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Best Bets2-D jnvtidr Movies3-D AC Lfl UU11VC11111L -ObituariesS-D Friday January 25, 1991 section KLMG-TV I I Grips, LONGVEW TODAY Asthmatic group meets Monday Good morning Lnnpview. makes Foxv VW ins songs plans April 1 jt; Parents of Asthmatic Children wilT meet 7 p.m. Monday in Conference Room 3 on the fifth floor of Medical Plaza, 701 E. Marshall Ave. Dr.

Michael Schindel will discuss "How a Pulmonologist Manages Asthma." Meeting is open to the public. For information, call Pat Sommerhalder, 297-7053; Tedra Neff, 757-2190; or Debbie Vince Gill loves; to entertain By Salle Larson Beat Beta Editor "I remember my sister going to a funeral of one of her friends. Just where they played. my fff A 1 f' i Lit- recording, 'When Lansdale, 797-2858. Gregg County Me-mortal VFW Post 1183 will hold steak night 6-9 your Brent Skinner, general manager of KLMG-TV (Channel 51), says major changes are In store at the Longview station.

Among them are a planned affiliation switch from CBS to Fox Broadcasting home of 'The Simpsons' as well as a change In call letters. I call I 111 said ne in- Name Gill Vince in phone Joyce Turner lomgni ai 6001 W. terview from Nashville. "When they mentioned my name, it about blew her away. That goes right through Gill By Van Craddock Entertainment Editor Dropping a Big Three network affiliation (ABC, CBS, NBC) is rare in the television business.

In fact, some people might think a TV station would be crazy to do something like that. But officials at Longvlew's KLMG-TV, channel 51, are hoping just such a move will prove to be crazy as a Fox. Pending approval from the Federal Communications Commission, the station a CBS affiliate since taking the air in August 1984 plans to make the switch April 1 to the up-and-coming Fox Broadcasting Co. "Fox is almost non-existent in this market," says Brent Skinner, KLMG's general manager. "We feel we have an opportunity to be a leader in entertainment and news in this market." Fox, founded five years ago, is the network of such programming as "The Simpsons," "Married With Children," "In Living Color," "Cops" and "America's Most Wanted." The closest Fox affiliate is KMSS, channel 33 in Shreveport, La.

The network is how offering prime-time programming four fights a week (Thurday-Sunday) as well as original afternoon and Saturday morning programs. Skinner said local viewers also will be seeing more prime-time movies on channel 51. He said the station is assembling "a substantial feature film library" and is lining up a number of syndicated programs. Switching to Fox will "allow us to be more flexible in our programming," Skinner said. Because of that, the station plans to move its 10 p.m.

local newscast to 9 p.m. on April 1. That will let channel 51 offer what Skinner said will be the market's only prime-time local newscast. Past problems at KLMG have been well documented, including equipment woes and stiff competition from KLTV-channel 7 (ABC), and KETKrchannel 56 (NBC). KLMG, whose studio is located just off 1-20 oh Longvlew's south side, has traditionally trailed its competitors in numbers of viewers.

The station also just went through protracted bankruptcy proceedings. But the anticipated affiliation change, a major upgrading of the station building and equipment and a recetchange of ownership have KLMG officials smiling again. Earlier this month the transfer of KLMG's ownership to Kamin Broadcasting Co.Longview Limited Partnership was completed. President of Kamin Broadcasting is Lester Kamin of Houston, me," he said. Gill and the Judds will sing' their favorites and hits 8 p.m.

Feb. 23 at the Oil Palace. "Lately, there's been so many enjoyed fast growth. There are now 136 Fox-affiliated stations around the United States, Adam Ware, director of affiliate relations for the Los Angeles-based company, told the News-Journal. "We are spending over $1.5 million to upgrade our transmitter, the studio, studio equipment and production facilities," said Skinner.

