Cop Rock mud wrestler inspires TV twist and guests
The comic musical Cop Rock on WIXT TV features mud-wrestling girlfriend guest Karla Tamburrelly and TV brothers Matthew and Mitchel Laurance as media consultants advocating mayoral plastic surgery. CBS pre-empts for NL playoff game from Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh. The Hobbit and Return of the King air on Disney channels.
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Orson Welles Classics on Cable's Movie Channel Tonight
A double bill features Touch of Evil at 8 and The Lady From Shanghai at 10 with Rita Hayworth and a hall of mirrors finale. Charlton Heston talks with host Robert Osborne between films. Other lineup includes Unsolved Mysteries, Growing Pains, Doogie Howser, The Fanelli Boys, Married People, Dear John, Hunter, The Arsenio Hall Show, The Tonight Show, Into the Night, Late Night With David Letterman, and Later With Bob Costas.
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Debate delays for Syracuse governor race shift network airings
Channel 5 plan delays debate airing to Oct 19 22 and will excerpt for news if needed. CBS-affiliates form a transmarket network to air the Syracuse governor debate while Channel 24 public TV misses the original plan due to Cuomo scheduling and loss of master control.
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Council delay allows Cooke CableVision to telecast meeting
The Common Council meeting scheduled for October 15 will be televised by Cooke CableVision but with a delay. The afternoon session will not be live and will air a day and a half later, making coverage inconsistent and potentially outdated by Tuesday.
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Channel 68 plans Syracuse prime time newscast hire
WSYT TV Channel 68 aims for a 10 p.m. local prime time newscast within a year with Gary Dresspul seeking a news director this spring. He says fall goal is to launch, noting Encore Communications’ ownership change last summer and rising interest from anchors seeking move prospects.
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