[Open-Heads]
[ANCHOR=susan]
[NEWSCAST=Sun Am]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
[roll cold out of the open]
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[VO-NAT]
[ENG#1]
Coming up on News 7 Sunday Morning - One person was airlifted to Roanoke Memorial Hospital following an accident in Blacksburg last night
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[VO-NAT]
[ENG#2]
And the Hokies win over the Canes yesterday called for much celebration in Blacksburg.
We will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
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[2-shot toss to Hello]
[11Tech-Miami]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=04-53 TC-8:04]
[GRAPHIC=Tech - Champs]
[ENG#=3]
Virginia Tech was out to prove yesterday Hurricane season is over --as it beat Florida 16 to 10 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=203-Miami, FL;]
It is a sweet win for Tech, as this was just the first year in the conference for the Hokies, after a lenghty expansion process that almost left the school out.
But memories of that mess are washed away with a conference title.
Virginia Tech is 10-and-2 overall, and should learn today which B-C-S bowl it is headed.
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[11Fan-Reaction]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=rde]
[TAPE#=04-42 TC-54:57]
[GRAPHIC=Hold]
[ENG#=4]
Fans in Blacksburg are basking in the Hokie win.
After beating Miami to take the A-C-C championships, the fans welcomed the team back in style.
Rachel DePompa has more.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=203-Blacksburg; :00]
[SUPER=201-Bryan Randall/Virginia Tech Quarterback; 1:07]
[SUPER=201-Frank Beamer/Virginia Tech Football Coach; 1:11]
[SUPER=219-Rachel DePompa/rdepompa*wdbj7.com; 1:20]
[RUNS=1:29]
[OUT Q=Rachel DePompa, News 7]
((The game came down to the wire.... and Tech did not disappoint....
NATS: LAST PLAY OF GAME.... FANS AT BLACKSBURG ERUPTING IN CELEBRATIONS......
Here at Buffalo Wild Wings in Blacksburg fans couldn't control their excitement. There were ACC chants and of course.. everyone knows where Tech is going next...
NATS: 1:28:33:12 SUGAR BOWL.... SUGAR BOWl... or 1:29:38:00
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[SOT:1:29:52:00]
[IN Q=BE IN ]
((FAN: BE IN NEW ORLEANS. I'LL BE THERE. SO WIL LSHE.. GO HOKIES.. WHOO... ))
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[OUT Q=WHOO!]
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[SOT1:30:04:00]
[IN Q=INCREDIBLE]
((FAN: INCREDIBLE.. ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.. I'M GOING TO THE SUGAR BOWL.))
[RUNS= :05]
[OUT Q=SUGAR BOWL.]
NAT POP:... FANS IN DOWNTOWN...
After the game, fans immediatly started pouring out onto the sidewalks... cars were honking at the cheering mass of people. A few fans did get a little out of control at an apartment complex. They set a small bonfire that was quickly put out.
NATS: TEAM ARRIVING...
The team returned home around Rachel DePompa News 7.))
[Anchor=Joy]
[Graphic=Hold]
Mike Stevens will have more on Tech's big Orange Bowl win later in the half hour.
[B'burg-Ax]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sun am]
[WRITER=bda]
[TAPE#=04-45 TC 25:16]
[GRAPHIC=Accident]
[ENG#=1]
Two people were injured in a single-vehicle accident last night in Blacksburg.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg;]
According to police, a jetta was traveling eastbound on Glade Road just after midnight when the driver lost control.
The car veered off the road and then overturned.
The driver- who was not wearing a seatbelt- was partially ejected and trapped under the vehicle.
The driver was flown by Lifeguard-10 to Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
The passenger was wearing a seatbelt and received only minor injuries.
The passenger was taken to Montgomery Regional Hospital for observation.
Police say speed may have been a factor.
There is no word yet on their conditions.
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[11Missing-Man]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Martinsville authorities are looking for a 61-year-old man who walked away from an adult home yesterday.
Earnest Thomas Mitchell told workers at the Hairston Home for Adults -- that he was going for a walk, but did not return.
He does require medication, and was last seen wearing a long-sleeved white shirt with black stripes and blue pants.
Anyone with information on his location is asked to call Martinsville Police.
