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SUPER=70-Connie Stevens;
SUPER=@Robin1;
SUPER=70-Roy Stanley;
ANCHOR=Connie
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IN Q=
((
TONIGHT ON NEWS-7 PRIMETIME... THEIR COACH QUIT AMID ALLEGATIONS HE USED
RACIAL SLURS, BUT VMI FOOTBALL PLAYERS COMPARE BILL STEWART'S DEPARTURE TO
LOSING A FRIEND.
AT THE CITADEL, THE FBI'S BEEN CALLED TO INVESTIGATE AFTER TWO WOMEN CLAIMED
THEY WERE ABUSED.
IT'S FRIDAY DECEMBER 13TH-- TOP STORY
NEVA SMITH/REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY: AS LANDLORDS, WE CERTAINLY WILL
TAKE ANY ACTION WE CAN TO EVICT ANYONE WHO IS CONVICTED OF A CRIME OR WHO WE
HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE IS INVOLVED IN ANYTHING. PEOPLE WHO ARE HARRISING OTHER
NEIGHBORS WILL BE DEALT WITH. REACTION TO THE FATAL SHOOTING NAER THE
LANSDOWNE HOUSING COMPLEX.))
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P-Lansdowne
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#596-45
SS=n7pt
Good Evening, you're watching NEWS-7 Primetime on WEFC, I'm Connie Stevens.
GRAPHIC=Murder inv.
The suspect in the murder of a teenager in Northwest Roanoke turned himself
in this afternoon...now he's charged with capital murder.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Wednesday;
Police say the 17-year old is accused of gunning down 17-year old Antwan
Gray Wednesday night on Centre Avenue, near the Lansdowne Apartment Complex.
Police believe the suspect was standing on top of a hill and shot down at
Gray, but at this point won't talk about a motive.
They ARE saying that neighborhood patrols have been beefed up.
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SOT 1:10:23
IN Q=There has
((LT. DOUG ALLEN/ROANOKE CITY POLICE COPE UNIT: THERE HAS BEEN A STEPPED UP
AMOUNT OF PATROL, NOT FROM THE COPE TEAM BUT FROM THE REGULAR PLATOONS. LAST
NIGHT, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE WERE 2 PLATOON OFFICERS THAT WERE PUT OUT
HERE ON FOOT PATROL. ))
SUPER=01-Lt. Doug Allen/Roanoke City Police COPE Unit;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=foot patrol
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;
The suspect is being held at the Coyner Springs Detention Center... where he
had previously been part of the facility's Outreach Program.
He'll be arraigned Monday morning.
It's unknown if he'll be charged as an adult.
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P-Stewart
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#596-34
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lexington;
Virginia Military Institute says Coach Bill Stewart left for personal
reasons. But players confirm he did use a racial slur.
SUPER=04-March;
The coach's future seemed secure, when he received a lengthy contract
extension in March.
Some of Stewart's players say they're sad to see their coach go, but realize
the administration was doing its job.
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SOT 6:09:47
IN Q=It was a problem
(( ))
SUPER=01-Thomas Haskins/VMI Football Player; :00
SUPER=01-Heath Edmiston/VMI Football Player; :10
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=towards next season
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=stewart
A search committee is already looking for Stewart's replacement.
VMI officials hope to fill the job as quickly as possible.
P-Citadel
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#net-c
GRAPHIC=NONE
Someone has allegedly threatened
and abused two female cadets at The Citadel.
The women say they even had their clothes set on fire-- neither cadet was
hurt.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Charleston, SC/File Tape; KEEP UP!!
The Citadel called in investigators after getting a report of a hazing.
The F-B-I will be looking into possible civil rights violations.
Four women were admitted to The Citadel in August, two months after the
school dropped its male-only admission policy.
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P-VWIL
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#NET-K 96-98
GRAPHIC=Mary Baldwin & VMI
The Virginia Women's Institute for Leadership got a big vote of confidence
today.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;
The V-WIL program was designed as an alternative to letting women into VMI.
Governor George Allen announced this evening that even though women will
enter VMI next fall -- he'll recommend full funding for V-WIL too.
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TALENT=Connie
SS=Hold
About 95 women are expected to enter the V-WIL program at Mary Baldwin
College next fall.
That would be an increase of 30 over this year's class.
P-Liberty
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#596-39
GRAPHIC=liberty
Liberty University has one year to get its financial house in order, or risk
losing its academic accreditation.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg;
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools placed L-U on probation
while the school tries to restructure more than 40 million dollars of debt.
School Chancellor-- Reverend Jerry Falwell says many of Liberty's creditors
are ready to forgive or donate half that debt over the next two months.
