Word: av
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...networks lately have shown increased willingness to examine TV's flaws in public. Still, documentaries in the expose vein - regardless of the specific subject - have problems on network TV. Says Av Westin, executive producer of the Closeup series: "Sponsorship has been slack. It's not an easy sell." In the New York market last week, Closeup's commercial slots were filled with public service announcements and plugs for upcoming ABC shows. And, though ABC showed spunk in airing the program, it did so on Labor Day. Any subsequent Monday evening would have assured a larger audience...
That view may be laudable. But if truth is not the council's business, who needs a news council? Among those who have no use for the council is ABC's Av Westin, director of the series in which the oil broadcast appeared. "We are fully responsible for our broadcast," he said. "The show stands...
...president of the Food Fair supermarket chain. The Wall Street Journal reported that Agnew frequently received liquor and wine from J. Walter Jones, a wealthy Maryland political associate of Agnew who is also a target of the Maryland grand jury, and some $15,000 in cash from Harry Dundore, av retired tool manufacturer and longtime Agnew friend...
...Much Ado About Nothing Award: To Av Westin, who hooted, when ABC Correspondent Tom Jarriel shoved his way to President Nixon at the Marine Stadium, "ABC scores again! That's exclusive, baby...
...Stars. During the fight over future delegate apportionment, the networks were virtually identical. The dispute itself, predictable from the start, was given gross coverage as the networks attempted to pump some suspense into the conflict. Av Westin, executive producer of ABC's Evening News, later confessed, "If you're covering fires and it is the only fire in town, you cover it, no matter how small...