22:00-01
video-open
SUPER=#4065
SUPER=70-Connie Stevens;
SUPER=@ROBIN1;
SUPER=70-Mike Stevens;
ANCHOR=Connie
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
(( TONIGHT ON NEWS-7 PRIMETIME...I CAN SEE ONE MISTAKE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S HURT
AND IT COST US A LOVED ONE. BUT TO DO IT AGAIN? THAT'S VERY HARD. A FAMILY
STRUGGLES WITH THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE, AS THE DRUNK DRIVER CHARGED IN HIS
DEATH GETS A SECOND D-U-I WHILE FREE ON BOND. IT'S BEING CALLED A VICTORY FOR
LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS AND A SETBACK FOR CABLE, AS THE SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS
THE "MUST-CARRY" LAW. ))
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=MUST CARRY LAW.
top-story
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#top
GRAPHIC=none
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TOP STORY GRAPHIC 11004
It's MONDAY, March 31ST, our Top Story
(----------------)
VO-NAT
At least 80 acres are charred in a brush fire near Dragon's Tooth in Roanoke
County-- as Foresters battle the blazes and high winds.
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p-brush-fire
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=afr
TAPE#597-16
GRAPHIC=news-7 pt
Good evening, this is NEWS-7 Primetime on WEFC. I'm Connie Stevens.
SS=brush fire
A campfire may have started the blaze on the Roanoke County- Craig County
line.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
Firefighters say a fire line is in place and they are trying to let the fire
burn itself out.
The Forest service and Volunteers are using hand tools and a bulldozer to
contain the fire.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 7:59:48
IN Q=AT THIS
((DAVID OLSON/US FOREST SERVICE: AT THIS POINT, THINGS ARE LOOKING RELATIVELY
GOOD, WITH AND EDGE OF CAUTION WITH THE WINDS THAT ARE PREDICTED FOR TONIGHT
AND TOMORROW.))
SUPER=01-David Olson/U.S. Forest Service; :
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=TOMORROW
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Cold temperatures are keeping the fire from being overly aggressive, but
the bitter wind chill is slowing down firefighters.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 8:00:13
IN Q=THEY WILL
((DAVID OLSON: THEY WILL PICK UP LEAVES THAT ARE HOT, AND THEY WILL THROW THEM
ACROSS THE FIRE LINE, AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS YOU GET A NEW FIRE IN A PLACE WHERE
THERE CURRENTLY IS NO CONTROL LINE, AND YOU HAVE THE ISSUE OF LOSING THE FIRE
LINE.
SOME OF THEM DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT, WHEN THEY GOT UP THERE-- so people
aren't exactly dressed for the weather?
SOME PROBABLY AREN'T. ME FOR ONE, I WASN'T DRESSED FOR THIS KIND OF WEATHER ))
SUPER=01-Bob Boardwine/Forest Service; :15
RUNS=:27
OUT Q=weather
(----------------)
VO-NAT
David Olson says as temperatures warm up tomorrow, the fire may become more
dangerous-- but for now, no houses are threatened.
(----------------)
P-Chaffin
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=tal
TAPE#597-09
GRAPHIC=drunk driving
A Montgomery County judge convicted 23 year-old Timothy Scott (chay-finn)
Chaffin of driving under the influence, and sent an involuntary manslaughter
charge to the grand jury.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg;
Chaffin was escorted to jail after the judge also revoked his bond.
Judge Tommy Frith says Chaffin needed to be locked up and off the road,
since he got another D-U-I in Floyd County March 15th.
In January, Chaffin crossed the center line and struck 27 year old Steve
Burton's car head-on.
Burton was killed instantly.
