FCC creates yardstick to measure TV news and public affairs
The FCC released a new annual report system requiring all commercial TV stations to disclose yearly minutes devoted to news public affairs and related noncommercial programming during a test week. Early data from New York Washington show wide variations in share of news. Audits may check some stations as the regulator and Congress weigh broadcasting renewal laws and cross ownership limits.
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Wnbc-Tv
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Commerce Committee
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Wtop-Tv
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Wrc-Tv
National Broadcasting Company
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Washington Star-News
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Metromedia
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Ellington's Son to Guest Conduct at American Song Festival
Mercer Ellington will guest conduct the American Song Festival orchestra on Aug. 31 in Saratoga Springs. The program includes an overture tribute to Duke Ellington and performances by Ray Charles the Pointer Sisters Al Wilson the Rev James Cleveland and the Oak Ridge Boys. Tickets for the concert and the series Aug 30 to Sept 2 are available through the Saratoga Performing Arts Center or Ticketron outlets.
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al Wilson
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Oak Ridge Boys
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Ticketron
Movies Are Bigger Than Ever As New Studio Leaders Rise
Hollywood executives say a new generation has energized the film business after a years long slide. Box office worldwide could reach 1.6 billion in the year with rest of world adding about half again. Executives like Ted Ashley Frank Yablans cite hits such as The Exorcist The Godfather The Sting American Graffiti and The Poseidon Adventure as proof audiences still seek event cinema.
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N.Y
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Entertainment World
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Ashley
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Paramount Pictures
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20Th Century-Fox
Gordon Stulberg
University of Toronto
Cornell University Law School
Columbia Pictures
Harry Cohn
Stulberg
Louis B. Mayer
Jack Warner
Darryl F. Zanuck
New York
Louis XVIII
Lionel Barrymore
Ebenezer Scrooge
Warner
Paramount
Gulf & Western
Fox
House of Zanuck
Universal
MCA
Music Corporation of America
Lew Wasserman
Columbia
David Begelman
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Thurber revue opens at Arena Civic Theatre in Greenfield
James Thurber's A Thurber Carnival will open July 31 for four nights at Arena Civic Theatre Roundhouse Franklin County Fairgrounds Greenfield directed by D Day Lee. Cast includes George Johnston Gene Fahey Saul Greenblatt James Percival Barry Latham Lou Winfrey Jennifer Fogel Sanger Nina Anderson Caroline Penna. Ticket reservations at 413 772-0841.
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Oliver
Lee
Deerfield Academy
George Johnston
Greenfield Community College
Gene Fahey
ACT
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James Percival
Barry Latham
Lou Winfrey
Jennifer Fogel-Sanger
Nina Anderson
Caroline Penna
Seven solo shows open at Chaffee Art Center in Rutland
A slate of seven solo exhibitions opens Sunday at the Chaffee Art Center in Rutland. Anita Anderson mixes media, Katherine King Johnson displays oil seascapes and local landscapes, Kathleen Bruskin brings semi contemporary oils, John Perry presents photography in the upper hall, Hazel Kitts Wires shows Vermont watercolors and oils, and Rita MacKenzie from Kingston Ontario exhibits pastels. A preview reception runs 4 to 7 p.m. with exhibitions continuing through August 14. A new prints and crafts gallery also debuts with seasonal exhibits throughout the year.
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Chaffee Art Center
Anita Anderson
Proctor
Katherine King Johnson
Art Center
Perry
Stratford
Hazel Kitts Wires
Vermont
TV Highlights: CBS Preempts Good Times For 1950s Movie
United Press International reports CBS will air a three hour movie block replacing Good Times at 8 p.m. featuring Around the World in 80 Days. At 1 a.m. NBC offers The Midnight Special hosted by B B King with performances by Paul Butterfield’s Better Days Jimmy Witherspoon John Lee Hooker Big Mama Thornton Joe Williams and others plus a Rutland youth gallery showcasing regional student art.
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NBC
B.B. King
Paul Butterfield
Jimmy Witherspoon
John Lee Hooker
Big Mama Thornton
Joe Williams
Bobby Blue Bland
Papa Joe Creach
Badlands and Other Films At Local Theaters
A harsh look at a homicidal romance in Badlands starring Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek drives a night of diverse films at Harte on Main Street with Mame at Manchester Cinema and Chinatown plus Thunderbolt and Lightfoot at nearby venues.
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Harte
Main Street
Charles Starkweather
Carol Fugate
Martin Sheen
Kit
Sissy Spacek
Holly
Badlands
John Hubbard
Manchester
Lucille Ball
Clint Eastwood
McQueen-MacGraw
Croquette Notes And Freezing Tips At Vermont Steak House
The piece explains croquette etymology and methods to freeze garden produce. It suggests freezing tomatoes in a thick Italian sauce or lightly stewing with onions and celery, and packing in meal-size portions. It also recommends lining dishes with foil and freezing stock in small cubes for later use. The Vermont Steak House at 716 Main St in Bennington Vermont invites tasting its sauces.
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