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DAYTON DAILY NEWS FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2003 Former WAV I talker takes on the Chicks 5 Ya WW 1 1 0 111 112 113 pj Hi" mil 17 18 20- 23 Bob Bate ON RADIO, TV I immigrated to the U.S.," Howard says. BF jR "He also talks 1 about working and the Kurds and the analyst used the words "Turks" and "Kurds" over and over and over again until the inevitable happened he said a word that was a combination of the two. Fll leave it to you to figure out the word. Contact Bob Batz at 225-2396 or by e-mail at bbatzgJcoxohio.com. Just in case you missed it, a familiar name made national on Robert Kennedy's campaign, his years as a TV news anchor and II 1 Ji fl 1 Jerry Springer 33 34 35 34) I M37 38 39 I mm 41 42 43 44 Wmm Wmm 47 STJ 50TJ; 52 55 56 57 58 "62 6jBJp4 85 ss eT-" ea jBjfie Wmt 71 Mm mmt Chaminade-Julienne High School when he made his broadcasting debut here.

"I was only 18," he recalled, "but I bluffed my way into the job. I screened calls for talk-show hosts for a while, then I got my own show." He left WAVI after four years to join the staff at WKEF-TV (Channel 22). Later, he was weekend sports anchor at WDTN-TV (Channel 2) and had a stint as director of public relations for the Dayton Dynamo soccer team. He departed Dayton in 1989 and worked as a talk-show host at radio stations in Greenville, S.C., and Schenectady, N.Y., before landing the job at WABC-AM (770) in New York City. "Most days it's a mix of water-cooler talk and hot-button issues.

The show is fast-paced and high-energy, and I'm pretty bombastic. I tend to be conservative on political and fiscal issues; moderate to liberal on social issues." Springer on Channel 2 Sunday's edition of Sharon Howard's Dayton Beyond on WDNT-TV (Channel 2) will feature an interview with talk show host Jerry Springer, who may become a candidate for the U.S. Senate. The show will air at 9 a.m. "He talks about living the American Dream, and how his family escaped escaped the Holocaust when he was 5 years old and CROSSWORD PUZZLE I headlines ear- I lier this week as HHNMHH a result of the controversy stirred up by the Dixie Chicks.

When lead singer Natalie Maines criticized President Bush at a concert, Mike Gallagher, a nationally syndicated talk show host, went into action. He has proposed an alternative concert to a May 1 show by the country music group. He said he'll donate all proceeds from the concert to military families from South Carolina. And anyone who already has a ticket to the Chicks' show would get in free. Yup, Mike Gallagher.

The same Mike Gallagher who began his radio career in Dayton in 1978 at old WAVI, a talk station. Maines ticked off a slew of Americans when she told a London audience, "Just so you know, we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas." Gallagher said, "I think people are so upset about the Dixie Chicks that if I have to get a banjo and stand up there on stage and sing On Top of Old Smokep, people will stand up and cheer." Gallagher was a student at mayor in Cincinnati, and his now-popular talk show, which he describes as entertainment geared to the college student. He also shares his views on President Bush's domestic policies and the war in Iraq." Scinto on war Mike Scinto, whose talk show Expressions II airs from noon to 2 p.m. weekdays on WDAO-AM (1210), has declared a truce on talk about the war two days a week, except for breaking news. 'Tuesdays and Thursdays will be no-war talk zones because I think people need a breather once in awhile," Scinto says.

Bottom Line Speaking of the war, did you catch what turned out to be a rare humorous moment in the CNN's coverage of the fighting last Friday? It happened during a conversation between an anchor and one of the network's military analysts. The talk had turned to the Turks Like your news supersized? What do you think about the decision by Dayton's WRGT-TV (Channel 45) to expand the city's only 10 p.m. weekday local newscast to an hour? Do you appreciate the extra 30 minutes? Or are you miffed because you enjoyed the shorter version that gave you the news, sports and weather and still enabled you to get to bed by 10:30 p.m.? To express your opinion, drop me an e-mail at bobbatzcoxohio.com, or a note addressed to me at the Dayton Daily News, 45 S. Ludlow Dayton, 45402. I'll use the best replies in an upcoming column.

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Corning is the news anchor, Jackson covers entertainment and English is the wacky weather guy. The fourth original host, Peggy Bunker, left the show in February to return home to New York City. Corning and Jackson maintain dual residences in Dayton and Los Angeles. English relocated his wife and four children, ages 3-10, from Salt Lake City to Centerville. "Love the schools," English said.

In the control room, Layton orders camera shots in staccato discussion topics while English updates his weather graphics in a cramped space behind the cameras. "I need some sleep," said English, who returned only the day before from Panama City, where he spent a weekend taping segments for the show during spring break with WB stars Jamie Kennedy and Aimee Garcia. Celebrity guests rarely pass through Dayton, so the hosts often travel to New York and Los Angeles to sit down with film and television stars for packaged segments, in addition to conducting live interviews via satellite. Floor director Ben Hutchison, a Wright State University film student from West Chester, counts down the seconds to 6 a.m. The theme music comes up, and Corning greets viewers before opening with the Elizabeth Smart story that broke the previous evening.

