ABC falls short as Calgary Olympic coverage tires viewers
Readers critique ABC for dull winter Games telecasts despite strong opening ceremonies and moving Dan Jansen tribute. Jim McKay praised, but Dick Button and Kathie Lee Gifford face sharp derision for ego and offhand interviews. WMMS radio ballot controversy also noted with Rolling Stone poll results. WEWS-TV’s Ney Chandler earns new honor.
Sportscaster of the Year honors for Ohio winner
National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association names Chandler the 1987 Ohio Sportscaster of the Year. He has directed WEWS sports since 1984 and called Browns Indians Cavaliers and Force games since 1980, the first Cleveland recipient since 1978. The dinner is in Salisbury North Carolina in May.
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Olympic Winter Games spotlight skating as closing events near
Calgary hosts the games winding down with the ladies long program in figure skating and the women's 1500 meter speed skating race on the eve of the closing ceremonies. A 8:06 P.M. segment hints at The Facts of Life facing upheaval as Jo McKeon contemplates a major change in her storyline.
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Critic’s Choices and Star Roles Highlight 1984 TV Guide
Review notes the stage proposal by Rick Bryce and praises Peter Hyams 2010 as a well-made 1984 sequel with Roy Scheider exploring the Discovery’s fate. Also mentions Mickey Rooney in Bluegrass and his new suitor role for Sophia in The Golden Girls.
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NBC reshuffles midseason schedule tightens March changes
NBC announces phase two of a midseason shuffle with Blair Brown in Days and Nights of Molly Dodd. Phase one debuts March 15 with In the Heat of the Night at 9 PM. A two hour movie premieres March 6. The Bronx Zoo returns March 30 with a preview March 24. Olympics boost for Today, Nielsen ratings show Today leads Good Morning America and CBS This Morning. Saturday Night's Main Event set for March 12 headlined by Hogan Race Savage and DiBiase Beefcake Valentine.
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