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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1976
Page
8
An evening schedule fragment shows broadcast blocks with titles such as The Truth on 413 Tell The Truth Bowling for Dollars Space 1999 News Family Affair Laredo and various film and talk show listings. Multiple networks air boxing movies Dean Martin Tonight Show SWAT and news programs in late day slots.
A dense listing of Saturday and Sunday television programs from 3-Star Trek to The Rock Music Awards and Mary Hartman Mary Hartman. Entries include times, show titles, and occasional channels or networks, reflecting a mix of sports, variety, and dramatic programming typical of the era.
A dense listing shows Cincinnati at Baltimore and multiple NFL game times alongside a packed broadcast slate. Programs include NBC News CBS 60 Minutes and various specials like Masterpiece Theatre Ellery Queen and Kojak with Rock Concerts and talk shows airing across the schedule.
Katharine Hepburn shoots a scene 25 feet above ground in a balloon for Olly Olly Oxen Free, insisting the stunt be done without a double. She takes no fee for the film, aims for family-friendly fare, and voices disdain for today’s sexualized, sensational cinema.
Premiering on the regular schedule Spencer's Pilots features Gene Evans as Spencer heading a small airline with Christopher Stone Todd Susman Margaret Impert and Britt Leach. A drone aircraft drives the plot with takeoffs from a mesa and a WWII air maneuver saving the day. 8 9 p m portions mark the premiere and a later repeat follows.
Ohio University's Telecommunications Center schedules Sunday start for WOUB TV 20 and WOUC TV 44 with 8 a.m. sign on and PBS child programs. From noon to 1 p.m. contemporary music features acts like The Pointer Sisters and Esther Phillips.
The Ohio Arts Council executive committee will convene Monday at 11 a.m. in the main conference room on the 12th floor of 50 W. Broad St. The agenda covers the 1978-79 budget, artists policy, panel use and other business. Members serving one-year terms include John Henle, Rachel Redinger, Rowland Brown, Al Bright, Rita Howley, and Maxine Levi.
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