskin conducted a month -long in- vestigaton of the cosmetics industry, examining the markup on makeup, the lack of government regulation and the types of tests conducted before a product is sold.

WJLA -IV's I -Team investigations included a local parachuting school, a look at D.0 Gener- al hospital and the overcrowding and under - funding that can lead to tragedies and an investigation of a neo -Nazi compound in West Virginia, the last earned an Emmy for outstand- WEIR -Non "Deal Street" for 1987. ing investigative series station scouted a resident's window from "Skydiving" detailed the miserable safety re- which to videotape and a station employe was cord of a local parachute school. According to wired for sound and drove into the neighbor- reports filed by the FAA and the U.S. Parachut- hood. A drug dealer approached the car im- had more fatalities ing Association, the school mediately with a price list and inventory- in the last four yreas than any school in the alarming proof of how readily available the country. Many of the accidents, reporter Scott drugs were. Weeknight anchor Bill Williams ar- Klug discovered, were apparently caused by ranged an interview with a man who openly As result the the negligence of instructors. a of claimed to be a dealer. Following the report, reports, the Maryland State Aviation Adminis- police "beefed up" efforts to crack down on tration and the Maryland State Senate Commit- the dealers and the series won a first place tee launched investigations. Tennessee Associated Press award. The station's "Seven On Your Side" unit, o headed by Paul Berry, helps resolve consumer complaints. Earlier this year, Berry looked at the problem of sudden acceleration in Nissan WCSH -TV Portland, Me., anchor -reporter Jan sports cars. There was a recall of some Nissan Fox and chief photographer Scott Wfrrnig pro- cars five months after Berry's reports. duced an AIDS documentary in April of last It sex and looked at the o year. discussed safe impact of AIDS on the people of Maine. More Gerald Hanson was convicted in 1987 of than 100 schools in Maine asked for copies to shooting a convenience store clerk, all the use in their curricula. while maintaining his innocence. A raRO -Tv Se- The station's investigative team exposed attle investigation uncovered discrepancies mistreatment of migrant workers bused to in the investigation. As a result, Hanson was Maine to pick the broccoli crop. The same released from prison and granted a new trial. team examined the high unemployment and The station won a national UPI award for top economic conditions on the Indian Island Res- investigative reporting. ervation near Bangor. The reports showed that In "Cancer on Death Row," the station despite the infusion of millions of dollars from a looked at the ethical issues involved in keep- land claims settlement with the federal governing a death row inmate alive so that the state ment, fife had improved little. Both investiga- can put him to death. tions were joint efforts with co -owned wLBZ -Tv In "Illegal Dumper," Reporter Karen O'Leary Bangor, Me. and photographer Bill Heinlein stayed up all o night to catch an employe of a cleaning company pumping highly hazardous waste into a storm drain. O'Leary received an award from In reaction to the growing level of violence in the Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Michigan prisons, wolvtrvl Detroit produced a Delta Chi for the story. half -hour documentary on the state's prison After hearing from numerous unhappy car system. Never-before -released footage of owners about the state's new "lemon" law, confrontation between prison inmates and KIRO -IVS consumer unit did some checking. staff, obtained by the station through the Free- They found that the law "had no teeth." While it dom of Information Act, was used to show a defined what a lemon was it did not give car level of chaos, the station said had never been owners "lemon- aid." Following the series, a seen by Michigan residents or the media. Re- tougher law was drafted, and when auto mak- porter Mike Lewis discussed the prison prob- ers tried to kill the new bill, the station aired lem and examined solutions with Michigan follow -up reports and commentaries. The new Governor James Blanchard. The program bill was passed. won first place awards in the state UPI and AP Reporter Hilda Bryant and photographer competitions and won the American Bar Asso- Rus Thompson went along as Planned Parent- ciation's 1987 Silver Gavel Award. hood workers travelled to Bangla Desh, report- Another won/ investigative story had reporting on the task of informing the people there er Ned McGrath investigating the effects of about birth control. The program is one that radon -the colorless, odorless radioactive may be scrapped due to federal cost cutting. gas that seeps into homes through water or o soil -in the Detroit area after radon levels higher than EPA standards were detected in some A weIR -TV Knoxville, Tenn., news series "Deal Michigan communities. In the three -part se- Street," dealt with a neighborhood where ries, McGrath traveled to a radon testing labo- drugs were readily available on the streets, a ratory at the University of Pittsburgh to look at potentially dangerous place to do a story. The its procedures and told homeowners how to Broadcastingn Nov 16 1987 test their homes for radon by using a simple accident and fire on Interstate 75 that closed In "Lost and Not Found," Reporter Rich kit. WDivoffered viewers a free brochure about the highway. (some examined dozens of cases in which radon detection and how to obtain a free ra- o state property had disappeared, including don testing kit. typewriters, office furniture, refrigerators, TV In the wake of deaths and violent outbursts sets and even a ride -on lawn mower. In a f ive- in mental institutions, woiv's Mike Wendland part series, Isome In 1984, a Houston court sentenced a uncovered some serious and the station's investigative team uncovered flaws at drug Minneapolis man, Steve Fossum, to 12 testing labs. Another undercover serious safety and staffing problems that ad- investigation years for á rape he swore he did not followed municipal workers on versely affect more than 10,000 patients in the job. (some commit. Wcco -Tv Minneapolis investi- found some drinking, reading Michigan's mental health system. The three - gated after learning that the newspaper, comparing paychecks and part investigation took Cameras inside two officials involved with the case also sleeping. Five city employes were suspended state psychiatric hospitals for a dramatic look had doubts about his guilt. as a result of the investigation. Another f ive- at problems such as overcrowding, patient Reporters Andy Green- span and Al Austin part report looked at auto repair shops. (some abuse and a lack of supervision that resulted became convinced Fossum was innocent. The took a car with some common repair problems in severai patients being raped. In an effort to investigation lasted eight months, to several dealers, demonstrating how those find solutions to the problems with Michigan's cost $100,000 and resulted repairs could be blown into big bills through mental institutions, Wendland also talked with in an hour -long prime time special that aired in April of 1987. unnecessary repairs and parts replacement. attendants who have been assaulted by pa- After finding that high The investigation uncovered evi- counts of bacteria in tients, looked at the lack of staff member train- soft-serve ice dence overlooked by both defense and cream caused illness, the sta- ing and scrutinized the operations of the Michi- tion prosecution, including witnesses who urged city health inspectors to begin test- gan Department of Mental Health. ing. were never lab As a result of the story and numerous fol- Another Wendland investigative piece ex- contacted, tests that were not done, low-up reports, the health department posed the multi -million -dollar-a -year theft of physical evidence ignored and inconsistencies implemented a new testing policy dollar bills from Detroit bus fare boxes by in the testimony of the alleged victim. some drivers. Following these reports, the De- o After the series was troit City Council enacted a coins -only policy shown in Hous- ton (over KHOU -TV "Florida: State of Neglect" was a series for city buses. Wendland follow -up inquiries there), the Texas dis- of in- trict attorney vestigative reports on WPLG(TV) Miami. on the story led to a three-month investigation agreed to new tests of They physical evidence, focused on Florida's Department of Health which uncovered widespread allegations of which proved con- and clusively that Fossum Rehabilitation Services. The investigation corruption and mismanagement in Detroit's could not have un- committed the covered alleged instances of neglect Department of Transportation. The station then crime. Fossum was and granted a pardon from abuse of children, the elderly and the retard- aired a 10 -part report revealing general de- the Governor, with reporter ed. After the series aired, the station and partment corruption including employe theft Greenspan allowed to de- the liver the news governor's office together received 5,000 re- and kickbacks and payoffs to DOT officials. personally. quests for an investigation. o o For three months, wces -ry New York KAeE(TV) Minneapolis introduced what it be- investiga- lieves to be tive correspondent Arnold Diaz worked on a sto- the first husband and wife weath- WATE -TV took its newscast on the road, a pro- home and discovered ercasting team appearing on the same news- ject they have dubbed "Hometown Spotlight." cast some were "neglectful, abusive and downright -the station's hour morning news at 7 Because the Knoxville, Tenn., market sits in a.m. Andre criminal." To do the story, a producer posed as Bernier highlights current weather the Tennessee River Valley, between the an applicant for a home care attendant job and conditions from the station's "backyard," Smoky Mountains and the Cumberland Moun- which is used phony references and personal informa- exposed to the elements, while his tains, most of the live broadcasts of the 6 p.m. wife, Sally tion. She was hired on the spot; the agency had Patrick, details the forecast maps remotes were difficult technically. The station, not checked her out. The sequence was filmed indoors. They banter back and forth from their which does not have a satellite news vehicle, respective by an undercover camera. According to wces- locations, something that the view- used live trucks and portable gear to bounce Ty "public officials responded to Diaz's reports ers can easily relate to, says Patrick. the signal from mountain to mountain and with a call for better regulation." o back to Knoxville. Remotes have been sent Another wces -TV investigative report fo- from as far away as 70 miles. The key to suc- cused on bus safety. A four-month undercover The increasing use of steroids sparked an in- cess for the station was technical planning investigation revealed unsafe buses and bus vestigation by KxTV(TVI Sacramento, CaIH., re- and testing of signals. drivers with bad driving records. To research porter Tony McEwing. "What Price Glory ?" ex- As might be expected, most of the added the story, Diaz and producer Ann Sorkowitz plained what steroids are, how they work and expenses were in overtime for technical crews went through thousands of inspection reports, their possible harmful side effects. McEwing setting up and testing shots, production per- obtained through the Freedom of Inspection traced steroid use from the pro football fields sonnel readying the sets and the news talent Act, and discovered many large companies to local gyms and even junior high school lock- getting everything done they needed to for had "terrible" safety records. "Through long er rooms. Sacramento' steroid users told of that day's news before leaving for the remote. stakeouts at bus depots and by cross check- their experiences with the drug. The station feels the expense was well worth ing buses under contract with the Board of it. The viewers look forward to the appearance o Education against state inspection reports," of the newscast in their community, and the Diaz uncovered lines with unsafe buses in op- In a series of reports on hazardous waste and anchors find the on- location newscast "inspi- eration. Wces -TV discovered that little is done the Duriron company, WKEF -TV Dayton, Ohio, rational and informative." to penalize companies for this negligence. reporter Dan Tambellini learned exclusively And although New York has laws to weed out that the first phase of a study of the investiga- bad drivers, Diaz found that there were ways tion of the environmental effects of Duriron's to get around the laws. By randomly checking In a 10-part series, w.rw -TV Cleveland ex- waste handling and disposal practices had posed who were the driving records of bus drivers ticketed by police officers abusing work- been rejected by the State Attorney General's ing police, the reporter found there were drivers rules, drinking on the job, fixing tickets and office and the Ohio EPA because they had force. illegally carrying multiple licenses to hide bad using excessive The series also re- judged it biased. vealed that one officer had a records. Wces -TV says that as a result of the plotted contract WKEF -TV won a number of awards last year killing. series, the New York Department of Transpor- for its coverage. Among the winners were tation took Immediate action." The reports triggered several interdepart- "Shuttle Explosion," a local report featuring an mental investigations. Eighty officers were dis- o area teacher who had been in the space pro- ciplined, three policemen were fired and a gram; "Borrowing Honduras: Reagan, Refu- fourth convicted of conspiracy to commit mur- gees, and the Rebels," about the U.S. involve- Investigative reports have played a large part der -the series footage was shown to the jury ment in Nicaragua, and coverage of an in KSDK -TV St. Louis's news coverage. during trial. The series won a UPI regional

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WJW-TV investigates a VA hospital Duty -free diversion on KRON -TV awrr award for investigative- documentary report- views with local Mexican authorities, who deing. scribed some of the most notorious traffickers. A two -month investigation detailed how gov- One "trafficante" has allegedly made $32 mil- ernment workers at the Cleveland Veterans lion in six months from his drug dealing. They Hospital, the largest such hospital in the coun- also told of a police chief who is said to have try, have been exposed to dangerous levels of pocketed $300 million in protection money. poisonous gases for several years. The (- o Team, led by reporter Carl Monday, discovered that VA hospital officials had ignored A man who appeared before Congress as a warnings regarding the leaking of gas for sev- pro- contra Catholic priest was discovered to eral years, despite an "alarming" rate of respi- have been paid $75,000 for his public rela- illnesses ratory disease, cancer and other tions efforts in the contra cause, and was among workers. found not to be a Roman Catholic. Those were A on veterans congressional subcommittee the findings of KRON-TV San Francisco's Mark its investi- affairs is currently conducting own Jones that resulted in Congressman Sam Gej- gation as a result of the series. denson (D- Conn.) calling for a congressional WW-TV smelled a rat when it got a tip that investigation. Head of the Latin American Stra- empty boxes of "government" cheese were tegic Studies Institute, Father Thomas Dowling being disposed of in the trash bin of an area received thousands of dollars from contra restaurant. Reporter Tom Meyer traced the leader Adolfo Calero to travel across the U.S. cheese and found that it had come from a to build up support from the contras. In April suburban distribution program, which was 1985, Dowling appeared in clerical garb and missing 4,000 is- some cases of government identified himself as a Catholic priest before a sue cheese. interviews House subcommittee to defend the contras with restaurant employes who told of the against atrocity charges brought by the Ro- theft and resale to local restaurants. cheese's man Catholic clergy It turned out his appear- To date, eight people have been indicted by ance was arranged by Lt. Col. Oliver North. government investigators acting on the report. Dowling told Jones that he had been ordained Three city employes have been fired and an "by the Old Roman Catholic Archdiocese," additional 20 are expected to face criminal also known as the North American Old Roman charges. Catholic Church of the Utrecht Succession, a o splinter group that rejects the authority of the Pope and such rules as celibacy for priests. Colleen Hunt of watxtTvf New York reported an Another series of KRON -TV reports charged exclusive story of a woman whose son was that Duty Free Shoppers Inc. was violating its taken away by the city and placed in its foster contract with the San Francisco Airport Com- care program. The woman's fight to get the mission by diverting business from its leased boy back uncovered mismanagement in the airport site to another shop and that the city social service system and the report helped could be losing millions of dollars in rent from reunite mother and child. Reporter Alec Rob- the diversion, since much of what was sold at erts investigated New York city officials who the downtown store was not reported to the were living in subsidized housing intended for city Reporter Vic Lee and investigative pro- the city's needy In "Mad as Hell," Roberts also ducer Craig Franklin also uncovered kick- reported on the irritants of life in the city backs to Japanese tour operators for their o help in the diversion. The station showed on- camera examples of racial discrimination KTrvtrvf Los Angeles produced a report on against black shoppers-a possible violation the drug problem in the United States and of civil rights statutes. Following the reports, Mexico: "Trail of Greed -Trail of Death." The the district attorney launched civil and criminal problem: In Southern California alone there investigations into the company are 60,000 heroin addicts and 40% of individ- o uals under 35 use cocaine regularly. Reporter Chris Harris went to Mexico to dis- In Louisiana, many parishes (the equivalent of cover how the drugs are made and how they counties) are named after saints, but accord- make their way to the U.S. Harris began his ing to wosu -ri New Orleans, that is some- search in an area known as the "Golden Trian- times where the similarity ends. gle," where reportedly 33% of all marijuana Investigative reporter Richard Angelico un- and heroin entering the United States origi- covered a pattern of fraud and corruption in St. nates. Harris went along with a special police Bernard parish. In one series of reports, he squad on a mission to destroy a marijuana detailed how a local police juror and his wife, plantation. The special also included inter- who served as a purchasing agent, collected

Broadcastingnn Nov 16 1987 thousands of in dollars kickbacks on air condi- time high." The real "meat and potatoes" is ticular over a two -day period. The station was tioning repairs. Both were indicted by a feder- local reporting, said news director Paul the first to talk to Christina by phone when she al grand jury and are currently in prison. Stueber. But the opportunity to use some of the was still in the hospital and the only station to Another story told how of parish officials had many national and international stories now return to Chicago to follow Christina back to spent thousands of dollars on a two -foot high available shouldn't be squandered, he said. Rochester. The station aired an update on the fence around a police complex -it was found The solution: The World in a Minute, an up- successful operation one year later. that the contract had been given to the relative date of the "newsreel" concept. With tight writ- o of a parish official without public bid. They had ing and clever production, the station runs also spent nearly $100,000 on interior decora- seven to nine items in the alloted 60 seconds. KGMB(TV) Honolulu, has five in a tion that no one would acknowledge authoriz- Viewer response has been "terrific," says done continuing. At the same time the parish was laying off Stueber. ing series of investigative programs under the employes because of budget problems. The title of "KGMB Reports." Reporter /producer o story focused on the money spent, the lack of Matt Levi has reported on questionable use of budgetary controls and included interviews vending machine revenues by the local police with officials. Another story pointed out that the Covering the International Summer Special department, covered an ongoing dispute be- police jury secretary- treasurer had falsified a Olympics in South Bend, Ind., Aug. 1 -8 re- tween the prosecutor and the police over an bill for carpeting to cover a golf trip to Florida. quired the most "ambitious and comprehen- unsolved series of murders, examined the rise He was indicted and pled guilty. sive" marshalling of news forces in the history of Filipino youth gangs in the community, ques- In another Angelico investigation, a local of WNDU -TV, according to the station. tioned the use of public funds for entertain- sheriff was found to have hired and paid part- Four thousand athletes from 70 countries ment purposes by the judicial branch of the time deputies who never showed up for work. and 50 states converged on the city and quick- government and followed major cocaine and He later admitted on camera that most were ly captured the hearts and attention of the marijuana crackdowns through a sting oper- hired as political paybacks or to win votes. community. In response, WNDU-Tv expanded its ation using police surveillance videotapes. 30- minute Because the sheriff's department gets federal 10 p.m. newscast to 60 minutes. o funds, both the FBI and U.S. Attorney's office The 6 p.m. news included in -depth coverage of the games, while the 5 p.m. news originated are investigating the case. The Des Moines, Iowa, police department from the games site and included on -set o prohibits reporters from accompanying offi- guests, reports, and taped reports. The 6 p.m. cers on ongoing operations. Since the depart- report included live reports, a live interview In the spring of 1987, ment has been using video equipment to doc- a drug dealer slashed and several taped reports. The 10 p.m. news the throats of two women the ument raids, WHO-TV requested videotape shot on South side of included four live reports, two live interviews Madison, Wis. A few weeks later, gang mem- by undercover police on a series of heroin, and taped reports on athletes, events, person- bers strangled and mutilated a young man cocaine and bootlegging raids. The police alities and other aspects of the games, plus a during an "initiation" ceremony Residents agreed, and the video revealed many things nightly piece set to music that set the mood of few viewers had seen before, including piles complained that news coverage of those the games. events was giving viewers an of money seized, a pot of acid used by drug unfair impres- Coverage required out-of- the -ordinary tech- sion of the area as crime -ridden and danger- dealers to destroy evidence and even a man nical reserves. The remote set for the 5 p.m. ous. WMrvttvl reporter jumping through a window to try to escape Cathy Hanson and news -and cut -ins in other newscasts -re- photographer Don Cady spent the past sum- capture. One of the undercover policeman quired a fiber optic link to the station, a micro- mer there trying to profile the real was used as narrator. The result of this cooper- South side. wave backup and a full remote production The result was a half -hour ative video venture was a three -part series on documentary show- truck and staff. Because the games took place ing that other parts of the city had more the growing drug problem in Des Moines, plus crime over a wide area, the station leased six golf and that South residents a one-half -hour followup special. side were working carts to ferry crew and equipment. The station hard to improve their neighborhoods, With many saying the farm crisis was over, attract also leased two Betacams, outdoor lights and more businesses WHO -TV went to the experts. In a week -long and create more jobs. eight two -way radios. The staff was augment- series, the station talked to the farmers, bank- o ed with part-time hires and interns. ers and equipment dealers it had talked to The stations KU- satellite truck was used to three years earlier during the height of the eco- According to WAVE -TV Louisville, Ky, it was the provide live and tape feeds to other stations nomic crunch. The station found an upbeat first station in its market to take its entire news- following their athletes and to the networks. mood and confidence that things were looking cast road. on the Thanks to its satellite capabil- up. ity, the station broadcast its news live from Eli- zabethtown and Frankfurt, both Kentucky, and o Madison, Ind. In late August 1986, a little girl made a dramatic appeal on WHEC -TV Rochester, N.Y., for a The Oscar telecast is always a big draw, but it o liver for herself and others like her. Over the also always seems to end 45 minutes before labor day weekend, a liver was found and she the late newscasts, according to KOMO -TV Se- WNEP -Tv Scranton, Pa., faced a problem. With was rushed to a Chicago hospital for the oper- attle. To carry that audience into the news, the widespread access to satellites, local news ation. The station rushed to get photographer station produced its own A Night at the Oscars operations have available dozens if not hun- Bob Hitchcock and reporter Bob Longo to Chi- live, hour -long news special, anchored in Seat- dreds of national stories, while at the same cago. They aired a number of reports on liver tle and from the site of the Oscar ceremony in time commitment to local news is at an "all- transplants in general and Christina's in par- Hollywood. Reports covered such topics as

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Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 the health of the movie industry in Washington sents the interests of South Carolina in Japan. a Worla state, Seattle as a test movie market, recent o In the movies filmed in the state, money spent in pro- comparison of real athletes and To pny duction, a A house fire that claimed 10 lives raised ques- movie representations and a visit with a family tions about safety that WISN -TV Milwaukee named Oscar to see how they celebrate Oscar wanted to answer. The station aired a series of night. The number of nominations for the mov- reports on neglect and the condition of inner ie "Platoon," proved a springboard to a series city housing. Interviews with city inspectors on Vietnam and its portrayal in the movies. showed that much of the city's housing was In all, five producers, eight reporter- camera not up to code. The stories also talked about two remotes and eight weeks of plan- learns, prevention of house fires, emphasizing the The ning went into the coverage. use and proper placement of smoke detec- Komo -TV has designed its own telephone tors. polling system, Televote. the system employs Most Important WIsN -TV examined crime in a series of four a computer with a telephone inter- personal prime time specials during a month-long cam- module. Twenty telephone lines feed connect paign entitled "Crime: Injustice for All." The Disclosure into the Responses are tallied and computer specials looked at the prison system, the cycle displayed as numbers and percentages on of violence which is passed from parent to 1b Come Out Of monitor. Response has been overwhelming, child, a segment in which viewers could call in said the station, with one poll on 011ie North with tips on the whereabouts of suspected receiving 50,000 calls. Televote questions are Washington criminals and one on the steps necessary to repeated once or twice each newscast, with better safeguard a home from burglary. In ad- totals reported each time. The station aver- In Years. dition to the specials, the 10 p.m. news fea- ages about one Televote poll a week. tured a series of reports on crime. Komar/ received Best Newscast honors in Introducing Capital Coverages UPI's annual regional competition. o from Washington International Teleport. With our exclusive o More PCB's (hazardous chemicals used in switched network, it costs less electrical transformers) are burned in El Dor- to have more live feeds from key ado, Ark., than anywhere in America. When WrsTv Columbia, S.C., sent its special pro- the company that owns the incinerator asked locations in the Nation's Capital. jects team of Charley Keyes and Lonnie We- the EPA for permission to burn more, there was You pay only for the time you hunt to South America for six days in July to public protest over possible health hazards. use in increments as small as report on South Carolina National Guard engi- - KTVIii-7v produced a three -part series and a neers building a road in the jungle of eastern 15 minutes. one -hour live call -in special the night before Ecuador. The three -part series looked at the Plug in at the White House, the the hearing. A KTVE -TV crew was allowed inside value of the project, its military and foreign Capitol- wherever you choose the plant to document the handling and incin- - policy implications and the reaction of the lo- eration of PCB's, the first time the company and you're routed directly to satellite cal population. Ecuadorean humidity proved had allowed such filming. Several months lat- or studio (with IFB). Capital even tougher on equipment than South Caroli- er, the firm withdrew its application for permis- Coverage gives you fast, affordable na's climate. Each morning, producer Wehunt sion, citing a change in market conditions. had to borrow a hair dryer from the female live coverage, any time, from any- KTVE -TV hires new reporters with less than a guard members to dry up the moisture that where in Washington, to anywhere year of experience. That often means on -the- had collected inside his three -quarter -inch in the world. job training. In April, the station sponsored an video recorder overnight. 'Run to Washington International informal, off-the -record seminar on issues in Japan was also a destination for a wis -ry the Louisiana legislature. State representa- Teleport for services to save you crew. Reporter Sean Callebs and producer tives and senators from the area were invited time and money. Wehunt followed a class of Columbia eighth to a two -hour gathering at the station's studios access graders on a 10 -day mission of peace and Direct international to meet the news personnel and explain the introduction to a new culture. The two filed C- and Ku -Band major issues in the upcoming session. their first story on the 42d anniversary of the 7tansportables dropping of the first atomic bomb from Hiroshi- o 24 -hour operation ma, where the students took part in an interna- Networking tional peace ceremony. Another story was filed WMAR -TV Baltimore aired two primary election from Japan and three more aired shortly after debates between the two mayoral candidates the crew returned to the U.S. The coverage and the three candidates for city council presi- culminated in a 30- minute documentary that dent. 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Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 111 visited indian villages. When two Chattanoogans who work with area homeless traveled to San Antonio to hear a special message from the Pope, wrvc went along, sending home daily reports for the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. news. For the 10th anniversary of Elvis's death, anchors Bob Johnson and Locher spent three days in Memphis, visiting Elvis's school, getting a private Graceland tour and talking to some of Elvis's close friends. The result was two special editions of the news live via satellite from the grounds of Graceland. A crew of 12 directors, producers, photographers and engineers were employed, using the station's ENG /Production truck and a rented C -band uplink. Starting young. Noncommercial wecu.Tv Bowling Green, Ohio, has a rather nontradi- tional newscast. It consists of 24 weekly, 10- minute news features written and delivered by o sixth graders in various area towns. The programs are created in cooperation with the Northwest Ohio Educational Technology Foundation, and are produced by a Bowling Idaho Educational Public Broadcasting Green State University graduate student in mass communications or radio /television /film. shows viewers a different scenic spot in the There are seven main objectives to the newscasts: to provide a writing exercise; to help state each month. "Outdoor Idaho" and its students become aware of career opportunities in television; to provide an exercise in crew accept the physical and technological which students are producers of television as well as consumers; to help students appre- demands of taking viewers on the "scenic ciate their communities; to show the value of teamwork; to provide practical experience in route." The production team have soaked mass communication, and to develop oral reading skills. themselves taping a thunderstorm, driven Each show comprises three videotaped stories, a brief recognition of the originating 2,000 miles to get to a river and back; climbed town, a "kid in the street" interview and transitional bumpers. 9,000 feet, gear in tow (including a close scrape in which a horse tumbled from a rocky ledge with a producer on its back). Responsi- wall -to -wall coverage of returns. Stories included the lives of camp dwellers ble for the show are producer-host Bruce Rei- The station produced a one -hour, prime their efforts to gain freedom. chert, photographer- editor Jeff Tucker, editor time documentary, Waterline, about the peo- o Al Hagenlock and producer -writer Royce Wil- ple who live on the islands of the Chesapeake liams. Bay Reporter Rick Douglas and cameraman o George Stover spent several months touring In 1886, Geronimo surrendered to the U.S. the Bay, meeting and talking with those who Army in Arizona. In 1987, PBS affiliate KuA'Tv An 11 -year high of nearly 10,000 Oklahoma take their life from it. The program won a re- 'Tucson, Ariz., produced a half -hour docu- children under the age of 18 were arrested last gional UPI award for best documentary. mentary on the indian warrior, Geronimo-The year for such crimes as murder, rape and rob- Final Campaign, that was carried on more o bery. In her three -part series, "Bad Apples," than 100 PBS stations. The program garnered Kozo -TV Oklahoma City reporter Cathy Davis - the highest ratings of any program, local or son talked to three teen -ageer serving time for WJAR -TV Providence, R.I., sent its investiga- otherwise, in the station's history. murder. In addition to visiting death row, Davis - Department Hosted by Will Rogers Jr., the tive team to check out the state's documentary son went to Oklahoma school assemblies pf Families. The result was a four - was taped on location at Children and significant campaign where youth are shown how not to go to prison who run while sites in Arizona and Northern New Mexico, part series children away em- on, to counseling sessions and to the parents The ploying native Americans, under the department's care. series campaign histori- of convicted killers. looked at both their life on the streets and ans and soldiers in historic costume. The rug- It was the best of times. Oil prices were soar- problems with the DFC. The report prompted ged terrain covered by Geronimo proved a ing, and the money kept rolling in. It was the an internal investigation. challenge to talent and crew trying to reach boom. And then...bust. When oil prices plum- "Seeking Sobriety," was a four -part series on historic locations. Executive producer of the meted and unemployment soared, KOCO -TV re- the Edgehill Newport Alcohol Treatment Facili- program was Don Burgess. Fran Sherlock and porters Carol Wilkinson and Bill Mitchell want- ty, first TV in- Hector Gonzalez were the time cameras were allowed co-producers. Writer ed to learn what happened. Then told their side. Reporter Pat Mastors and photograher was Tim McIntire. story in a one -hour documentary, Black Gold Robert Izzo time with the residents of spent o Blues. From ghost towns to the Presidential Edgehill to gain their trust and learn of their suite at Phillips Petroleum, they talked with a lives. The reported the treatment station on range of businessmen, historians, political process, sessions, support groups therapy Wrvcav) Chattanooga weekend news an- leaders and small businessmen to get a feel recovery The material was and the process. chor John Favole and photographer Richard for the industry's cyclic history of boom and also incorporated into a half -hour special on Simms traveled to Denmark with a group of bust. alcoholism. area youth on a student exchange program. Black unemployment is more than double In "No Experience Necessary," the I -Team The result was a seven -part series, "Destina- that of whites in Oklahoma City. The station uncovered the lack of regulations governing tion Denmark," about the exchange of stu- took those facts and figures and put names in Rhode Island. A private security agencies dents and their efforts to learn about world and faces on them in a one -hour documentary, station intern was sent to one firm to get a job. peace. Why the Eagle Doesn't Fly. It examined the The intern was hired in a with no day qualifica- Health reporter Mary Ellen Locher spent sev- reasons for this inequity where it is rooted and tions, no no and no back- training, experience en days in Cancun, Mexico, as part of a follow - how it can be changed. ground check. The series prompted propos- up report on the progress of a Mayan girl who als to the. State Legislature to tighten those returned to Mexico after plastic surgery in D regulations. Chattanooga. She travelled with two Chattan- On the documentary front, the station sent a nooga doctors who donated their medical ser- WDAM -TV Laurel, Miss., produced a docu- crew to the Thai -Cambodian border for a one - vices for two weeks as part of a team of doc- mentary from remote villages in Honduras. Re- hour special. The Rhode Island area hosts tors sponsored by the Plastic Surgeons porter Joann Rush joined a group of South many refugees from Southeast Asia with rela- Foundation. For her five -part series, Locher Mississippi missionaries traveling to that coun- tives in border camps. The station brought talked to patients and doctors. She followed try. He spent a week in remote villages with the greetings from loved ones, and returned them. children through life- changing surgery and doctors, dentists and other medical profes-

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 119 sionals. The resulting one -hour special is satellite time for feeds. The trip produced a scheduled to be shown to the Honduran Presi- five -part series and an hour special, Bravo dent and minister of health. Charlotte, the work of anchor Meg MacDon- and photogra- o ald, producer Robin McCourt phers Bill Williamson and Joe Ehlich. According to WTvo(rv) Toledo, Ohio, "Medi- o cal Marvels" is a semi -monthly series of one - investigative reporter hour, prime time specials produced as a coop- KHJ -ry Los Angeles a three re- erative effort by the seven television stations of Dan Medina produced -part special the medical in- Storer Communications. topics included port on "medi -gap" insurance, at the elderly that re- blood tests designed to detect AIDS, Cancer surance policies aimed ä ceive heavy celebrity advertising and suggest and Alzheimer's disease, obesity, heart trans- r): plants, surrogate mothering and more. Each that federal and state health insurance poli- in of crisis. His story station acts as a bureau on the project, with a cies are not enough times insurance companies "Medical Marvels" producer at each station reported a number of working independently and each responsible that do not pay the elderly as their advertising of Dan's report, for a single story. The local station anchor does suggests they do. Because the opens, closes and introductions for his sta- entertainer Bob Barker withdrew his endorse- and prohibited tion's show. In the case of wrvc, the anchor ment from one such company from any commercials that talent is taped on location in a hospital. the company airing featured him. Also, California Senator Pete Wil- son began hearings to look into possible federal legislation to regulate such advertising After gas leaking from a faulty water heater and the California State Legislature passed a killed one and injured several at a local hotel, law mandating that a disclaimer be added to vcrw rV) Nashville began looking into the pos- all such advertising in the state. sible causes. The result was a series that re- Other KHJ -TV investigative pieces included vealed that code standards were frequently uncovering the fact that the Los Angeles Dis- THE PANNELL KERR FORSTER ignored in the city and that over 6,000 build- trict Attorney's Office did not prosecute cases ings had never received a final inspection. The of child molestation involving children under ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS mayor put all inspectors on six -day weeks and the age of five, despite the fact that there is no PROGRAM FOR called for more money and more inspectors. basis in law for not prosecuting; an examina- The station also uncovered apparent wrong- tion of the TV ratings system with interviews OUTSTANDING doing by a city police officer. The officer, the with the heads of Arbitron and Nielsen and FINANCIAL WRITING department's chief pilot and head of its avi- with members of an "Arbitron family" (the sta- ation division, was videotaped filling his per- tion was careful not to air this piece during a Pannell Kerr Forster, the national account- sonal plane with city fuel. The station also ratings period to avoid any hint of stunting), ing and consulting firm, announces its found that the city had paid for tires for the and a story on the children of Los Angeles' Fourth Annual Awards Program for plane. As a result of the story, the officer has skid row and a ballet program for them run by Outstanding Achievement in Financial been relieved of his authority over the aviation a former deputy district attorney. Writing (U.S.). division and an internal affairs investigation is o under way. Awards for both broadcast and print jour- During the week leading up to a run -off elec- Noncommercial WHA -TV Madison, Wis. and nalists are given for scripts and articles tion for mayor, the station extended its late Television Network jointly Wisconsin Public aired or published between January 1 and newscast by 10 minutes and gave each candi- produce Wisconsin Magazine. Highlights of December 31, 1987. A $3,000 Achievement date five minutes per night to discuss an issue the program included a documentary on Nica- Award and three $1,500 honorable men- chosen by the station. The candidates also ragua shot on location by Producer Rick Rock- tions are awarded to journalists in each participated in a live election eve debate. well, videographer Jim Erskine and sound re- category. o corder Kerman Eckes. They travelled to Nicaragua with a contingent of Wisconsin poli- The program's fundamental objective is to "They call it the one red light you can't run." ticians and political activists to document the recognize and encourage practicing journal- That was the beginning of a documentary on signing of the Nicaraguan constitution. The ists' outstanding contributions to the pub- financial cancer co- produced by Ktcu -TV San Jose, Ca- show also traveled to Korea to produce a doc- lic's understanding of complex issues affecting Americans. lif., and noncommercial KrEH(vV). umentary on two Milwaukee women who ar- Naked in Yankee Stadium was a one -hour range free medical care for seriously ill impov- special that detailed the emotional struggles erished Korean children. Other Entries must be postmarked or delivery - dated no later than January 15, 1988. of three people diagnosed with cancer: a psy- documentaries included two on native sons chology teacher; a single mother, and a young who had made their marks: magician and es- family man. Each shared candidly their anger, cape artist Harry Houdini and Senator Gaylord For entry blanks and additional informa- fear and hope as they tried to come to terms Nelson, "father of the modern day environmen- tion, contact with the disease. Copies of the documentary tal movement." Several of the show's seg- Awards Program Chairman patients ments were picked up for airing by the Mac- were made available to cancer and PANNELL KERR FORSTER for use in sensitivity training for doctors and Neil /Lehrer NewsHour. One Wilshire Building nurses. Dave Iverson is executive producer and Suite 1810 According to KICU -TM the co- production ap- Mark Weller managing producer of Wisconsin 624 South Grand Avenue proach, with each station contributing man- Magazine. Los Angeles. CA 91417 1213167ät -0914 power, videotape equipment and promotional o resources, produced a program that neither could have created alone. WBAL-TV Baltimore reporter Jayne Miller 1987 Winners of the o launched an investigation into how prepared .4chicscment Award PANNELL the Baltimore -Washington International airport Gene Erh KERR Wsoc -ry Charlotte, N.C.. crossed the Atlantic would be to handle a major emergency She The fk_a 'loins Register to follow the Charlotte Symphony on a three - discovered that the facility, which handles Jeff McKinney FORSTER week tour of Europe. For the station, there thousands of flights each week, had no ambu- KMOX Radio St. Louis WORLDWIDE were the logistics of moving and clearing lance at the airport and had frequent break- equipment through customs and arranging downs of its fire trucks and equipment. She

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 113 documented reports of delays in medical care ter of RINDA, a special achievement award because off -site ambulances were being held from Associated Press and an award from the up at locked gates, and paramedics once in- State Education Association for a five -part se- side were often confused about where to go. ries, "Teach the Children 1Abll." After the series aired, state officials secured an ambulance for the airport and applications for more paramedics. Another investigation by Miller involved a Asians- Blacks: Collision Course was a two - child beaten to death by her mother's boy- part series on wrrotrv) Washington on the clash friend. Miller found that instances of prior fk between Asian businessmen and black residents of Washington. "The an abuse had been on the social service records -PAM - ZEHMAN day of Asian store on for years and nothing had been done to pro- igatíve every corner of the black community tect Mir is over," said one businessman. The series ex- the child. Following the report, the agency iiim plored the reasons for the success of Asian launched its own probe that showed problems WBBM -TV investigates plight of children in its ability to flag multiple abuse cases. Miller entrepreneurs. The station won a local Emmy for its report received AP and UPI awards for her story. done and surgery not performed. Since the on the closing of an auto tire Maryland Lemon Laws require a manufac- series' broadcast in June, the U.S. Attorney's factory that took the viewer turer to buy back cars with serious or uncor- Office has been investigating possible crimi- on a tour of the plant in its waning nal days, meeting workers who had spent all their rectable problems. WBAL -TV wondered what fraud at the centers and the state of Illinois working lives to the dying plant. happens to those cars. What it found was that is investigating the doctors who own the clin- In a three series, the many were being resold without being re- ics for possible suspension or revocation of -part station took a look back at the Bay paired. The station tracked the paper trail of their medical licenses Chesapeake beach resorts and their popularity one resold lemon to its new owner. The dealer The Illinois Department of Children and before the Chesapeake Bay Bridge agreed to take the car back and refund the Family Services was "caught and punished" opened up the ocean resorts. The series is money Eight months later the station decided as a result of a September 1986 series of re- currently being used in educational programs at the Chesapeake Railway Muse- to find out the fate of the car. It had again been ports detailing the plight of children whose um. resold without repair. As a result of the story, cases had been mishandled. As a result of the There are about 100,000 the Maryland Attorney General's office has investigation, the director of the department illegal Salvadoran refugees, launched an investigation and the original lem- ordered a review of 500 pending cases; the In Search of Freedom: Salvadorans in Washington looked at the fears, on law was toughened by its sponsors. The Cook County director of the department re- culture shock and homesickness of the station also produced a pamphlet outlining signed; two top administrators were trans- displaced group, told through the voices car buyers rights, and distributed several ferred, and disciplinary action was taken of Salvadoran thousand. against 13 caseworkers and supervisors. educators, doctors and others. The D.C. office The series garnered the station a 1987 Best of Latin Affairs called the series the most pow- Investigative Reporting award from RTNDA. erful report ever done on the topic. WBRZ -TV Baton Rouge, La., aired a one -hour o o documentary featuring investigative reporter John Camp detailing the inequities in Louisi- WDAF-TV Kansas City, Mo., produced a series WrnR -TV Indianapolis spent seven months in- ana's property tax system. The of reports that examined the drug problem station fol- vestigating public education. The result was a lowed that with another Camp report, from a variety of perspectives. "The Pipeline this time prime time documentary, "Class of 2000" (this a five -part series on a Florida -based baby bro- looked at how illegal drugs enter Kansas City, year's kindergarden class). WTHR showed kering business that exploited loopholes the amount of money involved and how police in what it characterized as "classrooms in cha- Louisiana's adoption laws. The departments are sometimes inadequately program was os" and "schools out of control," while also credited with helping reform laws. equipped to handle the flood of drugs. "High those showing successful approaches to eliminate When the Jim Bakker /PTL Society" posed and tried to answer the ques- Club scandal truancy and dropout rates and raise educa- broke, Baton Rouge-based tions "1) Why do we use drugs? 2) How did we evangelist Jimmy tional standards. The station's investigations Swaggart was one of Bakkers get in this mess? 3) How do we get out?" most outspoken resulted in changes in two state laws. critics. The station aired a "Drugs: The Body's Crisis" looked at the phys- prime time special Troubleshooter Jody Davis revealed a legal on the Swaggart ministry. The report ical toll drugs can take. "Our Kids" looked at asserted loophole that could have allowed a prisoner to that many of the problems of the the impact on children. "Off the Ball" looked at Bakker minis- gain custody of a child he fathered with an try also existed in drugs and sports. "Inside the System" looked Swaggart's. underaged girl. Reports on the loophole at what happens to a drug offender who enters o prompted state legislators to close it. In an- the penal system. "What's Our Business" other case, the troubleshooter squad found When it looked at the business community as it relates appeared that young adults in a cer- that rabid dogs were allowed to run loose be- to the drug problem, and "Success Stories" tain area showed higher cancer rates than nor- cause of legal technicalities about quaran- mal, WPTA(TV) profiled the policemen, teachers, doctors, Fort Wayne, Ind., decided that tines. State legislators closed that loophole as counselors and others who are fighting the the questions of the areas safety needed to be well, according to the station. addressed. It battle against drug abuse. conducted six months of re- Reporter Bill Gephart found that govern- search and interviews with cancer victims that ment- required car defect notices were back- o resulted in a news series. As a result, the state logged at the Department of Transportation conducted soil tests and took health surveys due to the "disarray of records." The series What began as a weekend tribute to profes- in the area. The tests were negative, and the helped prompt two Congressmen to call for sional football stars at Canton, Ohio's, Pro survey results are still being compiled. computerization of the defect records. Football Hall of Fame, has turned into a week- The station sent anchor Keith Edwards and long with o celebration, beginning the grand pa- chief photographer Bill Schneider to Hondu- rade, and including enshrinement ceremonies ras for a week to profile members of the local and the exhibition game. Army reserve there to help safeguard the WPTF -TV Raleigh- Durham, N.C., began a From the first marching band to the last play building of a road. The result was a 9 -part news operation from scratch on Sept. 15, of the exhibition game, WOAC -TV covers the series on the military mission, the road and the 1986-it had been airing only newsbreaks in week with a series of specials, plus nightly people affected by it. recent years. Thirty news personnel were coverage of events during regularly sched- o hired for the 6 and 11 p.m. half- hours. Live uled newscasts. The station provided first - capability was added, a news bureau in Fay- ever live coverage of the Kickoff Parade and In "Surgery Center: Surgery Scams." WBBM -TV etteville, N.C., new studio cameras, field cam- the Grand Parade and interviews with the Hall Chicago reported on two health care clinics eras, edit stations, a set and weather graphics. of Fame Queen and her court, visiting celebri- that were discovered to be charging for surgi- In its first year, the station won honorable men- ties and event organizers. News director Scott cal assistants who weren't there, tests not tion best TV newscast from the Carolina chap- Davis toured the Hall of Fame, profiled induc-

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 114 tees and hosted a live 90- minute special pre- keting Executives in the "special projects" viewing the upcoming football season. category. o

Forgotten" was described by "Home of the Statistics show that Texas leads the nation in N.Y., as its most compelling wive -Tv Buffalo, the number of births by teen -agers 14 and Reporter Lee Coppola detailed news series." under. For two months, producer Steve Wright list at a facility for homeless a long of abuses and reporter Karen Boudrie of KRIS -TV Corpus reportage detailed sub- people. Undercover Christi, Tex., interviewed teen -age mothers, neglect. The standard living conditions and teachers, health officials and lawmakers. The also included interviews with eight -part series product was a prime time documentary, A who told stories former residents of the home Generation at Risk, that aired early in June. improperly prescribed of drug prescriptions Highlights included a tour of the Corpus is now moving and of sexual abuse. The state Christi school district's teen -age mother's closed. to have the facility school, a young mother explaining the difficul- o ty of completing high school and caring for a baby and a school principal comparing a cur- riculum without sex education to "teaching In 1987, wf_vr -Tv Cambridge, Mass. (Boston), about rattlesnakes but not teaching initiated a major news expansion. Its 10 p.m. someone about poison." weekday news, which had been a half -hour, them in the station's ADI requested was expanded to an hour, and a half -hour 10 Schools to show to their sex educa- p.m. news was added on the weekend. On the copies of the tape sports side was added the half -hour Sunday tion classes. Scoreboard at 10:30 p.m. and a Celtics Tonight o pregame show before each Boston Celtic locally away game. In June, the station aired a Noncommercial WHYY-TV Philadelphia decid- produced one -hour documentary, Dreams De- ed that the best way to celebrate the bicenten- ferred-Athletics and Academics. nial of the Constitution on a limited budget o would be to provide an updated sequel to Bill Moyers Report From Philadelphia, a daily When the story about suspected mass mur- three-minute PBS series done as though he derer Donald Harvey broke in Cincinnati in were alive in Philadelphia 200 years ago. June. it caught the attention of KTVutrvf Oak- WHVV-TV'S 60- second version, which immedi- DAWN land, Calif. ately followed the Moyers Monday- Friday Reporter Bob MacKenzie traveled to Ohio spots, talked about the town today. Producing and Tennessee and, with the help of Cincin- the spots on a weekly basis-five pieces were nati's wcPo -N interviewed the 35- year -old shot each Monday -allowed for inclusion of OF nurses aide -accused of murdering pa- contemporary events such as the Iran -Contra tients -and his mother. MacKenzie discov- hearings and local elections. ered that Harvey had been killing since he was The spots were shot at locations that tied in PROMISES a teen -ager, after having been sexually molest- with the Moyers pieces. A single betacam was ed. The result of the interviews was a one -hour used with a two -man crew and portable tele- ROMANCE prompter. special also shown as a five -part series on the DANGER 10 p.m. news. o Reporter George Watson, accompanied by 45 World War II veterans, took a nostalgic trip TENSION Noncommercial WTrw(Tvt's "Crisis on Federal to Guadalcanal for the 45th anniversay of that Street" documentary aired on Tuesday, Jan. 6, INTRIGUE battle. The trip evoked powerful emotions in 1987, and garnered the station its highest rat- the veterans, who had lost friends in the battle. ing ever for a news -public affairs documen- Novels for Television Adding Japanese and U.S. newsreel footage tary. The broadcast was hosted by Nodding to the mix, Watson presented a 30- minute spe- -a first from Coral Carter Ill and focused on a family that has cial and a series for the 10 p.m. newscast. lived on public aid for three generations. The Romance turns to bitter- o documentary explored the complex problem ness fora rich young society of institutionalized poverty at Chicago's Rob- girl jilted by a heartless story that Miracles in Medjugorje was a ert Taylor Homes, the "largest, most ambitious opportunist. Returning to largely Catholic ranch, she faces seemed to touch deeply the public housing project in the world and the her family re- violence, tension, danger population of New Orleans. Wvuscry sent poorest urban community in the U.S." accord- McCall to the and warfare. porters Jim Bailey and Mary Lou ing to the station. Many of the problems dealt reported visions Yugoslavian town to cover the with in the special are now in the news else- Principal photography the vil- in November. of the Blessed Mother by children of where as the Chicago Housing Authority tights begins lage. The trip resulted in a 10 -part series and Viewing tape ready for halt -hour documentary Following the story, NATPE. Bailey and McCall received requests to speak at area churches and an invitation to appear on the nationally syndicated Sally Jessy Ra- phael Show. The station received hundreds of requests for videotapes of the report. Re- sponse to the series was so great that the sta- CORPORATIONPICTURES tion sent the reporters back to Medjugorje in 6850 Coral Way, March 1987 for a follow -up report. Miami, Florida 33155 Miracles in Medjugorje received a number Tel. 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Broadcasting No 16 1987 115 to maintain control of the subsidized housing centrated dose of vitamins. special recapping the 1985 season, which in- projects in Chicago. The station received an In an exclusive interview with WBBI1 -TV a doc- cluded close calls from hurricanes Elena and Emmy for best documentary of local signifi- tor admitted to a mercy killing of his wife, who Juan, and a look at a particularly strong hurri- cance. had terminal cancer. State investigators heard cane in 1979. It also reminded people what to On January 20, wrrw broadcast a one -hour the admission and launched an investigation. do and where to go in case of a hurricane. For special entitled Justice The Greylord Style, which doctor was arrested and charged with first the 75th anniversary of the Pensacola Air Sta- looked at the FBI -initiated Greylord undercov- degree murder and conspiracy to commit tion, wnv.ry aired a three-part series on the er investigation of the Cook County judicial murder. anniversary, looking at both the past and future system. To date, 58 judges, lawyers, bailiffs o of Navy flying. and police officers have been indicted and 30 convicted. o Wnw's John Callaway led a group When an earthquake struck El Salvador in Oc- of individuals with expertise on the court sys- tober 1986, KOLD -TV 7Ucson reporter Saul One of WPVi -TV Philadelphia's many docu- tem in a discussion of the various issues in- Saenz and photographer Jeff Bundonis, mentaries focused on the hardships that Viet- volved. The discussion was prompted by vi- hitched aboard an aircraft from Tucson carry- nam War veterans face in their adjustment to deotaped vignettes on the case. PBS ing food, medical supplies and building mate- life back home and the role the Veterans Ad- broadcast the special nationwide on Aug. 9, rials. Saenz, who speaks Spanish, talked with ministration plays. "Vietnam Vets: Broken 1987. local citizens, authorities and officials, while Hearts, Broken Minds" looked at the ways in One of the biggest stories of the year was Bundonis photographed the damage and the which the conflict differed from earlier wars: its the Mayoral race. WTTw was the only station to relief efforts, including a warehouse full of sup- men did not return as heroes; its soldiers were get the four candidates to appear on a live plies and the homeless waiting in line to re- much younger and less mature; it was guerilla televised debate. On the day of the debate, ceive their supplies. According to Saenz, warfare with no front lines and no safe havens, were there some 150 journalists at the studio while some people felt exploited by the arrival only an invisible enemy that sometimes came to cover it. of the media, most talked willingly of the in the form of armed children; it was unpopu- o quake, seeing it as an opportunity to ask for lar, and difficult for both the soldiers and those much needed help. Saenz provided a live tele- back home to understand. KING -TV Seattle produced a number of docu- phone report from the quake sight. A WPVI -TV investigation examined unsafe sea- mentaries this year, among them: Senate for After a day in the city, they flew back to Tuc- food in a three -part series and provided view- Sale, a half -hour look at political action com- son, arriving in time to run to the station, edit ers with information to make intelligent deci- mittees and their influence on the political pro- tapes and give their reports. The story helped sions about a food group that many assumed cess; Shelter from the Storm, an hour special bring more donations and a second planeload always to be healthy on low income seniors living in poverty, and of supplies was dispatched within a few days. Salmon: Not a Fish Just Story, an hour -long o look at the changes and upheaval in the salmon fishing industry, one of the Northwest's eco- KPOM -TV Fort Smith, Ark., produced a local nomic mainstays. WPTF -TV Raleigh- Durham, N.C., covered a version of the national special, Scared On the news series front, KING -TV News's range of AIDS -related stories, culminating Straight: 10 Years Later, in which youth are "Top Story" produced a five -part series on the with a prime acess, half -hour special, Living introduced first -hand to prison life. Co -an- Seattle school district, focusing on the super- with AIDS. The program focused on local chors Bill Oltman and Elizabeth Alex toured an intendent of schools, the gap in academic test AIDS patients, their families, medical prob- Arkansas prison with four teen -agers from lo- scores between black and white students, lems, the problem of AIDS and prostitutes at a cal schools. They arranged for one -on -one mandatory busing and comparing school sys- local military base and the progress in re- talks with prisoners, followed by a live, 30- tems. search. Viewer response was overwhelmingly minute 'panel discussion comprising lawmak- In a follow -up to an earlier Soviet-American positive. Several Raleigh doctors and hospi- ers and citizens. tals requested joint production, KING -Tv sent anchor Jean En- copies of the tape, and the o ersen to the Soviet Union. The result was a host, Ben Garrett, spoke at a state conference five -part series on Soviet women, a 90- minute on AIDS about the role of the media. special and two news reports. The station also produced a 30- minute doc- In March, WJBK -TV Detroit added a business news segment to its newscasts. Reporter Mur- o umentary, "The Boomers Face 40," looking at how much the world has changed the Baby ray Feldman heads up the unit and anchors Boom generation. WPTF -TV reporter Phil Pratt five -minute reports at 5:30 and updated re- When the Presbyterian Church was searching took viewers through a historical overview of ports at 11 p.m. Feldman draws on a team of for a site for its international headquarters, the events of that era and then took an in- writers and producers, plus a computer that Louisville, Ky., was among the candidates. depth look at several "boomers" whose lives links the station with national business data- The headquarters would bring almost 1,000 were profoundly affected by the values of the bases that give a national perspective on local jobs, a payroll of $32 million and a $100 million '60's. activities. The Channel 2 business Report fo- annual budget, having - cuses on local business trends, changes in an estimated $52 mil o lion -a -year impact on the local economy lifestyle, in -depth reporting of major business WAVE -TV covered all aspects of the story. When issues and ongoing investor advice from local church representatives met in Biloxi, Miss., to Kcrvçrvl Kansas City, Mo., aired a five -part experts who offer tips on subjects ranging decide, the station carried daily satellite re- investigative series, "Money vs. Justice," al- from stock market strategy to IRAs to savings ports of the heated debate and dramatic vote. leging unfair and illegal practices by a local bonds. lawyer. The general assembly voted 332 to 309 for KcTV petitioned the state supreme Louisville, reversing a recommendation of its courts of Kansas and Missouri, asking each to relocation committee. Coverage included a open up any secret investigative proceedings Konvçrvf Medford, Ore., conducted a three - live, half -hour that might have been instituted against the at- documentary about the deci- part investigation into the future of the timber sion process that aired the torney. The station also filed a lawsuit against evening of the deci- industry in southern Oregon, which provides sion. the 16th Judicial Circuit Bar Committee asking nearly half the in the court to declare the supreme court rules jobs the region. A Follow -up on the series sent station reporter unconstitutional as they relate to secrecy sur- a to Dallas, where he rounding the discipline of attorneys. Those de- interviewed the president and chairman Salesmen were peddling an alleged miracle cisions are pending. of one of the largest timber corporations drug, even though they had been ordered to in southern Oregon. The series looked at the o stop by the Food and Drug Administration. environmental and economic impacts of in- WBBN -TV Foil Myers, Fla., exposed the com- creased cutting, statistics on how much tim- panies involved and informed those buying "Hurricane Watch," was a half -hour documen- ber is available and the amount of timber being the capsules that the wonder drug touted as a tary on wAU -TV Mobile, Ala. At the beginning cut. cure for cancer was nothing more than a con- of 1986's hurricane season, the station ran a o