His family praised the judge's decision to revoke Chaffin's bond.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:32:00
IN Q=
((LISA HATCHER/STEVE BURTON'S SISTER: YOU TRY TO HAVE COMPASSION BECAUSE YOU
KNOW MISTAKES ARE MADE. AND THEN WHEN YOU DON'T SEE REMORSE, AND WHEN YOU HEAR
THE EVENTS OF HOW THE SECOND D-U-I HAPPENED, IT'S HARD NOT TO BE FURIOUS. ))
SUPER=01-Lisa Hatcher/Steve Burton's Sister;
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=to be furious.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
After the fatal January crash on Pepper's Ferry Road, Chaffin's blood
alcohol content was point-one-nine, more than twice the legal limit.
(----------------)
p-must-Carry
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#597-11
GRAPHIC=NONE
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 45:06
IN Q=we are trying
SUPER=01-Jim Shaver/WDBJ Vice President News & Prog.;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=succeeding with it.
(----------------)
***connie audio on cart**
News-7 Primetime's outlook here on WEFC could be improving, thanks to
today's Supreme Court ruling UPHOLDING the 1992 must carry law.
It requires cable operators to carry the signals of local stations in their
market.
A spokesman for Cox Communications says even if Must Carry was killed, they
would still air local broadcasts.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 597- 58:18
IN Q=there shouldn't be a change
SUPER=01-Sharron Davies/Cox Communications;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=for the viewing audience.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
But in some areas, the ruling does eliminate the pressure to drop local
stations with smaller audiences in favor of more popular cable offerings.
For many small broadcasters, the ruling brings some peace of mind.
The station manager for WEFC said if Must Carry failed...
"It would have put us at the mercy of the cable systems, It could have been
pretty detrimental to our operation here."
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=supreme court
Despite the ruling, many questions are still being raised-- including
whether direct satellite broadcasters have to follow the same Must Carry rule
as cable?
If the FCC says yes, it could delay efforts to put local stations on
satellite t-v...and that's welcome news to the Cable industry.
P-OK-Trial
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#ndt-d
GRAPHIC=ok trial
Jury selection resumes tomorrow in the bombing trial of Timothy McVeigh.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=04-Pat Lopez - Courtroom Artist; Only six potential jurors were
brought in for screening today--
out of a pool of several hundred.
In the audience, was Roy Sells, whose wife Lee, a legal secretary, died in
the explosion.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:02:35
IN Q=Hon I miss you
((HON I MISS YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING IN THE WHOLE WORLD. ))
RUNS=:02 QUICK!
OUT Q=whole world
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Oklahoma City, OK; :
In Oklahoma City, survivors and family members of victims watched the trial
in an auditorium, where a special closed-circuit t-v linked them to the
courtroom.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:01:47
IN Q=I know these
((BARBARA ANN MURCHISON-PAGE/SURVIVOR: I KNOW THESE PROSECUTORS, WE'RE GOING TO
WIN IT WITH GOD'S HELP, ))
SUPER=01-Barbara Murchison-Page/Survivor; :QUICK!!
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=God's help.
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD
Attorneys asked prospective panelists a wide range of questions-- ranging
from their emotions after the bombing, to their feelings about the O.J. Simpson
case.
Jury selection could take up to a month.
P-Mass-Suicide
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#NET-E
GRAPHIC=HEAVEN'S GATE
Investigators have located the families of all but two of the 39 Heaven's
Gate members who committed suicide last week.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-San Diego; :
Also today, a San Diego County official said there's no evidence other
Heaven's Gate members somewhere are planning to commit suicide.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 18:05:13
IN Q=We have
((LT. GERALD LIPSCOMB/ SAN DIEGO CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT: WE HAVE NOTHING,
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IN OUR DOCUMENTATION THAT WE'VE REVIEWED AT THIS POINT, OR
ANY INFORMATION FROM PAST MEMBERS OF HEAVEN'S GATE THAT WOULD INDICATE THAT
THIS IS NOTHING BUT THE SOLE GROUP.))
