Birmingham Post-Herald from Birmingham, Alabama • 14

£4 IwmmihaM Nd-NaraM Manday Juna 1 1996 I Features 2 I a J8 WBMG Woman 72 proposes sex clubs for elderly considered WBMG combative out to get City lot of people misunderstood what we were trying to she said sitting in a tiny cubicle she shares with two other people Ml Johnson said 42 now wants to how the public what doing really benefita them Maybe we could have done a better While CBS hu paid for some of the changes the real force behind the changes including the hiring of Ml Walto is the new owner Perk Gom-municatioia people who purchased us wanted us to be a full-service station wanted us to be competitive in the market wanted us to be successful and eventually to Ml Walker aid Park is paying 842 million for the changes in the news 'department alone she said The makeover is an opportunity for ABC affiliation to WNAL-44 of Gadsden WCFT-33 of Tuscaloosa and a Birmingham station to be built later affiliate switch in September is certainly part of the reason for our effort to become players in the Ms Walker said do that we had to level the playing field What we covered and how we covered it and when we covered it So become more broad-based in our she aid wanted leu City Hall city government and more stories that relate to their homes their neighborhoods their She said her approach and approach to news is different as are their backgrounds Harrod a former transcendental meditation teacher gained his first television experience at a California station owned by the TM movement Ms Walker came to Birmingham from WJLA the ABC affiliate in Washington where she wu the executive producer" for two yean Before that in 1978 she started work at WCMH of Columbus Ohio then to WMAR of Baltimore '1 think we evolve because we are a work In progress carve out our niche the news department did under Ml Walker said Although she will not uy Harrod's approach wu wrong Ml Walker acknowledges that the staff Is still feeling the fallout of his leaving I started people literally shunned heiaid She is not the only one to notice the difference Anchor Mehmy Johnson who hu been with WBMG for five years said that although some people applauded 42's tenacity others to compose them I made appointments for them and travel arrangements did personal shopping completed college applications and financial aid forms prepared and sent out resumes and cover letters and scheduled interviews A tew yean ago my boss died suddenly of a heart attack His oldest on took me aside at the funeral and had the nerve to ask if I would type his term paper due the next day I told Urn what he could do with his term paper From then on neither he nor the rest of the family ever spoke to me again The oldest son is still in college at age 33 The second son has been married and divorced twice and hasn't held a job longer than two months The third son has been in and out of jail This is what can happen when parents fail to instill ambition in their children or teach them responsibility MW Pittsburgh Pa Dear Pittsburgh: Many readers wrote to say college students often pay someone to type their term papers I say OK for term papers but 10-year-olds? Gimme a break! You can write to Ann Landers at PO Box 80811-0562 From pace B1 Ratings never reflected that a lot of people were watching 42 for any reason (In February ratings WBRCs pm newscast led with a 44 percent share of the market vs 19 percent for WVTM and 2 percent for WBMG At 10 pjn WBRC led with a 41 percent shire vs 23 percent for WVTM and again 2 percent for WBMG The May ratings available this week will be the first indication of how well the new lode at 42 is attracting viewers) Hickson said Channel 42's makeover means government is not getting the in-depth coverage people need And traditional TV emphasis on crime which had been muted at 42 has reappeared there he sail He cited an instance a tew nights ago where 42 opened its newscast at 10 with a story about a shooting death led with it last night the same as I believe (Channel) 6 did I don't think 42 would have probably done that a year Hickson said For all his bluster before Harrod now a reporter soon to be managing editor at the Tuscaloosa bureau is silent an the differences or lack thereof among 42 1 and 13 He prefers he said to let Ms Walker speak for WBMG And what she is saying is that Channel 42 is poising itself to compete with the stations