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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 21, 1977

Page

8

Television Guide Listings and Guests Featuring ABC and CBS

Friday evening PBS program guide lists ABC and CBS lineups with guests including Mac Davis Ann-Margret Sammy Davis Jr and Charo. Highlights include The Love Boat The Sonny and Cher Show The Tonight Show Monty Python’s Flying Circus S.W.A.T. and Nightline style segments with noted appearances and reruns.

Bob Hope Mac Davis Ann-Margret Sammy Davis, Jr Charo Texaco Lake Tahoe Louis Rukeyser Beverly C Lannquist Morgan Stanley and Company, Inc

TV Guide Sunday Schedule Highlights and Highlights List

A dense scanned listing shows a long slate of programs across multiple networks. It includes children's, educational, sports and talk shows with names like Mister Rogers Schoolhouse Rock Scooby Doo, Lligan, Bugs Bunny, Star Trek, and various local station IDs WSAZ WCMH WTVN. It references college basketball games Georgia vs Mississippi State and Iowa vs Northwestern, plus movies and NBC News special reports on Congress.

Jimmy Connors Bjorn Borg Manuel Orantes Adriano Panatta Myrtle Beach Georgia Mississippi State Iowa Northwestern Princeton St. Johns St. John's Colorado Oklahoma Davidson South Carolina Oregon Oregon State Utah Arizona State Deeress Houston Texas A Town Hall Boggee News Music Hall America Arthur Godfrey Jody Miller Lawrence Welk Gage DeSoto Dave Barry Indiana Ohio State Mel Price WJM- TV Ted and Georgette Steve Lrevor Yeoman Diana Prince Wonder Woman Buenos Aires Nehemiah Persoff Marisa Pavan Joan Devlin Bob Newhart Hartley Brulbay MianPar Mr. Ricco

Nader finds airbag faulty on NBC show

Consumer advocate Ralph Nader guest hosted NBC Saturday Night and discovered a car airbag failure during a live routine. He joked GM sabotaged it and noted the show’s makeup contained harmful dye while addressing audience questions about joining his consumer group.

New York Ralph Nader Nader Laraine Newman General Motors Mr. Goodtime NBC Puerto Rico Baba Wawa Barbara Walters Rosalynn Carter

Fargo Directed Film's Executive Producer

James Fargo reflects on directing The Enforcer Clint Eastwood’s third Dirty Harry film as executive producer. He explains managing on set with Eastwood and prevailing in the cutting room while Eastwood steers overall production. Fargo, 38, from Wenatchie Washington, built his career from TV production to directing via Fox and the Directors Guild program.

Los Angeles James Fargo Fargo Clint Eastwood Dirty Harry Callahan Eastwood Clint Paul Newman Sidney Poitier Jim Fargo Wenatchie Wash Navy University of Washington Pasadena 20Th Century- Fox Directors Guild Henry Hathaway Rommel

Mozart's Flute to Air Die Zauberflote on WOUB Radio

The eighth Met Opera Radio Network broadcast presents Die Zauberflote with Benita Valente Rita Shane Stuart Burrows Donald Gramm Paul Plishka Morley Meredith Nico Castel James Conlon making his Met debut conductor Two act opera includes a Singers Round table with Regine Crespin John Alexander Donald Gramm and Sherill Milnes before intermission.

Mozart Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Woub-Am Benita Valente Pamina Rita Shane Queen of the Night Stuart Burrows Tamino Donald Gramm Papageno Paul Plishka Sarastro Morley Meredith High Priest Nico Castel Monostatos James Conlon Metropolitan Opera Regine Crespin John Alexander Sherill Milnes

Roots drama opens eight night event on ABC

ABC presents Alex Haley's Roots as a 12 hour chronicle tracing Kunta Kinte from Africa to slavery and back to freedom. LeVar Burton leads as Kunta with Cicely Tyson and Moses Gunn in key roles as production unfolds over eight consecutive nights.

Jerry Buck LOS Angeles Alex Haley ABC Haley Africa America Kunta Kinte Cicely Tyson Thalmus Rasulala Moses Gunn Ji Tu Cumbuka Edward Asner Ralph Waite The Waltons Burton Savannah Georgia William Blinn Brian Stan Margulies David L. Wolper David Greene Grady Fred Esther Sanford and Son NBC Mel Alice Flo CBS Mr. Ricco Dean Martin Cindy Williams LeVar Burton Juffure Gambia

Roots adaption drew wide praise and sharp criticism

Los Angeles AP notes ABC aired an eight night series adaptation of Roots by Alex Haley. The two hour premiere omits stark brutality, replacing a minor captain with a conscience and reducing shipboard cruelties, which may disappoint readers of Haley’s stark portrayal.

William Blinn Ernest Kinney Haley

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