Broadcaster warns of trouble ahead for charity telethons
LA producer Jon Ross argues telethons face rising costs and shorter viewer attention amid more programming choices. His Six Hours for Life will air across 82 stations this weekend from Paramount Studios, with Shirley Jones hosting and segments including Star Spin and High Society. The MDA telethon proceeds with no clearance issues, while March of Dimes and Cerebral Palsy Society trepidations loom. The concept pushes shorter, concentrated broadcasts as the future response to declining audience engagement.
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Los Angeles
Jon Ross
Leukemia Society of America
Ross
Jerry Lewis
March of Dimes
Cerebral Palsy Society
Nina Gordon
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Richard Mann
MDA
New York
Mann
National Leukemia Broadcast Council
Fox
Metromedia
Paramount Studios
Shirley Jones
Elaine Joyce
Monty Hall
Dennis James
Geoff Edwards
Wink Martindale
Associated Press
Alan Young Ties to Talking Animals Across Screen and Radio
Alan Young built a career around talking animals from Mr Ed to Scrooge McDuck. The actor recalls early 1950s success in Androcles and the Lion and later voiced Scrooge McDuck for Disney's DUCKTALES. He also contributed to The Smurfs Mickey’s Christmas Carol and other animated projects while making TV and film appearances.
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Los Angeles
Alan Young
Mr. Ed
Scrooge McDuck
Young
Canada
New York
Howard Hughes
George Bernard Shaw
Hughes
CBS
Wilbur Post
Wilbur
The
Flintstones
Walt Disney Studios
San Francisco
Disney Animation
Disney Studios
Walt Disney
Scotland
England
Tynemouth
Stape
Gracie Fields
Eddie Cantor
America
Blue Network
ABC Radio
Darryl F. Zanuck
Hollywood
Jeanne Crain
Margie
Cats musical erupts in East Berlin crowds awe
The Vienna Theater an der Wien troupe brings the Broadway hit Cats to East Berlin drawing long lines for tickets, rave reviews from ADN and newspapers, and a brisk black market with scalpers asking over 800 marks for seats. The 128 member company performs 15 shows as part of Berlin's 750th anniversary celebrations.
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Berlin
East Berlin
East Germany
Theater An der Wien
Vienna
Peter Weck
Associated Press
New York
London
ADN
Gillian Lynne
Disney fails to haul real elephant for publicity
Disney officials cannot move a 10,000 pound elephant from Tampa to Walt Disney World for a publicity photo. Spokesman Tom Brinkmoeller says elephant trucks are up North with circuses and the real animal needs a special vehicle to travel. Disney wants to pair Mickey Mouse with the elephant for upcoming outdoor acts this fall and needs a truck soon.
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Lake Buena Vista
Fla
Walt Disney People
Walt Disney World
Tampa
Busch Gardens
Magic Kingdom
Disney
Tom Brinkmoeller
Florida
Mickey Mouse
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