The Commercial Appeal from Memphis, Tennessee • 37

i I I'lT1 THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL rr D7 nn- MEMPHIS THURSDAY DECEMBER 14 1993 THURSDAY MORNING DEC 14 BA5GBABB 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 8:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 Big names pop up for 80th pubs sign ibble to TUNE IN By Kirk Nicewonger United Feature Syndicate NEW YORK It has been 40 years since the release of Frank first solo album la the Wee Snail Hours Across those decades he has established himself indisputably as the consummate pop contract iReliever to report la as nonroster player ER (9 pm WMC-TV Channel 5) oners another pensive and poignant Christmas episode In it Greene (Anthony Edwards) who has just learned of his apparent infidelity is further depressed by her restylist of his or any other gen- quest to take their young eration with incomparable in- daughter away for the holidays terpretations of songs by ever- Things any more chipper sorge Gershwin to on the career front as he races from George Gershwin to From Our a possible malpractice suit and tries to help an elderly carjack George Harrison Jerome Kern to Billy JoeL little wonder then that to- AFTERNOON stars are lined up three pay tribute to i Sinatra: 80 Years My deep to pay tribute Eyes on victim (Joan Copeland) whose granddaughter was kidnapped Meanwhile Hathaway (Julianna Margulies) tries to organize the staff into a caroling group Lewis (Sherry Stnngfield) copes with a Nativity scene hill of children injured by a drunken driver and Ross (George Clooney) treats a acciden- boy (Sean Murray) way (8 pm nel 24) 1 The birthday celebration taped Nov 19 at Los Shrine Auditorium features performances by among Reliever Rob Dibble and the Chicago Cuba agreed Wednesday to a minor-league contract and Dibble will report to spring training as a nonroster player Dibble who will be 32 next onth was 1-2 last season for the Chicago White Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers He had one save and a 718 ERA He spent part of the season in the minors at Class AA Birmingham and ass AAA Nashville The righthander has spent seven seasons in the majors mostly with Cincinnati He is 27-55 in 385 career appearances with 89 saves and a 298 ERA He virtually the entire 1994 season after arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder others: Bruce Springsteen (An- accidence Eyes) Hootie the Blow- tally shot by his father (Danny fish (The Lady Is a Tramp) Goldring) lis ongi Bob Dylan (who sings his OTHER HIGHLIGHTS Audra Lindley Company) guests as grandmother on a Friends (7 pm WMC-TV Channel 5) in which Phoebe makes a star tling discovery about her dad Marc Weiner and those nal Sinatra homage Restless Farewell) Natalie Cole (They Take That Away From Me) Tony Bennett Got the World on a String) Little Richard (That Old Black Magic) and Ray Charles (OF Man River) Also slated during the two hours: a look at film career by Arnold Schwarzenegger Gregory Peck Danny Aiello Chazz Palminteri Dennis Franz and Tom Selleck comic salutes by Roseanne Paul Reiser and Don Rickies and puppets celebrate the wacky in typically far-out fashion in the Weinervi veinefville 71! 8658617 From Botnia Meat Loaf 8002207 Report 7337 UnwiKifig A 1153 WREQ The Murder Chanrier fR) 5171 SenSET Carolina In Letterman: Harriaon Ford 71 8 55756337 :35 Tonight: Luther ER: "A Mirada Hap- New 4088817 37 1 aiinhr- Vandroai Lea Thomp-1 Earl JoneeJoaie Bisson 821892443 jaett 7185353153 HEIOtM Chanukah Special (7 pm Nickelodeon) Buster Poindexter and Denny Dillon are among the guest stars Could we please just get through Christmas first? On theCity 8611 36 Later: Noah Wyte 81380757 This Old House (R) 33680 pen Here 71 8 141530 wo Buckle My Mystanl: "OneTwo uwm In other developments: DAVIS TO MARLINS: Former Cy Young Award winner Mark ana the Florida Marlins 3d to a minor-league con- tract and the lefthanded reliever was Invited to spring training as a nonroster player Davis 35 pitched briefly last season in the farm system not allowing a run in three ices with Brevard Coun appearances i :35 Upstair Down- Ctoe-itain: The tow roads Myataryl: 'One Two Buckle My 45812 8h0w jR)85686 05 Foot in Grave 4006620 Married With Chi-dran 42356 Tony Danza singing and dancing to Our Love Is He tere to Stay News 14424 61611375 35 Mama's 9018085 1443 05 Jenny Jones: Saxv datively rr" (R) 8 37507a :05 Geratdo: Uvea of abused chiidran 7380467 New York Undercover: "Bad Girtf A 8 34288 The Single Guy (7:30 pm In' the finale Sinatra joins