Ex-politicos turn to radio as powerfully armed talkers
Ed Koch leads a wave of former officials turned radio hosts using confrontational style to shape public debate. The piece surveys Jerry Brown Edward Vrdolyak Marjorie Clapprood Alan Keyes Christine Todd Whitman Janet Jeghelian Ronna Romney and others who leveraged talk radio to reach voters and revive political careers.
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Maryland
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Philadelphia
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David Duke
Louisiana
Covington
Tom Star
Talk America Network
Robins Audition Draws Thousands For Batman Part
In Boston on Saturday nearly 1,000 young men in their late teens and early 20s auditioned for the Robin role in a Warner Bros Batman film. Shawn LaBranche, 21, of Lynn Massachusetts wore the Boy Wonder costume during the event. Academy Award winning conductor Andre Previn, 64, fainted after a performance and was hospitalized. He returned to Bedford Hills New York after being released from Shadyside Hospital. Doctors found no major medical issue and said he would see his personal physician per Pittsburgh doctors’ advice.
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Daily News
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New York Times
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Bedford Hills
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Columbia Artists Management Inc
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Kristina Goulet
Las Vegas
Lorena Bobbitt
Virginia
Portly NYPD Blue star Dennis Franz eyes racy roles
Dennis Franz talks to TV Guide about showing more of his body on ABCs NYPD Blue and insists ordinary people should appear without clothes on to boost story realism. He notes his character Andy Sipowicz had a love scene with Sharon Lawrences Sylvia Costas but did not strip.
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Dennis Franz
TV Guide
Franz
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Sylvia Costas
Sharon Lawrence
Joel Schumacher seeks a tough Robin for Batman II
Open auditions drew nearly 1000 hopefuls for the role of Robin, with strict criteria of under 5 foot 9 inches and ages 14 to 20. Casting director Mali Finn said the search targets a tough sexy rebel and includes applicants from youth clubs and parole programs without acting experience required. The effort emphasizes nontraditional discovery for the 90s Batman sequel.
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Robin
Mali Finn
Schumacher
Finn
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