SUPER=01-Lt. Gerald Lipscomb/San Diego Co. Sheriff's Dept.; :
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=six weeks ago.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The Sheriff's Department is now looking at data stored on computers found
at the home were the suicide occurred.
(-----------------)
P-Sandoe
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#97-7
GRAPHIC=Heaven's Gate
Meantime, in Southwest Virginia-- family and friends of a young man from
Abingdon are trying to come to terms with his death.
Michael Sandoe (SAN-doe) was the youngest of the 39 cult members.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Sandoe was a 1989 graduate of Abingdon High School, class president, and a
member of the Key Club.
By all accounts, he was a popular student who was active in the community.
Members of his family have declined comment, but friends say they were
surprised to hear of his involvement with the Heaven's Gate cult, and saddened
by the news of his death.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=I've known him since
((CHRIS HOLMES/FAMILY FRIEND: I'VE KNOWN HIS SINCE HE WAS A YOUNG CHILD AND
THIS IS A SHOCK TO ME BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS INVOLVED IN THIS.))
((WE JUST LIVE WITHIN HOLLERIN DISTANCE OF EACH OTHER, SO THIS HAS REALLY UPSET
ME TODAY. IT SURE HAS.))
SUPER=01-Chris Holmes/Family Friend;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=involved in this
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=Heaven's Gate
Michael Sandoe was 26 years old.
tease#1
music under
ANCHOR=Connie
SUPER=x5040; Primetime Tease Load
SUPER=x5045; Start Motion
SUPER=x5041; Primetime Tease Stop
Cable Television's Monday Night Nitro makes a stop in Roanoke... Mike fills
us in on a Virginia connection... (----------------)
VO-NAT
Also tonight on news-7 primetime-- As Robin mentioned...windy was the
word of the day....toppling trees and downing powerlines.
Stay close.
(----------------)
WEFC!!!
go to break
P-Abortion-Ads
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-10
GRAPHIC=Abortion
The Virginia Society for Human Life has started running anti- abortion ads
on many television stations throughout the state.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The group received enough private contributions recently to pay for about
16- thousand dollars worth of ads.
(/////SOT/////)
(("YOU ARE LOOKING AT A PICTURE OF A LIVING UNBORN CHILD 10 WEEKS AFTER
CONCEPTION."))
SOT 01:35:37
IN Q=Studies show
((FIONA GIVENS/VA. SOCIETY FOR HUMAN LIFE: STUDIES SHOW, STATISTICS SHOW THAT
ONCE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS ACTUALLY A LIVING HUMAN BEING ONE IS
DESTROYING IN ABORTION, THEN PEOPLE BECOME AT LEAST AMBIVALENT. THEY'RE NOT
QUITE AS READY TO DO THAT. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HAVE BROUGHT US FORWARD IN
AMAZING WAYS SINCE ROE VERSUS WADE.))
sot 02:33:00
((GRACE SPARKS/VA. PLANNED PARENTHOOD: WHAT'S MISSING IN THIS IS ANY
REALIZATION OR ANY ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE REALITIES OF WOMEN'S LIVES. THAT
WOMEN DON'T MAKE THESE DECISIONS CASUALLY, THAT THEY'RE DIFFICULT DECISIONS.
WOMEN ARE FULLY AWARE OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING WHEN THEY'RE CHOOSING TO HAVE AN
ABORTION. IT'S NOT A DECISION THAT WOMEN COME TO LIGHTLY AND IT'S NOT
SOMETHING THAT THEY THINK ABOUT IN A FRIVOLOUS WAY.))
SUPER=01-Fiona Givens/Va. Society for Human Life; :05
SUPER=01-Grace Sparks/Va. Planned Parenthood; :25
RUNS=:43
OUT Q=frivolous way.
TALENT=Connie
SS=Abortion
The next battleground on both the state and federal level is a ban on
so-called partial birth abortions.
