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Birmingham Pul HwM Wednesday March 1997 Q3 State New broom sweeps GM at WBMG i I I i JM a I the past five years bad double-digit back-to-back increases in sales" he said Broome SI became general manager at WBMG 17 years ago after working In the business department for several years Although Broome was the nephew of Roy Part president of Park Communications which owned WBMG he said the relationship only you work harder and do more" The station wu sold in November 199S following Park's death In addition to personnel and management changes including more than doubling the newsroom staff morning and weekend newscasts have been added and the tower heightened allowing it to reach a larger audience But the station which for years came id third in the rankings for its news program dropped to fourth with ABC arrival in September 1996 In January the station wu sold again this time to Media General And while Broome might have been surprised at becoming a casualty of the sale others uid the change wu not unexpected WBMG news staff members uw a noticeable difference in managerial styles almost from the beginning of the new reign with Media General imposing a more rigid rule over its employees And Broome wu the most notice- ByAmyHetzser Birmingham Post-Herald -k Longtime WBMG-42 General Manager and Vice President Hoyle Broome Jr survived in his position for 17 years despite sagging ratings and a news staff that was literally shunned by Birmingham City Hall But he wasn't able to weather the moat recent change in ownership Media General Inc which acquired the CBS affiliate in January announced Tuesday that Broome had been replaced by Eric Land former president and general manager of WGRZ-TV the NBC affiliate in Buffalo NY "Media General the new owners id BMG want to bring a different focus and a different direction to the TV said Jim Zimmerman president of the broadcasting division for Media General which is based in Tampa Fla "In Mr Land hired someone done the things that we need he said Broome was notified of the company's decision Monday On Tuesday Zimmerman introduced Land to the staff Reached at his home Tuesday night Broome said he wu given few reasons for his firing "I was very surprised because there had been no he said able holdout from a itaff ahakeup af- ter the 1995 ule Both Zimmerman and Land were vague about further changea at the station Zimmerman laid there ia no chance Uw atation will return to the focua the newscut wga known for in the put which earned it more footage of fleeing lubjecta than interviews But when aiked whether he wu pleased with other changes that have taken place lince 1995 Zimmerman hedged "Let's put it this way: I would have done it he said think fair to say we will fine-tune and tweak what we have And in some cases there may be some dramatic Land 45 acknowledged be hu work ahead of him to make WBMG successful He cornu to the poet with more than 33 years in broadcasting Prior to the 20 months he spent with the Buffalo NY atation he served vice president and general manager of WEYI-TV in Flint Btkh "Channel 42 did not become third (and then fourth) in the news rating race overnight and it will not be an overnight Land said "But Media General is In this process for the long term and our plus include making this television station world-class quickly the audience will allow Reformers State Sen Roger SmHhennen D-Bimringhom State House in left hands a copy of the welfare reform UN to R-Bbmingham Sen Jabo Waggoner R-Birmingham at the the bil which is Montgomery Sen John Ameri center Is the third sponsor of headed for the House West Coou Elementary School Coou County Britney Shu Smith Church Street Elementary School Covington County Richard Kelly Armour Crenshaw Christian Academy Crenshaw County Rachel Alison Wyatt Cullman Middle School Cullman County Mary Helen Lutherwood East Gate Middle School Dale County Natasha Renee Johnson Salem Elementary School Dallas County Christopher Eric Love Sylvania High School DeKalb County Kristen Alexis Osgoode Elmore County High School Elmore Cbunty Amanda Renee Holland Brewton Middle School Escambia County Megan Amber Bukay Sardis High School Etowah County Katie Louise Grayson Fayette Middle School Fayette County Bridget Michelle Gasuway Bel-green High School Franklin County Mallory Jacquelyn Nelson Samson Middle School Geneva County Fran- FBI Fran page B1 want to alter the results of election but when it cornu to a pending promotion or something more permanent it becomu a question of when did we know" When agents walked into the Hoover City Hall the city wu 12 days away from closing the application window for the new police chief Since they showed up no notice hu bun given of altering the chief selection process Also no wad hu been given on whether any city employ eu trill be placed on leave until the completion id the investigation In the Jefferson County schoolcase a key factor wu that the superintendent called for the probe "Normally not called in like Lewu said "Usually public corruption casu begin with Spell From page B1 Daniel Ishmael Morrison Holy Family Elementary School Catholic Schools of Jefferson County Thomu Scott Sanders St Ignatius School Catholic Schools of Mobile County Jovohn Marques Oliver Southside Middle School Chambers County Brian Alan Parry Centre Elementary School Cherokee County Jonathon Blake Atchison Iubella School Chilton County Kai Dana Keeton East Choctaw Junior High School Choctaw County David Corey Duke Thomasville High