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Your Leisure Thfalrn 3-C I Stock 1C Thufi Oct 9 1986 1C Anderson 3liidcpciidcutillail Area l'vrnt Air On 1C Comics 5-C WAX A Welcomes Riven To Late-Night Lineup llv Dun Hrickner WXI Mlllrt Fox RriwdcaMmi: Company the new hu called rirl sunk" makes its broad rust ilrliiil hi tlir Anderson area Thursday Hhi'ii "Thr I aif Show Starring Joan Rivers" iii'ars at II pin mi VVWA TV Channel 40 Hut tlir VVWA tin1 only television Mu timi hi Aiiilt-rsun lie liw uni' hour ti'li1' cast I in Hollywood lakes mi an added dmirnsinn as riiinnrl 40 iImi is KUf's solo al ill ill' hi I hr Sirti iiliui'K Ashi'Xillr uewing area hu ll is among I lit1 lop FiO nal imially The indi'priuli'iit Mahon Inch ill ox piiul into a lieu market Nov 1 when its telecasts are picked up liv Asheville t'ali Ifiisum iChannel 34 1 uili lieromc Ihe lie-nefieiary of around 21000 new view ers all due to its excliisue area rights to FT 1C programming VVWA TV Promotion inreelnr Kathy Kupris says "We re ecstatic to get Ihe expanded tiewership" Ms Kupris says the added prestige we receive us tin Ander vin based station reaching out into new markets with this new exc lusive program iiiing is also significant for Anderson we feel "Fox has said it is committed (o nctwork-iualily programming prime time blocks of new shows bom 8 to 10 pm on Saturdays and 7 In 10 pm on Sundays bogin-niiii! in March and based upon Ihe track record of the producers alone I say that these new shows will be Ms Kurpis says Among Ihe new slale id shows ireview me in March will be several half hour com fdicxund both huirhourund liout dramas many of which are still in Ihe concept stage an MIC release slates Annum the producers Tor Ihe new Sprnti! shows an Stephen Cunncll A Team" and Rockford Gary David Goldlierg Ties" and "laiu and Howard Gerwil Ms Kupris adds Ihul VVWA nlTiciuls have recently discussed expanding their programming seniees which could in elude a locally produced news program down Ihe mad" "Sure n's someth i we've talked ah out" Ms Kupris says I just can't say when Mimclhimtlikclhul would hupH'n--whether it's six weeks from now six mouths bum now or a year or two from now" Asheville Cabled mimi Marketing Director I Hun: Renton says that VVAXA's success hi la ml mu FRC was only one of Ihe masons his cable company chose lo pick up Ihe station was not a must carry' (station) with us" Renton says with Ihe uddi lion of F'ox lo (heir programming along with their promise of carrying other rable-cxelusivc products we see a younu enentelie television station eupuhle of pmviilini: some darned itimd new cpiulity Meanw hile early hopes ride solely on the weekniuhl chit chat of Ms Rivers and hcrKucsts Lute Show" competes uftainst Rivers' departure from "Thr ToiiikIiI Show" where she had Iktii peiniancid suhslilule host was mil a friendly one MIC dropied her Ihe day Fox uiinomired her new show in May Carson was anuered Ihul she had not told him of her 'plans Rivers fell her work on "The T'oiimlil Show" wasn't appreciated Carson has laced and sumved many Johnny Carson's "The ToniKhl Show" which appears al 1130 pm iKST) each wcekniuht on NRC Scheduled itnests for TTiursday iiiithlx oiwuer include Cher Kllon John I Ve Wee Herman and rock sincer David lcc Roth who is scheduled to perform Ml Clcmson Cniversity's Littlejohn Coliseum Oct 21 Carson's quests for Ihe openini iiikIiI of the talk-show war will lie Richard I'ryor Sean Penn unit saxaphonisl Kenny Christian Music Changing Tune Out With Old Music In With New Belton Quartet Says By Don Briekner Stair Writer SOSHlvU16n I Ih i rtlv i iiitiilv Is- MU" Mfc" Mill la I Mn- fi iM Mt-ii mis Mu I -I I MU' 7 7I Nt ifiln((iiiii ART tin "iiil MiiiiiIi'v" lls ') I In' llsl I Hllta'T i'ltl 1 tuinvmtl I'nris MU' 3 £Bo 1 "I'lnaialik1 I Himlii I mut 2 lmsili Guv I) I fl (UII I'lllllHHilll Stolid IVv: CilluinllM fi "Clukhiii ii ii 1 wht God" PimmuhiiiI (i "Having lor Kistis" Universal 7 "Karate Kill Kill II (4umlxa 8 "Tlu Huy Who C'nuM ITy" 2Rtli (Ynluiv Fox 9 "Kiithlcv BuviwVimu ID "The ITy" 21h (Vniuiy ux Pop Music 1 "Stuck Willi Yuli" Huey kI lit1 News 2 "Take Mv Breath Away" Berlin 3 "Higlior Ice" Slew Winwmxl 4 "Don't Forget Mi1" Glass Tiger "Dreanuime" Daryl Hall "When 1 Think cil S'nu" Janet Jackson 7 "Thiuwing It AB Away" Genesis 8 "Heartbeat" xi Johnson 9 "Two ol Hearts" Stacy 10 "Low Zone" Bitty kem Susier: Caatibm mKxtinr Country-Western 1 "Both to Each Other" Etlilie Rabbin Juice Newton 2 "Lonely Alone" The Forester Sisters 3 "Just Another Low" Tanya Tucker 4 "Cty" Crystal Gayle 5 "Second to No One" Rosanne Cash 6 "Il Be Me" Exile 7 Many Times" Earl Thomas Conley and Anita Pointer 8 "Diggin' Up Bones" Randy Travis 9 "You Can't Stop Low" Schuyler KnoUock Overstreet 10 "Doo-Wah Days" Mickey Gilley Source: I'Mllboi majminr Adult Contemporary 1 "Throwing It All Away" 2 With You" Huey Lewis The News 3 Anita Baker 4 "I'D Be Owr You" Toto 5 "Low Zone" Bitty Ocean 6 and Carl Anderson Gloria Loring 7 My Breath Away" Berlin 8 Always'! El DeBarge 9 "Coming Around Again" Cariy Simon 10 Colors" Cyncfi Lauper Swrre: axhlwi nujcnine Rhythm Blues 1 Up" Cameo 2 "I'm For Real" Howard Hewed 3 "Earth New Edition 4 Your Ashford Simpson 5 Soul" The Temptations 