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 116 WAPTITV) Jackson, Miss., was the first to While touring an area hospital, KBAK-TV Ba- break an investigative report on a male prosti- kersfield, Calif., reporter Julienne Smith no- tute who tested positive for AIDS. The police ticed a container of blood being poured down were faced with the problem of trying to keep an ordinary drain. She was prompted to ask him from infecting others. The story was a what standard blood- handling procedures team effort headed by co- anchor Stephanie were. What she found, in a series of stories, Bell. The report received national attention was that there were conflicting rules and regu- and was picked up by major newspapers and lations, with some of the blood going into sew- the networks. The station followed up the story ers that led to a reclamation plant that pro- with reports on social and medical aspects of vided water for agricultural use. The station's AIDS. investigation is continuing. o o

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WNEV -TV confronts AIDS Drug abuse facts from WYFF Tv OF QUALITY TELEVISION Public affairs: a chance to serve PROGRAMMING It takes a special type of company to conduct In response to the growing concern about the WYFF-TV Greenville, S.C. : aoteo a month to deadly -TV Boston launched the subject of drug ab,...; The story began business globally. Coral an awareness and education campaign in with an editorial outlining the planned cover- hasthe experience, rights included news re- February. The campaign age and asking viewers to watch the program to service ports, specials, editorials and PSAs, communi- as a family and discuss the topics raised. and product ty- related activities, the production of an edu- Each reporter was assigned one or two re- the television industry and the selective acceptance issue. Included cational video ports on a different facet of the not only in the U.S. but of condom ads for the prevention of disease. in the segments were actual drug raids and One special "Sex and Singles," was shot on buys. abuse prevention and treatment and on every continent location in area bars, health clubs, discos and ways everyone can help in the fight. The sta- throughout the world. dating clubs. and looked at how the disease tion's efforts were recognized by the South If is has affected the heterosexual community. The Carolina Broadcasters Association as out- your station looking show also featured a discussion group among standing documentary- series. for first -rate first-runs or the singles of various ages talking about ef- o re -runs, look first to Coral fects the disease has on their dating. Another special, "Teaching our Children," dealt with Pictures.The company WTHn -Tv Indianapolis's Coats for Kids cam- how to tell children about AIDS, and featured paign netted more than 10,000 winter coats for has a staff experienced the suggestions of parents and educators. needy children. The coats, donated by view- in all phases of broad- For the second year in a row, WNEV -TV spon- ers, were cleaned by a local dry cleaning sored a public service campaign on behalf of casting to help stations chain and distributed free to poor families. Project Bread's Walk for Hunger. The cam- The 10 -day Greater Indianapolis Cholester- achieve their most paign included PSAs and promotional spots ol Screening Project was conducted at area for the May 3 walk. In addition, the station pro- optimistic projections. malls. More than 30,000 people took the two - duced a hall -hour special to encourage peo- minute test, and showed "significantly" higher ple to participate in the walk. As a result, more levels than the national average. One -third of than 2,500 additional people signed up. The those tested, in fact, found they were at high walk raised $2.5 million. risk. Also participating in the project were the In commemoration of the 200th anniversary Heart Association, a local hospital and makers of the signing of the Constitution, WNEV-TV be- of a new testing device. gan a 14 -month public service campaign that included specials, documentaries and an o @OL,=[ awards competition designed to honor excel- CORPORATIONPICTURES lence in teaching about the Constitution. KING -TV Seattle's Face to Face: U.S.IU.S.S.R. Among the specials were The Chief Justice 6850 Coral Way, was a follow -up to a December 1985 program, and the Kids, featuring former Chief Justice Miami, Florida 33155 A Citizen's Summit, in which a Seattle and Tel. (305) 661 -8922 Warren Burger talking to 13 student reporters, Leningrad audience were linked via satellite. Telex 441132 CORAL and a special on the Fifth Amendment, Power In Face to Face, the idea was taken one step Fax (305) 665 -7194 of Silence. further: A young couple who had been in the o audience in Seattle in 1985 travelled to Lenin-

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 117 grad to meet the family of one of the Soviet with the discussion. residents to test the level of radon in their audience members. Then the Soviet citizen In November 1986, wt_s -TV launched a one - homes, as well as airing documentary-style visited Seattle. The program was hosted by year campaign, "Say No! to Drugs," in cooper- information on the threat. Approximately 6,000 anchor Jean Enersen, and was a look at both ation with the Chicago Sun -Times. Each tests were returned, producing one of the cultures. The effort was a joint one between month, a drug awareness special was broad- country's largest data bases on the gas. The KINGTV and Gostelradio, the Soviet State cast on wls-TV as a series of 12 features. In station's efforts were highlighted in a hearing broadcasting entity, which shared manpower, addition, bumper stickers, buttons, tee shirts of the House Subcommittee on Transportation, equipment and facilities. The Soviets pro- and sweat shirts were produced with the "Say Tourism and Hazardous Materials. One con- duced their own version of Face to Face as No!" theme. Station talent was made available gressman said of the effort: "It was up to a well. for motivational speaking engagements and television station to alert us and to come up In June, KING -TV produced a series of "safe the station organized, produced and broad- with the only factual data that we have." sex" PSAs aimed at teen -agers, gays and the cast a parade to salute those groups active in general audience. Those aimed at teen -agers the anti -drug area. were aired in conjunction with a special, Teen WI-s-N in cooperation with the League of Sex: What About the Kids ?, that examined the Women Voters of Illinois, produced and broad- WI5N -Tv Milwaukee devoted a month -long se- question of sex education in public schools. cast a series of five exclusive debates among ries to "Schoolvote," a program designed to The station has also produced and aired a candidates for major statewide office, includ- help parents and others set educational priori- number of PSAs promoting responsible atti- ing lieutenant governor, attorney general, ties. The series began with a Town Hall meet- tudes toward sex as the best means of corn- comptroller, treasurer, secretary of state and ing at City Hall, attended by 130 teachers, batting sexually transmitted diseases and un- U.S. senator. The debates were moderated by parents, administrators. community leaders wanted pregnancies. Teen Sex: What about the Mike Jackson, Andy Shaw and Mary Ann and students. The 10 p.m. news featured a Kids? was the third in a series of specials. The Childers of wls -T',f with a panel of print and series of eight segments by reporters Anne two -hour program looked at sex education in electronic media political experts questioning Kavanagh, Mark Siegrist, Mike Anderson, the schools. The first hour followed a week in the candidates. Dave Wagner and Kathy Mykleby on such to- the lives of students of a progressive sex edu- pics as desegregation, at-risk youth, disci- cation class. The second hour was a live, in- pline, school financing and teen -age pregnan- studio discussion of the merits of sex educa- Noncommercial KrcA-Tv St. Paul employed a cy. There were also three specials about the tion. A telephone poll during the second hour novel device in a special on AIDS. Three pre - project. The final special, Schoolvote: The Re- received 10,000 calls. produced "mock" news stories during the port Card, presented the results of the project The station received a 1987 Presidential hour -long program told the story of a hypo- to Milwaukee area decisionmakers. Award for Private Sector Initiatives for "Getting thetical AIDS incident in a mythical Minnesota When World News Tonight with Peter Jen- to No," KING-Tv's ongoing campaign against town. Two panels then debated the implica- nings originated from wisN -TM the station pro- substance abuse. Included in the effort are tions of the diseases. The discussions were duced a 90- minute special, Ask the Media, in PSAs, specials and the sponsorship of com- taped before a live audience as part of a which Jennings moderated a discussion munity projects. statewide AIDS conference. among leading Milwaukee area journalists. o The three -minute mock newscasts were The program gave the studio audience, corn- presented by former CBS News reporter Ka- posed of viewers and community group repre- The syndicated Oprah Winfrey Show, owned ren Boros and dealt with such topics as confi- sentatives, a chance to address their ques- vs. and produced by wl-s -ry Chicago, traveled to dentiality public's right to know, school and tions and concerns directly to the media. workplace policies, health all -white Forsyth county, Ga., to broadcast a public education, mandatory testing, quarantine and legislative live remote from the Dinner Deck restauran . policies. A companion outreach project included bill- boards, posters, magazine and newspaper ads and educational brochures at a cost to the station of $5,100 (above community contributions of $45,500). Executive producer was Bill Hanley: producer- outreach director, Wendy Wiiberg: associate producer, Anne Ostberg, and production assistant, Gail Feichtinger. o

"Foodline 24" is an areawide food drive conducted by KPOM -TV Fort Smith, Ark. The week before Thanksgiving, food is collected and corporate and business donations are taken. Oprah in Forsyth County PSAs featuring station personalities air Educational priorities on WISN -TV throughout the drive, which culminates in an Forsyth county had been in the news because Noncommercial wMVs(1v) and wuvrçrv), both hour -long mini -telethon asking for of a series of civil rights demonstrations and donations Milwaukee, wanted to become a major public and educating viewers about hunger. In 1986, counter -demonstrations by the Ku Klux Klan. affairs force to compliment rather than corn - " Foodline 24" raised over 12,000 pounds There had been no blacks living in Forsyth of pete with established news media. Their an- food that was distributed through the Food - county for the past 75 years. Winfrey wanted to swer was Smith & Company, a local television bank and the Army to needy fam- find out why. Salvation platform that allows area viewers to meet and ilies. The program opened with clips of recent talk with the movers and shakers of Milwau- "Fanline 24" asked viewers to help a neigh - demonstrations, followed by an open forum kee. The show has five producers who rotate bor during the summer months by donating a discussion. As residents discussed their feel- responsibility for subjects for the Monday - fan to the needy Through PSAs and ings, some rebutted the image of their county stories, Thursday 10:30 p.m. half -hour program. The the station collected 600 fans that were then they felt had been unfairly promoted by the show is designed to be flexible enough to re- distributed to needy families in the area. media. The Rev. Hosea Williams, a civil rights spond to the morning's headlines. activitist, led picketing outside the restaurant On Oct. 7, for example, Milwaukee county's to protest his exclusion from the show (Win - Director of Parks was fired by the County Ex- frey's ground rules had been that the show In January 1987, wnlo -Tv Dayton, Ohio, ecutive, apparently because he endorsed would feature only Forsyth county residents). launched a public awareness campaign on State Senator John Norquist in his bid for may- When the picketers were arrested, Winfrey re- the dangers of radon gas. The station distribut- or. That evening, both endorser and endorsee ported it as part of the show, then continued ed 10,000 radon test kits at no charge to area were on Smith & Company. Other guests have

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 11111 included Miriam Ben Shalom, winner of a 12- As a part of its Family Matters public service year battle with the U.S. Army after her dis- campaign, KIRO -TV Seattle looked at "Who'll charge for being lesbian; Olympic Gold Med- Take Care of Grandma," alternatives for the alist Bob Beamon, and AIDS researcher Dr. care of the elderly. Five Puget Sound families Karen Lamb. were profiled, each facing the care of an older family member, but approaching it from different emotional and economic grounds. The stories included a look at what community re- WsvNtrvt Miami sent a crew to the Soviet sources are available to older people and Union to accompany a group of South Florida suggestions on how to communicate with the teen -agers traveling there as part of the Peo- elderly ple to People student ambassador program. Also a part of the Family Matters campaign Assignment manager Kira Grishkoff's fluent was a special on parenting. "Coming of Age: Russian proved invaluable. The trip produced Parents and Teen -agers," looked at some of a series showing the USSR through the eyes of the ways parents successfully cope with the the teen -agers. task. Four families were profiled: a single moth- The station, which had sent a news crew to er and daughter; a divorced couple who share cover the 1986 earthquake in Mexico City, re- custody; a working couple with six children, turned the crew a year later to see how the city including 17- year -old triplet boys, and a Chi- was recovering from the disaster. There, they nese- American family with three teen -agers. met an 11- year -old boy, born without legs, who At the end of the special, all the parents got did not qualify for special help. With the help of together for a discussion of their relative suc- reporter Brian Cabell and photographer Henry cess Viewers of the show were able to call the Cardenas and others who learned of his station and speak with registered nurses and plight, the boy was brought to the U.S. and therapists staffing a phone bank. fitted with a prosthesis. The station put togeth- Blow the Whistle on Drugs was a prime time er a special on the story. special in which youth from all walks of life When Florida voters faced a referendum to NOVELS shared their thoughts about substance abuse legalize casino gambling and lotteries, the sta- and suggestions on how parents can hat, tion produced a series of live and taped re- them steer clear of drugs. ports from Atlantic City, detailing what impact FOR gambling and lotteries have on the communities that currently have them. In June 1987, three driver education students TELEVISION and their teacher were killed by a drunk driver. WKBW -TV Buffalo, N.Y-, was on hand to report The majority of the public affairs efforts of the tragedy. Two days later. the station aired a ROMANCE were under the "For KTTV(TV) Los Angeles special one -hour edition of its 5 p.m. news Kid's banner. Throughout the year, the DANGER Sake" entitled "Cry for Life." The special focused on and specials station aired documentaries the tragedy and the problem of drunk driving. dealing with divorce, drugs, runaways and TENSION It originated live from the town in which the other problems facing youth. One special was a play written by a 12- year -old about the of INTRIGUE fects of divorce on a child. In conjunction with some of the specials, the station printed an A New Trend informational pamphlet that could be obtained in Television Programming from the station or through one of the campaign's corporate sponsors. Men and women The station was also co- sponsor of a 10k run portrayed in roles that for charity that raised $90.000 for the Blind audiences will get to Children's Center in Los Angeles. Station staff were on hand at the run, handing out For Kid's know- learn to love Sake brochures. and love to hate. Emotional episodes transporting the viewer Drunk drivers were the subject of a sobering into a world of tortuous Davenport, Iowa. "The special on KUB-TV Crash site on WKBW -TV relationships and unfor- Quad Cities' Hidden Assassins: Drunk Driv- ers" examined the frightening and humiliating gettable passion. crash occurred, with parents of one of the chil- experience of an arrest for drunken driving, Coral's novels break dren as guests. the National Commission from the arrest, with its booking and finger- Against Drunk Driving, Washington, selected unprecedented ground. printing, to the costs in attorney's fees, court wKBw-Tv for its Distinguished Service Award for A major new television costs, medical treatment and high insurance its efforts. force. premiums. Providing the facts were attorneys. law enforcement officials and judges. Since the Quad cities area is on the border of Iowa and Illinois, the procedures in both states were For the first time in its history, WJRT-ry Flint, reviewed, with reporters riding along with the Mich., became involved in a campaign to corn- officers as well as researching the laws. There bat substance abuse. "Team Up Against were also videotapes of actual arrests Since Drugs" was a communitywide campaign for CORPORATIONPICTURES its air date, more than a dozen organizations the month of April. Included in the station's 6850 Coral Way, have requested copies of the show for educa- were: tour prime time specials, three efforts Miami, Florida 33155 tional purposes. Two Iowa educational agen- 11 locally produced movies, three 6 p.m. and Tel. (305) 661 -8922 cies are making a version of the program avail- p.m. news series, three noon news interviews, Telex 441132 CORAL able for schools. "Hidden Assassins" also two weeks' worth of syndicated programs that Fax (305) 665 -7194 received a number of awards. dealt with the problem, eight public affairs pro- o grams and over 30 PSAs. One of the most

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 110 successful of those efforts, according to the Working with area law enforcement officials, viewers with the least rhetoric as well as to station, was the sponsoring of a PSA contest WKEF(rV) Dayton, Ohio broadcasts a picture question candidates from a variety of sources. open to students in grades 7 -12. Over 400 of a wanted felon every Monday at 6 p.m. and Eschewing the standard League of Women entries for a 30- second spot discouraging 11 p.m., accompanied by a further description Voters format, NHPTV introduced what it called drug abuse were received. The two first place of the suspect and phone number of the police a livelier format that allowed candidates to awards (in two age categories) were trophies department. Often calls with information come challenge one another, the media to interro- and a cash award for the schools. In addition, to the station and are forwarded to the police, gate them, and more importantly, provided the winners assisted in the production of their in other cases, fugitives themselves have sur- viewers with a chance to ask questions. spots. rendered following the broadcast. NHPTV said the phone response on its "Reac- The special programing included a one - In October 1987, the "BOLO" (Be on the tion Line" from viewers was very favorable and hour documentary focusing on the addictions Lookout) segment was expanded to include a the candidates' responses provided good of alcohol, nicotine, cocaine and eating disor- special feature airing Thursdays and Sun- copy for regional media. ders. And the campaign included a Project days, on "Miami Valley's 10 Most Wanted List." High Tech in the Classroom was NHPTVs Graduation rally for high school students, at The program was the idea of Police Detec- response to its audience's interest in educa- which students were asked to sign a pledge tive Bill Mullins and Lieutenant Ed Crowder. In tional topics. The live, two -hour program on agreeing not to drink and drive and parents all, 58% of the fugitives shown have been advanced use of computers and videodisks in were asked to pledge that they would give aprehended. New Hampshire classrooms primarily target- their children rides home, no questions asked. o ed parents and students. The first hour was o broadcast throughout a four -state region. Based in the studio, this program featured four WrvFtîv) Nashville applied its time and tal- Coming of Age was wow Detroit's 10 -part ex- field pieces, an audience and phone calls. ents to a number of local problems. To in- amination of the issues and concerns facing The second hour was a teleconference for crease awareness of cholesterol, the station the growing number of older people. Anchor teachers and administrators via satellite down- aired a series on the subject, in conjunction Mort Crim and nine other reporters focused on links to three New Hampshire sites. These tar- with the series, tests were conducted and the problems, solutions and the ways people are get- audience viewers could call in to experts station distributed general information and low coping with growing older-from keeping and other teachers to answer technology cholesterol recipes. healthy to coordinating finances and retiring questions. The two programs cost about The station dealt with the problem of radon with flair. Reporters Debra Silberstein and Dr. $5,500, primarily for satellite time and promo- gas in both a series and documentary and D'Anne Kleinsmith looked at Alzheimers dis- tion. bought several hundred testing kits to sample ease and other health concerns; Carmen Har- homes throughout the area. o lan, Margie Reedy, Roger Weber and D.X. Riley reported on care for aging parents, senior day o WDAM -TV Laurel, Miss., was instrumental in care, retiring in northern Michigan and what to negotiating the first gubernatorial debate of expect when looking for a nursing home; busi- Eleven KTVV(rV) Oklahoma City photogra- the political season. The one -hour debate was ness editor Jennifer Moore focused on the phers packed their cameras and hit the road. held in association with the 'bung Lawyers growing trend of marketing products to older Their assignment: to capture a day in the life of section of the State Bar Association and the people; consumer reporter Anne Thompson Oklahoma. The result was a one-hour portrait. Mississippi Associated Press Broadcasters reported on what older consumers need to The documentary was so well received, it was Association. It was carried on a delayed basis look out for in the way numerous offers are repeated. The program was produced by Tony by seven stations across the state. directed toward them, and Ned McGrath Stizza and Linda Cavanaugh. Coordinating When General Motors decided to stop spon- helped make sense of and offer advice to sen- producers were Dana Fowler and Mary Ann soring its Best of Class salute to high school iors on the paperwork maze of Social Security. Eckstein. seniors, WDAM -TV sought-and found-private o o sponsorship. More than 100 students were treated to a day of activities as well as being featured on a 30- minute special and numer- Beyond the Shelter Door, a 30- minute docu- General assignment reporter Paula Tutman of ous promotional spots. mentary on noncommercial KBDFTV Broom- wucv-TV Louisville, Ky., highlighted problems WDAM -ry dedicates each Wednesday to lo- field, Colo., traced the beginnings of the faced by those with physical handicaps when cal mayors. On its 5 p.m. news, citizens can movement to help battered women. It featured she visited Louisville's new theme park in a call the station and have their questions an- those who first offered shelter to the women, wheelchair and found most of the rides inac- swered by the mayor on the air. activists who raised the "consciousness" of cessible. A follow -up one month later, howev- Through the Sherry Shell Golf Tournament, many on the issue and those who fought for er, found that park officials had implemented WOAM -TV helped raise more than $5,000 for the legislation to protect battered women. It won a suggested changes and trained personnel to domestic abuse family shelter in Laurel and local Emmy for Best Target Audience Program. be more sensitive to the needs of the Kentucky the Girl Scouts. For its election coverage, KSDi -Tv held a town Kingdom park's handicapped visitors. meeting in its studio, featuring journalists and The Kentucky Chapter of the American o community experts in agriculture, economics Heart Association awarded medical reporter and education to the Caroline Seay their Media Award for her series question candidates. The full impact of the AIDS crisis was brought Then -candidate Tim Wirth appeared for 45 of reports on how many people deny exper- home by KGMB(TV) Honolulu, which assigned minutes of questioning, while the other candi- iencing heart attack symptoms. reporter Leslie Wilcox and photographer Cliff date failed to appear. Community awareness was further en- Watson to follow an AIDS victim through the KBDI aired two that the Pub- hanced when consumer reporter Ralph Mer- documentaries last months of his life. The station recorded lic Broadcasting Service turned down as ad- kel discovered that many of the problems being experienced by newer model cars were visits to the doctor, funeral arrangements and vocacy pieces. The documentaries were Dark hospital caused by mixing alcohol with gas. A random stays, culminating in an interview with Circle, a look at the Rocky Flats nuclear weap- the survey of twenty gas stations garnered consid- patient just 90 minutes before he died. ons plant and Vietnam: The Impact of Media, Portions of the program have incorporat- erable attention and caused at least one inde- been Accuracy in Media's analysis of how the war ed into the Hawaii pendent dealer to remove all gas with alcohol State Department of Educa- was reported. The films were followed by a AIDS from his 15 area stations. tion's education project. studio discussion featuring experts with di- The station also completed its two -year cov- verse views and, in the case of Dark Circle, WWKY-ry- was also the first to report the closing of the Louisville Times newspaper. erage of a native Hawaiian crews voyage the filmmaker. The discussion centered on the throughout the South Pacific using no naviga- programs' the of accuracy, legitimacy advoca- tion instruments. Watson and reporter Elisa Ya- and PBS cy journalism the decision to reject dao sailed with the crew for the final two the programs. The Vietnam film was uplinked New Hampshire Public Television spon- months, overcoming various technical prob- and broadcast by more than 50 PBS affiliates. sored three debates for candidates for the lems in the process. A Kangaroo weather cov- o state's highest offices. The goal was to provide er over a Betacam donated by Sony and a

Broadcasting .1"Nov 16 1987 disposable Expedition Battery which runs a cast in Beirut. Betacam for two to three hours and has a shelf o life of five years, solved the most basic prop - for the lems of salt water and power camera To keep the community aware of possible important part in news Travel has played an health problems, wPTA(TV) Fort Wayne, Ind., nearest neighbor is coverage for KOMB, whose has a full -time health coordinator who ar- 2,000 miles away. Specials include reports ranges health screenings at various sites in from the Philippines immediately following the the community, including businesses and overthrow of Marcos, and a trip to the All Star schools, checking height, weight, blood pres- baseball game in Oakland, Calif. to check -up sure, as well as for cancer. Results showed on local Sid Fernandez. that some high school students had obesity o problems, another a high rate of circulatory problems. With its Poll 21, wPTA conducts a number of computerized phone polls to gauge public opinion on a range of topics, from mandatory seat belt laws and the 65 mile -an -hour speed limit to choices for mayor and exit polling. The station features many of the polls on Sundays, providing a solid story on a traditionally slow news day. o

There are 120 municipalities and hundreds of small towns in the wrAE -TV Pittsburgh viewing "Project' cast on WBBM -1V area. In 1987, the station began a program designed to serve those communities. "Our Cabrini Green, one of Chicago's most trou- Town" is a weekly visit to a neighborhood of the bled housing projects was the stage for wesrr- Pittsburgh area. Reporter Yvonne Zanos and res "Project," a drama -musical performed and anchor Paul Long assemble stories featuring inspired by residents, combined with profiles historic aspects and points of interest in each of the lives of the cast members. The cast of town. Community leaders and residents are WE ARE the show was invited to perform in London last interviewed for the stories. The station uses its summer and the station's documentary re- mobile satellite truck, Newstar 4, to beam UP TO HERE ceived a number of awards, including best back stories from the far reaches of the ADI public affairs program from the Illinois Broad- casters Association. o IN FIRST-RATE

In April, KOLDTV Tucson, Ariz., mounted a FEATURE month -long anti -drug camaign, The Spirit of Independence" Freedom from Substance Abuse, aimed at informing the public of the FILMS! many problems associated with drug abuse Western adventure, and highlighting programs available. KoLD-TV action thrillers, martial arts, president and general manager, Matthew animation, romance, come- Kreiner, sent letters to prominent area busi- dy, entertainment specials... ness leaders and educators throughout south- you name'em, we've gotem! ern Arizona asking for their help. The cam- Names like Martin Sheen, paign began on April 7, with a prime time hour- Klaus Jan long documentary exploring a host of Maria Brandauer, addictions. The ensuing campaign included Michael Vincent, Frederic four editorials and dozens of PSAs, the latter Forrest, Cristina Raines, Max featuring elected officials, movie and televi- Von Sydow Francis Quinn, sion personalities and business leaders. James Coburn Jr Robert Some 4,000 library books left over from a Two "town hall" meetings were held at a Tuc- Conrad, Sid Caesar, Carl weekend book sale were about to be burned. son high school and broadcast live. The first Reiner, Jackie Chan,Tom That's when a viewer contacted WHEC -TV featured high school students -both in the Jones,Tony Bennett. Rochester, N.Y. The station's Action Team auditorium and by phone line from other We have miniseries, first - went into action. It collected and repackaged schools- quizzing a panel of experts, moder- run titles and re -runs, Novels the books and offered them free to viewers on ated by KOLD -TV anchor Vic Caputo. The sec- for Television, and a wide ond featured in a similar format. a first come, first served basis. The next day, adults selection of hits. representatives of church groups, social The station sponsored an essay contest on All eyes are on Coral. agencies and other organizations turned out the subject, "What should parents know about three hours before distribution time. The drug and alcohol abuse ?," which was open to books were gone in 15 minutes. all school children in the viewing area. Follow - Since then, the action team has developed up interviews with the contest winners -first, BookAlert, a way to link agencies that could second and third place finishers in four grade put the books to use with the libraries that categories -produced features for newscasts PICTURES would otherwise dispose of them. Under the and a series of PSAs. Each Sunday during CORPORATION program, 1,000 books were sent to a prison to April, the station's two weekly public affairs 6850 Coral Way, provide a library for inmates. programs dedicated discussion to substance Miami, Florida 33155 Former Beirut hostages and family mem- abuse. News series on the subject included Tel. (305) 661 -8922 Telex 441132 CORAL bers of current hostages used WHEC -TV facili- "Substance Abuse in the Schools," reporter Fax (305) 665 -7194 ties to tape a plea for the safe release of all the Brian Ziegler; "The Problem Drinker," reporter hostages. The tape was subsequently broad- Geoff Oldfather; "Born Hooked," reporter Bar-

Broadcastingn4 Nov 16 1987 bara Grijalva, and The War on Drugs," report- to 10 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8. It was felt that a er Saul Saenz. All special reports were closed large studio audience might tend to turn the by offering a pamphlet with names and tele- discussion into a play for audience support or phone numbers to contact for specific prob- add a distracting element of emotionalism. A lems. Weekly "Recognition Certificates" were phone -in program would open the discussion presented to persons making an "outstanding to the entire community, but might not allow for contribution to the community fight against systematic discussion of issues. It also would drugs and alcohol." leave most callers hearing a busy signal. The solution was to arrange with several other community institutions to host "participatory Wwsatrv Sarasota, Fla., co- sponsored and groups" that would watch the broadcast to- helped design "Step Up: A Career Opportuni- gether with an open phone line, and whose ty Program" to provide highly motivated young questions would be brought in regularly dur- blacks in the community with a network of con- WJW-TV promotes mammograms ing the two hours. A number of these groups tacts among top executives in local business. were open to the general public. grams and provided extensive education Ten participants were selected and matched on breast cancer and its current treatment. Of the o with 10 local companies (including wwse). A 1,733 women tested, 32 biopsies were per- top manager at each company pledged exten- Venezuela, the home country of Cincinnati formed. Eleven women had lumps removed sive personal time to his or her student. Wwse's Reds baseball player Dave Concepcion, was and three had partial mastectomies. The sta- news department followed the 10 -week pro- ravaged by massive floods in September tion received several letters from women say- gram on a weekly basis, profiling each partici- 1987. wt-wrfrvf helped him organize a clothing ing they would have been unable to afford pant and business partner. the drive. The station provided news coverage for mammograms themselves. All the participants were pleased with the two weeks to promote the drive, and enlisted The station supported the campaign with a program. Five of the 10 youths were hired full the help of a local moving company for collec- week -long special report in its newscasts, live time by their sponsor companies. The remain- tion and transportation of the clothing to Mi- PM Magazine cut -ins and a half -hour special. ing five had job offers pending. ami, where it was met by the Venezuelan air With the beginning of the school year, wawry force. Reporter Jeff Hirsch traveled to Florida o shifted its public affairs focus to literacy "Drop with the clothes and interviewed the bénezu- Everything and Read" stressed the impor- elan general in charge. The station volun- tance of that vital skill. The campaign began From October 1986 to February 1987, wDAF -Tv teered its time to man the collection site for the with an hour -long, prime time special, support- Kansas City, Mo., worked to raise viewers week -long drive. When it was done, there was ed by a series of 20 PSAs featuring CBS Net- awareness of drug abuses through the "4 No enough to fill an 18 -wheel rig to capacity. work and station personalities talking about Drugs" campaign, combining public service And when the Archdiosese of Cincinnati what reading has meant to them. On -air talent announcements, news series and printed ma- called upon wi.wr anchor Jerry Springer, to also participated in reading programs at area terial. The station provided information on the help organize a drive for medical supplies to libraries, and some 20,000 brochures, along different types of drugs, their health risks, tech- Bolivia, the station went into action, collecting with reading tip sheets, were distributed. niques on how to say no and resources such over two tons of supplies. Springer traveled to as the National Council on Alcoholism and o Bolivia with the suplies and reported on what

Drug Abuse. he found there . As a result of the campaign, the station was On October 14, 1986, wra -TV Altoona, Pa., "Sound -off" is a feature in which the commu- awarded the National Council on Alcoholism's along with the Pennsylvania League of Women nity speaks its mind on national and local is- Public Service Award, which is not given every alters, produced the only statewide live de- sues. Reporter Jerry Springer conducts inter- year. According to the council, the station bate between gubernatorial candidates Rob- views in different parts of town for three nights, "took the necessary time to develop a plan of ert Casey and William Scranton Ill. The panel then compiles them into a news segment. action, perform the required research and of- included journalists from Philadelphia, Pitts- o fer a sensible, nonthreatening program burgh and Washington. The debate was WDAF -TV also conducted a cancer screening uplinked from Altoona to all the markets Wi ss i'vI project: "Fry Now, Pay Later." A total of $31,158 across the state. Hartford, Conn.. chose cholesterol as the topic of a news series during the Octo- in airtime was committed to the project. Of the On Oct 20, 1986, the station produced an- ber rating book. The station's vice president of 1,374 people who attended the screening at other debate between an incumbent con- creative services and projects, Lois Koteen, an area shopping center, 475 were found to gressman and his challenger. That debate, decided it would also be a natural community have some abnormality that could be cancer- too, was made available to stations statewide. ous or pre- cancerous. In connection with the service effort since the station has long spon- o health screenings, Meryl Kin McKean produced a sored fairs and community events. Con- four -part news series about skin cancer for the sumer reporter Mary 011ie Newman and the Binghamton, N.Y., has from 6 p.m. news. suffered racial news department developed a series of re- tensions engendered by various incidents. pbrts on what cholesterol is, what it does to the o Noncommercial WSKG there brought together body and how best to avoid it. Included were principal figures in the community to analyze interviews with health experts, individuals who In conjunction with literacy and education the stresses and search for solutions in Fo- have had high cholesterol levels (ranging from groups, woow -TV Eau Claire, Wis., has pro- rum: People & Prejudice. Arthur Ashe to an active physical education duced two half -hour specials and numerous Producer Julie Kramer first arranged a teacher to a child). Newman also went through PSAs for "Project Literacy U.S." meeting at the station of some 20 concerned the supermarket to give viewers practical ad- The program focused on those who had persons for a nonbroadcast discussion at vice on what to watch for in avoiding cholester- benefited from literacy programs and the which they could speak frankly and off the re- ol. problems illiteracy can cause for business. It cord about their resentments, fears and Koteen and the station's promotion staff, was difficult, said the station, to find people hopes, as well as the differing perceptions of meanwhile, were making "Cholesterol Check" who would come forward and talk candidly events -perceptions that may be determined a station -wide project. Brochures were made about their problems in communicating, but by a group's experience. available to viewers: 12 sites were established those who did prompted others to call the Lit- From this discussion and through research in the state to offer inexpensive cholesterol eracy Volunteers of America hotline for help. of recent racial incidents, Kramer developed checks over a six -day period. For $5, individ- o questions and recruited a six -person panel uals could have a quick, finger-prick blood that included Binghamton's mayor, a sociolo- test and learn their cholesterol level in min- gist and several community leaders. The dis- utes. Sites included hospitals and supermar- In September 1986, w,rw-TV Cleveland, in con- cussion was moderated by station president, kets. The station quickly gave out the first print- junction with the American Cancer Society Michael Ziegler. ing of 10,000 brochures and then exhausted a and area radiologists, offered free mammo- The program was broadcast live from 8 p.m. second run of 10,000. A year afterward, it is

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 still receiving requests for them. More than 15.000 people came to have their cholesterol checked. Some stood in line for more than two hours and. often. the sites had to stay open hours longer than planned. Newman aired her evening reports live from the test sites. o The 1987 Breast Screening Project. held in PAUL February, was a statewide campaign hosted by the American Cancer Society co -sponsored locally by KHOU -TV Houston. The comprehensive community education cam- MILLER paign culminated in a week -long series of spe- WASHINGTON REl'( )R'I'I\G cial reports. The reports. hosted by anchor )\ Felicia Jeter and produced by Carleton Cole. FEI.L( )«'SHIT'S informed viewers about breast cancer and the importance of early detection. Viewers were encouraged to call the Mammography Hot- Applications line. The station also produced and printed 50,000 breast cancer- mammography testing information packets. plus 2,500 brochures on being self- examination. accepted. As a result of the week -long series. over 22,000 viewers called the hotline. Among the awards the station received for its efforts was The Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowships program the American Cancer Society's Special Recog- is designed to help Washington-based print and broadcast nition Award. bureau chiefs and staffers do a better job of developing locally KHOU-TV'S the Madness." anti -drug cam- "Stop in nation's capital. paign is a year-round effort. The campaign in- oriented news stories the volves extensive on -air and off-air projects. Beginning in Spring 1988,12 fellows will spend two days Among those: a poster and public service com- 12 meeting with experienced Washington mercial contest involving students from area a month for months schools; PSAs; a two -hour prime time special: a journalists, visiting the places where local news originates, drug hotline; Project Graduation, a drug free learning how to obtain information, and getting to know graduation party, and a pamphlet with informa- prominent newsmakers and behind- the -scenes news sources. tion about treatment. The two -hour special, "Hard Habit to Break," Eligibility The fellowships are designed primarily for featured a documentary that took viewers to the journalists currently or about to be assigned to Washington "front lines" in the battle against drugs. Report- national newspaper, wire service, or radio ers traveled to Mexico as well as holding stake- by any regional or outs at known local drug hangouts. to show ac- or television station maintaining a bureau in Washington. tual drug deals in progress. The second hour Applicants' employers must endorse applications and affirm was a live audience discussion, with a panel of recipients will be permitted to attend all sessions. experts. Selection Fellowships will be awarded based on applicants' potential to provide superior coverage of locally oriented news For the second year, wez -ry Boston devoted in Washington for readers and audiences across the country. its resources to a "total" public service campaign, "For Kid's Sake." In addition to regularly Schedule Applications are due January 15,1988 and recipients scheduled programing, it included various will be announced in February 1988. Classes start in April 1988. programs and projects including: "Home Fire Drill Project," -Great Expectations: Prodigies, Location Many of the sessions will be held at the National Gifted Children and Your Kid," "Children's Hos- Press Club in the National Press Building at 14th and F Streets, "A pital Telethon," "Suffer the Little Children." N.W. Others will take place on Capitol Hill. Rock and a Hard Place," "Rap- Around," "The State of the Child." "Kidsfair," "Drugbusters," Faculty The associates who will teach the sessions include "Ski Race for Vednesday's Child" and "Walk 4 experienced Washington reporters, analysts and other Wednesday's Child." Washington -based experts. o Fees The fellowships are tuition -free. Meals, and when A regular feature on waw-ry Philadelphia's applicable, transportation and lodging will be provided. Action News has become a commonly used tool by the Philadelphia Police in closing cases Affiliation The fellowships are an operating program of left open by missing pieces of information. the Gannett Foundation of Rochester, N.Y., in cooperation with "Crimefighters" is the specialty of weekend anchor Rob Jennings. Police are able to collect the National Press Foundation, and using the facilities of the data through the "Crimefighters" tip line, National Press Club. which viewers with knowledge of a particular crime reported on can call. Several murders Additional information and application forms are available from: and other cases have been solved as a direct result of the feature; the most recent was the Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowships murder of Israel Nuremberg, solved this past P.O. Box 12310, Arlington, VA 22209, Phone: (703) 284 -6727 June after a tip on "Crimefighters." Jennings has been honored by the Philadelphia Police, the Fraternal Order of Police and the Citizens

Broadcast,ngnn No 16 1987 Crime Commission. vices for people with AIDS and detailed the bers of its anchor team at a local hotel to give The 200th anniversary of the U.S. Constitu- long -term costs of failing to provide home away 5,000 flags. So many people wanted tion was celebrated by wPVI -TV with almost health care and other services. them that an extra 7,000 had to be shipped in year -long coverage. 17, On Sept. Constitution o to meet the demand. Day, virtually every member of the news team o took part in the nine -hour live telecast of the Kmx-TV- Spokane, Wash., participated in the day's parade. In President presented WRC-TV addition, a one -hour special ABC /PBS Project Literacy campaign. Part of Reagan Wash- plus expanded regular news coverage gave its involvement was a 60- minute program ington with the White House Presidential viewers a wrap -up of the day's events and live about illiteracy entitled "Can Johnny's Parents Award for Private Sector Initiatives for its coverage of the lighting of a Philadelphia land- Read." A guest panel answered questions "Beautiful Babies...Right From The Start" cam- mark, the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. from a live audience, interspersed with several paign. The $3 million, 18 -month campaign -in conjunction with the March of Dimes Birth De- taped reports. The station produced a three - o fects Foundation part series focusing on the scope of the prob- and Blue Cross and Blue lem, the options for solutions and the need for Shield of the National Capital Area -was de- Wcve-TV Boston wanted to take a new ap- volunteer help, as well as three PSAs. Beyond signed to attack the area's high infant mortality proach to the problem of drug abuse. It decid- rates. Anchor and reporter, programing, KXLY-TV was a participant in the Barbara Harrison, ed a movie format might be a way to tell peo- whose own was Spokane Literacy task force and produced a pregnancy closely document- ple something they don't always want to hear. video tape to be used to help screen and ed in many of the pieces, received a special The result was hour -long an docudrama, Se- place reading tutors. citation from the United States Department of crets, starring Barbara Feldon, Jon De Vries Health and Human Services as well as the o Mother of the Year award presented by The District of Columbia Human Services Depart- Noncommercial wrvsçrv) Detroit, along with ment. wolv(rvl there and a coalition of community groups, substance abuse professionals and o student organizations, conducted a campaign In 1985 and 1986, almost 100 people died in to encourage teen -agers to make responsible accidents involving trucks in East Tennessee, choices about alcohol consumption, especial- many involving faulty eqipment. WBIR-TV ly at graduation time. In that effort, the station Knoxville decided to investigate truck safety produced a live, hour -long interactive pro- Reporter Tom Lee and photographer Daryl De- gram, Project Graduation: The TV Rally, link- busk visited a truck inspection station; the re- ing schools throughout the metropolitan area sults were startling. some trucks were running for a discussion about what teen -agers can do with damaged tires, other with very little brak- to help prevent drunk driving. Three experts ing power. As a result the and Christian Slater, that aired in prime time. of three -part series, led groups of students in discussions of 1) was "Trouble with Trucks," authorities have tough- Secrets based on the true story of a Lex- myths teen -agers accept about drinking and ington, Mass., family whose son became ad- ened enforcement, decided to build more in- driving, 2) the legal ramifications of drunk driv- spection stations and passed tougher legisla- dicted to drugs. Its airing was followed by a ing and 3) the tools they need to make respon- taped discussion between the actual family tion. The special was used on a 60 Minutes sible choices. Another component was a tele- broadcast and won a Tennessee Associated and Dr. Timothy Johnson, wcve -TV's (and phone survey ABC's) medical editor. The program Press award. ended WTvs brought together people from three with an o overview by Johnson of the drug prob- different locations via microwave and land lem in Massachusetts and across the country. lines for a 90- minute dialogue entitled The Peo- The initiated series a public service campaign ple, Yes: America Unedited. The program was against illegal drugs called, "Don't Be a pilot for a possible national public television Pushed." The included time campaign prime series. Monitors at each site kept the parties in specials, news series and segments in news touch with each other, with a moderator at the broadcasts. wrvs studios. o

Leona S. Morris is w.rz-ry Baltimore's senior When a Grand Rapids, Mich., police officer citizen correspondent. She got the job in Feb- was killed in the line of duty, worvtrv) joined ruary 1987 at age 72. A former faculty member with WLA -AM -FM there to sponsor a radio "Re- and dean of student personnel at the Commu- questathon" to raise scholarship money for nity College of Baltimore who had been retired criminal justice students in commemoration of for 13 years, Morris was hired by the station local police officers who had died in the line of after a viewer wrote and convinced News Di- duty Anchors and reporters joined with the rector Natalea Brown that Baltimore needed a DJ's on their air shifts to help solicit pledges KPNX -TV looks at a "crisis" reporter for that beat. The viewer recommend- over the four-day effort. With a goal of $14,000, Krwt -TV Mesa, Ariz.'s Dave Marquis and Ed ed Morris who had been active for years in $20,000 well over was raised. months compiling civic and community affairs as one of several Oliver spent more than two o information about Arizona's public education candidates. In her segment, "The Years a 30- minute special Ahead," Morris reports on issues of concern system. Classroom Crisis, WXIEX KPNx -TV in prime time, detailed how and interest to senior citizens ranging from Two year's ago, -TV Richmond, Va., be- that aired in the of money stories about adult, day care and senior olym- gan a program called "Just for Kids," de- continued decreases supply for Arizona public schools pics, to senior volunteers working with the signed to provide news of interest to children and manpower the future. Maryland State Police. while also giving them a hand in the produc- could have disastrous effects for tion of those stories. In cooperation with five Marquis and Oliver traveled throughout Ari- o area school districts, each Monday, an ele- zona examining rural and urban schools. The mentary age student reports a news feature special has been nominated for several edu- Wow-ry Chicago's special report, "AIDS: Chi- about children, for children. The program has cation awards. cago at Risk," focused on what it found to be a also provided the opportunity for students to lack of state and city action to stop the spread produce half -hour back to school and Christ- of AIDS among IV drug users. Both the series mas specials. Fewer students, fewer dollars. The solution and a half -hour special, AIDS: Someone You To culminate a month long celebration of seemed to be to close some schools. But Know, were reported by anchor Pat Harvey. Memorial Day, which had included the airing of which ones. KwwL -ry Waterloo, Iowa, held a The reports also focused on the lack of ser- 10, 60- second vignettes, W%EX -TV set up mem- town meeting, "Our Classrooms in Crisis," to

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 11A discuss the emotional issue. The station AIDS. Elements included interviews with AIDS broadcast from four locations. Some 25 panel- victims, a check -list presentation on what's The American Bar Association's ists representing school boards, government, known and not known about the disease, and special interests and students were brought guidelines on its prevention. together to answer questions posed by the o 1988 station reporters, a studio audience and view- GAVEL reports helped SILVER ers. Preproduced background WHO1(TV) Creve Coeur, Ill., aired its first ever stimulate discussion. Iowa governor Terry Inform -a -thon for the United Way The Five - AWARDS Des Branstad appeared via satellite from hour live special, "No One is Alone," informed -TV staff Moines. It takes nearly the entire KWWL. viewers of the different community services host live to fill production positions, the audi- provided by the United Way Segments includ- report from oth- ences in three locations and ed in- studio and live- remote interviews with ers. The remaining staff must produce a 10 volunteers and professionals, and included p.m. newscast. questions phoned in by viewers. Three direc- o tors and two remote units to handle the broadcast. The station also aired a 90- minute prime KRO.Fry San Francisco launched an exten- time special on heart attacks and a 60 minute sive campaign to increase its viewer's aware- special on teen -age suicides. ness of the need for organ donors for transplant surgery. The campaign, christened "Gift 31st of Life," included treatment of the complex is- ANNUAL sues involved, plus public service announce- COMPETITION ments, brochures, bumper stickers and donor cards. Among the newscast features, by reporter Sylvia Chase, were ones on the poi- gnant meeting between a transplant recipient and the donor's family, and a Lear jet ride with the Stanford Medical Center transplant team Share with us what you have as they race to retrieve a donated heart. done to foster greater public o understanding about the law, the courts and the judicial WHOI -TV's Inform -a -thon In February 1987, wlsc -TV Madison, Wis.. system. teamed up with the American Lung Associ- o ation in a three -week campaign to help resi- Open to newspapers, dents stop smoking. Promotional efforts for the magazines, books, wire with five, 10 -sec- campaign began in January, KCBs -ry Los Angeles concedes that coverage services /news syndicates, ond video teasers with such catch -phrases as -Mazzoli national of the passage of the Simpson radio, television, films, "kick the nic," "snuff the puff" and "pack it in." immigration bill was difficult. Southern California Those were followed a week later by 30 -sec- has an estimated 1.5 million undocumented theatre ond spots introducing the upcoming series aliens and, according to the station, many local and recommending various locations for ob- businesses and others employ them. Bringing For materials published, taining "stop smoking" guidebooks. In addi- the story to its viewers presented a challenge to produced bu- broadcast or tion, 600 press releases were sent to area KCBs -Tv because it had to "explain complex Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 1987 sinesses, chambers of commerce and health laws to our audience, many of whom were From organizations. To kick off the "Freedom wary of them and more of whom did not speak Smoking" series, an introductory segment English fluently enough to comprehend thor- Deadline - Feb. 1, 1988 news Sun- was featured in the 6 p.m and the oughly" One way KCBS -Tv brought the news to day 10 p.m. The segments previewed 20 area its audience was by simulcasting the series in would moni- Contact: residents whose progress be Spanish on KALI(AM) Los Angeles, a Spanish - tored on -air throughout the 20 -day assign- language station. One of its programs cover- Marilyn Giblin ment. The campaign aired on 20 consecutive ing the bill provided a "clear, simple explana- Special Events days, with co-anchors Tedd O'Connell and tion of the requirements for qualification and American Bar Association John Karcher leading viewers through the the steps in application." The report also fol- 750 N. Lake Shore Drive ALAs self help manual, "Freedom From Smok- lowed a family through the filing procedure IL ing in 20 Days." and featured simple graphics. On hand for an Chicago, 60611 Through grants from local insurance corn - interview was a commissioner from the Immi- (312) 988 -6137 panies, the self -help manuals were made gration and Naturalization Service, who field- viewers free. The ALA ran out of its available to ed viewer calls. Kces -TV also provided a hot- 10,000 alotment of manuals, and area organi- line. zations requested copies of the series. o The 1988 awards o will also include Project Lifesaver was a month -long statewide special- edition Bicentennial WGCe -TV Springfield, Mass., presented a 21- public service campaign to reduce traffic fa- Silver Gavels for those day series in July, in cooperation with the West- talities by changing driving behavior. Wcco -ry winners who identify their Massachusetts Lung Association, the Minneapolis was convinced that journalists ern entries as an effort YMCA and a local health insurance provider, and the public had become complacent about to help viewers stop smoking. Of the five peo- traffic fatalities, comparing their coverage with to commemorate ple chosen to participate in the "Stop Smoking the wall -to -wall stories on airline disasters. The the 1987 bicentennial with Newswatch" campaign, four quit. In addi- station recruited other media organizations as of the U.S. Constitution. tion, thousands of Freedom from Smoking in sponsors in the project. The result was a coop- 21 kits were distributed. erative effort among the station, wcco -AM >- The station devoted its entire 5:30 p.m. wuE(FM) Radio, the St. Paul Pioneer Press and newscast on Feb. 24 to an in -depth look at Dispatch, Rurh /Paragon Advertising and The

