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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 2003
Page
2
May 12 will feature Katie Couric hosting the Tonight show and Jay Leno hosting Today. Leno credits Couric’s idea and says she has an infectious personality and could pull it off, noting stopping only if she bombs.
Tim Reid, known for WKRP in Cincinnati and Simon & Simon, urges Black Americans to control their media image. He spoke at Morgan State University during the first Communication Day, noting studios in Virginia produce films with more richly drawn Black characters and warning against letting media shape negative stereotypes.
Will Ferrell, the Saturday Night Live veteran, commits to the Boston Marathon from Hopkinton to Boston. The 35-year-old actor has shed 25 pounds since taking up serious running and notes friends compliment his look and feel as he prepares for the 26.2 mile race.
Stephen Ambrose, famed author of Band of Brothers and The Wild Blue, finished a children's novel This Vast Land before his death last fall. Simon & Schuster, his longtime publisher, will release the Lewis and Clark tale told through a young explorer. Hugh Ambrose said his father’s passion for the Lewis and Clark story drove the shift from nonfiction.
The piece surveys events from 1775 starting the American Revolution with Lexington and Concord to 1995 the Oklahoma City bombing. It notes 1782 Dutch recognition of U.S. independence 1933 US abandonment of the gold standard 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Jews’ armed struggle and the Murrah Federal Building bombing with 168 dead and hundreds hurt.
Today's notable birthdays include Ashley Judd aged 35, Tim Curry 57, Mark Flo Volman of The Turtles at 56, Sue Barker 47, Suge Knight 38, Bekka Bramlett 35, James Franco 25, and Kate Hudson 24. Ashley Judd.
Powerball numbers drawn Wednesday were 4 25 39 41 50 with Powerball 31. Friday Kansas Pick 3 yielded 857. Kansas Cash results show numbers 810 16 23 28 with 16 as a prize indicator.
The embedded reporting experiment in Iraq drew positive early reviews from journalists and officials. NBC's Chip Reid and CBS News President Andrew Heyward praised its impact on war coverage while Pentagon leaders said it countered disinformation and humanized the military.
TV listings note a cheeky WB style take on Helen of Troy with Sienna Guillory as a glamorous Spartans and Paris romance two-part wrap. CBSs Ice Bound with Susan Sarandon, NBCs Hope special, and Discoverys James ossuary follow. NBCs Hunter and Birdcage airings round out a busy Sunday schedule.
Local clubs host a busy night with The Red Elvises at Grand Emporium and The Bottleneck presenting multiple acts. Other shows include Ultimate Fakebook at The Granada, Conner and Getaway Driver at The Bottleneck, Levee Town at Stu's Midtown, and The Band That Saved the World at The Hurricane, all starting around 9 to 10 p.m. in Kansas City venues.
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