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SOT 6:01:16
IN Q=We've been accredited
((REV. JERRY FALWELL/LU CHANCELLOR: WE'VE BEEN ACCREDITED SINCE 1980, AND WE
ARE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT REACHING THE STABILITY THAT WE NEED TO REACH. WE
BELIEVE YES, THAT'S A VERY POSITIVE THING, AND WE LEFT NASHVILLE FEELING VERY
GOOD ABOUT IT.))
SUPER=01-Rev. Jerry Falwell/Liberty University Chancellor; :00
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=good about it.
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VO-NAT
In 1990, Liberty was placed on probation when the school's debt topped 110
million dollars.
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music under
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=NONE
The President continues filling his cabinet--
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VO-NAT
And a foiled robbery at a Roanoke bank leaves the suspect confused, empty
handed and still at large.
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WEFC!!!
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P-Pope
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE
The Pope and the Catholic Church are weighing in against Virginia-- on the
side of a death row inmate.
Pope John Paul the Second is calling for Virginia to spare the life of
Virginia Beach killer Joseph O'Dell.
And the Italian government has asked Vice President Al Gore to intervene.
O'Dell maintains he's innocent.
His execution could be the state's ninth and final one this year.
P-Cabinet
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#net-a
GRAPHIC=clinton
President Clinton's announced several new nominations for his cabinet-
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC;
including Senator Bill Richardson as Ambassador to the United Nations.
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SOT 15:40:00
IN Q=
((SEN. BILL RICHARDSON/D- NEW MEXICO: THE UNITED NATIONS OF TODAY IS MORE
DISCIPLINED, MORE ACCOUNTABLE AND IN MANY WAYS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN FOUR YEARS
AGO. I LOOK IF CONFIRMED TO BUILD ON THAT PROGRESS.))
SUPER=01-Sen. Bill Richardson/(D) New Mexico;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=ON THAT PROGRESS."
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VO-NAT
The President picked Bill Daley for Commerce Secretary.
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SOT 15:39:40
IN Q=
((BILL DALEY/COMMERCE SECRETARY APPOINTEE: IT IS MY COMMITTMENT TO YOU MR.
PRESIDENT AND TO FELLOW AMERICANS TO WORK DAY AND NIGHT IN PARTICULAR WITH
AMERICAN BUSINESSES FROM FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES TO SMALL BUSINESSES IN OUR INNER
CITIES AND RURAL AMERICA.))
SUPER=01-Bill Daley/Commerce Secretary Appointee;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=RURAL AMERICA."
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VO-NAT
Shortly after the announcement Daley collapsed- He was up and talking just
moments later.
The White House says Daley didn't eat lunch before the ceremony and
apparently fainted beneath the hot lights.
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P-UN
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#net-b
GRAPHIC=NONE
Changes are also on the way at the United Nations.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
The Security Council's agreed on (KO-fee Ah-NON) Kofi Annan as the new
secretary general.
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SOT 15:16:35
IN Q=
((MADELEINE ALBRIGHT/U.S. AMBASSADOR TO U.N.: I AM PERSONALLY DELIGHTED THAT
AFTER THE LONG PROCESS, THE SECURITY COUNCIL HAS SUCCEEDED IN COMING TO A
CONSENSUS.))
SUPER=01-Madeleine Albright/U.S. Ambassador to U.N.;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=to a consensus."
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VO-NAT
Annan is an African diplomat- now in charge of U-N peacekeeping
operations.
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=NONE
The Council must hold a formal vote before referring Annan to the U-N
General Assembly for ratification.
P-Big-Island
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=JDA
TAPE#596-46
GRAPHIC=NONE
A man armed with a bottle of wine robbed a Bedford County convenience store
tonight and sent a clerk to the hospital.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Big Island;
The man walked into the Big Island Food Mart around six P-M.
He purchased a quart bottle of wine and assaulted the cashier as she opened
the cash register.
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SOT
IN Q=It was a big quart bottle.
(( ))
SUPER=01-Mike Brown/Bedford Co. Sheriff;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=than what it was.
ANCHOR=Connie
Bedford County Sheriff Mike Brown says the same store was robbed in the same
way two years ago.
The suspect is described as a black man about 6 feet tall in his late 20s or
early 30s.
He left the scene in a small white late- model car.
P-Bank-Robbery
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=Five
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#596-36
GRAPHIC=Bank Robbery
Police say a confused bank robber walked way without any cash.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Shortly after 10 this morning a man entered NationsBank on Melrose Avenue in
Roanoke.
Police say the man-- carrying a gun-- gave a note to the teller demanding
money.
But the teller apparently told the would-be robber there was no cash in her
drawer.
Police say the man left the bank without the money.
The F-B-I and the Roanoke City Police are looking for the suspect.
dissolve to pinnacle
Authorities describe him as a black man between six-FEET and six-TWO --
weighing 180 to 200 pounds, wearing a heavy coat and knit hat.
