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Dates: during 1970-1979
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WKRP in Cincinnati, also on CBS, was the pleasant surprise of the night. The idiosyncratic crew of a fledgling radio station in the Midwest struggle to prosper in the competitive and loony radio business. Well-paced and actually funny at times, WKRP benefits enormously from an engaging small cast. But like all situation comedies, the show's writing will provide the true test of whether it can survive. Howard Hesseman, the Martin Mull look-alike who plays D.J. Dr. Johnny Fever, radiates good-natured egomania and could become a real star...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Toobs on the Tube | 3/1/1979 | See Source »

AFTER THE SHOW, as the lights go up, Krieger invites the audience to talk to any of the cast and crew. People stay finally reading their programs. Several quotes connecting isolation and women's liberation, with the need for people to share their lives in order to "destroy the conditions of their common oppression..." The message brought by paper mache clouds and the jux-taposition of the plays starts to become clear. When asked about the set, Krieger said that it was supposed to create a slightly threatening environment. Only then does it make sense, but during the performance...

Author: By Alice A. Brown, | Title: Politics at the Ex | 2/28/1979 | See Source »

...officials were not unhappy with Bazargan's choices, even though little is known about the political and social views of some of the men identified as Khomeini aides. Many Iranians, however, felt that it was a lackluster crew, as did some foreign diplomats. "Bazargan told us last week not to expect too much," said one, "and he turned out to be right." The most notable voices of dissatisfaction were heard at Tehran University, where radical students are in no mood for any kind of conservatism. "I'm not happy with Bazargan's government," said Mariam Naza-rour...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Yankee, We've Come to Do You In | 2/26/1979 | See Source »

Scoones was not even as lucky as the fishermen. A week into the hunt, the cable to his camera snagged and broke, the equipment was lost, and his frustrated TV crew promptly returned to England. Only a few days later a volcano erupted on Great Comoro. With lava flowing toward the sea, frantic natives commandeered Scoones' boat as an emergency vessel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Living Fossil | 2/26/1979 | See Source »

Regis O'Keefe, a member of Yale's long-range gunning crew, hit two 25-foot bombs to spark the rally after coming off the bench to replace the Eli's All-Ivy guard, Frank Maturo...

Author: By Bill Ginsberg, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Hoopsters Win Thriller, 80-79; Clutch Free Throws Tip Yale | 2/26/1979 | See Source »

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