Before rel I ClMlT aMp I eivIe ynowandth en CONTINUED FROM CI from CNN Newsource, write scripts and prepare graphics for the day's broadcast. By 5 a.m., the lineup of stories and features for the first hour is ready, timed down to the minute. English tapes eight separate weather feeds for use by various local affiliates. Studio microphones are checked just minutes before The Daily Buzz I goes live. Corning and Jackson i read through "hand copy" non-' scripted stories pulled from the AP wire, newspapers and online T.

sources for use as potential BRIDGE ACES NORTH A 4 Q2 10 9 4 2 A EAST WEST A 10 9 8 6 8 3 A 7 5 10 9 8 4 A A 6 7 10-9 in hearts. If you win the heart king, you will be able to take only your three winners, and the auction has shown that it is impossible for partner to contribute two tricks on defense. However, if you play low on the queen, all you will need is for partner to hold the diamond ace. When West gets the lead with that card, he will be able to play another heart, and you will be able to take four more tricks. If partner began life with a singleton heart, it is unlikely that you could ever have beaten the contract, whatever you did.

Note also that if declarer had played low at trick one, then you would have had to play low as well to preserve your entry to the suit. BID WITH THE ACES SOUTH A A 7 3 10 9 5 4 8 3 5 Vulnerable: Both Dealer: North The bidding: South West North East 1 IV 3 NT All pass 03 28 Pass 1 NT HHHHBBHnnnHHHB jjj jjjg I I mm South holds: fashion, tossing completed script pages into the recycle bin as the show's first hour progresses. At 6:37 a.m., the Zanesville native cues Jackson's pre-taped interview with the producer of the Girls Gone Wild video series, who is plugging a pay-per-view special. Backed by several bikini-clad women in a hot tub, the video mogul stumbles over his words while talking with Jackson. "I'd stutter with them behind me, too," said satellitesplayback operator Chris Kittinger, who provides his own snarky, off-camera commentary throughout the show.

Sound director Brandon McCoy punches up appropriate musical cues, playing ACDC's Back in Back to accompany a report that the Dow Jones industrials average was up. English presents one of his signature bits, recapping the week's news in poetry form. He is followed by producer and correspondent Clayton Morris, who contributes David Lettermarstyle man-in-thty street pieces filmed in the Dayton area, although Dayton is never mentioned by name to avoid alienating viewers in other markets. One such segment finds Morris going door-to-door in Miami asking people what they're having for breakfast. "That would never happen in New York City or Chicago," Morris said.

"No one would let us in. Here, the people are so friendly that they let us in and actually let us have breakfast with them." The 7 a.m. hour recycles much of the first, with updates and minor adjustments. By this point, Radin and her producing staff are editing stories for the 8 a.m. hour, which features fresh material.

She sits below the bank of monitors visible on-screen behind Corning which, in fact, is a mural painted on the newsroom wall. "It's to give the illusion of depth, because it's such a small space," Radin said. Space is a prime concern for the rapidly growing show, which has an annual operating budget of more than $2 million. Depending on its ratings success during the May sweeps period, The Daily Buzz might move to a larger East Coast market, to allow for a larger production facility and easier access to in-studio celebrity guests. "It's not specifically Dayton that's the problem or the studio that's the problem," Radin said.

"But for us to be able to grow, we need to be in a more accessible city." At 9:05 a.m., Radin gathers her staff in the newsroom for a brief post-show wrap meeting, in which she praises their performance and starts planning the next day's show. "The energy was great this morning," Radin declared. Contact Dave Larsen at 225-2419 or by e-mail at dlarsencoxohio.com. A7 3 10 9 5 J8 3 5 South West North East 1 1 Opening lead: Heart eight Everyone knows that if you are on lead to a no-trump contract, holding ace-king-fifth with no entry, leading a small card at the first trick makes a lot of sense. The same logic applies when third to play to the opening trick, but sometimes the situation is not so straightforward.

On today's deal there were distractions to make East's defense harder. Consider what happens when partner leads the heart eight and declarer plays the queen from dummy. It feels so automatic to beat his queen with your king, but wait. This is just the same situation as the one described earlier. From the auction and opening lead, declarer is marked with at least four cards to the ANSWER: Bid one heart rather than making a negative double.

A double of an overcall of one diamond essentially guarantees 4-4 in the majors, while bidding a major shows only four or more cards. (Contrast the position where the opponents overcall a major now your double shows four in the other major, while bidding a major shows five-plus cards.) unscramble Ihese four Jumbles. one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words She's got MM MM ZEFOR TTH I I ikJ JUMBLE PUZZLE Jumbles: GROOM VIRUS UNTRUE INVITE esooaltfuna Madia StrvlcM Inc ESTAC I I Ay I GAUHTT I A A I I I WHEN 6HE WON THE GAME OF MUSICAL CHAIRS, SHE "5AIP IT WA Answer: What the waiter enjoyed most when he played tennis SERVING TEELEY i I pr Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested By the above cartoon. LJM.Illl.W.' MJU'i I ii m.n UW Answer hare: A I I AAA r-TT WORD SLEUTH PAULS Detach and mail to Consumer Sales Dept. 1 242 E.

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