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II KANSAS '11V MT A It Friday I unuary 27 2000 movii's f'yi KCPT new leader means business By AARON BARNHART The Kansas (illy Slar I ilm and Music I I he Aryan Coule of the title (Kenny Doughty and (Caroline (Carver) are servants whoare really undercover Jewish spies fighting the Nazis This needs more excitement when it selected Hogstrom last June It cited his record ol "revenue at WTCI where he had spent 14 years KCPI lias three times the budget of the Chattanooga station But this does not faze the Bngliam Young University graduate whose tele vision career began as an on-air reporter in Utah 33 years ago "I have a lot of big Hogstrom said "All it hikes is money" Many recent on-air changes have been less noticeable Eor stay-at-home parents KCPI stopped airing programs all day Now there's a 1 to 3 in "Nap Time" featuring more grown-up fare like "Antiques renins and "Carden Channel 19 now carries PBS programming overnights instead of GED classes And KCPI recently added Create a home-and-garden service to its digital tier (Channel 1402 on Time Warner Cable) But other programs reflect Hogstrom creative approach to fundraising This weekend KCPI is re-airing the entire Ken Bums landmark series "The Civil with a twist Anyone who pledges $100 or more during the event will not only receive a premium but will also qualify to appear as an extra or to work as an assistant on "Bad a Civil War documentary being produced by KCPI that will air in 2007 Hogstrom believes tie-ins like this and more personality-driven shows like "One on and "Talk Back" will connect people more closely to the station He sees that as a survival strategy at a time when memberships and giving to public television are down And while Hogstrom is proud of his ability to create revenue he said he never forgets that public TV is at its core a service not a business "A platform for the community" is how he de scribed KCPT voice and a platform to bring the community closer together" Reach Aaron Barnhart at (816) 234-4790 Or uisit TVRarncom At first impression Victor logstrom the new general manager ol KCPT Channel 19 couldn't be more of a contrast to his predecessor William I Reed Reed who retired in July 2005 was tall imposing and informal Hogstrom is of medium build and cool demeanor He is gentlemanly but he means business And Hogstrom is as determined as Reed was to put his stamp on KCPT At 8:30 tonight with the debut of "One on One With Victor Hogstrom" the former Chattanooga Tenn station manager will have a lot more face time on Channel 19 than Reed ever did The first guest on the weekly interview series is KMBC news co-anchor Dirty Moore 1 logstrom has mended fences with Steve Rose the former "Ruckus" panelist who had a falling-out with Reed As a result Rose will begin hosting a call-in show Back" on KCPI in March The show is fully funded Hogstrom says So is on thanks to $80 OCX) in underwriting mostly from the trust of Norge Jerome a distinguished local anthropologist Carter Broadcasting owner of Hot 103 Jamz is now a supporter of "Tony Brown's Journal" When Hogstrom is not raising money saving money He proudly produced an inch-thick computer printout of the financials from his old station WTCI in Chattanooga Turning to the last page he pointed to a six-figure surplus much of it he said from cost savings In his first six weeks on the job Hogstrom said he met one-on-one with every employee at the station and based on their discussions streamlined the KCPT organization and budget He saved $6000 a year on phone service and eliminated a $40000 janitorial service giving the job to a mailroom employee "It was not difficult because 1 saw some things that were not necessary" said Hogstrom in a recent interview at KCPT's offices When he's not Victor Hogstram KCPT general manager will begin hosting a weekly interview series tonight on the station By AO SCGTT New York Timet Nevt Service REVIEW Aryan in it? Martin Landau Judy Parfitt Kenny Doughty Caroline Carver Rated: PG-13 for violence Running time: 1 hour 58 saving money raising money He created a "BritCom to harness the demand of KCPT viewers for British comedies like Up Appearances" and "As ime Coes Viewers pledged $15000 Hogstrom also embraces "enhanced on-air announcements that blur the line between underwriting and advertising They cannot make competitive claims or make a call to action now Otherwise just about anything goes Reed was not a fan of enhanced underwriting but Hogstrom said it's perfectly legal and must be used if public TV is to attract