If caught he faces charges of attempted robbery as well as firearms charges.
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P-New-Business
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=jmo
TAPE#96-93 net-j
GRAPHIC=First Citizens Bank
A North Carolina based bank continues to bring more jobs to the
Commonwealth.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Today, First Citizens Bank announced plans to move its credit card division
to Roanoke next year.
The move will create 45 jobs.
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SOT 3:30:18
IN Q=Virginia banking law
((JOHN FRANCIS/FIRST CITIZENS BANK VICE PRES.: VIRGINIA BANKING LAW EMBRACES A
MORE FREE MARKET APPROACH TO REGULATION OF CREDIT CARD OPERATIONS, WHICH IN
TURN ALLOWS MORE FLEXIBILITY IN RATES AND FEES. UNDER VIRGINIA LAWS, WE WILL
BE ABLE TO OFFER A BROADER RANGE OF CREDIT CARD PRODUCTS.))
SUPER=01-John Francis/First Citizens Bank Vice Pres.;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=credit card products.
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VO-NAT
The center will be located in Roanoke's Valley Court on Thirland Road.
Over the past five years, the bank's credit card operations have nearly
tripled in size.
The move follows two years of expansion in the state.
First Citizens first began banking operations in Virginia early last year.
It now has 19 branches and a new regional headquarters in the state.
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music under
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=NONE
Tonight on Primetime sports --A U-V-A coach is heading north. Roy has that
story--
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VO-NAT
And it's lights, camera, action for Franklin County High School-- we'll
explain when News-7 Primetime returns.
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WEFC!!!
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P-school-Movie
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=jda
TAPE#96-90 net-h
GRAPHIC=None
It may not lead to a national blockbuster, but members of Franklin County
High School's Freshman class are taking a turn in the director's chair.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Rocky Mount;
Members of the class of 2000 conceived the video project as a fundraiser.
They taped the murder mystery, "Fresh Blood," at the Showtimers Studio in
Roanoke.
Class President Josh Grisetti wrote the script and recruited classmates for
the cast.
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IN Q=We really had to stick
((JOSH GRISETTI/FRESHMAN CLASS PRESIDENT: WE REALLY HAD TO STICK TOGETHER TO
FIGURE HOW THINGS WERE GOING TO BE DONE. AND I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT BY MYSELF.
IT TOOK EVERYBODY PUTTING IN SOMETHING TO GET IT FINISHED. IT WAS A GOOD THING.
IT'S REALLY BEEN A GOOD EXPERIENCE I THINK.))
SUPER=01-Josh Grisetti/Freshman Class President;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=good experience I think.
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VO-NAT
The production had its share of problems. The video will NOT debut in
December as planned.
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=None
Still, members of the "Fresh Blood" cast are looking forward to an audience
at the high school sometime next year.
Forecasts
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SUPER=330-Partly Cloudy/Wind NW-15/33-36/Turning Sunny/Wind N-10/50-52;
SUPER=331-Partly Cloudy/Wind NW-15/34-38/Turning Sunny/Wind N-15/48-50;
SUPER=332-Clearing & Chilly/Wind NW-10/30-32/Sunny Skies/Wind NW-10/50-52;
SUPER=333-Variable Clouds/Wind NW-15/32-34/Sunny Skies/Wind N-10/48-50;
SUPER=334-Partial Clearing/Wind NW-10/30-32/Partly Sunny/Wind N-15/45-49;
SUPER=X5001;
RRE-CST-TOSS
ANCHOR=Connie
Primetime sports is headed your way on News-7 Primetime right here on WEFC.
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P-Stroke
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#596-44
GRAPHIC=stroke
Many people don't realize there are effective treatments to minimize the
damage from a stroke.
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VO-NAT
The National Institutes of Health has assembled leading stroke experts to
set a public policy on the urgency of patients getting prompt stroke treatment.
According to the N-I-H most patients delay seeking medical treatment for
10-to-18 hours, which can cause death or irreparable damage.
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SOT 10:25:38
IN Q=We now have
((DR. MICHAEL WALKER/ NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH: WE NOW HAVE A TREATMENT
THAT STROKE CAN BE TREATED WITHIN A VERY QUICK PERIOD OF TIME AND THEIR'S A
WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY THAT DOESN'T EXTEND BEYOND THREE HOURS. ))
SUPER=01-Dr. Micheal Walker/National Institutes of Health; :
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=three hours.
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VO-NAT
Clot-busting drugs can be used during that period to restore blood flow in
the brain and minimize damage.
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD
The key is to think of a stroke as a brain attack.
It needs to be dealt with, with the same urgency as you would a heart
attack.
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ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#cool video
GRAPHIC=News-7 primetime
Tonight's video of the day doesn't really mean much if you're not
superstitious.
