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MANOEUVRE Starting March, PBS...
...GIANT'S SHOULDERS March 12, PBS, 8p.m. E.S.T...
...takeover, ABC launched an excellent nightly news special, The Iran Crisis: America Held Hostage, that has continued ever since. ABC will soon convert it to a regular 11:30 p.m. (E.S.T.) newscast; CBS and NBC are said to be considering late-night news programs of their own. Says PBS's Robert MacNeil: "TV has created a nation of news junkies who tune in every night to get their fix on the world...
...once prolific profit maker (a reported $7 million last year), has lately slipped in the ratings behind ABC's Good Morning America, a homey mix of news, gossip, interviews and self-improvement tips. Today's own efforts to be more folksy and entertaining have only undermined its prestige. Recalls PBS's Bill Moyers, whose Journal is one of PBS's more thoughtful informational programs: "In the '60s, the show helped set the public affairs agenda...
...rivaling the Boston Pops, have broken out of the confines of the specialized early-music market. In addition, they are moving into national television. They have video-taped four 20-minute recitals of music by such contemporaries of Shakespeare's as Dowland, Byrd and Weelkes, for inclusion in PBS's Shakespeare series starting this month. "The potential audience for this music goes far beyond even the usual classical audience," Jaffee insists. "It is immediate and unpretentious, with roots in popular traditions. People have gotten over the feeling that they need a Ph.D. to listen...