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 19K St. Paul Companies insurance company problems or telling them how to volunteer their wJLA -TV, made out to his or her favorite charity In addition to playing a leadership role in time to the cause. The telecast was shot with five cameras in- organizing the effort, the station broadcast nu- In a campaign to promote reading in volving a total of 22 technicians, two produc- merous special programs, including "Sudden schools, KTSP-TV sportscaster J.D. Hayworth ers, one director, three stage managers and Death," a 60 minute, prime time documentary read classic children's books aloud to children five reporters. In addition to the special, the investigating the fatalities in Minnesota over at the local public library then discussed the station aired PSAs featuring each honoree. one spring weekend; "Minnesota Safety Test," books with them afterwards a 30- minute prime time safety quiz; three 30- o minute educational programs targeted at chil- Kicu -TV San Jose, Calif., devoted a month of dren; nightly reports on traffic safety issues; a time and resources to promoting 30- minute dramatic special showing how to community awareness of the growing problem of PCP use prevent family and friends from driving drunk. in the and extensive PSAs. South Bay area. All editorials, PSAs and public affairs programing targeted the govern- The success of the project was due, in large ment and private resources available to treat part, to the accompanying community out- and intervene in cases of PCP and drug reach program. Some 500,000 booklets were other abuse. mailed to churches, schools, businesses and A five -part series by reporter Robert Braun- clubs, enlisting their support and presenting a stein and detailed plan of action for educating people ENG photographer- editor Ric Shir- aki aired each evening on the 10 news. about safe driving. Five million pieces of sup- p.m. The series presented an overview of the port material- stickers, buttons, etc. -were prob- distributed. lem, its effect on law enforcement officals, its impact on family members, treatment facilities Results were dramatic, said the station. Al- KTAP -TVs Storyteller and the government's most 250,000 drivers "took the pledge" to approach to the problem. wear seatbelts, not drink and drive and not WVEC-TV Hampton, Va., is located in the "Navy" An hour-long production, speed. Seatbelt use during the campaign in- town of Norfolk, Va., and accordingly Angel: Dust of has a Death, featured questions posed by audience creased by 50% and the number of traffic fa- commitment to the military segment of talities declined. its market. One example is A Navy Christmas, members and hosts to five different panels of a pharmacological, phsychological, law Project Lifesaver won a national Emmy for one -hour special broadcast Christmas Eve enforcement, legal and government representa- PSAs and a Peabody award, among others. and again on Christmas day Reporters Joe Flanagan and John Wessling visited ships de- tives. Executive producers were Jan Hutchins ployed to the Mediterranean to see how the and Roy Avila. military "A Curable Cancer," was a month -long cam- community shares the holiday with o family paign promoting public awareness of colo- spread across the globe. In preparation for their trip, Flanagan and Wessling assem- rectal cancer spearheaded by WJAC -TV In February and March of 1987, WFRV -TV Green bled gifts and messages to deliver to the sail- Johnstown, Pa. Some 26,000 test kits were Bay, Wis., presented The Hidden Cancer, a ors. distributed. At least 10 cancers were discov- follow -up to the station's 1984 colorectal can- ered, plus 25 potential cancers. Station partici- o cer screening program. The station aired two pation in the campaign (in cooperation with a of special reports with information on local hospital and pharmacy) included PSAs, In the fall of 1986. wrl.A -TV Washington ar- the nation's number-two killer among cancers. ranged a series, news stories and live reports from kit a debate between senatorial candi- More than 62,000 test kits were picked up at distribution sites. dates Barbara Mikulski and Linda Chavez, the area ShopKo pharmacies and later processed To report the accomplishments of area pri- first of only two participated in by the candi- by volunteers at St. Vincent Hospital in Green mary school students, the station airs a weekly dates. The live, prime time, hour -long special Bay WFr'-TV continued to air updates and fol- 1V2- to 2- minute feature on Super Students in was moderated by anchor Renee Poussaint. low -ups, as well as health and diet tips. Of the its early morning weekday and Saturday even- More than 50 members of the local and na- 794 positive test results, 34 were confirmed ing newscasts. A student is featured who is tional press viewed the debate from an adjoin- cases of cancer, with an additional 83 cases of exceptionally active in a leadership role in his ing wJLA -TV studio. The debate was also select- polyps. The station estimated that at least 50 or her school and community, or who has a ed by the United States Information Agency to lives were saved by early detection through special talent or hobby. show in Jakarta, Indonesia, as part of a pro- the campaign. gram on the U.S. electoral system, including o the role of the media in U.S. elections. In June 1987, the its In a public service campaign to station broadcast sec- promote KJRH(TV) 'Wise, Okla., and the American Heart "Food for Families" during the Christmas sea- Association conducted free "Heartcheck" son, KTSP -TV Phoenix and Smitty's grocery cholesterol screening with area hospitals. stores encouraged people to donate food to Over 6,000 people were tested to see if they boxes set up in the stores. Each day, the sta- were at risk of heart disease. Before the tion aired a story featuring either a charity screenings, the station ran a series on the worker or a food family of recipients. News risks of high cholesterol levels and what could talent appeared various at stores promoting be done to control them. During the screening, the drive and PSAs were produced and aired. reporter Linda Goelzer reported live daily from The drive raised 3,600 boxes of food, each each location. box to family enough feed a of four for a week. KJRH and the Tulsa Community Food Bank In live, KTSP a prime time special, -TV encour- teamed up for the second annual "Food for aged viewers to "Team Up Against Drugs." Families" food drive to collect nonperishable Deborah Pyburn- Brewer hosted the program, food for needy families in eastern Oklahoma. which featured a panel of community leaders WJLAs Renee Poussaint and Wes Sarginson The drive wrapped up with a baseball game at that included governor Evan Mecham and po- which the admission was cans of food. Over lice chief Ruben Ortega. The discussion in- and annual "Seven Salutes Seven Who Care" 30,000 pounds of food was collected. cluded questions from the studio audience awards banquet, devoting an hour of prime and viewers, who called in. A segment of the time to recognize outstanding community ser- program was broadcast from the county jail, vice. Those honored included an 80- year -old where viewers met a convicted drug trafficker. arthritis victim who teaches self -help classes WPLOCTVI Miami's "Transplant" focused on the Community Information and Referral person- to sufferers of the ailment, and a founding vol- search for a new heart for Mark Frye, a 27- nel were on the lines putting viewers in touch unteer of a local soup kitchen. Each of the year -old South Florida man suffering from end - with agencies that could assist in drug abuse recipients received a check for $1,000 from stage heart disease. It was an opportunity to

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 1'IA personalize and explain the process. The pro- To focus on stories more fully than is possi- dreds of Wisconsin residents get their money gram spotlighted the number of people and ble in a nightly newscast, WTTG(TV) Washington back when Frontier Airlines declared bank- talents necessary to engineer a successful established WTTG Reports, a monthly half - ruptcy transplant, the first in Florida in 20 years. hour program. The initial offering. "AIDS in Our o Town, AIDS in Lives," looked at the moral o Our and ethical dilemmas Washingtonians in all "Sex is Serious, Think About It" was the head- risk groups are facing. for broadcasts and programing WUHO -TV Battle Creek, Mich., found its first line a series of "The Commuter Crunch" explored the prob- foray into food drives rewarding. The project on KGW -TV Portland, Ore., dealing with teen- lem of increasing highway congestion. By ef- began with contacts made at over 100 age sexual responsibility The stationwide 2000, experts estimated, Washingtonians will schools. The station offered to showcase local fort included a half -hour documentary that be wasting some $200 million yearly in lost were youth as they competed to raise the largest looked at three teen -age couples who productivity and time sitting in traffic. The pro- amount of canned goods. Every school that profoundly affected by unwanted pregnan- gram looked at the costs and consequences collected food was allowed to send two stu- cies, and a half -hour "forum" program that of the solutions to that problem. dents for an on -air appearance. The schools brought a studio audience together to discuss raising the most food were also the subject of the issue of making contraceptives available special profiles. Staffers Trudy Yarnell and to high school students. In an editorial, the Amy O'Rourke helped coordinate the effort, Addressing the problems of the nation's fas- station advocated the creation of health cen- which included schools, the station and var- test growing population-senior citizens -in- ters in area high schools, and it produced 50 and distribut- ious social service agencies. When the project dependent KCOV -Tv Los Angeles, presents public service announcements to was over, 25 tons of food had been collected the twice -weekly Senior's Report with Doris ed 10,000 copies of a study guide support and more than 100 students had appeared on Winkler. Winkler, 66, is a former newspaper the campaign. estimates that the air. The drive won an award as one of the reporter who provides segments on issues The Oregon Health Division nation's top 100 private sector initiatives. facing senior citizens and the programs that perhaps 20,000 residents have AIDS. KGW.TV launched an effort to inform viewers about the o exist to help them. Winkler's program attracts more mail than any other on the station. disease. To that end, the station produced a intro- Sports Star of the Week is produced and re- documentary, A /DS...Close to Home, that "4 the Family" was a year -long public service high risk ported by sports anchor Mike Chamberlin. In a duced viewers to AIDS victims and campaign by wsMVtrv) Nashville, designed to market dominated by professional and col- groups: 35 PSAs, and 50,000 informational examine and celebrate the American family A lege sports teams. Chamberlin looks for the brochures. series of 31 PSAS intended to teach "basic unsung sports heroes, both the inspiring and Each month, KGwry gives viewers the op- values" to children were produced, and 11 the off-beat. They have included handicapped portunity to ask questions of Oregon Governor syndicated "For Kid's Sake" spots were add- athletes, a surfing champion and an 18- ed. Later, a series of PSAs aimed at teen -agers month -old baseball player. The program won was added. The news department produced a Golden Mike award from RTNDA of Los An- 15 news series, a documentary and two spe- geles. and the Diamond award from the Na- cials on family -related problems: A four-part tional Association of Local Sportscasters. series, "Who's Paying the Price," talked about the problems of foster care; the station sent a o news severely handicapped adopted children on a On the consumer assistance investigative mile vacation; that week, 2,500 same on the 6 beat for wusA -ry Washington is reporter Ellen p.m. handi- news, the station aired a series on Kingsley. Her week -long series, "Senior's Be- for capped children available adoption -the ware." featured a hotline over which senior citi- reported number inquiries state double the of zens could voice their complaints, comple- for the children; "Kids in the and applications mented by a pamphlet identifying common -part Crossfire" was a four series on the impact consumer frauds and listing support agen- of divorce on children of all ages, and there cies. During the series. which identified var- Neil Goldschmidt. Broadcast live the first Sun- were also series on daycare, sex education, ious types of consumer rip -offs targeted to of month, the Governor is simul- drug problems and teen suicide. day each Ask senior citizens, among the footage captured cast on co -owned KGW(AM)- KINK(FM) Radio and o was some of a "questionable" door-to -door offered to televisions statewide via satellite. salesman and a high -pressure pitch for an ad- o Des Moines area farmers were complaining justable bed. about a landfill, saying that the run -off had con- Law enforcement agencies were alerted to In September of this year, WJAR -TV Provi- taminated a creek, which in turn had killed the hazards associated with fingerprint pow- dence, R.I., health reporter Cathy Ray report- some cattle, and that the city was responsible. ders by a Kingsley series that documented its ed a series on diabetes to kick -off the station's The city ran tests that showed no contamina- potential cancer causing agents. The series involvement with a diabetes screening pro- tion, but the farmers were not convinced, and also showed how flaws in federal and state gram. The project was a joint effort of the sta- called for an independent test. WHO -TV took laws kept police in the dark about the dan- tion, CVS pharmacies, the R.I. Visiting Nurses water samples and had them tested at a state gers. lab. The results also revealed no contamina- Association, the American Diabetes Associ- Ames Lab. More than 6.000 people tion, and while some farmers continued to bat- ation and for disease as a re- tle, the independent test helped assuage most have been screened the WBAY -TV Green Bay, Wis., the and quiet the dispute. WHO-TV followed the In the fall of 1986. sult of program. Army and a local "AIDS: Fact a live one -hour story with a three -part series on groundwater joined with the Salvation or Fiction," was testing, including information on where you cleaners to launch "Operation Warmup." studio special that included a panel of experts can go to get water tested, the cost and relat- Weatherman George Graphos asked viewers and a studio audience made up of clergymen. ed information. to send in coats and warm clothing for the healthcare workers, educators, counselors needy The cleaners cleaned the garments and others. The panel also included an AIDS and the Salvation Army distributed them. The sufferer. In conjunction with the program, an goal was 3,500 pieces of clothing, the total informational pamphlet was published with Independent wrre(rv) Washington's Capital came to more than 7,000. thousands sent to schools, individuals and City Magazine provided nightly commentaries o families. on a variety of topics, including some from newswoman Nancy Dickerson. The commentaries won an award from the Associated WMTV(rV) Madison, Wis., consumer reporter Press Chesapeake Area Broadcasters Associ- Bob Richards received a Golden Gavel award For the second year in a row, KCCI -TV Des ation. from the State Bar Association for helping hun- Moines, Iowa, used a series of reports on

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 1 .17 heart disease to anchor a station promotion on WCBS-TV New York described its "Project According to wrvc-ry Toledo, Ohio, it has be- cholesterol screening. Low cost cholesterol Youth" as "one of its most ambitious undertak- gun the first regular series of news polls, print tests were made available through 30 hospi- ings ever." It was an eight -week station cam- or broadcast, in its market. Using a local re- tals and clinics in the viewing area. As a result paign on issues and concern's of today's youth. searcher, the station conducts a number of of the promotion, 22,000 Iowans took the tests. There were three prime time, one -hour docu- telephone news polls based on a sample size KCCI -TV invited Iowa's civic -minded organi- mentaries, a half -hour children's special, sever- of 300 and with a statistical variance of plus or zations to improve their surroundings by join- al 30- second spots, a half -hour documentary, minus 5.7 %. Polls have included gauging the ing "Project Mainstreet," a program that approval rating of the mayor and city manager helped sponsor community projects and of- and sampling voter preference on candidates fered $500 toward the task. The five winning and issues. When a poll -such as the mayor's communities were featured on the station's race-is conducted, both candidates are "Eye on Iowa" feature, with the checks pre- brought in live to respond as the results are sented live on camera. Four months later, the revealed. Turn -around time on the polls is station did some follow -up visiting. The con- quick, according to the station. Usually a Mon- cept was developed by weather anchor Con- day- Wednesday polling can yield results by nie McBurney Friday. o o

In conjunction with a local hospital and phar- In West Monroe, La., many young people macy chain, WAVE -TV Louisville, Ky., spon- were unable to play baseball due to a short- sored colorectal cancer screening. Informa- age of fields. When baseball organizers want- tion about the disease was presented in daily ed to remedy that, KrvE -TV El Dorado, Ark: news segments from health reporter Carol Monroe, La., agreed to broadcast a live two- Grady, tests were available through local drug hour celebrity baseball game featuring on -air stores and the hospital evaluated the tests. talent and community leaders. The public was Tens of thousands of tests were distributed. encouraged to come to the game and partici- In a news series, "Cheap Eats," reporter Me- pate in various other fund raising events. As a lanie Bullard sought places where a family of result, enough money was raised to supply WCBS -TV: Fighting fire with field four could eat for less than $20, and compiled additional baseball diamonds. a printed list of all the restaurants that fit the weekly news reports, PSAs and editorials, a o bill. youth resource guide and a community service award. o Each week, WRAU-TV Raleigh, N.C., sports an- Another public service campaign on WCBS-P chor Tom Suiter selects a high school athlete called "Get Out Alive," was a month -long infor- WMAG-TV Chicago conducted a month -long for an Extra Effort Award for that students lead- mational campaign on fire prevention and station project, "Your Golden Years," which sa- ership and sports ability. On the academic safety There was a 17 -part series of news re- luted the "vitality" of older Americans. Includ- side, throughout the school year, teachers and ports, editorials, PSAs, community outreach ed were reports in the 6 p.m. news on such principals have the opportunity to nominate an efforts and corporate tie -ins. The campaign topics as oustanding student to receive an award for exercise, employment, enter- was concurrent with National Fire Prevention tainment and finances. their scholastic achievement and leadership. Week. The reporter, senior health and science There were also two specials produced by From those nominations a committee of com- editor Dr. Frank Field, accompanied fire- the programing department: Forever Young, munity leaders and educators choose a week- fighters through burning buildings and later and The Golden Years, the latter featuring a ly winner to receive their Extra Achiever described to viewers "the horrifying reality of studio audience of senior citizens addressing Award. escaping a fire...the frightening sensation of their concerns to a panel of experts. being overcome by darkness, heat and o smoke." By relaying this first -hand story, Field hoped to emphasize how "split- second, WrTw.Tv Chicago airs a nightly news and pub- knowledgeable responses are crucial in es- lic affairs program, Chicago Tonight, with John Kris.-Tv 'Use, Okla., anchor Charles Ely won caping a fire." Calloway On April 4, the show broke the story a duPont Award for an investigative series enti- of Donald Rumsfeld's announcement that he o tled "Tulsa's Golden Missionary," a seven - would not be a candidate for president which month study by Ely and producer Jim Lyons came after several national commentators KSAT-TV San Antonio, Tex., co- sponsored a that revealed misleading fund -raising claims, had considered him one of the major candi- 10 -day cholesterol awareness program that misuse of funds and broken promises by an date possibilities. international charity. KTUL -TV also took an in- tested over 30,000 people. And for the third depth look at a local mineral water that year in a row, it teamed up with the Salvation claimed to "super charge the immune sys- Army for "Share Your Holidays," an annual Kxrv(TV) offers its viewers a daily, tem." food drive to collect canned goods. A record Sacramento five -minute medical feature. "Healthcast," with KTUL -TV carried out an eight -month cam- 58 tons was collected. Gail Westrup, informs the community on local paign to educate its viewers about the Consti- o medical research, including progress on an tution. The effort included PSAs, news series AIDS vaccine, reports medical news from the (including live satellite reports from Philadel- WAGA-TV Atlanta presented a five -part series, state legislature and offers advice with tips for phia) and a weekly news feature. "Grading Your Schools," on the 6 p.m. and 11 good health. The series also promotes com- O p.m. newscasts. The specials gave viewers munity projects. A five -part series on "Mam- information on how to judge the quality of their mography: The Picture that Could Save Your WTvr(TV) Tampa, Fla., sponsored a free cho- children's schooling. In conjunction with the Life," prompted many to contact the Sacra- lesterol screening at area malls. Thousand of the program, station staffers, along with a mento chapter of the American Cancer Soci- people were examined and many learned that group of parents, educators and educational ety The tens of thou- some treatment was necessary. station experts, wrote a parent's guide, o also hired what it believes may be the only sands of which were distributed free as sup- historian on staff at a broadcast station, who plements in three local daily papers, as well as The contributes weekly historical features to its to every high school principal in Georgia. In April, mown/ Steubenville, Ohio, began a newscasts. The station's senior spotlight fo- response was so great that the station reprint- five -month diabetes screening project. Each cuses on issues and people important to the ed the booklet and distributed it through a lo- week, a testing site was established in a differ- senior citizen population. cal restaurant chain. ent town. The program generated more than o D 1,500 screenings.

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 Local journalism: The cable connection

Sag Harbor coverage on News 12 Media General's "Fairfax Evening Report"

Among the leaders in local cable television tern covered rallies and pickets on campus with the union news programing is Long Island News 12, and conducted a live interview the 24 -hour news operation produced by Ca- local president and Cornell's vice president of blevision Systems. One of the organization's university relations. Other spot news coverage larger efforts this past year was its nonstop included protests on campus against South in the coverage of the Sag Harbor (N.Y.) Initiative: a Africa and following up on two murders group of writers, artists and academics who News 12's satellite gear area. Because Ithaca has no commercial tele- foot- spent a weekend discussing the problems vision stations, the system provide news facing America. ing Sea Cadets, highlighting individual cadets. age to TV stations in Syracuse, Binghamton News 12 provided live coverage for eight The feature will be sent by the Navy to other and Elmira, all New York. hours on Saturday, Oct. 10, and Sunday, Oct. naval outposts across the nation. The system filed a Freedom of Information 11, and incorporated material shot on Monday In the past year, Cox donated more than $1 Act request to uncover the sites the county for a two -hour summary recap that evening. million in programing time to public service was testing for a proposed landfill. Although Each day's panel discussion lasted six hours, shows, including an ACE -award winning doc- the system's request was granted in the local with the remaining two filled with interviews umentary on the tall ships that sailed through courts, its plea was rejected at the state appel- and other material. News 12 used a five -cam- Norfolk, Va. Cox has produced 10 community late level. era setup in the high school auditorium, where forums in the past year, including one linking The system carries a weekly "Healthbeat" media the event took place, and anchored the cable - Norfolk State University, the Hampton Institute, feature on Tuesday, which won the cast from an upstairs classroom. Coverage the PTA and teacher groups. As part of the award from the county medical society On was fed back to the studio using a Ku-band forum, a roundtable discussion on education Wednesdays, the system carries an "Adopt a satellite truck (another truck was present as a was held at Norfolk State, which was followed Pet" feature in conjunction with the local backup). Editors immediately began editing by a question and answer session and a re- SPCA. And during the 11 p.m. news, the sys- tape of the material for a two -hour wrap -up ception. Tapes of the program were made tem runs a listing of community events. special. available to community groups. o In all, News 12 had 24 technicians and 10 During elections in Norfolk, Portsmouth and American Heritage Cablevision is carving editors -producers working on the project. The Virginia Beach, Cox donates five minutes of out a niche of coverage for Council Bluffs, was fed Monday afternoon free air time to every qualified candidate, in two -hour special rests in the shadow of the larger addition to producing a "Meet the Candidate" Iowa, which (Oct. 12) to cable systems nationwide. The ATC system, like forum before election day The system also media in nearby Omaha. o has local news asks government officials to nominate resi- its Ithaca, N.Y., counterpart, a half -hour weeknight Jones Intercable's system serving the Cali- dents who have made special contributions to operation, running a It plans to add a late - fornia communities of Lancaster, Palmdale, the community They are profiled in a half -hour newscast at 6:30 p.m. Quartz Hill, Edwards and California City has program entitled Great Citizens of Hampton night newscast later this year. an ambitious news and information presence Roads. In July, its first month on the air, the system through its local origination channel. Its High broke a story about a local police officer who Desert Magazine highlights the 56 hours of had been placed on leave after allegedly beating a man he arrested. The officer has since original programing the system has each Cable TV North Central. a subsidiary of resigned. The operation also covers state month. HDM has done a number of news and Hauser Communications in Roseville, news from the capital, Des Moines. feature stories on military aircraft housed at Minn., undertook exhaustive coverage of a nearby bases, including NASAs X -wing air- conference on "The Implications of Soviet D plane- helicopter, the B -1B bomber and the New Thinking" in St. Paul last month. In all, 30 Media General's Fairfax county, Va., system, SR -71 reconnaisance plane. people worked on planning, filming and as- in suburban Washington, had a major break- The system also has spot news coverage sembling 27 hours of conference footage from ing news item on its local news show with the capability and has covered, in the past year, seven camera crews. The conference took rupture of a gasoline pipe. Gas was sent the derailment of 60 oil tanker cars, the gov- place at three different sites in St. Paul and 100 feet into the air, covering nearby ernment's Daedelus human flight project, new spewing featured 200 diplomats, politicians, scholars homes with thousands of gallons of the fuel. F -15E tests conducted by McDonnell Douglas and specialists discussing Soviet policy and On its evening newscast, the system reported and the flight of the Voyager. East -West relations. The series of programs the incident and firefighters's successful at- Jones has a morning talk show that features appeared on C -SPAN. tempts to control the potential disaster. The medical news and an evening talk show with a follow -up coverage in the call -in segment that allows residents to speak o system continued ensuing days, including live interviews during with local elected officials. ATC's cable system in Ithaca, N.Y., has an the newscasts. The system used its two -way o ambitious local news presence, which re- feed on election night for live reports from Cox Cable's Hampton Roads, Va., system is volves around its weeknight half -hour news campaign headquarters. closely linked with the naval operations in the programs at 6 and 11 p.m. Among the spot Its local newscast has been nominated for area and its community relations programing news stories it has covered in the past year an ACE award for its news coverage each of reflects that. The system is currently inaugurat- was a walkout at Cornell University The sys- the past two years. W

Broadcasting No 16 1987 1 9C 1 aw & Requ1atio- ra

NAB suggests tax on sale of TV's, radios, VCR's Plan is presented in effort to nificant alteration of commercial broadcast- dize their competition, a novel approach to prevent Congress from taxing ers public interest responsibility," it said. public policymaking...Clearly, the Com- sale of broadcast stations "Such major public policy changes deserve merce Committee has not considered the ef- more than cavalier and cursory attention." fect such a proposal will have on the contin- The National Association of Broadcasters, Congress and others who "have given ued spirit of cooperation between these two in a 14 -page "white paper" sent to members thorough and serious consideration of appro- vitally related forms of broadcasting." of Congress last week, laid out its arguments priate methods to support public broadcast- Given the NAB's argument against using for why Congress should consider taxing the ing have rejected any type of special or nar- "special taxes" to support public broadcast- sale of televisions, radios and VCR's rather row tax," the white paper said. "The chief ing, the NAB apparently does not see its than broadcast stations to raise money for concern has consistently been that public proposed tax on consumer electronics as a public broadcasting. broadcasting not draw on so few sources of "special tax." In a cover letter, NAB President Eddie suport that its freedom from outside influ- In the white paper, the NAB asked Con- Fritts also suggested some ways the Senate ence would be placed in jeopardy ....The gress to consider the tax, noting that it is Commerce Committee could raise addition- consistent conclusion has been that revenues nothing new. Between 1950 and 1965, tele- al revenues for the general treasury to help raised through general taxes, as opposed to vision sets were subject to a 10% excise tax, bring down the federal budget deficit: auc- special taxes on a small population or indus- it said. And, it said, the Carnegie Commis- tion off certain nonbroadcast frequencies try sector, must be the principal source of sion on Educational Television, which set and impose a celluar radio application fee. federal support." the ground work for public broadcasting in To the dismay of NAB and most commer- The tranfer fee constitutes a "significant the late 1960's, recommended a manufactur- cial broadcasters, the Commerce Committee change" in the traditional view that broader's 2% to 5% excise tax on televisions to proposed last month a 2 % -to -5% fee on the casters "pay" for their licenses through their support public broadcasting. sale of broadcast stations to help reduce the public service obligations, the NAB said. If "The appeal of this proposal is that ... the federal budget deficit in the first two years of Congress imposes the fee, "the licenses be- support would come from the intended bene- its existence and to fund public broadcasting come more like private property without any ficiaries of the system -the American view- thereafter (BROADCASTING, Oct. 26). The of the attendant public interest duties, it ing and listening public," the NAB said. committee estimated that the fee would gen- said. "No one has considered this price-the In the letter to Congress, NAB said appli- erate about $340 million per year. elimination of the public interest standard cation fees for the lotteries that will be used As part of its effort to derail the transfer which could ultimately accompany commer- to grant cellular radio licenses in 438 mar- fee, the NAB proposed two weeks ago a cial broadcast financing of its noncommer- kets over the next two years "would discour- "modest" excise tax on televisions, radios cial counterparts. Congress much give these age the current abuses of...the lottery .. . and VCR's, the auction of nonbroadcast issues serious consideration. It has given by speculators, many of whom enter these spectrum and the cellular application fees as none." lotteries with no intention of serving that alternatives. Only the excise tax would be In a prepared statement issued last week, market themselves." used to fund public broadcasting; the others Fritts suggested that broadcasters "pay" for If the lotteries for each market attract just would be used only for deficit reduction. their spectrum in another way -"by provid- 20 applications, the NAB said, a $5,000 per- According to NAB's calculations, a 11/2% ing their product free to the public." application fee could generate $43.8 mil- tax of the sale of televisions, radios and The transfer fee may strain the relation- lion. A $10,000 fee could raise $87.6 mil- VCR's would generate $264 million in 1988, ship between public broadcasters and their lion, it said. while a 2% tax would yield $351 million. commercial "brethren," the NAB said. The NAB 's proposal to auction spectrum Over the next two years, it said, the spec- Commercial broadcasters have supported would be similar to that proposed earlier by trum auctions could raise $800 million and the fund -raising efforts of public broadcast- the FCC, but exempt more types of spectrum the cellular application fees could generate ers and provided them with free technical users. The NAB proposed exempting spec- $88 million. advice and tower facilities, it said. They trum used for broadcasting, public safety, According to congressional aides, Fritts have even "come to accept, even support, amatuer radio and cellular radio. has already met with key supporters of the the concept of a federal subsidy for public If the 6 mhz of unassigned spectrum cur- transfer fee in Congress -Senate Commerce broadcasters," it said. "The ultimate unfair- rently available were put on the auction Committee Chairman Ernest Hollings (D- ness of the transfer tax is that it actually block, the NAB said, the FCC could raise S.C.), House Energy and Commerce Com- forces the commercial broadcasters to subsi- $800 million over two years. mittee Chairman John Dingell (D- Mich.) and House Telecommunications Subcom- mittee Chairman Edward Markey (D- More on fairness. In separate filings Mass.) failed to persuade them to sub- at the FCC, the National Association of Broadcast- -but ers and Radio- Television News stitute the excise tax on consumer Directors Association registered disagreement with the FCC's policy of continuing to investigate fairness electronics for the fee. According to one doctrine complaints stemming from ballot issues. In a Sept. 22 letter to aide, Fritts's initiative did yield a promise the House Energy and Commerce Committee, FCC Chairman Dennis Patrick reiterated FCC's narrow view of its Aug. 4 action from Hollings not to oppose NAB 's efforts to eliminating the general fairness doctrine and find congressional support for the excise tax. Cullman doctrine in a case involving Meredith Corp.'s wrvHtrvl Syracuse. The Cullman doctrine, at issue in The transfer fee "is a radical and totally Meredith, obliged broadcasters to provide air time to groups unprecedented departure from long- estab- opposing who want to respond to controversial advertising, but cannot afford it. Patrick told Congress the FCC intends lished communications policies," the NAB to act on complaints "that do not clearly fall within the scope said in the white paper. Funding public of the Meredith decision, including personal attack, political editorializing, Zapple and ballot issue broadcasting through the tax would jeopar- cases." In an earlier joint filing, the NAB and RINDA said the FCC's elimination of the general dize "the essential freedom" of public broad- doctrine should encompass political editorializing and personal attack corollaries. In the last filings, they it casters, it "The said should also encompass said. imposition of... [the ballot issues. tax] also has the danger of leading to a sig-

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 11.1 Music licensing revisited by Senate Dispute over legislation that would "pretty terrific" offer. Broadcast Music change the way fees are collected Inc.'s Ed Cramer said he has indicated a is not likely to be resolved soon willingness to negotiate a carve out as far back as 1981 but that broadcasters had not The ongoing feud between television broad- asked for one. casters and music licensing societies re- The bill's most vehement critics were sub- sumed on Capitol Hill last week at a Senate committee members Ted Kennedy (D- subcommittee hearing. At the heart of their Mass.) and Orrin Hatch (R- Utah), who see dispute is legislation (S. 698) that would no need for revising the current system. substitute the current blanket license for the "Congress should not inject itself into the music rights to syndicated television pro- process," Kennedy said, noting that the mat- grams with a source licensing scheme, ter is under court review and that the legisla- something broadcasters favor. But judging Arries tion's proponents have "failed to demon- from the testimony presented and the strong strate the need for legislation." negative reaction the bill drew from some A further castigation came from Senator senators, any immediate resolution is not in Pete Wilson (R- Calif.), who testified before the offing. the subcommittee: "We in the Congress This is the first time Congress has revisit- should no more be dictating the way that ed the issue since negotiations between the music rights are licensed than should we be All- Industry TV Music License Committee telling Domino's how much to charge for and the American Society of Composers, delivering pizza." Authors and Publishers collapsed (BROAD- The legislation's chief Senate proponent CASTING, Oct. 5). Broadcasters have to ob- and its author, South Carolina Republican tain a blanket license for the music rights to a Strom Thurmond, said the bill protects com- particular program regardless of whether posers and songwriters and enables them to David they use all the songs or not. They pay a collect payments for the residual use of their percentage of their gross revenues for the music. "I believe this change [it was not license. Under a source licensing scheme, negotiated separately for a per -program li- included in the previous version of the bill] they would pay one fee for both music rights cense with a composer. will insure that the composer receives pay- and syndication rights. The Arizona senator, nevertheless, was ment for his work," Thurmond said. The The U.S. Register of Copyrights, Ralph not advocating any quick action on the mat- senator also underscored the inequity of the Oman, came out against source licensing. ter and said he would canvass subcommittee present system. He said Hollywood studios The current system, "on balance seems to be members as to what course to pursue next. not only "receive payments from the broad- the best," he told the subcommittee. "I am His idea for a credit seemed to intrigue oth- casters for the programing, they also receive not saying it is a perfect system," said ers like Senator Patrick Leahy (D -Vt.), who a portion of the royalties collected by AS- Oman, "it is just better than all the other is undecided on the issue. CAP and BMI," because of their ownership alternatives." According to statistics pro- Still, Leahy took the broadcasters to task of music publishing companies. vided by the licensing societies, Oman said, for a videotape presentation aired during The parties attempted to reach a compro- broadcasters spent approximately $95 mil- their testimony. "I came here to hear people mise, but the TV committee discussions lion in 1986 on music rights for syndicated testify live, not [see] something aimed at 10- broke off because ASCAP was unwilling to programs. year- olds," said Leahy. The tape was pre- meet broadcasters "even part way" on the The senators also heard an impassioned pared by the All- Industry TV Music License matter. During the negotiations, Arries said plea to disregard the legislation from corn - Committee and featured the group's chief the committee suggested a new formula poser Mike Post, whose work includes the arguments for the legislative reform. Com- "which would guarantee enough money to theme songs from L.A.Law, Magnum, P.I. mittee Chairman Leslie Arries of WIVB-TV pay composers at current rates under a blan- and Hunter. He predicted composers would Buffalo, N.Y., narrated the piece and then ket license. Broadcasters insisted, however, lose out under source licensing. "When we followed with further remarks. that studio 'publishing' fees [currently 40 %] lose, the public will also lose, because the Leahy was unimpressed and he compared and ASCAP administrative charges [current- real question raised by S. 698 is whether the tape to something designed for Sesame ly almost 20 %] be reduced. ASCAP balked people can make a living composing music," Street. Later, he asked the broadcasters if and proposed an increase in all fees charged Post said. they viewed the tape as an opportunity to air to broadcasters." The music licensing societies' lobbying the TV station logos from all the subcommit- At the hearing Phoenix broadcasters Rich- initiative against the bill included a meeting tee members' hometowns. After the hear- ard DeAngelis of KPHO -TV and C.E. (Pep) between country rock musician Charlie Dan- ing, Arries defended the tape. He said Cooney of KPNX-TV Phoenix urged a legisla- iels and the Copyright Subcommittee's broadcasters had a "great deal of informative solution. "What we are really asking for chairman, Dennis DeConcini (D- Ariz.), in tion" to present and that "trying to do it oral- is structural reform," said Cooney. "The so- Phoenix on Nov. 8. ly would have taken 15 minutes." called rate court-which is supposed to rein Despite weighty opposition to the legisla- As for DeConcini's suggestion for a cred- in ASCAP's monopoly power-has never tion, broadcasters were heartened by De- it, both sides appeared at a standoff over the decided a case in 37 years of existence. The Concini's remarks. DeConcini, while not proposal. Arries indicated broadcasters were current proceeding, involving all local tele- predisposed to the legislation, appeared open to any "reworking of the legislation." vision stations, is already nearing the end of sympathetic to the claim of broadcasters that But he said they had explored the idea of a its third year and the 'trial' has not even the blanket license is unfair. "I understand per- program license with ASCAP but to no begun," DeAngelis said. you are paying a lot for what you don't get," avail. "ASCAP insisted that each station Philip Lombardo, chairman of Citadel said DeConcini, adding that he is trying to guarantee them 75% of what ASCAP now Communications, a broadcast -station group "find some way to move to a more equita- receives under the blanket license if as little that includes WVNY-TV Burlington, Vt., also ble" approach without destroying the com- as one note of ASCAP music was used in appeared before the senators. All broadcast- poser's role in the process. one month under a per -program license," ers want, he emphasized, is the right to bar- He suggested an alternative procedure to Arries said. gain and pay for the music rights. He said the blanket license, possibly something that ASCAP's Hal David told DeConcini he broadcasters need greater control over would enable broadcasters to deduct from thought the per- program offer was the same "where we put our total programing dollars the blanket license a "credit" if they have as a credit or so- called carve out, and was a to be better able to carry out our own creative

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 171 function." ticulate presentation of a radical point of much less money. For instance, if the courts SESAC Chairman Alice Prager stated her view." She said that in arguing for cable sys- were to accept Farrow's arguments, "over- organization's opposition to the bill. She tems' "right to be," Farrow had ignored the building" systems would not be required to called it "special interest" legislation bene- rights of speakers other than the cable sys- provide universal service; they might be free fiting only the broadcasters. The advertising tem. In almost all cases, she said, franchis- to serve only specific "pockets" of a commu- industry also testified against the bill. Wil- ing authorities provide for public, govern- nity. (He said those who think of overbuild- liam Cotton of the American Association of mental and educational access channels. ing in terms of political subdivisions are Advertising Agencies defended the current And cable regulation, she said, "is not a mistaken.) "How do you deal with that prob- blanket licensing system and said the mea- novel idea "-it has evolved over a period of lem?" he asked. sure, if adopted, could cost advertisers who years, beginning with the FCC and continu- Effros, incidentally, was less ideological use music in many commercials, as much as ing through the Cable Act of 1984. She ex- than Farrow in his discussion of the First $150 million each year. The Association of pressed confidence that, "ultimately," the Amendment. "The First Amendment argu- National Advertisers' Robert Wehling said Supreme Court "will understand there are ment," he said, "is a mechanism to get cable S. 698 would create an "administrative good reasons" that cable franchising has de- recognized as a medium, not just a technol- nightmare." veloped as it has -that city councils "have ogy." not gone off on a frolic." As for the Cable Farrow did not try to paper over the prob- Act, she described it "as the best accommo- lems the approach he is championing would Cable rights debated dation" of all concerned, including the cable create for the cable industry. "If you want to industry. unload regulations, you have to accept the Three California court cases Effros, appeared to side with Farrow in concept of competition, not just from off -air serve as nexus of panel the debate with Holbrooke. He said, for in- television and SMATV's, but other cable discussion of First Amendment stance, the federal and state governments systems," he said. "Sometimes that's scary. and cable, sponsored by ABA had been "arrogant" in fashioning regula- It's more scary when you bought a system tions for cable in its early days, at a time for $2,500 per subscriber and someone Cable television systems have an inherent when they could not foresee how it would comes in to build a system for $600 per "right to be," said Harold Farrow, counsel develop over the next 15 years. subscriber. But that's a business risk " -one for cable television systems fighting to es- But Effros was not prepared to support worth taking, Farrow said. He said the eco- tablish that right in a number of court cases Farrow's position without reservation. For nomic model that will emerge for cable is around the country. But communities that the regulations that have long been in place that of the print press. And "the electronic franchise cable systems have rights, too, have created a fact Effros said should not be press," he added, "will be the better for it." said Larrine S. Holbrooke, counsel for cities ignored in discussions of First Amendment Holbrooke saw things differently. She that have tangled with cable systems in rights. The fact, he said, is that systems that agreed that cable has First Amendment court. For his part, Steve Effros, president of "agreed to play by the rules" and that paid rights. But where among the various media, the Community Antenna Television Associ- substantial sums of money to build could be print and electronic, does cable fit in? she ation, was less categorical in his assessment confronted with competition from systems asked. "Cable," she said, "is a technology in of the rights involved; he said cable systems that might not be obligated to play by the search of its First Amendment jurispru- should be allowed to compete with other same rules and that could build systems for dence." systems in a community -but, he wondered about the disadvantage he said an operating system would be under in competing with a FCC's Dennis favors structural regulation newcomer whose way was paved by court FCC Commissioner Patricia Dennis, in a unfortunately, not a nation of readers," she decisions and who, therefore, did not carry speech to a group of New York lawyers, said said. "It is much easier to listen and the same regulatory baggage. That, he said, structural regulations, rather than content watch .... This makes it all the more impor- is "a legitimate public policy question." regulations, were the appropriate way to tant for the commission to diffuse the power The three appeared on a panel sponsored "diffuse" the power of broadcasters. of broadcasters by restricting concentrated last week by the American Bar Association's "Structural regulation of broadcasting's ownership, particularly at the local level," Cable Television Committee on court cases power is most evident in the ownership she said. involving three California communities - rules- attribution, one -to -a- market, duopo- Dennis said she does not advocate abso- Sacramento, Palo Alto and Santa Cruz -that ly, crossownership and national multiple lute adherence to the ownership restrictions, raised questions concerning the First ownership," Dennis said in a speech to the however. "I recognize that there are econo- Amendment rights of cable television sys- New York chapter of the Federal Communi- mies of scale that favor multiple ownership tems. Farrow, who represents the cable sys- cations Bar Association. "These rules pro- in television," she said. "I also recognize tems involved, said the cases grew out of the vide the mechanism for the commission to that there are certain markets in which it is determination of cable television systems to diffuse [broadcasting's] power, yet they are a economically infeasible to require separate increase rates in the face of opposition from mechanism that is consistent with the print ownership of all outlets." the communities that franchised them. To model of the First Amendment .... The in- Structural regulations promote program- Farrow, of Farrow, Schildhause & Wilson, herent power of broadcasting ... does not ing diversity, Dennis said. "I will be interes- cable is "a member of the press" whose rates give the government the right to regulate ted ... in our rulemaking on syndicated ex- a city was barred by the First Amendment content." clusivity to see if its reimposition could from controlling. Since 1963, a majority of Americans have promote diversity." Would reimposition Farrow, who has been winning in early reported that television is their main source "tend to make the cable operator diversify rounds of the California litigation, contends of news and information, she said. "We are, his programing ?" she asked. that while cable systems -like utilities that use a city's streets-are subject to the city's Revising FCC's cross-ownership rule. The Freedom of Expression Foundation, a group police powers, they enjoy the same First backed by major broadcasters and newspaper publishers and dedicated to advancing Amendment rights as the printed press. the First Amendment rights of mass media, has asked the FCC to repeal or "substantially "They have a right to be." And he predicted revise" its rule barring ownership of a newspaper and a broadcast station in the same that most of the provisions of the Cable market. FEF said the original justification for the crossownership rule -the lack of diversity Communications Policy Act of 1984, which in mass media and improbability of further proliferation of new stations -no longer holds authorizes cities to impose various obliga- true. "Since the rules necessarily impinge on both the broadcaster's and newspaper tions on the cable systems it franchises -and owner's freedom of expression, the absence today of any substantial governmental to limit the number of franchises it issues- interest makes the rules constitutionally suspect." The rule is now doing more harm than would, "sooner or later" be "ruled bad." The good to public interest, the FEF said. The rule has also contributed to a steady decline in a act, he said, "was born sick." number of daily newspapers, it said, adding that repeal of the rule would result in more Holbrooke, a partner in Miller, Young & broadcast stations with improved programing. Holbrooke, said Farrow had made "an ar-

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 1 79 NBC eliminates its Enterprises division Businesses divided among NBC -TV and corporate communications NBC last week dissolved its Enterprises division for the second time since the 1970's, dispersing the operation's diverse businesses to executives at NBC television network and corporate communications. Among those absorbing Enterprises' responsibilities are NBC -TV's senior vice president of sales, Robert Blackmore; ex- vice president business affairs, ecutive of Hiltzik laricci John Agoglia; vice president for policy and Blackmore Agoglia planning, George J. Hiltzik, and vice presi- ities as head of NBC -TV commercial sales. cently ended technicians strike.) dent for finance and administration, David Reporting to Blackmore will be Enterprises' Blackmore, Hiltzik and Bivins will con- Bivins, along with the West Coast's vice Mike Perez, continuing as vice president in tinue to report to NBC -TV President Pierson president of corporate and media relations, charge of international program sales for Mapes. Agoglia will continue to report to Jay Michelis. NBC Entertainment, New and Sports. Group Executive vice president, Ray Timo- In a related move, NBC offered long -time Taking on foreign marketing responsibil- thy, and Michelis to corporate and media sales executive Joseph laricci a newly cre- ities for NBC Productions' programs will be relations vice president, Betty Hudson. ated position as NBC vice president of na- business affairs executive vice president, Appointed last week to the new network tional and international networking after a Agoglia, a former CBS Entertainment ex- operations and services department by Hilt - number of his responsibilities were absorbed ecutive, currently in charge of Productions' zik were former Enterprises vice presidents, by a new department, NBC -TV network op- domestic sales. Richard Brescia and Susan Becket, named erations and services, to be headed by Hilt - Bivins, NBC -TV vice president of finance vice president of enterprises and vice presi- zik. and administration, will add financial and dent of business affairs, respectively. From laricci, who has been with NBC for more administrative support for international NBC -TV's sales /affiliate services, Ric than 44 years and vice president of sales and sales, merchandising and royalty income to Quackenboss was named vice president of administration for the last 19, had not at his duties while Enterprises' guest relations operations and Jean Dietze was named vice press time last week accepted the new post, and studio tours operations will go to Miche - president of TV network services. Vic Pisani which would include responsibilites for spe- lis on the West Coast. (Network studio tours was named director of sales contract admin- cial network events including its coverage of resumed in New York last Thursday, Nov. istration, and Lucy Roadarmel was named the 1988 summer Olympics, the 1988 politi- 12, after a four -month hiatus during the re- director of business systems. D cal campaigns, and for contacts with overseas clients seeking expertise in building commercial television networks. Viacom shows $38 million Also last week, Hiltzik appointed a half - dozen executives to a new network oper- loss in third quarter ations and services department, created to coordinate on -air operations for NBC -TV Company's acquisition expenses taled $227 million, including $34 million in and to oversee all commercial inventory, sta- contribute to loss revenue, depreciation and amortization, leaving the tion clearances and system procedures for operating cash flow up company's earnings well off last year's $3.4- NBC -TV sales, affiliate relations and enter- with largest gain coming from million gain. prises. cable systems, broadcasting Net interest expense for the first nine NBC Enterprises' reorganization was pre- months of the year was $126 million, up cipitated in early October by the announced Viacom, citing expenses related to its acqui- from $54 million in 1986's first three quar- departure of President Jerome Wexler. sition last June by National Amusements' ters. Nine -month depreciation and amortiza- Wexler told BROADCASTING he expects to subsidiary, Arsenal holdings, last week re- tion was up 39% to $80 million, with year- retire from the network at the end of the year ported a $38- million third quarter loss, to-date expenses totaling $645 million on after what he called a "very happy associ- bringing deficits for the year to nearly $88 revenues of $745 million (first quarter ex- ation" with the company, the last part of million. Revenue and operating cash flow, penses included a $48.5- million payment for which was spent at the head of a division re- however, were up, with the strongest gains the termination of a failed management le- formed in 1980 by ex -NBC Entertainment in the company's cable systems and broad- veraged buyout of the company). head, Mike Weinblatt, after it first went de- casting operations. The company's entertainment division funct in the 1970's. The communications and entertainment showed the biggest jump in profitability for Among Enterprises' businesses were the company, which also has holdings in cable the quarter, still without registering syndica- marketing of NBC programing to broadcast- programing and TV syndication, reported tion sales for The Cosby Show that are pre- ers internationally, and to cable, satellite, consolidated revenue up 10% to $257 mil- dicted to ultimately top $700 million in cash home video and institutional markets here lion over the same period last year, with op- and barter. Entertainment earnings were up and abroad, as well as the licensing of the erating cash flow (defined as earnings from 16% to $8 million on 23% higher revenues company logo and the running of an NBC operations plus depreciation and amortiza- of $23 million. Operating cash flow for the merchandise business. tion) up 25% to $64 million. Nine -month period was up 26% to $9 million. As part of the reorganization, NBC pro- cash flow was up 23% to $181 million. Viacom's cable networks, including moted to executive vice president, 35 -year But Viacom's three -month net interest ex- MTV, Showtime/The Movie Channel and NBC veteran Blackmore, who will add in- pense was nearly $69 million, triple last Lifetime, reported 13% higher earnings of ternational program sales to his responsibil- year's $23 million. Quarterly expenses to- almost $12 million for the quarter, with op-

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 111 erating income up 21% to more than $22 Broadcasting earnings were well down at $71 million for the quarter, boosted by the million. But revenue for the group was flat at $7 million, 14% lower than last year's third acquisition of Pierce county, Wash., cable $133 million, and for 1987 is up only 1% to quarter, although the company said both lo- systems in September 1986, Viacom said. $388 million. cal and national sales were higher and oper- Earnings for the quarter were off 3% to some The company said revenue for the pay ating margins improved. Revenues were up $11 million, but cable operating cash flow service Showtime/TMC were flat as well for 11% to $31 million, with operating cash was up 27% to $27 million and earnings for the year despite an increase in subscribers flow up 19% to $13 million. the year -to -date were also up 27% to $41 since the end of 1986. Cable television revenues were up 23% to million.

