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...during local newscasts, may look like clips from Entertainment Tonight, but they are actually commercials for Disney films. In 1994 NBC aired a prime-time special on the newly opened Treasure Island resort and casino in Las Vegas that was produced by Stephen Wynn, who owns the place. ABC, CBS and NBC have all run prime-time specials on the making of such big Hollywood films as The Lion King and Wyatt Earp--specials produced by the studios releasing the films...
Hard to believe now, but there once was a time when the idea of a regularly scheduled network news program following the late local news was considered radical. Roone Arledge and his fellow ABC News executives for years had wanted to grab the time period, and when they finally did, it was to be only for the duration of the Iran hostage crisis. The show (which started covering other stories as the crisis dragged on) was just 15 minutes long at first. It later expanded to a bloated hour for one year before settling into the current half-hour interview...
There is something charming about a dignified--some say stuffy--Senator, age 69, leaning cheerfully into a question about his lady friend, ABC's Barbara Walters. "She is the only woman I've dated for the past six years," says Senator John Warner. With a twinkle, he adds, "You should be a fly on the wall when we're debating some issues. I'm a conservative, and I guess she would characterize herself as something of a liberal...
DISNEY CEO MICHAEL EISNER ABC, now owned by Disney, rejects pilot for Eisner-hosted Disney Family Movie...
DIED. JOHN BERADINO, 79, actor who played General Hospital's patriarchal Dr. Steve Hardy; in Los Angeles. A fixture on the abc soap for 33 years, Beradino turned to acting after a leg injury ended his baseball career...