her predecessor so vigorously scorned One reason is the impending affiliate switch that will make Channel the local Fox station and move the Cj SouthhBt Securities Inc Stockquote Hotline ChD 715-6700 then prcre4-digk code Stockquotes room iiochqMlK Un Mi HpInM oodi Id pundi U- M-i- IkMBMalhadMbi ijWMUinurqnniiMipiHinMop flN DO mR MwW DM MffflDO DUnBEI fDDf DraMC IHHairi3 National Financial News Compass Brokerage Call 715-6700 code 9998 then press one of these access numbere Stock Market Averages Indices 1 Money RatsL Commodities A Precious Metals 2 Most Active Stocks AMEX 4 NYSE 3 US Corporate Bond Report NYSE Daily Winners Losers 4 Foreign Exchange Treasury Bills 5 City Stages Hotline Call 715-6700 wait for the greeting then fi press the 4-digit code Surviving Divorce Call 715-6700 then press 4-digit code Why Doss It Kurt LAs This? 9700 Can I Stop thi Divorce? 9710 Would an Ifncontssted Divorce Work for Us? 9720 What Is Divorct MetSahon? 9730 How Doss Child Support Work? 9740 Taking Can of Your Kids 9750 Frei 1-Hour Information Taps 9760 In hk tmm CMm pnw tew ftm uHUipllrhrtrtdurywiuctiswuMtMfaAMMi lrnilKNmpSMiMISMmfletf9rfsMiartNteti itmRRfrfM Lxher i doein't like being Business Reports by Fax SouthThtst Customer Applications by Fax 6667 'i WBMG to shake off the ratings dolv drunu change its image and become more of a power in local television must have vision to be a part of the 42 news said new co-anchor Chris Schauble "Anyone who licks that vision belong (nearly the news director hu a virion of what 42 can be have to look beyond the construction and the plywood and the situation in now and see where we will be in the next 19 months' Ml Walker said ia a very exciting time for ul" to oJkhi9 hlondf Gf 1 sin ii I THE ARRIVAL i IMS-1: nC ARRIVAL M-U s-msbisusm-msAii EDDIE pe-in iMMiimmwMe ms-iLh THE CRAFT iiwauwMa-MHas IMMi THE POSTMAN IMHiW 8UISI IWWSWM THHRITH ABOUT CHS I DOSS I MS-MI Buie iiUWUlW PALLBEARER i IlftM LLD CARER M-U liMBMSWIiHMMlM FLIPPER IMMil feHyal0 rri'ai ii mini it DRAGONHEART re-iq IMS-MI BUMIMe-MSfai THE ARRIVAL n-iq lliSS-MI BMSWMB MMtM EDDIE pe-ia IMMill HUSBta MHMS BLOOD SPORT llin iMuaurn wintiHuas-iM 8 SPY HARD re-in iMSMssami xMiidl aeaii TWISTER M-in IMS-fcM glWWiilSMiH FUPfUjre iiiis-MsassoMstfrie hm mnmmgi mama MS IWTOOl THEOAFTn IS mSSBIiWMSI 1MS4I Ml IS ATHHUKKIWEBIIOVEIHUEh IMSMS81MWIiMIMSMlM The TOTH ABOUT (ATS D06Ss-u 1MHI BIMW5IMI MSMS IIiIMiW MJMwflsMMai THE SKAT WHITE Hfff p) IhM-liM BliiMlMSMSMI ORIGINAL GANGSTASn lliW-MSMMMMIIMSMM umBnnnManMS COMnMOHUMSaWMU DRAGONHEART i lliM-M lAwONItlARI N-lg liM BIJSMMM-MSbS THE ARRIVAL N-iq IMHilSOmMMn MS-MM EDDIE OLin IIMSMSBlMMliW MS-ISM MISSION IMPOSSIBLE pa-iq I BO IhMDGUIGHMDMI 1 SPY HARD N-m lMSMSMSBIJlieiiie MSMS TWISTER pe-ii IMS liM BUSWIiMSMSMI 1MSABIAM5iHMiH FLIPPERra l1ShMMSmiWMMMSMI THERUTH ABOUT (USINGS lliMai Bl MW1UHMMS 1 KmnmoHBpt sukhhuir I tin I guijyiwMi THE CRAFT iiM amaiMSMSMi 1MH A THM U9IE K1WEEN LOVE HATE pq IMMiM smwm Ml MlM mifamTEr DRAGONHEART i ndSM JUiUnnkARI pt-iq liH BIWMSSMSMI SPY HARD M-ia IMUlM 1M BIJUlilOMSMJi TWISTER ft-in IhSSMSBlMMSibSMSMS THE GREAT WHITE HYPE lias MSMS lilMMiMSMSMi PRIMAL FEAR IKIHiM BUMMMe MMMS A THM LINE K1WIEN LOVE I HAH imsiim Hmaon ms-ism ORIGINAL GANGSTASpo IMS Ml ameiuMI Ml Mill HEAVEN'S PRISONERS CEILOLOIDCLOSHm) IlilShll BIJSWIiia US Ml II ToSarlBTiGr center poinEI I CENTERPOIk imp MW MSMSfeoSUn mEusLCU MMUSM iiuhiBmi lilMIMISI SfiUji ItMIMtl WMMNaMSpi uniitJ UiBSHIBBror TV MSISMI flRBB KflCABR Ml LVTWV (MM Ml Ml Ml Hr ALUMAMIA MHOMUM TIMES FOR TODAY ONLY! Dear An Landers: I want to reply the widow who had an affair with a married man She is proud that ihe ii still able to enjoy ex at age 70 WG wu critical of wives who Complain about their inadequacies yet don't try to help them eqjoy a good sex life This may be true for some but in my case it is not my husband's inadequacy but his Strong sex drive and my lack of interest that pose the problem We have been married more than SO years and have had a fairly satisfying sex life Now at 72 my body ust doesn't want any more sex I figure we have done it at least 3000 times I truly wish there wu an organization for older people like my husband who still like sex but whose partners They could get together with people like WG who till want sex but don't have partners After all there are dubs for hikers bungee jumpers folk dancers and trampoline enthusiasts