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7 TV Radio Gumbel prepares for CBS show ByGailShister KNIGHT-MDDKK SERVICE TV reporter Mike Taibbi is headed to NBC's "Dateline" as the news- magazine adds a fourth night to its lineup, according to the (N.Y.) Daily 'Around the Globe' Here's what's happening on "Around the Globe" today on New England Cable News: 10 a.m.: Today's paper Hia-, watha Bray on reaction to the Supreme Court's rejection of the Communications Decency Act. Noon: Sports Plus Sports tor Don Skwar on the outlook for the new 4 p.m.: Talk Photo assignment editor Ted Gartland has his pick of the week's best photos. Call 244-3344. 6 p.m.: Tomorrow's paper. NEWS TALK SHOWS "Rolonda" at 9 a.m.

on Channel 5 and at 1 p.m. on WPIX. Scheduled: Society's emphasis on beauty. "Regis ft Kathie Lee" at 9 a.m. on Channels 7 and 10.

Scheduled: Pilobolus Dance Theatre; actress Fiona Hutchinson; Motley Crue. "After Breakfast" at 9 a.m. on Channel 25 and at 10 a.m. on Channel 64. Scheduled: Dennis Franz; Jonathan Taylor Thomas; 10,000 Maniacs; Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Don King; guest cohost John Salley.

In stereo. (Closed-captioned) i "Roie O'Donneir at 10 a.m. on Channel 5 and at 5 p.m. on Channel 6. Scheduled: David Schwimmer; Damon Wayans; Mackenzie Astin.

(CC) "LeeM" at 10 a.m. on Channels 7 and 10. Scheduled: Viewers changed by "Leeza." "Sally Jessy Raphael' at 10 a.m. on 1 Channel 9, at 11 a.m. on Channel 5, and at 4 p.m.

on Channel 12. Scheduled: Mentors. "Rlckl take" at 11 a.m. on Channel 64 and at 5 p.m. on Channel 25.

Scheduled: Promises. "Jerry Springer" at a.m. on WPIX and at noon on Channel 56. Scheduled: Pimps. "McLaughlin Croup" at 7:30 p.m.

on Channels 2 and 11. Scheduled Topics. Hong Kong Goes to China; Supreme Court Decisions; and the Tobacco Deal. "Chronicle" at 7:30 p.m. on Channel 5.

Scheduled: How About Take-Out? (CC) "Wall Street Week With Louis Rukeysei" at 8:30 p.m. on Channel 2. Scheduled: The Quest for Investments. Portfolio manager Eileen Rominger. (CO "Dateline NBC" at 9 p.m.

on Channels 7 and 10. Scheduled: Why Can't We Live Together? Tom Brokaw examines racial separation in one American community. In stereo. (CC) "Late Show With David Letterman" at 11:36 p.m. on Channels 4 and 12.

Scheduled: Martin Lawrence; filmmaker Robert Zemeckis; singer Sarah MacLachlan. In stereo. (CC) "Nightline" at 11:35 p.m. on Channels 5, 6 and 9. A behind-the-scenes look at the Supreme Court session with Walter Del-linger, US solicitor general (CC).

"The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" at 11:35 p.m. on Channels 7 and 10. Scheduled: John Travolta; 6-year-old actress Emily Young; comedian Tom Dreesen. In stereo. (CC) "Politically Incorrect With Bill Maher" at 12:05 a.m.

on Channels 6 and 6 and 9. Scheduled: Larry Flynt; Bobcat Goldth-wait; Debbie Gibson; Douglas Kushkoff. In stereo. (CC) The Late Late Show With Tom Snyder" at 12:35 a.m. on Channels 4 and 12.

Scheduled: Queen Latifah; ESPN's Charley Steiner. In stereo. (CC) "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" at 12:35 a.m. on Channels 7 and 10. Scheduled: Jonathan Taylor Thomas; Dr.

Ruth Westheimer; James Brown. 'In stereo. (CC) MOVIE HIGHLIGHTS Batto 7 p.m. (DIS). Miriam Margo-lyes, Lola Bates-Campbell.

A stray half-wolf guides a sled carrying medication to sick Alaskan children; animatedlive action. Voices: Kevin Bacon; Bob Hos-kins; Bridget Fonda; Phil Collins. (1995) Who Framed Roger Rabbit 7:15 p.m. (MC). Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd.

A 1940s Los Angeles private eye helps a cartoon rabbit beat a murder i rap. Live actionanimated. (1988) Blue Steel 8 p.m. (38). Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver.