[VOCasting-Call]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=dgr]
[TAPE#=04-38 TC2:04:52]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=2]
Wannabe actors from around the state will get their chance to shine in just a few short days when production on Steven Spielberg's new movie "War of the Worlds" starts.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lexington;]
Thousands of hopefuls converged on Rockbridge County High school yesterday to try and convince casting directors they
were the one ---- *for the role as an extra*.
Virginia Casting has the task of narrowing down the thousands of hopefuls to about five hundred extras.
After all the waiting the potential actors had a quick interview with the casting directors,and most were told very little about their shot at being in the movie.
Some lucky ones did get a definitive answer and can now look forward to aliens landing in Rockbridge County.
Filming is set to begin on the 13th when the extras chosen from the casting call will get their time to shine on the silver screen.
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[11Jackson-House]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=jbu]
[TAPE#=04-44 TC-52:24]
[GRAPHIC=none]
[ENG#=3]
Troops in Iraq will get a special holiday greating this Christmas from home--thanks to the efforts of some local children.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lexington]
The Stonewall Jackson house hosted a "Christmas Remembered".
Aside from the crafts, warm apple cider, and a violin player performing holiday tunes-- visitors also came in to support the troops who will be spending their holidays overseas.
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[SOT 16:20:40]
[IN Q=What we have done]
((MICHAEL LYNN:WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS MADE CONTACT WITH A YOUNG FIRST LIEUTENANT WHO IS WITH A M.P. DIVISION IN BAGHDAD. HE HAS ABOUT 155 SOLDIERS SERVING IN HIS UNIT AND OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE OF THOSE SOLDIERS GETS A GREETING FROM LEXINGTON THIS YEAR.))
[SUPER=01-Michael Lynn/Executive Director]
[RUNS=:14]
[OUT Q=from Lexington this year.]
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[VO-NAT]
First Lieutenant Scott Chalkley grew up in Lexington and while on his last leave he told Lynn how much it would mean to the soldiers in his unit to receive a Christmas greeting.
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[2-shot tease]
[Tease1]
[ANCHOR=Susan]
[NEWSCAST=Sun Am]
[WRITER=jen]
[SS=None]
[BOTH MICS HOT]
[ENG#=Aprisa]
Cold weather is upon us and so are the holidays. That time of year when cheeseballs get eaten a lot more than fruitcake. In weekend diner we'll learn how to warm up with some spicy cheeseballs.
[ANCHOR=Brent]
And...
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[VO-NAT]
our Sounds of the Season continue here on News Seven Sunday morning with the Blacksburg Youth Symphony Chamber Orchestra putting us in the holiday spirits.
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[Almanac Bump]
[Break #1]
[Health-Review]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=sat am]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=Health Review]
[ENG#=1]
Don't give up looking for the flu shot if you're in a high risk group.
And a local veterinarian talks about the link between the rabies vaccine and cancer in cats.
[PULL HEALTH REVIEW FS]
Those stories and more in health review.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=While rare--veterarian]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Kimberly Jessup/Veterinarians to Cats; :11]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Michael Breiner/Southwest Virginia Center; :58]
[SUPER=01-Janet Walberg Rankin/Virginia Tech Professor; 1:29]
[SUPER=01-Debbie Sams/Public Health Nurse Supervisor;2:11]
[RUNS=2:38]
[OUT Q=that's health review]
[TAPE#=504-13 16:58]
((While rare -- veterinarian Kimberely Jessup says it is possible for a cat to develop a tumor after the rabies vaccine at the site of injection.
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[IN Q=It is linked not only ot the rabies vaccine]
((IT IS LINKED NOT ONLY THE RABIES VACCINE BUT ALSO THE LEUKEMIA VACCINE, AND EVEN ANYTHING GIVEN BY INJECTION IN CATS. SO WE TRY TO WEIGHT THE RISK AND BENEFITS FOR ANYTHING WE INJECT INTO A CAT BECAUSE WE KNOW THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR TUMOR FORMATION))
[RUNS15]
[OUT Q=tumor formation]
Jessup says the risk should keep pet owners from getting the rabies vaccine --because it is required by law and could ultimately save the cats life. They should just be aware of the warning signs of a problem.