Why not this? I would like your opinion Nameless la Calibrate Dear Calibrate: Sorry I cannot endorse your idea of a club for older men who are still interested in sex but whose wives have had enough Giving a husband a pass to go find sex elsewhere because is not only reckless but indecent Putting marital relations in the same category with hiking bungee folk dancing and trampo-! activity demonstrates a disturbing lack of understanding of what married love is all about Since your heart in it any longer but your husband is still hot to trot I suggest joint counseling with a professional Dear Asa Landers: The letter from "Double Duty in Dallas" whose boss wanted her to type hia 10-year-old homework hit home I worked for a man who expected me to be a slave to his children long after they became adults Not only did I type their term papers I had Jumping line activl miM'Mn ut IhXIl I Ou fEirmmolnm Nftnl Summerf 'Camp Directory Call 715-6700 wait for the greeting thra press one of these 4-digit codes: Day Camp Camp at Hargis Christian Retreat 9781 Riding Camp The Rise 9782 V- Mystery Camp if Mystery Madness 9780 Adventure Camp -AdventureEquastrien Camp it Hargis Christian Retreat 9783 FREE HEARING TEST SET FOR SENIOR CITIZENS Electronic hearing tests will be at the Beltane Hearing Aid Office in Birmingham 412 So 37th St Tuesday thru Friday JUNE 4-7 8:30 AJVL to 5:00 PJIIL License-trained Hearing Aid Specialist will be at our office to perform the test Everyone who has trouble hearing is welcome to have a test using modem electronic equipment to determine he has a correctable loss Some of the causes of hearing loss will be explained and diagrams of how the ear works will be shown Everyone should have a 1 heanng test at least once a year if there is any trouble at all hearing dearly Even people now wearing a hearing aid or those who have been told nothing could be done for them should have a hearing test and find out if they are one of the many 1 a nearing aid can help Call 591 -4278 for your appoinment Hearing tests will also be given at our location in 1 Bessemer 1 727 2nd Avenue North 428-8500 from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM ADV cooped up in the home all day She'i alwayi been active but dow health problem ire (lowing her down Until we found the Shadei Vdley Active Day Center we couldn't find a way to match the care I give her at home It'i not just locial interaction the need k'l alio medical care exercise activities and therapy to betp her make the mow of all her days Shadei VUley Active Day Center ii more thin adult day care It's the model for centen opening ell over the country that combine iwividual mention planned activities and medical services eveo physician coverage for those who need it Many services are covered by Medicare or insurance Some participants need more medical care than Mom and othen just need a safe friendly place to spend the day They all enjoy a day filled with pleasant activities like music gardening and community outings TVsnsportation to and from the center and medical ippoinOnents is optional Now I can focus more attention on the rest of my family and woik Bert of all Mora can live at home with our support with her life filled with Active Days Mother Is Getting The Care And Attention She Needs And Fm Getting The Peace Of Mind I Need Shades Valley ACTIVE DAY CENTER Amu Dvr Hum Located an Hi fkway 31 mxt to the Shadei Valley MCA Formoetiebmadonadl (205)879-4311 immnnu IIjhIIS Ilu iSirminokw Nnw Birminibjn FVwW-lVtaU I Round-the-Clock ar SERVICES Direct Coaiiect to -jjl 24 four assistants Call 715-6700 then press one of these access code numbere Auta Wrecker Service 9773 Air Conditioning 9770 Peak Network Heating Cooling 9772 Roto Rooter 9771 TOM CRUISE tro-m MISSION: BLOODSPORT FLIPPER FEAR JCiHMOBIKm efn iW tnmsenmnui Hoorn WjmOOMHNVm THE CRAFT DRAGONHEARTjPo-u) ga i (ioatua-w6-wii TWISTER (PQ-is) SPY HARD PRISONERS mt-TiW-ML MULHOLLAND FALLS EDDIE THE ARRIVAL UHH- MlSSKMi IMPOSSIBLE fo-i FLIPPER jowiai loi maid tm PRIMAL FEARmUaiinBUBIUn iiiitiim i tT-fiiiti mi If you vote for Shelby Medical Center on June 4 Baptist Health System will pay nearly $800000 every year in sales use and business license taxes PLUS property taxes on clinics and professional buildings AND reduce your property taxes by 4 mills Make It Happen I 4 I i I VoteYesFor Shelby Medical Center June 4 a it FOR TODAY' I 4 i i i I.