The Kansas City Star from Kansas City, Missouri • 46

THE KANSAS CITY STAR Thursday July 24 2003 8 wwwkBneasrilyrom a New sports show to hit the Spot today in kc bee kbits wermDBb 1515 port (816-931-9417) PIANO ROOMs 8410 WomriL (816-363-8722) IteM flrudinai 8 pm -rrad-ntght RAPHAEL HOTEL: (8J6756 3) PV 8-11 pm Wa McMDFSt 12030 Bk Valtey Parkway Overland Park (9D 451 3100) EzNia Detriueri 8 pm SU6E THE BOXCAR CHBJNKN THE YELLOW HOUSE 10 am and noon doses Juty 27 Theatre for Young America Dickinson Top 5909 Johnson Drive Recommended ages kindergarten and ito $650 wwvalyarg (913 831 2131) THE DMOSAUR Pad Mesnw Puppets 10 am and 1 pm doses July 27 Unity Tenpte on the Flaza 47th and Jefferson $6 appropriate tor ages 3 and i (816235-6222) 'LEEMOSYNAinr: Drama by Lee Blessing BeH Road Bam Players 8 pm July 24 doses July 26 Jenkm and Bar bara David Theater Alumni Hall Park Uni versify wwwherimedbem I (816 587-0218) no marathons all this week erf The Simpsons Repeats of the long-run rung cartoon haw been Channel 38k highest-rated rfrow each erf the last seven yean Currently however KMQ's strongest viewer magnet is the Royals and it can only help the sports cast's prospects that comes akujg at a time when local interest in the team is peaking KMQ was the Nal station in prime time recently thanks to basebafi the first tone the station has done that in its 15-year history Viewership for Sunday's Royals-Marinen afternoon game rose well above a 14 Nielsen rating or aboui 10 times what Channel 38 avei aged in prime uine during May Station manager iaig Allison credits the oulsized ratings in part to the stations new transmitter which was relocated last month to southeast Kansas City from Lawrence He estimated dial one-third more area viewers can now pull in signal from its new tower Bush hopes that signal gives Channel 38 an advantage over Metro Sports "Thirty to 35 percent of our local audience doesn't have cable so there's an option now" Bush said want to make 38 a dace to turn to for sports" was supposed to begin Monday 7V Guide lists the program in next week's edition but various delays pushed the start date to Wednesday July 30 It will air 7 pm weeknights initially as a 30-minute program Allison said if all goes well he will ratchet the length up to one hour Spot" will be Channel 38s only new prime time show for now In September it will add Sharon Osbourne's talk show at 8 pm as well as repeats of King of Queens" at l(k30 pm The station's low-rated 9 pm newscast also produced by KSHB has been canceled A Lawrence couple signed KMQ on in 1988 as an affiliate of the Home Shopping Netwoik They hu -er sold the station to Scripps-Howard Broadcasting of Cincinnati From 1996 to 2002 il was known as "38 Family and emphasized family-friendly programming By AAION BARNHART Tk Imu City Sur As part at a total stanoo makeover thri indude a new logo and broad cast tower KMQ Channel 38 now known as 38 the Spot will add a nightly spomcast at 7 pm begin ntngWtxli-silay Tne move is designed to capitalize on growing roster of sports programming whkh includes Roy ais baseball and Big XII basketball Sister station KSHB Channel 41 will produce the sportscast and KSHB sports anchor lack Hany will serve as main host sharing the anchor desk with the stations other sports reporters lisa Holbrook and LeonliebL The program "Sports Spot" will compete though not directly with Time Warner Metro Sports channel KMtTs program will feature interviews and analysis from guests and live phone caDs from viewers Spot" will indude personalities from sports-talk station WHB-AM (810) Kevin Kietzman Todd Leabo and other W1IB talent will appear as and KMO will install a camera in the Wlffl studio (Harry is a regular contributor to IGetzman's Wi IB show) a time when everybody else is canceling or cutting back sports we're looking to expand it said KSHB news director Debbie Bush hoping that it becomes a lot like talk radio oh television that people will talk about it the next day Earlier this week KMQ relaunched itself as the Spot" with promotional spots that feature the station's new logo a hyperactive blue ball KMCI also introduced an onscreen KSHB traffic reporter Taunia lion man She will appear between programs to promote upcoming shows and keep the energy up KMCI's managers used the word repeatedly to describe the station's image It was a criteria in choosing Hottman over other appli cants for the advertised position To announce the diangeover the station is using its second-mo6t -effective viewer magnet: nightly the FAIR IN PLATTE COUNTY The 140th Platte County Fair the oldest continuously operated fair west of the Mississippi River runs through Sunday at the Platte County Fairground Prize-winning crafts plants and animals still play a big pan in the fair Bui entertainment options have grown since 1863 Attractions include a demolition car derby at 7 tonight at the grandstand a performance of the melodrama "The Cactus Hustler or There's Prickly I leat in Dry at 7 pm today through Saturday at the pavilion