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THE TAMPA TRIBUNE I I 7 Section gmm I 'KJj i Monday, April 11, 1983 Television Walt Belcher Bestactess wlMfi Pill I mAlMmi nominees fcSM Mmm'h'Pm nominees l-llM' I vi-t" J- Best actor nominees turns to a- mmm Dustin Hoffman Jue Andrews I -V'v 3 WXFL plans more in-house juggling After more than two years of on-air and behind-the-scenes changes, WXFL, Channel 8, still has some more juggling and shuffling planned. This week, WXFL anchor Bill Ratliff becomes "managing editor" of WXFL's new Unit 8, a division of the news department that will handle expanded reports, investigative pieces and -consumer stories. According to Ratliff, he'll still be co-anchoring (with Suzanne Bates) the 6 and 11 p.m. news reports. But he'll also be putting more "in-depth stories" on the air.

"Even though my work load will incfease tremendously, this is something I've wanted to do for a longi time," he said. As head of Unit 8, he will work with other reporters to produce what he called "expanded reports." These sound like something between Channel 44's nightly "Cover Story" and Channel 10's I-Team investigative reports. But Ratliff hesitated to call Unit 8 an investigative unit. "We'll be looking at issues that are just starting to break and some problems that have been going on for some time, like drunk driving or education problems," he said. Ratliff said the first Unit 8 reports would probably go on the air in early May.

As head of Unit 8, Ratliff will also supervise the development of some half-hour and hour-long documentaries. And he'll supervise Channel 8 consumer reporter Bruce Hutchcraft, who will continue to provide his weekly "8 on Your Side" reports. 'PM' snares Burt The Bandit' Linda Scott, co-host of Channel 44's "PM Magazine," has managed to snare Burt Reynolds for an exclusive interview that will air in two parts this week. According to Scott, it took her months to get the superstar to go before the cameras and bare his soul about Florida, movies, his career and his role as part-owner of the Tampa Bay Bandits. The interview, which airs at 7 p.m.

Tuesday and Wednesday on WTOG, Channel 44, includes footage of Burt's 1954 performance as a player on the Florida State University football team. Back on the 'Hill' NBC swears it will air 22 episodes of "Hill Street Blues" for the 1982-83 season, but I swear every time I see a rerun of this fine series. It seems that every other week the show is a repeat. It's frustrating, but NBC officials say this hodgepodge scheduling hasn't hurt the ratings. "Hill is NBC's biggest hit.

According to NBC, three new, unaired episodes are being held back for the May ratings sweeps. The first new one will air April 28 and supposedly the other two will follow in early May. 'The Envelope Please If you have Oscar fever, then you might want to start watching TV early tonight. Those lucky enough to have cable can catch "The Envelope Please a half-hour Oscar preview show at 7 p.m. on Home Box Office.

"Entertainment Tonight" at 7:30 p.m. on WTVT, Channel 13, will go behind the scenes at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion for a preview. At 8 p.m., WFTS, Channel 28, presents a special hour-long edition of "At the Movies" during which film critics Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel make their picks. The ceremony begins at 9 p.m. on WTSP, Channel 10.

Getting the spirit going Remember the jingle WXFL introduced last See JUGGLING, Page 3D When it comes to Tinseltown, tonight's 55th Annual Academy Awards is the only game in town. Ben Kingsley By GREG TOZIAN Tribune Staff Writer A lx U'SsT LjrJw 4V S.ssvSDacek Jack Lemmon iff Tonight is the only night of the year that Hollywood doesn't want you to go to the movies. Tonight, movie people want you to stay home watching TV. All the better to see them on the annual Academy Awards blowout. This year's 55th Annual Academy Awards show, tonight at 9 on WTSP, Channel 10, doesn't promise to be history's most exciting or interesting Oscar race by any means.

