The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina • 35

THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Tuesday June 20 1995 3E 10:15 you the guy from I said is that crap you got on the I said Neil Armstrong on the And the guy said the We can watch this crap on the James Former anchor back to interview colleagues Continued from page 1 coast (as a reporter-anchor for the syndicated Switch go smoothly WCCJ (927 FM) which delighted many area listeners by airing old rock CDs and no commercials has switched to And listeners seem to like the change one bit WCCJ co-owner Todd Robinson says radio consultants told him the smooth jazz format is the way to go even though listeners can already hear that urn music on public station WFAE (907 FM) But Robinson acknowledges that most of those calling WCCJ have complained about the new format and miss the old tunes All this could turn out to be academic because Robinson also says agreed to sell the station If everything goes according to plan Davis Broadcasting a company based in Columbus Ga will take over WCCJ in August Greg Davis who runs the Georgia company be reached Monday But Robinson said other stations play black gospel and urban contemporary music Farewell Grandma We have some news about two local media folks we recently profiled First the sad news Sheri Lynch who co-hosts the morning show on WBT (1079 FM) with Bob Lacey has lost the grandmother she talked so much about on the air Rena Lynch better known to WBT listeners as Black- sored by this chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts Sciences As said before the great thing about having a column is that we can save things that ended up on the cutting room floor during the urn editing process on earlier stories something that was shaved from our recent profile of Callaghan: As program director since 1962 Callaghan was often the voice on the other end of the telephone when viewers called to complain about their favorite shows being preempted The funniest call? was a long time ago back when WSOC carried NBC shows" Callaghan says phone at home rang one Sunday night about WCCJ co-owner Todd Robinson acknowledges that most of those calling WCCJ have complained about the new format and miss the old tunes died last Friday of cancer She raised Lynch after the radio parents vanished from her life (her father went to jail her mother remarried) And some happier news: Former WSOC (channel 9) station manager Jack Callaghan who recently retired after 37 years will be honored Saturday in Nashville at the Midsouth Silver Circle Celebration The event is spon The sleep story received an air date yet but it will probably be shown sometime this summer Also coming up: James will be fill-in anchor on the news desk in July James now 34 and recently divorced lives in New York City these days Her Big Apple friends include Madeline McFadden yet another former WBTV anchor who can now be seen on TV coast-to- Doug Robarchek's OutFront will return PEOPLE BEST BETS Prime best: Cyber diet helps Brando shed pounds Movie: In the 1989 blockbuster Michael Keaton does a fine job playing Bob comic-book hero But Jack Nicholson steals the show with his over-the-top portrayal of archnemesis the Joker 8 pm CBS Entertainment: Pocahontas The Musical Legend features Academy Award-winning music from some of most acclaimed films and highlights this summer's new animated feature 8:30 pm ABC talking: Edited by KENNETH JOHNSON Marlon Brando need to go on a crash diet to drop some pounds for a recent TV taping How so? US magazine says that in a career retrospective for HBO the wonders of technology were used to erase an extra chin here a love handle there until voila! the actor looked 100 pounds slimmer was totally into a source from the computer company Electric Sandbox said is up on the latest technology and embraced all it can HBO had no comment Regional Broadcast Channelsi Rush Limbaugh: (6:30 am WCNC channel 36) Good Morning America: Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn (7 am WSOC channel 9) This Morning: Actor Patrick Stewart animal chiropractor retirement taxes (7 am WBTV channel 3) Today: Losing a mate (7 am WCNC channel 36) Donahue: From 1994: women who live with their ex-husbands (9 am WBTV channel 3) Jenny Jones: (9 am WCCB channel 18) Regis Kathie Lee: Indiana Pacer Reggie Miller Dallas Cowboy Emmitt Smith San Francisco 49er Jerry Rice (9 am WSOC channel 9) Charles Perez: Couples attempt to resolve their conflicts (10 am WCCB channel 18) Gordon Elliott: People claim their mates are obsessed with working out (10 am WCNC channel 36) Maury Povich: Troubled relationships of people working in the adult entertainment field (10 am WBTV channel 3) Sally: Arranging dates for single friends and family members (10 am WSOC channel 9) Downey: (11 am WKAY channel 64) Jerry Springer: Reunions for people who have been searching for loved ones (11 am WCNC channel 36) Marilu: From January: professional caterers and chefs for celebrities (11 am WCCB channel 18) Mike Maty: Scheduled: Patti Davis daughter of former President Reagan actor Senait Ashenafi actor-singer David Hasselhoff (11 am WSOC channel 9) Shirley Solomon: Debate over whether sadomasochists are able to raise children in a safe environment (1 1 am WFVT channel 55 1 am WFVT channel 55) Geraldo: Parents dealing with rebellious daughters (Noon WGNChicago 1 07 am WBTV channel 3) Jenny Jones: First loves (Noon WCCB channel 18) Leeza: From February: convicted murderer Diane Downes (Noon WCNC channel 36) Kathy Fountain: (2 pm WKAY channel 64) Rolonda: Women who must choose between their mates and their children (3 pm WCNC channel 36) Oprah Winfrey: Tips on how to protect oneself when confronted by criminals (4 pm WSOC channel 9) Ricki Lake: From 1994: people dealing with freeloading relatives (5 pm WCCB