Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • 21

'A Section Sunday July 4 2004 wwwreporternewscom Sbilene Eeporter-ilrto i- KTAB KRBC to become a little closer P' 'W' 1 Sr '1 merican I I i i i with this selection of nmems songs from several genres By Brian Murphy Reporter-News Staff Writer Billy Martin returned to f- manage the New York Yankees after getting fired Actress Elizabeth Taylor married Richard Burton twice Rock roller Sammy back in the Vhn Halen fold after the brief Gary Cherone experiment And two of television stations are moving back In together 25 years after their Brien Murphy CBS affiliate KTAB-TV will pack up its offices at 5401 14th St and move nine blocks into the longtime studio cf KRBC-TV 4510 14th St The move continues the efforts to cut costs Irving-based Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc owns KTAB (Channel 32 Cox Communications cable Channel 10) Mission Broadcasting of Ohio owns KRBC In almost every city where Nexstar owns a station Mission owns a station (Wichita Falls and Amarillo among them) Usually Mission stations work out deals where they hire Nexstar stations to produce newscasts and handle bookkeeping video production and other tasks (although advertising and programming decisions are kept separate) In some cities the Nexstar and Mission stations are under one foot no surprise KTAB and KRBC are moving in together As KTABKRBC General Manager Gayle Kiger explains cheaper to maintain one house Instead of two It is interesting that of all the stations to cohabitate we're talking about KTAB and -I KRBC In 1979 longtime Abilene broadcaster Bill Terry left KRBC after 20 years of employ- ment moved down South 14th Street to put the brand-new KTAB on the air and took a bundi of KRBC employees with him That broadcasting divorce from oldest TV station brought our city a flill-time CBS affiliate and created a few hard feelings among those forced to choose sides Kiger said KTAB is moving to building despite the fret it is significantly older than studio because KRBC has space left over from the days when a radio station broadcast from there On the air KTAB may redesign its anchor desk and backdrop when it moves into building and it plans to install digital broadcasting equipment that will improve picture quality I But Kiger said viewers will not see a combined team of journalists reporting for both stations Although the stations share a news director in Tom Vodak (noted for his reports) anchors and reporters will continue reporting for only one station at a time meaning you aren't going to see Downing Bolls on KTAB or Bob Bartlett return to his forma: job at KRBC Kiger Said winHriatlng the operations will not result in fewer Jobs Some jobs were shed last year when the sta-' tlons began sharing some serv-l ices but Kiger said he does not anticipate letting anyone go once the stations share an ydHraM That gang would be a happi- er ending than Liz Taylor got from her second failed mar- riage to Burton Contact artientertaifiment wittar Brian Murphy at muphyMraporternewicom or 6788760 Pablo Pablo redid his ode to the mid-Atlantic states to encourage the entire nation to take pride in the US of A after the 911 terrorist attacks Preamble" Lynn Abrams If you watched Rock" on ABC as a kid you probably learned how the Constitution starts thanks to this ditty Star-Spangled Oak Ridge Boys The lovely a cappella version has been played or sung by the guys themselves at countless ballgames with good reason Doodle James Cagney From the film of the same title movie tough guy Cagney made an indelible mark as songand-dance man George Cohan the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Aaron Tippin Another song about how the United States offers opportunity and liberty in the John Cougar MeUencampi Americans invented rock rolL So why not honor the musicians who made it great? Bless Kate Smith version of Irving Beilin's composition is so rousing the Philadelphia Flyers hockey team famously used it as a good luck charm before must-win games in the 1970s Accept no substitute The people in this song represent the dreamers who made America what it is today the Ray Charles This being Texas a lot of people will opt for Willie version (per formed memorably during a telethon for victims of 911X But fellow American original Ray Charles gave this song soul even if he sang the second verse first in the Bruce Springsteen With apologies to the late Ronald Reagan who used it in his 19B4 re-election campaign this is a protest song not a patriotic number: You could however take the chorus out of context and play that over and oyer like our late president did Military medley All four branches of our armed services have great songs So play them all US Air Army Goes Rolling Along" and Aweigh" (Navy) Neil Diamond Cheesy but a reminder that the rest of the world even the countries that supposedly hate us look at the United States as THE place to live in liberty from the musical Side Story" Although the anti-Puerto Rico lyrics will never make this a favorite of the San Juan Chamber of Commerce this song captures an hope for a better life in the United States Up (USA Flag Fetey ou have the watermelon and sodas chilling games set up for the kids and lawn chairs at the ready for your guests But no Independence Day party is complete without music For those who need something besides Lee Bless the the fine musicians who call the United States home have plenty of catchy patriotic songs perfect for a July Fourth get-together "This Land la Your Land" written by Woody Guthrie and sung by everyone from Harry Belafonte to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir A misunderstood song (in school we never sang the verses about the evils of owning private property or those who wondering if this land was made for you and But in those first three verses Guthrie sure sounds like he loves this nation and Stripes Forever" John Philip Sousa Quite possibly the most American of American marches with a wonderful mixture of melody and bombast in James Brown Even after looking up the lyrics online we have no idea what the Godfather of Soul is saying But his shout "Got to have a celebration" treason enough to Include this tune on this list in Brooks Dunn Contact arts entertainment writer Brien Murphy at mur-phybOreportemewtcom or 6786760 Grace Museum exhibit to show artistic side EXHIBIT "Parramore (art exhibit) Where: The Grace Museum 102 Cypress St When: Thursday-Nov 27 Museum open from 10 am-5 pm Tuesdays-Saturdays plus 5-8 pm Thursdays How much: $5 adults $4 stu-dentssenior citizensmilltary personnel $3 ages 4-12 Admission free after 5 pm Thursdays By Brien Murphy Reporter-News Staff Writer When DDL Parramore was young his father cotton to fancy-schmancy pastimes such as drawing The elder Parramore preferred that his boy follow in his footsteps and work the land like so many otto: ranchers who worked to settle West Texas So DDl put away his pencils and sketchbooks until he retired and had grandchildren of his own who wanted to know what life was like in Abilene's early years A collection of his sketches of trials battles with Native Americans and everyday life in late 1800s West Texas are part of a new exhibit at The Grace Museum 102 Cypress St Sketches" collects pencil drawings DD Parramore made on tablet paper and reinforced with adhesive page savers Almost Please see EXHIBIT Page 3B A drawing by DD Parramore jPWfj' ifnnrw i i- -V imia iatfrtiwliliii'iiaMiiia 7 1 i.