all WMC-TV Channel 5) Jonathan the performers in the Gotham- joins the gang at a fancy res-boosting New 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outfielder Phil Hiatt who played for the Memphis Chicks was de signated for assignment DeSHIELDS STAYS IN UL: See (md baseman Delino DeShlelds and the Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to a one-year contract LDeShields 26 hit 256 with 18 doubles three triples eight home runs and 37 RBIs in 127 New 71 8678153 8:30 NBA Basketball: Chicago Buis at 'Atlanta Hawks From ttie Omni (Live) 71 8 Montal WHItama Women who are identical twins daim the aame man fathered their chiidran 47820 4 pjn CSPAN House of Bapnaanta-tlvaa Legislative bueiness (3:00) 6:30 pjn CNN Croaatka 407337 7 pm CSPAN Prime Tima Piddle Attain (3:00) 044511 8 pm CNN Larry King Uva Geena Davie (Cutthroat Mand) 865307 9 pjn El Lata Night With Davtdl WGN Honey-mooners' 657066 58443 a 7 am 8 Good Morning Aiharica Clint Black books as holiday gifts building a ISimon 4 Simon: love I Lew SOider 'Con- 236896 (R) toe Heat too Night: 1377592 A Carols From 9 King's-Christmas 338863 Carat From-King's: A Cel? bration of Christmas 465646 AAE 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championship team in 1993 will be invited to spring training and will earn $300000 a year plus performance bonuses if he makes the team He spent the 1995 season playing in Japan for the Chiba LotteMarines hitting 181 with 10 home runs and 31 RBL 'He will play for the AAA Scran-ton-Wilkes-Barre Red Barons REDS SHOP PITCHERS: The 1130 a-m CSPAN House of Repre- businoss (130) eontathrea Morning 621608 a Jerry 91714 high-priced pitchers the Cincinnati Reds are attempting to trade Data Jamas Earl 135 ajn stBuah Umbaugh 8509950 130 am CSPAN PubSePoHt AN Public PoUcy CL Jonas 1 pjn 90 Carols From September: Judging the bodies of bkie-codar wotk- Tp-m CSPAN House of Bapreaanta-tlvaa Legislative business (3:00) 553191 Confer-(330)28762496 235 ajn (X Laeza From September people who caught kilien 4895554 3 am CNN Crossfire (RepeaQ 330793 4 ajn 8 Mark Walberg People con-' ved onee about melr aubetance problem 517757 have attracted a great terest despite the wide availability of pitching on the free agent market general manager Jim Bowden said --The Reds are entertaining offers for John Smiley' David Wells and Mark Portugal to reduce their payrolL As the Reds stands they have attracted a great deal of ln- roster stands they will have at I 11 Bsasf44 It muS1Cal chairs at WPTY while trying to right Cone should set the ceiling on and Rog- free agent market i By Tom Walter The Commercial Appeal tiie era is key because Smiley and Wells for whom the Reds could the most value are left-1 continues at WPTY-TV 'Channel 24 Brian Teigland hired to do weekend weather on the newscasts has begun working the 10 i if they go to certain clubs that might increase the value of fcertain pitchers we said Bowden dabs might be newscast debating whether to sign a free agent or trade for one of oun The process is nikjk AlMMlweiil Tn Cleveland Indiana have pm Tuesday Sat- of recognition said news director Borys Tomaazczuk Teigland and Carson will split the weekends until the station can hire a third weather person Tomaszczuk said continually tinkering and refining here until we find the right he said This week Bill Lunn replaced Wendell Stacy as the weekday co-anchor but Lunn and his wife just had a baby so he may be out a few days The station hired Carson as its primary weatherman before station officials knew Teigland was available not to say I have hired Don either I think done a wonderful job for us His sense of humor and professionalism have allowed us to make some awkward Tomaszczuk said through urday Don Carson continues to do the weather on the pm and 6 pm newscasts and on WLMT-TV Channel 30' 9 pm newscast Teigland was a weatherman on WREG-TV Channel 3 before leaving the station more than a year ago a known commodity in the marketplace and kind of a no-brainer to take advantage reportedly been attempting to acquire wdls but Indians general manager John Hart has been historically unwilling to deal out of his form system The Boston Red Sox need a lefthander and are reported to have discussed Wells and Smiley Clubs might find a new wave -of free agents attractive after Dec 20 Among those who frflcoma available are Steve Ontiveros Tommy Greene Kevin Ta-Ben McDonald and Mark They could join an existing market that includes Cone Rogers Ken Hill Kevin Brown A1 Letter Chuck Finley Jack McDowell and Andy Benes.