channel 18) Charlie Rose: (1 1 pm WNSC channel 30) Ricki Lake: (11 pm WCCB channel 18) Letterman: Singer Trisha Yearwood basketball player Hakeem Olajuwan (1 1 :35 pm WBTV channel 3) Tonight Show: Actress Lisa Kudrow basketball player Clyde Drexler (11:35 pm WCNC channel 36) Jon Stewart: Musician Ted Nugent actress Kyra Sedgwick rock group Morphine (12:30 am WJZY channel 46) Late Night: Retired basketball player Julius Erving actor Oliver Platt (12:37 am WCNC channel 36) Dennis Prager: A man who claims to be able to communicate with ghosts (1 :36 am WCNC channel 36) Later: Actor Bruno Kirby (2 am WCNC channel 36) Montel Williams: Women who became pregnant after a one-time fling confront the men they say are the fathers of their babies (2:05 am WSOC channel 9) Late Late Show: Sportscaster Al Michaels former Congresswoman Barbara Jordan (2:07 am WBTV channel 3) (For times and stations outside the Charlotte area please refer to TV Week reply Country singer Herndon who has checked into a drug rehab clinic since his arrest last week on charges of indecent exposure and methamphetamine possession left a message for his friends and relatives on his mobile phone voicemail: tell you what the moral of the story is pull off the road and take a leak in the woods OK? You guys listen to everything that people are saying because just not true tell you what I am going to be away for about a month working on myself and getting rid of some of these pressures and drug problems of mine The 33-year-old is accused of exposing himself to an undercover policeman in a park shortly before playing a concert in Fort Worth How to use our cable guide Like a rolling Stone Hollywood diva Sharon Stone drew a sold-out crowd at the National Press fTT'1 Club in DC Fri- I A day when she Ir swept into pr town to pro mote health not supposed to talk about breasts but a lot of people in this room pay $750 to see mine so I guess pretty said Stone who was in Washington to join in National Race For The Cure to benefit breast cancer research Stone 37 disclosed she had her own cancer scare four years ago when she tested positive for cancer of the lymph nodes She said she stopped drinking coffee and that after lot of positive thinking and a lot of holistic subsequent tests showed no malignancy The Observer provides a cable channel guide for the systems listed below Find your cable company in the diagram The channel your cable system uses will always be in the same position in the prime-time grid (See TV Week in Observer for other cable channels) Cablevtsion Prestige Vision Cable (Charlotte) Monroe York Rock Hill Palmetto Clover River Hills Lancaster Falls See TV Week In Sunday Observer tor complete 24-hour listings and VCR Plus numbers cc Closed-captloned for the hearing impaired Pearl Jam: Ticketmaster war still on No nukes Steven Seagal want the Mescalero Apache Reservation to become deadly ground The actor spoke out Saturday at a rally at the Ruidoso NM reserve against building a nuclear storage dump on reservation land see death one word? he said could add a couple of others: sickness Mescalero officials and a coalition of utilities have promised to make the repository safe and said it will provide jobs and economic development The Mescaleros had overwhelmingly defeated the project in a vote in January but when a second vote was held it passed From $39880 45 Minutes Large Recreational Lake avoid disappointing fans Jeff (Ament) and Eddie were furious after reading reports that we had changed our policy because that was not their intention at all and we are all in agreement that it is not what we are going to Curtis said Pearl Jam which maintains that Ticketmaster charges fans excessive service charges filed a memorandum with the US Justice Department in May 1994 arguing that the company holds a monopoly over ticket distribution in the $1 billion US concert business The government subsequently launched an investigation into the ticket distribution industry For its current 12-city tour the band turned to some of the few venues that do not have exclusive agreements with Ticketmaster using ETM Entertainment Network to handle tickets which Pearl manager Kelly Curtis said the group had given up its attempt to bypass the Los Angeles-based ticket firm after finding it impossible in the last year to book acceptable venues in certain cities without the ticket giant He suggested the group might work with Ticketmaster if it was the only way to play an area Backstage in Casper on Friday Curtis said his remarks were made out of frustration after the band canceled its June 26-27 shows al the Del Mar Fairgrounds near San Diego because last-minute safety concerns were raised by the San Diego County Department Curtis said he mentioned the idea of turning to a Ticketmaster venue as a last resort on the spur of the moment out of his desjre to reschedule the shows quickly to By ROBERT HILBURN Los Angeles Times CASPER Wyo Rock heavyweight championship fight over after all Before singing a note at the opening stop of Pearl first tour in more than a year Eddie Vedder stepped to the microphone Friday at the sold-out Casper Events Center to make it clear that the most popular band thrown in the towel in its bitter dispute with Ticketmaster the leading concert ticket distributor guess heard they are saying in the papers that we surrendered to Ticketmaster and that happen" Vedder said "And take my word not (going to happen)" comments were in response to news media reports in (over 100 miles of shoreline) Convenient to 1-85 New arrival Connie Chung and husband Maury Povich are parents are happy to confirm that after a long period of waiting we have adopted a boy Matthew Jay Povich" they said in a statement Chung 48 and Povich 56 have alked frequently of their desire to have a baby but the couple has been unable to conceive.