Word: nbc
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WASHINGTON--House Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. of Massachusetts plays himself in his television acting debut, a five-minute cameo appearance taped for the NBC comedy series "Cheers...
...NBC publicist Margo Zinberg said O'Neill's only mistake was that he wrongly tried to open the pub's door. She said O'Neill told them that since the tragic Coconut Grove fire in Massachusetts, a safety regulation in Boston requires that all doors in Boston pull open...
...Longest Wait: For NBC, perennially last in the ratings, to turn itself around under its new board chairman, Grant Tinker, who has sought to succeed with something rarely seen on commercial TV, high-quality programming...
Late Night with David Letterman (NBC). Laid-back and amiably hip, Letterman presides over a menagerie of stupid pet tricks, oddball celebrities and the man with the worm farm. A lullaby for the eccentric insomniac...
...NBC News Overnight. TV's wittiest, toughest, least snazzy news strip. The late hour (1:30 a.m. E.S.T.) allows for lengthy and caustic reports, sutured by two droll, articulate anchors: Lloyd Dobyns (now succeeded by Bill Schechner) and Linda Ellerbee...