P-Green
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=spr
TAPE#597-07
GRAPHIC=green
The son of Franklin County Breeder, Valary Green, says HE's the rightful
owner of the more than one-hundred dogs and cats seized from his mother's
property.
Valary Green was found guilty of neglect...
Members of the Franklin County Humane Society received a letter from her son
demanding HIS animals back.
Despite the new claim, the group is forging ahead with the adoption process.
All but two dozen cats formerly owned by Valery Green have been given new
permanent homes.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
Feline adoptions are still underway at the Brambleton Veterinary Hospital in
Roanoke County.
Members of the Franklin County Humane Society say the cats are skittish
around humans... but that could change with some love and affection.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 4:19:18
IN Q=They will
((TAMMY JAVIER/FRANKLIN COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY: THEY WILL BE A LITTLE HARDER
BECAUSE OF THE SOCIALIZATION PROBLEMS. WE NEED SPECIAL HOMES AND WE'D LIKE TO
SEE ALL OF THESE CATS BE INSIDE CATS... TOTALLY INSIDE. ))
SUPER=01-Tammy Javier/Franklin Co. Humane Society;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=totally inside
P-Bunting
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=equ
TAPE#597-08
GRAPHIC=VMI
After a long fight to be admitted to the school, female keydets at the
Virginia Military Institute will have to soon fight -- each other.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
VMI Superintendent Josiah Bunting told Richmond's Kiwanis Club today that
female cadets would be doing everything the boys do-- even boxing.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=You can
((GEN. JOSIAH BUNTING/VMI SUPERINTENDENT: YOU CAN TRAIN AS AN AMATEUR FAIRLY
SUCCESSFULLY, FAIR QUICKLY, BEFORE YOU GET IN THE RING. AND PROVIDED YOU'RE
MATCHED AGAINST OPPONENTS OF ABOUT THE SAME SIZE AND TRAINING, IT'S UNLIKELY
THAT EITHER ONE OF YOU IS GOING TO DO DAMAGE TO THE OTHER ONE.))
SUPER=01-Gen. Josiah Bunting/VMI Superintendent;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=other one.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Cadets will only box with their own gender, just like at the Naval Academy.
Bunting says boxing teaches one to be wary, appreciative and understanding
of one's opponent.
(----------------)
TALENT=Connie
SS=HOLD
48 girls have applied for 25 to 30 spaces in this fall's VMI class.
(GO TO BREAK)
P-Wind
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=spr
TAPE#597-15
GRAPHIC=NONE
March is going OUT like a lion...today's wind caused some power problems in
one southwest Roanoke County neighborhood.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
In the 35- hundred block of Forester Road, a strong gust of wind uprooted a
tree and planted it on the roof of this car around one o'clock.
No one was hurt... but the tree pulled down electrical wires and eventually
ripped a utility pole out of the ground.
American Electric Power customers were without power for several hours.
(----------------)
toss to robin
Forecasts
SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Wind Advisory/Wind NW-35/30-33/Partly Sunny/Wind NW-25/54-56;
SUPER=331-Wind Advisory/NW-Gusty/28-32/Continued Windy/Partly Sunny/55-59;
SUPER=332-Wind Advisory/Wind NW-35/26-29/Sunny/And Windy/50-53;
SUPER=333-Wind Advisory/NW-High Gusts/30-32/Partly Sunny/Still Windy/54-56;
SUPER=334-Wind Advisory/Wind NW-35/20-24/Sunny/And Windy/50-54;
SUPER=X5001;
p-sharks
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=cst
TAPE#net-f
GRAPHIC=NONE
SUPER=x5040; Primetime Tease Load
SUPER=x5045; Start Motion
SUPER=x5041; Primetime Tease Stop
Coming up--
You're not afraid of sharks are you?
(----------------)
VO-NAT
You don't want these guys baring their teeth at you.
It's all part of our Video of the Day-- coming up on News 7 PRIMETIME,
right here on WEFC.