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[IN Q=Any lump that lasts]
((ANY LUMP THAT LAST FOR MORE THAN FOUR WEEKS OR IS GROWING WE WANT TO GET REAL CONCERNED ABOUT IT AND START TRYING TO FIGURE OUR WHAT'S GOING ON))
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[OUT Q=what's going on]
[ ]
Despite the recent illness in Florida -- Dr. Michael Breiner says botox injections are safe if given by someone who is skilled and trained to give them.
He says if the person don't follow the proper protocols that's when there can be problems.
[SOT2:23]
[IN Q=So it needs to be done by someone]
((SO IT NEEDS TO BE DONE BY SOMEONE WHO KNOWS HOW TO DO IT, KNOWS EXACTLY WHERE TO PUT IT, AND KNOWS EXACTLY THE DOSAGES TO PUT, OTHERWISE YOU CAN ASK FOR TROUBLE))
[RUNS12]
[OUT Q=ask for trouble]
Botox is made from a bacterium, the same toxin that causes food poisoning. Dr. Breiner says since it's given in such small amounts it's impossible it would cause botulism poisoning.
[TAPE#=504-08 34:31]
After a strength training workout milk may be better than a sports drink, if you want to build lean muscle mass.
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[IN Q=When you do resistance weight training]
((WHEN YOU DO RESISTANCE WEIGHT TRAINING IT DOES STIMULATE YOUR MUSCLES TO MAKE MORE PROTEIN SO WE WANTED TO SEE MAYBE THEIR IS A WINDOW OPPORTUNITY RIGHT AFTER WEIGHT TRAINING IF YOU PROVIDE THAT PROTEIN YOU'LL GET EVEN MORE SYNTHESIS OF PROTEIN AND MUSCLE TISSUE ))
[RUNS14]
[OUT Q=and muscle tissue]
That's what Virginia Tech Professor Janet Walberg Rankin discovered in a study funded by the National Dairy Council.
Those who consumed milk doubled the amount of lean muscle mass --than those who drank sports drinks.
[TAPE#=504-11 5:39]
And finally in health news, Health officials say if you're in a high risk group don't give up on getting the flu shot. At this mass vaccination clinic at College Lutheran Church Friday 14-hundred people received were vaccinated.
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[IN Q=We're trying to get as many people who are high]
((WE'RE TRYING TO GET AS MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE HIGH RISK VACCINATED AS WE CAN BEFORE THE REALLY HEAVY FLU SEASON HITS. WE CAN VACCINATE CLEAR INTO FEBRUARY CAUSE THE FLU SEASON DOES GO INTO MARCH))
[RUNS14]
[OUT Q=does go into march]
Health officials are concerned that some people who are high risk may not realize it they need the vaccine such as children 6 to 23 months of age, pregnant women, parents with children under six months old, and health care workers who provide direct patient care.
So far, flu activity in the state is only sporadic.
That's health review.))
[straight to health bump]
[Weekend-Diner]
[ANCHOR=Brent]
[NEWSCAST=Sat. AM]
[WRITER=bwa]
[TAPE#=WKND Diner #8]
[GRAPHIC=Diner FS WX mon]
Tis' the season for holiday gatherings, and there's nothing better to keep the guests happy than have them snack on a tasty cheeseball.
Today on weekend diner, Teresa Snyder of Collinsville prepares a cheeseball recipe that's "packing heat."
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[IN Q=animation]
[RUNS=:05]
[OUT Q=stop animation]
[WIPE WIPE WIPE WIPE WIPE]
[ENG#2]
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[SOT]
[IN Q=This is a spicy...]
[SUPER=07-Teresa Snyder; 1:14]
[RUNS=2:49]
[OUT Q=...[BRENT] I appreciate it.]
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[ANCHOR=Brent]
[Take E-MAIL RECIPE FS E574]
You can sign up to receive recipes by email by logging on to our website at wdbj7.com. You can also find the complete recipe archive online.
[Take IDEAS AND REQUEST BOARD FS]
Or - you can send us a self-addressed, stamped envelope to... Weekend Diner Care Of WDBJ7.....P.O. Box 7 Roanoke....Virginia 24022-0007.
