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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1977
Page
8
A radio TV schedule fragment shows Sunrise Semester Farm Report and a crowded morning lineup including CBS News, The Andy Griffith Show, The Price Is Right, Hollywood Squares, and soap operas. The guide lists various programs across channel slots with titles like The Young and the Restless and Days of Our Lives.
The listing blends movie plots and TV credits from April evenings. It highlights a backwoods man killing the drunk driver who took his grandson, a Various network schedules including The ABC Friday, Wall Street Week with Louis Rukeyser, and The Midnight Hour with hosts Gabe Kaplan and guests.
Ed McMahon takes center stage in Columbia’s Fun with Dick and Jane playing a company chief who belts out belts before firing his aide. The Tonight Show veteran notes his schedule limits film work, keeping Tonight Show duties first while enjoying a high profile in movies and public appearances.
CBS plans the first Television Critics' Circle Awards with 19 honor categories amid heated debates among TV critics nationwide. NBC will air its own show May 15 despite threats of boycotts, while David Susskind defends the event as critic driven and states CBS does not own rights to a second show.
Professional author George Plimpton debuts as a running cam operator on Almanac to capture host Sam Crowl and the show set. He discusses his camera focus on Crowl’s shoe and beard, recalls past stunts with Archie Moore and John Wayne, and notes musicians fear surpasses that of athletes.
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