Word: broadcasted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Some industry observers feel the networks have gone too far in their pursuit of the young and restless. A broadcast network cannot survive, they argue, by aiming shows at small segments of the audience. "If the networks continue to program 15-share shows, they'll be out of business," says Fred Silverman, the former network programmer who now produces such old-fashioned (and old- skewing) hits as Matlock and Jake and the Fatman...
...most effective blow came eight days before the election. A widely broadcast commercial that was quickly dubbed the "white hands" spot showed the hands of a worker crumpling a letter of rejection. The narration: "You needed that job, but they had to give it to a minority because of a racial quota. Is that really fair? Gantt says it is." In fact, Gantt had said the opposite about quotas, but the ad put him on the defensive. His response -- "This time, don't be taken in by the sleaze" -- failed to quench the fear and resentment ignited by Helms' adroit...
Happy lesbian couples with long-term relationships are not hard to find, though not many want to broadcast their existence beyond a circle of trusted friends and co-workers. Rose Walton, 53, and Marge Sherwin, 49, are more up front. Walton, who chairs a department at the State University of New York's School of Allied Health Professions, and Sherwin, a physical-therapy instructor at Suffolk Community College, have lived together, without much incident or fanfare, for 13 years, after meeting on a blind date. The women have exchanged rings and, says Marge, "absolutely would not go to a party...
Kathy is ultimately interested in broadcast journalism, and thinks that she would like to settle somewhere out West...
Television and radio stations--unlike print media--receive permits for their operation from the state. The airwaves on which they broadcast are the property of the public. It is not too much to ask in return that these stations provide limited chunks of air time free to recognized candidates. Such a move would liberate candidates from the corrupting need to raise millions of dollars and spend them on meaningless 30-second advertisements. A YES vote on Question 6 would send a message that voters want to hear the candidates take more time to discuss the issues. With publicly financed elections...