Approval seen for Cablevision deal Adams -Russell cable systems to be positions in the company, threatening a hos- Corp., which will arrange a 10 -year, $285 acquired for $475 million tile takeover. million loan and raise $20 million through Gabelli's stake currently exceeds two mil- the issuance preferred stock The $475 million acquisition of to a GE Cred- of cable opera- lion shares, or 30% of the outstanding it subsidiary. tor Adams -Russell Co. by Cablevision Sys- shares, while Continental's holdings grew to Cablevision will provide $40 million in tems is expected to clear its last major hurdle more than 1.3 million shares, or 19.6%, equity and Kidder, Peabody and Co. will at a special Adams- Russell shareholder after it purchased Telecable's 710,000 shares raise the remaining $125 through the meeting in Boston this Friday, million Nov 20. earlier this year. private placement of senior subordinated Stockholders at the meeting are expected According to David McLachlan, Adams - notes and through a revolving credit facility. to cast the necessary two -thirds vote to ap- Russell vice president of finance, Continen- The 17 prove Adams -Russell cable systems Cablevision's cash bid of $43.075 per tal plans to vote its shares for the merger and serve approximately 232,000 subscribers. share. The bid, which was submitted last They include six systems in Massachusetts, July (BROADCASTING, July 27), has already six in New York, two in Maine been and one each aproved by Adams -Russell's board of in Arkansas, Illinois and Missouri. directors. The needed clearances have also The company's most recent acquisitions been given by federal agencies and state ca- include the Rockford, Ill., cable system pur- ble authorities, although the latter is contin- chased in September for $89 million plus the gent on final approval from remaining mu- Adams ® Russell assumption of $752,000 in liabilities, and nicipalities served by Adams -Russell. A the Windsor, N.Y., system purchased in Sep- Cablevision representative said the deal is Gabelli has indicated it will also do the tember for $7.5 million cash. expected to be completed by early Decem- same. Adams- Russell's pro forma net sales (net ber. The offer calls for Cablevision, the na- sales which also factor in recent acquisi- Adams -Russell was essentially an election's 15th largest multiple system operator, tions) for the nine months ending last June tronics manufacturer until it entered the ca- to pay $294.5 million for approximately 6.8 28 were $46 million, with operating income ble television business in 1969. The corn - million outstanding common shares of Ad- at $3.8 million, and losses from continuing pany decided to sell its cable operations last ams- Russell (excluding interest if paid under operations at $3.6 million, due largely to June after several interests, including cable certain circumstances), plus additional liabi- $10.3 million in net interest expenses for the operator Continental Cablevision, invest- lities. period. ment company Gabelli Group and Telecable Financing for the acquisition will be han- The company's pro forma long -term liabi- Corp. had accumulated large shareholder dled mainly through General Electric Credi lities (which also factor in recent acquisitions) are $164.8 million, plus current liabi- Fifth Estate Earnings lities of $15.8 million, against total assets of $166 million. Company Quarter Revenue Earnings % EPS Cablevision owns cable systems with (000) change (000) change 591,000 subscribers in New York, New Jer- Cosmos Broadcasting Third $24,100 (13) $1,500 0 sey, Connecticut, Michigan and Ohio. It also Infinity Broadcasting Third $22,199 88 $1,112 234 $0.12 has interest in Rainbow Jacor Third controlling Program $11,986 83 ($525) NM ($0.08) Enterprises, which provides program ser- -Pilot Third $28,681 28 $1,510 Jefferson (17) vices including four Sportschannel regional Tri -Star Second $113,036 32 $14,866 20 $0.03 cable sports networks in New York, Boston, Cosmos is broadcasting operation of Liberty Corp. Infinity Broadcasting's earnings Philadelphia and Chicago, and Long Island from broadcasting (operating income before depreciation, amortization and corporate News 12. It also has interests in cable enter- expenses) were up 222% to $10.5 million for quarter. Higher revenue and earnings were tainment channels, American Movie Clas- due, company said, to improved results at New York, Philadelphia, San Jose and Boston sics and Bravo. FM's, as well as to addition of Dallas AM -FM combination purchased last July and FM's Among the fees included in the merger acquired fourth quarter, 1986, in Los Angeles, Washington and Tampa, Fla. On pro forma deal are a $3.2 million financial advisory basis, stations owned before acquisitions had 21% higher revenue and 74% higher service payment to Goldman Sachs, and earnings. Net financing expense for quarter tripled to $4.5 million due to additional more than $4 million in severance payments borrowings for acquisitions. Station operating expenses were up 37 %. Jacor attributed to Adams -Russell executives who are leav- net loss to $3.7 million in depreciation, amortization and interest expenses associated ing after the merger. with acquisitions of Republic Broadcasting in December 1986 and of KOA(AM)- KOAQ(FM) A-R Chief Executive Officer John Lynch Denver last August. Broadcast cash flow (profit before depreciation, amortization, corpo- will receive $2.27 million, President Neil rate and interest expenses and income tax) was up 63% to $4 million for quarter, while McHugh will get $579,000, Vice President station operating expenses doubled to more than $8 million. Jefferson -Pilot figures McLachlan will receive $405,000 and five refer to communications subsidiary. Insurance and media company said broadcasting other vice presidents will receive payments operations "were affected by relatively soft advertising trends [and] highly competitive totaling nearly $1 million. McHugh will conditions in several of our radio markets also had to be addressed with increased continue in his current post for one year fol- promotional efforts." WI -Star Pictures reported quarterly television earnings of $1.3 lowing the merger, and Lynch and McLach- million on revenue of $8.7 million, primarily from licensing of acquired product to syndica- lan have agreed to noncompeting consulting tion market. Company said its six -month motion picture earnings also include $13.4 arrangements. million from "modification of CBS license agreement resulting in CBS's relinquishment of A -R stock, which was as high as $41.75 future network television rights." on Oct. 15, prior to the current stock market slide, closed last Wednesday at $39.50.

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 I %A about taking an equity interest in the service plans. It has a one -stop program ordering before the TCI deal materialized. The ser- service whereby TVRO owners can call a TCI adds Tempo vice reaches some 12.5 million homes and toll -free number and order services directly. its principal programing is supplied by ad- They are billed on a yearly basis, anywhere Giant MSO buys small cable vertisers that buy blocks of time on the ser- from $11 to $49, depending on the number programer operator; deal combines vice. Tempo is turning the service into a of services ordered. Presently, WTBS, WWOR- two TVRO package operators more standard advertising- supported service TV New York, USA Network and CBN are akin to other basic cable networks, and available. Tempo hopes to eventually have The board of Tempo Enterprises last week hopes to have most of the shift completed by 10 services to offer for $99 per year. approved an $8 -per-share, $46- million Jan. 1. Tempo is also offering through cable oper- buyout offer of the company by Tele -Com- Tempo is the common carrier for supersta- ators three SatPak packages, which are dif- munications Inc. Among other properties, it tion WTBS, and it was unclear how last ferent combinations of both pay and basic gives the largest cable multiple system oper- week's purchase would affect that relation- cable programing services. They include the ator a cable programing service, Tempo ship. The FCC has a prohibition against su- four services in the one -stop plan, plus Television, and a TVRO packager, Tempo perstations distributing their own program- CNN, Headline News, Showtime, HBO, Development Corp. , which had been a coming, which was why Tempo came into ESPN, Cinemax and The Movie Channel. petitor to TCI's Netlink TVRO operation. existence in 1976, to distribute WTBS, under To date, Tempo has 40,000 subscribers. The purchase is expected to close next year. the name Southern Satellite Systems. TCI "The vast majority" are from the one -stop The deal involves an exchange of stock - owns approximately 10.1% of TBS. service, says Tempo Development President TCl's Class A common valued at $21 per Both companies have set up operations to Marty Lafferty, "but the mix is going to share with Tempo's stock, valued at $8 per market cable programing services to back- change." He said the figures are three times share. Tempo shareholders have the options ahead of the projected sales pace, with Tem- of taking the cash price or converting their po seeing about 1,000 orders per day. shares to TCI stock at a ratio of 2.625 to 1. "Our goal is to run the very best telemar- There are 5,700,000 Tempo shares outstand- I,....-mom keting service in the business," says Laf- ing, 2,937,097 of them owned by Ed Taylor ferty, and it is that expertise that he believes and his family. Taylor is founder and chair- fits well with Netlink's service. There may man of Tempo Enterprises. =Ilk /Eft be a natural division of labor, said Lafferty, A TCI spokesman said the purchase was with Netlink working on the front end with driven primarily by the cable entities Tempo cable operators to sign subscribers, while owns and also that the company fits well ru Tempo handles the back -office chores. with TCI. Details on what TCI may do with "We've offered to take the terminals off their the programing service, or the two TVRO yard earth stations. Tempo Development be- hands," said Lafferty, in referring to the or- services, have not been decided. gan a market test of its operation in Atlanta dering process. That would work, he said, Tempo is in the process of altering the in September, but rolled out the service na- "if they accept the fact that there are two thrust of its cable programing service, tar- tionally after TCI announced its own TVRO marketing roles." The two services could geting to an audience that is over 45. The plans through Netlink. also remain as is, he said, with reciprocal service had been talking to cable operators There are two parts to Tempo's TVRO rights being traded between the two. Laf- The American Chiropractic Association 1987 JOURNALISM

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Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 135 mined ferty was not sure exactly how things would by the local cable operator. ownership problems with the purchase and shake out. "We'll see who does what best," In addition, Tempo owns 17 cable systems indicated it would keep the cable systems if he said. which serve 16,000 subscribers in three problems arose. Netlink began taking orders earlier this states Texas, - Oklahoma and Arkansas. Tempo Enterprises is also the parent corn - Tempo month and plans to begin authorizations for owns WIHT(TV) Ann Arbor, Mich.; pany of Tempo Sound, which distributes a its TVRO service on Dec. 1. Dish owners WTPO(AM) Conyers, Ga., and 50% of KGCr- package of commercial -free audio services, will TV pay less than $16 per month for the basic Tulsa, Okla. The television stations had and Tempo Text, which distributes data ser- package and less than $9 per month for pay previously been STV outlets. TCI officials vices. Communications Equity Associates services. The final pricing is to be deter- were studying whether there were any cross- represented Tempo in the transaction. Seminar focuses on station sales Stock market crash affects junk bond generally compare buyers and sellers, it does general partner with voting control and 20% market as financing for transactions so in isolated cases, when there may be a stock ownership) for 75% of its fair market public interest conflict. As one example, he value. The FCC also offers a tax certificate The recent approval of the Storer -Gillett cited a buyer who recently acquired a small to owners selling to minorities. A seller can sale, the new tax laws and the stock market suburban full -service network station with defer tax liabilities until he repurchases an- crash have focused new attention and con- the intention of turning it into a satellite of its other station. "The commission used the tax cern on station sales. own urban station (the FCC found no loss of certificate as a carrot to bring in minority At a seminar sponsored by the Federal service). ownership," Wadlow said. The FCC is reex- Communications Bar Association and the In the case of programing, however, amining its minority policies and has tempo- American Bar Association's forum commit- Stewart said "we got out of the format busi- rarily stayed the distress sale policy, but the tee on communications law, Roy Stewart, ness. The commission feels that in most tax certificate policy remains in effect. chief of the FCC's Mass Media Bureau's vid- matters the public should be left to decide." The tax certificate rule came under scruti- eo services division, said the commission Clark Wadlow, of Schnader, Harrison, Se- ny recently in Tampa, Fla., when Gaylord has developed new priorities in examining gal & Lewis, described FCC policy regard- Broadcasting sold its TV station, w rvT(TV), transfer applications, focusing more on ing ownership principles and tax certifi- to a partnership of Clarence McKee and Gil- ownership structure and less on financial as- cates, and changes being made in those lett Broadcasting. McKee holds an option to certainment. Steve Rattner, managing direc- rules. Wadlow said the FCC is seeking di- sell after two years. tor of Morgan Stanley & Co. reflected that versity of ownership to promote economic The commission recently decided that the view for station financing, saying that lend- competition and stimulate competition in the sale met the requirements and approved it. ing institutions will be more careful with "marketplace of ideas." When asked about the decision, Wadlow their loans, after black Monday. He declared Some FCC rules are being reexamined, said he felt the sale was "pushing it" a little. the junk bond market dead, and equity fi- such as the duopoly rules, which prevent an "I fully expect the option [McKee's] will be nancing seriously wounded by the crash. owner from holding two stations whose ser- exercised and Gillett will own the station. I The sessions on "Communications Prac- vice contours overlap. The FCC is consider- was a little surprised the commission ap- tice: The Transaction Side," were among the ing modifying those rules to allow station proved it," he said. most well- attended in the series of seminars ownership with greater overlap, permitting Arthur Goodkind of Koteen & Naftalin held at the Washington Marriott hotel. co -owned stations to operate closer to one talked about the attribution rules and alien At the opening session, Stewart and Joel another, so long as they are not serving the ownership. The commission defines attrib- Rosenbloom of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering same market. utable interests as those involving direct discussed the Communications Act and the Wadlow also said the FCC is considering ownership and general partners, and in cor- FCC rules that pertain to station sales. changes to the one -to -a- market rule -that porations, ownership interests of over 5% "Sales used to be clouded with questions prevents ownership of radio stations and (10% in mutual funds). When there is a sin- about the buyer's qualifications, cash flow television stations in the same market -to gle owner of more than 50% of the stock, no and the station's viability," Stewart said. allow certain radio -TV crossownerships. minority interest is considered attributable. "Now the certification for financing reduces Current FCC rules also permit distress Additionally, no nonvoting stock is attribut- the amount of time we spend on sales, and I sales to encourage minority ownership. An able. Nor are warrants or options to buy think that's a good idea because now the owner in trouble could sell his station to a stock attributable until they are exercised. In banks or the seller polices the ability of the minority -controlled buyer (50% ownership, limited partnerships that meet rigorous stan- buyer to pay notes." or in the case of partnerships, a minority dards of noninvolvement, ownership inter- Stewart said that with the elimination of ests are also not attributable. programing ascertainment requirements, the In the Gillett-Storer decision, Goodkind FCC asks only for an acknowledgment that said the FCC imposed such stringent condi- the station will deal with community issues. tions that few other owners would attempt a According to Stewart, the time saved on move. "Most stations are basically small bu- dealing with programing ascertainment now sinesses that require hands-on management is spent on the more complicated ownership and most people cannot accept total lack of structures in today's media companies. "We control of their investments," he said. have a new concept," he said. "It used to be Goodkind also said that alien ownership a corporation, now it's a limited partnership, standards fall under stricter rules, with non- with tiers and layers, or it's a corporation voting stock being attributable. He noted where the controlling stockholder is a limit- Wiley (I) and Geller that the commission enforced the alien owned partnership, which in turn has limited ership rules when it required Rupert Mur- partners and so on. doch to become a U.S. citizen before he "We have a much more difficult time fol- could purchase Metromedia. lowing the transactions in terms of the own- Closing the first session was a debate on ership patterns," he said. FCC takeover policy between former FCC Rosenbloom, who outlined basic commis- Commissioner Steven Sharp, of Skadden, sion rules governing transactions, asked Arps, Slate, Maegher & Flom, and Henry Stewart whether the commission compares Geller, former FCC general counsel and di- buyers' and sellers' merits in approving a rector of the Washington Center for Public sale, since the law on this matter is uncer- Policy Research. The session was moderated tain. by Richard Wiley of Wiley & Rein. Stewart said that while the FCC does not Sitrick (I) and Rattner Geller said the FCC's takeover policy sub-

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 136 verted the public interest considerations of underscored the need to draft these letters sary to support the station. the Communications Act by clearing the carefully. Another key to determining a station's way for the sale of stations to "traffickers" Brokers and investment bankers are on the value is amount of advertising revenue avail- who had no interest in running them. front lines of station sales and work with the able in the market. Other factors that need to Sharp felt the takeover policy was consis- nuts and bolts of negotiations. Joe Sitrick of be considered include: the health of the mar- tent with the act and clearly balanced public Blackburn & Co., and Steve Rattner, manag- ket ( prices are currently depressed in oil belt interest concerns with the practical considering director of Morgan Stanley, offered their stations); the state of the economy, especial- ations of a modern business environment. views on financing and appraising a sale. ly interest rates, and pending legislation At the second session, the focus was on Sitrick explained the process of apprais- such as the proposed transfer tax (see page business issues that affect the sale of coming by pointing out the various components 130). munications properties. Brian Johnson of making up the value of station. They include Rattner, speaking for the investment side, Pierson, Ball & Dowd, who talked about the quality of the technical facilities, power, divided his comments into two parts: before drafting sales agreements, pointed out spe- antenna and physical plant, and a compari- the crash and after. Previously, he said, there cial areas of concern for both buyers and son with competitors' facilities. An apprais- had been a "straight -line" improvement in sellers. He underscored the need for proper er should also check whether the facilities the types and amounts of financing avail- warranties for performance, an adequate de- can be upgraded. able, with banks being especially aggressive posit for the sale (typically 5%), provisions The market is also a vital consideration, in communications. requiring FCC approval, landlord and net- especially for television and independent Communications properties have drawn work agreements and an understanding of televisions, including the number of UHF the attention of financiers for their increasing local laws and covenants. Johnson also rec- and VHF stations and whether there is cash flows, high resale and a liquid market ommended an as -built survey of station enough product to support the station and the for resale. The most dramatic change was property and suggested an outside appraisal cost of programing. Sitrick said that high the rise of the junk bond market, which of the station. program costs have destroyed many inde- Rattner said has played a major role in the Noting that many lawsuits have been filed pendent TV stations. And he noted that poor rise of prices. over the interpretation of letters of intent, he product cannot draw the audience necces- That rise has been accompanied by a need for increased equity that Rattner said had generated the growth of private equity pools, like ML Media Partners, private o olS6om®LDnQ capital pools, like TA Associates and Bos- ton Ventures, and broader pools that operate beyond the communications industry, Anti -takeover measure. United Cable Television board moved at Nov 6 meeting to thwart such as KKR. potential hostile takeovers, two weeks after proposed merger with United Artists was called According to Rattner, the crash changed off in wake of stock market crash and protests from major shareholders over deal's terms that picture. Banks have not pulled back be- (BROADCASTING, Oct. 26). Board called for distribution of preferred stock purchase rights cause they are well secured in their loans, to common stock shareholders which would allow half -price purchase of United shares but the junk bond market is essentially or shares of acquiring company under hostile takeover situations. Company said closed. Equity investors remain a question. distribution, scheduled for next Dec. 1, was not in response to specific takeover With the market down 30%, Rattner said attempt. Rights expire June 20, 1994. equity investors are having a hard time being convinced that a station or cable system should be bought for a certain multiple of Merger monitor. Giant Group and affiliates including Barris Industries have taken 9.8% stake cash flow, when the stock can be purchased would be able to in Media General, although Media General's leading shareholders say they for a much lower rate. million shares of Class frustrate takeover attempt. Giant Group reported it had acquired 2.711 Rattner predicted a downward trend in company A common stock as "investment," but might seek control of communications prices and some retrenching as certain sales through exchange offer, tender offer, merger or proxy contest. Media General Chairman D. have been put on hold, cancelled or renego- however, Tennant Bryan and Vice Chairman J. Stewart Bryan said in a prepared statement, tiated. He said the current situation involves their 70% share of Class B stock and they elect 70% of the company's directors through a return to more normal methods of financ- against "any unwanted earlier this year had consolidated their shares into trust protect ing with investors being more selective. The to buy Zenith outside purchases." U.K. TV company Carlton Communications has agreed days financing almost any media sale with Independent of Productions for approximately $42 million. Zenith, subsidiary of Britain's Central little or no equity are "behind us," Rattner TV including Intimate Contact and Television, has produced TV movies aired on U.S. cable said. Sobibor, as well as theatrical releases such as John Huston's last film "The Dead." Satellite The final participant in the conference services provider IDB Communications Group has reached approximately $2 million was Karl Kellar, of Jones, Day, Reavis & agreement to acquire International Relay Inc., provider of international digital business Pogue, who spoke on the changes in tax law services by satellite. IDB completed $17.8 million public offering in mid -September. and their effect on sales. Kellar said the new o tax laws have created changes in the nature of ownership, from traditional corporations, Reorganizing. Independent UHF KPDX, Vancouver, Wash., has filed for reorganization which are treated as separate taxable entities reach terms of under Chapter 11 federal bankruptcy laws and said it expects soon to to flow -through corporations. agreement with its major creditors. Company incurred $25- million film debt, with MCA Traditional corporations first pay taxes on biggest creditor, along with Embassy, Paramount, 20th -Century Fox and Columbia, earnings and when disbursements are made according to Vancouver attorney for Jack Matranga, owner and general manager of four- to stockholders, shareholders must pay tax year-old Portland market station. on the income, essentially being taxed o twice. Many media firms are moving quickly to become flow- through corporations Investigation ended. Louis T Hagopian, chairman of N WAyer, informed agency employes in where earnings go directly to the share- memo that U.S. Attorneys office for Southern District of New York has ended its investigation holder, avoiding the double tax. of agency in connection with its handling of U.S. Army account. Investigation lasted four-and- Kellar said stock and asset sales are im- half years and resulted in one conviction. Jack Bidus pleaded guilty in 1986 to accepting portant considerations to the parties in a kickbacks from supplier of recruiting films. He received $50 fine and one year's probation. sale, since they pertain directly to the o amount of depreciation and other tax shelters available. Underwriting. Dow Jones & Co. will issue $100- million nonredeemable five -year notes The participants presented papers on their through underwriting group headed by New York -based investment bank Goldman topics which the FCBA has compiled into a Sachs. Notes will carry 9.25% coupon and will be sold at $99.875 to yield 9.28 %. book: Communications Practice, the Trans- actional Side.

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Group's annual meeting focuses wind up with a job, not a station." Mahone length. If minority preference is to work, on minority prefer( ice, First went on to say it is essential for future own- said Vince Pepper, Pepper & Corazzini, it is Amendment issue: , radio syndication ers to have some base -line expertise or essential that the ownership is "reflected in and obtaining first radio station someone on board who does. Panelist Ches- the operation of the station and in the corn - ley Maddox, vice president Ameritrust Co. munity involvement." Pepper questions the The National Black Media Coalition's 14th of Ohio, emphasized the importance of ex- value of having a minority owner who is annual conference-Nov. 3 -7 in Washing- perience in ownership. "Management exper- qualified and has the money to buy a station, ton- provided a forum for networking, idea ience in a single owner or depth of manage- but never visits the station and has no in- sharing and learning for more than 3,000 ment experience in group ownership is the volvement in the community. As a positive media professionals, government officials most heavily weighted criteria when apply- example, Pepper cited McKee, the owner of and students. ing for a loan," said Maddox. Also, she said, wrvT-TV, for the impact he has made at the Among the topics: acquiring the first radio it is better for buyers to acquire established station and within the community. stations, syndication in radio programing, stations. The distress sale policy was characterized minority preference update and the media as a penalty rather than a benefit. Many dis- and the First Amendment. Radio syndication tress sale stations are someone's "headache" Benjamin Hooks, former FCC commis- "It is the responsibility of the syndicator to in an unattractive market, said Pepper. An sioner (1972 -77) and executive director of be sensitive to the needs of the programer," owner of one these stations might be able to the National for the Association Advance- said syndicator Lee Bailey, president and ex- make an impact on the community with bet- ment of Colored People, disagrees with peo- ecutive producer of Radioscope. "My job is ter programing, but that owner will seldom ple who say that conditions have not to confront the problems of radio programers be able to make a profit. "And why shouldn't changed much for blacks in the 40 past and find solutions," said Bailey. One of a black or any minority owner be compen- years. "When you deny and when change, those problems is knowing what program sated for their efforts ? ", questioned Pepper. you deny progress, then it means that there is will work for a particular station. According no more incentive to keep fighting," said to Carol Cruckshank, manager of affiliate First Hooks. As an example of progress within Amendment relations, MJI Broadcasting of New York, a the industry, Hooks said that from 1934 to The media and the First Amendment session syndicator should examine a station's needs 1972, the FCC approved only 13 quickly turned into a discussion of value applica- for the market and format. After a programer the tions for black radio of the fairness doctrine and it a station ownership, as chooses a program, the syndicator can then whether is compared to the total benefit or hindrance for current of about 140. tailor or personalize that program for the sta- broadcasters and the Hooks was one of several keynote speak- public. tion. One way of personalizing a program is ers. One of the others, Clarence V. McKee, The argument of a market versus govern- to leave space within a feature for a station to chairman and chief WTVT- ment regulated media arose when executive officer, give its call letters. This localizes the nation- Pete TV Tampa, O'Connell, attorney and president the Fla., detailed his efforts in im- al program for local listeners. of Federal Communications Bar proving community relations since taking According to Barry Mayo, vice president Association, over the CBS affiliate in the 14th ranked said the system works because the people and general manager of LARKS -FM New York, market. McKee make their displeasure known to the media emphasized that the spirit of many large market stations are hesitant about minority ownership an and the media responds to it. said is to make impact, carrying syndicated programs because they O'Connell both within the station and the community. the question is who should decide the out- are then obligated to relinquish 'spots' to the Since taking come of disagreements between the public over, McKee has been essential syndicator. Traditionally, many of these pro- in effecting changes in both. He hired a and the purveyors of information, and grams are aired on a barter basis, which re- black female prior to the whether those questions should be reporter; acquisi- quire the station to air six to eight minutes of settled tion, the station had no black, on -air report- through appointed government officials or national commercials. Mayo says he is "un- ers. He also hired the through the normal "ebb and flow Cloe Cabrera, current willing to give up inventory for a less than of conflict Miss between the people who are putting Florida/USA (the first black to hold exceptional product." up those that title), to host a weekly fashion and cos- messages and the people who are ultimately To make their show more attractive and metics feature. paying to hear them." marketable, according to Mayo, "some syn- Within the The argument against community, McKee has dicators, to gain an edge, are offering money O'Connell's point worked with Tampa was that the media is Mayor Sandra Freed- to radio stations to run their show." Stations unresponsive to the man and a coalition of black and white busi- public and the public does not have access to are more inclined to carry a show that has ness and community leaders to the media, especially the improve race been cleared in other markets. electronic media. relations there. At Freedman's request, he The point was made that print media is more was recently the keynote speaker at a semi- Minority preference accessable to the public with its op /ed pages. nar in Tampa on the subject. Further, when TV stations do present public Wrvr--TV was acquired for about $365 Minority preference policies and ways to opinion programing, it is usually during late million, the third largest TV deal in history. strengthen those policies were discussed at night or early morning time periods. The acquisition has caused controversy because it was McKee's partner, George Gil- lett, who provided the money for the purchase. Obtaining first radio station "How to obtain other people's money: A practical guide to buying your first radio station," moderated by Erwin Krasnow, partner in the Washington law firm of Verner, Liip- fert, Bernhard, McPherson & Hand, was a discussion of the hurdles and pitfalls that prospective radio owners must overcome. Glenn Mahone, president of Raco -Jon Broadcasting Corp., cautioned future owners that "unless they had the capital to obtain L to r: Sidney Miurr, publisher, 'Black Raa:o Exclusive; Henry Brown, Anheuser -Busch; Edward Fritts, president, at least 51% control of a station, they will National Association of Broadcasters and Benjamin Hooks, NAACP.

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 138 OlockendsK Market Market Capitali- Closing Closing Capiwli- Closing Closing Percent PIE zation Wed Wed Net Percenl PIE cation Wed Wed Net Change Ratio (000.000) No II Nov 4 Change Change Ratio (000,000) Nov 11 Nov 4 Change BROADCASTING PROGRAMING 13 144 N (OPC) Orlon Pictures .. 8 3/8 8 3/4 - 3/8 - 04.28 (CCB) Capital Cities /ABC . 312 3/4 327 3/4 - 15 - 04.57 21 5.056 Entertain. 3 3 00.00 -100 7 (CBS) CBS 165 1/0 171 1/2 - 6 1/4 -03.64 10 3.899 O (MOVE) Peregrine 11 1/8 10 3/4 3/8 03.48 -7 104 11 1/2 1/2 04.34 21 35 N (PLA) Playboy Ent. (CCU) Clear Channel 11 - - 42 Network . 6 1/2 6 1/2 00.00 (INFTA) Infinity Broadcasting 16 3/4 16 3/4 00.00 -128 140 O (OVCN) OVC .. 6 1/2 5 1/8 13/8 26.82 650 81 (JCOR) Jacor Commun 5 3/8 5 3/4 - 3/8 - 06 52 30 O (RVCC) Reeves Commun 11.11 55 21 O (RPICA) Republic Pic. 'A' . 5 4 1/2 1/2 LIN 38 3/4 40 1/8 - 1 3/8 -03.42 20 2.077 (LINB) 46 4 Pic. 'B' . 6 1/2 6 1/2 00.00 (MALR) Malrite 6 1/2 7 1/4 - 3/4 - 10.34 -9 88 O (RPICB) Republic 7 41 Robert Halmi 1 7/8 1 5/8 1/4 15.38 (MALRA) White 'A' 6 1/4 7 - 3/4 - 10.71 -8 85 A (RHI) 1 7/8 1 7/8 00.00 -46 16 (OBCCC) Olympic Broadcast 4 4 00.00 10 O (SMNI) Sat. Music Net... 19 323 Pictures . . 10 1/2 9 3/4 3/4 07.69 (OSBN) Osborn Commun 4 3/4 5 1/4 - 1/2 -09.52 -4 19 0 (TRSP) Ti -Star N (WCI) Warner 26 1/2 26 3/4 - 1/4 - 00.93 16 3,314 (OCOMA) Outlet Commun. 8 1/4 9 1/4 - 1 -10.81 54 World TV 1/2 1/2 00.00 3 (PR) Price 8 3/8 11 - 2 5/8 - 23.86 -4 72 O (WWTV) Western Commun 195 One . . 15 3/4 17 1/2 - 1 3/4 - 10.00 21 (SCRP) Scripps Howard 76 74 2 02.70 25 784 O (WONE) Westwood (SUNN) SunGroup Inc 1 1/2 1 1/2 00.00 -2 3 (TLMD) Telemundo 5 12 5 1/2 00.00 -1 31 SERVICE (TVXG) TVX 5 5 00.00 -3 29 Broadcast 14 115 O (BSIM) Burnup 8 Sims . 7 1/4 6 5/8 5/8 09.43 21 19 1/2 1 1/2 07.69 35 230 (UTVI) United Television 16 O (CVSI) Compact Video.. . 2 1/2 2 1/2 00.00 -2 26 3/8 25 1 3/8 05.50 -10 483 BROADCASTING WITH OTHER MAJOR INTERESTS N (CO) Comsat 1 13 182 N (FCB) Foote Cone 8 B.. . 43 3/4 42 1/2 1/4 02.94 50 49 1/8 7/8 01.78 16 538 15 122 N (BLC) A.M. Belo O (GREY) Grey Advertising . 101 105 - 4 -03.80 . . . 1/2 39 1/2 01.28 658 263 A (AAR) Adams Russell 39 O (IDBX) IDB Communications 8 1/4 9 1/4 - 1 - 10.81 33 33 O Comm. 8 TV 3/32 3/32 00.00 7 10.09 14 635 (ASTI) Amer. N (IPG) Interpublic Group . . 28 5/8 26 2 5/8 06.73 11 976 N (AFL) American Family . . 12 1/8 13 - 7/8 - A (MOV) Movielab 6 3/4 6 3/4 0000 11 Assoc. Commun. 25 25 00.00 238 12 324 O (ACCMA) O (OGIL) Ogilvy Group... . 23 1/2 23 1/4 1/4 01.07 -14 373 Assur. 35 5/8 33 2 5/8 07.95 1 1/8 -80 432 0 (BMAC) Bus. Men's O (OMCM) Omnicom Group . 17 5/8 16 1/2 06.81 16 1/8 1 1/8 17 302 N (CCN) Chris -Craft 15 - -06.97 O (SACHY) Saatchi 8 Saatchi 18 1/2 18 3/4 - 1/4 -01.33 9 2,695 . 1/4 50 3/4 2 1/2 04.92 20 7,336 N (DNB) Dun 8 Bradstreet. 48 - - O (TLMT) Telematlon 1 3/4 2 1/2 - 3/4 - 30.00 7 8 1 08 23 13 196 O (DUCO) Durham Corp... 23 21 1/4 3/4 A (TPO) TEMPO Enterprises 7 1/4 4 7/8 2 3/8 48.71 24 41 19 5.817 N (GC!) Gannett Co 36 36 3/8 - 3/8 -01.03 A (UNV) Unite' Video 8 3/4 8 12 1/4 02.94 13 19 N (GV) GenCorp 69 3/4 69 1/2 1/4 00.35 12 1,558 O (GCOM) Gray Commun. 153 153 00.00 26 76 CABLE 00.81 11 1,245 N (JP) Jefferson -Pilot ... . 31 30 3/4 1/4 1 15 2.187 13 7/8 06.73 14 N (KRI) Knight- Ridder ... . 38 1/8 39 3/4 - 5/8 -04.08 A (ATN) Acton Corp. 12 1/8 - - 1 15 3/4 -78 378 N (LEE) Lee Enterprises . . . 25 1/4 24 1/8 1/8 04.66 628 A (ACN) American Cable. . 00 1/4 39 1/2 01.89 N (LC) Liberty 33 3/4 34 1/4 - 1/2 -01.45 12 322 O (ATCMA) Amen TV & Comm. 21 7/8 22 1/4 - 3/8 -01.68 84 2,393 1 -36 449 N (MHP) McGraw -Hill 53 3/4 55 - 1 1/4 -02.27 17 2.716 A (CVC) Cablevision Sys. 'A' 21 3/8 19 1/2 7/8 09.61

1 14 1.090 A (MEGA) Media General . . 31 30 1/8 7/8 02.90 45 874 N (CNT) Centel Corp. 37 5/8 36 5/8 04.51 419 N (MDP) Meredith Corp... . 27 3/4 29 1/2 - 1 3/4 - 05.93 15 532 O (CCCOA) Century Commun. 14 1/2 12 1/2 2 16.00 1450 4500 495 -87 798 O (MMEDC) Multimedia . . . 45 45 00.00 O (CMCSA) Comcast 19 1/4 18 7/8 3/8 01.98

1 16 13.55 -38 62 A (NYTA) New York limes . . 29 30 1/4 - 1/4 - 04.13 2,375 O (ESSXA) Essex Commun 16 3/4 14 3/4 2

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unless for the previous 12 months as published by Standard 8 Poor's or as obtained by T- Toronto, A- American, N -N.Y., 0 -OTC. Bid prices and common A stock used otherwise noted. "0" in P/E ratio is deficit. P/E ratios are based on earnings per share BROADCASTINGS own research.

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 Oldies action ager. There were no staff changes due to the New York, WCBS -FM, which has consistently format switch, Benedict said. garnered good numbers with persons 25 -54. Two major FM stations in Philadelphia According to the summer 1987 Arbitron The station has been programing oldies for switched to the oldies format within 12 report for Philadelphia, the station had more than 15 years. Joe McCoy, the sta- hours of each other last week. slipped in 12 -plus metro share, Monday tion's program director, is consulting both CBS -owned wcAU -FM dropped its six year - through Sunday, 6 a.m.- midnight. WCAU -FM properties. old contemporary hits format, making it the posted a 3.4 in the summer book -down The day after WCAU -FM's switch Outlet second CBS outlet to switch to oldies in a from 4.7 in summer 1986 and 4.3 in spring Communications' Philadelphia album - month. In October, WMRO(FM) Boston went 1987. Although the station's 12 -plus share rocker, WIOO -FM, also changed to oldies. from soft album -rock to oldies under the dropped considerably this summer, Bene- Starting Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 6 a.m. it began new calls of WODS ( "Riding Gain," Oct. 19). dict said CBS had been contemplating a billing itself as "Solid Gold 102." WCAU'S for- Last Monday evening (Nov. 9) at 7 p.m. move toward oldies in Philadelphia before mat shift apparently took wIOO officials by NYT WCAU -FM became "Oldies 98," playing the book was even released. "This is the surprise. the rock hits of the mid- 1950's through the most successful year, financially, in the his- "The oldies format had been in the plan- 1970's. The station will shortly changed its tory of WCAU -FM," said Benedict. "We went ning stages for six months," said Joseph calls to woc[. following FCC authorization. oldies because we wanted to attract a de- Chairs, wlOO -FM vice president and general The format move to oldies is a way to mographic that has more [sales] opportuni- manager, and head of Outlet Communica- insure the attraction of the 25 -54 adult de- ties," he said. "Every radio format has a life tions' radio group. "Our research showed a mographic (the most sought -after age group cycle." WcAU's switch to oldies leaves large void in the market for [rock 'n' roll] by advertisers) for the future, said Nancy WEGX(FM) programing contemporary hits in oldies," Chairs said. Widmann, CBS Owned Radio Station vice Philadelphia. Prior to the launch of the oldies format president. "This is the music of memories The format execution of the Boston and over WCAU -FM and WIOO-FM, there was no for today's adults," added Vince Benedict, Philadelphia oldies stations will closely fol- continuous FM oldies outlet in the market, wcAU -FM vice president and general man- low that of CBS's longtime oldies station in although there are at least two Philadelphia AM stations with the format. With the oldies format, Chairs hopes to bolster his station's ratings, which, he said, have been "sagging." WIOO -FM finished with a 2.3 12 -plus metro share in the summer Arbitron book, Monday through Sunday, 6 a.m. -midnight -the same share as in the September 15. 1987 spring report, but down from 2.9 from the winter. Wm had been programing album -rock KEZB Incorporated for about 13 years. The move leaves 12 -plus market leader WMMR(FM) the only station (a wholly owned subsidiary of Heritage as Broadcasting Group) in the market programing that format since WYSP(FM) changed from album -rock to clas- has acquired sic rock earlier this year KEZB AM & FM Radio -TV split El Paso, Texas Adams Communications, Tampa, Fla. me- from dia concern,. which is buying Wausau, Wis.- based Forward Communications's five tele- Pasa Del Norte Communications Inc. vision properties (BROADCASTING, Oct. 26) is expected to split its radio and television di- visions into two separate companies. Paul The undersigned initiated the above, assisted in the negotiation, and Brissette, Adams Communications presi- acted as a broker for the transaction. dent will head Adams Television, which will be composed of 11 properties. Matt Mills, Adams' executive vice president, will as- Richard A. Foreman Associates sume title of president for Adams Radio, Media Brokerage & Consulting which will contain nine stations. The move should take place by Dec. 15. 330 Emery Drive East Stamford, Connecticut 06902 203/327 -2800 Dawn of AM Daytime AM stations have been cleared to begin presunrise broadcasting at 6 a.m., providing they do not interfere with the primary contours of clear channel stations. The proceeding for the rule change, approved on

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 The Radio Advertising Bureau hits RAB's marketing plan is supported by a "the street" everyday. Among major national ad campaign because developing clients and retail chains, with regional new business is the primary mission for marketers, on Madison Avenue or at radio's varsity team. client industry meetings, RAB stands up for radio. Cheering on successful Join RAB. Support the Winning Team. clients, parrying with doubting Call 1- 800 -232 -3131. prospects, creating a bandwagon for reluctant radio users or punching through agency resistance, RAB w0000mmew 11.411) Radio Advertising Bureau, Inc. markets radio. 304 Park Ave. So., New York, NY 10010 1110 Oct. 20, followed congressional action to begin daylight savings time in the first rather than the last week in April. From 6 a.m. until local sunrise, daytimers will be allowed to air at a minimum 10 w, depending upon the potential for groundwave interference. In another FCC action, noncommercial educational FM stations within 199 miles of the U.S.- Mexican border will be subject to the same contour method of interference determination used for stations in the rest of the U.S. Allotments in the region had earlier been limited by a separate set of rules to avoid short spacing with other domestic educational FM's. A study of stations along the Canadian border that were already regulated by the contour method revealed no interference problems. Noncommercial allotments along the Mexican border will still be limited by earlier international agreements.

Listening to the public

The National Association of Broadcasters's executive committee has authorized the association to spend up to $80,000 on two New face on 'Face-Off.' The daily (Monday through Friday) two- minute radio series, Face studies: the future of AM technical stan- Off, which is produced by the Broadcast Group, Washington, and distributed by Mutual dards and the public's expectation of audio Broadcasting, has a new Republican voice: Senate Minority Whip Alan Simpson of Wyo- quality. ming. As of last Tuesday (Nov 10), Simpson replaced Sen. Robert Dole (R- Kan.), who left The AM study is in response to the FCC's the series to pursue the Republican presidential nomination. S :mpson will now join Sena- notice of inquiry last August on improving tor Ted Kennedy (D.- Mass.) in debating the political issues of the day Face -Off, which is AM technical standards, said Michael Rau, sponsored by Mobil Oil and Archer Daniels Midland, is heard on about 290 stations. NAB director, spectrum engineering and Kennedy (center) looks on as Dole (far right) hands the microphone over to Simpson. regulatory affairs. According to Rau $20,000 is being allocated for the study. NAB has retained the services of Ham- mett & Edison, an engineering consultancy NAB's latest AM project. In particular, Har- the late singer-songwriter, Harry Chapin's, firm based in San Francisco to work on rison Klein, a consulting engineer with the 45th birthday and the day he will post- company who was formerly with Group W humously receive the Congressional "Gold Radio, will work with Rau in conducting the Medal" for his work on behalf of the world's study. However, the study, said Rau, "will hungry and homeless. MICHAEL FOX not address policy issues." Transtar is scheduled to play the title Comments for the FCC notice of inquiry song of Chapin's Remember When the Mu- AUCTIONEERS are due Dec. 17, but Rau noted that the NAB sic album, which will be released on will ask for a filing extension until early next compact disk (CD) that day by Dunhill, at GETS LETTERS OF year to submit the AM study's results as the 2:30 p.m. NYT on all six of its 24 -hour format industry's response. networks. "We hope other networks and sta- RECOMMENDATION A second study, which will cost the asso- tions will join us for the national simulcast," ciation $60,000, will explore the question of said Terry Robinson, Transtar chairman. how the advent of digital technology, espe- Dunhill is also releasing a special, three - WNTR WCSE cially compact disks, "changed the quality inch gold CD single of the title track, with a WSMB WMTG expectations of radio listeners." NAB has portion of the profits trageted for various hired experimental psychologist Dr. Bron- Chapin hunger organizations. Dunhill said it WENZ KOZA wen Jones to perform the "psychoacoustic" will ship the CD single to radio stations dur- WSES project. ing the last week of November for airplay in WWCR "Results of the audio quality study will December. KORL also help the industry formulate its position Just a partial in response to the FCC's notice of inquiry on Signing on list of our recent AM technology," Rau said. success stories. In other radio action, the executive com- L.A. Radio, a newly formed program suppli- mittee has endorsed Petaz Communica- er based in Northridge, Calif., is readying a broadcast for debut early Call for complete tions's "Class C III" proposal to the FCC, next year called which will permit up to 25% of Class A FM Beverly Hills Live. Each month, 25 minutes information... stations located in Class C territory (Ohio of taped interviews with television, film and and west, North Carolina and south), to in- music personalities, conducted by celebrity Michael Fox crease power and height. The recommenda- interviewer, Josette Banzet, will be delivered tion to endorse the proposal came from the to subscribing stations. The series, accord- Auctioneers, NAB's FM transmission subcommittee, ing to executive producer Kent Burkhart of said Rau. the Atlanta -based program consultancy, Burkhart/Abrams /Douglas/Elliot THE SPECIALISTS IN mc. & Associ- BROADCAST AUCTIONS ates, can be used in various forms, ranging from one -minute strips to a weekly show. 3835 Naylors Lane The company will also distribute a 90 -sec- Baltimore. Maryland 21208 Chapin commemoration ond daily (Monday through Friday) feature (301) 653 -4000 or entitled Black Leaders of Today. The short- Transtar Radio Networks, Colorado Springs - form series, which is produced in conjunc- 1- 800 -722 -3334 based network radio company, in conjunction with Bullet Productions, North Holly- Contact Robert Sapansky. tion with the Dunhill Compact Classics la- wood, Calif., is hosted by radio personality Radio Marketing Coordinator bel, Northridge, Calif., is planning a major Frankie Crocker. It is expected to premiere simulcast on Dec. 7, commemorating both in December.

Broadcasting No 16 1987 1110 WHAT AM RADIO NEEDS IS A UNIQUE FORMAT

A format that isn't already being done on FM. A format that's different and powerful enough to attract and keep its audience anywhere, even on the AM dial.

Z -Rock is that format. Z- Rock's audience of males 18 -34 is unserved by FM radio formats. Given a choice between mainstream rock on FM and Z -Rock anywhere, they'll go for Z -Rock every time. Z -Rock listeners will actively look for Z -Rock, find it no matter what dial it's on, and tell their friends where to look as well.

If you have an AM radio station in search of success, call Charlie Strickland right now at 1- 800 -527 -4892. What AM radio needs is a unique format...what AM radio needs is Z -Rock.

Z -Rocks is distributed live, 24 hours a day, exclusively by Satellite Music Network gramer, LeMasters was largely responsible scheduling changes soon. With many of the ters have won critical praise, none have been for the development of Beauty & the Beast, new hour dramas on CBS performing poorly, ratings blockbusters. the network's highest -rated new series. he said that more emphasis will be placed on LeMasters blames the World Series on With the search for a replacement over, comedy development. ABC for pushing CBS into third, but pointed Jankowski said CBS will put its resources Jankowski admits the network desperate- out that CBS has scored two consecutive into improving the schedule. To accomplish ly needs a hit. While several of the eight second -place finishes during the November that. LeMasters said he will make some hours of new series this season from LeMas- sweeps on the strength of its programing. CBS Radio listeners will be seeing more of Charles Osgood Network is giving popular anchor 25 as part of a new format. The new network ent four-minute Osgood File programs each four feature -oriented shows in structure, according to CBS, is based upon weekday during morning drive. (Feed times morning drive as part of new format affilliate input. will be hourly from 6:25 p.m. NYT to 9:25 Osgood, who is among the more highly - p.m.) The Osgood File, which covers break- The CBS Radio Network is broadening CBS rated network radio personalities according ing stories and human interest items, is cur- News correspondent Charles Osgood's role to Statistical Research Inc.'s biannual RA- rently three minutes long and is fed each in morning drive, starting the week of Jan. DAR reports. will be anchoring four differ- weekday at 12:25 p.m. Osgood, however, Seven lucky for NBC Week seven (ended Nov 8) went to NBC -TV, according to the Niel- came in 30th on Nielsen (14.9/26), but came in 49th on AGB sen prime time figures. The network averaged a 15.7 rating and a 26 (11.4/22). CBS's Magnum, P.I. came in 32d on both services with a share, while CBS had a 14.1/23 and ABC a 12.6/21. Nielsen 13.6/22 and an AGB 14.1/23. In the evening news race, CBS took the week with a 12.3/22. ABC The premiere of ABC's Sable came in 56th on Nielsen's list with a placed second with an 11.1/20. NBC averaged a 10.6/19. 9.9/18. On AGB's list, the premiere ranked 63d with a 9.2/17. The prime time week, in AGB numbers, also went to NBC. The CBS's Leg Work came in last (71st) among Nielsen households, network's averages for week seven were a 16.4 rating and a 27 where the show averaged a 5.3/9. Among AGB households, howev- share. CBS pulled in an AGB 15.2 rating and a 25 share, while ABC's er, it was ABC's Hotel that brought up the rear, pulling in an AGB AGB numbers were a 12.0/20. 6.8/13. The chart below lists the 71 programs broadcast for week seven, CBS took Monday night with its special movie presentation of with the Nielsen rank, rating and share presented to the left of each Echoes in the Darkness, which ranked ninth for the week on the program name and the comparable AGB ranking and statistics Nielsen list. The network took the evening with a 22.0/33, over ABC's listed on the right. 16.0/24.3 and NBC's 13.3/19.9. Tuesday went to ABC's 18.5/30.2. The same progams ended up as the top three shows for the week NBC had a 13.4/21.7, while CBS had a 9.7/16.2. ABC took Wednes- on both services; the first divergence came with CBS's 60 Minutes, day with a 15.5/25.5, over NBC's 12.5/20.6 and CBS's 12.2/20.2. which was ranked fourth by Nielsen and fifth by AGB. The premiere Thursday went to NBC's 24.2/38.8. CBS averaged an 11.9/19.1 for broadcast of NBC's Beverly Hills Buntz came in at 11th on both the night, while ABC had a 9.2/14.7. Friday went to CBS (14.6/25.7). lists, pulling a Nielsen 20.4/34 and an AGB 20.1/32. ABC came in second (10.4/18.3). NBC averaged a 9.9/17.7 for the The first wide divergence in ranking came with ABC's Monday night. Saturday went to NBC's 18.2/33.9, while ABC came up with a Night Football, which ranked 18th with a Nielsen 17.5/30, but 9.2/17 and CBS with a 6.4/11.7. Sunday went to CBS's 19.8/31.6. ranked 31st with an AGB 14.4/26. The same network's Dynasty NBC was next with a 17.5/27.7, then ABC, 9.9/15.5. Nielsen Net AGO Nielsen Nat AGB

1. 31.4/48 N Cosby Show 1, 31.4/50 37. 13.0/23 N St. Elsewhere 39. 12.8/24 2. 29.7/45 N Different world 2. 30.2/47 38. 12.1/22 N Crime Story 53. 10.8/21 3. 26.0/40 N Cheers 3. 26.4/41 39. 12.1/19 N Our House 37. 13.2/21 4. 24.0/38 C 60 Minutes 5. 24.2/39 40. 12.0/18 A Dolly 36. 13.3/21 5. 23.3/35 A Growing Pains 8. 22.6/35 41. 12.0/21 C Beauty and the Beast 30. 14.5/26 6. 23.1/41 N Golden Girls 4. 25.6/45 42. 11.6/18 N J.J. Starbuck 38. 12.9/20 7. 22.3/34 C Murder, She Wrote 6. 23.9/36 43. 11.4/21 A 20/20 33. 14.0/26 8. 22.1/34 A Whos the Boss? 9. 20.9/34 44. 11.4/18 N Year in the Life 43. 12.5/21 9. 22.0/33 C CBS Special Movie - Mon. 7. 23.2/36 45. 11.3/18 C Jake and the Fatman 35. 13.4/21 10. 20.7/34 N NBC Sunday Night Movie 14. 19.2/32 46. 11.2/17 A MacGyver 55. 10.2/16 11. 20.4/34 N Beverly Hills Buntz 11. 20.1/32 47. 11.2/19 A I Married Dora 59. 10.0/18 12. 19.9/31 A Moonlighting 15. 18.9/30 48. 11.2/17 N NBC Monday Night Movie 44. 12.0/19 13. 19.1/35 N Amen 10. 20.4/37 49. 11.1/19 N Miami Vice 41. 12.7/21 14. 18.7/32 N L.A. Law 22. 17.4/30 50. 10.9/19 A Full House 58. 10.0/18 15. 18.2/27 N ALF 13. 19.6/29 51. 10.3/16 C Wiseguy 51. 11.0/17 16. 18.1/27 N My Two Dads 25. 16.9/25 52. 10.2/16 C Tour of Duty 52. 11.0/17 17. 17.7/27 N Family Ties 17. 18.1/27 53. 10.1/16 A Disney Sunday Movie 66. 8.9/14 18. 17.5/30 A Monday Night Football 31. 14.4/26 54. 10.0/17 A Mr. Belvedere 48. 11.4/19 19. 17.5/31 N 227 12. 19.7/35 55. 10.0/16 C Oldest Rookie 47. 11.6/19 20. 17.3/29 C Dallas 19. 17.9/30 56. 9.9/18 A Sable 63. 9.2/17 21. 17.3/34 N Hunter 16. 18.4/35 57. 9.7/18 N Private Eye 62. 9.2/17 22. 17.1/27 A Head of the Class 27. 14.9/24 58. 9.6/18 C Law and Harry McGraw 42. 12.6/24 23. 16.8/24 N Valerie's Family 21. 17.6/26 59. 9.5/15 A ABC Thursday Night Movie 54. 10.8/18 24. 16.5/27 A Perfect Strangers 29. 14.5/24 60. 9.4/16 A Buck James 61. 9.3/16 25. 16.5/27 C CBS Sunday Movie 23. 17.3/28 61. 9.2/16 A Ohara 65. 8.9/16 26. 16.5/25 N Matlock 18. 18.0/28 62. 9.0/16 N Rags to Riches 50. 11.3/20 27. 15.9/25 A Hooperman 26. 15.0/25 63. 8.6/17 A Hotel 71. 6.8/13 28. 15.2/26 C Knots Landing 34. 13.4/23 64. 8.2/12 A Spenser: For Hire 64. 9.0/13 29. 15.0/28 N Facts of Life 20. 17.6/33 65. 8.2/13 C Houston Knights 69. 8.1/13 30. 14.9/26 A Dynasty 49. 11.4/22 66. 7.7/12 A Sledge Hammer! 67. 8.3/13 31. 14.6/27 C Falcon Crest 28. 14 8/28 67. 7.6/13 A Pursuit of Happiness 60. 9.6/16 32. 13.6/22 C Magnum, P.I. 32. 14.1/23 68. 7.6/15 C Y st 57th 57. 10.0/19 33. 13.4/22 A Slap Maxwell Story 46. 11.6/19 69. 6.9/13 C My Sister Sam 56. 10.1/19 34. 13.1/23 C Equalizer 40. 12.7/24 70. 5.6/10 C Everything's Relative 68. 8.2/15 35. 13.1/21 N Highway to Heaven 24. 16.9/28 71. 5.3/9 C Leg work 70. 7.8/14 36. 13.0/24 A Thirtysomething 45. 11.7/22

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 1AR I

Storer Communications, Inc.

has sold the stock of the subsidiaries that own television stations

WAGA -TV (Atlanta) WJW-TV (Cleveland) WJBK -TV (Detrot) KCST-TV (San Diego) WSBK -TV w.f.

to SCI Television, Inc.