new sources of revenue He said funding levels are very low for Lite three shows Channel 19 already produces: "Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations" "Kansas City Week in and "Ruckus" Phis is what the KCPI board had in mind "The Aryan Couple" opening today at the Screenland) is a minor example of a major genie: the feel good Holocaust movie It is not that director John film which begins with a tour of the desolate modern-day landscape of Auschwitz lacks seriousness On the contrary it is drenched in a somber piety abundantly conveyed by Igor Kho-roshev's overwrought score and etched into the earnest faces of the talented cast rhe problem is that rather than illuminate the enormity of Nazism Aryan Couple" trades upon our knowledge of it for emotional impact The histary behind the fiction involves the Europa Plan an ar-rangemeni conceived in 1944 in which weathy Jews traded their assets for their lives Martin landau with marveous dignity plays Josef Krauzenbeq a Hungarian steel manufactunr who is about to sign over his faCories palace and art collection toHeinrich Himmler in exchange fo the safe passage of himself his vife Rachel (Judy Par-fitt) and exteided family to Switzerland and tlen Palestine left behind will be his servants Ingrid and Hats Vassman (Kenny Doughty and Caroline Carver) the Aryan couple the title who are actually undecover Jewish operatives in the reistance In other hards the story might have made for a sinister queasy thriller perhapi in the manner of early Hitchcock But in spite of the FAITH Christ entered hell to be judged for our sins relish with which able British actors portray high-ranking Nazis tapping their cigarettes on silver cases knocking back draughts of whiskey clicking their heels just as in a hundred other movies "The Aryan Couple" sags and slogs The climactic dinner party in which Himmler (Danny Webb) and Adolf Eichmann (Steven Mackintosh) show up at the Krau-zenberg mansion could have been a macabre set piece with the barbarism dressed up in the raiment of civility Hitchcock or Roman Polanski might have known what to do but Daly is too flat-footed and cautious a director to give the horror its full absurdity Instead there is a ridiculous concluding chase complete with drawn pistols and chuffing trains in which we find ourselves rooting for Himmler and cheering (or chuckling) when an odious Nazi dies a hammy death By then the simple gravity of the early scene has been frittered away in speechifying and sluggish suspense Do you want to know how much God loves you? Then look at Christ and what he did for you He loves you so much that he was willing to take upon himself the hell you and I deserve Have you responded to his love? If you have never done so stop right now and thank God for his great love for you a love so great that Christ was willing to undergo death and hell for you 2006 Tribune Media Services 127 death and this confuses me Why he go to heaven after his death? t-GF DEAR GF: I can understand your confusion after all the Bible tells us that Jesus was perfect and without sin If anyone could enter heaven at death surely it would have been him! When Jesus died on the cross all our sins were placed upon him In other words although he was sin- less in himself in God's eyes he became a because our sins were transferred to him Now he could no longer enter heaven not until he had endured judgment on sin You see we deserve to die for our sins but Christ died in our place We deserve to be judged for our sins and go to hell because of them but Christ took upon himself our judgment and our hell DEAR BILLY GRAHAM: been attending a church recently that always uses an ancient statement of belief (the Creed) in its services One line in it says BILLY something GRAHAM about Jesus descending into hell after his KansasCitycom News Business Sports Entertainment LivingFYI Classifieds Jobs Cars Homes And the Oscar should go to Go to wwwKansasCitycom today and click on ENTERTAINMENT for all the buzz and predictions about Tuesday's Oscar nominations Plus you'll get: Apartmentscom gives you powers you never thought possible Movie reviews and trailers with The Star's movie critic Robert Butler Oscar polls and discussion Updates and complete nominations listed Tuesday morning feet the x-ray strength of virtual tours photos and floor plans zoom through combined newspaper and online listings unlock the power you need to get what you want featuring TheStar Your'24-Hour Mown Source KansasCityecom- apartmentscom Get what you want TheStai: Your News Source KansasCitycom.