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nyfji' wwwt a rTfm 'i' i TVRADIO TALK Wednesday, Feb. 12, 1986 The Philadelphia Inquirer 9-D I To boss' son, what matters is 'if I'm qualified' i' vtl I 'X among other beats. At Top 40 WZGO-FM (106.1). radio doctor Michael Joseph is on the scene to examine the ailing station, which finished 17th among 27 stations in the latest Arbitron ratings. Joseph created the winning Hot Hits format for WCAU-FM (98.1) in 1981.

Casting calls: Hayley Mills, who played the roles of twin sisters conspiring to reunite their divorced parents in the 1961 Disney film The Parent Trap, will reprise the characters 25 years later, naturally in The Parent Trap 2. The flick will air in June on the Disney Channel. Andy Griffith and Lori Lethin will play father-daughter attorneys Ben and Charlene Matlock in Matlock, an NBC drama to air March 3. In the telemovie, they defend a famous network-TV journalist charged with the sensational murder of his ex-wife, an Atlanta news anchor. Mills and Mills shell be twins again in 'The Parent Trap 2 By Gail Shister nquirer Slo Writer Channel 29's Dan Mechem is one of the least experienced reporters on Roger LaMay's staff, but he already has the right connections.

Mechem's father is Charles Mechem, chairman of the board of Taft Broadcasting which owns Channel 29. LaMay says he knew of Mechem's parentage before he hired him and that it had no effect on his decision. (Mechem, 25, was recommended by Terry Connelly, Taffs vice presi- dent for news.) "The fact is he's a good reporter," says LaMay. "I feel very comfortable having him here." Mechem, a 1982 graduate of Ken- yon College, began his career as a press aide to former U.S. Rep.

George O'Brien of Chicago. He cov- ered politics for Cape Cod CableVi-sion in 1984 before joining Capitol Broadcast News in Washington, where he did political stories for local stations around the country, including Philadelphia's WPV1-TV. "I talked to Roger a lot about my father when he hired me," says Mechem, who will cover transportation and business stories. "My feeling was that I'd probably have to work harder than other people to prove myself. I don't want to be treated any differently, and I don't Butler Ch.

10 to KYWAM Mechem 'he's a good reporter' lite line yesterday wiped out the Today show's live transmission from Rio de Janeiro from 8:35 to 8:50 a.m. A Bryant Gumbel interview with singer Anne Murray, taped two weeks ago, ran instead. John Palmer, anchoring in New York, explained the mixup. Gumbel Co. redid the last half hour of the show for viewers in the Central, Mountain and Pacific time zones.

Tonight's FlyersSabres game will be carried live by Channel 57 at the Villanova-Syracuse basketball game will follow on tape at about 10:30. Jerry Hall and Mick Jagger will host this week's Saturday Night Live. Musical guests are Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. Part 2 belly-danced in with a 16.323. CBS Evening News, as usual, won last week's news Nielsens with a 14.124.

NBC Nightly News (12.421) nipped ABC World News Tonight (12.321) for second place. Locally, ABC had a 22.134 on Channel 6, CBS an 8.914 on Channel 10 and NBC a 5.99 on Channel 3. Last week's Nielsen local Top 10, in order The Cosby Show (NBC), Family Ties (NBC), Cheers (NBC), Webster (ABC), Mr. Belvedere (ABC), Golden Girls (NBC), 60 Minutes (CBS), Night Court (NBC), Miami Vice (NBC) and part two of Peter the Great (NBC). A loose connector in NBC's satel From my perspective, I'm working for a great company." Radio tidbits: Philadelphia native and Temple grad Steve Butler, 29, a field producerwriter at Channel 10 since May, has been named news director at all-news KYW-AM (1060).

He starts the radio gig Feb. 24. Butler replaces Bill Toffel, who left in December to pursue other interests. From 1978 to 198S, Butler was a reporter at KYW-AM, covering transportation and City Hall expect to be. "As far as I'm concerned, the most important thing to examine is if I'm qualified.

I think Roger and Henry assistant news director Henry Bonillal think I am. I wouldn't be here if didn't think I was qualified." Mechem says he knew WTAF-TV was a Taft station when he applied for the job. His father was "very supportive" of the idea, but "never put a word in. That's not how our family operates. I have nothing to hide.