The undersigned acted as financial advisor to Storer Communications, Inc. in this transaction.

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. Incorporated

October 29, 1987 will no longer anchor the network's 7 a.m. show -the third highest rated network radio broadcast in the spring RADAR 35 report with 3,017,000 listeners 12 and older to commercials within programs -and the 9 ntegrity... a.m. hourly newscasts. Those broadcasts will be taken over by CBS News correspondent Bill Whitney. Osgood's four-and -a -half 1: soundness 2: adherence to minute Newsbreak series, which is fed each a code of moral values: weekday at 8:30 a.m., will become one of utter the new Osgood File reports. sincerity, honesty and candor "Our affiliates thought we weren't using syn. see honesty. the network's biggest star [Charles Osgood] as well as we could," said Bob Hosking. CBS Radio president. "So we decided to get Osgood off the news and onto a more regular MVP, a discreet brokerage [program] basis in morning drive." Hosking expects the 7 a.m. newscast to and financial service maintain its high station clearance level. with integrity, whose princi- which contributes to its top ratings, once Osgood leaves. (Most of the network's 400 - pals have initiated over plus affiliates clear both the 7 and 9 a.m. $350,000,000 in transactions. Osgood newscasts.) "Stations would not affiliate with CBS News if they didn't want to clear most of the network's newscasts," For a strictly confidential dis- Hosking said. cussion about buying, selling, To make way for the four morning drive Osgood Osgood File programs, two other CBS shows financing and appraising ... will be dropped from the morning lineup. at the four -minute mark or after five min- call Media Venture Partners. They are the Sports World Roundup, which utes. (All hourly newscasts are fed on -the- is hosted by Howard David and is fed at 6:45 hour.) a.m., and Your Dollars, hosted by Marshall "The programing moves go back to the Loeb, managing editor of Fortune maga- question: 'What can the network do to zine, and fed at 9:25 a.m. Affiliates general- strengthen its stations' position in the mar- ly will not carry more than two network pro- ketplace and therefore strengthen itself?' grams per hour in the morning, Hosking The answer is to provide flexibility not only ITO said, in explaining the move. in sales, but in programing," said Hosking. Another format switch involves First "All of our affiliates' needs are different." Line Report, the news and analysis series In other areas, the CBS Radio Network 14A4 anchored by Judy Muller. The weekday pro- will expand its newsfeed service to include gram will move from a 6:30 a.m. feed to more news and sports cuts, a daily audio midday at 12:25 p.m., and will be retitled archive feed of historic tape, and three 60- Correspondent's Notebook. second "commercial -free" business updates MEDIA VENTURE Concurrent with the new programing each weekday. All of the major correspon- PARTNERS agenda, CBS said it will adopt a policy of dents for the CBS Radio Network will con- "commercial flexibility" as a way for affili- tribute to the newsfeed service, said Hosk- Integrity and Discretion ates to offer local advertisers "greater oppor- ing. CBS will increase the service's weekday ...the difference! tunities to be associated with the CBS News operation from six hours to 18 hours per day product." (3 a.m. -9 p.m. NYT), the CBS Radio presi- For the first time in its long history, the RADIO and TELEVISION BROKERAGE dent said. "The operation will be a little FINANCING APPRAISALS CBS Radio Network will let affiliated sta- shorter on the weekend," he said. tions insert local spots within all hourly CBS will also institute a "hard- copy" newscasts and feature broadcasts by allow- communication service that will send affili- SAN FRANCISCO ing them to air the second network spot out ates, via satellite and a computer hook -up at 1700 Montgomery St., Suite 322 of the specific programs, but within an hour the station, printed data such as newsfeed San Francisco, CA 94111.1024 of the show's scheduled feed time. (Similar lead -ins, audio cut descriptions and crisis 415- 391 -4877 practices are common at most other major coverage information. radio networks). Currently, CBS affiliates "These changes come at a critical [in- ORLANDO can only run network spots within network creasing network competition] time in the programing. 7479 Conroy Rd., Suite C radio business," said Joe Abel, executive Under the new format, affiliates would air vice and general KIRO- Orlando, FL 32811 -3409 president manager of the network's first 60- second spot in the six - (AM) Seattle, who also serves as CBS Radio 305- 295 -2572 minute hourly newscast, which will occur Network Affiliate Board chairman. "We as after three minutes. They can then use the very WASHINGTON, DC an affiliate board are pleased with the last 60- second network spot at the five -min- steps that the network is taking." The board 1255 23rd St., N.W., Suite 890 ute break for local sales, delaying the net- approved the new network and newsfeed Washington, D.C. 20037-1125 work commercial for later that hour. "This schedule three weeks ago at a meeting in 202 -785 -4333 change will give stations an opportunity to New York. make more money," Hosking said. The Hosking told BROADCASTING that CBS DALLAS broadcast will resume after the second spot began thinking about format changes for the 6311 N. O'Connor Rd. with a sign -off. network nearly a year ago. None of the L.B. 97, Irving, TX 75039 -3510 Additionally, stations will no longer have modifications to CBS Radio Network will 214-869-7643 to carry the hourly newscasts for the entire affect RadioRadio, CBS's youth- oriented six minutes. Affiliates, said Hosking, will network. RadioRadio affiliates have been have the option of cutting away from the able to air local spots within network pro- broadcast either after the first network spot graming. l7

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 Storer Communications, Inc.

has sold the stock of

WTVG, Inc.

owner of television station

WTVG -TV (Toledo)

Toledo Television, Inc.

The undersigned acted as financial advisor to Storer Communications, Inc. in this transaction.

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. Incorporated

October 30, 1987 There will be 52 weeks of first -mn episodes of TV Guide, and a one -hour weekend Plans advance for edition each week. The daily episodes will be sold for cash with Lorimar retaining one fall 1988 shows minute. For the weekend hour, stations and Lorimar will each get six minutes of corn - Lorimar names new hosts while GTG mercial time. announces more station clearances GTG, meanwhile, continued to clear USA Today ( "In Brief," Nov. 9) on stations Lorimar Syndication and GTG Marketing as it negotiated with a number of network moved ahead last week with their plans for and station news reporters and anchors to fill strips for access in fall 1988, TV Guide and slots for hosts to highlight four sections of USA Today. the newspaper. Among those mentioned are Langhart and Dean Lorimar announced new hosts for TV Bill Macatee, sportscaster for NBC, and Guide: Morton Dean, formerly of INN and Robin Young, a former news anchor for front page, while the TV show will include CBS News, and Janet Langhart, a former WNEV-TV Boston and currently a contribut- stories from the paper's four sections. host of Good Day!, a morning talk show on ing correspondent for NBC's Today show. As for concerns among some stations and WCVB -TV Boston. Lorimar had interviewed GTG has cleared USA Today on 26 sta- reps that airing USA Today will put too about 50 candidates. tions in the top 50 markets. The clearances much news in their schedules, Saraceno said The company plans to go on the road this include the following stations, all affiliates: that based on the GTG presentation, he did week with a new pilot. Dick Robertson, KDFW-TV Dallas, KPRC -TV Houston, WJBK- not foresee a steady diet of hard news. from the office of the president at Lorimar- TV Detroit, wusA -TV Washington, WENS -Tv Telepictures, said that completion of the pi- Columbus, KTVt -TV St. Louis, WESH -TV Or- lot, shot last week at KTLA -TV Los Angeles, lando, WVTM -TV Birmingham, wTVF -Tv ACE of cable and the initiation of the show's marketing Nashville, KSATTV San Antonio, and KCRA- represents more than seven months of prep- TV Sacramento. programing aration for the show. To date, the five Hub- Don Saraceno, general manager at KCRA- Nominations for cable's top bard Broadcasting affiliates are the only TV, said his station was "genuinely interest- awards announced; winners clearances for TV Guide. (WTDG(TV) St. Pe- ed" in USA Today to increase the station's will be named in televised tersburg, Fla., an independent, has not.) news presence. KCRA -TV currently carries ceremony Jan. 24 from Los Angeles The television version of TV Guide will The Wil Shriner Show, a one -hour talk show, use features from the magazine, including in access. Last fall it attempted a first -run The National "News Updates," "Cheers and Jeers," sitcom checkerboard. Academy of Cable Programing last week announced 314 ACE Award nomi- "Grapevine" and "Sports Update." Each Saraceno also noted that the promotion nations to 19 cable program will include celebrity guests, with campaign that will accompany the programing networks and show is two independent producers. Judges from the former Olympic champion, Bruce Jenner, an attractive one. The newspaper USA To- cable industry and production community appearing in the pilot. day will note highlights of the show on its considered 940 entries competing in 74 categories. With 14 more categories open this year, the number of nominations for basic services OCEAN BROADCASTING, INC. rose from 69 in 1986 to 112, an increase of 62%. Pay service nominations climbed from has acquired 189 to 202, a 7% jump. HBO once again garnered the most ACE nominations with 112. It is followed by KOCM -FM Showtime, 46; Arts & Entertainment, 35; Disney Channel, 20; Cable News Network, Newport Beach, California 16; TBS, 13; ESPN, 12; USA, 11; Bravo, 11; Cinemax, 9; The Discovery Channel, 6; for The Nashville Network, 6; MTV, 4; CBN, 3; The Playboy Channel, 2; VH -1, 2; The Learning Channel, 2; Nickelodeon, 1; Life- $3,210,000 time, 1; Robert Steinfield Productions, 1; Major League Baseball Productions, 1. from After receiving no nominations in the 1 986 competition, the USA Cable Network rebounded strongly this year with 11. Other cable networks receiving nominations for DONREY MEDIA GROUP the first time are CBN, VH -1 and The Learn- ing Channel. We are pleased to have served About 30 of the program and creative art- as broker in this transaction. ists' category winners will be announced at the televised portion of the Ninth Annual ACE Awards from Los Angeles on Jan. 24. HBO will provide the two-hour prime time ceremony, which TBS has carried the past five years, to all basic subscribers through a special open -carriage arrangement with all BucxBuRN ?5EÖNVANY cable services. I N C O R P O R A T E D The program will be produced by Moffitt - Lee Productions (HBO's Not Necessarily Media Brokers RI Appraisers Since 1947 The News and its annual Comic Relief spe- WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036 ATLANTA, CA 3036t CHICAGO, IL 60601 BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 cials) for under $1 million, according to 1100 Connecticut Ave., NW 400 Colony Square 333 N. Michigan Ave. 9465 Wilshire Blvd. John Moffitt. The show will be fast -paced (202) 331 -9270 (404) 892-4655 (312) 346 -6460 (213) 274 -8151 and emphasize comedy, which Moffitt said bucks a trend toward "longer" and "duller"

Broadcasting No 16 1987 1 c awards programs. The producers will use a said. (We Got it Made), she said. "multihost" format and are in negotiations The nontelevised portion of the awards On the other two major market stations with several big name comedians, Moffitt show will be held Jan. 22 in Los Angeles. Cl carrying checkerboards, CBS -owned WCAU- TV Philadelphia, and independent WXON(TV) Detroit, October demographic ratings were also not encouraging. In Arbitron ratings, October demographic ratings for wxON(TV) remained in fifth place among men and women 18 -49 and 25 -54, as it was checkerboard schedules are mixed in October, 1986, when it carried $100,000 Pyramid. The checkerboard did manage to They have leveled off or decreased in all four demographic categories despite increase the station's 7 -7:30 p.m. household in overnights on all but one NBC O &O rising in only one, men 25 -54, where it was average, however, from a 4/6 in October up 13 %. 1986 to a 5/8 in October 1987. The checkerboard schedule that runs on live On a night by night basis, Lenard said that In Arbitron rankings in Philadelphia, of the NBC -owned stations emerged last a preliminary look at the data shows Tuesday WCAU fell from fourth to fifth place among week from what has been hailed as its first night (She's the Sheriff) and Thursday, (Out men 25 -54, and from third to fourth place real ratings test -the demographic results of of this World) to be the two strongest per- among women 18 -49 and women 25 -54. the October ratings book (Sept. 24 -Oct. 21 formers among the five shows among total Among men 18 -49 the station held fourth in Nielsen and Sept. 23 -Oct. 20 in Arbi- adults. The weakest night so far is Friday place in the market. tron). There was a decrease in those demographic ratings in three of the markets - New York, Chicago, and Washington -and increases in Los Angeles and Cleveland. Chanpunando Following its Sept. 14 debut in access, the

I f WABY(FM)- WKLI(FM) checkerboard of five first -mn syndicated I PROPOSED wood, who also owns comedies initially posted strong household Albany, N.Y. WUTQ is daytimeron 1550 khz in each the five mar- with I kw. WOUR is on 96.9 mhz with 50 kw ratings in overnights of WUTQ(AM)- WOUR(FM) Utica, N.Y. Sold by checker- feet above average terrain. kets. Since then, however, the Devlin & Ferrari Broadcasting to Premier and antenna 800 or decreased in the Blackburn & Co. boards have leveled off Broadcast Group for $3 million. Seller is Broker: stations, overnights on all but one of the owned by Robert H. (Rick) Devlin and Jon WKXA(AM) -WCLZ(FM) Brunswick, Me. WRC -TV station division Washington. NBC Ferrari. Devlin is former general manager of Sold by Laurel Group Ltd. to Douglas H. vice of president, Al Jerome, and president WRKS(AM) and WOR(AM), both New York, Tanger for $1.5 million. Seller is Brunswick, have said in the programing, Wes Hams, and vice president of ABC Talkradio. Ferrari Me. -based group of two AM's and one FM, that past that the overnight household ratings owns Ferrari Inc., New York -based advertis- principally owned by John A. Robertshaw trending have shown the checkerboards ing agency. It bought station last year for Jr. and John D. Reese. It will continue to downward are not as signficant as demogra- $1.5 million ( "Changing Hands," Feb. 3, own WCNS(AM) Latrobe, Pa. Buyer is general in the success of the phic ratings determining 1986). Buyer is owned by William J. Sel- partner of WRQS -FM Detroit. WXKA is on 900 checkerboard. In Nielsen ratings in Los Angeles, KNBC(TV) posted its strongest gains among women 18 -49 and women 25 -54, rising 60% and 65% respectively in those categories. NEW FLORIDA LISTINGS Among men, 18 -49 and 25 -54, the checker- ranked fifth and fourth in the market. board Fulltime AM and Class A FM In the October 1986 book KNBC finished seventh in those male categories with Card (upgrade to Class C FM pending) Sharks. WNBC -TV New York was cited as perhaps Price $2,000,000 the biggest demographic disappointment, according to Kathryn Lenard, vice president of research for the NBC stations. The check- Coastal Resort Area erboard decreased the station's delivery of women 18 -49 and 25 -54 from October 1986 Class A FM by roughly a third in the October 1987 book. Among those men 18 -49 and 25 -54 the sta- Exclusive Format in Market tion was off 11% and 16% respectively. In all Price $2,000,000 four male and female categories the station went from third to fourth place in the market compared to October 1986. In Cleveland (in Arbitron), WKYC -TV o posted large increases in men 18 -49 and 25- ET 54, rising 65% and 56% respectively in those categories, pushing the station from RICHAR I S INC. fourth to third place in the market in each. Among women, the checkerboard was up A Confidential Service to Owners & Quashed Buyers 2% within 18 -49 and down 7% within 25 -54 compared to October 1986. On WMAQ -TV Chicago, the checkerboard NEGOTIATIONS FINANCING APPRAISALS had a 16% drop in ratings for men 18-49 and TV CAN RADIO NEWSPAPERS caused a fall from second to third place in the market compared to last year, and a 25% drop in men 25 -54, which caused a fall from 7700 LEESBURG PIKE 540 FRONTAGE ROAD second to fourth place. The stations fell 16% FALLS CHURCH, VA 22043 NORTHFIELD, IL 60093 and 19% among women 18 -49 and 25 -54 but (703) 821 -2552 (312) 441 -7200 held second place in the market anyway. In Washington, WRC -TV held fourth place

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 rd khz 800 w with day and 65 w night. WcLz is casting for $750,000. Seller is owned by Broker for sale of KLZE -FM Los Altos, Calif. on 98.9 mhz with 50 kw and antenna 400 Sanders Hickey and Al Maxwell, who have ("Changing Hands," Oct. 26), was Chapman feet above average terrain. Broker: Commu- no other broadcast interests. Buyer is owned Associates. nications Equity Associates. by John Mason and Ken Schroeder, local KTLT FM Wichita Falls, Kan. o Sold by Wich- businessmen with no other broadcast inter- For other proposed and approved sales see, ita Falls Communications to Pegasus Broad- ests. Broker: Chapman Associates. "For the Record," page 157.

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NAB asks FCC to adopt NRSC's AM radio standard

Citing "substantial benefit," standard for AM last January that prescribed radio stations and about three- fourths of the petition asks that new rules be a preemphasis curve of audio processing by major market stations would have to convert effective by Jan. 1, 1990 broadcasters and a complementary deem - to NRSC before manufacturers would begin phasis curve for radios. The standard also marketing wideband radios (BROADCAST- The National Association of Broadcasters called on broadcasters to limit the audio ING, Jan. 19). Contacted last week, Rau said asked the FCC last week to make the National bandwidth of programing to 10 khz before that 422 stations had returned written confir- Radio Systems Committee's standard for im- transmission. Proponents of the standard mation of the conversion. However, based proved AM fidelity part of its rules by Jan. I , have maintained that widespread adherence on sales reports from conversion kit manu- 1990. If the FCC does so, the heretofore vo- to the standard would reduce second -adja- facturers, Rau estimated the actual number luntary standard would become mandatory. cent channel interference and lead to the proof stations that had converted or were plan- Incorporating the so- called NRSC stan- liferation of wideband AM radios with high- ning to convert at closer to 800. Last sum- dard in its rules would "provide substantial er fidelity- perhaps as much as 10 khz. mer, NAB predicted that about 1,000 sta- industry-wide and public benefits," the Most of today's radios have fidelity of less tions-20%--would convert by the end of NAB said in its petition. "Such action will than 5 khz. 1987 (BROADCASTING, July 27). reduce AM interference, increase useful AM When the voluntary standard was issued, NAB has been conducting a $28,000 lob- service areas and encourage the production Michael Rau, director of spectrum engineer- bying campaign to convince AM broadcast- of higher fidelity receivers." ing and regulatory affairs for the NAB's sci- ers to invest in the necessary equipment to The NRSC, a group of broadcasters and ence and technology department, predicted make their stations conform to the standard. receiver manufacturers, adopted a voluntary that about half of the nation's 5,000 AM Its efforts have included a direct mailing to AM broadcasters last spring and follow -up phone calls, a special slogan and logo and technical demonstrations at several conven- Americom tions and regional meetings. NRSC conversion kits, available through manufacturers including Orban Associates, Sells New England... Texar Inc., Circuit Research Labs, Innovon- ics and Energyonics, cost about $700. "Disappointment that the standard isn't progessing a little further," Rau said, was part of the reason that the NAB decided to WHYN(AM)/WHFM(FM) Springfield, Massachusetts seek an FCC rulemaking. He observed that WIXY(AM)/WAQY(FM) Springfield, Massachusetts many stations agree with NRSC philisophi- WHOM(FM) Mt. Washington, New Hampshire cally, "but are unwilling to make the commitment until there is some assurance that WSYB(AM)/WRUT(FM) Rutland, Vermont everybody else in the industry is going to WPTR(AM)/WFLY(FM) Albany, New York make the commitment." WLKW(FM) Providence, Rhode Island NAB Deputy General Counsel Barry Umansky agreed that the rulemaking is be- WROW(AM/FM) Albany, New York ing sought to give AM radio station owners peace of mind that all stations would be complying. "For the NRSC standard to work ...Totalling over $52,000,000 optimally, you've got to have stations all over the country doing it," he said. He also stressed that NRSC as an FCC rule would be in the last twelve months! "an absolute guarantee" for radio manufacturers that their wideband radios would not pick up adjacent channel interference. In the petition, while NAB claimed some success in convincing broadcasters, it said AMERICOM that "it is our strongly held view that the substantial benefits to be gained by broadcast stations and radio listeners, as a whole, should not await a timetable governed only Radio Station Brokerage & Financing by voluntary conversion." The NAB also pointed out that setting a Suite 500 / 1130 Connecticut Ave., N.W. / Washington, DC 20036 / (202) 737 -9000 timetable now for mandatory conversion See an important mE Sage from Anteroom opposcc The Week in Brita would increase the number of broadcasters willing to conform to the transmission as-

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 yen pects of NRSC before the 1990 deadline and "also would bestow radio receiver manufac- Practicing what they preach. Sony Corp., a leading developer of high- definition televi- turers with the added assurance needed to sion production gear, for the first time has used the technology to produce its own HDTV justify their incorporating, on a voluntary commercial. basis, the receiver portions of the standard in The resulting 30- second spot (see photo), directed by veteran Lear Levin for Sony ad receiver design." agency McAnn- Erickson, will air in top 10 markets beginning tonight, Nov 16, through However, NAB emphasized that its rec- Dec. 6. ommendation was to amend the rules gov- The commercial, for Sony Corp. of America's new line of designer series Trinitron TV erning AM broadcasters only and that it was sets, will be first seen during tonight's (Nov 16) NBC movie Poor Little Rich Girl and will "not our intention to recommend that the have subsequent airings on The Cosby Show, Cheers, Dallas, Falcon Crest, The Tonight FCC require receiver manufacturers to in- Show Starring Johnny Carson and Saturday Night Live. corporate NRSC characteristics in their pro- Beating Sony to the punch in using the technology for commercial production in the ducts" (emphasis is NAB's). Instead, widespread observance of the standard, the petition said, would be an incentive for manufacturers to produce high -fidelity AM receivers. NAB also pointed out that mandatory observance of NRSC would not violate the present commission's philosophy of avoiding overregulation in that it would fall under the FCC's general responsiblity of spectrum management. "This statutory provision clearly applies to radio station equipment U.S. was Reebok, which showed its HDTV spo on MTV and on broadcast stations in spo that affects the interference potential of that buys earlier this year. station's emissions," the petition said. Assisting in the production of both commercials was producer Barry Rebo of Rebo High with the Sony HDTV The FCC should act, the NAB said, be- Definition Studio, the first U.S. commercial studio to be equipped line a year ago. cause NRSC incorporation into the rules gear when the $2 million facility went on about the company is in post -production on a third commercial for would be "prima facie in the public interest" Rebo told BROADCASTING for Dentsu and J. Walter because interference reduction would en- O'Henry candy bars and has produced Japanese commercials videos. Rebo the company is also finishing hance the quality of reception and increase Thompson, as well as Japanese music said Robby well the number of AM stations available to lis- production on an independent feature film produced with actor Benson, as as teners, adding to their choice of program- experimental work with video artist John Sanborn and Mary Perillo. ing.

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More fiber Minority inclusion sought definition and enhanced television, was announced last month (BROADCASTING, Oct. 12). the was written to FCC Chairman According to GTE Laboratories Inc., Wal- The National Black Media Coalition and A letter by David E. Honig, a Berlin, tham, Mass., scientists there have devel- National Association for the Advancement Dennis Patrick written the FCC to Md., attorney representing NAACP and oped a system to transmit 60 analog video of Colored People have groups be NBMC, requesting "the addition of repre- signals over a fiber optic landline. That ca- request that members of minority of minorities, including public pacity would be more than three times that added to the membership of the commis- sentatives broadcasters, program proof the previous record laboratory transmission's advisory committee on advanced and commercial The of ducers, program distributors and leaders of sion of 24 signals. Typically, 12 analog video television (ATV) services. makeup regu- organizations of viewers" to the committee. signals are sent over a single landline. the committee, which will investigate there is a danger that almost all In laboratory experiments, GTE used latory- related issues in the fields of high- Honig said high -speed lasers and techniques usually used in satellite transmissions to send 60 channels over an 18- kilometer fiber optic line. Fewer digital signals can be sent over the extra "25 YEARS EXPERIENCE GOES INTO EVERY SALE" the same optic strand because of EAST spectrum required to send such pictures. 500 East 77th Street Suite 1909 New York NY 10021 (212) 288-0737 Official tape WEST 9454 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 600 Ampex's 196 one -inch videotape has been Beverly Hills CA 90212 selected for exclusive use by the Canadian (213) 275-9266 1988 winter Television Network during the SOUTH _///ea _qm/ce9a. Olympics. The games will be held Feb. 13- 11285 Elkins Road 28 in Calgary, Alberta. As host broadcaster Suite J -8 for the winter Olympics, CTV is establishing Roswell GA 30076 Center in (404)442 -5711 TV RADIO CABLE APPRAISALS the International Broadcasting HAL GORE, Vice -pre.. Calgary, which is designed to accommo- date 3,000 broadcasters from around the world. Ampex's magnetic tape division is located in Redwood City, Calif.

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 of the future advanced TV stations could be by the National Association of Radio and is educate the community... that there are controlled by "large nonminority broadcast- Telecommunications Engineers, Salem, alternatives to the FCC. The FCC is only ers, such as those whose representatives Ore. Each year NARTE will sponsor an es- licensing now for treaty -related matters and make up a majority of the ACTV commit- say contest open to college undergraduates we want [students] to prove in their own tee." He stressed the need for minority per- pursuing degrees in radio and telecom- minds that a certification program of any spectives on the committee and hoped "the munications. kind is necessary." Entry papers should be commission does not consider minority Essays will deal with the importance of seven -and -a -half to 15 double- spaced type- broadcasters and programers to be an insig- engineer certification and endorsement pro- written pages. nificant segment of the television industry." grams of such organizations as NARTE and The deadline for entries and applications the Society of Broadcast Engineers. "These for the first annual NARTE Scholarship is are the certification programs that came to mid -February 1988. Applications and fur- Engineering aid life when the FCC pulled away from licens- ther details can be obtained by writing to ing individuals," said NARTE president, Thrower's attention at NARTE headquar- A $1,000 scholarship has been established Ray D. Thrower. "What we're wanting to do ters, Box 15029, Salem, Ore., 97309.

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Regrouping sion," said McEntee. "The cable industry is 3M Cable Networks Inc., for an undisclosed just causing themselves another problem." price. The Inspirational Network (formerly the PTL McEntee sensed that United Cable and CNI reps systems in more than 100 mar- network) reported last week its first re -sign- Jones Intercable had shown an interest in kets, reaching some 13 million subscribers. ing of a cable MSO, Daniels & Associates, the new service, but he felt confident "even It also runs two interconnects, one in Atlan- and reinstatement of the service on some those MSO's will keep The Inspirational ta (248,000 homes) and the other in New cable systems owned by Tele-Communica- Network in markets where there is over- York (more than 1.3 million homes). The pur- tions Inc. The network also reported there whelming interest." McEntee hopes that chase is a good fit for Cablevision because are strong indications that it will eventually the backlash against the Bakkers and TIN is its principal cable operations are in New sign other MSO's, including TeleCable, behind it, and won't remain a lingering York and Long Island. Rogers, Continental and Prime Cable, to cause for operators to choose the new ecu- Robert Fennimore, president of Rainbow new affiliation agreements. But the network menical service over TIN's. The episode "is Advertising Sales (RASCO), said the move is getting another competitor in the ecu- over," said McEntee. "It's gone, and that was "a tremendous opportunity" for the menical channel that TCI is helping to put which remains is very, very good." As long company and that "the timing couldn't be together, which may inhibit The Inspira- as the courts have jurisdiction over PTL (the better," as cable networks continue to show tional Network's (TIN's) efforts to maintain parent company which owns TIN) -at least ratings increases (BROADCASTING. Nov. 9). or increase its cable reach. five to seven years based on the debt repay- Fennimore, who spent a number of years in John McEntee, director of cable market- ment schedule, said McEntee-the Bakkers sales at WWOR -TV New York before joining ing for the Inspirational Network, met with won't be allowed to return. Rainbow in 1984, said he sees the cable spot several cable operators in early November business as having the same growth poten- and said that "things went well." TCI is rein- Expanding Rainbow tial as independent stations did 10 years stating the network in partial or full form on ago. "I really believe in the growth of this three systems-Farmington, N.M.; Muske- Rainbow Advertising Sales, the advertising business," said Fennimore, in describing gon, Mich., and Daytona Beach, Fla. -re- sales division of Cablevision Systems, took a Cablevision's commitment. "We spent a lot presenting roughly 77,000 subscribers. major leap in the cable rep field last week by of money to buy this company." McEntee presented a petition signed by purchasing the largest rep in the business, RASCO plans to retain two different sales 2,500 of the 16,000 subscribers of the Jones Intercable system in Augusta, Ga., to Jones corporate officials, asking that the channel be reinstated. Jones was expected to get back to TIN in a few weeks, and indications were that the network would go back on as part of a composite religious channel. 11111111111 The Daniels signing represents 201,000 11111111111 subscribers, said McEntee. The network also signed Maclean- Hunter's systems in Michigan, serving roughly 60,000 subscribers. The contracts are the first in which TIN has charged a fee, and although McEntee N would not release details, he said the contract was based on the three cents per subscriber per month that TIN has proposed. McEntee does not see a large audience for the new ecumenical channel being backed by TCI, and spent much of his time in Denver trying to reeducate cable operators on what TIN is all about. The ecumenical channel, said McEntee, only "has a small potential for a significant viewing audience." TIN already has the best quality religious programing available, he said, and has programing from Jewish, Catholic, Pres- byterian and Methodist groups. The bulk of viewers that watch religious programs on Ready to go. Cablevision of New York City's general manager, Norm Kellogg (I), gives television, said McEntee, do so for charis- Assemblyman John C. Deane (c) and Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer a tour of matic reasons. "The ecumenical channel a potential head -end site in the Bronx during phase one pre -installation signal testing. will not reach the viewers of religious televi-

Broadcasting No 16 1987 1C for forces, the rep and interconnect ends of the agenda at the Western Cable Show, Two fiber optics sessions are scheduled CNI. RAS represents some 750,000 Cablevi- Dec. 2 -4, in Anaheim, Calif. "Positioning Dec. 2, to be moderated by Jim Chiddix, sion subscribers in the New York area, Pay Cable for the Future," on Dec. 3, will be vice president, engineering and technology, which will be added to CNI's 1.3 million and moderated by James Cownie, president, American Television & Communications. give the area interconnect an over 2- million Heritage Communications. Panelists will in- The session will cover what it takes to install home reach. In addition to the national ca- clude Michael Fuchs, chairman, HBO; Tony fiber optics today. and the future of the tech- ble programing services, Cablevision oper- Cox, chairman and chief executive officer, nology. ates Long Island News 12, the 24 -hour local Showtime /The Movie Channel; John Cooke, news operation, and Sportschannel New president, The Disney Channel, and Que Prime number York. Pete Moran, vice president, local sys- Spaulding, president, Playboy Video. Reac- tems sales with RASCO, will become vice tors will be Robert Clasen, president, Corn - Rupert Murdoch's European satellite ser- president, general manager, of CNI's New cast Cable, and Charles Townsend, presi- vice, Sky Channel, is now in its 10 millionth York office, said Fennimore. dent, Colony Communications. household, courtesy of a Danish cable RASCO, in addition to repping Cablevi- Two HDTV sessions are scheduled for household. The channel, which reached the sion, also reps Viacom's system in New Dec. 3, both to be moderated by David number after new cable networks in Bel- York's Suffolk county, and Manhattan Ca- Large, senior vice president, engineering, gium and Denmark signed on for the ser- ble, together representing some 300,000 Gill Industries. The first session will cover vice, also recently announced its first con- subscribers. Fennimore said RASCO will competing transmission systems, the other nection in the Soviet Union at Leningrad's handle about $30 million in advertising sales will be a more general discussion of HDTV. Gastinetsa Pribaltiyskaya Hotel. this year, with roughly half coming from the sports services. CNI has offices in New York, Los Angeles, I MI Chicago, Boston, Dallas and Atlanta. Its top markets are Boston (642,500 homes), San Francisco (525,760), San Diego (449,500), Miami (448,035), Chicago (425,024), Hous- ton (411,000), Tampa, Fla. (365,000), Dallas (348,000) Los Angeles (325,000), Pittsburgh (321,000), Seattle (319,277), Hartford, Conn. (318,300), and Atlanta (301,000). It is estimated CNI billed about $13 million last year.

PPV keys Hit movies, impulse ordering and proper scheduling are the keys to pay per view. according to a white paper developed by Warner Bros., a major Hollywod supplier of movies to cable programing and PPV services. The paper concludes that buy rates increase as a result of airing hit movies and utilizing impulse ordering. "Hit theatrical movies produce the most PPV sales, and are not always a direct relation to the box office," Warner found. "Impulse systems have an enormous advantage over CSR /ARU systems; ANI is a less costly, less effective im- pluse substitute, generating 50 % -80% of 1 hardware impulse buy rates," Warner said. Buy rates also increase when more channels are allocated for PPV and promotion is inten- sified. And you thought the Greyhound The study concluded there was no existing optimal PPV system, but listed what was just on buses. would constitute one: four or five channels (three with hit movies and two with spe- When you say Greyhound, most people just think buses. But did you know cials, classics, events and sports), impulse that for 25 years Greyhound has been a major business finance company'? technology, convenient scheduling (one movie every two hours, beginning on the lbday, Greyhound Financial helps broadcasters and cable operators hour), frequent showings (20 to 30 evening acquire and refinance their properties. Our Communication Finance exhibitions for major movies) and stepped - team, lead by industry veteran Matt Breyne, offers: up subscriber marketing. The most successful PPV cable systems quick decision making are seeing increased basic and pay penetra- loan structuring expertise tions, 100% + buy rates and revenue $6 to $8 per month per subscriber, but Warner access to a wide range of financing options estimated that if those factors were met, basic and pay penetration could increase So now, when you want to buy a new property or restructure an existing further, 200% + buy rates could be achieved one, think Greyhound -the communications finance people. and the revenue per month per subscriber could reach $12 for PPV. Call Matt Breyne, Communication Finance Group, at 1- 800 -525 -4532 (or 602 -248- 2808). Western Cable preview Greyhound Financial corporation

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Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 1 SS Independent share NAB news. The Musuem of Broadcasting has approached the National Association of Millions of political advertising dollars will Broadcasters to solicit funds to help build the musuem's new headquarters. NAB was asked be up for grabs next year, and independent to contribute $100,000 for the next five years. The executive committee wants to review next broadcasters want their share. year's budget before making a decision. In other association news, Ted Snider, immediate To help them get their share, the Associ- past NAB joint board chairman, who is president of Snider Corp., Little Rock, Ark., and ation of Independent Television Gert Stations Schmidt of wrtv(Tv) Jacksonville, Fla., also former joint board chairman, were named and the American Association of Political to Broadcast Education Associations board. Appointed to the Broadcast Capital Fund Consultants are sponsoring a seminar in (BROADCAP) Washington this Wednesday board were Lowell Paxson, president of Home Shopping Network, and (Nov. 18) to in- BROADCAP President form political time buyers about indepen- John Oxendine. HSN contributed $100,000 to the fund earlier this year (BROADCASTING, Aug. 17). dent broadcasting. As of last Wednesday, BROADCAP is a nonprofit organization created to help more than 50 had signed up to attend. minorities enter broadcast ownership. The seminar begins with the rudiments. Ronald Inman, vice president -marketing, INTV, will make a presentation on consumer ment of Florida Inc. and General Electric Each 90- minute show is a compilation of trends and the media's response to them. Property Management of Colorado Inc., re- dubbed episodes of vintage American se- He will be followed by Sue Rynn, research spectively. WTVJ(TV) is a CBS affiliate with a ries, Peter Gunn and Mr. Lucky, hosted by director, INTV, who will profile demographi- contract through January 1989. Both sta- French actor Guy Marchand and intermixed cally the audience of independent stations. tions will continue to be represented by out- with skits and 1950's newsreels. M6 airs the Rounding out the morning session, Doc side firms for national spot sales, per current show twice a week and has made a 42 -epi- Schweitzer of The Campaign Group will contracts. The KCNC -TV deal with Katz Corn - sode commitment. provide his views on effective political ad- munications is through November 1988. ICE president is French -born former Dis- vertising, and Bill Hamilton, Hamilton, Fred- The wTVJ deal with MMT Sales Inc. is ney Channel vice president, Olivier de Cour- erick & Schneiders, will present the results through December 1988. son. Ron Miller, former chief executive offi- of an AAPC survey of buyers. cer of Walt Disney Co., is ICE chairman. During the afternoon session, three Cinetex programing chairman broadcasters and a time -buying specialist Time travelers from the Katz rep firm will discuss "Winning Lee Rich, chairman of MGM /UA Communi- the Undecided Voter with Independent cations Co., will be the chairman of the pro- Walter Cronkite, Ted Koppel, Phil Donahue, Television." The panelists: Kathy Baske, gram committee for Cinetex, an internation- John Chancellor, William F. Buckley and TVX Corp.; Cathy Egan, Katz; John Hum- al film and television festival, scheduled for Charlayne Hunter -Gault are among the jour- mel, KWON-TV Denver, and WTAF -Tv Philadel- Las Vegas Sept. 23 -Oct. 1, 1988. Formed by nalists who will take viewers back in time to phia. Interface Group of Companies, producer of report on the debate over the ratification of The scheduled luncheon speaker is Mau- 45 trade shows, Cinetex wants to capitalize the Constitution in 1787 and 1788. An Em- ry Povich, host -anchor of Fox Broadcast- on what it sees as a growing interrelation of pire of Reason, a $500,000 project of the New ing's A Current Affair., a nationally syndi- the two businesses. Interface had also York Bar Foundation and the New York cated public affairs program. booked Las Vegas in 1989 for a convention. State Commission on Bicentennial, uses current television formats-including night- Watching the detectives ly news, Donahue and Firing Line -to pre- Coming home to NBC sent historical discussions of the Constitu- tion from the New York perspective. Actors Hollywood production company Interna- E.G. Marshall and Eli Wallach are featured WTVJ(TV) Miami and KONG -Tv Denver have tional Creative Exchange is co- producing a officially become in mock political announcements for and NBC O &O's and will now weekly TV series, Private Eyes Never Die, against the report to the station division at the network with French Constitution. An Empire of advertising conglomerate Ha- Reason is expected to be carried by the Pub- in New York. The stations previously report- vas for airing on France's new independent ed to General Electric Property lic Broadcasting Service in early spring Manage- network, M6. 1988. Election 1988 The public broadcasting community has raised $1.7 million for its $3- million PBS EDWIN TORNBERG "Election '88" programing plan, which includes a Bill Moyers special on the presiden- cy, convention coverage, a post- & INC. convention COMPANY, presidential debate analysis and a three - hour election -eve special. PBS and its stations have raised $950,000; CPB has contributed $750,000, and additional funding is Negotiators being sought from corporations and founda- For The Purchase And Sale Of tions for the project administered jointly by noncommercial stations WETA -TV Washing- Radio And TV Stations CATV Appraisers ton and WGBH -TV Boston. Both stations will also produce an election -eve special. In ad- P.O. Box 55298 Washington, D.C. 20011 dition to the Moyers special, The MacNeill Lehrer NewsHour will cover the conventions, (202)291 -8700 analyze debates and provide election -night updates, and Frontline will present a campaign documentary.

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As compiled by BROADCASTING, Nov. 4- who also owns KSTE(FM) Corpus Christi, TX. Action Oct. Anson. TX. Buyer is owned by Dale L. St. Marie and his wife. Diana. Action Oct. 29. Nov. 11, and based on filings, authorizations 29. and other FCC actions. WEBE(FM) Westport. CT (BALH87082IHH; 107.9 WTRQ(AM) Warsaw, NC (BTC870820EA: 1560 khz; mhz: 50 kw: HAAT: 245 ft.)- Granted assignment of license 10 kw- D)-Granted transfer of control from James L. Mose- Abbreviations: AFC-Antenna For Communications. from 108 Radio Co. Ltd. Partnership to WEBE Associates ly and his wife. Winnafred, to James B. Blanchard and his AU- Administrative Law Judge. alt. -alternate. ann.- for $12 million. Seller is principally owned by Franz Allina wife. Peggy. for assumption of liabilities. Seller owns 54% announced. ant. -antenna. aur.-aural. aux.- auxiliary. and others. It has no other broadcast interests. Buyer is of stock and has no other broadcast interests. Buyer owns ch. -channel. CH -critical hours. chg -change. CP-con- owned by M.L. Media Partners. headed by Martin Pompa- remainder and has no other broadcast interests. Granted Oct. struction permit. D -day. DA- directional antenna. Doc - dur. it owns two TV's and also has interest in Television 29. HAAT-height Ac- Docket. ERP -effective radiated power. Station Partners. New York -based group of four TV's. KBOQ -FM Marina. CA (BALH870915G1: 92.7 mhz: average H horizontal and vertical. above terrain. &V- tion Oct. 30. 910 w; HAAT: 550 ft.)-Granted assignment of license from kilowatts. lie. license. m or M -me- khz -kilohertz. kw- WKAL -AM -FM Rome. NY (AM: BAL870909H1; 1450 Compass Communications to Model Associates Inc. for ters. MEOC- maximum expected operation value. mhz- khz: I kw -U: FM: BALH870909HJ; 95.9 mhz; 3 kw; HAAT: $2.980.000. Seller is principally owned by Herb Victor. It megahertz. mi.- miles. mod -modification. N- night. pet 105 ft.)-- Granted assignment of license from WENY Inc. to has no other broadcast interests. Buyer is principally owned for recon-petition for reconsideration. PSA- presunrise Target Communications of Utica/Rome Inc. for $3.275.000. by Stanley A. Marks and family. Action Nov. 2. service authority. pwr -power. RC -remote control. S -A- Seller is owned by Donald M. Simmons, who also own specified hours. studio loca- KJAN -AM -FM Atlantic. IA (AM: 1220 khz: 250 w -D; Scientific- Atlanta. SH- SL- WOND(AM) Pleasantville. WMGM(FM) Atlantic City and tion. location. trans.- transmitter. TPO- FM: 103.7 mhz; 100 kw; HAAT: 400 ft.)- Granted transfer IL-transmitter WMGM -TV Wildwood, all New Jersey. and WENY -AM- power output. U or unlimited hours. vis.- of control of Valley Broadcasting Inc. from John E. Carl, transmitter unl- TVand WLEZ-FM Elmira. NY. Buyer is subsidiary of Target visual. w- watts. noncommercial. Six groups of num- Robert H. Selden, Brent Slay, Allen Davies and Roben Be- - Communications. Augusta. GA -based group of five AM's bers at end of facilities changes items refer to map coordi- bensee to Robert H. Dean for $2,250,000. Sellers own FM's, principally owned by Donald J. Alt. Action and nine WKLK -AM -FM Cloquet, MN, and KARE(AM) Atchison, nates. 1 meter -3.28 feet. Oct. 30. KN. Carl also owns KCOB(AM) -KLVN(FM) Newton, IA. WNQQ -FM Blairsville. PA (BALH870911GK: 106.3 Buyer is general manager of KESY-AM -FM Omaha, NE. mhz: 2.4 kw: HAAT: 363 ft.)- Granted assignment of li- Action Nov. 5. cense from WNQQ Inc. to Pennsylvania Broadcast Affiliates KXGF(AM) Great Falls. MT-Granted assignment of Ownership Changes Inc. for $540.000. Seller is owned by Ray Gusky, no other license from Verdell H. Lonnquist to Cardon Broadcasting broadcast interests. Buyer is principally owned by Arnold Inc. for $106,500. Seller has no other broadcast interests. Rapoport and Bruce Loch. Rapoport is attorney and Loch is Buyer is owned by Don C. Robinson and his wife. Carley. Action Oct. 30. WYNG(FM) Evansville. IN (BALH871027GS: 105.3 CPA. both from Allentown, PA. who also own KAAK(FM) Great Falls. MT. Action Nov 3. mhz; 50 kw; HAAT: 500 -Seeks assignment of license ft.)- KGBR(FM) Gold Beach. OR (BALH861007GV; 92.7 WINR(AM) Binghamton. NY (BAL870922EA: 680 from Beasley Broadcast Group to Faircom Inc. for 55.6 mhz: 2.6 kw: HAAT: 1,030 ft.)- Granted assignment of khz: 1 kw -D: 500 w- N)-- Granted assignment of license million. Seller is Goldsboro. N.C. -based group of nine license from Republic Communications of Oregon Inc. to St. from WINK Broadcasting Inc. to Titus Broadcasting Sys- and 12 FM's owned by George Beasley. It AM's principally Marie Communications Inc. for $60,000. Seller is owned by tems Inc. for $975.000. Seller is subsidiary of Command recently sold WPHR(FM) Cleveland ("Changing Hands.' George L. Chambers; his wife. Bonnie. and Robert Adel- Broadcasting. Beacon. NY -based group of three AM's and Oct. 12). Buyer is publicly traded. Old Brookville, NY- man. It also owns KTPI(FM) Tehachapi and KDOL(AM) one FM. principally owned by Alford H. Lessner. Robert E. based group of two AM's and three FM's headed by Joel Mojave, both California. Chambers also owns KTCE(FM) Lessner and Robert A. Outer. Buyer is owned by Paul T. Fairman. Filed Oct. 27. WIBM -AM -FM Jackson, MI (AM: BAL871029GW; 1450 khz: I kw -U; FM: BALH87I029GX; 94. I mhz; 50 kw; HAAT: 500 ft. )-Seeks assignment of license from Van Wagner Broadcasting Inc. to CR Broadcasting Inc. for $4,075,000. Seller is headed by Richard Schaps, president. It also owns KEBC(FM) Oklahoma City. Buyer is owned by Dennis Rooker and John Columbus. Rooker is Charlottes- ville. VA, attorney. former senior vice president and general counsel with Worrell Newspapers. Columbus is vice president of United Stations. It is group of three AM's and three FM's bought from Community Service Broadcasting Inc. last year for $4.1 million ( "Changing Hands: Dec. 22. 1986). Filed Oct. 29. KCZ(TV) Bozeman, MT (CP) -Seeks assignment of license from Bee Broadcasting Associates. LP to Big Horn Communications, Inc. for $275,000. Seller has no other broadcast interests. Buyer is Hardin. MT-based group of one AM, one FM and two TV's, owned by Daniel W. Coon, Martha R. Creath and Calvin Cafritz. Filed Oct. 29. WBCK(AM) WRGT-TV Dayton, OH and WVAH -TV Charleston, W V and CP on channel 11 in Charleston (WRGT-TV: ch. 45; ERP vis. 5.000 kw. aur. 500 kw; HAAT: 1,166 ft.; WVAH- Battle Creek, Michigan TV: ch. 23; ERP vis. 5,000 kw, aur. 500 kw; HAAT: 1,722 ft.) -Seeks assignment of license from Meridian Communi- to cations Corp. to Act Ill Broadcasting for approximately $22 million. Seller. based in Pittsburgh, is principally owned by Henry Posner Jr. , Albert M. Holtz and Thomas D. Wright. It has no other broadcast interests. Buyers intend to return Liggett Broadcasting, Inc. license for WVAH-TV to FCC and switch from its channel 23 to channel 11 on April II. 1988. Buyer is principally owned by producer Norman Lear and headed by Burt Ellis, from president. It also owns WTAT-TV Charleston, SC, and WNRW -TV Greensboro, NC. Filed Oct. 28. KBOR(AM) Brownsville, TX (BAL871028EB; 1600 Wolverine Broadcasting Corporation, Inc. khz; I kw-U)---Seeks assignment of license from Browns- ville Broadcasting Corp. to La Nueva KBOR, Inc. for $200,000. Seller has no other broadcast interests. Buyer is Edgar C. Trevino, who already owns 20% of assignor. Filed $850,000 Oct. 28. Actions Chapman Associates is pleased to KKBH -FM Victoria (Port Lavaca) TX (BALH870806HI; 93.3 mhz; 100 kw; HAAT: 750 ft.)- have assisted in this transaction. Granted assignment of license from Crossroads Broadcast- ing Inc. to Coastal Wireless Co. for $630,000. Seller is owned by John Sharp and Dudley D. McDougal, who have no other broadcast interests. Buyer is owned by Dan Cutrer,

