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Show TV Page 12 - THE HERALD, Provo, Utah. ' .'.7,7.7,' Monday. January 19. 1987 continues plans for Super Bowl newscast CBS By RICK WARNER pearance be more than a will promotional gimmick, even AP Sports Writer Despite the furor over Tom Brokaw's newscast at the Fiesta Bowl, CBS is planning a similar promotion for Dan Rather at the Super Bowl. However, there will be one important difference. "I can guarantee you that Rather won't have a band blasting in his ear," said Ted Shaker, executive producer of CBS Sports. Television critics ripped NBC for allowing Brokaw to deliver the half time news at Sun Devil Stadium while a marching band played in the background. The festive music was particularly jarring because Brokaw's lead story was the latest death count from the hotel fire in Puerto Rico. "We aren't going to put ourselves in that position, " Shaker said. "Rather won't even be at the stadium." Rather will be in a studio in New York or Los Angeles when he appears on the pregame show-Jan- . 25. Depending on what kind of news day it is, he will either deliver a brief newscast or a special report. "We're not absolutely sure what he will do, but whatever he does, it will be news and only news," said Tom Bettag, executive producer of "The CBS Evening News." Shaker insists that Rather's ap though the anchorman normally does not do weekend newscasts. "I think it's legitimate because we are the (evening) news that day," he said. "This may be the only time all day that people find out what's going on in the world." CBS also can't resist the opportunity to have its star newsman watched by more than 100 million viewers. "It's no secret that it's a very 100th anniversary of Hollywood and the game is being played not far away, in Pasadena," Shaker said. program examines Seattle's xast'jj PBS "East of Occidental" is the story of Asian immigrants who settled in what is now called the International District in Seattle. It is a unique neighborhood where Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino Americans have come together as a political and social force. The documentary, through vivid stoboth ries of its Asian residents past and present depicts the history of their immigration to the American Northwest and! traces the district's evolution asf it became one of the first truly international neighborhoods f Airing Saturday at 10 p.m. on KBYU-TV- , Channel 11, "East off Occidental" uses dramatic archi-- I val photographs, period music, f and personal reminiscences to re-- f construct the story of those who I lived and worked in the Interna-- ! tional District. i pre-empti- attractive audience," Shaker said. "Just about everybody watches the Super Bowl." Media analyst Edwin Diamond said he isn't offended by news promotions on sports events, as long as they're done with dignity. "As long as he (Rather) doesn't do the Super Bowl Shuffle, it's all right with me," said Diamond, a journalism professor at New York University and columnist for New York magazine. Some critics feel such promotions blur the line between news and entertainment, but Diamond disagrees. "I don't think it compromises the news," he said. Rather won't be the only person on the Super Bowl broadcast. Mariette Hartley, of CBS's new morning show, will narrate a piece on Hollywood's "infatuation with football". "It's fitting because it's the 4Fr;r- SvJ - i 3,0 if Nr i non-spor- ts co-ho- st Ararat pjw, niw mse wow Plushes Beautiful Colors Sculptured FROM . TWO MONTHS IT O you've been wanting to get rid of that old linoleum in your home . . . now's the time! Farnell's offers vou the lowest prices possible combined with high quality products to please you. C If ! FREE GAS furnace and we'll mail you a check for your 2 highest months' gas Buy our Plus 90 i 2" SO. YD. bills! 'Buy and install before Jan. 31, 1987. Monthly gat bill through June 30, 1987 accepted. It really does pay to call your Day & Night Dealer Gas ,Natural Your best energy value. HEATING & COOLING, Inc. State St, Lehi, Utah "Let HOLME'S 667 E. FURNACE 768 - 4151 Heat Mike Holmes Owner Your HOME!! This energy efficient natural gas appliance can save the average family of four up to $344 per year in energy costs over other available sources of energy. ' W$'ftr V 'If itVVtf) ' V' ft VL CARPET V Uliomn QUALITY CARPET SENSIBLE TOES TOYV JUM ENGLISHMAN : & Y v 224-02- 204 E. 400 SO., OREM . OPEN 9AM-7P- MON-SA- T ft ) 40 7 . a : :i j US jf 9 |