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HmTJ 2 HOE IROWlRB P4MNl -i "ffc In in uri mm inn i mm fttI Tttt Miami Newt MICHAEL OWEN Host Don Webb talks to acupuncturist Dr. Ralph Dale Sherry Woods TV Radio Editor Channel 17's Don Webb has a few things to learn You'll find you can have a delicious, complete luncheon at the Red Giach for as little as $2.75. Our list of selections goes from light to hearty. $2,75 A Mushroom Omelet. Perfect three-egg masterpiece enfolding tender slices of fresh mushrooms.

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Tender slices served with a sauce of forest fresh mushrooms. Delmonico or French Fi ied Potatoes and a crisp Garden Salad. SOS. That's Channel 17's shorthand for its hour-long, live talk show, Something on Seventeen. It's also the international signal for distress.

And Something on Seventeen, Woods MIAMI, 1455 Biscayne BW, 3794008 County, of which you've done in the past." Webb, who has a background in radio and advertising in South Florida, was chosen for the show by Don MacCullough, director of media programs for the Dade schools, and Sandy Dempsey, who came up with the original concept for Something on Seventeen. "We wanted a guy who was easy, relaxed and did not look like a smart-ass," MacCullough says of his choice. Since the purpose of the show is to "intrigue people, to get them to go on to do something else," it was vital to find a host who could learn from the guests along with the show's viewers. "Don Webb is as good or better than anybody I've seen at doing that," MacCullough says. "I think he has the perfect personality for the job." He expressed amazement at the grammatical mistakes, saying he's seen other flaws in the show, but that's one he's never noticed.

With funds for the show coming from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and from the Florida Legislature, the school media expert has to keep reminding everyone that the dollars are earmarked for educational programming. "Sometimes I find that we're pushing technique, instead of the message," he said. Most of the time, though, it seems that the message is there. It's just getting garbled. Something on Seventeen would not be the invaluable educational experience that it is." An "invaluable educational experience." That's the phrase that causes the dismay.

For in the same week in which Robbie, Keasler, Miami Mayor Maurice Ferre and a dozen or so other guests paraded before the Channel 17 cameras, series host Don Webb was offering an assortment of ungrammatical comments that would appall a junior high English teacher. In a live, virtually ad-lib TV situation, occasional slips are forgivable, if not totally acceptable. But Webb barely got out two consecutive sentences without blatant grammatical errors, to say nothing of mispronunciations. In talking to Keasler, for instance, the personable young host referred to "some of the things that has come out of your column." Later in the same interview he noted "some of the recurring themes in your column is and "a couple of things I wanted to cover is On an earlier show, Webb updated viewers on a guest who had appeared some time before, explaining, "I wanted to make it aware to you." And on that same April 8 show, In an interview with an artist from Grove House, he commented that she "did something nice for Dade which just celebrated the completion of its first lull year of programs last week, must certainly be distressing to educated viewers. Not that the hour-long talk show, which airs weeknights at 7 p.m., is poorly produced.

It isn't, not in terms of the limited budget available to a show airing on WLRN-TV, which is operated by the Dade County School Board. It's annual operating cost runs in the vicinity of a lowly $60,000. There are few other locally-produced shows at that price or better on which viewers can see an acupuncturist demonstrating his treatment, hear Miami Dolphins' Managing Partner Joe Robbie talk about his team, watch a fencing demonstration, listen to Miami News' columnist John Keasler talk about humor writing and go along on a ride in the Goodyear Blimp all in a single week. "Over 1,000 guests in the last year," an announcer proudly reported during last week's anniversary celebration. "Without them Networks were reluctant to broadcast energy speech JAMES WOOTEN Th Ntw York Tlmtt N.wi Strvict speech, and NBC and ABC later showed a similar distaste for it, "the President decided to ask for the time," Jagoda said.

"He knows there is a distinction between what is news and what isn't, and he recognizes that the networks have a final say on that distinction, but he felt it was a matter of national urgency," Jagoda said. "If he had not felt that way, he would not have asked for the time." Such requests were once rather automatic at CBS, Small continued, "until we had an unhappy experience with former president Ford and Nessen," Ford's press secretary. "They touted his speech in 1974 before the Future Farmers of America as a major economic address," Small continued," and it turned out to be nothing but trite homilies you know, put on your WIN button, and similar little slogans." "It was certainly not a major speech and obviously not a news event worthy of live coverage. We felt we had been had, so we went back and revised our policy. We decided that if the President came to us and described his request as a matter of national urgency, we would give it special consideration.