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 XR7 Titus, dentist in Binghamton. Action Nov. 3. 105.3 mhz; 3 kw; HAAT: 100 m. Address: 4307 Bingham Coal Grove, PA -Getz Broadcasting, Inc. seeks 97.1 KFIZ(AM) Fond Du Lac. WI and WLIP(AM)- Circle. Lincoln. NE 68516. Principal is headed by Edra R. mhz; 2.45 kw; HAAT: III m. Address: 4301 SW 35th Ter- has no WJZQ(FM) Kenosha. WI (KFIZ: BAL870914EC: 1450 Williams. It other broadcast interests. Filed Oct. 29. race, Topeka, KS 66614. Principal is owned by Gerald A. Getz. who has no other broadcast interests. Filed Oct. 23. khz; I kw -U. WLIP: BAL8709I4ED: 1050 khz: 250 w -D. Jackson. NH- Gladys E. Powell seeks 99.5 mhz: 3 kw; WJZQ; BALH870914EE: 95.1 mhz; 50 kw; HAAT: 500 HAAT: 56 m. Address: P.O. Box 326. Pinkham Notch Rd.. Oscoda. MI -losco County Communications Inc. seeks ft.)- Granted assignment of license from Star Cablevision Jackson. NH 03846. Principal has no other broadcast inter- 95.7 mhz; 50 kw: 150 m. Address: 1175 South US 23. Tawas Partnership to Independence Broadcasting Corp. for ests. Filed Oct. 29. City, MI 48763. Principal is owned by Donald J. Backus, $11.475.000. Seller is Fond Du Lac-based cable MSO with Martin J. Pennoni and Robert Sugden. who also own WDBI- Jackson, NH-William A. Zelliff seeks 99.5 mhz; 3 kw; systems in four states. headed by Donald G. Jones. manag- FM Tawas City. MI. Filed Oct. 23. HAAT: 312 m. Address: Rte. 16B, Jackson, NH 03846. ing partner. With sale of KFIZ and WLIP -WJZQ, it will no Principal has no other broadcast interests. Filed Oct. 29. Old Town, ME- Penobscot Indian Nation seeks 107.3 longer have broadcast interests. Buyer is New York -based mhz; 38.3 kw; HAAT: 171 m. Principal is nonprofit corpora- radio station group principally owned by Peter Sulick. chair- Jackson. NH- Douglas Kent Poor seeks 99.5 mhz; 100 tion headed by James Sappier, Governor. Filed Oct. 26. man. and John Goodwill. president. It also owns KOEL- w: HAAT: 191 m. Address: Box 1245. North Conway, NH AM-FM Ochsein. IA. and KSALIAM) -KYEZ(FM) Salina. 03860. Principal has no other broadcast interests. Filed Oct. Nappanee, IN -Andrew L. Banes seeks 95.7 mhz; 3 KN. Action Nov. 3. 29. kw; HAAT: 100 m. Address: 12408 Olive Trail. Polymouth, IN 46563. Principal has no other broadcast interests. Filed Jackson. NH- Walter B. Prebble III and Daniel R. Guy, Oct. 23. a Partnership. seeks 99.5 mhz: 465 w; HAAT: 250 m. Ad- dress: P.O. Box 21. Jackson, NH 03846. Principal has no Trion, GA -Lynn S. Gwyn seeks 95.7 mhz; 650 w: New Stations other broadcast interests. Filed Oct. 29. HAAT: 210 m. Address: P.O. Box 746, Lafayette, GA 30728. Principal has no other broadcast interests. Filed Oct. Corrales. NM -LV Broadcasting Educational Founda- 23. tion seeks 95.1 mhz: 3 kw; HAAT: 100 m. Address: 906 Applications Ortega. NW. Albuquerque. NM 87114. Principal is headed Trion, GA -Tri-State Broadcasting Co. seeks 95.7 mhz; by Larry Vigil. who has no other broadcast interests. Filed 650 w; HAAT: 210 m. Address: P.O. Box 200. Summerville, AM's Oct. 29. GA 30747. Principal is owned by William B. Farrar. who also owns WGTA(AM) Summerville, GA. Filed Oct. 23. Battle Ground. IN -Nu -View Associates Inc. seeks 640 Hormigueros. PR- Joseph Bahr seeks 106. I mhz: 3 kw: Ow. 380 w -D: 250 w -N. Address: 2655 Yeager Rd.. West HAAT: 200 m. Address: P.O. Box 487, Fredericksted, VI Cleveland, GA -Terry W. Barnhardt seeks 101.9 mhz; 3 HAAT: Lafayette. IN 47906. Principal is owned by Kent A. Nuss- 00480. Principal also owns WVIS -FM Christiansted, VI. kw; 100 m. Address: P.O. Box 1318, Gainsville, GA baum and family. It also owns WKJM(FM) Monticello. IN. Filed Oct. 28. 30503. Principal also owns WGGA(AM) Gainsville. GA. Filed Oct. 29. Filed Oct. 26. Hormigueros. PR -Juan Gonliano seeks 106.1 mhz; 3 Atlantic Beach. NC- Atlantic Beach Radio seeks 1200 kw: HAAT: 335 m. Address: P.O. Box 295. Hormigueros, Cleveland, GA -White County Broadcasting Co. seeks 101.9 mhz; 3 kw; HAAT: 100 m. Address: P.O. Box 235, khz; 5 kw -D; I kw -N. Address: PO Box 889. Blacksburg. PR 00480. Principal has no other broadcast interests. Filed VA 24060. Principal is headed by Vernon H. Baker. who also Oct. 28. Gainsville. GA 30528. Principal is owned by Anthony L. owns WBZI(AM) -WLGY(FM) Xenia. OH, WKGM(AM) Canup and George M. Pass. who have no other broadcast Hormigueros. PR-Guillermo A. Bonet seeks Smithfield. VA and WSGH(AM) Lewisville. NC. Filed Oct. 106.1 interests. Filed Oct. 26. mhz; 3 kw: HAAT: 246 m. Address: P.O. Box 475, 29. Maya- guez, PR 00709. Principal has no other broadcast interests. Cleveland, GA -Linda B. Guest seeks 101.9 mhz; 3 Junction City. OR -Jerry J. Collins seeks 650 khz; IO Filed Oct. 28. kw; HAAT: 100 m. Address: P.O. Box 907211, Gainsville, kw -D; I kw -N. Address: 1227 Del Prado Blvd.. Suite 103. GA 30501. Principal has no other broadcast interests. Filed Hormigueros. PR- Renancer Corp. seeks 106. I mhz; 3 Cape Coral. FL 33904. Principal owns WDCQ(AM) Pine Oct. 26. kw: HAAT: 253 m. Address: P.O. Box 808, Lajas, PR Island Center. FL. Filed Oct. 27. Cleveland, GA-Saralyn B Oberdorfer seeks 101.9 00667. Principal is owned by Larry W. Ramos. Santa M. mhz: 1.27 kw; HAAT: 153 m. Address: 6150 Mountain Powhatan. VA- Golden Rule Organizational Workshop Morales and Olga Del who have other Carril, no broadcast Brook Way. NW, Atlanta 30328. Principal has no other seeks 1200 khz: 25 kw -D: 250 w -N. Address: 201 Progress interests. Filed Oct. 28. broadcast interests. Filed Oct. 26. St.. Blacksburg. VA 24060. Principal is headed by Vernon Hormigueros. PR -Occidental Broadcasting Corp. H. Baker, who also owns WBZI(AM)-WLGY(FM) Xenia. Clarkesville, GA- Habersham Associates seeks 102.9 seeks 106.1 mhz: 3 kw; HAAT: 333 m. Address: 509 S. Post OH. WKGM(AM) Smithfield. VA and WSGH(AM) Lewis- mhz: 3 kw; HAAT: 100m. Address: P.O. Box 1537, Colum- St.. Mayaguez, PR 00667. Principal is headed by Susan ville, NC. Filed Oct. 29. bus, GA 31994. Principal is owned by Margaret M. Moore. Baez Dixon. who has no other broadcast interests. Filed Oct. Frederic C. Brown, Charles A. McClure and Joseph W. 29. FM's McClure, who have no other broadcast interests. Filed Oct. Lincoln, NE- Spacecom Inc. seeks 105.3 mhz: 3 kw; Olyphant, PA- Cordaro Associates seeks 95.7 mhz: 375 26. w; HAAT: 281 m. Address: 422 HAAT: 100 m. Address: 444 Pine St.. St. Paul, MN 55101. Sherwood Dr.. Dunmore, Clarkesville, GA -Radio Habersham Inc. seeks 102.9 Principal is PA 18512. Principal is owned by Robert C. who principally owned by S.W. Richey and W.E. Cordaro. mhz: 3 kw; HAAT: 100 m. Address: P.O. Box 468, Clarkes- has no other boadcast Barsness. who also own WXUS(FM) Lafayette. IN and interests. Filed Oct. 28. ville. GA 30523. Principal is owned by Timothy A. Harper, KQEU(AM) Olympia. WA. Richey also owns Olyphant. PA -J. Frederick Manning seeks 95.7 mhz; who also owns WLTA(AM) Clarkesville, GA. Filed Oct. 26. WCWC /WYUR(FM) Ripon, WI, and KLBB(AM) St. Paul. 540 w; HAAT: 233 m. Address: P.O. Box 643. Pocono MN. Filed Oct. 29. Clarkesville, GA -Carla Morris Martin seeks 102.9 Plains. PA 18512. Principal has interest in WARK(AM)- mhz: 3 kw; HAAT: 100 m. Address: 320 Summitt St.. Box Lincoln. NE-Star Broadcasting Inc. seeks 105.3 mhz; WARX(FM) Hagerston, MD. Filed Oct. 28. 14, Cornelia, GA 30531. Principal has no other broadcast 3 kw; HAAT: 100 m. Address: 2110 Virginia Ave., Bellevue, interests. 26. Perry, OK- Leemay Broadcasting Services seeks 105.1 Filed Oct. NE 68005. Principal is owned by Daniel E. Norton. who has mhz: 3 kw: HAAT: 100 m. Address: P.O. Box 419. Vinita, no other broadcast interests. Filed Oct. 29. OK 74301. Principal is owned by Jackie D. Lee and Roben TV'S Lincoln. NE- Lincoln Broadcasting Inc. seeks 105.3 L. May. It also owns KVIN(AM) Vinita. OK. Filed Oct. 26. Cordele, Sunbelt -South Tele Communications mhz: 3 kw: HAAT: 22 m. Address: 3416 Ncerpark Dr.. GA- Perry. OK -The Andover Corp. Inc. seeks 105.1 mhz: 3 Ltd. seeks ch. 55: 100 kw vis.; HAAT: 125 ft. Address: P.O. Lincoln. NE 68506. Principal is owned by Norma Peterson. kw; HAAT: 100 m. Address: 8030 East Kellogg. Wichita, Box 917. Cordele, GA 31015. Principal is owned by Wil- who has no other broadcast interests. Filed Oct. 29. KS 67207. Principal is owned by Louis S. Morgan. who has liam B. Goodaon and Phillip A. Streetman. It has no other Lincoln. NE- Lincoln Broadcasting seeks 105.3 mhz: 3 no other broadcast interests. Filed Oct. 26. broadcast interests. Filed Oct. 28. kw; HAAT: 46 m. Address: 516 East Ravine Rd., Hinsdale. Gibsonburg, OH -Buddy Cart and Carolyn J. Carr seek Wailuku, HI Broadcasting Co. seeks ch. 15; IL 60521. Principal is owned by Eric Graham, who has no -King 95.7 mhz: 3 mhz; 100 m. Address: 105 Cedar Ct. Perrys- ERP:. 750 kw vis.; HAAT: 1,736 m. Address: P.O. Box other broadcast interests. Filed Oct. 29. burg, OH 43551. Principals have no other broadcast inter- 24525. Seattle, 98124. Principal is headed by Steven A. Lincoln. NE -Comhusker State FM Associates seeks ests. Filed Oct. 23. Clifford. who has no other broadcast interests. Filed Oct. 29. Chicago-Center City Communications Ltd. Partner- ship seeks facilities of WBBM -TV Chicago. Address: 6700 South Shore Dr.. Chicago 60649. Principal is headed by R.A. Marshall & Co. Brenda Minor. general partner. It has no other broadcast /\ interests. Filed Oct. 28. Media Investment Analysts ¿ Brokers Actions . AM's East Point, GA (BP860529AR)- Granted app. of Dar- rell Spann for 1160 khz; 10 kw -D; 400 w -N. Address: 8357 South Ada St., Chicago 60620. Principal has no other broad- Undeveloped Class C FM station serving top 150 market. cast interests. Action Nov. 2. $3.0 million Kentland, IN (870330AH)- Returned app. of Spann Communications for 640 khz. Address: 5525 S. State St., Chicago. 60621. Principal has interest in WVON(AM) Cic- ero, IL, and WXSS(AM) Memphis. Action Nov. 4. Smithville, NY (87033113T)- Returned app. of Alan C. Swan for 1250 khz. Address: 18 W Spring Garden St., f/ 800 Main Street Palmyra, NJ 08065. Principal has no other broadcast interests. Action Nov. 4. .J Hilton Head Island. South Carolina 29928. 803 -681 -5252 Fairview, NC-Granted app. of Michael Glinter for 880 khz; 1.1 kw -D. Address: 1711 Appletree Lane, Fort Mill, SC

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 ISR 29715. Principal has no other broadcast interests. Action corporation headed by N. Johnson, president. Action Nov. cation for CP to make changes: FREQ: 102.5MHZ (Per Nov. 2. 5. Docket #86 -399): change TL: Promise Land Rd.. Dickson county. Charlotte. TN: change ERP: 50 kw H and V; change Athens. Returned app. of Minority Christian Ra- OH- TV's HAAT: 150 m H and V; change to Class C2. 36 12 43N 87 19 dio Of Ohio for 1570 khz. Address: 2711 Hwy 62. Jefferson- Richland Center. WI (BPCTR61222K1)- Granted app. 51W. ville. IN 47130. Principal owns WRRD(AM) Blennerhas- of Kaul Broadcasting Co. for ch. 45; ERP: 1,062 kw vis: sett, WV. Nov. 4. Canyon, TX. KAKS -FM. 107.9 mhz- 871030 -Mod of Action East. Box 106.2 kw aur.; HAAT: 927 m. Address: Hwy 14 CP to make changes: TL: 2.2 km NNE of Givens Ave. Florence, SC Granted app. of Michael no other (BP860728AF)- 48. Richland Center. WI 53581. Principal has Amarillo. Potter County. TX: change HAAT: 403 m H and V. Glinter for 1120 khz; 1 kw -U. Address: 1711 Appletree 29. broadcast interests. Action Oct. 35 20 33N 101 49 20.5W. Lane. Fon Mill. SC 29715. Principal has no other broadcast interests. Action Nov. 2. Victoria, TX. KEPG. 100.9 mhz -871023 -Mod of CP to make changes: TL: 0.18 km N from intersection of Rtes. Cypress. TX (BP860623AE)- Granted app. of Matthew 77 and 59. Victoria. TX; change ERP: 2.7 kw H and V; Provenzano for 1520 khz; 500 w -D. Address: 740 Voss Rd.. change HAAT: 95 m H and V 28 46 59N 97 02 57W. Houston, 77024. Principal has no other broadcast interests. Facilities Changes Action Nov. 2. Waco, TX. WACO -FM, 99.9 mhz -871026 -Mod of CP IBPH8509111O) to make changes: TL: 1.8 km NNE of the Magnolia, TX (BPED840323CB)- Dismissed app. of Town of Lorena. 0.31 km W of the intersection 35; change Family Stations for 1520 khz; 5 kw -D. Address: 290 Hegen- HAAT: 339 m H and V. 31 24 15N 97 12 26W. berger Rd.. Oakland, CA 94621. Principal is Oakland. CA- Applications Falls. 103.3 mhz -871029 -Grant based station group headed by Harold Camping. president. AM's Wichita TX. KKQV, Action Nov. 2. for application (BPH8611221D) rescinded for CP to make Santa Rosa, CA. KPLS, 1 150 khz- 87871102 -Applica- changes: TL: 3.4 km E of Texas Hwy 26 on Hwy 240. Salem. VA- Returned app. of Thomas H. Moffitt for tion for CP to increase night pwr to I kw; change TL: 8 km Haynesville. TX: change HAAT: 309.6M H and V. 34 05 1590 khz. Address: 150 Valmont Dr., Casselberry, FL NE of Santa Rosa, CA and make changes in antenna system. 35N 98 52 44W. Principal has no other broadcast interests. Action 32707. 38 29 15 122 37 51. Nov. 4. Milwaukee. WI. WLZR -FM. 102.9 mhz- 871022 -Ap- Annapolis. MD. WANN. 1190 khz- 871028 -Applica- plication for CP to make changes: ERP: 50 kw H and V; tion for CP to make changes in antenna system, add addi- change HAAT: 132 m H and V; and make changes in antenna FM's tional tower to existing two tower array. change TL: Bay system. Bridge Rd. 0.5 km E of Arundel on the Bay Rd.. near Pinctop. AZ (BPH8507 I2ZW) -- Grunted app. of D &M Sauk City. WI. WSEY. 96J mhz -871102 -Mod of CP Annapolis. MD: reduce power to 25 kw. 38 56 33N 76 28 Communications. Inc. for 106.7 mhz: 100 kw; HAAT: 1.023 (BPH860806IAI to make changes: FREQ: 96.3MHZ (Per 53W. ft. Principal is owned by Dale Lynne Sieck. It has no other Docket #86 -490): change TL: 0.4 km NE of intersection of broadcast interests. Action Oct. 29. FM's Mineral Point Rd. and Garfoot Rd.. 7 km SW of Cross Plains. Dane Co- WI: change ERP: 5.6 kw H and V; change Holmes Beach. FL (861208ME)- Retumed app. of Sax- Glendale. CA. KMPC. 101.9 mhz- 871029 -Applica- HAAT: 211 m H and V: change to Class B I.43 03 50N 89 41 ton Communications for 98.7 mhz; 3 kw; HAAT: 304 m. tion for CP to make changes: TL: 1250 North Beaudry. 50W. Address: 33688 Lake Shore Dr. N.. Gaces Lake, IL 60030. Glendale. Los Angeles county. CA; change ERP: 4.4 kw H Principal has no other broadcast interests. Action Oct. 30. and V; change HAAT: 404 m H and V; and request waiver of TV's Vidalia, GA. (BPED870202ME)- Granted app. of Sec. 73.3517 of the rules. 34 11 47N 118 15 30W. ch. 871027 -Applica- Georgia Radio Fellowship for 91.5 mhz: 50 kw; HAAT: 125 Los Angeles. KZLA. 93.9 mhz -871027- Application South Bend. IN. WSBT-TV. 22- ERP -VIS: 4745 kw: CHAN: 22; B. Address: 3213 Huxley Dr., Augusta. GA 30909. Princi- for CP to make changes: TL: 0.6M1 SE of intersection of tion for CP to change Ironwood Rd. St. Joseph county, pal is nonprofit corporation headed by Clarence T. Ban n- Chevy Chase Dr.. and Linda Vista Dr.. on bearing of N 145 HAAT: 325M: TL: 60351 TFU -46K. 41 37 owski. Action Nov. 2. degree E on Flint Peak. Glendale, CA: change ERP: 20.35 South Bend. IN: ANT: RCA (Existing) V: HAAT: 399 m H and V. 34 09 48N 118 OON 86 13 01W. Eldon, MO-Granted app. of Dennis J. Klautzer for kw H and change 11 43W. 101.9 mhz: 3 kw; HAAT: 100 m. Address: 840 Westbrooke 63021. Principal has no other -Mod of CP Meadows Court. Ballwin. MO Englewood. FL, WSEB. 91.3 mhz -871026 Actions broadcast interests. Action Nov. 4. to change ERP: 62 kw H and V. Poplar Bluff. MO (BPED870302MS)-Granted app. of El Dorado. KS. KSPG -FM. 99.3 mhz- 871021 -Appli- AM's Calvary Educational Broadcasting Foundation for 89.5 mhz; cation for CP to make changes: TL: Approx. 2.2 km E -NE of Mobile, AL. WBHY. 840 khz -871103 -Application 100 kw; HAAT: 423 ft. Address: Box 236. Dudley. MO the intersection of 1 -35 (Kansas Turnpike) and Rtes. (BMP870811 AC) granted for Mod of CP to make changes in 63936. Principal is headed by Donald Stewart. It has no 254/196. El Dorado, Butler county. KS; change ERP: 1.5 kw antenna system. other broadcast interests. Action Oct. 29. H and V; change HAAT: 140 m H and V. 37 49 35N 96 52 Pueblo. CO. KFEL. 970 khz -871102- Application 40W. Omaha -Dismissed app. of Family Stations for 88.1 IBP870319AG) granted for CP to increase power to 3.2 kw mhz; 1.12 kw: HAAT: 389 m. Address: 290 Hegenberger Lexington, KY, WLKT. 62 khz -871102 -Mod of CP to and redetermine coordinates: 38 15 57N 104 40 44W. Rd.. Oakland. CA 94621. Principal is Oakland. CA -based change ERP -VIS: 5000kw, HAAT: 156.55M; ANT: SWR. Seminole. FL. WGNB. 1520 khz -871104- Application station group headed by Harold Camping, president. Action INC TM- 30-SP; TL: I km W of Clintonville Rd. 2.2 km S of returned Pet for Recon (Nunc pro Tune) CP Nov. 2. the intersection with Kentucky Hwy 57. 38 03 53N 84 16 (BP870416AC) to change hours of oper to unitd by adding night service with 56W. Great Falls. MT (BPH850712XR)- Returned app. of 460 watts; change day power to 550W; change city of license Radioworks Inc. for 107.3 mhz; 100 kw: HAAT: 1,111 ft. Calhoun City. MS. 1023 mhz -870921 -Mod of CP to to Seminole. FL; change TL to: 9700 82d Ave. N. Pinellas Address: 2004 13th St., SW, Great Falls. MT 59404. Princi- make changes: TL: S of Hwy 9. 4.5 MI from Calhoun City. E Park, FL: change mode of operation. pal is owned by Cheryl Lynn Taylor. It has no other broadcast on Crossroad Rd, site is 1000 ft. on left of Crossroad Rd.. New York. WINS. 1010 khz-871026 -Application interests. Action Oct. 30. next to Friendship Church: change HAAT: 100 m H and V; (BMP870612AN) dismissed for Mod CP to make relocate main studio outside community of license to: co- of Freehold Township, NJ (870116MM)- Returned app. of changes: changes in antenna system; changes TL to: 0.3 km locate with WJRL -AM studio. Calhoun City. MS. 33 48 06N Faith Broadcasting Inc. for 89.7 mhz: 1.26 kw; HAAT: 46 m. N of Rte 20 and Rte 503 intersection, Carlstadt. NJ. 40 49 89 21 07W. Address: 1452 Georges Rd., North Brunswick, NJ 08902. 17N 74 03 53W. Principal is headed by Ann Stevens. who has no other broad- Starkville, MS. WSMU -FM. 106.3 mhz- 871026 -Ap- Grants Pass. OR. KAGI. 930 khz -871103 -Application cast interests. Action Oct. 29. plication for CP to make changes: FREQ: 106.1 MHZ (Fer (BMP870330BG) granted for Mod of CP to make changes in RM- 5431); change TL: 1.75M1 W of Crawford. MS on Garden City, NY (BPH830325AC)- Granted app. of antenna system (including incr. in hght of tower); reduce Bethesda Rd. Lowndes County: ERP: 40 kw H and V: farad Broadcasting Co. mhz; I kw: HAAT: 159 ft. for 92.7 nighttime power to I kw and change TL to: Roguelea Lane. change HAAT: 165 m H and V: change to Class C2. 33 17 Address: Woodacres Rd.. Brookville, NY 11545. Principal 0.8 km W of Grants Pass City Limits. OR. 42 26 16N 123 21 56N 88 38 36W. has no other broadcast interests. Action Oct. 29. 27W. Las Vegas. KLVF. 100.9 mhz -871020 -Application for Irondequoit. NY (BPH861126NE)-Dismissed app. of Canonsburg. PA. WWCS. 540 871103 -Applica- CP to make changes: freq: 100.7 mhz (per docket #86 -312): khz- Peter Wayne Lachman for 106.7 mhz: 3 kw: HAAT: 100 m. tiun (BMP870814AA) granted for Mod of CP change ERP: 10 kw H and V; change to Class C2. Address: 2000 Alban Lane, Bowie, MD 20716. Principal (BP861231AA) to add augmentations to nighttime pattern. has no other broadcast interests. Action Oct. 29. Armijo, NM, KLQS, 107.1 mhz -871022 -Mod of CP Edmonds. WA. KCIS. 630 khz -871103 -Application to make changes: TL: 1 -66, 6 km W of the intersection of 1 -66 Bend, Ore. (BPH850712Q0)- Granted app. of Kitsap (BP870827AC) granted for CP to make changes in antenna and US 40. Bemalillo County. Town of Atrisco. NM: change Communications Corp. for 98.3 mhz; 3 kw: HAAT: 300 ft. system. 24.5 kw H and V; change HAAT: 215 m H and V; Address: P.O. Box 9010. Portland, OR 97207. Principal is ERP: change to Class C2. 35 03 15N 106 51 31 W. .1. who has no other broadcast inter- owned by Carol Brandt, FM's ests. Action Oct. 29. Rome, NY. WKAL -FM. 95.9 mhz- 871030-Applica- tion for CP to make changes: FREQ: 96. I MHZ (per docket Anadarko. AK. KRPT-FM, 103.7 mhz- 871029- Appli- Odessa, TX -Returned app. of Southwest Educational -23): change TL: Prospect Hill, Skyline Dr, Kirkland. cation (BPH8702261P) granted for CP to changes ERP: 86.4 Media Foundation of Texas Inc. for 96.1 mhz: 50 kw: HAAT: #87 County, NY; change ERP: 7.4 kw H and V; change kw (H and V); HAAT: 301.3M (H and V). 470 ft. Address: 2100 Hwy 360. Ste. 1204, Grand Prairie. Oneida HAAT: 183 m H and V; change to Class B I. 43 02 14N 75 26 TX 75050. Principal is headed by T. Kent Atkins. It has no Delano. CA. KZAY. 105.3 mhz -871103 -Application 40W. other broadcast interests. Action Oct. 30. (BPH870227NY) granted for CP to change TL: 6 mi. N of Wake Forest. NC, WFTK. 1030 khz -871026 -Mod of Oildale. 3/4 mi. E of Hwy 65, Oildale, CA; change HAAT: Odessa, TX- Returned app. of Oddessa Community Ra- system and change TL: On 167 m H and V; change ERP: 40 kw H and V. 35 30 53N 119 dio Inc. for 96.1 mhz; 59 kw; HAAT: 450 ft. Address: 2100 CP to make changes in antenna West side Rte 1004, I.4MI N of Junction of Rtes 1004 and 03 51W. Hwy 360, Ste. 1204. Grand Prairie, TX 75050. Principal is of 10 43N 78 45 30W. headed by Lilly Plummer. It has no other broadcast interests. 1112. 36 Fresno, CA, KYNO -FM, 95.7 mhz- 871105 -Applica- Action Oct. 30. Philadelphia, WPEB, 88.1 mhz -871102- Application tion (BMPH870304IB) granted for Mod of CP 4601 Market St. Philadelphia. 39 57 (BPH860612IA) to change ERP: 17.5 V; Everett, WA-Granted app. of Jack Straw Memorial for CP to change TL: kw H and HAAT: 33N 75 12 54W. 259 m H and V. Foundation for 90.7 mhz; 1.4 kw; HAAT: 115 m. Address:

2212 S. Jackson St., Seattle 98144. Principal is nonprofit Dickson, TN, WDKN -FM. 102.3 mhz -871030 -Appli- Atlantic Beach. FL. WFYV. 104.5 mhz-87 1 1 03-Ap-

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 159 plication (BMPH860912ID) granted for Mod of CP Grand Island, NE, KRGI -FM. 96.5 mhz- 871103 -Ap- University Park, PA, WQWK -FM, 96.7 mhz- 871027- (BPH8507121H) to change ERP: 100 kw H and V. plication (BPH87022510) granted for CP to changes TL: 1.2 Application (BPH8512201C) dismissed for CP to make MI NW of Prosser Village. Martin Twp, NE; changes HAAT: changes: changes TL: Intersection of Scottia and Circleville Gretna. FL. WGWD. 100.7 mhz- 871102- Application 300M H and V and make changes in antenna system. 40 42 Rds., State College. PA; ERP: 2.44 kw (H and V); HAAT: (BMPH870518IF) granted for Mod of CP to changes TL: 07N 98 35 20W. 364 ft. (H and V). 40 48 26 77 56 29. 1.5M1 S of Quincy. 5M1 W of Hwy 267, Gadsen County, FL. 30 33 24N 84 36 05W. North Las Vegas, NV. KJUL. 104.1 mhz- 871030 -Ap- . Wilkes -Barre. PA. WKRZ -FM. 98.5 mhz- 871103 -Ap- plication (B mPH870415IB) dismissed for mod of CP to plication (BPH870227M0) granted for CP to changes ERP: Safety Harbor, FL. WXCR. 92.1 mhz- 871102- Appli- make changes: TL: 8 MI SW of Blue Diamond. NV, atop Mt. 8.7 kw H and V; HAAT: 1172 feet H and V. cation (BPH8710011D) granted for CP to make changes: Potosi, Near Blue Diamond, NV; change ERP: 24.5 kw H FREQ: 92.5MHZ (per docket #86-346); changes TL: S side Aiken. SC, WNEZ, 99.3 mhz- 871103 -Application and V; change HAAT: 1137.3 m H and V 35 58 02N 115 30 of Park Blvd, (SR 694). 0.5 km E of Vonn Rd. approx 1.9 (BPH8703311G) granted for CP to make changes: freq: 06W. km W of Seminole, Pinellas County. FL: ERP: 50 kw H and 99.5MHZ (per docket #85 -254); change Class C2; change V; HAAT: 149M H and V: changes to Class C2. 27 50 33N 82 Concord, NH, WWYY. 105.5 mhz -871015- Application TL: 5.8 km N of Sweetwater, SC and 1.8 km W of US Hwy 48 52W. (BPH860708IE) granted for CP to make changess: ERP: 25 in Edgefield Co; change ERP: 22.5 kw H and V: change 1.21 kw (H and V); HAAT: 151.3M (H and V) (for auxiliary HAAT: 222 m H and V. 33 38 44 81 55 40. Brunswick. GA. WPIQ, 101.5 mhz- 871103 -Applica- purposes only). Petition for Reconsideration filed 12- 22 -86. tion (BMPH870227MU) granted for Mod of CP Gallatin, TN. WGFX. 104.5 mhz -871105- Application (BPH850712IR) to change TL: Intersection of Coleman -St. Cortland. NY, WOKW, 99.9 mhz -871030- Application (BPH8612221E) granted for CP to make changes: change Marys Rd. and Mckendree Rd.. Kingsland. GA; change (BPH870I271D) granted for CP to change ERP: 24 kw H TL: Transmitter Rd just off Brick Church Pike. near Madi- HAAT: 439 m H and Vand make changes in antenna system. and V. son. TN; change ERP: 49 kw H and V: change HAAT: 400 m H and V. 36 16 05N 86 47 30 49 I8N 81 44 10W. Plainview, NY, WPOB, 88.5 mhz -871023- Application 16W. Monroe. LA. KNLU. 88.7 mhz-871030 -Application (BMPED860717ID) granted for mod of CP to change Amarillo, TX. KLSE 96.9 mhz -871023- Application (BPED8602I4 mO) dismissed for CP to make changes: HAAT: 78 m H and V and change to directional antenna. (BPH870302NF) granted for CP to change: TL: NW comer change TL: Olin Hall NLU, Monroe, LA; ERP: 3.25 kw H Schenectady NY. WGFM, 99.5 mhz-871030 -Applica- of Western and St. Francis Rds. Amarillo. TX: change V; HAAT: 1006 ft. H and V and and HAAT: 50.6 m H and V. 32 31 46N 92 04 13W. tion (BPH870128IH) granted for CP to change ERP: 14.8 make changes in antenna system. 35 16 09N 101 53 18 W. Allendale, MI, WGVC -FM, 88.5 mhz- 871105- Appli- kw H and V. Edinburg, TX, KVLY, cation (BMPED870727IC) granted for Mod of CP Circleville. OH. WNHZ. 107.1 mhz-871104 -Applica- 107.9 mhz -871029 -Application (BPED85I115NC) (BPH8703021R) granted for to change TL: 1.74M1. 76.63 deg. to lion (BPH87082IIC) granted for CP to make changes: TL: CP to make changes: TL: 1.16 Coopersville. mi. 43 km WNW of intersection of Rte 491 and 13 1/2 Rd., 03 24N 85 57 30.5W. 0.6 km from E Ringgold at a bearing N 138 degree E. along Mile Lavilla, TX; changes HAAT: 301M (H and V). 2615 08N 97 Virginia, MN, WHLB -FM, 107.1 mhz- 871030-Appli- E Ringgold - Fairfield Rd: change HAAT: 100 m H and V. 39 55 22W. cation (BPH8706151C) granted for CP to make changes: 39 52N 82 51 04W. change FREQ: 99.9 Charlotte Amalie, VI, mhz (per docket #86 -260); change TL: Tamaqua, PA, WMGH -FM. 105.5 mhz- 871102 -Ap- WIYC, 101.1 mhz- 871103 -Ap- maple 3 plication Hill, mi SSWof Hibbing. MN; change ERP: 100 kw plication (BPH870331JP) granted for CP to make changes: (BPH8703201C) granted for CP to make changes: H and V: change to Class 47 92 freq: 104.3MHZ (per docket change ERP: Cl. 22 52N 57 18W ERP: 1.3 kw H and V; changes HAAT: 485 ft. H and V. #85 -209); 44.8 kw H and V; change HAAT: 489.5 m H and V: correct coordinates: 18 21 31N 64 58 20.5W. Richland, WA, KOTY-FM. 106.5 mhz- 871102 -Appli- cation (BPH870302IS) granted for CP to make changes: TL: Johnson Butte. 7 MI S of Kennewick, WA: changes ERP: Services 100 kw H and V; changes HAAT: 1075 ft. H and V. 46 05 47N 119 II 36W. TV's FCC ONLINE DATABASE 301-731-5677 c"'' .4<.. r.<.,.,, Rome. GA, WAWA -TV, ch. 14-871030- Application o.,.. . (BMPCI'870722KE) granted for mod of CP dataworid® (BPCT830111KF) to change ERP VIS: 1584 kw; HAAT: AOOCatOn Terrain Studres AM FM TV LPTV ITFS 251.4 m; ANT: SWR. Inc. SM -30DA: TL: Atop Horseleg 4827 Rugoy Ave Sore 200 systems Ltd. Mtn, 4.5 mi SW of Rome. Floyd Co, GA. 34 14 07N 85 13 45W. Bemesda MD 20814 7-5 IS 5.114 Sr,f 1, 301) 111,. Min0 101.11 652-8822 1.800 368-5754 Bozeman, MT, KUSM. ch. 9-871030- Application

( BPET870929K1) granted for CP to change ERP -VIS: 3.35 kw'. BROADCAST DATA SERVICES 1YIII11I1Nr 1. Omaha, NE. KPTM. ch. 42-871030 -Application Computerized Broadcast Service Connector Supplier 1 BPCT870902KE) granted for CP to change HAAT: 577 m. Including to the Broadcast Industry Irving, TX, KHSX. ch. 57- 871029- Application Base Allocation Data Studies Kings-ITT (BPCf870915KG) granted for CP to changes ERP -VIS: Terrain Profiles Cannon 5000KW, (DA) ANT: Dielectric TFU- A Div. of.tfeffri. lanm & Johmon. Inv. 67 Jefryn Blvd. E. Communications 361DAS "Skull." 703 824 -5666 Deer Park, N.Y. 11729 (516) 242-4700 Norfolk, VA, WJCB. ch. 49-871029- Application (BMPCT8709I8KG) for Mod of CP to change ERP -VIS: 495.9KW; HAAT: 155M: ANT: Bogner DUI8B. UNUSED Stephen Raleigh CALL LETTERS Broadcast Services CALL Full Service Technical Consulting Specialists in Audio 8 RF Systems Allocations Facility Design 8 Installation datawonid P.O. Boa 3403, Princeton. N.J. 08540 (609) 799-4357 1- 800 -368 -5754 Phoenix. AZ-Effective Dec. 24. 1987. amended the TV Table by allotting UHF Channel 61 to Phoenix as its eighth commercial television service. (MM Docket 86 -222 BROADCAST FINANCIAL by R &O IDA 87 -1592] adopted Oct. 19 by the Chief, Allo- SERVICES DIVISION cations Branch. Mass Media Bureau.)

BROADCAST CONSULTANTS AND ENGINEERS Quincy and Tallahassee. FL-At request of Dalcom Specializing in Financne Broadcasting. Inc.. proposed substituting channel 276C2 IHTF32EP Consulling Services including (103.1 MHz) for channel 276A at Tallahassee. and modify- Equity. Debt Financing ing license of WTHZ(FM) to specify operation on C2 chan- Vice Presiaen: Debt RRruaunng nel; and proposed substituting channel 298A (107.5 MHz) (2:2)010.054: I CJMOmaadPM1Nnlalic ^.5 for channel 274A (102.7 MHz) at Quincy. Comments are due Dec. 31, replies Jan. 15. 1988. (MM Docket 87 -486 by NPRM [DA 871595] adopted Oct. 16 by the Chief. Alloca- MAILING LABELS tions Branch.) Lihue. HI -At request of John Hutton Corp.. proposed C O M M U N I C - .. S I N C AM, FM & TV substituting channel 228C I (93.5 MHz) for channel 228A at Radio and Television System Design Lihue, and modifying license of KQNG -FM to specify oper- Transmitter and Studio Installation Microwave and Satellite ation on CI channel. Comments are due Dec. 31. replies Engineering and Installation Jan. 15. 1988. (MM Docket 87-487 by NPRM IDA 87- datawoPIC 12 Norm Willow St. 1594) adopted Oct. 16 by Chief. Allocations Branch.) 1 -800 -368 -5754 201- 746-9307 Montclair, NJ 07642 Dennis Pon and Harwich Port. MA -On request of Bri- an Dodge. proposed amending FM Table by allotting channel 230A (93.9 MHz) to Dennis Port and substituting channel 226A (93.1 MHz) for channel 228A (93.5 MHz) at Harwich Pon; ordered Mary Jane Kelley. permittee of chan-

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WILLOUGHBY & VOSS COURTRIGHT SSE. /nc. ENGINEERING, INC. Rana SXSlem3 Division contact BROADCAST TECHNICAL CONSULTANTS ELECTRICAL AND BROADCAST BROADCASTING MAGAZINE SURE 100 -A 1705 DeSales St., N.W. PO 2201 GLENDALE. So1NIite, Celen r, SMR, S FM 15102JONES MALTSBERGER BOX Washington, D.C. 20036 -2201 Engineering Services SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS 78232 ARIZONA 85311 MORRIS COURT COURTRIGHT for availabilities (512) 525-1111 OR 490.2778 Ph D PE President 7315 WuCOm,n AIy. Cooled Phone: (202) 659-2340 NPIICATnn16 FIELOSERVICES 4 Irvin ESE NIB Member AFCCE 1602) 937.5213 heltsEMÖ 0614 (301) 652 -660 nel 228A at Harwich Port, to show cause rvhy permit should posed amending FM Table by allotting channel 282A (104.3 not be modified to specify operation on channel 226A; corn - MHz) to Hartford as its first local service: comments Dec. ments Dec. 28. replies Jan. 12. (MM Docket 87 -484. by 28, replies Jan. 12. (MM Docket 87 -482, by NPRM IDA 87- Call Letters NPRM and Order to Show Cause IDA 87 -1587] adopted 1549] adopted Oct. 7 by Chief, Allocations Branch.) Oct. 16 by the Chief. Allocations Branch. Policy and Rules Big Stone Gap. VA. and Barbourville, KY -At request Division. Mass Media Bureau.) of Valley Broadcasting. Inc.. proposed substituting channel Applications Glen Arbor. MI- Effective Dec. 21. amended FM Table 228C2 (93.5 MHz) for channel 228A at Big Stone Gap, VA. to allot channel 251A (98.1 MHz) to Glen Arbor as its and modifying license of WLSD -FM to specify operation on Cz Sought by second FM broadcast service; filing window: Dec. 22 -Jan. C2 channel; and, proposed substituting channel 24IA (96.1 New FM 21. (MM Docket 87 -39. by R &O [DA 87 -1583] adopted MHz) for channel 228A at Barbourville, KY. and modifying Oct. 16 by Chief, Allocations Branch.) license of WYWY-FM to operate on channel 241 A. Bar- WCBA -FM Dean J. Slack. Corning. NY bourville Community Willmar. MN-On request of Kandi Broadcasting Co., Broadcasting Company. licensee of WYWY-FM. Existing FM proposed amending FM Table by allotting channel 29IC is Ordered to show cause by Nov. 9 why its license should not be modified. Comments are due Dec. 31. (106.1 MHz) to Willmar as its second FM channel; com- KBUZ KSPG -FM Gary Violet. El Dorado. KS replies Jan. 15. 1988. (MM Docket 87-494 by NPRM ments Dec. 28. replies Jan. 12. (MM Docket 87 -483. by and Order to Show Cause [DA 87-1597] adopted Oct. 19 by NPRM [DA 87 -1586] adopted Oct. 19 by the Chief, Alloca- tions Branch.) Chief. Allocations Branch.) Grants

Marshfield. MO- Effective Dec. 21. amended FM Ta- Call Sought by ble by substituting channel 284C2 (104.7 MHz) for channel 285A (104.9 MHz) at Marshfield: modified license of Actions New FM9 KTOZ(FM). Marshfield to specify operation on new chan- KCUK Kashunamiut AK nel. (MM Docket 86-302. by R&O [DA 87-1585] adopted School District. Chevak. Oct. 19 by the Chief. Allocations Branch.) Commission Actions KASN-FM Samoa Technologies, Inc., Pago Pago, AS Columbia. Denied FM. KKGL D & M Communications, Inc.. Pinetop. AZ MO- Columbia licensee of Children's TV Ads. -Further comments sought on what KARO(FM). reconsideration dismissal KBUX Buck Burdetle. Ouartzsite, AZ Columbia. of of its action, if any. FCC should take to limit amount of advertis- petition for to its license and amend rulemaking modify FM ing on children's TV programs. Comments are due Jan. 4. KNGS Wiliam L. Zawila, Coalinga. CA Table. (By MO &O 87- 1580] adopted Oct. 7 by IDA Chief. replies Feb. 18. (MM Docket 83 -670 by Further NPRM /NOI WGIN Franklin Broadcasting, Calhoun City. MS Policy and Rules Division.) [FCC 87 -338] adopted Oct. 20 by the commission). WMHN Mars Hill Bcg Co., Inc.. Webster. NY Lebanon and Bolivar, Effective MO- Dec. 21, amended Review Board KSMF State of Oregon by State Board of Higher FM Table to substitute channel 300C2 (107.9 MHz) for Actions Ed.. Ashland. OR channel 221A (92.1 MHz) at Lebanon: modified license for Review Board Conditions License Renewal of Seven KLWT, Lebanon, to specify operation on new channel. (MM Hills' KTVW -TV (MM DOCKETS 83- 657, 84 -835 [Report KRJT Everett Co. Mason. Bowie. TX Docket 86 -278, by R &O IDA 87 -1584] adopted Oct. 19 by DC -1042, Action in Docket Case]) -Granted license renew- WCOR Golden Rule Organization Nbrkshop. Inc.. Chief, Allocations Branch.) al of Seven Hills Television Company's KTVW-TV. Phoe- Waynesboro. \A nix. subject to four stringent conditions. Action by the Re- Crete. NE-Effective Dec. 28. amended FM Table by view Board Oct. 28 by decision 87R -58). New TV's substituting channel 281C2 (104.1 MHz) for channel 280A (FCC (103.9 MHz) at Crete and modifying the license of KB VB- Guadalupe. CA- Allowed Armando Garcia. applicant KSBS-N Constance J. VVbdlinger. Steam Boat FM to specify operation on the new channel. (MM Docket for a new FM station at Guadalupe. 20 days to make full Springs. CO R written his 87189 by &O [DA 87 -1613] adopted Oct. 30 by the Chief, presentation of past and present financial qualifi- WBHS Silver King Bcg of Tampa. Inc.. Tampa, FL Allocations Branch. Policy and Rules Division. Mass Media cations and the competing applicant. Reimer Broadcasting Bureau.) Limited, 10 days thereafter to respond. (MM Docket 85 -298 Existing AM1 by MO &O [FCC 87R -59] adopted Nov. 2 by the Review Copenhagen. NY -At request of Kevin O'Kane, pro- WKFL WBEA Sumter County Radio. Bushnell. FL Board.) posed amending the FM Table by allotting channel 294A WYTL WPFR Power Rock Bcg of Indiana. Inc., (106.7 MHz) to Copenhagen as its first local FM service. AU Actions Terre Haute, IN Comments are due Jan. 4. replies Jan. 19. (MM Docket Brunswick, GA-Granted application of Coastal Com- WPZA WR4G W%shtenaw Bcg Co.. Inc.. Ann Arbor, 87500 by NPRM IDA 87 -1610] adopted Oct. 30 by the munications Inc. for new TV station on Channel 21 at Bruns- Chief. Allocations Branch.) MI wick; dismissed competing applications of Ocean Corp. and KIIO KSRN KSRN Corp., Sun Valley, NV Henderson. NY -At request of Tia A. Soliday. proposed DHA Broadcasting, Inc. (MM Docket 87 -144. by Summary KDUK KOAK amending FM Table by allotting channel 264A (100.7 MHz) Decision [FCC 87D -38] issued Oct. 23 by AU Richard Constant Communications of Oregon. to Henderson as its first local FM service. Comments are due Sippel.) Inc.. Eugene. OR Jan. 4. replies Jan. 19. (MM Docket 87499 by NPRM [DA WSOV WBRX Heritage Bcg Corp . Berwick. PA 87 -1609] adopted Oct. 30 by the Chief. Allocations WHDZ K K Radio Partnership. Branch.) WLKK & Bcg Ltd Summary of broadcasting Erie. PA Old Forge. NY -At request of George W. Kimble. pro- WTKS W WVW1 Robert S Cannella. Burnenown. SC posed amending FM Table by allotting channel 259A (99.7 as of Sept. 30. 1987 WJTZ WCOR J 7 Parker Bcg Corp.. Blountville. TN MHz) to Old Forge as its first local FM service. Comments are due Jan. 4, replies Jan. 19. (MM Docket 87 -501. by WOZO WDKN -FM American Communications. Inc.. Service On Air CP's Total NPRM IDA 87-1611] adopted Oct. 30 by Chief, Allocations Dickson. TN Branch.) Commercial AM 4.893 170 5,063 Existing an Star Lake. NY -At request of Tia A. Soliday. proposed Commercial FM 3,999 418 4,417 amending FM Table by allotting channel 29OB1 (105.9 Educational FM 1.283 173 1,456 WRJM -FM WGEA -FM Shelley Bcg Co.. Inc., Geneva. MHz) to Star Lake as its service. AL first local FM Comments Total Radio 10,175 761 10,936 are due Jan. 4. replies Jan. 19. (MM Docket 87502 by FM translators 1,115 766 1,881 WMGF WALO New South Communications. Inc.. NPRM [DA 87 -1612] adopted Oct. 30 by the Chief Alloca- Troy. AL tions Branch.) KW W-FM KGTL -FM Peninsula Inc.. Commercial VHF N 543 23 566 Communications, Manteo. Dec. 28. amended FM NC- Effective Table by Homer. AK substituting channel 251C2 (98.1 MHz) for channel 252A Commercial UHF N 463 222 685 WCTH WXOS Sounds of Service Radio. Inc.. Planta - (98.3 MHz) at Manteo and amending permit of WZZI to Educational VHF TV 115 3 118 lion Key. FL operate on C2 channel (MM Docket 87 -193 by R &O [DA Educational UHF N 203 25 228 871614] adopted KKOY-FM KOSM Neosho Inc., Oct. 30 by Chief. Allocations Branch.) Total N 1,324 273 1,597 County Bcg, Chanute. Brownwood. TX -At request of Group R Broadcasting, KS Inc.. proposed substituting channel 257C2 (99.3 MHz) for WGVU-FM WGVC -FM Board of Control, Grand Valley VHF LPN 247 74 321 channel 257A at Brownwood, and modifying license of State College. Allendale. MI UHF LPN 162 136 298 KPSM(FM) to specify operation on C2 channel. Comments KIIO-FM KIIO KSRN Corp., Sun Valley NV are due Dec. 31, replies Jan. 15. 1988. (MM Docket 87-485 Total LPN 409 210 619 WNWV WCZR Elyria -Lorain Bcg Co.. Elyria, OH by NPRM IDA 87 -1596] adopted Oct. 19 by Chief. Alloca- KLCX KDUK Constant Communications of Oregon, tions Branch.) VHF translators 2.981 145 3,126 Inc., Florence, UHF translators 1,998 OR Kingsville, TX- Effective Dec. 21. amended FM Table 293 2.291 WBHH WGCO Musicradio of South Carolina, Inc.. by substituting channel 248C 1 (97.5 MHz) for channel 249A Parris Island. SC (97.7 MHz) at Kingsville: modified license of KDUV(FM), ITFS 250 114 364 WMLI WSEY Odon Madison Ltd Partnership. Sauk Kingsville, to specify operation on new channel. (MM Low -power auxiliary 824 0 824 Docket 86 -153, by R &O [DA 87 -1582] adopted Oct. 7 by N auxiliaries 7,430 205 7,635 City. WI Chief. Allocations Branch.) UHF translator/boosters 6 o 6 Existing TV Liberty and Jasper. TX- Effective Dec. 24, amended Experimental TV 3 5 8 WGVU-N WGVC Grand Valley Grand FM Table by allotting channel 260C2 (99.9 MHz) to Liberty; State College, Remote pickup 12,338 53 12,391 and. substituting channel 264C2 (100.7 MHz) for channel Rapids, MI Aural STL & intercity relay 2,836 166 3,002 265A at (1(0.9 MHz) Jasper. Filing window opens Dec. 28, Notes: closes Jan. 27. 1988. (MM Docket 86 -411 by R &O [DA 87- 1593] adopted Oct. 19 by Chief. Allocations Branch.) 'Includes off-air licenses. KSKF State of Oregon by the State Board of High- Hartford. VT-On request of William A. Wittik, pro- er Ed., Klamath, OR

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Technical director with high audio standards and substan- SITUATIONS WANTED TECHNICAL recording engineer or audio technician. RADIO tial experience as Over 25 years experience as chief engineer. Seeking per- Should have management skills. appreciation for excellent HELP WANTED MANAGEMENT manent position with quality operation. Prefer Southeast. radio and experience maint. /installing audio production IMII consider all locations. Box A -47. Manager for 100,000 watt FM, 5000 watt AM and LPN in equipment. Provide tech. support for statewide network St. Ignace. MI. Strong in sales with experience in radio, with 22 memb. radio stations involved in daily prod. of news SITUATIONS WANTED NEWS for statewide & national audi buy -in possibilities and profil sharing. 517 -321 -1763. and public affairs programing County, mar- systems. transmitters and Currently active in Fairfield Connecticut, ences. Knowledge of satellite -4676 I need some- ket. Seeking news. traffic, 6 years on air. 203 -877 Sales manager for a top -rated California FM. computers a plus. Good sal /benef. Great oppor for right after 6:00 pm. one who knows local and regional sales inside out. Some- person. Resume to APRN. 4640 Old Seward Hghwy, Ste lots money, basic born one who wants to make of your 202. Anchorage. AK 99503. EOE. News should be Interesting. Hire me and yours will be. A -27. leader. Interested? Send resume. Box entertains while informing. 3 years ex- HELP WANTED NEWS Creative self starter Selling general manager wanted for Ft. Myers. Florida, perience. degree and awards. Ray: 213 -652 -7859. opportu- Morning anchor for medium market Midwest station. Must area FM. Good money stock offered and excellent Experienced reporter -anchor, excellent voice, crisp writ- nity Write Box A-23. have 2 years experience, good delivery Room for improve- ing, news judgement. dedication. Prefer California or ment and aggressiveness. Send to Ed Huot, WTRC, Box Call 818 -508 -7148. HELP WANTED SALES 699. Elkhart. IN 46515 EOE. Southwest. If WANTED PROGRAMING Caliomia country FM needs new local sales blood! you Afternoon news anchor wanted: 100,000 watt market SITUATIONS for a PRODUCTION AND OTHERS would like to work in a market of more than 300.000 leader seeks an experienced anchor /reporter. Strong deliv- 1.5 million last year, top-rated station that billed more than ery and top notch writing skills a must. Send tape and Morning drive entertainer, manager, salesman. play by send a resume. Box A -26. resume to Dan Robison, News Director, WCOS FM /AM, Box play. All around radio talent seeks morning opportunity with Come to Florida! Sales position available on Florida's 748. Columbia, SC 29202. EOE. possible sales /management combo. Box A -21. west top contemporary station. Salary beautiful coast. Join News producer. Report, produce, and anchor news cover- Programing is marketing is psychology. Program direc- plus commission. Contact E. Friedman, WRGI -FM, 950 age for in -depth all news Format scheduled to debut in tor with listener loyalty dependence, bonding objectives. Manatee Road. Naples. FL Phone 813 -775 -3321. 33961. January, 1988. Candidates should have prior experience in Profit-oriented, ratings-impassioned. Positive people skills. Sales team applications wanted: Sales manager. Sales broadcast journalism and demonstrated ability for creative Distinguished trainer. 20 years major markets achieve- etc. persons. Exciting radio opportunity! Resume'. track record, and comprehensive news coverage, documentaries. ments. Meticulous state of the art planning: universal /local both report- references to: NDXE, PO. Box 569. Opelika, AL 36801. MF, Send resume and audio cassette examples of motivation research - social psychological analysis: cen- Man- EOE. ing and anchoring skills to: Dave Edwards, General tral- peripheral programing /promotion translations: immedi- ager, WUWM Radio, PO. Box 413. Milwaukee, WI 53201. ate perceptual engineering and listener /sponsor manage- Pack your skis and your successful track record in broad- Two full -time positions are available. WUWM and the Uni- ment applications. Sense of humour. Need: continous cast sales and head for a world class ski resort in the versity of Wisconsin- Milwaukee are affirmative action /equal measurement market, 25+ target, information -emphasis Colorado Rockies. Above average income potential as a opportunity employers. format, adequate facility, shared values. Phone 305-942- multi -media account exec. and an incredible "life style" weather fore- 8861. John. environment. You'll get an immediate response when you Broadcast meteorologist: NYarea's largest for send your references, work history and a brief letter to: cast company has immediate opening experienced 13 years radio/TV plus agency- Programing, operations, Sales Manager, Avon, CO 81620. forecaster with strong on -air delivery. Rush audio cassette production, air. Some sales: Jennings- trained. Prefer op- & resume to P.O. Box 1122. Flushing, NY 11354. portunity Northeast. Box A-51. Midwest Family Radio is looking for outstanding sales manager candidates for its 18 station group. II you have a HELP WANTED PROGRAMING Cleveland/Pittsburgh: Jerry "DJ" Strothers. Production & OTHERS strong track record and want to grow in a group where PRODUCTION AND promotion wizard! Station owners call: 1 -800-327 -5786. -TV72. people are its most important asset, then we need to talk! New adult contemporary Christian station in N.C. moun- all others: 412 -244 Please write. submitting complete resume, work exper- tains needs announcers, news director and sales persons. ience, and salary history to: Chuck Mefford, VP Sales Mid- Excellent market. Send resume and tape to WCIS. PO. Box west Family, 321 E. Lake St., Petoskey MI 49770. 2798, Morganton, NC 28655 EOE. TELEVISION Sales star wanted. You'll report to the general sales man- Vice president: Programing and research: Northeast start- HELP WANTED MANAGEMENT ager Excellent compensation program as befits a star sale- radio acquisitions, implement for- up venture. Evaluate Leading Southwest independent seeks program oper- sperson. Good list and career opportunity with a growing management. Requires strong re- mats, advise system ations manager. Must have knowledge and experience in broadcast group. You must be superb at radio sales. Re- search background and programing experience in many Road. program scheduling, traffic, production, satellite and com- sume to WKRS/WXLC Radio, 3250 Belvidere Wauke- formats and all -sized markets. Must have excellent industry puter technology Preference given to independent station gan. IL 60085. EOE. reputation. Energy, ability to listen and communicate, will- experience. Apply Box Z -56. to Box A -50. confi- Califomia...lf you are a highly motivated, professional sale- ingness to take risks. Resume Strictly sperson with a proven track record in radio sales, KFIG dential. Chief engineer: Great television station for the right per- AM /FM has a position for you. Wb offer a draw against son. Southwest location. Must be experienced, technically commissions of 15 & 20 percent plus outstanding benefits. sound. good with people. Applications will be kept confi- Resume to Russel Beckmann, Box 4265, Fresno, CA dential. Box A -5. 93744. EOE M/F SITUATIONS WANTED MANAGEMENT Promotion manager: Top ten market indie looking for aggressive manager. Position will be responsible for promo- HELP WANTED ANNOUNCERS and pro- Twenty years of management, sales. promotion tion and public affairs departments and report directly to East Midwest. Cur- Texas calling! New breed of EZ programers seek exper- graming seeks GM position. Prefer or the GM. Experienced managers only please reply to Gener- rently A -22. ienced communicator with strong production skills. Large employed. Box al Manager, WDCA -TV, 5202 River Rd.. Washington, DC secondary market. Adult radio background. Send T & R in Experienced, bottom -line G.M. 10 years small- market 20816. confidence. EOE. Box A -7. manager. Ready to step up. Want growing company seek- Group controller: College degree. Must have current or Immediate opening for morning personality. Adult con- ing professional take -charge manager. Call Bill 205 -875- recent station controller experience. Some travel required. temporary format. New studios in 100,000 metro 55 miles 3350. Send resume with earnings history and earnings require- south of Chicago. Applicant must be comfortable commu- SITUATIONS WANTED SALES ment in confidence to J. McCreary, ML Media Partners, 7 nicating with primary 35 -49 and have 3-5 years experience West 51 St., New York, NY 10019. An EEO employer. T & R to Larry Timpe, WKAN, 2 Dearborn Square. Kankake, 22 years successful GM -sales management, with exper- IL 60901. Equal opportunity employer. ience in all other related areas. Looking to win in a medium The University of Arizona is looking for an assistant gen- market. Box A -38. eral manager for educational telecommunications. This in- In the Hamptons, experienced combo sales/DJ personal- dividual will have major management responsibility in the ity wanted. Rare opening at Eastern Long Island's most Top 50 AM sales specialist! Looking for AM with growth use of telecommunications technologies in support of edu- successful. Send resume, non -returnable tape: WLNG AM- potentia.. Call Don 301- 742 -1345. cation as well as other assigned functions for the general FM, Box 2000. Sag Harbor, NY 11963. EOE. SITUATIONS WANTED ANNOUNCERS manager of KUAT- TV-AM -FM. This position will specifically fixed Female prime time co-host, aggressive "clean country" manage the nineteen channel instructional television 17 year Cincinnati on air drive time veteran! Background fixed service (OFS) instruc- Christian AM station. Tape /resume: Greg Steward. WOGO, service (ITFS) and operational includes program management and drive time in various tional television delivery system soon to be licensed to the 3155 S. Woodward Ave.. Chippewa Falls. WI 54729. formats including stereo country, A/C, rock and CHR. Avail- University of Arizona. Qualifications include bachelor's de- able now Please call Scotty Jackson (Jerry Anderson) gree in broadcasting, communications or related field. HELP WANTED TECHNICAL 606-824-6515. Masters degree preferred. Five years documented exper- or telecommunications manage- Easy listening, memory music stations. 25 years experience in broadcasting Chief engineers needed for Keymarket Communications. ment. Salary commensurate with experience. This position in ience, deep pipes, final career move. Neil - 518 -383- a fast growing broadcast group with stations the South- is reopened with an expected hire date of January 1. 0239. being east. Midwest and Northeast. Two years experience re- 1988. Preference will be given to applicants with broadcast quired. Send resume and references to Keymarket Com- Professional attitude and sound with production, copyw- or telecommunications management experience. II you Avenue: munications: Director of Engineering: 804 Carolina riting and continuity background. Call Bill 308 -534 -1211. have previously responded please do not reapply, all prior North Augusta. SC 29841. EEO. applications are still under consideration unless a specific Witty, intelligent, team player with great production skills request is made to omit. Please send letter of interest and NC FM/AM seeks aggressive C.E. for new state of the art lookig for station on the move. C&R 302-731 -1141. facility Automation experience needed. Resume, salary re- resume to: Sharon Stephenson, University of Arizona, 1325 quirements to Steve Christian, WWMY, 7819 National Ser- Versatile disc jockey with 4 years experience. Experience Speedway Blvd., Tucson. AZ 85719 by December 1, 1987. vice Road Suite 402, Greensboro, NC 27409. in news and production. Dave 303 -278 -0106. Equal opportunity /affirmative action employer.