I'm very proud of who I am. Numbers Dept: The conclusion of ABC's Harem was clobbered in Monday's national Nielsens. CBS's regular lineup won the 9-11 p.m. slot with a 20.6 rating and 30 percent audience share. NBC's An Officer and a Gentleman, with Richard Gere, had a 20.029, while Harem Night Owl Thursday, Feb.

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Fascinating, violent cop drama about the Investigation into a seemingly meaningless slaughter of an entire busload ot people. 12:30 Late Night With David Lettermen Quests: Lee Marvin, Harlem Globetrotters player Lynette Woodard. 12:40 C3 Movie "Hit and Run." B2. Paul Perri, Claudia Cron. An encounter with a mysterious woman from Connecticut leaves a Manhattan cabbie framed for murder.

10 BD Movie "The Greatest." "77. Muhammad All. Ernest Borgnlne. All is a lot better than you'd expect playing himself, but the rest of the picture purportedly telling All's life story is lifeless and dreary. 2:00 Movie "Call Northside 777." BW '48.

James Stewart, Lee J. Cobb. Stewart's a tough Chicago reporter who answers a plea for justice in a want ad to find an old scrubwoman convinced that her son has been unjustly imprisoned; taut docu-thriller. 2:50 03 Movie "Fury at Furnace Creek." BW '48. Victor Mature, Coleen Gray.

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Violence. 80m. SHO: 7:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. Sahara '84. (PG) Brooke Shields, Lambert Wilson.

Brooke as an International adventurer embarking on a car race across the blazing Sahara desert. Violence. 110m. HBO: 10:00 a.m. Splash '84.

(PG) Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah. Ron Howard's charming romantic comedy about a young man who falls in love with a mermaid; Hanks and Hannah are both outstanding. Adult situations, nudity. 111m. HBO: noon.

Stage Door BW '37. Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers. A woman's boarding house for theater hopefuls is the setting for this lavish romancer about singers and actresses hungry for their big break. 92m. MAX: 10:00 a.m.

Starman '84. (PG) Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen. John Carpenter's sweet, funny sci-fi adventure about an alien who assumes the shape of a young woman's dead husband when the alien's saucer crashes in rural Wisconsin; some unfortunate lifts from Steven Spielberg but generally top-notch. Adult situations, violence. 1 15m.

HBO: 8:00 p.m. Start the Revolution Without Mo '70. (PG) Donald Sutherland, Gene Wilder. Two sets of twins, separated at birth, are reunited and discover they are fighting on opposite sides of the French Revolution. Language.

98m. MAX: 6:30 p.m. Stranger's Ktoa '83. (R) Peter Coyote, Victoria Tennant. An actor becomes emotionally and dangerously involved with the mistress of the mobster who is bankrolling the film in which he is co-starring.

Adult situations. 94m. PSM: 1:00 p.m. Summertime '65. Katharine Hep-bum, Rossano Brazzi.

A beautiful, bittersweet romance, filmed on location in Venice by director David Lean. Hepburn is an American spinster on holiday who falls for a married man. 99m. TMC: 2:00 p.m. Tex '82.

(PG) Matt Dillon. Jim Metzler. A nice, low-key Disney character study of two brothers growing up in rural Oklahoma. Violence. 100m.

MAX: 8:05 a.m. Too Scared to Scream '82. (R) Mike Connors, Anne Archer. The doorman of a posh Manhattan apartment house is the prime suspect for a series of murders therein. Adult situations, language, violence.

104m. PSM: 10:00 p.m. NIGHT 8PIY! 7PNI HER HUSBAND IS OUT OF JAIL AND HE'S AFTER HER UFEI tfiu flu Elualve Pimpernel, The '50. David Niven. Margaret Leighton.

A London dandy dons disguises during the Reign of Terror to save French nobles from the guillotine. Based on The Scarlet Pimpernel. 109m. DIS: 9 00 p.m. Empire Strlkea Back, The '80.

(PG) Mark Hamlll, Harrison Ford. The second installment in George Lucas' trend-setting, megahit Star Wars epic is darker and more menacing than Its predecessor. The special effects are better than ever. Violence. 124m.

MAX: 6:00 a.m.. 4:00 p.m.. 11:45 p.m. Fatty Finn '80. Ben Oxenbould, Bert Newton.