"Weather permitting and barring any unforeseen shipping delays, all this should happen by April 1." Included in that upgrading will be an expanded coverage area, especially to the south, allowing thannel 51's signal to reach into Nacogdoches and the Lufkin area. Still another change for what will be known as "Fox 51" are new call letters for the station, Skinner said. That, too, is pending FCC approval. Channel 51 has applied for the call letters KFXK, he said. described by Skinner as "a-hands-on" operator.

He's hot just an investor. He'll be spending a lot of time in Longview." According to Skinner, "We had the option of remaining a CBS affiliate," noting the station's contract with the network ends on March 31. "It's not because we think CBS isn't offering good programming. They are. And CBS programming will be still be available in this area (from Shreveport and Dallas-Fort Worth stations).

We just wanted to be different from what was being offered. "To our knowledge, we are one of the first stations in the country to voluntarily drop a network affiliation" said Skinner, 42, who came to KLMG earlier this month from an NBC affiliate in Brownsville. Fox Broadcasting founded five years ago by Barry Diller, has Marshall Ave. Saturday, the post will host an all-you-can-eat barbecue from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. For deliveries, call 297-3652.

Cost is. $5 for and $2.50 for children. Following the. barbecue, there will be a dance with music by J.R. Primm.

Northeast Chapter of the Alzheimer's Support Group will meet 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the lower lobby of the NCNB Bank on the square in downtown. Tyler. Dr. Marion Rowe will discuss "Safety First" Mozelle Johnston and Doris McQueen schools will hold a Joint parent education meeting 7 p.m.

Tuesday at Judson Middle School. Dr. Richard A. Fowler will speak on Attention Deficit Disorder. Longview High School Class of '56 will hold a planning meeting neat things happening to merve heard women, during these times in the Gulf, telling me of.

their loneliness and how they feel. "These women never knew fcoiv lonely one could feel," said BID. "They tell me that my song tells i how it really is. Man, it gets "I'm happiest when a crowd la smiling and singing along with me. I like to make real contact with people.

I'm not one of those that hides. I'm not the 'get in your bus and leave' kind of performer. I like signing autographs and talking to the people," said Gill. In the world of country western music, Gill's marquee reads "If If Weren't For "Oklahoma Borderline," "Cinderella" and "Every body's Sweetheart Gill wrote seven of the 10 songs on "When I Call Your played lead guitar on most of the cuts and a mandolin solo on one. He sings his own harmony at times, he co-wrote a song with Roseanne Cash and recorded duets with Reba Mclntire.

"Me and music? I don't know As presents Mght! for the 35th class reunion 7 p.m. Monday in the home of Libby Novy, 1400 Inverness. Kristi Barrow has pledged to Kappa Delta sorority. The daughter of Bill and Dolores Barrow of Longview, she is a freshman CnonleK afrit at Ravin TTVitvAinH- jack and craps. A Casino Shop will be set up to let event-goers spend their winnings.

The Longview Museum and Arts Center, 102 W. College, is open to the public 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Now on display at LMAC is "Bob Mader: Face to- Face," an exhibition showing off the large-scale- pictures of the Dallas photographer considered one of America's most inventive portrait illustrators. The show includes a number of celebrities Mader has photographed through the years, from sports personalities to movie and television stars.

Mader's photos "capture the special relationship between families and their environments in an explosion of classical idealism and fantasy," said Alfred D. Bjelland, LMAC director. "Mr. Mader pushes the common portrait to its limits and then extracts some element of the unexpected." The show, which opened Saturday, is free. Mader has studied with several pioneers From Staff Reports The Longview Museum and Arts Center Guild's "Casino Night on Bourbon Street" is set for 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 2, and itH be a night of food, dancing, games of chance and even crawdad racing. This will mark the 16th year for the event, which is the guild's primary fund raiser. The 1991 "Casino Night" will be held in the Michelob Room on Cotton Street The guild is composed of volunteers who provide funding and manpower for many of the activities at the Longview Museum and Arts Center. Tickets are $35 for museum members and $40 for non-museum participants.