And that's what he did on this energy speech Small said. WASHINGTON When President Carter's speech on energy Monday night was made "available for live coverage" a couple of weeks ago, CBS declined before the other two commercial networks could respond to the offer. "We were disappointed. We wanted all three," said Barry Jagoda, the White House television adviser. "We didn't think it warranted an interruption of our programming," a CBS executive explained.

But in matters like this, what the President wants, he usually gets. And in this case, at least, Carter found it relatively easy. For the first time since his inauguration, he formally requested broadcast time on all three networks. As usual, it was granted, and as usual, the transaction once again raised many of the questions that have fascinated this town ever since John F. Kennedy found television to be as valuable an ally as the late Mayor Richard J.

Daley of Chicago was. "There's great concern by both of us that no one be used," said Jagoda, 33, a former producer for NBC and CBS. Still, when CBS declined at first to broadcast the Radio Highlights A never-before opportunity to own -T the famous Pulsar a) Time Compu- ter at -price. Five functions; y-' hour, minute, seconds, month, date, 7" These are the elegant, 14-karat gold Cf I filled models. Hurry in to save! Quantities limited! I While Quantities Last! 'J rN.

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Fla. "Sehabla FASHION CENTER Phone 261-1522 Hollywood, Fla. Phone 987-9021 Tarnpa.Bradenton.Clearwater.St.Petersburg.Orlando.DaytonaBeach.Tallahassee.Pensacola. i TV Key Mailbag 'Rich Man, Poor Man' won't be back, 'Family' will lumbus." D.B., Cullen, Louisiana A. Lee Grant would have been too mature to play the young college girl in "Goodbye, Columbus." All played both parts.

Q. Two of the best TV series this year were "Rich Man, Poor Man" Book II and "Family." Is it true both shows won't be back next season? Mrs. G.N., Union-ville, Conn. A. Only half true that is, "Rich Man, Poor Man" isn't scheduled for a Book III, but "Family" will be back with new episodes next fall.

In the meantime, "Family'' repeats are currently being aired. Q. When is Diana Ross next special due on TV? Now there is a talented lady. D.G., Scarsdale, N.Y. A.

No one is going to give you an argument about Diana Ross' dynamic performing skills. However, her recent TV special didn't set off any big ratings bells, nor is she currently scheduled for another one. TONIGHT 6:25 p.m. (WWOK 1260) Jack Anderson's Washington Merry-Go-Round. Daily analysis of vital is- SU6S 7 p.m.

(WTMI-FM 93.1) Karl Haas reports on a recent visit to Richmond, Virginia and describes that city's active musical life. 7 p.m. (WIOD 610) Larry King. Guests: George Burcorkum on Nationalized Health Insurance; Harvey Steinman, food editor of Miami Herald. 7:25 p.m.

(WVUM-FM 90.5) Baseball. Miami vs. Florida State. 9 p.m. (WKAT 1360) CBS Mystery Theatre.

"Your Move Mr. EI-lers," starring Roger DeCoven. 9 p.m. (WINZ 940) Alan Courtney. From Tallahassee co-host State Senator George Firestone and members of the State Legislature.

10 p.m. (WTMI-FM 93.1) World of Opera. Britten: Noye's Fludde. THURS. MORNINGAFTERNOON 9 a.m.

(WWOG-FM 99.9) Canada Calling. News, sports, weather and market information from Can-anda with host Findlay MacDonald. 10 a.m. (WKAT 1360) Craig Worthing. Guest: Dr.

Alan Magida on dentistry. 2 p.m. (WKAT 1360) Neil Rogers. Guests: Pat Morrissey, Susan Weitz, Buddy Harlin on alternative radio. Is it true that the FCC is going to allow local TV stations to show blue movies after 1 a.m.

J.W., Albany, N.Y. A. Don't bet on it. Porno films -will not be shown on TV with the sanction of the FCC. Q.

"Laverne and Shirley" may be silly, but it's really funny. My mother told me that Penny Marshall was once married to Adam Arkin, who plays in "Busting Loose." What about it? R.J., Baltimore, Md. A. Penny Is married to Rob Reiner. Adam Arkin, who is Just 20, hasn't been married to anyone, is yet.

Q. Did Ah MacGraw star in both "Love Story" and "Goodbye," I I saw both these mov-I ies'on TV and I could have sworn. Lee Grant played in "Goodbye, Co i mmm 1 i- i i i- i-.