Children living In a Sydney suburb engage in gang rivalry during the Depression. (Australian) 91m. SHO: 6:00 a.m., 4:00 p.m. Hot Dog The Movto '84. (R) David Naughton, Tracy N.

Smith. Young skiers compete and enjoy life both on and off the slopes. Language, nudity. 96m. MAX: 1:55 a TMC: 2:00 a.m.

Hotel New Hampshire, The '84. (R) Jodie Foster, Beau Bridges. Tony Richard-aon's wildly erratic adaptation of John Irving' best seller about an eccentric New England family's travels and sexual misadventures. Language, nudity, violence. 1 10m.

HBO: 12:55 a m. Ice Pirates, The '84. (PG) Robert Urich. Mary Crosby. Gross nonsense about an Interstellar pirate trying to help a princess locate her missing father.

Violence. 96m. TMC: 8:30 a.m., 4 00 p.m. Jerk, Tho 79. (R) Steve Martin, Berna-dette Peters.

Carl Reiner's direction unhinges even the best routines In this stiff, wildly uneven comedy Martin's first film. Adult situations, language. 94m. MAX: 3:40 am. Utile Prince, Tha 74.

(G) Richard Kiley, Steven Warner. The Lerner Loewe score is way below par, and so is the rest of this adaptation of Antoine de St. Exupery's children's classic. 88m. DIS: 1:00 p.m.

Midnight Madness '80. (PG) David Naughton, Debra dinger. Tiresome college comedy that wants us to believe staying up all night is great fun. Language. 1 10m.

SHO: 12:30 p.m.. 12:55 a.m. Mischief "85. (R) Doug McKeon, Catherine Mary Stewart. Awkward Jonathan hopes cool Gene will help him make a hit with the hottest girt In their '50s high school.

Adult situations, language, nudity, violence. 97m. SHO: 9 00 p.m. Neptune's Daughter '49. Red Skelton, Esther Williams.

A swimwear designer mistakes a madcap masseur tor the captain of liw pwio iwil iiil Sr0. iu.OO ill. Neverendlng Story, The '84. (PG) Noah Hathaway. Barret Oliver.

Wolfgang (Das Boot) Petersen's wondrous children's fable about a magical book that transports the reader Into the story in which a boy-warrior attempts to save the kingdom of Fantasia. Violence. 94m. PSM: 6 50 a.m. NlkkL Wild Dog ot the North '61.

Jean Coutu, Emile Genest. Malemute puppy Nikki and orphan bear cub Neewa learn how to fend for themselves away from their Canadian master. 74m. DIS: 11:00 p.m. Racing With the Moon '84.

(PG) Sean Perm. Elizabeth McGovem. Richard Beniamm directed mis sweet, nostalgic tale of two Northern California boys in the final weeks before they're sent off to fight In World War N. Adult situations, language, 106m. TMC: noon, 12 05 a m.

Rocky 76. (PG) Sylvester Stallone. Taiie Srtre. Rocky loses the big fight, but he pets the girl. seH-respect and a bunch of Oscars (best picture, best director, best editing).

Stallone's Rocky is a lovable galoot who nomes his pet turtles Cuff and Lmk and uses a Side of beef for a heavy bag The Philadelphia locations add flavor, and the ring finale is. well, a knockout. Language, violence 119m. TMC: 1000 pm. Rope '43 (PG) James Stewart.

John DaH Wchcock'S "experiment" was to make an entire movie as one take, the camera A "DEAD" FRIEND SPELLS TROUBLE FOR THE FOXES! jmmm JACK WARDEN Crazy like A FOX Starring John Rubinstein, Quest stars: Nancy Walker 4 i Adventure ol Buckaroo Banzai, The '84. (PG) Peter Weller, John Lithgow. D. Richter's wildly Imaginative sci-fi farce is, basically, a ragged and confusing mess. But there are so many wonderful ideas zipping around that watching it is a breathless experience.

And Lithgow is terrific. Adult situations, language. 103m. HBO: 3:00 AlTer the Fall New York '84. (Ft) Michael Sopkiw, George Eastman.

Parsifal, master of weapons, seeks the last fertile woman on Earth to help him save humanity after the third thermonuclear war. Language, nudity, violence. 95m. SHO: 11:00 p.m. ARC the Chimp '84.

Lynne Morgan. Marcus Evans. Three children tag along with an ape as she learns how to drive, goes to school and gets kidnapped. 86m. TMC: 7:00 a.m..