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 General manager. -media Multi corporation is seeking a HELP WANTED ANNOUNCERS News director: needed for top ABC affiliate in the South- general manager for its top -ranked VHF independent sta- east. Must have experience Anchor/reporter to replace our 10:00 PM anchor who's and possess people skills. tion located in the Pacific Northwest. Candidate must have We're the market leader looking leaving the state. CBS affiliate in small market. Reporting and are for strong person proven station management experience, with strong under- dedicated to excellence. resume experience required, anchor experience preferred. Writing Send to Wayne Daugh- standing of sales, programing and promotions. Please erty, President/General Manager, WNM -TV P.O. skills and anchoring style will be strongly considered. Tape Box 1848, send resume to Box A -53. Equal opportunity employer. Columbus, GA 31994. An and resume to Doug Maughan, News Director, KMVT -TV equal opportunity employer. Sales manager. Seeking general and local sales manager 1100 Blue Lakes Blvd., N. Twin Falls, ID 83301. Anchor/reporter needed by aggressive Midwest affiliate. for network affiliate. Must have proven track record. Rare Successful applicant will love reporting and have warm, career opportunity. Send resume to: Personnel Director, HELP WANTED TECHNICAL professional on -air style. Unlimited growth opportunity for 2242 North Great Neck Rd., Virginia Beach. to 23451. the right Assistant chief engineer for CBS affiliated UHF 3 -5 years person. Box A -40. EOE. transmitter Development director for public television station WVPT. experience. Resume and salary requirements to Producer 5PM news. Three years television news exper- Roger Topping, WIFR Responsible for generating 30% of station revenue through -TV, Box 123, Rockford, IL 61105. ience, two as a producer. Writing skills key. Must be "go- membership, suction, underwriting and other projects. WII EOE. getter". Send resume to Box A-29. lead a support staff of four. Qualifications include demon- Master control operator, must have 1 -2 years MCO exper- strated fundraising success, good management skills, and Reporter /producer. Immediate position available for week- ience. Resume with salary requirements Roger Topping, the ability to work effectively with business people, volun- to ly statewide news magazine based in State Capitol office. WIFR -TV, P.O. Box 123, Rockford, IL 61105. EOE. teers and interns. Salary DOE. WVPT is located in one of Responsible for writing, producing and editing news stories Virginia's fastest growing cities in the heart of the Shenando- Maintenance technician sought by Hollywood post -pro- and news features. Requirements include BA in journalism, political ah Valley. Send resume by November 30 to Arthur E. Al- duction facility. Ideal candidate has at least 2 years exper- science or related field and 2 years experience in brecht, President, WVPT, 298 Port Republic Rd.. Harrison- ience performing maintenance on VTR's, switchers & ef- government reporting. Send resume, tape and salary requirements burg. VA 22801. EOE. fects units, edit controllers, and related studio equipment. If to WQED, Human Resources Depart- ment, 4802 maintenance is your vocation and not just a job, if you can Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213. EOE, M /F /HN Promotions manager: NBC affiliate in northern California work other than 9 to 5, then we'd like to hear from you. needs aggressive creative promotions manager. Must Send resume to Chief Engineer, Action Video, 6616 Lexington News producer. Competitive Sunbelt market seeks cre- have production experience. Send tape and resume to D. Ave., Hollywood, CA 90038. 213 --461 -3611. Action Video ative, enterprising producer for fast -paced evening news- O'Connor, KCPM -TV P.O. Box 4406. Chico, CA 95927. is an equal opportunity casts. Must possess excellent writing and organizational EOE. employer. skills, good news judgement and work well with people. 1 -2 Chief engineer; Sunbelt UHF. Group owned Fox/Indepen- National sales manager. #1 independent in the top 20 years experience necessary. Send resume, tape and salary dent, 100 - 125 market rank, three plus hours from Gulf or market seeking an aggressive, dynamic, results- oriented requirements to News Administrator, WBBH -TV 3719 Cen- Atlantic beaches, nearer Atlanta. Station is almost new. individual. Must have strong presentation and communica- tral Ave., Fort Myers, FL 33901. EOE, M/F. RCA package, but had some neglect. Needs tidying up, tion skills. Prior national television sales management and tender -loving -care, the white glove kind. If you're a News anchor. Our current anchor is heading to the 20th strongly desired. Minimum three years television sales ex- team player, company person, organized, meticulous and market! We're looking for a talented professional to help perience to be considered. Send resume and cover letter want to live in the Sunbelt, send resume to Box A-43. EOE, move our newscast from a close second to a dominant first to: Personnel, c/o WPGH -TV 750 Ivory Ave.. Pittsburgh, PA M /F. Position to be filled by January 10. 1988. place. Minimum experience 2 years reporting. Send re- 15214. No phone calls. EOE. M/F sume and tape with salary requirements to News Adminis- Chief engineer: Top 50 market network affiliate is seeking a WBBH Director of development and marketing: Senior manage- trator, -TV 3719 Central Ave., Fort Myers, FL 33901. chief engineer. Along with total supervision of day to day ment position responsible for all development, marketing, EOE. engineering areas of the station, position will be involved in and public information for community licensed PTV station. special projects, capital expenditures and long range plan- News director: Top market seeks aggressive manager. Individual should have experience in public broadcasting ning. Ability to effectively manage people well ma- Must be able to combine top level competitiveness with fundraising techniques including membership. underwrit- as as chines is a requirement. Experience as a chief engineer or superb people skills. We have all the tools along with the ing, special events, auction, direct mail and telemarketing. assistant chief engineer is required. Send resume, with best staff in the region. Send resume, letter of philosophy, Strong budgeting. marketing and management skills are salary history, to Box A -48. references and salary requirement to Box A -52. All replies essential. KNPB /Channel 5 is located in Reno, Nevada, an will be handled confidentially. This position will be filled as alpine desert community at the foothills of the Sierra Ne- CMX editor/technical director- PBS station is seeking an soon as we find the right person so if you're that person, vada Mountains, close to Lake Tahoe and a few hours from experienced fulltime CMX editor /technical director with apply now! EOE, M /F. San Francisco. Send letter of interest and resume to: Linda CMX 340 or 3100 experience preferred. Will operate on -line Tabakin, Box 14730, Reno, NV 89507. Salary open. Excel- edit booth consisting of Sony 1100 and 2000 VTRs, Chyron Assignment editor: Our best is moving up so we're look- lent benefits. Material must be received by December 14. CG, Graham Patten audio mixer, and processing equip- ing for an energetic aggressive person to guide our talent- AA/EOE. ment. Strong, technical and aesthetic abilities required. ed staff. If you're the best and want to join the best, then call May also perform technical director, video tape operator, today Billye Gavitt 405 ---843 -6641. EOE, M /F. Scheduling manager for engineering department. Mini- and other engineering duties as assigned. Minimum 3 mum 2 years experience in scheduling large crews re- Feature reporter /anchor: If you have a love and talent for years of documentary editing experience preferred. NA- quired. Production management, public Nand labor con- feature reporting. and also a subscription to Sports Illustrat- BET Union position. Send resume and references by De- tract experience preferred. Resume, references and salary ed, you may be the right person for us. Ve are seeking a cember 1, 1987 to: Eric Dauster, Manager of Engineering history by 11/30/87 to: KQED. Personnel, 500 8th Street, strong feature reporter to fill a major role on our newsteam, Operations, KQED -N 500 Eighth Street, San Francisco, San Francisco. CA 94103. EOE. reporting and anchoring our coverage of sports and re- CA 94103. No phone calls please. EOE. creation. Send resume, tape and references to Michael Sullivan, News WCBD HELP WANTED NEWS Director, -TV P.O. Box 879. Charles- ton, 29402. HELP WANTED SALES SC No beginners or phone calls, please. EOE. Special projects producer: Produce special segments for M/F Account executive, WON-TV (NBC), needs marketing ori- newscasts, special event coverage, and news specials. Assistant news director. Applicants should possess the ented salesperson with 2 -3 years electronic media sales, Prefer extensive reporting and newscast producing exper- motivational skills to help direct news college degree, or equivalent in business or marketing. ience. Send resume, references, and non -returnable video atop-notch organization at the number one station in a growing market. Appli- Send resume to: Joe Hempstead, Local Sales Manager, samples: Ken Middleton, News Director, WTSP -N (St. Pe- cants should possess strong writing, reporting and editing WON P.O. Box B, Grand Rapids, MI 49501. AA/EQE. tersburg/Tampa), Box 10,000, St. Petersburg, FL 33733. skills. Box A -42. EOE. No calls, please General sales manager. Northeast affiliate in quality city Meteorologist/weathercaster: Immediate openings for Outstanding compensation plan with six figure earning tar- Large, southeastern net affiliate is seeking producers experienced and entry level forecasters with authoritative get. Resumes to Box A -55. EOE, M/F and reporters for both current and future openings. Produc- presentations. Rush tape & resume to Jeff Wmmer, P.O. ers should have 3 or more years experience in newscast or Network affiliate seeking aggressive account executive Box 5452, Flushing, NY 11354. newscasVnews series producing. V 're looking for top writ- with proven track record to handle established list. Also ers who know how to use all the tools, including SNG. to put seeking trainee for rare career opportunity Send resume to: Three positions: The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism together a great broadcast. General assignment reporters Personnel Director, 2242 North Great Neck Rd., Virginia and Telecommunication at Arizona State University has are also needed, especially those with a background in Beach, VA 23451. three new tenure track positions beginning Fall semester money and personal finance, as well as those with heavy 1988. NEWS EDITORIAL: Full professor. An earned doctor- Account executive. Nebraska's TV is live and on -set experience. We're a first-class station in a highest -rated station ate with significant newspaper experience in reporting /edit- looking for an experienced AE who has very competitive market and we're looking for the best. the drive, ability ing to teach reporting /writing courses and graduate level and media knowledge to be the very This is Send resume and a letter outlining your views on TV news best. an oppor- mass communication courses. Applicants must have ap- tunity to prove you've got what it takes to a pro- to: Box A -28. EOE. growing, propriate university teaching experience and an extensive gressive broadcast group. If you really want success, send Executive producer. Want to work with the best? If you research/publication record. BROADCAST NEWS: Assis- your resume to: KOLN -KGIN, a Busse Broadcast Group have strong writing credentials and hate to lose at anything, tant professor. An earned doctorate and broadcast journal- station, PO. Box 30350, Lincoln, NE 68503. Attn: Jan Letko, this is your chance to join the most aggressive newsteam in ism experience to teach broadcast newswriting, reporting, LSM. southern Nevada. Send resume, tape, and references to videography and performance courses. A master's degree Local sales manager: Immediate opportunity for innova- Mike Cutler, KVBC -N, 1500 Foremaster Ln., Las Vegas, NV with significant professional broadcast experience will be tive leader who would enjoy the challenge of developing 89101. considered. BROADCAST GENERALIST: Assistant profes- new business in the 36th market. Be a part of an exciting sor. An earned doctorate with professional media exper- Weeknight anchor: Our anchorman just made a great ca- new indy - quality programing - highest rated hockey fra- ience and a research/publication record to teach funda- reer move. so we need a great successor. NBC station in chise in the NHL - promotion oriented. Send resume and mentals of broadcasting, broadcast studio techniques and major college city. Previous anchor experience. Some re- references ASAP to L. Lynch. GSM. WNYB 699 Hertel graduate level mass communication courses. All positions -N porting. Tape, resume to Jack Keefe, WICD -TV 250 Coun- Ave., Buffalo, NY 14207. are academic year appointments with the posibility of sum- try Fair Dr., Champaign, IL 61821. EOE, M /F. mer teaching. Applicants should send resumes and refer- Local sales manager. WIS -TV is taking applications for the Assistant art director. Five years TV design experience. ences by December 31, 1987. to: Search Committee. Cron - position of local sales manager. Applicants should have Knowledge of Harris Stillstore /ICS Chyron Scribe and Auro- kite School of Journalism and Telecommunication, Arizona previous sales manager experience. WIS is a premier -N ra helpful. Send resume and tape to Fran Heaney Headline State University, Tempe. AZ 85287. An equal opportunity/ broadcasting station with a solid reputation in the south- News, One CNN Center, P.O. Box 105366, Atlanta, GA affirmative action employer. eastern United This is an States. excellent opportunity but 30348 -5366. is also very challenging. WIS -TV is a station of the Cosmos Executive producer needed for top 50 ABC affiliate. 3 Broadcasting Corporation. Please send resumes which will Weathercaster. Network affiliate in Midwest market seeks years show producing and management experience de- be held in strictest confidence to C. Joseph Toning, Gen- dedicated weatherperson with personality plus. Weekdays. sired. Send resume and salary requirements to: Personnel eral Sales Manager, 1111 Bull St.. Columbia, SC 29201. Two years minimum experience. Send resume to Box A -33. Manager, WPEC- TV-12, P.O. Box 24612, WPB, FL 33416- EOE. EOE. 4612. Equal opportunity employer, WE

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 HELP WANTED PROGRAMING Accomplished weathercaster- Exceptional style. pleas- Graduate assistantships: TV production interns. 12 po- PRODUCTION & OTHERS ant delivery Box A -44. sitions. 25 hours /week. Serve as teaching assistants, crew; work support in research, electronic graphics, traffic, sta- Technical director. Up and coming 98th ADI NBC affiliate Radio reporter /anchor with 2 years experience in 11th - ging /lighting; some producing /directing; work ITV con- looking for a technical director with 2 years experience largest market desires move into TV news or sports. Broad- tract, and air productions. Requires BA and acceptance directing newscasts to switch our shows and do commer- cast journalism degree cum laude, experience shooting/ into Master of Fine Arts program. $5.800 +. Possible tuition Tape cial production. New facility and equipment. Send resume editing video. available. Dan 21-365 -9891. waiver. September 1988. Dr. Robert C. Williams. Chairman, to Wes DesJardins, Production Manager, KDLT-N 3600 S. Feature or feature/weather position sought by highly ex- Department of TV/Radio. Brooklyn College. Brooklyn. NY Westport Ave.. Sioux Falls, SD 57116 -0196. EOE. perienced reporter with reputation for finding an interesting 11210. An AA/E0 employer, M /F. ag- story under every rock. 255-3932. Commercial writer/producer. We are expanding an 814- Two assistant professors to join an active. growing radio - gressive staff, if you have 2 years experience writing and Energetic black male seeks challenging opportunity with TV-film program in August. 1988. The department has sev- producing television commercials and can handle an EFP news organization. Reporting. anchoring. media manage- en full time faculty. 250 majors. modern studios and class- camera. you may be the person we are looking for. Send ment experience. Aggressive and dependable too. 513- rooms, and is located in a dynamic, major radio, television, resume to Wes DesJardins. Production Manager. KDLT-TV 871 -0867. and film market. Both candidates should be qualified to 3600 S. Westport Ave., Sioux Falls. SD 57116 -0196. EOE. leach radio and television production, and have compe- Black, female, anchor, reporter. articulate. attractive, ex- new technol- Director: WSBK -TV is seeking experienced director with tence in two or more of the following areas: perienced, teens and 20's. Call 616- 375 -4632. news: emphasis on sports programing. Responsibe for planning ogies; international broadcasting; writing: research. and film history, theory, and criticism; on both the graduate and direction of recorded presentations. commercials, an- Meteorologist seeking 5 day a week weather position. and undergraduate levels. Active involvement in scholarly nouncements and live on -air programing. Send resume Have almost four years Nand radio experience. Call Rich - teaching experience, and Ph.D. required and tape to: Doug Wheeler. WSBK -TV 83 Birmingham ard at 713-723 -7507. activities, some Pkwy, Boston, MA 02135. No phone calls, please. (may consider ABD). Salary competitive. The search corn - MISCELLANEOUS mittee will begin reviewing applications in December. Send Fulltime news/commercial director. Directors with 3 letter of interest, vita. and three letters of recommendation Career videos. Move ahead! Let our major market broad- years experience working with DVE. one inch editing. and to: Dr. R. T Ellmore, Acting Chairman, Department of Radio - cast team produce your personal video resume tape, one have experience directing live news should send tape /re- TV-Film, Box 30793, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, that will excite the who hires. 312-272 -2917. sume to Ken Hastert, KTKA -TV. Box 2229, Topeka, KS person TX 76129. Minorities and women are encourage to apply. 66601. Videopieces needed concerning pets, wildlife & animal TCU is an EO /AA employer. issues for a national television magazine program on PBS. Network affiliate seeking production director editor and Doctoral assistantships. The University of Tennessee Send Living Wth Animals, 1410 15th St., NW, innovative copywriter to staff expanding sales service de- segments to: seeks outstanding academics and professional broadcast- Washington. DC 20005 or call 202 -483 -0469. partment. Must have two years minimum experience. Send ers for doctoral study in communications. Coursework em- demo tape with resume to: Personnel Director, 2242 North Primo People is looking for weathercasters. Solid creden- phasizes theory/research core with broadcasting concen- Great Neck Rd.. Virginia Beach, VA 23451. tials and experience are paramount. Send tape and re- tration, leading to research and university professorship positions. Applicants should complete coursework in two Graphic design director: Top 35 market television affiliate sume to Steve Porricelli or Margo Sanchez. Box 116, Old years. Persons with significant media experience plus seeks graphic director. Position available first quarter '88. Greenwich. CT 06870 -0116. 203-637 -3653. bachelors may be admitted directly into Ph.D. pro- Electronic graphics experience. plus excellent original con- degree Invest in yourself! Hundreds of exciting career opportuni- gram. Teaching /research assistantships available. Com- cepts and design skills required. Proficient in all areas of ties nationwide. Television, radio. corporate communica- plete application for fall 1988 due March 1. GRE required. station advertising: on -air, print, sales material. special pro- tions. All areas, all levels. We simplify job- hunting to get the Also. one -year M.S. program in media management for motions. Superior management and organizational skills job done! Media Marketing, P.O. Box 1476--PD. Palm Har- qualified applicants. Contact Dr. H.H. Howard, Communi- needed. able to direct/lead others. Send letter, resume, bor, FL 34682 -1476. 813- 786 -3603. cations, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996- three letter -sized copies of work examples to Box A 49 0313. EEO employer. All applications confidential. ENG camera/editor. Cable corporation seeks person to fill HELP WANTED SALES role as ENG cameraperson and editor for daily news dual Florida suncoast based production company needs sa- program. Salary high teens. Send resume and tape to PO. lesperson. Ability to meet people essential. We will train. Box 7065. Gaithersburg, MD 20898. Video Techniques. Inc., P.O. Box 14010, Bradenton, FL Producer /director. Tulsa's news station is looking for an 34280. experienced newscast director. The position requires at least 2 years of experience directing news and a college PROGRAMING degree. This individual will be involved in dertermining the ALLIED FIELDS Radio & TV Bingo. Oldest promotion in the industry Copy- graphic look of a first rate newscast. Please send resumes HELP WANTED INSTRUCTION right 1962. World Wide Bingo. PO. Box 2311. Littleton, CO only to: Bud Brown, Creative Services Director, KOTV P.O. 80122. 303 -3288 Box 6. Tulsa. OK 74101. An equal opportunity employer. Emerson College Mass Communication Division. The -795 is new fac- Division of Mass Communication seeking three New Years Eve Special. "Big Band ", 6 hours announced Director: Hands -on person capable of directing a nightly and one in film. The divi- ulty members: two in journalism on 10 -1/2" reels. Affordable quality. 602- 267 -8076 for live newscast. commercials and special programs. Exper- radio. film, sion has sequences in television, and print and demo. ience is necessary for this growing station in the northeast. broadcast journalism. and has over 1000 graduate and Send resume and tape to P.O. Box 991. New London. CT undergraduate majors in a total college enrollment of 2600. Sportcom Associates introduces its Motor Sports Radio 06320. Position 1: The Division of Mass Communication has a ten- custom coverage service this weekend, with reports from PRINT Atlanta 500 NASCAR finale. If your station is Development producer sought by KPBS -TV San Diego's ure- track position in the area of JOURNALISM to the Jouranl rank in fee market exclusive short-form real public television station. Responsible for producing mem- begin September 1, 1988. Salary and are dependent interested -based major motorsports fed via single -line fre- bership drives. on -air pledge -free campaigns. on -going on the applicant's qualifications. The candidate will teach time coverage of then consider joining the Motor Sports membership spots. annual sweepstakes spots, underwrit- courses in newswriting, reporting. editing and appropriate quency extension. Availabilities are limited. The deadline to ar- ing credits. other station promotion spots. and acquired specialty areas and will also advise the college newspaper. Radio team! range coverage: Noon Friday, November 20. To order: call programing promos. Must have 2 years experience in pro- A doctorate is strongly preferred but exemplary profession- Applicants should a 770.9165 or write: Motor Sports Radio, Sportcom As- duction of television commercials and /or 2 years exper- al experience will be considered. send 607- 1285 Zevan Road. Johnson City. NY 13790 -9715. ience in producing on -air fundraising campaigns and pro- cover letter, vita and a list of three references to: Dr Robert sociates. motions. Demonstrated television writing capabilities Hilliard, Search Committee Chair, Division of Mass Commu- MA EMPLOYMENT SERVICES required. Multi- camera direction experience a plus. A flexi- nication, Emerson College, 100 Beacon Stret. Boston. 02116. All materials must be received by January 15, 1988. ble, responsible, mature and organized person with high Government jobs $16,040 - $59,230/yr. Now hiring. Call Position The Mass Communication has a ten- level of creative energy is essential. Salary range mid 20's 2: Division of 805-687 -6000 Ext. R. -7833 for current federal list. to low 30's. Excellent benefit package. Obtain employment ure-track position in the area of JOURNALISM to begin application directly from San Diego State University Em- September 1, 1988. Salary and rank are dependent on the EDUCATIONAL SERVICES The candidate will teach ad ployment Office, Third Floor - Administration Building. San applicant's qualifications. On -air training: For TV reporters (beginners. veterans, Diego, CA 92182. Completed application must be received vanced and graduate courses. A doctorate is required and in cross -overs from print). Polish your delivery, appearance, no later Friday. 4. 1987. EEO/AA/Title IX applicants should have experience such areas as print than December writing. Practice with Teleprompter. Learn from former ABC employer. journalism, media ethics, TV programing. media management and broadcast journalism. Applicants should send Network news correspondent and New York local reporter. Writer /producer, fulltime, for top 24 independent station to cover letter, vita and a list of three references to: Dr. Robert Make demo tape. Call 212- 921 -0774. Eckhert Special develop effective on -air promotional spots from concept to Hilliard, Search Committee Chair, Division of Mass Commu- Productions- Inc. (ESP). completion. Good writing skills and knowledge of editing nication, Emerson College. 100 Beacon Street, Boston, MA procedures. Send resumes to Box A -54. An equal opportu- 02116. All materials must be received by January 15, 1988 MISCELLANEOUS nity employer. Position 3: The Division of Mass Communication has a ten- For sale: MDS transmission time. Single channel MDS ure- track position in the area of FILM to begin September 1, stations in San Antonio, Killeen, Victoria & Austin, Texas. 1988. Salary and rank are dependent on the applicants For SITUATIONS WANTED MANAGEMENT Any time slot available for video and/or data programs. qualifications and experience. Candidates should have a into call Judi at 512- 223 -6383. Troubled TV station? Not enough profit? No profit? People strong background in film studies (specialty area open) to teach super-8 pro- Communication professional seeking graduate pro- problems? I can fix it! I've just turned my third UHF televi- and screenwriting, with some ability duction courses. A Ph.D. and evidence of promise in schol- gram in broadcast management where there is more to the sion station. One indy. two network. I don't work miracles, I real with pos- just work. Presently employed as GM. consultant, but not arly research and publication are required. Applicants world than theory. Also teaching assistantship happy Very finest professional personal and financial refer- should send cover letter, vita and a list of three references sibilities. Call Tim at 205 -826 -4970. ences. Write Box A -41. to: Dr. Robert Hilliard, Search Committee Chair, Division of Mass Communication, Emerson College, 100 Beacon WANTED TO BUY EQUIPMENT Review of applicants will begin Street. Boston. MA 02116. Wanting 250, 500, 1,000 and 5,000 watt AM -FM transmit- SITUATIONS WANTED NEWS 7, 1987, will until the position is December and continue ters. Guarantee Radio Supply Corp., 1314 Iturbide Street, filled. Located in Boston. Emerson College is the nation's Beautiful, black female ex- journalism teacher for on -air Laredo. TX 78040. Manuel Flores 512-723 -3331. only fully- accredited and graduate institu- reporting position. Former intern: top 20 news. Relocate? undergraduate tion solely devoted to the interdisciplinary study of commu- Instant cash- highest prices. Wo buy TV transmitters and Sure, any market. Tape. Lynn 314- 725 -2321 p.m. nication and the performing arts. Emerson College is an studio equipment. $1.000 reward for information leading to Award winning sportscaster looking for new challenges. equal opportunity /affirmative action employer. Members of our purchase of a good UHF transmitter. Duality Media. Great PBP & sports interviews. Call Tim 308 -635 -3679. minority groups and women are encouraged to apply 303 -665 -3767.

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 1" videotape. Looking for large quantities. 30 minutes or Equipment financing: New or used. 36 -60 months, no Help Wanted Management longer will pay shipping. Call 301-845-8888 down payment, no financials required under $25,000. Refi- Continued nance exisiting equipment. David Hill 214-423-6562. Mobile production truck. Broadcast quality, video and audio, minimum (3) camera. Will consider all. Send photos 254' Trusscon tower. Self supporting with base insulators. and equipment list to G.T.V., 207 Charles Ave., New Ken- On ground near Des Moines, IA. Also Scientific Atlanta sington, PA 15068. 412 -337 -7459. 412 -834 -2300 Series 9000 satellite dish, 3.2 meter with extender panels. DIRECTOR OF Jeff Hansen 515-282 -1033. TELEVISION Grass Valley 100 $9,000.00, Grass 400 routing switcher. A FOR SALE EQUIPMENT full line of remote trucks/trailers. All makes and models of ADMINISTRATION VTR's and VCR's. Along with a large variety of portable and AM and FM transmitter, used excellent condition. Guaran- studio cameras. We need vital squeezooms, and Ikegami The World Wrestling Federation, a teed. Financing ava, able. Transcom. 215-884-0888. Te- HK -357 cameras. If you are not on our mail list then call lex 910- 240 -3856 leader in television sports enter- today to receive our monthly flyer. Call Lynwood or Marvin FM transmitters "Harris FM 25K-AEL 25KG -CCA 919 -977 -3600 Media Concepts. tainment seeks a seasoned televi- 20,000D "RCA BTF- 10D'Collins 830F(10KW) "Collin 830E sion executive to manage its soon For sale three 45 ft. mobile units. Ikegami, Sony, Ampex, (5KW) -RCA 5B -RCA 3B -CCA 3000D(3KW) 2.5 Sparta- GVG, Abekas, FITS, 3 -SA transportable uplinks. For more to be completed Stamford, Con- "Gates FM- 1C"Transcom Corp. 215-884-0888. Telex information including full equipment package, please write 910- 240 -3856 necticut, based post production or call: Synergistic Technologies, Inc.. 100 Ross Street, facility, well AM transmitters "Transmitters"Harris BC- Pittsburgh. PA 15219. 412 -471 -3535. as as coordinate and 10H(10KW) "Harris MW1A' Gates BC- 1G'Harris administer its various television ac- MW5(1974) 5KW "Gates BC500"Transcom Corp. 215- tivities. Experience in production, 884 -0888. Telex 910-240-3856. TELEVISION sales, syndication, station rela- 50KW AM "Gates BC -50C (1966) on air w /many spares, in Help Wanted Sales tions, and engineering required. If STEREO.' Transcom Corp. 215-884 -0888, Telex 910- 240 -3856. interested, please submit resume Personnel Titan New TV startups. Quality Media can save you money Top to Dept., Sports, quality equipment at lowest prices. Business Plans, financ- Inc., 1055 Summer St., P.O. Box ing available. Quality Media 303 -665 -3767. TV COMMERCIALS 3857, Stamford, CT 06905. An 6 1/8" transmission line 1000', 75 ohm, 19 3/4' Ready to equal opportunity employer. ship. Good condition. Call Bill Kitchen 303-465-4141. ** *SALES *** 1000' Kline tower Good condition. Standing in central U.S. Were a well established producer of 303-465-4141. Call Bill Kitchen syndicated TV commercials. Due to the Silverline UHF transmitters new, best price, latest tech- increasing demand for our product, we nology, 30kw 60kw, 120kw, 240kw Bill Kitchen or Dirk Free- need to add several capable sales rep- man. Television Technology 303 -465-4141. resentatives immediately. We're look- Satellite earth stations for sale. Both C & Ku band. Fully ing for persons with the following redundant electronics. Top of the line equipment. Can sell as is or turnkey installations. Everything from UPS's to HPA's. qualifications: Experienced in 1 on 1 6 MHz microwave equipment also available. Technichrome selling to retailers...experienced and 702 -386 -2844. able to travel extensively-9 mos. per 44 AM trans - 71 FM trans. Delivery from our inventory All year. (willing to enjoy 3 mos. vacation). Help Wanted News powers - all complete - all inst. books. World leader in We sell what is undoubtedlythefinest broadcast transmitters. Besco Internacional, 5946 Club of TV commercials Oaks Drive, Dallas. TX 75248. 214-276-9725/630-3600. package syndicated available. If you live in Texas, Midwest SUNBELT ANCHOR!!! FM antennas. CP antennas. excellent price - quick deliv- or Southeast, and would like to learn WSAFTV is looking for a dynamic. experienced ery from recognized leader in antenna design. Jampro about our unique sales organization, news anchor who wants a long -term, bright future Antennas. Inc. 916-3143-1177. with a station determined to continue its winning we want to talk to you. Write and If it me TV antennas. Custom design - 60KW peak input power. tradition. you have what takes, send your Quick delivery. Excellent coverage. Recognized in design include resumé or resume, tape, and salary requirements. Keith adn manufacturing. Horizontal, elliptical and circular polar- Call collect (203) 435 -2551. Young, News Director, WSA7 --TV (NBC), P.O. Box ized. Jampro Antennas, Inc. 916-383 -1177. 2429, Savannah, GA 31402. EOE, M/F MADISON. MUYSKENS AND JONES. INC RCA TP-7 slide projector. Fully reconditioned, refinished, P.O. Box 432 /Main Street /Lakeville. CT 06039 and tested. $1000.00. Solid state boxes (working) $600.00. An equal opportunity employer Help Wanted Programing, Simber Broadcast Services 609- 435 -1091. Production, Others 1985 32' Video Mobile unit: Ford F -600 with 17,000 miles, 22' control room, Grass Valley switcher, Ikegami cameras. Chyron character generator. Sony video recorders. isolated Help Wanted Announcers audio booth. $249,000.00. Call 512 -458 -4343 or 512- PROMOTION WRITER /PRODUCER 453 -5122. Top independent in the #1 market is looking for a Sony BVP -300 Plumbicon ENG camera systems. 2 years VOICE OVER, INC. creative, motivated and innovative promotion old. Good operable condition. Best otter. 1- 205 -956- writer /producer. The right individual will have 2227. is seeking professional artists/announcers. outstanding writing abilities, knowledge of Must have own broadcast quality produc- Vital VM -2 dual channel squeezoom system. Includes revi- state -of- the -art production and post -production sion 3 software, Chroma tracking, Chroma zoom & Sync tion (audio only) equipment. Send resume techniques. and a minimum of three years program pulse. Cost $199K. Best offer. 205 -956 -2227. and audio tape to: Voice Over, Inc., Att. Mr. and news promotion experience. If you're ready Gene Key, 2109 Washington, Memphis, TN to join New York's hottest promotion team, let's Adda ESP -200 digital still store system. Dual disc. 400 38104. No calls please frame store. Can be expanded to 1600 frame. Available see your stuff. immediately Best offer 205 -956 -2227. SEND RESUME AND REEL TO: 100W LPN UHF14 TTC transmitter excellent shape, Mr. Jeffrey Gray Available now. $12K plus TV14 POB spare parts. shipping. Help Wanted Management Manager, On -air Promotion 24816 GMF Guam 96921. Tel: 671 -646 -4873. WPIX -TV 980' zone A tower with Guy's, on ground, 12 bay antenna 220 East 42nd Street 93.1 MHZ, KOID /Alexandria, LA. 318 -445 -1234. GENERAL SALES MANAGER New York, NY 10017 Broadcast quality evaluated blank videotape. Big sav- TOP 25 INDEPENDENT ings on all formats. Call 1 -800 -346 -4669 or in New York 516 -758 -6116 to discuss details and receive price quota- tions on your specific requirements. Our last GSM moved up to general ATTENTION 3/4" and 1" blank videotape. Evaluated tape, broadcast manager. Excellent opportunity for quality guaranteed. Sample prices UCA/KCA-5 minutes, experienced GSM to assume $4.99 each; KCS -20 minutes $6.49: KCA -60 minutes, BLIND BOX RESPONDENTS broader station responsibility. Local $10.99; 1 " -60 minutes, $37.99. Elcon evaluated, shrink wrapped, your choice of album or shipper and delivered sales emphasis including local pro- Advertisers using Blind Box Num- free. Almost million to professionals. For more info, one sold gramming, live sports, and news in a bers cannot request tapes or tran- call 1 -800- 238 -4300; in Maryland, call 301-845 -8888 highly desirable market. If you're a scripts to be forwarded to BROAD- Copper! 88 & #10 ground radials; 2,3,4,6,8" strap; fly screen; ground screen. 317- 962 -8596. Ask for copper leading sales manager check out CASTING Blind Box Numbers. sales. this opportunity. EEO M /F. Respond Such materials are not forwardable Studer A810. new Studer A727 CD player, Capitol Carts to Box A -3. and are returned to the sender. Crown D75 amps. Great prices. 800 -678-6800.

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 Help Wanted Programing, Production, Others Continued ALLIED FIELDS Public Notices

The Board of Directors of Public Broadcast- ing Service will meet at 9:00 a.m. on Decem- ber 3, 1987 at the Omni Hotel at Charleston Writer and will /Publicist South Carolina, Place, Charleston. reconvene at 9:00 a.m.. December 4. Tenta- Exciting opportunity for talented Writer and Publicist to be part of fast -growing televi- tive agenda will focus on public television's sion station in #1 market. You should possess excellent writing skills, top media current and projected financial condition contacts and a proven record in placement. and the competitive environment it faces. If you are a creative and quick thinker with prior broadcast experience (who is willing Satellite replacement, programing. and ad- to work hard), let's talk. Excellent salary and benefits package Send resume including vertising and promotion activities will also salary history to: be discussed. Human Resources, WWOR -TV, 9 Broadcast Plaza, Secaucus. New Jersey 07094. An equal opportunity employer m i SA/OR Employment Services W TV JOB HUNTING? If you need a job, you need MediaLine. We give you job listings in news, weather, sports, production, programming, pro- For Sale Equipment motion, and engineering. For $37.50 HEY, SPORT! you get a daily report for 6 weeks We are looking for a #1 Promotion Sports 1- 800.237.8073 (In Missouri Producer to promote the #1 sports franchise in 314 -442 -3364). MediaLine, P. 0 Box 10167 the nation in the #1 sports town on the #1 Columbia, MO 65205 -4002. sports station in St. Louis. We're talking about Cardinal Baseball, Cardinal Football, Blues FOR SALE Hockey, Big 8 Basketball, S.L.U. Basketball, and 1HE LIEN Steamers Soccer. We've got more balls than any THREE 45' MOBILE station in town. If you want to be part of our 1085 9E 51 ARE ON team...show us your stuff! EOE. PRODUCTION UNITS 1NE Send resume /tape to Steve Grzyb, KPLR -TV, 4935 Lindell Blvd.. UNIT #ONE Help Wanted Technical st. Louts, MO 63108. K!! 5-HK357ATs, 4-VPR-2Bs, 1600-7K, A-52. PM-2000. RTS Situations Wanted News UNIT #TWO nc "Make Me An Expanding Side Trailer 5- HK357ATs, 4- VPR2Bs, A -52. Offer 300 -3A, Auditronics 750 -32, RTS DIRECTOR, I Can't Refuse." ENGINEERING SERVICES UNIT #THREE The NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTI- 5-Sony BVP-360 Triax, TUTE, a not -for -profit company pro- Deborah Allen 2-BVP-30 Triax, 3-BVH-3100, RTS viding closed- captioned TV services Experience for the hearing impaired, has a new Radio-TV Reporter Each unit includes tractor opportunity available. The Director Telethon Cohost will be maintaining technical quality Talk Show Host Additional equipment includes: liaison sup- Announcer standards and providing HL79s, 3 mobile uplinks, A -42, port with both broadcasting and pro- budgeting Quantel DPE -5000s duction entities. Staffing, and training responsibilities as well For inventory & bid procedures contact. as long range planning and develop- Wants: Reporter or Public ment of technical and operational fa- SYNERGISTIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. cilities. Requires broadcast exper. 100 Affairs Host Position Ross Street hardware and soft- Pittsburgh, PA 15219 with 3 -5 years 412 -471 -3535 ware design in computer terminal, Call: (512) 451 -6319 visual display and data recording technology B.S. in electrical engineering, computer science or equivalent. NCI offers a competitive salary and outstanding benefits package. For Fast Action Use Send resumes WITH salary history to: NCI ©©:O sa'? 5203 Leesburg Pike, 15th Floor Falls Church, VA 22041 Classified Advertising EOE AA

Broadcasting.c Nov 16 1987 Help Wanted Sales Programing Challkisé meateA opportunity RTV - SPORTS NETWORK (Sports Radio's Total Voice) GM's and Programmers - Announcing America's First Radio Spons Network FIN is totally devoted to sports... Account Sports talk. sports interviews. reports, Executive sports sports scores... Outstanding Opportunity Play by play from teams around the country RTV Talks to Sports Fans RTV Talks to Sports Celebrities With Arbitron's Chicago Office. We have a challenging opportunity for an RN Brings your Market P.B.P. Account Executive in our Television Station Sales Department. The person RTV is Exclusive we are seeking should have at least a minimum of three years experience SPORTS PROGRAMMING ALL THE TIME have at a station and /or in a broadcast NW can RN- SPORES Now for $1504300 Monthly sales environment. Sports Programming You Can Use Before and After Local Hands -on- experience with Arbitron research data a plus. You should be a Games... Sports Programming You Can Use When You Want!! self- starter, ready to travel, committed to hard work and ready to meet the sports s e l l ! ! ! challenge of a competitive environment. Call RN Now...617-477 -5888 We offer a competitive salary /incentive program, with a comprehensive Don't Miss It benefit package. We provide a professional atmosphere for the career minded individual. To explore this opportunity further, send resume wtih salary history in confidence to: Miscellaneous Jim Mocarski Arbitron Ratings Company CHANNEL YOUR 211 East Ontario Street PROBLEM COLLECTIONS Suite 1400 INTO PRIME PROFITS! Chicago, IL 60611 Our collection services are tailored to your industry's requirements. Personalized/Professional Service ARBITRON RATINGS Nationwide representation a Control Data Company Competitive rates C 9 RESULTS An Affirmative Action Employer ALLEN FINANCIAL SERVICES 7100 Hayvenhurst Ave. Van Nuys. CA 91406. Help Wanted News AFs 818 -785 -5500

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NEWSCASTER /WRITER WANTED: COLLEGE RADIO STATION Dow Jones and Company, Inc., a leading publisher of busi- SEEKS TRANSMITTER (approx. ness news and information, has an immediate opportunity 1000w) AS DONATION OR AT REA- available for a Newscaster/Writer in its Princeton, New Jersey SONABLE PRICE. TAX -DEDUCTIBLE. based Voice Information Services Group. CALL RANDYLL YODER, WJMU -FM Responsibilities include the editing and rewriting of financial 217- 424 -6369. news along with 2 -3 hours of on -air announcing each day. Requirements include at least two years' prior announcing experience in a hard news environment, in addition to a Bach- elor's degree. WANTED: This position offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits COLLEGE RADIO STATION along with the opportunity to become part of a team in one of SEEKS DONATIONS OF RADIO America's "Most Admired Corporations ". If interested, please BROADCAST CONSOLES OR AT REA- submit a resume and cassette in confidence along with salary SONABLE PRICE. TAX -DEDUCTIBLE. expectations to: CALL RANDYLL K. YODER, WJMU -FM J.A. Nyitray 217- 424 -6369. Regional Employee Relations Manager Department -NW Business Opportunities Dow Jones & Co., Inc. P.O. FULL POWER UHF Box 300 in Columbus. Ohio. market is offering 20% of its Princeton, New Jersey 08543 -0300 stock in a private offering. Sale must be made to a substantial party with ability to act as a an equal opportunity employer M/F 1 credit worthy partner. We are ready to act quickly. Brokers welcome. Call 614 -655-2057 NOMMININIIMMINIEW or 513-599-4672.

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 For Sale Stations From Communications Press- TOP 100 SUN BELT TV STATION FOR SALE Cable Programming AT PRIVATE TREATY Resource Directory THE STOCKHOLDERS HAVE AUTHORIZED THE FURROW GROUP, AS AGENTS, TO OFFER TO QUALIFIED BUYERS A UHF STATION IN THE EAST 1987 TENNESSEE MARKET. TENNESSEE IS THE SECOND FASTEST GROWTH A Guide to Community TV AREA IN THE SOUTHEASTAND THIS 2 -YEAR OLD STATION HAS ACHIEVED Facilities and OUTSTANDING GROWTH AND MARKET SHARE AND IS AVAILABLE FOR Production SOUND ECONOMIC REASONS THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO THE PRO- Programming Sources & Outlets SPECTIVE BUYER. CONTACT ROB STRICKLAND OR GEORGE ARCHER FOR CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. More than 1,000 Community THE FURROW GROUP Programming Centers KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE - 615 -546 -3206 The CPRD lists cable systems, access studios, schools, local governments and other organizations managing local cable channels-local origination, P -E -G and Cliationwicie Media Stokers leased access. Provides detailed information about type and amount of program- ap man ming produced and acquired, as well as Associates budget, staff, equipment and other data.

TEXAS MUDS. tpN3DlT/.M1 For Independent Producers P o. Box 146 FM in Texas Lake Country. Enc,nO.CelirOrn,e 91426 The CPRD lists contacts at local cable Asking $650,000 with $100K Are. C ode 19191990-3201 channels who buy or borrow noncommer- down. Call: cial programming, and program buyers at more than 50 national cable programming BILL WHITLEY services-basic, pay and pay -per -view 214/788-2525 For Local Cable Programmers The CPRD lists contacts at associations, government agencies and clearinghouses Nationwide Maio Brokers North Carolina from across the U.S. and around the world Covers Charlotte, Kannapolis, Con- that lend or rent PSAs, Video News Re- cord, Piedmont section. Large Mkt. man leases and longer -length video program- Low dial position, clear channel AM Associates ming covering a wide range of topics and daytime. Same owner 40 years. ask- issues. ing $1.75 million for franchise and equipment. Some owner financing. ALABAMA Negotiable lease and terms. Rare FulltimeAM in small market not opportunity for new concept. This unique guide to the field of far from Gulf beaches. Asking Contact: local cable programming will plug $150,000 with $30,000 down. A.O. Healan, President you in to a national network of pro- Sterling Business Brokers ERNIE PEARCE ducers and programmers. Order Gainesville, Georgia 30501 -1100 1-404 -536 -2242 404/998 yours today!

Only $34.95, prepaid. 50,000 Watts FULLTIME CARIBBEAN BEACON AM reaches Next edition: 1989 STATION FOR LEASE This Powerhouse 690 Khz, 15,000 watts full time. 50,000 watts millions with Religious program- available. We operate facility, you provide pro- included. Healthy cash ming. FM Broadcasting Book Division gramming by tape or satellite. Covers Virgin flow. $2.2 million cash. Islands, St. Martin. Antigua. St. Kitts. etc. 1705 DeSales Street, N.W. CALL GARY HAYES, SNOWDEN ¡eassociates Washington, D.C. 20036 CARIBBEAN BEACON 1- 800 -542 -5333 303 -665 -3767 919- 355-0327 J Please send copy(ies) of the CABLE PROGRAMMING RESOURCE DIRECTORY 1987. I enclose $34.95 per copy. NETWORK AFFILIATE TV South Carolina AM Name Greenville, SC, AM property with Top 100 market TV station. Ownership leaving industry a qualified multi station Address good signal, plus newly remodeled the and wants buyer. Station billings at reasonable level but building, land, and attractive pric- cash flow will not support current high lever- ing /terms. 5,000 watt facility. Reply in age. Excellent equipment and plant. Priced City St Zip confidence to Box A -46. und $20,000,000. Box A -56.

