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EARLIER THIS MONTH, WNEV-TV, channel 7 in Boston began featuring a new anchor team on its 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts. Tom Ellis, who'd been the long-time anchor of WCVB-TV, channel 5, and Robin Young, who'd spent the last few years in glamorous New...
Both have received considerable media hype. Both are blow-dried, attractive rising stars with six-figure salaries. Both have appeared on Boston TV before. The new razzle-dazzle duo should boost ratings for a while, perhaps even enough to challenge channel 5--Ellis's old employer--for top spot in...
Rather disparages "quick fixes" like the theft of Ellis from channel 5. His 1977 book, The Camera Never Blinks, acknowledges that for many stations, "If your ratings are low, (you) just go across town and hire the other station's anchorman." He strongly opposes this ploy, saying "the feeling is...
WHAT WENT WRONG? Despite the dazzling array of outside talent that channel 7 imported, it couldn't win the audience's favor. The hiring of Ellis and Young probably won't fare any better over time. The public wants more.
Ultimately, though, these isolated moments are not enough to make The Confidence Man into a coherent operatic whole. By focusing on China Aster, composer and librettist have made the character of the Confidence Man (Baritone Brent Ellis) into a supporting player. Whenever they include other episodes from the novel-principally...