Pronunciophemism sparks debates over names and harms
In a Chronicle-Telegram feature, anchors discuss mispronouncing foreign names like Moscoe versus Moscow and Nabih Berri during the Iran hostage crisis. The piece cites Sitiveni Rabuka’s Fiji coup and Dag Hammarskjold’s UN death as examples of landmark mispronunciations in broadcasts.
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Moscoe
Moscow
Sitiveni Rabuka
Fiji
CNN
Nabih Berri
Iran
United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
Pronunciation issues and goofs in broadcast news
UPI reporters note broadcasters struggle with names and places as mispronunciations persist. They cite withheld names after deaths and US versus international pronunciation choices, including Hotel Cipriani in Venice and Amintore Fanfani.
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Cipriani
Amintore Fanfani
United Press International
UPI
United Nations
Reagan
Margaret Thatcher
Venice
Susanne Fowler
Pronunciation Debates Spark Confusion Across Guides
Language notes reveal conflicting guides on names like Uranus and Moscow. The Uranus clash centers on yur-AN-us versus YURR-in-us, rooted in etymology. Editors at Orlando’s WCPX-TV weighed Moscow variants, with UPI advising Moscoe to rhyme with doe, while Cleveland and other cities named Moscow add regional variation.
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Moscow
Orlando
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Soviet Union
Idaho
Kansas
UPI
Noondoonia and Pronunciation Missteps in Broadcast News
The piece notes mispronunciations by reporters in pursuit of correct place names such as Noondoonia and Skylab fragments, while highlighting a WDBO-FM chief's $120 phone bill and a NBC anchor’s stumble on a polysyllabic visa name. It emphasizes training in phonetics at University of Central Florida and the broader need for rehearsed reads.
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Chernobyl
Moscoe
Moscow
McBride
British Broadcasting Corp
Jill Bazeley
University of Central Florida
Nbc-Tv
CBS News Ratings Hit Low Point As NBC Dominates
CBS Evening News posts its weakest Nielsens since 1964 with an 8.7 rating and 19 percent share, finishing last for a fourth straight week. NBC Nightly News leads with a 10.1 rating and 22 share, while ABC World News Tonight posts 9.0 and 20. CBS spokesman calls the results a statistical tie and aims to build an audience this fall.
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Tom Brokaw
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ABC World News Tonight
CBS News
Tom Goodman
Johnny Carson
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PM Magazine
Taxi
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Lehrer Chaparral Oy
Ystey
Molly Dodd
Cr Club
USA Tonight
Dillan
National News Co
Iscount
American Flyers and The Untouchables Star in TV Movie Lineup
TV Tonight spotlights 8 PM on SHO featuring American Flyers with Kevin Costner, who later plays Eliot Ness in The Untouchables, plus 9 PM on 5 covering Heart of the City with Wes and Robin faced with mature teen romance. The 1985 bike racing saga from Steve Tesich also stars Rae Dawn Chong and David Grant.
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Kevin Costner
Eliot Ness
Steve Tesich
David Grant
Rae Dawn Chong
Critic Picks on Applegate and Rocky and Molly Dodd
A brief vida of three reviews notes Applegate seeking birth control pills, Rocky 1’s updated formula with Clubber Lang, and Molly Dodd’s single life readjustment as she ends with Charles Frank and seeks therapy.
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Applegate
Sylvester Stallone
Molly Dodd
Molly
Blair Brown
Charles Frank
Tinker plans USA Today TV program adaptation
GTG Entertainment formed by Grant Tinker and Gannett will develop a nightly TV show based on USA Today. The program would adapt the paper’s news money sports and life sections for television with approval from Tinker and Gannett chairman Allen H. Neuharth.
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Washington
GTG Entertainment
NBC
Grant Tinker
Gannett Co. Inc
Gannett
USA Today
Money, Sports and Life
Tinker and Gannett
Allen H. Neuharth
Steve Friedman
Neuharth
Tinker
Network
MTM Productions
Lou Grant
Culver City
Calif
TV talk answers about wigs and siblings in TV stars
Celebrity Q and A covers whether Joan Rivers wears a wig and confirms actor Timothy Daly is Tyne Daly's brother. It notes Tyne Daly's daughter Alexandra born 1985 and older sisters Alisabeth and Kathryne, plus reasons rarely shown old Deanna Durbin films. The piece also mentions USA Today program plans and GTG Entertainment leadership.
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Alisabeth
Kathryne
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