(----------------)
RRE-CST-TOSS
ANCHOR=Connie
Coming up--
You're not afraid of sharks are you?
(----------------)
VO-NAT
You don't want these guys baring their teeth at you.
It's all part of our Video of the Day-- coming up on News 7 PRIMETIME,
right here on WEFC.
(------------------)
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go to break
P-Shigella
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-10
GRAPHIC=H/C BUG
We've been telling you about the cases of dysentery reported in the Bedford
Health District--
Roanoke City is having problems, too.
In February, 11 cases of shigella-- a bacterial disease causing diarrhea--
were reported.
And now this month, there are another 14 cases recorded.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File; :
In addition to stomach upset, and cramping, shigella can cause a fever and
headache.
Health officials stress the importance of good handwashing, using soap in
curbing the spread of this disease.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD
Also for the month of March, both Botetourt and Craig Counties are each
reporting one case of shigella.
cool-video
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#cool
SUPER=x5042; Video of the Day Load
SUPER=x5045; Start Motion
GRAPHIC=News-7 primetime
Tonight's top video comes from London, the site of a new aquarium-- one of
Europe's largest.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=75-London; :
The multi-level aquarium holds more than 600-thousand gallons of water..
and over 350 species of fish.
The six sharks delivered from Miami are the aquarium's biggest attraction.
Investors have put about 37-million dollars into the aquarium-- it has 41
exhibition tanks over three floors.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:16:21
IN Q=We know that
(( WE KNOW THAT COMMERCIAL AQUARIA ARE SUCCESSFUL - PEOPLE LIKE TO COME AND SEE
THEM. IT'S ABOUT TIME WE HAD AN AQUARIUM THAT DID A LOT MORE THAN
THAT, AND ACTUALLY WAS MAKING A REAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT,
RATHER THAN JUST BEING A CONSUMER OF AQUATIC RESOURCES ))
SUPER=75-Dr. Heather Hall/London Zoo; :
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=aquatic resources.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=75-Fukaya, Japan; :
But maybe you'd rather take to the outdoors, for the video of the day--
Check out this maze some Japanese farmers created out of sunflowers.
The maze is two-and a half miles long, with over 30-thousand sunflowers,
they're used for seed and oil....and have drawn about 100-thousand visitors so
far.
The farmers say it's just the beginning-- they're envisoning an
agriculture theme park-- so city people can learn more about gardening.
(----------------)
SUPER=x5043; Video of the Day Stop
SP-Score
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-6
GRAPHIC=PRIMETIME BIG
Tonight on Primetime sports here on WEFC, Shuler and the Saints make a deal,
the ECHL playoffs are ready to roll, but the top scorer in the league won't be
rolling with them.
Also, tomorrow is opening day in the Major Leagues. We'll hear from Paul
Molitor.
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Roanoke/TNT; :00
But first this is a huge night for Rasslin' fans in the Star City.
The Roanoke Civic Center is sold old tonight for the World CHampionship
Wrestling's Monday Night Nitro.
Tonight is a homecoming of sorts for play by play man Tony Schiavone, who
grew up Craigsville.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="We've been...
((TONY SCHIAVONE/WCW ANNOUNCER:))
SUPER=01-Tony Schiavone/WCW Announcer; :00
RUNS=:35
OUT Q=...name for myself."
(----------------)
VO-NAT con't
Schiavone has made such a named for himself, everybody became his best friend
this week looking for tickets.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="My sister...
((TONY SCHIAVONE:))
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=...TICKETS.
(----------------)
VO-NAT CON'T
Unfortunately, he only got 6, and Roy Stanley took all of those.
Now let's check tonight's abbreviated scoreboard on this light night.