A police rookie loses -her badge, gains a boyfriend, and hunts a Magnum killer. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. (1990) Run 8 p.m. (56). Patrick Dempsey, Kelly Preston.

A mob boss put a price on the head of a law student he blames for his son's death. (1991) One False Move 8 p.m. (BRV). Bill Paxton, Cynda Williams. An Arkansas police chief shows Los Angeles detectives how to stop three killers who are heading his way.

Directed by Carl Franklin. (1991) Goldeneye 8 p.m. (SHO). Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean. A secret weapon's theft sends Agent 007 to Russia, where a pretty computer programmer helps him track an ex-cohort.

(1995) A Passion to Kill 8 pjn. (USA). Scott Bakula, Chelsea Field. A psychologist has an affair with his best friend's wife who stabbed her first husband years before. (1994) Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill 8:20 p.m.

and 1:50 a.m. (DIS). Patrick Swaysce, Oliver Piatt. Folk heroes Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan, and John Henry help a farm boy battle land-grabbers. (1995), Breathless 9 p.m.

and 1 a.m. Richard Gere, Valerie Kaprisky. A French coed flees with a West Coast car thief who lives by comic books and Jerry Lee Lewis music. (1983) A nine-hour, 18-episode marathon of the witty but squiggly "Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist" could strain the eyes as well as the funny bone, beginning at 7 on Comedy Central.

"Biography" profiles Alfred Hithcock, at 8 on "Evening at Pops" repeats Monday's 28th season opener, with Keith Lockhart wielding the baton, at 9 on Ch. 2, followed at 10 by another concert that adds mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves, the Los Angeles Gui- tar Quartet, and the Maria Benitez Teatro Flamenco. Tom Brokaw anchors an unsurprising but sad "Dateline NBC" report on lingering suspicions in Matteson, 111., a suburb in racial transition, at 9 on Ch.7. A grand selection of flicks: "Anatomy of a Murder" (1959), Otto Preminger's best after "Laura," famous at the time for a few naughty words, but most important as a har- binger of our cynicism about America's courts, at 1 p.m. on MC; Hitchcock's "Suspicion" (1941) at 4:15 on AMC, in" which Joan Fontaine and Cary Grant shine before a silly, tacked-on ending; "Who 1 Framed Roger Rabbit" (1988) at 7:15 on MC; "The Last Supper" (1995) a politically correct revenge fantasy, at 8 on Cinemax; and Carl Franklin's "One False Move" (1991), for crime fans with strong stomachs and a taste for two superb performances from Michael Beach and Cynda WD' liams, at 8 p.m.

and 1:05 a.m. on Bravo. FREDERIC M. BIDDLE gree of cynicism when we tape interviews. They think we carve them up and make people say what we want them to." Gumbel concedes he's still smarting from recent remarks by ABC News czar Roone Arledge in Vanity Fair that he only made a "half-assed" attempt to woo Gumbel because the "Today" host is "not even in the same league" with ABC stars.

"I still have the paperwork of the offer Roone made to me, and if I -ever wanted to publicize it, people would say, 'That's hardly half- says Gumbel, 48, whose CBS deal is worth a reported $25 million over five years. "To this day, I have no idea why said it. I remain disappointed he said it I would still say, in my opin- ion, he's the most important person in television in the last 50 years." Lisa McRee may be 'GMA' anchor Rumors are circulating again in New York that Lisa McRee, a news anchor at ABC-owned KABC in Los Angeles, is the top choice to succeed Joan Lunden, who steps down as a co-anchor of "Good Morning America" in early September. The trades earlier this month had McRee turn- ing down the job because she didn't want to move to New York, even though Disney chairman Michael Eisner is one of her fans, as is Alan Wurtzel, the ABC News senior vice president in charge of "GMA." An ABC News source Wednesday didn't discourage the latest rumors but insisted "no deal has been struck yet." It's not as if McRee hasn't been on ABC before: She was the first co-anchor, along with Aaron Brown, of the network's overnight news show, "World News when it debuted in January 1992. WASHINGTON POST Mike Taibbi heads for NBC's 'Dateline' Former Boston and New York IV EW YORK If sports is a 111 metaphor for life, Bryant I Gumbel's passion for golf is a hole-in-one.

"I love the independence of it You don't rely on anyone else in any way. It's you against an inanimate object. You need not share the glory with anyone, and if you sere there's nobody to share the blame." In the latest chapter of "The Bryant Gumbel Story," TVs notori- ously moody loner is about to tee it up for CBS News with a fall newsmagazine. Thus far, Gumbel has a time slot (9 p.m. Wednesday), an executive producer (Michael Rubin), and not much else not even a title.

