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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1976
Page
6
Prime time stations feature NBC CBS ABC and 20 city outlets with a mix of news, dramas, game shows, and specials. Notable items include Truth or Consequences and To Tell The Truth followed by Lawrence Welk Sanford & Son Charlie Brown and The Rockford Files.
The page lists a dense timetable of shows and segments across channels and times including in the know Newsmaker 75 Debates Farm and Family programs. It notes airings for Mr Rogers Sesame Street The Electric Company and various classic cartoons along with sports and news blocks and late night broadcasts.
A dense list outlines a full broadcasting slate with programs like This Is The Life, Rex Humbard, Oral Roberts, and Meet The Press. It includes religious shows, news programs, sports telecasts, and classic dramas across multiple time slots and channels.
New York AP reports NBC unveiled a red and blue abstract N on New Year’s Day, while Nebraska Educational Television Network claims prior rights to a similar red N used since June. NETV art director Bill Korbus and Ron Hull note a 13 to 12 staff vote chose their symbol weeks earlier. NETV considers legal action if needed.
A listing of television stations in related markets including 3 WSAZ TV Huntington NBC 4 WLWC Columbus NBC 6 WTVN Columbus ABC 8 WCHS TV Charleston CBS 20 WBNS TV Columbus CBS 13 WOWK TV Huntington ABC 15 WTAP TV Parkersburg NBC 18 WHIZ TV Zanesville NBC and WOUB TV Athens PBS.
Reader asks about Carol Barnett birthplace age marriage and children Carrie Jody Erin Kate and writing address CBS Television City. Also requests Valerie Harper spouse name and contact, plus Michael Landon age at Bonanza start and Carradine background. Includes notes on The Magician TV fate.
The program presents the Chief Joseph saga with Ned Romero as Joseph and James Whitmore as General Howard. Nez Perce trek toward Canada is framed as a heroic struggle with moving surrender speech noted. Also a Satire on Sanford and Son featuring Cesare Canova as the Cavorting Connoisseur and Redd Foxx.
The lineup features Happy Anniversary Charlie Brown with Carl Reiner and Schulz, treasure hunt caper with Cash and Cable, a Chico and the Man retirement dream, The Rockford Files with Isaac Hayes, The Friday Night Movies Super Cops, and Police Story Part One with Robert Stack.
An advent cantata by Stefania Denbow premiered at Athens First Presbyterian Church in 1974 has been published by See-Saw Music Co New York. The work titled All Glory for This Blessed Morn features organ accompaniment and is based on the plain song A Solis Ortus Cardine.
Prof J A French of Louisiana State University visits Ohio University to lecture on proof and theory at 4 p.m. Friday in Morton Hall and to present a colloquium on his research Monday also in Morton Hall. Refreshments follow. Sponsored by the Institute for Medicine and Mathematics.
The Buckeye Tourist Council Board of Trustees meets January 21 at noon at the Holiday Inn Marietta to discuss membership development and 1976 promotion plans. ARCs subsidy through November 1 is noted, after which costs must be covered by membership fees. Exhibits are planned for Pittsburgh Columbus Canton Cleveland Wheeling and Parkersburg. The meeting is open to the public.
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