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Ann Landers2 Astrology2 Comics4 Find movie times on Page 2B Monday January 5 1998 Tucson Citizen FEATURES EDITOR JULIE SZEKELY 573-4622 at new hei 4 from Senate bring harmony to Hill Capitol By LIBBY QUAID The Associated Press The newscasts continue to top the Nielsens with numbers far higher than its competitors VAL CANEZTucson Citizen Ratings for KVOA news indicate new co anchor Tom McNamara has been well News show ratings gap widens for local stations very very happy with the results of the November he said very very happy with news growth experienced in the 10 news in key demographics Jeff Sales general manager of KOLD said ratings were consistent with November say good news and bad new's The good news is doing OK The bad news KVOA continued2B WASHINGTON How much would you pay for a compact disc of country western and gospel songs performed by four Republican probably have trouble giving them admits Sen John Ashcroft one of the four Singing Senators Ashcroft along with musical cohorts Majority Leader Trent Lott of Mississippi and Sens Larry Craig of Idaho and James Jeffords ot Vermont journeyed to Nashville Dec 1 2 to record 10 songs for the upcoming CD Now Craig joked comes the over cover design I le said the CD which the Senators will own probably be released before February The non-profit recording will raise money for politics and for chanty he said For the past two years the four have played GOP fund-raisers and events in each of their home states including a performance in Ashcroft territory at the Charley Pnde Theater in Branson Mo delight at the recording project is obvious I usually closemouthed it took him months to admit his presidential aspirations despite a busy travel schedule that included visits to pnrnary states such as New Hampshire But Ashcroft resist tipping a reporter to the Nashville tnp during an interview about his 1997 legislative accomplishments of our songs we sing Acapulco -Oh I mean a he yelled into a cellular phone a tew days later as he was traveling a Missouri highway Ashcroft buoyed with support from a few star-studded fnends approached his two-day recording session in the nation's country music capital with excitement The Oak Ridge Boys left signed copies of their signature tune as good luck gifts for the group The Oaks invited the senators to appeal with them last September in Branson and they traveled to Washington earlier to harmonize in the Capitol Rotunda This is not Ashcroft's first brush with pmlessional musicians Ten years ago the two-term governor sang at the Grand Ole Opry one Satin day night 1 performed with I Ate Greenwood and once dunng a visit to Camp David with lresident Bush took the stage with Amy Grant With one solo album and two duet albums already under his belt Ashcroft's no stt anger to recording either 1 lis first album was recorded dunng the 190s while he was Missoun's attorney general 1 le said his musical roots probably reach back to a long forgotten church sen ice when his father stood him on a chair to sing stress he said fun a great way to bnng people togethei Heaven knows we need a little harmony in the Senate For Craig it feels good to abandon the ntual and manners of the Senate and ait instead like a regular guy who indulges in i little fantasy with his buddies belting out i favonte song as a packed house applauds changes the whole charai ter of Ci uig said only answer I can come up with is that the act ot singing expresses jour vulnei ability and at the same time is a very humanizing act It different than a politician giving a hard coie political sjeeih Ashcroft seal died for the light winds It's provided sort ot a tonic ot pleasantness Tt been so much fun to be ith ck othel on this basis msU ad of alwavs or such a formal he said I know it enhanced durability to wot togithit By AJ FUCK Citizen TV Writer That crowing you hear is coming from KVOA where the November Nielsen ratings showed the perennial newscast leader far ahead of its competitors most cases our newscast numbers were equal or better than the other two stations combined" said Jon Ruby president and general manager of the recently released figures In the time periods when the three major local affiliates KVOA (NBC) KGUN (ABC) and KOLD (CBS) air newscasts KVOA drew the share of the audience most of the time The two exceptions are noon weekdays and 10 pm Saturdays where KVOA also led but with smaller margins Overall KVOA was the leader with KGUN running second and KOLD third KVOA programming director David Hatfield said seeing numbers like the good old when viewers had only three channels to choose from not the plethora of cable and network channels they have access to now I latfield attributed success to teamwork and viewer loyalty The ratings also indicate that newest primary co-anchor Tom McNamara has been well-received by viewers truly is a team I latfield said said before the ratings came in that if they were low we blame