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The News lock BOOKS TELEVISION MUSIC ART MOVIES COMING EVENTS The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson, Kansas Marge Hess, Editor Friday, June 15, 1973 Woman heads daytime NBC shows By Marge Hess A two-hour luncheon interview with Lin Bolen in Rockefeller Center was a pleasant assignment on my recent trip to New York. Lin, an attractive and articulate young woman, was appointed Director, Daytime Programs, NBC, last September. "I'm responsible for all daytime programming starting with "Dinah's Place," said Lin. "All story lines, formate, and casts must have my approval. Daytime programming is like a 'family production.

1 We function with small staffs as it's important to know what is going on. It's like being we must be in constant touch." "We try to build a block of programming that will interest all our viewers," Lin stated. "We have 25 million viewers so their interests are varied. We try to program something for everyone." Lin said that shows are continually being evaluated for their appeal. Ratings are used also.

Recently the show "Concentration" was dropped after 14 years. This was due to ratings showing the audiences were down and potential in the time period was limited. Daytime was first When asked about the permissiveness in daytime serials, (only I used the words 'soap operas' for which I was quickly corrected), Lin said, "We must be relevant and realistic. Daytime was the first to deal with subjects such as abortion, infidelity, etc. But prime time television has passed Lin Bolen us up.

When we have a new story line that may be questionable we run our own survey. We brinfc women into the studios, women of different ages and backgrounds. They fill out questionnaires and view the program. We can watch them and get their reactions. Also we can tell a lot from the questionnaires." Lin is very enthusiastic about her job.

"I'm the only woman in the 'board' room," she said. "At first I felt the men might be a little uncomfortable, but now it's fine. I approach my job like a professional, and JACK NICKLAUS, left, and Lee Trevino, two of golf's greatest champions, arc expected to be among the field of pros participating in the 73rd U. S. Open Championship at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pa.

ABC Sports will begin rim-rage of this tournament with a telecast of the second round highlights and history of the tourney at 9:30 p.m. Fri- dav, June 5 Saturday, June 16, p.m., ABC will present exclusive live coverage of the third round of play and on Sunday, June 17, 2:30 p.m., ABC will present exclusive live coverage of the final round. when they see that, they accept you as such." "I watch a lot of television," said Lin. "I want to know all about our shows and the opposition. If you want to get ahead you must know all about television and be able to give critiques." And Lin has done very well.

She has quite an impressive background. Native of Illinois A native of Benton, 111., she attended Miss Mickey's School in St. Louis, and majored in advertising at City College of New York. Lin launched her film career in 1961 as an associate producer of filmed television commercials. Later, she was signed as a production executive for three ABC-TV documentaries on British model Twiggy, and produced such TV specials as "Stravinsky's Requiem to Martin Luther King." In 1970 she joined the production development staff of Metromedia Producers Corp.

and created, developed and wrote more than 30 projects for television. She also wrote and served as associate producer of two Emmy Award-winning programs, ABC-TV's "Crisis in America Welfare" and a Los Angeles based television series, "Story in Hollywood." Lin came to her job at NBC in New York from NBC's Burbank offices where she had been Programming Administrator, Television Network Programs, West Coast, with special emphasis on long-form programming such as "NBC Mystery Movie." From her background and obvious drive, I feel sure she will probably be the only female in quite a few 'board' rooms. Highlights this week Saturday, June 16 1:00 p.m. Baseball, Angeles Dodgers vs. Montreal Expos.

2:00 p.m. Wide World of Sports, 7, 10 Grand Prix; U. S. Open Preview. 3:30 p.m.

Golf Tournament, 7, 10, Open, third round. Sunday, June 17 11:00 a.m. Meet the Press: Mayor's Conference, 2, 3,11 12:00 p.m. Poverty and Power in Latin America, 2, 3,11 2:30 p.m. Golf Tournament, 10, Open, final round.

5:00 p.m. The Watergate Year, 6, 7,12 Monday, June 18 7:00 p.m. Baseball, 2, Angels vs. Chicago White Sox 7:00 p.m. Profile of Drummer Buddy Rich, 8 Tuesday, June 19 9:00 p.m.

NBC Reports: Orphans in Vietnam, 2, 3,11 Friday, June 22 9:00 p.m. Burns and Schrieber Comedy Hour, 10,13 U.S. Open golf tourney televised this weekend NEW YORK The U.S. Open the golfing world's most important and prestigious tournament will receive three days of the most comprehensive coverage accorded a golf tourney in television history when ABC Sports begins its telecast of the Open at 9:30 p.m. Friday, June 15.

Friday's telecast will present highlights of second round play and a history of the Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, where the 73rd annual U.S. Open championship will be held. On Saturday, at 3:30 p.m. will begin live coverage of the third round of the tournament and on Sunday, 2:30 p.m. live coverage of the final round.

Eight-member team An eight-member broadcasting team consisting of ABC sportscasters Chris Schenkel, Jim McKay, Henry Longhurst, Keith Jackson, Dave Marr, Frank Gifford, Bill Flemming, and expert commentator Byron Nelson will describe the action as it unfolds at Oakmont. Approximately $200,000 in prize money is at stake, with $30,000 going to the winner. The 70-year-old course is nestled in the hills of one of Pittsburgh's suburbs. There are no water hazards, and the trees are placed to beautify the course rather than to challenge the golfers. Oakmont's terrors, however, are evident in its 187 massive bunkers, its insidious parallel drainage ditches and its huge, contoured, lightning fast greens.

Course architect, William C. Fownes, designed Oakmont to conform to his premise that, "A shot poorly played should be a shot irrevocably lost." Some are exempted Initially there were 3,679 entries in the Open. But the final competition will be narrowed to 150 through local and sectional qualifying play. Of that 150, there are 33 players who are exempt from qualifying under the current U.S. Golf Association (USGA) rules: U.S.

Open champions of the last five years, the current U.S. Amateur champion, the Professional Golf Association (PGA) of America champions of the past five years, the current British Open champion, the low 15 scorers and ties in the 1972 Open, the top 15 USGA point system leaders in 1972, the five top USGA point system leaders in 1973, and the current Masters champion. Among the outstanding golfers who are exempt for this tournament are defending champion Jack Nicklaus, and Arnold Palmer, who was last year's third-place finisher and who lost the Open to Nicklaus in a playoff the last time the Open was played at Oakmont in 1962. Also, last year's second place finisher Bruce Crampton; former U.S. Open champions Lee Trevino, Tony Jacklin, and Orville Moody; 1973 USGA point system leaders Tommy Aaron and Chi Chi Rodriguez, and PGA of America champions Julius Boros, Raymond Floyd, Gary Player and Dave Stockton..