6 Rain" Oran Jones 7 Wait Another Minute" Fiw Star 8 "Shake You Down" Gregory Abbott 9 "Typical Male" Tina Turner 10 "When I Think of Janet Jackson Kaurrr: ('Mhbox nsuiM Albums 1 on the Ceiling" Lionel Richie 2 Soundtrack" 3 HeH" Run-DMC Blue" Madonna 5 in the Highlife" Stew Winwood 6 Huey Lewis The News 7 Billy Joel and Smile" David Lee Roth 9 Janet Jackson 10 Genesis Sin-Books Fiction 1 Stephen King 2 Storm Rising" Tom Clancy 3 Danielle Sted 4 "Through a Glass Darkly" Karleen Koen 8 of the Louis 6 Matter of Honor" Jeffrey Archer 7 "The Mammoth Hunters" Jean Auel 8 Alien Ron Hubbard 8 "Regrets Only" Sally Quinn 10 Wild Blue" Boyne an and Thompson hnro But nulsc Non-Fiction 1 Rotation Martin Katahn 2 "Men Who Hate Forward and Torres 8 "I Tina Turner 4 Bill Cosby 5 "Fit for Harvey and Mariyn Diamond 8 Am McMahon 7 Mayflower Sidney Biddle Barrows 8 Anthony Robbins 9 Only Old Dr Seuss 10 Harriot's Dog Stories" James Herriot Out with the old in with the new R's the unspoken motto of a Tight gospel singing group TheShcltons fWun Belton The four-member group which last weekend finished in second place from among 73 amateur mixed gospel groups competing in the 30lh Annual National Quartet Convention in Nashville Tenn has had numerous incarnations over the years Only one of its original members Sandra Martin then Sandra Shelton remains from the original group founded by father George Sr in Pickens 25 years ago Now 11 recorded albums and perhaps seven or so personnel changes later The Sheltons with Sandra and her younger sister Frankie Shelton as vocalists along with singcrpianist Ricky Moore and bass player Jim Vicars offers a mixed bag of gospel sounds ranging from upbeat gospel sounds to the structurally more sophisticated and often sober gospel styles Sandra says The key distinction between the current edition of the Sheltons Sandra says and numerous See Rivers Pune ti-C Man Hlwta Own Jr Aduins expressed his views from his motel room ut the Rest Western--University Inn He was taking a break from a busy day of activity al Anderson College where he is the featured musician for Christian Kmphasix Week The weeks' activities end with a chapel session Thursday morning at I0T5 am don't know all about faith or the church" Adams said of his role this week know about myself though know mv tendency is to try to get more comfortable hi my career and my finances in working for the kingdom of God God doesn't allow us to get comfortable That's one of the problems witlriiving out the gospel We have to work at it I have fieace but I guess it's a restless peace because I believe there's a lot of work lo bo lone" Adams a New Mexico native is a graduate of Oklahoma Raptist College He later spent two years at Southern Theological Seminary before diving into music fulltime in 1977 He has recorded three albums and has appeared on the nationally syndicated television show Hee-Haw He is probably even better known for his four appearances on "A Prairie Home Companion" the popular Saturday evening public radio program is so un-Nashville It tremendous going on programs there When you appear in Nashville for instance with a group of stars you're not a star You're just kind of Adams said "With Garrison Keillor ihost of Ihe Prarie Home show) everyone is treated the same See Adams Page 6-C mail rmw mj tiwrn niirj 41 The Sheltons a Christian quartet finished last gospel groups competing in the 30th Annual Nation weekend in second place among 73 amateur mixed al Quartet Convention in Nashville Tenn by 1 Rilry Nonconformist Singer Adams Not Playing Musical Fame Game See Sheltons Page 6-C tot-1 -frt Christian Singer Darrell Adams performs during Anderson College's Christian Emphasis Week where he is the featured -1 iM musician The activities end with a chapel session Thursday morning at 10:13 am By Randy Coleman Stair Wrilrr Darrell Adams is not a household name The primary reason is that he just doesn't fit into the neatly packaged mold that success in his business screams for Adams knows this is true But he just shrugs his shoulders when someone suggests that with his amazing talent he could certainly make a lot of money if he would just try to do what he docs a little more like the other successful people do iL But then if he conformed Adams wouldn't have his unique appeal Adams is a singer a Christian singer His voice is soothing tenor but his lyrics are piercing His personal tastes range from Rob Dylan to Woody Guthrie to Ken Medema all more famous for their message than their marketability One of Adams' best known tunes is a Gene Cotton number World Religion The song descri bes various rel igion animals At the conclusion God speaks says goodbye to the creatures of the zoo If Adams must be tagged call him a nonconformist Christian folk singer problem is that I'm too religious for the country music crowd and I'm not religious enough for the Christian music crowd" Adams said It take but about two minutes with Adams however to understand that his Christianity motivates his music and his life Though he has certainly had his share of notoriety in recent years Adams doesn't ever expect to be a way I see it Jesus really stayed out of that" Adams said "He wasn't a media Compkd From AP Report).