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[1-Sports]
[ANCHOR=jOY]
[NEWSCAST=Sun Am]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=morning sports]
[GRAPHIC=New 7 Sports]
[ENG#=]
The Hokies are outright A-C-C champions after yesterday's victory over the Miami Hurricanes.
Travis Wells and Mike Stevens tell us all about the big win down at the Orange Bowl.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Good Sunday Morning]
[RUNS=3:26]
[OUT Q=a great day everybody]
[STRAIGHT TO SCORES][BYSCO]
[ANCHOR=Joy 2-shot]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=music]
[ENG#=2]
News Seven Sunday morning has been bringing you holiday music over the past few weeks.
[ANCHOR=Brent 2-shot]
And we continue that today with the Blacksburg Youth Symphony Chamber Orchestra in...
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[TAKE SOUNDS OF SEASON BOARD E559 FS]
our "Sounds of the Season".
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[SOT]
[IN Q=music]
[SUPER=01-Blacksburg Youth Symphony/Chamber Orchestra;]
[SUPER=04-"Radetsky March";]
[BRING SOUNDS OF SEASON BOARD FS AS BUMPER OVER MUSIC]
[RUNS=1:45]
[OUT Q=music]
[MUSIC UNDER BUMPER, FADE TO BREAK.]
[2Open-Heads]
[ANCHOR=susan]
[NEWSCAST=Sun Am]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
[roll cold out of the open]
[SUPER=#4070;weekend headline banner]
Coming up on News 7 Sunday Morning - Authorities in Martinsville have arrested a woman on charges of arson
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[VO-NAT]
[ENG#1]
And Blacksburg was the place to be last night after Virginia Tech clenched their first ACC title.
We will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
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[2-shot toss to Hello]
[2-11Tech-Miami]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=04-53 TC-8:04]
[GRAPHIC=Tech - Champs]
[ENG#=2]
If there was any question about Virginia Tech's admission to the Atlantic Coast Conference -- it was answered yesterday.
The Hokies took home the title with a 16 to 10 victory over Florida.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=203-Miami, FL;]
It is a sweet win for Tech, as this was just the first year in the conference for the Hokies, after a lenghty expansion process that almost left the school out.
But memories of that mess are washed away with a conference title.
Virginia Tech is 10-and-2 overall, and will learn today to which B-C-S bowl it is headed.
And Mike Stevens will have all the highlights from yesterday's game a little later in sports.
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[2-B'burg-Ax]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sun am]
[WRITER=bda]
[TAPE#=04-45 TC 25:16]
[GRAPHIC=Accident]
[ENG#=3]
Two people were injured in a single-vehicle accident last night in Blacksburg.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg;]
According to police, a jetta was traveling eastbound on Glade Road just after midnight when the driver lost control.
The car veered off the road and then overturned.
The driver- who was not wearing a seatbelt- was partially ejected and trapped under the vehicle.
The driver was flown by Lifeguard-10 to Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
The passenger was wearing a seatbelt and received only minor injuries.
The passenger was taken to Montgomery Regional Hospital for observation.
Police say speed may have been a factor.
There is no word yet on their conditions.
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[11M'ville-Arson]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Fire]
A local woman is facing arson charges following a fire in Martinsville.
The fire broke out around four-thirty yesterday morning at a home on Granville Street.
Four people were inside when the fire started.
Police have arrested 39-year-old Sophia Yvette Heckstall, and charged her with setting the blaze.
She is being held without bond.
Police say the investigation is continuing.
[11Jump-Cure]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=sra]
[TAPE#=04-51 TC-14:22]
[GRAPHIC=none]
[ENG#=4]
A Hollywood stuntman is playing with fire to raise money for cancer research.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Former Olympic diver, Mike Dochterman (Doc-ter-man), made a fiery splash at Berglund Chevrolet.
He performed the unusual stunt by lighting himself on fire, then diving three stories into only three feet of water.
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[SOT 01:21]
[IN Q=I have dedicated]
((MIKE DOCHTERMAN/HOLLYWOOD STUNTMAN: I HAVE DEDICATED THESE NEXT TWO YEARS TO HELP OUT WHAT'S CALLED "JUMP FOR THE CURE" TO HELP LOVED ONES THAT HAVE LOST SOMEBODY AND WE ALL HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY IT IN SOME FORM OR MANNER. I HAVE KIND OF DEDICATED MY LIFE TO CANCER BECAUSE I LOST MY WIFE TO CANCER EIGHT YEARS AGO.))