School Clarke County Amanda Leigh Hallman Clay County High School Clay County Lindsay Danielle Reaves Cleburne County High School Cleburne County Laura Elisabeth Graham Zion Chapel High School Coffee County William Worth King McBride Middle Colbert County Deandria Alicia School Vote From page B1 School High Stormy Day Amit Vora Hartselle Junior High School Morgan County Megan Grey Nichols Marion Academy Perry County Susan Elizabeth Parham Gordo High School Pickens County Tbnyunika Lumeris Johnson Charles Henderson Middle School Pike County Alicia Marie Burns Randolph County High School Rudolph County Jimica Kollette Black Pit-tsview Elementary School Russell County Audrey Lynn Fulghum Shelby Academy Shelby County David Michael Templin Crossroads Christum School St Clair County LaBarron Kentrall Hill York West End Junior High School Sumter County Tara Loyd Zora Ellis Junior High School Talladega Gouty Jordan Michael Steele Dadeville El ementary School Tallapoosa County Alissa Danielle Metzger Collins-Riv-erside Junior High School Tuscaloosa County Kenny Joe Murray Farmstead Junior High School Walker Gouty Stephanie LeBlanck Bounds Elementary School Washington Gouty Stephanie Hayden Smith Catherine Academy Wilcox Gouty and Wendy Lee Burdick Addison High School Winston County math daw at Lawson State Community College on Monday With her second child born shortly after she graduated from Parker High School Mrs Dobine uid she wasn't focused on her future "Really I have anyone to push me she said Now she hu aeized on the opportunity to return to school and is studying sane of the ume subjects her 13-year-old son Derek And after 10 yean away from the classroom she isn't worried about succeeding She wants to go bon her janitorial job to an office have plenty of help and I'm going to do my Jameze White Eutaw High hool Greene County Henry Lee Jones Sunshine High School Hale Cbunty Zsaquei Anique Flucker Ab-Junlor bevillr- Elementary School Henry County Allison Hancock Heritage Baptist Home School Houston' Comity Laura Leanhe Chambers Woodville High School Jackson County Aubrey Devore Wakeley Tabernacle Christian School Jefferson County Sylvia Nicole Stone Sul-ligent Elementary School Lamar County Laura Elizabeth Rogers Rogers School Lauderdale County Richard Calaan Bowers Speake High School Lawrence County Matthew Glenn Waldrep Wacoochee Junior High School Lee County Priyadarsu Sahu Athens Middle School Limestone County Janie Michelle Besson Tuskegee Institute Middle School Macon County Christina Margaret Fox Stone Middle School Madison County Katrene Renee Lewis Marengo High School DaaaldTrad' Godsey Brilliant High School Marion Ciounty Andi Daniele Wright Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle School Katie Elizabeth dark Clark School of Math and Science Mobile County Monalisa Ghosh Monroeville Junior High School Monroe County Courtney Dean Turner Southtawn Elementary School Montgomery County Anup housing authority Ms Westbrook will devote one day a week to manage the Enterprise self-sufficiency program out id a new fob bank located in a dosed AmSouth Bank office on Tuscaloosa Avenue The program will still provide the "holistic approach to strengthening that wu initially envisioned tor community leaders said Emanuel Ford chairman of the Enterprise Community Mrs children have participated in an after-school chess program created by the Enterprise Community "They taught their dad to play Mrs Dobine said before her witI rk a Porluck crew Wednesdays in the Birmingham Post-Herald TAs example of the decisions Biddle said current law requires the county to paint all its vehicles and 'equipment yellow Under the amendment "If they want to paint a vehicle green they don't have to come down here and get he said The main restriction on the com- minion's authority would be the aising of taxes The amendment spe-! cifically forbids levying new taxes or increasing existing taxes I The home rule bill still faces a vote by the full Senate as well as ap-Iproval by the House Biddle said a similar bill is being prepared to allow the Birmingham City Council to set the salaries of elected city officials And be said understanding the motivu ia important for agents who must separate motivu from facta that cu and cannot be corroborated "Then very important that the agents cone to understand the political situation dealing with" he uid Aa agent Lewis worked on public corruption casu for most of the nine years he wu stationed in Chicago He wu also a regiual hud of public corruption casu waiting out of Washington "Sometimes these casu do not develop and they do not go to the grand Lewis said ire toy to make darned sure that we have checked out our information much we cu before we do anything that would bring the caw to the public's Asked if there were similar casu currently being investigated that might become public months from now Lewis smiled "It wouldn't surprise me a he uid qdceee amen ARE YOU EXPERIENCING Effort From page B1 "The success of this program depends on the community and its Ms Westbrook said Arby's and Pizza Hut are two major sponsors of the program The housing authority has had no trouble filling its 100 slots in the program the only requirement being that half the participants live in public housing and half live in Section 8 subsidized housing About 800 families arena waiting list Ms Westbrook said As part of the agreement with the DiNE OUT: VOLVO 854A 379 Per Month Sign Drive NOTHING l)UR AT DELIVERY! 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