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RETIRING. CHARLES KURALT, 59, TV journalist; as CBS News Sunday Morning commentator; in New York City. The rumpled visage and rumbling voice of Charles Kuralt took the Sunday Morning helm in January 1979; he had already won acclaim for his "On the Road" segments on CBS's Evening News, in which he examined the small-town Americana that many journalists ignore. (He recapitulated many of the reports in a best-selling book in 1990.) As of May 1, Kuralt will be devoting his time to a book on his dozen most beloved locations in America. Said he: "I would like...
...name of entertainment, which is a large part of sports journalism. Sports are entertainment, and the media surrounding it should be accordingly entertaining. So we point fingers and name names. On television, CBS color commentator Terry Bradshaw rambles on like he's lost his medication. The Boston Globe's Bo Ryan Trashes soccer with gusto...
...series of events that have left Sinatra's fans puzzled and saddened. Just days before the Virginia incident, Ol' Blue Eyes went misty as he was honored with a special "Legend" award during the annual Grammy Awards ceremony. In a move that had television audiences scratching their heads, CBS abruptly cut away from his rambling, emotional remarks, apparently at the behest of his own handlers...
...increasingly sensational network magazine shows, the ghoulish display last week was something of a milestone. In addition to the Manson hour -- the first weekly episode of ABC's new Turning Point series -- serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer and his father were brought together for a session on Dateline NBC. CBS's 48 Hours spent another hour exploring the case of Russell Obremski, convicted of two Oregon murders in 1969 and recently freed on parole. And NBC's Now served up its own creepy sociopath: a man in prison for kidnapping untold numbers of children from their bed and doing "unspeakable things...
...Home Improvement and L.A. Law do. "We could do an hour on Whitewater, but we wouldn't survive," says Now executive producer Jeff Zucker. "If I don't do at least some of these true-crime stories, I won't be doing anything." Andrew Heyward, executive producer of CBS's Eye to Eye, is worried that the similar impulses of these shows will ultimately turn viewers off. "To the degree that we all chase the same surefire stories," he says, "we'll stand out less and less...