Trade rumors swirl around WIW-TVs sale and Seahawks bid
Report says owners of WIW-TV Channel 8, the Gillett Group, seek cash to buy the Seattle Seahawks. The station sold last October to George N Gillett and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts plus five others. Also notes Channel 3 Cleveland changes: Bob McBride retires, Jil Beach joins Leon Bibb, and a Current Affair segment premieres with Maury Povich. Beau Coup headlines Legends of Rock in Cleveland. Ron Perlman to narrate Ohio outdoor drama Tecumseh season.
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Seahawks
Channe
CBS
Tennessee
George N Gillett
New York City
Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co
Storer Communications
Bob McBride
Cleveland
McBride
Miami
Jil Beach
Leon Bibb
Channel 3
Shawnee History Play Chosen for Chillicothe Stage
Scioto Society presents John Darling a play about Shawnee life in the Ohio territory. The production debuts September 3 in Chillicothe with narration recut by Marion Waggoner and voiced by Vincent Perlman, chosen for warmth and mystic tone.
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Chillicothe
Scioto Society
Marion Waggoner
Nita
Perlman
Waggoner
Hollywood
Vincent
Skin cancer outreach draws thousands in Northeast Ohio TV drive
WJW Channel 8 aired a week long skin cancer awareness program hosted by Dick Goddard with help from the Cleveland Dermatological Society and the Northeast Ohio Division of the American Cancer Society. About 2,695 viewers were screened across Cuyahoga Summit Portage and Medina counties, identifying 333 basal cell carcinomas 26 squamous cell carcinomas and 19 suspected malignant melanomas.
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Northeast Ohio
American Cancer Society
Cuyahoga
Summit
Portage
Medina
Gleason's Greatest Are Showcased On Showtime
Showtime debuts Gleason He's the Greatest a three hour Gleason sketch compilation from The Jackie Gleason Show featuring Stan the TV Pitchman Reggie Van Gleason Fenwick Babbitt and Art Carney in a 26 week run. The piece highlights Gleason's talent and enduring impact on television comedy.
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Los Angeles
Jackie Gleason
Showtime
Gleason
Stan
Boozer
Reggie van Gleason
Fenwick Babbitt
Facts of Life Extends Season with New Australian Student
TV tonight features The Facts of Life at 8 with Sherrie Krenn as an Australian exchange student in the repeat episode. Also Sea World's All Star, Lone Star Celebration airs two hours hosted by Patrick Duffy and Marie Osmond to mark Sea World of Texas opening as the world s largest marine life showplace.
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CBS
Houston
Sea World
San Antonio
Sherrie Krenn
Patrick
Dallas
Duffy
Marie Osmond
Sea World of Texas
Hunter revisits a 1946 Black Dahlia style case
In a repeat episode detective series Hunter stars Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer as they investigate a real life crime inspired plot. The 1988 Miss Ohio pageant is held live from the Renaissance Theater in Mansfield with Cabot Rea hosting the telecast and a large prize package.
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Hunter
Fred Dryer
McCall
Stepfanie Kramer
Renaissance Theater
Mansfield
Cabot Rea
Defensive maneuvers in a six hearts contract in bridge
The East defender makes a casual play to gain an extra trick but questions arise if the play should have worked. West leads spade queen against six hearts, declarer covers with dummy king and East wins the ace. East reasons South held a singleton spade and looks to finesse, while a club nine return and heart finesse create a trap that could backfire.
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East
West
Declarer
South
Sinalston
NBC News touts new daytime and summer news shows
NBC chief Larry Grossman announced Deborah Norville will anchor a pilot for a new daytime series focusing on today’s woman with a June deadline. Connie Chung will anchor seven programs in NBC’s Summer Showcase starting August with Norville Maria Shriver and John Palmer reporting. Willard Scott returns to Today Monday after knee surgery. Sam Donaldson seeks anchor role on ABC’s prime time weekly news debuting January. Forrest Tucker death noted in partial Q&A.
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NBC News
Larry Grossman
Hawaii
Deborah Norville
NBC News At Sunrise
NBC
Connie Chung
Norville
Maria Shriver
John Palmer
ABC
Sam Donaldson
White House
Dorrance Smith
Horoscope for June 19 1988 bold daily guidance
Bernice Osol presents Sunday astrology for June 19 1988 with daily forecasts for each zodiac sign. The column cautions Gemini to avoid hasty decisions Camcer Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces Aries Taurus and Taurus advises frugal spending while others warn about misread motives and unexpected visitors.
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Gemini
LED
VIRGO
LIBAA
Scorpio
Aquarius
ARIES
Taurus
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