5:20 a m. Arabian Adventure '79. (G) Christopher Lee, Milo O'Shea. Adequate escapist fare, with enough exotica to captivate the kids; but Lee and O'Shea are wasted. 98m.

HBO: 8:00 a m. Bella '80. (R) Richard Chamberlain, John Houseman. Bad connections turn ultrasonic, crank calls produce high voltage, and a psychopath reaches out and kills someone by phone. Violence.

95m. HBO: 4:20 a.m. Btg Score. The '83. (R) Fred William-soni John Saxon.

Formulaic police procedural about a former narc who goes after the money that disappeared from a drug raid. Lanouaoe. violence. 85m. HBO: 2:50 a.m.

Black Hole. The '79. (PG) Maximilian Schell. Anthony Perkins. Disney shelled out a fortune on this dreary science fiction saga of a mad outer space scientist and his helpless captives.

97m. DIS: 10:00 a.m. Breakfast Club, The '85. (R) Emilio Estevez. Molly Rmgwald.

John Hughes' most ambitious teen comedy Is on the talky side, but the performances are on the money as is Hughes' ear for the way real teenagers talk; it follows the adventures of five disparate kids forced to spend a day in detention hall. Language. 97m. TMC: 6:00 p.m.. 3 40 a.m.

Brlnoing Up Baby BW W. Cary Grant. Katharine Hepburn. Howard Hawks zaniest screwball comedy about as much fun as you can have at the movies. Grant plays a mild-mannered paleontologist whose dinosaur bone is stolen by Hepburn's dog.

And that's just the start. 102m. MAX: 1 30 p.m.. 10 00 m. Cnrwime o- rvwir.

ooiomv. John Stockwell. Clever, funny thriller from director John (Starman) Carpenter; based on Stephen King's best seller about a haunted car that has a marked effect on me personality of its owner, a high-school nerd. Adult situations, language, violence, nom. HBO: 1100 m.

or Coal Mlnw'a Daughter 80. (PG) Sissy Space. Tommy Lee Jones, space won a Best Actress Oscar in this homey bography of country singer Loretta Lynn. bulJones is lust as good as her husMnl Moon. The first half, set the hs.

is the better. Language. Kn KaM TU '83. PG) Albert Fv eTrom Courtenay Finney 'Courtenay act up a storm (ktvany) Ya adaptation of the London stage hit about trie symbolic relationship between a Shakespearean actor and loyal backstage vat. Adult srtuetions.

language. 1i6m. HBO: 6 00 pm Easr Rider R) Foaa' Denno Hopper manculate rnotor-cycle across America. dcover brutal redraw at tran end Tnerne ck cMen of Sixths Hang thee VSSL twtect performance as the a'cohoKjrna- Scn who 90 the trp Adult sfuafions, language- 94i SHO: 2 55 a m. aWwS'- in I fan i Specials -4 I mi i il 10 9PM The Adventures ot Robin Hood The medieval outlaw roams Sherwood Forest with Maid Marian and his band of men.

Animated. Voices: Robert Colby, Helen Morse. HBO: 6:30 a 5:00 p.m. Alaakan Sled Dog The Eskimo's reliance on his dog team for survival. DIS: 12:15 a m.

The Boat of Farm Aid Loretta Lynn. Bob Dylan, Billy Joel and Neil Young are among artists seen in highlights of the Sept. 22. 1985, benefit concert led by Willie Nelson. HBO: 2:00 p.m..

10:00 p.m. CSoae Up on the Planets A journey through the solar system using computer animation and NASA film footage. DIS. 1140 a.m. Dire Straits Guitarist Mark Knopfler leads his band in "Money for Nothing" and other songs in a concert from London's Wembley Arena.

SHCr. 6 00 p.m. Joshua's Confusion A young Amish boy tries to find hs place in the 20th century when he wants to oin a non-Armsh friend for an overmght vsit. noon. 5.30 pm Wnd Geo CaJHng A young man rescues a wild Canadian ganoer and nurses back to health but realizes he must let It go.

DIS: noon. You Con Do It Snarl Lewis explains magic tricks, from readmg minds to ventriloquism to making a rabbit appear. DIS: 7 00 p.m. I CBS TONIGHT'S JSltf REPORT wcau-tv 12. L'i 0K.