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...events scheduled TOMORROW No events scheduled ON TELEVISION FSU at Temple (bkc), ESPN2, 7 p.m. Lions at 49ers, ABC, 8:20 p.m. Tenn.-Martin at OSU (bkc), NESN, 8 p.m. Condors at Quest (ABL), FSNE...
...instance, Gabler claims that the Gulf War was a cinematic production. He cites the musical themes and news coverage titles (NBC's "America at War," ABC and CNN's "Crisis in the Gulf") developed by each network and the reporters who became stars overnight...
Well, besides starring in several movies and starring in and producing a new sitcom for ABC (which won a Golden Globe this year), Fox seems to have decided to attack his condition with the notable combination of faith and science. Last spring, he underwent one of the most aggressive treatments for Parkinson's, a thalamotomy, in which doctors removed the brain cells contributing to Fox's most severe limb tremors. Despite the operation's risk of paralysis or death, he told Walters, "I had full faith in my doctors, and I had full faith...
When we first teamed up at ABC in the mid-'70s, broadcast television was still a heady and vibrant place. We were thrilled when we heard someone mention a show we had helped get on--Soap, maybe, or Barney Miller or Taxi. We learned from our favorite bosses, Fred Silverman and Michael Eisner, that a good programmer respects the audience, takes risks, has showman-like instincts and lives to bring the best and brightest talent to the people...
...closer to the game had another opinion of Rozelle: as a shrewd promoter of his sport. He invented the Super Bowl, for example, and sold the rights to the first game to two networks (NBC and CBS), which forced them to compete for viewers. He invented (with ABC Sports chief Roone Arledge) Monday Night Football, which is the second longest running prime-time show on American television, after 60 Minutes. He exhibited a taste for kitsch and spectacle unrivaled in professional sports. He loved floats and glitter and marching bands. His idea of beauty was a balloon drop...