and music by country rock band Southern Drawl from 9 pm to 1 atn today through Saturday at the Diny Shame Saloon And admirers of motor vehicles spinning their wheels in tons of wet terra firma will want to behold this at 7 pm Friday and 6:30 pm Saturday al the grandstand also a carnival and a pel ting zoo For ticket prices directions and other scheduled stuff call (816) 431 -FAIR (3247) or go to platte-countyfaircom For more entertainment events go to kansasdtycom and 'Today in Kansas Tu reach Brum A lavish Arts tertainment writer call (Hlti) 234-4 7(H or x'tul e- nuii I to hmc-tai'ishkcstarcom NIGHTLIFE BEL'S LAWNSIDE BAR 1205 85th (816-822 7427): John Flying Circus with Bill Dye 6 30 8 pm Jam Session 8 pm midnight BLA YULY'S 415 Westport (816-561-3747) Little Mary with Tim Mahoney BLUE ROOM: 1600 1 18th (816 474 2929): Son Venezuela 5-11 pm BOTTLENECK: 737 New Hampshire Lawrence (785-841-5483) KRS-1 DJ Proof Archetype BRICK: 1727 McGee (816 421 1634) Star Truck Language UPTOWN RAMBLERS CLUB: 3402 Mam (816 753 1909) Crazy Hue Springs City Theatre 7:30 pm doses Juty 27 Btue Spmgs Civic Center 2000 NW Ashton Drive (8162260137) "THE HUNDRED AND ONE By Dodie Smith adapted by Glyn Robbins 11 am and 1 pm doses Aug 1 Coterie Theatre Crown Center 2450 Grand most appreciated by ages 4 and older wwreaheooteriexom (816474-6552) COMES TO By Jacqee Gaftord InPlay Theatre Company Opens 8 pm closes Aug 9 Just Off Broadway 3051 Central eading the pack Katie Jones of Hamilton Mo took first place in the ead ine Classic sheep showing contest at last year's Platte County fair The 1 40th annual Platte County Fair runs today through Sunday at the Platte County Fairground 9459) Billy EJwHng 6 3(79 30 pm JAZZ A LOUISIANA KFTCHEN: 8144 Prairie View (816-505 1714) Winston Apple JAZZHAUS 926 Vi Massachusetts Lawrence (785 749-3320) Gang of Hours RUTS ON BROADWAY: 1744 Broad way (816-221-4977) Ftet Sal Senor Oz Soundsystem with Salsa Latin Funk StoneUon Puppet The atre 10 am doses Aug 4 Gienwood II Arts Theater 9575 Metcalf Overland Park $6 most appreciated by ages preschool-sixth grade wwwjtonelon-puppetejarg (816235-6222) AND By William Shakespeare Cinnamon Eye Productions 8 pm Irrvted engagement doses July 24 MadrKedtre Chester High Strung Jervis Jort EBT RESTAURANT: In UMB Bank Build ing I 435 and State Line (816 942 8870) Noel Scotty Don Warner Jazz Duo 6-9 pm FAIRMONT KANSAS CITY AT THE PLA2A: Oak Lounge 401 Ward Parkway (816 303 2948) Scott McDonald 30 pm Best of Kansas City Jazz Summer Series with Paul Smith Trio featuring Paul McKee H-ll pm GRAND EMPORIUM: 3832 Main (816 531 1504) Dirtnap Overstep 9 pm JAR DIKE'S: 4536 Main (816 561 6480) Sons of Brasil pm JAZZ A LOUISIANA KITCHEN: 1823 39th (816 531 5556) Grand Marquis JAZZ A LOUISIANA KITCHEN: 511 SE Melody Lee's Summit (816-525 (816-454 4S66) EVENTS KANSAS CITY T-BOfCSe vs Lincoln Salt dogs 705 pm Community America Ball park Kansas City Kan I (913 328-BALL) BIG DECK: 928 Wyandotte (816 474 5668) Deck: Karia Mkriaete 8 pm midnight KYLE'S TAP ROOM: 6825 North Oak Gladstone (816-420 9099) Bob Harvey 8 pm midnight MCCOY'S public house and BRCWKrrCHEN: 4057 Pennsylvania (816 960-0866) Greg Maise Trio with compiled by Cathy IbamaThe Suit Submit items to cibbamMrstarcom ON THE TUBE SPECIALS SPOUTS NEWS MOVIES THl RSDAY EVENING TELEVISION KOHH9Q13 9:00 9 AREA CHANNELS KEPT show Dole spedacular tonight if you couldn't be on hand for the star-spangled pageant held Monday to mark the Robert Dole Institute's dedication KCPT is giving you a front raw seat to the airs at 8 tonight on Channel 19 in the time period set aside for KCPT's new weekly local showcase Featured in the edited broadcast are performances by the 312th US Army Reserve Band the Kansas City Chorus of Sweet Adelines and others Among the luminaries to speak are Nancy Kasaebaum Baker Rudolph Giuliani Howard Baker and Tom Brokaw Also tonight NBC is airing a slimmed-down version of its highly entertaining male makeover show Eye for the Straight at 8:30 on Channel 41 a must see for people who don't get Bravo on cable (as opposed to people who receive Bravo on cable but don't it) The houriong version airs at 9 pan Tuesdays on Bravo which is owned by NBC I'm at (816) 234-4790 and TVBamxam OTHER HIGHLIGHTS Kyan Douglas and four other gay men help a style challenged man on Eye for the Straight A 30- minute version of the thaw show will air at 8:30 tonight on 41 death wtrie watering flkn in an "ert house" theater in 1A fight at tha Movies" Grtseon and Catherine (Wtearn Ftetersen Marg I ieigenberger) aeak an atiraettee blonde who may Hi able to provide dues The fatal shoot-ng or i tBcmagBr pucs vvarncK nki and Sara (Gary Dourdan Gauge Eada Jorfa FcsO at odds over the evidence H(10 am on TNT The Sentorf TALK SHOWS Early Show 7 a 5) Tpbey Maguire air condrt toners 56873 Good Morning America 7 am on 9) Joaquin Phoenix Tim John medical report 27273 (CO Today (7 am on 41) Antonio Ban deras style watch 314076 (CC) Monte! 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