The Knoxville News-Sentinel from Knoxville, Tennessee • 20

i i i 'i i to TT Tho Knoxville News-Sentinel Friday June 12 1987 B7 Topper Shutt leaves 26 In spite of the glitter rorist Ferrari" the glitter girl from Beverly Hills star-spangled a female Tar-zan called "Jungle the Tara and Scarlet Southern tag team the punked-out deviant and the blond bodybuilder On a recent segment Tina Ferrari and Jungle Woman were pitted against each other for custody of Jungle mate called Nature Boy On the same show a black tag team called Soul Patrol" battled Southern fighting for our ancestors who had to pick cotton for your the members of the Soul Patrol snarled as they put Scarlet and Tara in headlocks Not to feel the debate over authenticity but the wrestling on "GLOW" looks feke and choreographed When asked how the fights were Samuels would merely say as real as any wrestling never get a straignt answer on that one Wrestling fans are a strange i Carter wiNes i Topper Shutt WTVK Channel 26 meteorologist and daily weather anchor is leaving Knoxville to be weekend weather anchor at a CBS station in Greenville NC according to WTVK news director Hal Wanzer His contract with Channel 26 expires July 22 Shutt came to WTVK an NBC affiliate in August 1984 from the Cable News Network in Atlanta where he worked for three yearn as weather producer and substitute weather reporter Wanzer said that Shutfs decision to go to a slightly larger market was good business sense but that comments about the station being a training ground were come and go in this business all the time Channel 10 and Channel 6 lose people too the nature of this business He gave a lot to us He worked hard especially when he had little to work with but we also gave a Wanzer is referring to Channel 26k footing the bill for the atmospheric sciences courses Shutt took at the University of Tennessee Shutt studied for two years to earn meteorologist status He completed the requirements in March Newlywed has been officially dethroned as the wont show on television which stands for the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling is now champ of the trash It'S chock fkiU of hair-pulling arm-twisting and teeth-gnashing with plenty of bad Jokes and breakaway prop chain thrown in has been shown in Knoxville since September Little did I know it would display such tenacity! I was sun public outcry woukTve sent to an early gnve and then would be no need to waste time writing about bow bad it is Even though reeks it has managed to find an ence According to its distributor Independent Network certified hit has surprised us all with the cross section of viewen it says Sy Samuels of LNJ -An of our original plans have gone out the window In some main markets ended up making double or triple what we wen asking for because our deals were predicated on ratings basically thought of it as an adult male show but our audi- second year and I think we've got a good chance for a third or fourth The showa are shown in the United States Latin America and Puerto Rica even had some European offers but trying to work out a way to group them David McLane a former manager and announcer for the Championship Wrestling Inc can be blamed for McLane was looking to find something new and exciting by concocting a wrestling team for beautifol women who could also sing dance and act auditions were held and female wrestlers as well as gymnasts actresses and dancers applied Twenty-five made the first team It has since grown to a revolving group of 40 ads and promotions you see about auditions are says Samuels always looking for new girls Some of the wrestlers move on to bigger things Some are injured We lose interest in some of them when their characters have run their course like any other gal has a gimmick the ter TvBlBM Ztm OatSt Be Via Orfcal Wanzer said the recent wrap-up of the Topper Shutt Gotta- Wear promotion was a co- -incidence ended as scheduled spent a lot of money on that' and it do anything for us in' the Wanzer added Shutt could not be reached comment' Reon Carter Tube Talk ence has developed to be the whole family We appeal to a lot of youngsters Strangely enough in many cities like Cleveland Chicago Indianapolis the yuppies get together the night the show is on to watch They call them parties "The girls are getting lots of flan mail and marriage proposals Our audience is constantly suprising us" It'S no surprise however that go over too wen fat Knoxville in its initial Saturday morning time slot The station received some complaints from parents and so it was moved to a more appropriate slot at 11 pun Wednesday nights When GLOW started fat early 1986 it aired in approximately 15 TV markets It has since Jumped to 65b been renewed for a hews Your Oar Of Our -Watartaa" um rihift TtawtaiCrt Wvarrtairta SLLJaa Atom MXSJf Sllasraj WmM Afltfg QfMMl SMifwrf Hawaii i Maar-P- ASaafa Sraaaa Tan MUM ii Pw -gWrthVaa Dart Dari Kara cuaWsocaaar? 