The Kansas City Star from Kansas City, Missouri • 26

SEAR TV RADIO Page IB Wednesday December 7 1983 GIVI THE PRACTICAL GIFT THIS CHRISTMAS lilt i Ik HINDQUARTERS l9u HALF A HOG cur dousu sown cur awasm to row R0CKHILL MEAT 2946 GILLHAM RD 931-3350 M1UMMVM Lata Nighl Programming: 2:30 am (5) CBS News Nightwalch 330am (41 Gunwwto 4:30 am(41) Marcus Weitiy MD The Young Lions Powerful WW II story of American and German Gl's who are forced to question their wartime roles! Starring Marlon Brando Montgomery Cliff and Dean Martin Channel 62 to sign on today as KEKR-TV 8:05 Tonight KCPTI KANSAS CITY fight them" she said said they had teams of lawyers and they won every case Well beginning to find out how that sort of power is carried Ms Craft said that she typically receives about $2750 for each college lecture appearance but that 35 percent of this goes to the lecture tour agent and travel expenses eat into the resL She said that she owes her law firm Gage ft Tucker $13000 in out-of-pocket legal expenses Because the suit is being handled on a contingency basis she added she will not have to pay for $120000 invested in preparation time by the law firm shocked that the judgment was she said just shocked And said before much justice can I afford? How many juries do I have to Quote me on that New signals PL ara-ir narry lairnm The TV-radio critic Is have yet been placed on the weekday schedule Christine Craft Christine Craft who is scheduled to speak tonight at Central Missouri State University in War rensburg is preparing for her new trial scheduled to begin Jan 4 in Joplin Mo one thing you can quote me on is that getting my winter underwear ready looking for some here in Santa Barbara (Calif) and not easy to she said in a recent phone interview Ms Craft said that even after more than a month she is no less appalled by the ruling issued Oct 31 by Judge Joseph Stevens Jr The judge overturned an advisory jury verdict that she had been tire victim of sex discrimination by Metromedia Inc the former owners of KMBC-TV Channel 9 where she had been employed as a co-anchor in 1981 until she was demoted The judge also ordered a new trial on the charge that Metromedia had been guilty of fraud and misrepresentation even though the jury had ruled in favor of Ms Craft warned me two and a half years ago that I Anew chapter in Kansas City broadcast history is to start at 5 pm today with the sign-on of KEKR-TV Channel 62 Broadcasting from new studios in Blue Summit in Jackson County the channel will use the last available full-power television signal allocated to the Kansas City area The start of broadcasting will culminate a six-year effort The station originally was licensed in 1977 but it has changed ownership since then Although limited partnerships have been sold locally majority control in the station rests with Media Central Inc of Chattanooga Tenn KEKR-TV is the first new television station to sign on in Kansas City since Dec 15 1978 when KYFC-TV Channel 50 began broadcasting religious programs It is the first new commercial station offering general entertainment programs since KSHB-TV Channel 41 went on the air as KBMA-TV on Sept 28 1970 With its arrival Kansas City viewers will be served by three network affiliates three independents and one public television station Although the cameras and equipment at Channel 62 are new many of the programs are not PACE for you? Excluding the religious the one-hour financial news programs and some cartoons not previously broadcast the only first-run programs will be shows by Richard Simmons and Merv Griffin a talk show syndicated from Los Angeles to Woman two game shows and a soap opera of and a video music program Also not previously broadcast is a series of one-hour programs made up of films of Saturday night performances at the Grand Opry in the 1950s and 1960s No locally produced programs the only program geared for working adults to acquire a college degree and still work full time" That's what students say about PACE Program of Adult College Education the college degree program designed with the adult student in mind PACE offers an alternative to traditional bachelor's degree programs designed for people who want a liberal arts education in a convenient flexible format convenient Each 12-hour block of courses includes a television lecture course as well as two other classes scheduled to meet on weeknights and weekends KMBZ-AM has scheduled Toby Tobin between 11 am and 2 pm on Saturdays On Toby Tobin Better Gardens and the host will take calls on the air from people seeking advice on gardening home repair and maintenance PACE could be for you so delay Call 276-2736 ext 31 and find out more about it Tonight Performances keep from being too corny Parker By JudyFlander discover PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER! FOR INFORMATION CALL 474-TEAM University of Missouri-Kansas City an equal opportunity institution The series Someone would resort to murder to keep Fall (7 on channels 2 and 9) out of a car race On (8 on channels 2 and 9) Blake asks Krystle to marry him and Jeff and marriage hits the rocks Albert Hague Lorenzo Lamas Margaret Donald and Liberace portray guests on (9 on channels 2and9) Dr Craig is the object of Dr lust on (9 on channels 4 and 27) and Dr White is charged with drug-dealing Actress Julie Walters visits Johnny Carson on 10: 30 on channels 4 and 27) Visiting Night With David 11 30 on Channel 4 midnight on Channel 27) are Robert Klein and author Tom The local movies on 34th (7 on Channel 41) Sebastian Cabot David Hartman (1973) An old man named Kris Kr ingle is hired by Macy's to day Santa Gaus in the Thanksgiving Day Parade (fair) Young (8:05 on Channel 19) Marlon Brando Montgomery Clift (1958) Two Americans and a German react differently to the events of World War II (very good) Young (12:30 am on Channel 5) Fredric March Ben Gazzara (1961) Two doctors with opposing viewpoints learn to respect each other after working together (very good) Crusoe and the (1:30 am on Channel 41) Hugo Stieglitz Ahui (1972) A shipwreck survivor marooned on a desert island rescues a young boy and encounters a tribe of cannibals (fairly good) (c i 1983 United Features Washington Christopher frequent television roles have elevated the medium You may remember him most recently as Richard archbishop-mentor in "The Thorn Tonight in (8 on Channel 5) he stars as a scientist who develops the first computerized David Morse the sensitive young doctor from portrays the humanoid When evil forces try to reprogram him his creator kidnaps him Then they attempt to forge a father-son something that is difficult enough to do when both people are human It sounds awfully and it but Mr Plummer Mr Morse and Frances Stemhagen as wife make an entertaining tale The specials Tom Brokaw gets away from his anchor desk for to the Heart of a two-hour News White (7 on channels 4 and 27) in which he examines the effects of the Cultural Revolution Most of the footage however was culled from 240 hours shot by a British production crew one of whose members spent seven years talking the Chinese government into letting them do the project rare that an American network uses any other than its own people but the access was clearly worth the joint effort Snow White (7 on channels 5 and 13) is an hour-long animated special for wee ones at least children who be frightened by that famous wicked stepmother This time there are two Snow Whites: Queen Snow White and her daughter Princess Snow White How this all gets wound into a Christmas story leave for the kids to BILLY GRAHAM TV SPECIAL ft- irasiatslifell China As you've never seen it before China Still a land of mystery A land of contradictions where Communism dominates but competition is slowly emerging Never before have Western film crews had such extensive access to the Republic of China Journey to the heart of China with Tom Brokaw Go beyond the monuments past the showcases right to the people See exclusive footage from a hospital a locomotive factory and a courtroom Examine the reappearance of religion the growth of individual initiative China is planning for its future amid conflicts and contradictions And when a country of one billion makes a choice its decision will affect us all Reported by Tom Brokaw 4 7:00 Tonight TONIGHT 8:00 channel 50 BILLY NEW BOOK "APPROACHING HOOFBEATS: THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE AVAILABLE NOW AT YOUR BOOKSTORE! 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