It's a 30-year-old tradition from Philadelphia.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=75-Philadelphia;
The group called the Friday the 13th Club met at 13 minutes after eight this
morning to break some age old superstitions.
The 13 members broke mirrors and walked under ladders while stuffed black
cats looked on.
They did it all with their umbrellas open-- indoors.
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SP-Scores
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#ST5-25
GRAPHIC=Sports Logo
Tonight on PrimeTime sports we'll check in on the final preparations for
the Stagg Bowl at Salem Stadium tomorrow.
Meantime, Roger Clemens is moving on as the highest paid pitcher in Major
League Baseball.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Toronto/ESPN; :
Clemens agreed to a three year 24 point 75 million dollar contract with
Toronto.
The 8-point 25 million dollar annual average tops the seven point 75
million that John Smoltz will make with Atlanta.
The 34 year old three time Cy Young award winner had spent his 13 year
career with the Boston Red Sox. He was 10 and 13 last season with a 3-point 63
E-R-A and 257 strikeouts.
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SOT
IN Q="It's been
((ROGER CLEMENS/TORONTO PITCHER: ))
SUPER=01-Roger Clemens/Toronto Pitcher; :
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=........contend again."
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VO-NAT (cont)
Clemens has a career mark of 192 and 111 and holds the major league record
for most strikeouts in a game at 20.
and now here are the numbers.
WIPE TO SCORES
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SUPER=X5027;
SUPER=0098-j/Indiana#12/73//Louisiana Tech/44///j/E. Michigan/79//ODU/78///;
SUPER=X5028;
SUPER=0096-j/Chicago/113//New Jersey/92////Denver/104/j/Washington/108///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0096-/Philadelphia/75/j/Charlotte/86////Boston/56//Indiana/55/3//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0096-/Golden State/35//Cleveland/46/2///Phoenix/64//Minnesota/56/3/Two
Late Games/;
SUPER=X5031;
SUPER=0103-/N.Y. Rangers/3//Buffalo/0/3///Phoenix/2//Ottawa/2/3//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0103-/Chicago/0//St. Louis/0/2///Vancouver/0//Dallas/0/1/Two Late
Games/;
RUNS=:30
OUT Q=....last score."
SP-Stagg
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#ST5-24
GRAPHIC=Stagg Bowl
It has been a perfect day for the folks in Salem associated with the Stagg
Bowl.
Besides having their contract to host the game extended through the year
200o, City officials seem to have finally won over Mother Nature.
Mike Stevens has more.
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SOT
IN Q=FIRST AUDIO
SUPER=03-Salem/FFE Luncheon; :00
SUPER=01-Dan Boggan/NCAA Chief Operating Officer; :16
SUPER=01-Scott Sampson/Salem Stadium Manager; :39
SUPER=@mike1; :51
SUPER=01-Carey Harveycutter/Stagg Bowl Director; 1:01
RUNS=1:15
OUT Q=...NEWS 7 SPORTS."
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(( Nearly 500 football fans attended this afternoon's Friday Football Extra
championship luncheon for Rowan and Mount Union.
And no one was more impressed with the turnout at the Salem Civic Center than
the chief operating officer of the NCAA, Dan Boggen.
((DAN BOGGEN/NCAA CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER:))
The field is also in perfect shape thanks to the tireless efforts of the
Salem Stadium grounds crew and a little cooperation from the weather.
((SCOTT SAMPSON/SALEM STADIUM MANAGER:))
((MIKE STEVENS:))
((CAREY HARVEYCUTTER:))
Tickets at the gate tomorrow are $10 for adults and $5 for students. MIke
Stevens News 7 sports.))
SP-Coach
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S6-23
GRAPHIC=Sports Logo
The University of Virginia is losing its offensive Coordinator Tom O'Brien.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Charlottesville; :
It's reported tonight in Boston that O'Brien has been named the new head
coach at Boston College.
O'Brien is in his sixth season as offensive coordinator at Virginia. He's
been with Head Coach George Welsh for the past 21 years first at Navy and at
Virginia.
U-V-A has finished among the top three teams in the A-C-C in scoring
offense the last seven season.
O'Brien will succeed Dan Henning as the Eagles head coach.
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Live-wx
ANCHOR=Connie
Finally tonight-- if you've driven by tanglewood mall in Roanoke county, you
may have found yourself looking up at a trailer suspended in the air.
double boxes Connie/slam
that;s where we find Slam Duncan- who's spending a lot of time up there--fill
us in on your bikes or bust broadcast--
SUPER=01-Slam Duncan/J-93 Disc Jockey;
SUPER=71-Roanoke Co.;
RUNS=:45
bye
ANCHOR=Connie
WDBJ-7 in 30-minutes. Thanks for watching, have a good weekend, goodnight.
That's it for NEWS-7 PRIMETIME-- for more news check out NEWS-7 at 11 on
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