Tom But if they were high we attribute that all to Tom either It was teamwork that did it KGUN sales director Joe DeCarlo said while the ABC network suffered greatly nationally coming third locally the shows were well-received CBS by an Is the third oucsorrsjoejEN Here are the most watched prime time network shows Tucson on average for the November 1997 ratings period according to Nietsen Media Research figures 1 "Monday Night Football" (ABC) 2 ER' (NBC) 3 Touched by an (CBS) received by viewers I WMkday broadcast KVOA local news 35000 KGUN local news 13 000 KOLD This 0 000 KMSB Hour 2 000 KTTU 'Bananas in negligible Noon WMkdayt KVOA local news 33 000 KOLD local news 24 000 KGUN local news 14 000 KMSB "Piclionary" 1 000 KTTU various programming negligible SDJUWttk JlLL KVOA local news (' 2 hour) 68 000 KGUN local news (hourlong) 38 000 KOLD local news (Vj hour) 28 000 KMSB "Home 17 000 KTTU Trek New 11000 lpjnwsakdayt KVOA local news 60 000 KGUN local news 58 000 KMSB 29 000 KOLD local news 21 000 KTTU TV 21 000 faOMtmrtdsyt KGUN -Wheel of 71 000 KOLD 60 000 KVOA -Wad About 37 000 KTTU 24 000 KMSB "Entertainment Tonight" 1 5 000 19pjimakdayt KVOA local news 85 000 KGUN local news 54 000 KOLD local news 30 000 KMSB -Simpsons 13 000 KTTU Space Nine" 7 000 and neck with 19 and lespec turfy By AJ FUCK Citizen TV Writer During the last ratings period in May KVOA held on to its lead with KGUN in second and KOLD a close third The November sweeps saw a wider gap between KGUN and KOLD when there were only three channels people could watch a 30 share was marginal" said David Hatfield programming director 40 share was a big win So these days when viewers can choose from any number of cable stations or satellite feeds a 30 share is a big win and a 40 share is huge A share is the estimated percentage of households watching TV at a certain time At 6 a weekdays KVOA (Channel 4) drew a 40 share compared with IS at KGUN (Channel 9) and 6 at KOLD (Channel 13) At noon KVOA had a 32 share compared with 22 and 14 At 5 KVOA drew a 31 share compared with 18 and 13 At 6 KVOA dropped to 22 with KGUN close behind at 21 and KOII) lagging at 8 At 10 KVOA led with 36 with KGUN second at 21 and KOLD third at 12 On Saturday at 10 KVOA led with a 27 share compaied to 16 and 14 Sundays at 10pm KVOA drew a whopping 41 share with KGUN and KOLD almost neck American Navajo delving too far into a familv ancestry is considered taboo Yazzie sod he was fortunate because mcmbi rs of hi famdy re I hri'inns the turn of the century ard in-willing to talk about tin lr ami rs But when he tried to talk to the traditional family nu nK rs the re I actant to ru ntion nan those ho had die and important Jj in ir lives Addti inally the oral tra 1 makes it Ifcul! to trace fam hi back be i the Ncrn the cert-rv saJJiry Parker mager rfe fa" II I'TarV 4 I -A i i CBS photo most watched prime-time show in Tucson 4 "Seinfeld" (NBC) 5 "60 Minutes" (CBS) 6 20" (ABC) 7 Night Movie" (CBS) 8 (NBC) 9 "Veronica Closet" (NBC) 10 Various programming Tuesdays from 8-830 pm (ABC) In response the Mormon Church has established a small family learning center in St Michaels on the Navajo Reservation with computers and genealogical programs that can help track down family histones Tracing famdy history is important in the Mormon faith because of the emphasis on family as pirt of leading a full Chnstian Lfe said I McCombs a stake leader the church in Tsule The Mormon church has ns of gcneal 'gical records in its larndy story Center in Salt I-akc Cf pr vidrg inf rriation to trace fam' cs as far back as the 12th However -e cultures sth as at re the Church helps Mormon Indians trace heritage Tb Associated Press tt ENDOW HOCK Nearly 15 years ago Arnold Yazzie set out with thousands (if othc nit mbc rs of the Mormon Church to trace his farm!) trre But Yazzie who is no a bi'hi'p for the church faceJ an uphil battle That's because Wzie is Amt ruan Indan There is little dm onu ntalion about his ancestors anJ tribal tradtions rbid ru ntiorurg the dt ad A crowirg nurrbt Nav a ms arc attendrg the Church of Jtsu thnst if latter-day Saints and are becoiurg interested therrcest rs or an aint js that woman inste ad of tin- bulh ru he This 1 1 ej HI i the pi I sen close at tamilv it lations'ipv vj to a true pictul ot 1 11 I i i ill tl pi rsoll is late to 'hit sld i'h ill oi st Mu bub j'l i nan Indi I are si'j going 'alh i His'erv I iSfarv in 1 1 arki said 1 hi i' Cmt tiVsi pacin in art r) I 1 i e-ti J1 iv I- IS i 1 3 tte can give them a tittle 1 Ip here because we i have sme leoiiJx but tor the most pail they i on the ir ow he said The bill has be 11 able to i pits i tenses 1 1 oi ds ti on BureaJ of Allairs oati back 1 1 1 ssS Ji also has si ime im )v 1 1 nrds di ati'g i'h the rriv -l in i Na a is 1 wni and I'ui si lup'u'v ji it --ii siJ CI trd i I i rt-e i rd ue vs ill 1 i i "an Iti 1 1 od is s-t tc-j "cV I 0 iP i 1 i 'hr a il hu -i bv a TV tonight and Substance 8 33 Cbaf'r'el 13 (CBS) 1 i A I.