[SUPER=01-Mike Dochterman/Hollywood Stuntman]
[RUNS=:15]
[OUT Q=eight years ago]
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[VO-NAT]
Dochterman will be touring the U.S. over the next year -- performing stunts to raise awarness and money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
He holds the world record for the highest fire dive in shallow water but says he has been professionally trained.
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[Tease#2]
[ANCHOR=JOY]
[NEWSCAST=Sun Am]
[WRITER=jen]
[SS=None]
[BOTH MICS HOT]
[ENG#=Aprisa]
Coming up later on we'll get some tips from the Roanoke County Fire Marshall's office on how to prevent fires during the holiday season.
[ANCHOR=Brent]
And...
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[VO-NAT]
Mike Stevens checks in from Miami with more on Tech's upset victory over the Miami Hurricanes.
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[LOTTO]
[Break]
[Fire-Safety]
[ANCHOR=Brent @ Performance set]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=none]
[ENG#=Live]
[BRENT ONE SHOT @PERFORMANCE SET]
The holidays can be a joyous time but the danger from fires is all too real -- and too common.
[Brent/GUEST TWO SHOT]
[SUPER=01-Jerry Spradlin/Roanoke Co. Fire Marshal's Office;]
Here to tell us more is Jerry Spradlin from the Roanoke County Fire Marshall's office to tell us how to avoid a fire that could destroy the holiday spirit.
[PULL UP FIRE SAFETY BOARDS AT APPROPRIATE TIMES]
Brent and Spradlin ad-lib
[Brent tosses back to Joy at anchor desk for Sounds of Season intro.][2-BYSCO]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=music]
[ENG#=1]
Before we take a break we're going to take another listen to the Blacksburg Youth Symphony Orchestra performing "The Nutcracker" in...
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[TAKE SOUNDS OF SEASON BOARD E559 FS]
our "Sounds of the Season".
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[SOT]
[IN Q=music]
[SUPER=01-Blacksburg Youth Symphony/Chamber Orchestra;]
[SUPER=04-"Trepak from the Nutcracker";]
[BRING SOUNDS OF SEASON BOARD FS AS BUMPER OVER MUSIC]
[RUNS=:50]
[OUT Q=music]
[MUSIC UNDER BUMPER FADE TO BREAK]
[S-Champs]
[ANCHOR=joy]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin']
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-181]
[GRAPHIC=VT ACC Champs]
[ENG#=1]
Virginia Tech not only won the ACC title yesterday in South Florida--the Hokies also won some respect by claiming the hardware in their first year in the league. Mike Stevens has more from Miami, where the Hokies proved their worth.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=219-Mike Stevens/mstevens*wdbj7.com; :00]
[SUPER=201-Jim Weaver/Virginia Tech Athletic Director; :20]
[SUPER=201-Chuck Zatarain/Sugar Bowl Committee; :48]
[SUPER=201-John Swofford/ACC Commissioner; 1:15]
[RUNS=1:50]
[OUT Q=News 7 Sports."]
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[2-Sports]
[ANCHOR=Susan]
[NEWSCAST=Sun Am]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=morning sports]
[GRAPHIC=News 7 Sports]
[ENG#=2]
Far southwest Virginia just couldn't muster enough gridiron prowess to beat tough teams like Salem and Gretna.
Travis Wells has more on some high school blowouts -- and razor thin victories.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Good morning folks]
[RUNS=4:26]
[OUT Q=a great Sunday]
[STRAIGHT TO SCORES]
[Sunday-Shapeup]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=SSU]
[GRAPHIC=Sunday Shapeup]
[ENG#=3]
It's too late to prevent the flu after you've already contracted it.
Many people will be trying to find alternative ways to combat the illness with a national shortage of vaccine.
We'll learn some strategies and exercises you can do to keep the bug at bay...
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[take sunday shapeup board fs]
in today's Sunday Shapeup.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Annette Martel is here]
[SUPER=01-Annette Martel/Roanoke Athletic Club; :11]
[RUNS=2:05]
[OUT Q=hope you stick with us]
[tape tosses to bump]