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Channel 2 gears up for annualHundreds of celebrity auctioneers andvolunteers are getting ready to sell offTables A. B and C in hopes of raising more in $1 3 million to benefit WGBHThe 23rd annual Channel 2 Auction, which WGBH President Henrv Becton officially'G'; 4rE* 1opens at 7 30 p.m. Friday, will feature six‘w cars worth a total of $80,000 andsome killer trips ■ said Edythe Baker, auction manager Baker says this year s auction will featuresomething new called “MidnightMadness Ch 2 also will auction a pillowcaseautographed bv fun-loving ex-presidentialcandidate GaryBaker noted the item was donated in timefor last year’s auction but it wasn't offered for sale then because of Hart’s highly publicized romp aboard the boat MonkeyBusiness with model Donna Rice. The itemfrom Hart s linen closet goes up for bid June11, the auction’s Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis campaigns Friday in California, meaning he can’t open this year’s auction Dukakis isslated to make a 15-mmute appearance June 9 at 7 p m Coincidentally, that’s Spirit of Massachusetts Day on the auctionThe usual assortment of products, antiques and art items will be supplemented bv collectibles, such as a 1965 burgundy andwhite Mustang convertible. Computers andonlie block.If sou want to get awav from your block trips being offered this year have destinations of Barbados. Tokyo Aruba. Ireland Jamaica and SwitzerlandChannel ScanbyMike Krasnerweekends at several of Boston’s luxury hotels will also be availableBaker says the wife of the town clerk has offered to give an escorted tour to the winners of a trip to Melbourne. Australia Trekking in the Himalayas of Nepal is another possibility Or maybe you want to cheer on New England’s entry in October's weeklong Culinary Olympics being held in Frankfurt. W est Germany It's estimated that nearly 2 million people in Massachusetts. Rhode Island. New Hampshire. much of Connecticut and parts ofsouthern Vermont watch the Channel 2 auction everv vear Bids have come in from asW: ■ Vfar away as Saudi Arabia.During eight years as auction manager.Baker has observed that more viewerstune in at midnight and that bidding becomes strong and forceful The auctionaverages about $150 per minute overall; thedollars pour in at almost $400 per minute between midnight and the 1 a m closing, along comes Midnight Madness on June 10and f v -1Zayreand Bradieesha\e donated 4U' consumer interest items that will go tothe first 40 callers The idea is to have some fun without disrupting the proceedings,Baker said.The theme of the nme-dav event is Join the Parade. and the number to call is (617}492*1 11 1The inaugural 11 p.m newscast on WNHT, Channel 21. opened Monday with a snazzy graphic display introducing the CBS station’snew anchor team Steve Sc hiff and CindyWilliams immediately called for a live report on holiday traffic, hardly an original idea, but an appropriate story for the conclusion of Memorial Day weekend A surprise awaited the reporter and state trooper she interviewed. Midway through, there wasa flash and the lights went out. 7 law man proved to be a trouper as he continued with his answer in darkness alongside the highway Viewers could see only a few passing headlights.t h. 21 caught a break while trying to acquaint viewers with its newscasts. Rival W Ml R TV, Channel 9. waslocked into an extra-inning network baseball game that stretched past midnightWilliams said that “the reason we re ail here is station owner Thomas Flatley’s commitment to provide in-state news for thepeople of New Hampshire. Flatley, president of Braintree, Mass -based Flatley Cosaid he expects southern New Hampshirewill become its own television market, separated from Boston, within a few years. Departing Gov. John Sununu was a studioguest for Ch. 21s premiere newscast at 6p m Monday“Roxbury Night and Day” is the title of atwo-part news series set for Live at 5 00“auctionnewscasts on W NFV TV, Channel 7, todayand Thursdav.•V.SP*v-Reporter Rehema Filis examines how the community is coping with a crime wave that has led to least 10 recent shootings. Most were apparently drug-related The special reports include footage of drug dealsbeing made and police patrols Fllis willalso report on plans for resident streettrols and additional neighborhood-watch groups.( h 7 news executives have done some more producer-shuffling Jaime Cohen has moved from the noon news to produce “Nightbeat” at 11 p.m The 1980 EmersonCollege graduate broke in as a production assistant at Ch. 7 in January 1981.Tom Burke has been brought in from wlt; MH-TV in Columbus. Ohio, to produceCh ?s6p.m news Burke's a Newton nativewho graduated from Boston College in 1978 and previously served as news producer at w \lt; ,M-TV. Presque Isle. Maine, and WNCT-TV in Greenville. N.C He’s married and has two children.The 20th anniversary of the Robert FKennedy slaying will be marked by special programs airing Monday on WFXT. Channel 2r Fox’s The RFK Storv will be shown at 10p m., followed by a special edition of “The Jerry Williams Show Williams’ program will feature comments from friends and family, including RFK’s son Michael Kennedy was shot June 5 1968, by Sirhan Sirhan at the conclusion of the California presidential primary, and he died the next day.
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Nashua, New Hampshire, US
Wed, Jun 01, 1988
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