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GO TO SCORES
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5031;
SUPER=0103-/Florida/3//Pittsburgh/4/3///Dallas/0//Edmonton/0/1//;
SUPER=x5027;
SUPER=0098-/Arizona/33//Kentucky/32/H/NCAA Championship/////;
RUNS=:10
oc=...LAST SCORE
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TAKE A BREAK
SP-MLB
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-28
GRAPHIC=MLB
The 1997 Major League baseball season opens tomorrow across the country with
24 teams taking part in a dozen games at various parks.
One of those openers tomorrow is in
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Minneapolis;:00
Minneapolis, where the Twins host the Detroit Tigers.
This will be a homecoming game and season for new Twins catcher Terry
Steinbach.
It will also be another special day for veteran Paul Molitor, the Twins
designated hitter.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="I HAVE BEEN
((PAUL MOLITOR/TWINS DESIGNATED HITTER:))
SUPER=01-Paul Molitor/Twins Designated Hitter; :00
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=...BALL PARK."
ANCHOR=Mike
SS=HOLD MLB
This is an historic season for the big leagues with the start of interleague
play.
But that will not begin until June.
Sp-Coaches
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-1
GRAPHIC=final four
While the NCAA championship game is taking place tonight with Arizona
battling Kentucky, a number of new coaches are settling into their new jobs
around the country.
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Fairfax; :00
Over the weekend former UVa assistant Jim Larranaga was named head coach at
George Mason. He leaves Bowling Green to return to the state. Today he was
checking out the Mason campus.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="I have...
((JIM LARRANAGA/NEW GEORGE MASON HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Jim Larranaga/New George Mason Head Coach; :00
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=...PRACTICE FUN."
(----------------)
VO-NAT CON'T
SUPER=03-New York/1995; :00
And the Virginia Tech basketball coaching staff is complete.
Tomorrow Bobby Hussey officially takes over for Bill Foster, and today he
announced that he has named Dean Keener, Chris Ferguson, and Scott Davis as his
assistants. All three were together on the Tech staff in 1995 when Tech won
the NIT championship.
(-------------)
SP-Shuler
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#RS96-1
GRAPHIC=SAINTS
The New Orleans Saints and free agent quarterback Heath Shuler have agreed to
a four year contract.
And that is good news for Washington fans.
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Washington DC; :00
Not only are they getting rid of an unproductive player and a big salary, the
Redskins have to be compensated for Shuler's departure.
The Skins want a first or second round pick in this coming April's draft and
right now the two sides are fighting over just what the compensation for Shuler
will be.
Mike Ditka has guaranteed the Shuler will get a shot to earn the starting
job.
(-------------)
SP-ECHL
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6=27
GRAPHIC=ECHL
The ECHL playoffs are set to open this week and for Roanoke that means a
first round matchup with divisional rival Hampton Roads.
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pinnacle page 18052
The best of five series begins on Wednesday night at the Scope in Norfolk and
game two will also be in Tidewater on Friday night.
The series then shifts to Roanoke on Saturday night for game three.
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=04-1996-97 Season; :00
Today the league cracked the whip on best team in the league during the
regular season, the South Carolina Stingrays.
Ed Courtenay's, the league's top scorer this year was suspended for 25 games
today for deliberately hitting a player in the face with the heel of his stick.
The incident happened last Thursday against Knoxville.
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preview-boards
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#bds
GRAPHIC=none
That's all for us-- but for more news later tonight--
(----------------)
dissolve to boards
check out NEWS-7 over on WDBJ-7..here's what we're working on...
SUPER=x5024; Coming up at 11 Load
SUPER=76-Brush Fire Update
The latest on the brush fire near the Dragon's Tooth hiking trail in Roanoke
County.
SUPER=77-Fantasy Baseball;
Plus millions of Americans are playing Fantasy Baseball... you draft your
own teams of major leaguers, and compete based on statistics...
SUPER=x5025; Coming up at 11 Stop
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=NONE
Jean Jadhon will be along over on WDBJ-7...after the men's college basketball
goodnight.
championship game. Thanks for watching NEWS-7 Primetime, see you tomorrow,
by SS