For reservations or more information, you can call LMAC at 753-8103. Johnny Cace's Seafood and Steakhouse Restaurant will provide a New Orleans-style cuisine for this year's "Casino Night," and a French Market also will be open to offer various goodies to participants. Crawdad races are back by popular demand, guild members say, and there also will be games of chance including black a kid I watched TV and thought bow neat it would be to do that (sing). But I "also played golf. 1 figured that I had one of two career choices on how to starve to death," he said.

"I figured that in the music business, I'd get better food and cuter girls." "Singing in Tyler is going to be fun. Just being with the girls (the Judds). You know Mommy (Wan-onna) has been sick. Well, It's just going to feel good to be on stage with two of the nicest girls in the business." Call (903) 566-2122. photography, among them Arthur Siegel and Aaron of contemporary Ken Josephson, Siskind.

The winners are East Texas Entertainment Awards presented Saturday ty. Attention club leaders: Long-view Chamber of Commerce would like to keep a current list of officers, dates, times and meeting places of local civic clubs and organizations. Information may be mailed to Longview Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 472, Longview 75606, or call Bobbie Jenkins, 2374000. Cynthia Lindsey celebrated a Celebrating birthdays today are birthdays for Esther Knox, Virginia Rogers, Frances Hill, Gladys Sartain, Virgil Wampler, 90, Bob Foster, Cyndi Pittinger, Stacy Dees, Toya Smith, Laveda Norris, Don Shepherd, Margaret Bunce, Melinda Walden, Andra, Hagemeier, Debra Otis, Steve Adams, Penney ChappelL Jeremiah Fosdick, Coach Tracy Blanken-ship of White Oak, Bryan Herber-ger, Dr.

Mike Scott, Mary Denison and Margaret Griffin, mother of the News-Journal's Martha Griffin. Today is the wedding anniversary of Willard and Cynthia Chappell. Saturday will be the birthdays of Handle Wilson, Leonardo Ortiz, Terrance Jones, Claudia Vow-ell, Buford Tanneyhill, Kevin Ralbourne, Bernice Lay, Doris Price, Janis Commlns, Elizabeth Brock, Al E. Davis, Helen Don L. Smith, Joann Alexander, Mand Bivins, Jan Cross, Mary Ann Williamson, John Moore, Johnie Hevelka, Doris Lots, Ann Belt Curtis Collier, 9, and Judy Leer Couples who will celebrate birthdays Saturday are: Michael and Pam Forrest; Frank From Staff Reports Art Design: Jamie Bolin, Rich- mark.

Lisa RobertsonSherry Wag- KILGORE The Group Entertainers (variety): please! The East Texas Entertainment Committee hosts its first East Texas Enter tainmeht Awards Banquet 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Kilgore's Community Inn. Nominations have -come from the public, with honors going goner. TV personality male: Chuck McDonald, John Adams, Barry Hanson, Dale Hoffman. Radio personality: James Osborne, Dub Murray, Dianne Day, James Bowden, Glen Goza.

Theatre Production and Film male: Travis Miller, Curtis Rash, Allen Morris Chuck King, Shannon Beisch, Steve Boyd, Byron Home, Michael Atkins, Bobby Richardson, Mark EhL Theatre Production and Film female: Karen Weldon, Anna Parker, Janet Sudgen, Mary McLar-ty, Diann Tyler, Kathy Barber, Donna Cundlff, Mary Lewis, Bren-da Boyd, Barbara Crysdale. Male vocalists: Carl Hale, C.C Clinton Gandyf- David Williams, Kevin Clay, Jerry, Sunshine Generation (Charlene Swenson), Barndoor Stompers (Deborah White), Jon' Jay and Co. (AnnBeisch). Group Entertainers (vocal): Those Sabine River Bottom Tune Shiners, Yesterday's Mail. Directors, Theatre Production: Larry Martin, Michael Cook, Rhonda Pope, Raymond Caldwell, Kathy Barber.