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tha priceless Inca Sunburst buried over 500 years ago whan tha Spaniards conquered Peru poRcamen South Air Midnight Ask Dr Ruth Topic: sic Guest: record ing Hayes (R) (CC) love and mu-ing artist Isaac (1936) Dave O'Brian LHIian MHea Depression-era youths experience bizarre behavior exaggerated aide affects and eventually senseless tragedy while chainsmoking marijuana dgarsttaa waWy MO Caaar Up Faat Caraar aari Mtr DawaM Qaattaar Of MCfWa Ttwlaraa Ilia Tartar Zatta Mafia fMMa TMaLrta CaphnOf Chanr Or Marti DTV''I TMatartrM Marta: OfPmMm nn rwyh IM Tartar Martar XaSaM Waaart laA9' wnmo inwrv NNmr 1235 am 03 Keep on Cruisin' Co-hosta Jimmy Aleck and Sinbad 1230 Lata Night With David Lsttarman Scheduled: singer Bryan Adams comic BUly Connelly (ESPN) World Rugby Championship Preliminary Round Twa (Taped) (WON) Maria Godzilla on Monster (1977) Ishiksws GodzMa battles en emy aliens in a war that could prove to be tha final Mow lor Earth 135 (1983) Christopher Plummer David Mona A Nobel prize-winning scientist abducts tha humanoid ha helped to create to prevent it from being used for military purposes (R) 130 0 Friday Night Videos Host Chris Elliott Introduces videos by Whitney Houston Heart Steve Winwood and Janet Jackson Movtas Buster Keaton Story" (1957) thl morning this afternoon vn MMy TMMIm isvm 3S OnaLB Ta4a tea Wart' CaptaiHae QaiOai UfM srs Mr Swart 5: tonight j-65uMarl 7HTaaTak anrtyOrSMk IS Saataaa Set Otaaia Braat Cart Wiarta Efltl Waafc MaatX'st MaaaiarCSS Swwwar QwWaitoBatartwa Ptotarta 9 OfTto ftaaM tomorrow morning Aah OivSaBrXaap Oa teasw' i i IM CL today and tonight NNuil Memfain America Sched-iraoe of Neskient Reagan's from West Berlin at bam EOT entrepreneur Richard Branson 8chwarzeneggerJPart 2 of 2k author Peter Bench ley (CC) Taday Scheduled: coverage of Prorident Reagan's address from West Berlin at Bam EOT Edmonton Oilsre star Wayne Gretzky shotgun marriages TOO Morning Program Scheduled: oov-erage of President Reagan's address from Wsst Berlin at Bam EOT soft-bag pitcher Kathy Arendsen Oprah Winfrey Scheduled: people who exchange sex tor drugs 0 Doaahss Schsdutad: sex surro-gatae(R) MS (WTBS) Movie: Whan Wo Meet" (1960) Kirii Douglas Kim Novak SaRy Jessy Raphael Scheduled: men's underwear fashions (R) (43)(CBN) 700 Chib Scheduled: the classroom of the future the aftermath of the Saragoaa Texas tornado (USA) Movie: Bataef" (1964) Richard Attenborough Jack Hawkins 1230 pjn SSI (1971) Rod Christopher Plummer MS fTNN) Movie: "HMs af (1951) Gone Autry Pel Buttram 1 (WTBS) Movie: Slaughter TraR" (1951) Brian Don- DAYTON BEACH SUPER SAVINGS at 6 oceanfront hotels 10 to 35 OFF For Reservations 1-800-874-7420 OCEANS ELEVEN RESORTS Cl 0 Carairtr "tug Donald Rhonda Flaming Tha famous comedian becomes the hare of silent films 30 (CBN) Maria: (1947) Sheila Ryan' Edward Norrta A foolish publicity stunt dreamed up by a Hollywood almost proves to ba tha I of a famous star 330 (43) Movie: "Tha Colossus el New York" (1958) Otto Kruger 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Hammer and Doreau go undercover when 15 EMs Impersonators turn up dead (R) (CO CBS Summer Playhouse "The Saint" Andrew Clarks star as Simon Templar In this version of the adventure series that originally aired In 1963 Also stars George Rosa Stingray A noted artist receives a death throat (R) Hawaii Fhre-0 An eccentric bfi-la suspected of kilting ona of Ms businon asaodatea NaehvMe Now Guests: Juice Vinca Gifi KT OsJin Minnie Pearl Shotgun Rad 040 We Street Week Street In London" Guests: Mercury NAKDW00D MULCH I Its Ft 2" Cable T817w SyAMBaMA i oaoceNOW 588-1351 WfMMIfAl MifWWfW 3 roup dial Scholey FsRx Zuiauf Union Bank of Switzerland first vice president Global Asset Management Chairman Gilbert da Botton Mr Setvadsw The Owens search tor a way to prevent the deportation of Mr Belvedere (Part 2 of 2) (R) (CC) (WON) Baaabafi Chicago Cuba at St Louis Cardinals (Hve) M0 Groat Performances "Dance in America Choreography By Jerome Robbins With tlw New York City Ballet" Two of choreographer Jerome Robbins' works "Fancy and "Antique are performed by the New York City Ballet (R) of the (1964) Anthony Geary Barbara Carrara A newly promoted police lieutenant fade in love with a former madam whHa searching for a kWar of ax-prostitutea (R) (CC) Bobby and Pam's decision to remarry shakos up several mam- bora of the Ewing dan (R) (CC) 0 Miami Vic Crockett comes to the aid of an Inmate on death row (R) (CC) (43) Movie: Greats (1977) Muhammad Afi Ernest Borgnine A controversial heavyweight boxing battles both In ana out of the ring as ha tries to gain rasped as a tighter (USA nha Clones" (1974) Michael Greene Gregory Sierra An evil scientist creates a done to replace an unsuspecting doctor only to have the dona turn Mm Bophal Scenes from Percy play dramatizing the plight of Mack PK-8WUFUTHMFIIUin 1 V4 Mr CMrrtilrtvrtel arta wilMa liwCilyr nrtpdMW nWHdairt t-iiS4 mtiiirtMiaartMk C0MHUMNhyMNll 1) IrtMHim 1 appmiMMlr 1400 If 34" JEZ QmmIMimiIhmc aiimnani rtii UjnMM la ttav a hAi a i wb wan ma ahwa a ra aMwrthe i MkOn aSM fw a U4 uan Maa a inirt bhu in Mikii a aMa war aA a mIm a uh a IlllBfMlW lliNMUiNilllNl City IdfkiMr'ft OWw Qly AIm Muntopd uMm Mrs HI U7II Nwm IINS4I by iMtrfay Jmiir I A 1987 CbyglMNi Sidewalk Sale!.