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 CIS For Sale Stations Continued ATTENTION: MIDWEST/FULLTIME AM BLIND BOX ADVERTISERS Single Station Market. Established IvI ÓCÌÁTES 111111 almost 50 years. 163,000 people in Effective RENO 702 -789 -2700 SEATTLE 206 -643-2116 with the November 2, 1987 is- area. Profitable. Cash - $300,000. sue of BROADCASTING, the following WASHINGTON CLASS C FM Terms- $350,000. rate structure for the blind box ser- $475,000 vice will apply: Turnaround situation needs aggressive owner:operator BLIND BOX FEES Soft terms for qualified buyer (in addition to basic advertising cost) CLIFF HUNTER SNOWDEN 206 -643 -2116 Situations Wanted: $4.00 per issue. All other 919 -355 -0327 Classifications: $7.00 per issue The charge for the blind box service applies to advertisers running listings and display ads. Each advertisement must have a separate box number. BROADCASTING will not forward Powerhouse tapes, tran- daytimer in eastern Ohio 5415,0001 scripts, writing samples, or other over- jTerms. Full power UHF -TV CP's sized Cable system in southcentral PA. 9.300 subscribers. materials; such materials are re- Mobile- Pensacola, Florida Ask for Jim Dick. turned to the sender. Des Moines, Iowa AM/FMs including Class C's. TVs. cable and CPS. Call Oraville, CA to get on our mailing list. Airsabcast (Qammunicatians !ibisian Television Technology Corp. 71 Bill Kitchen 303 -465 -4141 BUSINESS BROKER ASSOCIATES 615 -756 -7635 - 24 Hours A

EARLY DEADLINE NOTICE Atlanta to Chattanooga ADI THIS PUBLICATION AVAILABLE IN MICROFORM UHF CP, sell or lease. Reply Due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday, to: 4724 Maple Brook SE, University Microfilms International classified advertising for the November 30 issue is due at noon November 20. Marietta, GA 30067. Serious 300 North Zeeb Road, reply only. Dept. P.R., Ann Arbor, MI 48106

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All orders to place classified ads & all correspondence pertain- For Sale Stations, Wanted To Buy Stations, Public Notice & ing to this section should be sent to: BROADCASTING, Classi- Business Opportunities advertising require display space. fied Department, 1705 DeSales St., N.W, Washington, DC Agency commission only on display space. 20036. Blind Box Service: (In addition to basic advertising costs) Payable in advance. Check, or money order only. Full & cor- Situations Wanted: $4.00 per issue. All other classifications: rect payment MUST accompany ALL orders. All orders must $7.00 per issue. The charge for the blind box service applies to be in writing. advertisers running listings and display ads.. Each advertise- Deadline is Monday at noon Eastern Time for the following ment must have a separate box number. BROADCASTING will Monday's issue. Earlier deadlines apply for issues published not forward tapes, transcripts, writing samples, or other over- during a week containing a legal holiday, and a special notice sized materials; such materials are returned to sender. announcing the earlier deadline will be published above this Replies to ads with Blind Box numbers should be addressed ratecard. Orders, changes, and /or cancellations must be sub- to: (Box number), c/o BROADCASTING, 1705 DeSales St., mitted in writing. NO TELEPHONE ORDERS, CHANGES, AND/ N.W., Washington, DC 20036. OR CANCELLATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Word count: Count each abbreviation, initial, single figure or When placing an ad, indicate the EXACT category desired: group of figures or letters as one word each. Symbols such as Television, Radio or Allied Fields; Help Wanted or Situations 35mm, COD, PD, etc. count as one word each. Phone number Wanted: Management, Sales News, etc. If this information is with area code or zip code count as one word each. omitted, we will determine the appropriate category according The publisher is not responsible for errors in printing due to to the copy. NO make goods will be run if all information is not illegible copy-all copy must be clearly typed or printed. Any included. No personal ads. and all errors must be reported to the classified advertising Rates: Classified listings (non -display). Per issue: Help Want- department within 7 days of publication date. No credits or ed: $1.00 per word, $18.00 weekly minimum. Situations Want- make goods will be made on errors which do not materially ed : 600 per word, $9.00 weekly minimum. All other classifica- affect the advertisment. tions: $1.10 per word, $18.00 weekly minimum. Publisher reserves the right to alter classified copy to conform Rates: Classified display (minimum 1 inch, upward in half inch with the provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as increments), per issue: Help Wanted: $80 per inch. Situations amended. Publisher reserves the right to abbreviate, alter, or Wanted: $50 per inch. All other classifications: $100 per inch. reject any copy.

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Robert A. Epstein, director of corporate Angeles; Cheryl Cox, account executive, Media business development, Telemundo Group, Blair Television, New York, to sales execu- New York, joins WEYI -TV Saginaw, Mich,. tive, Independent Television, New York; Ibra Morales, national sales manager, Eagles Clifford K. Levine, general sales manager, as VP and general manager. station group, New York, to general sales ABC's KABC(AM) Los Angeles named presi- VP /general manager, Charles Bortnick, manager, white and blue stations groups. dent and general manager of co -owned -WSHE(FM) Miami/Ft. Lauderdale - WSRF(AM) Katz American Television, New York; Su- WLS(AM)- WYTZ(FM) Chicago. Houston as general man- ,joins KKHT(FM) san Stakser, research analyst, American BM Fox, VP and general manager, NBC's ager. Television, New York. to manager, research KCST-TV San Diego, joins Gillett Communi- Jerry Kunkel, general manager, WDHN(TV) team; Stephanie Fraina, sales assistant, cations of San Diego as president and gener- Dothan, Ala., joins WXTX(TV) Columbus, white research team, American Television, al manager. Ga., in same capacity. to research analyst; Vicki Powell, regional account executive, KGBT -TV Harlingen, Tex., Daniel J. Berkery, VP and general manager, Scott Savage, general sales manager, to sales executive, Katz Continental Televi- WSBK -TV/ Boston, named president and gen- WNEW(AM) New York, named station man- sion, Los Angeles; Chris Roethel, sales as- eral manager. ager. sistant, Continental Television, New York, to Richard J. Janssen, VP, administration, Gene Gerry, on air announcer, WJIB(FM) research analyst, west central team, New Scripps Howard Broadcasting Co. Cincin- Boston. named operations manager. York; Barry Poles, sales assistant. Katz Con- nati, named executive VP. research analyst, West team; Mary Carolyn R. Sidders, assistant operations tinental, to executive, Katz's Appointed VP's at Palmer Communications manager and afternoon drive personality, Beth Bogatto, account Radio, Los Angeles, to sales execu- Inc., Des Moines, Iowa: Wayne Wisehart, KOCM(FM) Newport Beach, Calif., named Banner Television, Los Ange- treasurer and Stewart Nazzaro, general operations manager. tive, Katz Continental manager, Palmer Cable Vision. les. Joni Dixon -Reitz, data processor, Westwood VP of sales -western William R Castleman, VP and general man- One Radio Networks, Los Angeles, named W.R. (Randy) Slaughter, named VP- ager. KTXA(TV) Fort Worth, joins Act III director, data processing. region, Spectrafilm, Hollywood, Broadcasting Inc.. TV stations subsidiary of general sales manager. at Buckeye Cablevision, To- Norman Lear's Act III Communications, as Appointments assistant mar- Richard B. Taylor, sales executive, Financial executive VP and chief operating officer. ledo, Ohio: Ellen Jackson, keting director, to director, marketing; Flor- News Network, Chicago joins Determan as VP for sales. ence Buchanan, purchasing and production Marketing Corp. of Chicago planning coordinator, interior products divi- Thomas Hunt, VP and general manager, sion, Owens- Coming Fiberglas, Toledo, WTMA(AM)-WSSX-FM Charleston, S.C., joins succeeds Jackson as assistant marketing di- WWMG(FM) Charlotte, N.C., as general sales rector. manager. Ritchard Homberg. Marketing sales manager. WIN - S(AM) New York. named general sales Suzanne M. Tongue. manager. VP, account supervisor, Saatchi & Saatchi Jeffrey J. Simonson, Holsopple Castleman DFS Compton, New local sales manager. Paul R. Holsopple, general manager, WWAZ York, to senior VP, Colony Cable Com- (AM)- WWLI(FM) Providence, R.I., joins Qun- management supervi- munications, Wo- icy Communications Corp., Quincy, Ill., as sor. burn, Mass., named VP and general manager. advertising sales man- Appointments at Grif- ager, Copley -Colony Mason Dixon, operations manager, WRBQ- Homberg fin Bacal, New York: Cablevision, Costa AM-FM Tampa/St. Petersburg, Fla., named A. (Kit) Christopher Mesa. Calif. VP of parent, Edens Broadcasting, Phoenix. Mill, executive VP, Saatchi & Saatchi Gwendolyn P. Irvan, field marketing man- George R Litterini, director of compensa- Tongue tion and benefits, 20th Century Fox Film Compton, New York, ager, Jcrrico /Long John Silver's Restaurant Corp., Los Angeles named VP. compensa- to executive VP and group director; Bob group, Lexington, Va., joins WSET-TV tion and employe benefits. Home, VP/management supervisor, to senior Lynchburg, Va., as marketing specialist. Roth, manag- VP and group director; Hayes Appointments at DDB Needham World- Joan B. Frangos, VP, local development, ing director, Burkhardt & Christy Advertis- WETA Washington, wide, Chicago: Elizabeth Fox, media plan- noncommercial -TV joins ing, New York, to VP /management supervi- WMFE -FM -TV ner, to media supervisor; Timothy Scott, ac- noncommercial Orlando, Fla., sor. as VP, development. count exectutive, to account supervisor. Appointments at Katz Communications: manager, Viacom at Lewis, Gilman & Kynett Bill Kent, assistant general Mitch Kline, VP and New York sales man- Appointments system, named general Advertising, Philadelphia-based subsidiary Cable's Cleveland ager, Katz Radio, named VP and general manager. Cone Belding Communications: sales manager, Katz's Banner Radio, New of Foote, & account services assistant, Greg Noack, VP, Katz Radio, New York, York; Barbara Rossi, telecommunications Jodi Council, McAdams, Richman & Ong Advertising, joins WRAL(FM) Raleigh, N.C., as general coordinator, entire Katz network, New York, Pa., to assistant media plan- manager succeeding Dick deButts who joins to manager, telecommunications; Kristy Pe- Bala Cynwyd, H. Krick Jr., account executive, Dick Oppenheimer and Signature Broad- ters, research analyst, Katz Independent ner; John Lowe Marchalk, New York, to account su- casting as VP of radio and general manager Television, New York, to research manager: pervisor. of WTMG(FM) Murfreesboro (Nashville), Leila Farley, sales executive, Independent Tenn. Television, New York, reassigned to Los Elyse Spalding, account executive, MTV

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 Network, New York, joins People & Proper- and controller; Carol Contes, executive di- fairs, ABC, New York, joins The Phoenix ties, Greenwich, Conn. -based sports mar- rector, Tucson Film Commission to legal Entertainment Group, Los Angeles -based keting and television representation service, staff. television film producer, as director, busi- as account supervisor. ness affairs. Appointments at Lorimar Syndication, Cul- John Dailey, account network supervisor, ver City, Calif.: Jim Engleman, VP, media Appointments at The Discovery Channel: Foote, Cone & Belding, New York, joins sales to senior VP, media sales; Julie Kimberly Hall, senior sales representative, Chiat/Day, New York, in same capacity. Kantrowitz, manager, media sales planning, Mead Johnson & Co., Evansville, Ill., to to account account manager, Eastern region, Landover, Jim Ttowell, senior art director, Tatham - executive in media sales. Md.; Thomas Grams, account executive, Laird & Kudner, Chicago, named associate Squire D. Rushnell, VP, children's pro- Harris Corp., Quincy, Ill., to account man- creative director. grams, ABC Entertainment, New York adds ager, Western region, San Francisco. Robert Olson, sales representative, Classic duties as VP, late night and children's televi- Pamela Auto World, Toledo, Ohio, joins 'VTOL -TV sion. Eells, independent TV program writer, joins GTG (Grant Tinker /Gannett) Toledo as local account executive. Appointments at Viacom, New York: Peter Entertainment, Culver City, as cre- A. Press, managing Calif., Appointments at Seltel: Mike Shepherd, director of Pacific and ator and writer of weekly comedy series. general sales manager, KTBY(TV) Anchorage, Southeast Asia operations to VP and manag- to account executive, Seattle office; Bob Pan- ing director, European operations;Anthony Mark Feldman, director, corporate communications, ofsky, account executive, ITS, New York, to David Manton, national sales manager, Mutual Broadcasting System, Ar- same capacity, New York. Greater Union Film Distributors, Sydney, lington, Va., joins Home Team Sports, Australia, succeeds Press. Washington -based programing service Appointments at WPTR(AM) Albany, N.Y., owned Gary Landis, and operated by Group W Satellite and WFLY(FM) Troy, N.Y.: James P. Crowe, program director, Westwood Communications, as senior marketing man- on air personality, WPHD -FM Buffalo, N.Y., One Radio Networks, Los Angeles, named ager. to account executive, wvTR; Jeffrey J. Whit- VP/director of programing. Appointments at The Playboy Channel, Los son, regional and local account executive, Appointments at Metropolitan Broadcast- Angeles: Jamie Fritz, senior advertising ac- WWAZ(AM) -WWLI(FM) Providence, R.I., to ing's The Wave Network, Los Angeles: count executive and promotions director, senior account executive, WFLY. Frank Cody, director of programing, Heritage Cablevision, Dallas, to regional KMET(FM) Los Michael Smith, account executive, Angeles to VP of programing; sales manager, Eastern region; Tom Halsey, Chris Brodie, WDTV(TV) Weston, W.Va., joins WAVY-TV assistant program director to advertising sales manager /local origination music Portsmouth, Va., in same capacity. director; Paul Goldstein, director of manager, Group W Cable Inc., Warwick, creative development to director program of N.Y., to affiliate marketing manager, East - James (Jamie) Andrews, account execu- operations. tive, WTHI -AM -FM Terre Haute, Ind., joins em region; Michelle Bryant, international WEVV(TV) Evansville, Ind., in same capac- Appointments at CNN: Dan Patrick, sports trade consultant, Financial Sources Inc., At- ity. anchor, New York named primetime sports lanta, to regional marketing administrator, co- anchor, Atlanta; Tom Kirkland, sports re- Eastern region. Thomas R. Gresback, account executive, porter, Atlanta succeeds Patrick in New WCCO(AM) Minneapolis, and Suellyn F. Mar- York. tin, commercial account representative, UN- ISYS, Dallas, join KRLD(AM) Dallas as ac- G. Bryan Polivka, producer, ProSery Televi- count executives. sion, a Garland, Tex. -based sports programing service, named creative VP. Anne Marton, sales trainee, Petry Televi- sion, Philadephia, named account execu- Dave Madsen, promotion manager, tive. KTIV(TV) Sioux City, Iowa, named VP, program director -operations manager. Tony Yoken, VP and general manager, WIKx(FM) Immokalee, Fla., joins WGKX(FM) Barbara Fisher, executive story editor, New Memphis as account executive. World Pictures, Los Angeles joins Universal Television, Universal City, Calif., as direc- Mary Lau and Jan Nagano, account execu- tor of movies -for-television and mini -series. tives, KQMQ -FM Honolulu, join KFVE(TV) Kagen Donahue Honolulu in same capacity. Bill Rubidge, story editor, Telecom Enter- tainment Inc., New York, named director, Appointments at ABR Deanne Bekker, traffic-continuity director, story development. Entertainment Co., KRSP -AM -FM Salt Lake City, named account Westlake Village, Ca- executive. Shannon Fraley, traffic and mar- Appointments at Rasmussen Communica- lif.: cash and barter ket research assistant, succeeds Bekker as tions Management Corp., Champaign, Ill. - sales division, Roger traffic- continuity director. based television sports production company: B. Adams, national Ed Mathias, producer, to general manager, Jim Rausch, graduate, North Col- sales manager, King Central RCM operations center; Al Killion, produc- lege, Naperville, Ill., joins WIFR -TV Free- World Enterprises, er- director, Telemations Productions, Chica- port, Ill., as continuity writer. New York to execu- go, to operations manager; Jeffrey Schmidt, tive VP /general sales Appointments at Hillier, Newmark, regional sports buyer, D'Arcy, Masius, Ben- manager, there; Ken- Wechsler & Howard; Denise Durando, in- ton & Bowles. St. Louis, to network sales neth Kagen, VP mar- tern, Lintas: New York, to sales assistant representative. Mirabella keting/research, Blair there; L. Laura Steinkamp, graduate, Uni- Entertainment, New York, to VP marketing versity of California, Santa Barbara, to sales Charlotte Moore English, VP, programing, and research, New York; Arthur assistant, Los Angeles. WMAR-TV Baltimore, joins WMC -TV Mem- O'Connor, phis as assistant general manager, program- sales manager, Cable News Network, Atlan- ing. ta to regional VP, New York; Joseph A. Mir - Programing Hilary Schacter, manager, original program- abella Ill, sales manager, Blair Entertain- ing, USA Network, New York, named direc- ment Co., New York to VP, Northeast region, New York; Jack Donahue, western Mark McClafferty, tor, original programing. executive VP and produc- sales manager, Republic Pictures Corp., Los er, Larson Glen Productions, Los Angeles, Robert Alan Cohen, director of East Coast Angeles to VP, Western region, Los Ange- joins Eddie Murphy Television Enterprises, compliance and business affairs, ABC Tele- les; Arthur Berla, sales manager, Christian Hollywood, as president. vision, New York, joins Harmony Gold, Los Broadcasting Network, Virginia Beach, Va. Appointments at Turner Entertainment Co. Angeles, as director, business and legal af- to VP, sales Eastern region, barter sales divi- fairs. Los Angeles: James E. Gentilcore, VP and sion, Los Angeles; Celinda V.O. Glickman, controller to senior VP- finance, treasurer Ron Ulloa, associate director, business af- director of publicity to VP operations, Los

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 Angeles; Carrie Lynn Einbender, assistant WNLK(AM) Norwalk, Conn., and host, Unit- director of program development, WLRN -TV ed Stations' syndicated radio program, Solid News and Public Affairs (PBS) Miami to director of creative services, Gold Country, named program director, Los Angeles. WNLK(AM). Appointments at CBS News, New York: Ted WBZ(AM) Boston: Charles Savagiio, director of news coverage, named Appointments at Select Media Communica- Appointments at assistant program director, VP, administration and deputy director of tions, New York: Vicki Jo Hoffman, sales Dickemann, same capacity; news coverage; Beth Waxman Bressan, at- executive, Telepictures, Beverly Hills, Ca- wwRCtAM) Washington, to and torney for Law Department's labor and em- lif., to director, television distribution; Lin- Frank Murtagh, operations manager WATD-FM Marsh- ploye relations section, named VP of legal da Yaccarino, research manager, King morning drive personality, Paul affairs. World, Los Angeles, and Catherine Mor- field, Mass., to executive producer; row, station clearance representative, Blair Perry, afternoon talk show host, WHJJ(AM) Bernard Goldberg, national correspondent, Entertainment, Boston, to sales executives; Providence, R.I., to 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. CBS News, Miami, named correspondent Carol Blank, manager, sales proposals, personality. for network's new 48 Hours which will pre- CBS -TV, New York, to sales account execu- Candace Fisher, executive producer, WSBK- meire next year. It will be based in New tive. TV Boston, joins WFXT(TV) Boston in same York. capacity. Robert Bein, regional manager, Drake - Ann Schulte Bauman, news and special Chenault Radio Consultants, Dallas, joins Richard (Jay) Babcock, director, creative projects coordiantor, Fuji Communications, Bonneville Broadcasting System, music television and promotion, PTL Television, New York, joins Conus Communications, syndicator, as sales -programing consultant, Charlotte, N.C., joins WSPA -TV Spartan- Minneapolis /St. Paul, as satellite news coor- Chicago. burg, S.C., as production director. dinator. Judy Hallet, producer and reporter, R. Bruce Adams, director, programing, pro- Linda Breshears, Redding, Calif., bureau KUTV(TV) Salt Lake City, joins National duction and development, noncommercial chief, KHSL -TV Chico, Calif., joins KEPT -TV Geographic Society's weekly two-hour tele- wPSx -Tv Clearfield, Pa., named acting di- Santa Barbara, Calif., as Santa Maria news- vision series, Explorer, as senior producer. rector, instructional media. room chief. Robert Eggleton, morning drive producer, Appointments at WINX(AM) Rockville, Md.: Appointments at The Weather Channel, At- WIND(AM) Chicago, joins WWWE(AM) Cleve- Bob Steele, operations manager, Mutual Ra- lanta: Bonnie Winfrey, writer /producer, land as executive producer. dio Networks, Crystal City, Va., to after- CNN Headline News, Atlanta to producer/ noon drive personality; Chris Verdi, part- director; Nora Taylor, senior accountant, The Breeze, Appointments at program of time announcer, to nighttime air personality. Peat, Marwick, Main & Co., Atlanta, to ac- Progressive Music Network, Minneapolis- counting manager. based satellite radio program service: Ron- Loretta Crawford, afternoon personality, ald M. Miller, regional affiliate manager, Sat- WCLZ(FM) Brunswick, Me., joins WGMW Mark Davis, news anchor, WTIC(AM) Hart- ellite Music Network, Dallas, to north (FM) Manassas, Va., as host, weekend show. ford, Conn., joins WTNH -TV New Haven, Conn., in same capacity. central regional manager, Michigan City, Ed Clancy, news director and morning show Ind.; Jools Brandt, on air personality, host, WTIX(AM) New Orleans, joins Doug Swanson, assistant news director, KTCZ(FM) Minneapolis, to 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. wwL(AM) New Orleans as host, midday noncommercial KENW-FM Portales, N.M., host. show. and KMTH(FM) Maljamar, N.M., joins KPSA Mike Simon, photojournalist, KWTV(TV) Oklahoma City, joins Post -Newsweek's documentary team based at WJXT(TV) Jackson- ville, Fla., as associate producer- video- grapher. Broadcastingc The Newsweekly Lynn Stepanian, assistant program man- of the Fifth Estate ager, WESH(TV) Daytona Beach, Fla., named 1705 DeSales St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 -4480 program manager. Please send . (Check appropriate box) Jerry Birdwell, director, programing and research, TVX Broadcast Group, Virginia Broadcasting f. Magazine Beach, Va., joins wctx(TV) Miami as station 3 years $190 2 years $135 1 year $70 6 mos. $35 manager-program manager. (International subscribers add $20 per year) Henry Urick, program manager, KOVR(TV) Stockton, Calif., joins Casablanca IV, Los Broadcasting Cablecasting Yearbook 1987 Angeles -based film library- program syndi- The complete guide to radio, TV, cable and satellite facts and figures $105. cator, as sales account executive, Southeast (if payment with order $90) Billable orders must be accompanied by com- region. pany business card or company purchase order. Off press March 1987. Marlynda Salas, coordinator, first -run syn- Please give street address for UPS delivery. dication, Group W Productions, Chicago, To order by MASTERCARD, VISA or CHOICE credit cards. phone toll free 800 -638 -SUBS joins Republic Pictures Domestic Television Distribution, Los Angeles, as Western ac- Name count executive. Payment enclosed Company Bill me Duffy Dyer, program manager, WDCA-TV Washington, joins WTrG(TV) Washington as Address Home? Yes No program director. Pete Owen, operations manager, KAMJ -AM- City State Zip FM Phoenix, joins WYST-FM as Baltimore /Position program director. Type of Business Title Les Howard, interim program director, Signature Are you in cable TV operations Yes WPDS(FM) Tampa, Fla., named program di- (required) No rector. N. I / I

Steve Nichol!, program director, KMGC(AM) I For renewal or address change I Dallas, joins KSKS(AM) Tulsa, Okla., and place most recent label here KVITFM Owasso, Okla., in same capacity. Mike Fitzgerald, afternoon drive personality I !.--N

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 171 AM -FM Alamogordo, N.M., as news anchor. international, to senior VP, marketing and firm, Washington office. Scott B. Hoke, sports anchor -reporter, international; Snyder is succeeded by Dr. wTTv(Tv) Bloomington, joins John E. Koehler, previously president, Appointments at Catholic Telecommunica Ind., tions WAND(TV) Decatur, Ill., as sports reporter Hughes Communications Inc., wholly - Network of America, Staten Island and weekend anchor. owned subsidiary that operates satellite N.Y.: Arthur J. Smith, executive director communications systems; Stephen J. Pe- Daybreak TV Productions, Diocese of Buf Dan Roan, sports reporter and weekend trucci, senior VP and executive VP, Hughes falo, N.Y., to director, program develop sports anchor, WGN -TV Chicago, named Communications Inc., succeeds Koehler. ment; Francis J. (Frank) Lattanzi, director weeknight sports anchor. satellite services and technical administra Karen J. Kalaska, assistant controller, Gray tor, engineering, named business manager. Bob Jimenez, co- anchor, 5 p.m. news, Communications, Pittsburgh, joins TPC KRON -TV San Francisco, named co- anchor, 6 Communications Inc. /Channel One Ltd., Richard C. Parrish, owner, KMUS(AM) p.m. and 11 p.m. news. television distribution and production facili- KKWK(FM) Muskogee, Okla., joins Cherie: Kimberly Hunt, anchor-reporter, KMST(TV) ty. as controller. C. Earls & Associates, Kennett, Mo. -bases Monterey, Calif., joins KYTV(TV) San Diego media broker and appraiser, as broker. as co- anchor, 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. news. Appointments at Fleischman & Walsh, P.C. Allied Fields Charles Rowe, owner and general manager, Washington -based communications lam firm: L. Hardin and Stephen A. KCRF(FM) Lincoln City, Ore., joins KREM-TV Jeffry Bou Spokane, Wash., as co- anchor. John Abel, executive VP operations, Na- chard, associates, to partners; Lanese Jor tional Association of Broadcasters, Washing- gensen, associate, Verner, Liipfert, Bern. Eugene Lisansky, news reporter, WFAS -AM- ton received distinguished alumni award hard, McPherson & Hand, Washington, anc FM White Plains, N.Y., adds responsibilities from Indiana University. Christopher G. Wood, associate, Reddy as morning drive anchor and managing edi- Begley Paul Harvey, & Martin, Washington, to same ca tor. commentator, ABC Radio Net- pacities. works, New York, receives first Herriot Robin Marshment, on air meteorologist, Award from Humane Society of United Steve Feder, general sales manager WISN -AM -TV Milwaukee, joins KGGM -TV Al- States for "outstanding agency or individual WFMT(FM) Chicago, joins The Montcalrr buquerque, N.M., as chief meteorologist. who, through communication with the pub- Corp., Seattle -based media broker, as asso- Bob Kovachick, producer, weather, wTAE- lic, has helped to promote and inspire an ciate. TV Pittsburgh, joins WNYT(TV) Albany, N.Y., appreciation of and concern for animals." Appointments at Baseline, New York -basec as weather anchor. Steven H. Scheuer, author of movie and information service: Linda Brown, assistant Tod Hyslip, meteorologist, 10 p.m. news, television books including Movies on TV, to president named operations manager WSIL -TV Harrisburg, Ill., joins KYTV(TV) The Movie Book and The Television Annual Frances Collopy, New York office manager. Springfield, Mo., as first edition and week- as well as editor and publisher of "TV Key," and William Vaughan, account services re- end weather anchor. a syndicated newspaper column about tele- presentative, named account executives. vision, publishes The Complete Guide To Vi- Sandra Hughes, wsMV(TV) Nashville and senior reporter, El. crime and court reporter, deocassette Mames. WTVR -TV Richmond, Va., joins WLKY-TV len Shuman, receive ARC of Excellence Louisville, Ky., as general assignment re- Eric Fishman, associate, Washington office, community media award for television, giv- porter. Boston -based law firm, Sullivan and en by Association for Retarded Citizens of Worcester, named partner. United States, for "outstanding efforts it Christopher Conder, photographer- editor, educating public about mental retardation" WTOL -TV Toledo, Ohio, joins KAKE -TV Jack Wayman, senior VP, Electronics In- wsMV(TV)'s Keeping the Promise was win - Wichita, Kan., as photojournalist. dustries Association, Washington, will retire ning news series. after 25 years with EIA and 40 years Darrell Lee Powell, in con- sports photographer, sumer electronics industry, effective Jan. I, TCI Cable, Cumberland, WHAG- Md., joins 1988. Wayman will continue as media spo- TV Hagerstown, Md., as Deaths video photogra- kesperson. Successor has not yet been cho- oher- editor. sen. James Spurgeon Rivers, age withheld by Appointments at Nielsen Media Research, request, believed to be in his eighties, for- Promotion and PR Northbrook, Ill.: Annette F. Stepp, account mer owner of WJIZ(AM) Albany, WMJM(AM)- executive named VP for Nielsen Station In- WFAV(FM) Cordele and WTJH(AM) East Point, dex, Chicago; Peggy Crowley, assistant spot all Georgia, died Oct. 26 of apparent heart Lori Sue Meyers, art buyer, Foote, Cone & Belding, Chicago to attack in his home in Cordele, Ga. He is director, creative ser- client service assistant. survived by three sons. vices, Rainbow Pro- Max Reznick, 66, host of The Max Reznick graming Services, Gordon Rice, general sales manager, United Show, Jewish radio show, WNTR(AM) Silvet New York, joins The Spring, Md., died Nov. 9 at his Washington Nostalgia Channel, Press International, New York joins R. A. home of brain tumor. In addition to his 41- there as creative ser- year stint as radio broadcaster, Reznick was vices manager. Marshall & Co., Hil- ton Head, as VP also host of wTTG(TV) Washington program Gloria D. Relia, pub- S.C., and associate broker. for eight years during the 1950's and was lic relations and com- founder and president of Washington Indus- munications consul- Appointments at Niel- trial Television System of Silver Spring, pro- tant, New York, joins sen Marketing Re- Meyers vider of closed circuit television equipment Viacom Enterprises search, Northbrook, for security systems. He is survived by wife there as director of public relations. Ill.: Philip H. Friedel, one son and one daughter. McGrath, account Trish Dyer, executive assistant, EZ Commu- Rice James Penn Pilkington, 64, administrator nications, Fairfax, Va. -based radio group, manager, trade services department, to VP and trade services of Television News Archive at Vanderbilt named director of advertising and promo- University, died of cancer Nov 2 at Park - tions. manager, Midwestern region; Bruce A. Stur- geon, account manager, trade services de- view Hospital, Nashville. Pilkington was partment, to VP and trade services manager, former instructor at University of Arkansas Western region. as well as a reporter and copy editor at The Nashville Banner. From 1968 to 1970 he Technology Barry D. Wood, partner, Wiley, Rein & was personnel director of United Methodist Fielding, Washington -based law firm, joins Publishing House. Survivors include his Appointments at Hughes Aircraft Co., Los Jones, Waldo, Holbrook & McDonough, wife, Luann Foster, one daughter and twc Angeles: David M. Snyder, corporate VP- Salt Lake City-based law firm, as member of stepdaughters.

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dent, research, CBS /Broadcast Group. CBS's David Poltrack Since then he has become the network's and the road to research voice on all matters pertaining to research and ratings, overseeing that area during a When asked recently how he chose his ca- tumultuous period of steady erosion of net- reer, David Poltrack, vice president, market- work viewing, which this year has been fur- ing, CBS Television, recalled a Doonesbury ther complicated by the transition to people - comic strip. The strip's protagonist, Mike meters (BROADCASTING, Nov. 9). Doonesbury, disillusioned with the cut- Part of his responsibility as research head throat business world, has quit graduate had been to forecast the future competitive business school. His long -time friend position of the network. In 1979, he wrote a Zonker, the strip's symbol of the 1960's paper entitled "The Road to 1990," in which counterculture, asks him what he'll do next. he predicted that the network portion of tele- Caught off guard, Doonesbury responds. vision viewing might drop to a 70 share. (It "What else- advertising." is currently about a 75 share.) In an update of Through his junior year at Notre Dame. his paper this past summer, he reaffirmed his Poltrack considered becoming a lawyer. But forecast, adding, however, that in gross after a summer internship with a law firm, he numbers, audiences would likely remain the changed his mind. "It was the dullest thing same because of the nation's population you could ever imagine," he says. That deci- DNID FRANCIS POLTRACK-vice president, growth. sion, however, also meant that "I had to marketing, CBS Television, New York; B. June Also this summer, Poltrack took on added come up with something else to do with my 3, 1945, Stamford, Conn.; BA, history duties as vice president, marketing, for the life." (magna cum laude), Notre Dame, South Bend, CBS Television Network. He will continue At 42, Poltrack has come a long way in a Ind., 1967; MBA, marketing, New York to oversee research. And once again, he has relatively brief time in a career he entered University, 1973; media buyer -planner, Ted been asked to create a marketing department almost on impulse. "I had met some interest- Bates, 1967 -69; manager, marketing for the network, one that will be autonomous ing people in the advertising business," Pol- services, national sales, CBS Television and considerably larger than the one he cre- track recalls. "It seemed like a fun busi- Stations, 1969 -71; director, research and ated for sales nine years ago. ness." sales promotion, 71 -73; director of marketing This time around, the stakes are much In college, he associated advertising information, 1973 -75; director, marketing higher, with the networks caught between mostly with copywriting. "I thought that was services, market development, 1975 -77; declining profits and escalating production what people did at agencies," he says. But director, marketing services, 1977 -78; costs. Poltrack's task, as he sees it, is to through interviews with agency recruiters director, marketing, 1978 -79; vice president, develop more business for the network, and during his senior year he learned that copy- marketing services, CBS -TV, 1979 -82; vice not just in the daily combat with NBC and writing jobs at the New York agencies re- president, research, 1982 -87; present position ABC for a bigger piece of the $9 billion quired considerable experience. "Have you since August 1987; m. Leslie Rita Dyer, Aug. network advertising pie. He wants to expand thought about the media department ?" he 16, 1969. that pie by targeting competing national me- was asked. He didn't even know the depart- dia and the $100 billion now going to pro- ment existed. right place at the right time. While he was motions outside network television. Also After graduating magna cum laude, Pol- honing his marketing skills -he earned an ripe for exploration, he added, are the bil- track joined Ted Bates, New York, as a buy- MBA from New York University in 1973, lions of dollars that are spent on direct mar- er- planner in the company's media depart- attending classes at night-the stations divi- keting, such as direct mail. ment. Before long, he had developed an sion was coming under increasing pressure Poltrack rises at 5:30 a.m. each weekday interest in broadcasting, and in CBS in par- to develop new business, largely as a result to exercise before he catches a train to his ticular. of a congressional ban on broadcast cigarette New York city office from his home in New Poltrack did not actively pursue a job at advertising. Caanan, Conn. And one night a week he CBS. In fact, it pursued him. As he explains Poltrack then became director of market- teaches a course in marketing at New York it, his job was to maximize advertising effi- ing information, a new post created by the University. ciency for the product he represented. At the division. In that job, he was responsible for In his spare time, of which there is very time Poltrack was given responsibility for designing a unit to tap new sources of busi- little these days, Poltrack likes to play ten- the product, CBS controlled about 75% of ness for the stations, much the same job denis, read fiction and travel. He and his wife, its television advertising budget. "I came in scription as his current network post. Leslie, try to visit Hawaii at least once a and reassessed everything," he recalls. "I In his tenure at owned stations, Poltrack year. Bermuda used to be their favorite vaca- shifted money and [CBS's percentage] fell worked to expand the group's overall market tion spot, and his office walls are dotted with substantially." CBS, understandably, tried to nationally, as well as increase the retail busi- photos from past trips. Now, with airline persuade him it was the wrong move. He ness locally. He then headed the operation as frequent flyer programs "and a little more was also offered a job. "I must have con- director of marketing for the owned stations affluence," Hawaii has become their favorite vinced them that I was someone who would group. spot. be better on their team than on the buying By the late 1970's, the network was feel- Poltrack is also an author. In 1983 he side," he says. ing the same competitive pressures that the wrote the book, "Television Marketing: Net- Poltrack joined CBS in 1969 as a market- station group had earlier experienced. As a work, Local and Cable." Much of the re- ing analyst for its owned stations division, result of his marketing experience with the search for the book came in the course of his where he wrote presentations for the sales group, he was moved to the network side in work as a network executive. "So then it's department. He was quickly named director 1979 as vice president, marketing services, just the discipline to get it together," he says. of research and sales promotion for the divi- CBS Television Network Sales. The unit he He wants to update the book, and perhaps sion's in -house rep, CBS Spot Sales. created became part of the network sales de- write others. Considering the battle for rat- He acknowledges that his fortunes have partment. ings among a growing field of contenders, been due in some measure to being in the In 1982 Poltrack was named vice presi- there should be no lack of material. N

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 174 NTIA last week fort-nolE3rilefflmally announced plans for wide- ranging study of meeting with trade press last week, Sand said that two 30- year -o] cable television service aimed at determining whether and what anchors from medium sized markets will co -host. Sand has als policy changes are needed to assure competitive environment in signed former INN anchor and CBS correspondent Morton Dear industry "and, therefore, greater public benefits" ( "Closed Circuit," co -host of Lorimar's fall 1988 TV Guide strip (see page 150), to ho: Nov.9). Assistant Secretary of Commerce Alfred C. Sikes, who two segments: moderating fan club debates and hosting featur heads NTIA, said that cable television is now "the principal distri- about traits people in public eye have in common. Phyllis Schall bution medium of video services" and that its growth will "be will appear with liberal each week for "Friday Night Fights" an influenced by government actions particularly at the local and Jack La Lanne will be show's science editor. Arsenio Hall, host federal level." Sikes said cable "must be examined in the context of Late Show in recent weeks, may also be signed. the convergence of common carrier and mass media technologies o and the competitiveness of VCR's, C -band direct broadcast satellites, an emerging multipoint distribution service and the possibil- Turner Broadcasting System reported net loss of $38.3 million ity of Ku -band satellite distribution." "Issues to be included in third quarter, on revenue of $152.1 million. In year -earlier quarte study -which is to be concluded in spring -include franchising company had net loss of $44.3 million on revenue of $156.3 millior process, costs of cable and fiber optic plants, concentration of For first nine months, company had net loss of $104 million c ownership and program distribution. Developments in those is- revenue of $459.3 million. sues, as well as court decisions expanding cable's First Amend- o ment rights, NTIA said, "have dramatically changed the business environment for video distribution services." Motion Picture Association of America President Jack Valenti ha decried TCI purchase of Tempo Enterprises (see page 135). "This i another example of the increasing concentration of power both i Ratings for first regular season football game on ESPN were lower subscriber domination and program domination," he said. "P than preseason, four -game average. New England -New York Gi- some point, someone has to ask when is enough enough." TCI ha ants game scored 7.2 rating in cable homes and 8.5 rating in com- more than five million subscribers; Tempo Cable has 16,000 an bined broadcast -cable universe. ESPN had guaranteed advertisers Tempo TV serves 12.5 million subscribers. 9.5 rating for regular- season ESPN games. said ratings were af- Cable Television Administration and Marketing Society board is e: fected by 1 sweeps programing on broadcast networks and -6 re- pected to review final candidates for top position at organization du cord of defending Super Bowl champs, Giants. Game was also ing meeting in New York this week. Organization plans to crest closed- captioned by National Captioning Institute. president and chief executive officer position, which would hay more authority than previous executive director slot. Announc( ment of is by year's Fox Broadcasting Co. executives will be in New York and Chicago this successor expected end. week to negotiate deals for new Late Show replacement, The Wilton o North Report, debuting Nov. 30. New hour -long program, produced Al Gottesman, by former David Letterman will senior VP, L.F. Rothschild, told TVB members a executive producer Barry Sand, air tending annual at 11 p.m. on half of Fox's affiliates, and at 11:30 on other half until conference in Atlanta last week (see page 46), t believes both broadcasting industry it can be determined where it performs best. FBC President Jamie and stock markets are fund Keiner last week declined to project initial rating. Fox could mentally sound. "Advertising is not a discretionary expense fi grant major charter rates to several advertisers. There will be no unit advertisers," said Gottesman. "It is a mandatory expense cost for As marketers 30- second spots either. Fox will forego big promotion push in continue to create new consumer "needs," he sait they will buy beginning since large portion of format could change in coming increasing amounts of advertising time to delivt messages about those needs. months. Sand and Kelner said Wilton North, based on name of Gottesman also noted that mot national brands "localizing own studio where show will originate, has budget comparable to that of are their accounts. That will e: pand for Letterman. Existing format calls for reality -based comedy based opportunites creative marketing" by broadcasters. E also expressed Wall on current news happenings. Clips will not be altered for humor, "long term faith" in Street. Needs of institi and show will use affiliates to contribute offbeat reports. Sand said tional investors to invest sizeable funds in markets "isn't going i go away. Nor will for for I it will take part in coverage of next year's political conventions. In the need funds" companies seeking expand capital base, he said. o

Fox Broadcasting Co. and other networks continued negotiation with Viacom International last week for It's Gary Shandling Show currently on Showtime. Deal could involve both new and old ep sodes. Whoever picks up show, Viacom would retain syndicatio rights (it is being considered for 1991 debut).

Essex Communications announced that offer it had earlier receive from U S Cable Corp. (BROADCASTING, Nov. 9) had been reduce from $233 million to $225 million. Doug Paul, general counsel f( Essex, said new offer would not make the deal any less certain. hasn't stopped progress on the deal." Paul said principals were st trying to reach definitive agreement. o Ubiquitous. Last week, 20 years after President Lyndon John- son signed the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, the only state Grant Broadcasting's troubles continue as competing applicatf( in the country without a public broadcasting station-Mon- for license of wGBO -TV Joliet, Ill., was filed last week at FCC. Joli tana- received CPB qualifications for Montana State Universi- Television Station Ltd. Partnership, group headed by Terry Dola ty's xusmervi Bozeman. Sharing congratulations are (1-r): How- station sales rep with syndicator Orbis Communications in Chic ard Gutin, CPB chairman; CPB President Donald Ledwig, and go, filed application for ch. 66 with FCC last Tuesday (Nov. 1( Edward Groenhout, dean of the College of Arts and Architec- Grant Broadcasting is currently in bankruptcy hearings and is al: ture, Montana State. At present there are 318 public TV sta- being challenged for renewal of its WBFS -TV Miami. tions and 299 radio stations, according to CPB. o TV commercials featuring Spuds MacKenzie, bull terrier mascot f

Broadcasting Nov 16 1987 176 nheuser- Busch's Bud Lite beer, were protested last Friday morn- g on Senate floor by Senator Strom Thurmond (R -S. C.). Thurmond splayed promotional items of "original party animal" campaign demonstrate that it is directed toward children. The stuffed timals, children's toys and T- shirts small enough to fit 12 -year- is indicate the real purpose of the campaign," senator said. iurmond also protested wine cooler TV commercials which, he id, give "the impression that wine coolers are a soft drink."

aft of movies and mini -series unit of CBS Entertainment is being it from 35 to 15, decision reflecting network's lessened reliance t those program forms and emphasis by new president, Kim Masters (see page 144), on series development. Steve Mills re- ains VP in charge of unit. o 35 and Sony still had reached no decision late last Friday on $2 lion sale of CBS Records Group. In statement, CBS said that scussions with Japanese electronics manufacturer are continu- Coming up. Robert Clasen, president and CEO of Comcast Ca- g, but no agreement had been reached yet to present to CBS ble, and chairman of National Cable Month, unveiled logo for Lard of directors. CBS board met, but did not vote on sale, last NCM next April. Clasen said that 13 basic cable networks Nov. 11. CBS Friday $173.88, ednesday, stock closed up at $4.13 (A&E, BET, CBN, Discovery, ESPN, FNN, Lifetime, MTV Net- gher for week. works, Nashville, Tempo, Turner, USA and Weather Channel) million to ;cording to sources, there was word speading throughout CBS have committed $25 in advertising and promotion )ws last Friday (Nov. 13) in that Harry Smith is expected to be campaign, 10% increase from previous year. med co-host of Morning Program this week. Smith is CBS News illas correspondent who now appears on CBS Morning News The Disney Channel expects to announce its plans for scrambling in .th Faith Daniels. Smith would join Kathleen Sullivan as host of next 60 days, according to Disney President John Cooke. Speaking 3S News production which will replace current Morning Pro - last week to Washington Metropolitan Cable Club, Cooke said am on Nov. 30. service plans to begin scrambling in 1988, most likely during first o half of year. He said Disney Channel wanted to be sure there were enough decoders before scrambling. allmark Cards and First Chicago, partners in ownership of Span - o h- language station group, appear to be negotiating for acquisition Spanish -language program provider Univision. Los Angeles -based League of Women Voters' has hired Ray Lockhart, 33-year veteran nivision, which through holding company Univisia has common of NBC, as producer of its 12 1988 Presidential debates. During the vnership with Mexican programing giant Televisa, declined 1960's, Lockhart directed the Huntley Brinkley Report. He has torment. Los Angeles Times quoted source saying transaction, since produced and managed NBC special events coverage, been hich could include program-supply agreement with Televisa, vice president for news operations, for political programing and of ight be valued as high as $380 million. NBC News Worldwide Service and, until this year, senior producer of prime time documentaries. Lockhart's duties as producer of the league's 1988 debates will include working with staff on debate Lorimar losses. Lorimar Telepictures last week declared a $56.3 format, as well as technical aspects such as production, staging million loss for the quarter ending Sept. 30, and in an earlier and set design. First primary debate will take place in Manchester, move, adopted a stockholder rights plan to frustrate hostile N.H., on Feb. 13 -14. takeovers. o The defensive shareholder rights plan, approved last Thurs- day by Lorimar's board, would take affect when a party buys Senate legislation regulating backyard dish industry was said to be 20% or more, or offers to buy 30% or more, of the company' undergoing last- minute revisions in preparation for vote this Thurs- common stock. According to the company, the plan "was not in day by Commerce Committee. Staff of Senator Al Gore (D- Tenn.), response to any existing effort to acquire control of Lorimar." chief author of bill, was redrafting certain provisions (BROADCAST- Lorimar, which is undergoing a general restructuring involv- ING, Oct. 26). Reaction from industry backers and committee spon- key in fate of ing the sale of three network affiliate TV stations, advertising sors to those changes should be determining measure. Details of specific amendments suggested by Gore or others agencies and other properties, appears vulnerable now to a were sketchy. Idea of excluding cable programers not owned by takeover, according to Oppenheimer Vice President Dennis cable operators from bill's third -party packager provisions was McAlpine, because of both the low stock price and the relative- said to have surfaced. Also, there was some mention of expanding ly small stock ownership of company management or insiders. scope of legislation to require mandatory access to broadcast sig- The company's share price, trading as high as $22.25 last nals as well. One of bill's chief critics, Communications Subcom- March, dropped precipitously in the aftermath of the Oct. 19 mittee Chairman Daniel Inouye (D- Hawaii), who has problems market crash, going from $15 to $6.75 in less than two weeks. with third -party section, was waiting to see revisions before con- The stock has made uneven progress since, closing last Friday sidering own amendments. Inouye is viewed as key player in at $8.88, down slightly from the previous week. whether bill passes in Senate and has encouraged affected parties Lorimar blamed losses in its second quarter ending Sept. 30 to settle differences without legislation, but no progress was re- on a $45- million writedown from its motion picture division, a ported on that front. 27-fold increase in interest expenses to $11.5 million and the o cancellation of the ABC show Max Headroom. The film projects Syndicated special Return to the Titanic...Live (Wednesday, Oct. 28, responsible for the loss were five projects "initiated under prior 8 -10 p.m.) scored 22.5/33 in 15 overnight markets. LBS Commu- management of the division," the company said. nications sold advertisers gross average audience rating of 25 for Revenue was higher for the quarter, up 28% to $198 million, two plays of event. Special was carried by roughly 150 stations with net loss per share at $1.22. covering 96% of the country. In 14 overnight markets Titanic rated higher than anything else on air during time.

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Looking good federal law, is intended to interfere with or preempt the power of the States, including the political subdivisions thereof, to regulate It's too early for the champagne, but the latest dispatches from the the uttering of obscene or indecent [emphasis ours] language or transfer fee /fairness doctrine front are so encouraging that-even the distribution of obscene or indecent matter of any sort, by if premature -they must be remarked upon. It very much appears means of cable television or subscription services on television in as if the National Association of Broadcasters has won its biggest a manner that is not inconsistent with the Constitution." By dis- victory in recent memory-and against impressive odds. If so, it tribute it means "send, transmit, retransmit, telecast, broadcast or will be Eddie Fritts's greatest achievement in his five -year presi- cablecast, including by wire, microwave or satellite, or to pro- dency, and one in which he can take justifiable pride. duce or provide material for such distribution." It all began when Senator Ernest Hollings (D- S.C.), chairman Cable interests might argue that no license to prosecute inde- of the Senate Commerce Committee, sought to use a budget cency on cable comparable to that established by Pacifica for reconciliation bill to codify the fairness doctrine and at the same broadcasting has yet been established, and that cable is thus time shift a large part of the burden of supporting public broad- insulated from such regulation. But from the wording of the casting to the private broadcasting system. Specifically, the Holl- above quote, it is not clear that the Justice Department has made ings bill would impose a tax of from 2% to 5% on the sales of that same distinction. broadcast properties. The bill had more than just Hollings going The best we can hope for is that this is the last we'll hear of it. for it. In a time of fiscal crisis the thought of pumping so many Oblivion would be a just reward. millions into the treasury, and eventually into public broadcasting, was appealing across the political spectrum, and the thought The 'we's' have it of reinstituting the fairness doctrine in the process made it appear There is a new definition for the "local" in local journalism. It is a sure winner. anywhere a satellite can reach, which is just about everywhere. That was what the NAB was up against when its leadership cut As that reach has grown, the distinctions between local and net- short a trip to Japan to mobilize the membership and activate the work coverage have continued to blur in what could be labeled impressive grassroots organization that has been developed in the "we" generation in local news, with stations pooling their recent years. President Fritts, often acting on his own, was all talents, and transponders, to form regional and ad hoc networks. over Washington, and particularly Capitol Hill. The effort ap- This week's special report on those local news efforts shows just peared to be on two fronts: calling in chits to oppose the Hollings how far local news has come, and how far local newscasters will bill if it were ever brought to a vote, and lobbying the economic go, to cover the breaking story or uncover the deceptive practice. "summit" between the White House and the Congress to make From saying yes to condom ads, PSA's and AIDS -related pro- sure that the transfer tax would not win endorsement. grams to saying no to drugs in stationwide and groupwide cam- By the end of last week the NAB felt secure enough to advise paigns, the public affairs commitment of Fifth Estaters over the its board that it had 50 Senate votes in hand to block the Hollings past year-plus has been stronger than ever. It takes only a glance at bill, and that no measure as controversial as his would be consid- any of the 12-plus pages of public affairs programing in this ered by the summit. Double whammy. week's special report-and that only a cross -section of an in- Not only would such a victory be sweet for those who win it, dustrywide commitment of time and dollars -to illustrate that but it would be precious indeed for the industry in whose behalf it point. was won. Still another attempt to codify fairness will have failed Among the causes championed and wrongs righted in the past in the Senate (although still another-from Representative John year were food drives, clothing drives, telethons, charity walks Dingell [D- Mich.]-is certain to arise in the House). A tax of and runs, scholarships, book donations, cholesterol and cancer gross inequity-and hundreds of millions of dollars magnitude - screenings, anti -drunk driving projects, literacy campaigns, town will have been avoided. And the responsibility for supporting meetings, crime prevention programs, disaster relief, hospital public broadcasting will have been returned squarely where it care, care for the elderly, runaways, radon gas levels, consumer belongs: to the public at large. rip -offs, government corruption . ... the list is as long as the dedi- Three cheers for N Street. cation broadcasters bring to their corners of the Fifth Estate. Open season

The Reagan administration sent a 49 -page bill to Congress last week seeking to implement some of the recommendations of the ill -conceived Meese Commission. If the bill becomes law, traditional broadcasters may have the company of cablecasters and satellite television distributors in their First Amendment ghetto. For Broadcasters, it was the Supreme Court's decision in the Pacifica case. For cablecasters and STV operators, it could be the Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act of 1987. (It has yet to be introduced, or even referred to committee, so there is time to amend or axe it.) It is a bill cloaked in righteousness. Who could argue with protecting children from exploitation? But the bill would do more than that. It would free the states and "the for. political subdivisions thereof' to pursue their own parochial mo- Drawn for BROADCASTING by Jack Schmidt ralities against cable and STV, and it arms them with a broad- "We need a new opening graphic. We've moved the early news sword. The offending paragraph reads: "Nothing in...the Cable back another half hour so we have to call it "The Late After- Communications Policy Act of 1984, or in any other provision of noon News."

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