Theatre Production Set Design and Costumes: Michael Cook, Bobby Richardson, John Martaindale, Ronald Smith, Peggy Schmltt, Michael Atkins, Marsha Thomas, Charles Enloe, Elizabeth Enloe, J. Davis, Sharon Hill. Music Recordings and Video toEastTexans Taylor who earn their livings or contribute as volunteers in the entertainment field, or who help promote entertainment or the performfng I 'III i jlvytA, 1 production: Lonnie Wright, Mike arts. Emcees for Saturday's evnt are Thomas, Dennis Allen Havmes. Curtis Rash.

Neal McCov. ana nam nauorn; an Eugene Wilkes Of Longview, Oar- mm. Atrenj, omuiy mius. KlcKy Lynniiregg. AuthorsNovelistsScript writ- Female vocalists: Norma Hunt wanda Burgess; and J.Cr and Ida -ice-sullivan -from-Midland-and BeU Chavis, 54th.

ers: Bill O'Neal, Ardhath Mayhar, ef, Duanette Williams, Dianne Ty Lee Ann Brown, Jennifer Wright, ler, Mary Taylor, Brenda Evans, Roslyn Alsobrook, Earlene Atkins 3ulle Groce, Sheila Kimlicko. III 'I, 'I Wetherbee. Deborah Young of Little Rock, Ark. Providing entertainment for the evening, according to the sponsors, will be Those Sabine River Bottom Tune Shiners, Mary Taylor, Diann Tyler. Joyce Wilkes.

Eueene Celebrating birthdays Sunday will be James Copeland, Charles Hardy, Hilma Ferguson, Gayle Wilkening, Charlotte White, Hannah Brown, Esther Frier, Au- it'1 I'' I. Il I'11 Journalists: Phillip Williams, Joyce Turner, Shawn Jones, Danny Mogle, Jeff Newman, Van Craddock, Jim BardwelL Emcees: James Osborne, Dub Murray, John Kimlicko, Steve Jones, Rodney Carrington, Bone, Mark EhL Don Florey, Barry Hanson," Peppy Blount, Warren Instrumentalists: Buzz Mes-sner, Curtis Rash, Bobby Waldron, Ricky Lynn Gregg, Annie Ruth Willeford, C.C. Clayton, Kevin Clay, David Williams. Directors of the East Texas Entertainment Committee are William D. Heermann, Peggy Schmltt, Patricia Martin and Eugene Wilkes.

The committee was formed in' brey Thomas, Ruth Covey, Stacy Wilkes and the Kilgore College Goosby, Glenda Witt, Bernadean Rangerettes' officers. Findley, Alma Sparks, Those nominated in the catego- Lynch, Cashion Slkes, June Kole- ries are: sar, Don Williams, Donna Bynum, Live Bands: Dakota (Lyndall Jewel Whitehead, Becky Layton, "Sweet 16," Beverly Ellis, Mike Novelty and Variety Acts: strait country (Magician) Byron Home, Eugene last year to promote entertainment Wilkes; (ventriloquist) Joyce in the area. Pirtle and News-Journal tlon Director Michael Elswick. Sunday will be the wedding anniversary of Bob and Doris For- Stripling), Wind River (David Williams), Rio Dosa (Dean Tyler), Day Three (Kevin Clay and Hayride (Al Petty), Bobby. Clair Band (Bobby Clair), Night Shift (T Bone).

Poetry and Prose: John Martaindale, Larry Summers, Rhonda Pope. George Strait, two-time Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year, will be In concert 8 p.m. Saturday at Shreveport' Hlrsch Wilkes, Bill McClain; (clown) David Gish; Doug Sapp. TV personality female: Judy Jordan, Kelly Weiss, Joan Hall- The group has been restoring a former Longview motel for use as an East Texas film and entertainment industry complex. Memorial Coliseum.

Joining the Texas singer will be Lome Morgan, To charge tickets by telephone, call (318) 635-1361. Don't look back..