For instance, there's no old, sentimental-favorite contender such as a cancer-ridden John Wayne (1970), or last year's winner, the late Henry Fonda who'll have one, blatantly obvious last shot at the gold. Unless something highly unlikely happens none of tonight's winners will thumb their noses at "the industry" and refuse to pick up their little, shiny statue, as George C. Scott (1971) and Marlon Brando (1972) did before them. And it's doubtful there'll be any political soap-boxing matches over a film's content or an actor's off -screen See OSCARS, Page 8D ft -5 Paul Newman Meryl Streep i jr i i "a if i 1 ft A 4 AT vf 1 Debra Winger Peter O'Toole Inside 'Picture yourself with kaleidoscope eyes The Fab Four got high with a little help from their friends. Bob Dylan introduced them to marijuana.

Later, an acquaintance laced coffee with LSD and gave it to John and George. I i 1 The Love You Make Part II TJPasOfGrass And Sugar Cubes Planning ahead left him behind A reader made a reservation on the Auto -Train then paid his fare in advance. But before he had a chance to make the trip, a federal judge closed down the operation. Now he's trying to get his money Don't flip out, flip inside 6 If the Academy Awards isn't your cup of broth, flip inside to VideoToday and find out what else is on television tonight. Get your popcorn and pick a seat 7 If all this talk about Oscars has your made you hungry for a film, check out the Movie Times listinq and see which flicks are playing in town.

Bob Dylan was the first to turn The Beatles on. For all their free-spirited, outrageous ways. The Beatles had never used illegal drugs. That changed in 1964, when superstar Dob Dylan introduced them to "something organic and green, grown out. of Mother Earth." Marijuana, however, was a mild recreational drug compared with what was to follow.

In the second excerpt from their new booh, "The Love You Make," Peter Brown and Steven Gaines reveal how two of The Beatles and their women were unwittingy turned on to LSD in one of the most bizarre episodes in their lives. The authors also relate the unusual and herculean attempt of John and Yoko to kick their drug dependence. i JjtiIl monico Hotel in New York that would grow to affect the consciousness of the world: Bob Dylan turned The Beatles on to marijuana for the first time in their lives. Before that, they, had spurned marijuana with a passion; as far as they were concerned, pot smokers were junkies, in the same category as heroin addicts. Shortly after their turn-on with Dylan, they began to compose under marijuana's spell.

Dylan had given them a key that opened a door to a new dimension of pop music, and they took the youth of the world across the threshold with them. John Lennon had long wanted to meet Dylan but not as badly as he wanted to meet Elvis. For John, Elvis was a god who had achieved Indescribable sanctity. Dylan was a contemporary, and to John just another competitor, although John was a little envious of Dylan's gift for lyrics. It was only recently that John chum.

Inside the hotel lobby, they found themselves with a two-man police escort to accompany them up to The Beatles' floor. When the elevator door Dylan and company were shocked to find still more police, plus a dozen people gaily chatting and drinking booze. Included in this group waiting to be admitted to The Beatles suite were various reporters, disc jockeys and the singing groups The Kingston Trio and Peter, Paul and Mary. Dylan was smaller than the boys had expected. After clumsy introductions officiated over by their manager, Brian Epstein, the embarrassed tension In the room was pal-See BEATLES, Page 2D had begun to take special interest In his own lyrics; his first Introspective, autobiographical song was "I'll Cry Instead." They were introduced by a mutual friend, writer Al Aronowitz, who was one of the first legitimate journalists to write about pop music.

Aronowitz had befriended John the previous spring In England while writing about him for the Saturday Evening Post At that time, John had told Aronowitz he wanted to meet Dylan, but only "on his own terms," when John had become his "ego equal." On that Aug. 28, after playing the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, with The Beatles' smiling faces on the cover of Life magazine, John was ready. Aronowitz rode in from Woodstock with Dylan In a blue Ford station wagon driven by Victor Mamou-das, Dylan's road manager and By PETER BROWN and STEVEN GAINES On Aug. 28, 1964. a small but auspicious event occurred at the Del-.