"My preference changes daily," says Gumbel, who joined CBS March 13 after a 22-year run at NBC the last 15 as anchor of "Today." "So many are already taken. 'Minutes' as in 'Hours' as in Can't use 'Prime' "PrimeTime Can't use 'Date' "Dateline Among the real titles being bandied about: "Person to Person." For those of you under 40, that was the nameof CBS's live interview show hosted by sainted newsman Edward R. Murrow from 1953 to '59. Thanks to then-breakthrough technology, Murrow chatted up celebs in their homes from CBS's New York studio. Don't bet the farm on "Person to Person," says CBS News chief An- drew Heyward.

"It's a great name from CBS history, but we don't want to come off as arrogant. It creates unfair expectations." Though loathe to discuss details, Gumbel says his show will have many live elements. "We won't just be live to be live, like ABC's 'PrimeTime Live' says it's live, when it's just live as a lead-in to taped pieces." One of the best interviewers in the business, Gumbel has always loved performing without a net. "I suspect the public, with some degree of justification, views us with a de 10 a.m. WBUR (90.9 FM) The Connection with Christopher Lydon.

A discussion about tennis and Wimbeldon and a conversation about summer movies. 7 p.m. WBZ (1030 AM) The David Brudnoy Show. Alan Epstein talks about "Anything is Possible: Real Life Tales and Universal Lessons." 8 p.m. WBUR (90.9 FM) Anniversary of Watergate, narrated by NPR senior news analyst Daniel Schorr.

The five-part series ends tonight 7:30 ajn. WCRB (1025 FM) Blakirev's "Islamey," Oriental fantasy; Sammartini's Oboe Concerto in E-flat; Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 7. 8 a.ra. WGBH (89.7 FM) Classics in the Morning.

Rossini's "II Viaggio a Reims: Overture," Warlock's Capriole Suite, Ber-wald's Grand Septet in B. -Noon. WUMB (91.9 FM) Live Interview. Singer-songwriter Brooks Williams visits with Folk Radio host Marilyn Rea Beyer for live music and conversation. 7 pjii.

WCRB (102.5 FM) Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 21, Haydn's Symphony No. 22, Brahms's Violin Concerto in D. 7 p.m. WDIS (1 170 AM) Sundown with Ed Nielson.

Mozart's Symphony' No. 29 in A. 9 p.m. WGBH (89.7 FM) At midnight, Playback. "Mean Old World: The Blues from 1940-94, Pt III." I 4 TV-' GLOBE PHOTO PAUL SHOUL Jason Campbell helped neighbors escape a fire yesterday that tore through a Turners FaHs apartment building.

1 -j Is 1 rtn- Man dies in jump from 3d story of burning Turners Falls building ASSOCIATED PRESS Firefighters plucked a third man, Joseph Novak, from a windowsill using a ladder. He, and two other residents, Eleanor Stickney and Jan Bo-chenko, were treated for smoke inhalation and released. Two firefighters, who suffered minor injuries were also treated and released. The cause of the blaze was under investigation by the state fire marshal's office, he said. "It's a mess," said Joan LaCosse, who lives nearby.

Downtown was filled with smoke and charred debris littered the street. "It's a real tragedy," she said. "I just feel for the people who were inside. But this is a small community, and we will all pull together to help them." firefighters, were taken to Franklin Medical Center hospital in Greenfield following the fire, which was reported at about 3:30 a.m. in the Crocker Building at the corner of Avenue A and Second Street A nursing supervisor, who would not give her name, said Palden Sangpo, 37, was pronounced dead at the hospital.

State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan said Sangpo jumped, from a third-floor window. "In an attempt to cushion his fall, he threw a mattress out of the building," Coan said. "It was in vain." Another man, who jumped from the building, Peter Jacob, was hospitalized at Bay State Medical Center in Springfield in stable condition. 'brum imim TURNERS FALLS One person was killed and several others injured as flames tore through an apartment building early yesterday in this Franklin County village.

"People were jumping out of windows when we arrived," said Firefighter Bob Fritz. At least 10 fire departments from three states were called in to help control the blaze in the brick building a short distance from the Connecticut River. "We probably have at least 60 firefighters on the scene," he said. "The roof has collapsed and the building is pretty-well gutted." At least six people, including two Wherever you're headed this season, make sure to bring along The Boston Globe. It's filled with great ways to make your summer memorable, from blockbuster movies and family festivals, to New England's best beaches, open-air concerts and county fairs.

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