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VO-NAT
FIVE of the area's top radio stations under one owner.
Coming up on NEWS 7 at SIX: we'll see who's selling and why... and who the
BUYER is.
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ANCHOR=Keith
Also an interview with the top man at the Parole Board, a former federal
prosecutor from Roanoke....
Sports-head
ANCHOR=Steve
In sports, Virginia Tech has called a news conference to announce the new
head womens basketball coach, Mike Stevens caught up with Chip Sullivan today,
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VO-NAT
and Tiger Woods celebrated his Masters win with a little ribbon cutting for
his new place in Myrtle Beach.
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WX-Head
TALENT=Robin
SS=None
Scattered frost on the way as April refuses to warm up. Details and the
winners of the regional science fair just ahead.
Rosser
ANCHOR=keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=spr
TAPE#97-14
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales
The 8- year- old Pittsylvania County boy accused of murdering his stepfather
is NOT competent to stand trial.
According to a source close to the case... a team of psychiatrists from
U-V-a Medical Center reached that conclusion during the child's most recent
hearing.
A second opinion was ordered... and the boy is now being evaluated at Johns
Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-The Franklin News-Post
55- year- old Bernard Rosser was beaten to death in late December.
SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co./December;
His body was discovered inside his Gretna home after he failed to show up to
work.
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ANCHOR=Keith
SS=Legal Scales
The boy is currently living in Maryland with his biological father's family.
The source tells News- 7 says there'll be another hearing once this latest
round of tests is completed.
Moonshine
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-20
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales
When state and local law enforcers busted a still in Pittsylvania County
last August, they found more than the usual rot- gut moonshine.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co./August 1996
It was peach brandy- -UN-taxed, illegal stuff, nonetheless top grade
alcohol.
They made a federal case out of it. And today five of the six men involved
pled guilty- -including Amos Law, the man who scouted out a secluded site for
the still and provided all the materials.
Law- -and the others involved- -will be sentenced later.
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Rock-Slide
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=sly
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=None
The westbound lanes of Interstate 64 across Afton Mountain are open once
again.
The Virginia Department of Transportation closed the westbound lanes over
Afton following a rock slide last night.
The road was closed for 16 hours, and during that time, traffic heading for
Waynesboro and Staunton was detoured onto U-S 250 west at Crozet.
The highway department reopened the lanes this morning after a
geologist checked out the conditions.
The rock slide happened about 7:15 last night. No one was injured, and no
cars were damaged.
Tucker
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-11
GRAPHIC=Monty Tucker
He's been on the job a year.
Monty Tucker went from Roanoke to Richmond to lead the group that decides
which criminals go free.
And the former federal prosecutor has actually softened a parole board bent
on punishment.
Ellen Qualls reports.
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SOT
IN Q=A federal prosecutor
SUPER=03-Richmond/April 1996; :00
SUPER=01-Monty Tucker/Va. Parole Board Chairman; :47
SUPER=@Ellen2; 1:21
RUNS=1:46
OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
(( A federal prosecutor with a squeaky clean image, Monty Tucker took over
George Allen's tough-as-nails parole board last year after its last chairman
resigned amidst scandal.
Tucker's worked on mending fences.
And consciously or not, he's brought a slight moderation to a board inmates
and their families have loved to hate.
pre-pro page one
In 1994, before Governor George Allen put his picks on the board, Virginia
had a parole grant rate of about 43-percent.
pre-pro page two
The new Allen board in 1995 slammed the door shut ... releasing only about
14- percent of parole eligible inmates.
pre-pro page three
Under Tucker's leadership, the current board has inched back up to about 20-
percent.
end pre-pro
Tucker says some of that is the board members getting to know the inmates
they've seen annually now for three years.
sot tape one 10:47:30
((MONTY TUCKER/VA. PAROLE BOARD CHAIRMAN: CERTAINLY IN A LOT OF THOSE WE'RE
SAYING OKAY, WE BASICALLY SAID TO YOU INMATE X, GIVE US ANOTHER GOOD YEAR, YOU
HAVE. SO THEREFORE WE'RE GOING TO GRANT YOU DISCRETIONARY PAROLE.))
runs=:11
So what changes has Tucker led?
sot 10:51:05 TAPE ONE
((MONTY TUCKER/VA. PAROLE BOARD CHAIRMAN: WHILE THE STATUTES ALLOW A MINIMUM
OF SIX MONTHS PAROLE SUPERVISION, ON MANY OF THESE, WE ARE NOW EXTENDING THEIR
PAROLE SUPERVISIONS FOR A GOOD BIT LONGER. ONE, TWO, THREE, EVEN MORE YEARS.))
runs=:14
Plus, even for mandatory parolees, more post-prison treatment.
Tucker's also spent more time in state prisons, talking to parole officers,
to inmates, and to families.
sot 11:08:19 TAPE TWO
((MONTY TUCKER/VA. PAROLE BOARD CHAIRMAN: IN TURN, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT A
LOT OF TIME THE FAMILIES HAVE SAID, "YOU KNOW, THIS TIME I REALLY THINK IT'S
TAKEN," BECAUSE INMATE X HAS FINALLY BEEN IN LONG ENOUGH THAT HE'S GOTTEN THE
MESSAGE.))
runs=:14
That message, as Tucker sees it, is that the public was simply fed up with
times that didn't match the crimes.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Keith
SS=NONE
Still to come on News 7 at Six--
As Masters champion Tiger Woods is making golf history, his influence is felt
on courses around the country, including here in the Roanoke Valley.
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VO-NAT
And students at one Blacksburg elementary school can have their QUILT and
eat it too--we'll explain.
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Buchanan
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=jmc
TAPE#97-16
GRAPHIC=Ron Buchanan
Businessman Ron (bew-CAN-nun) Buchanan ran for Congress last year, and
failed to win his party's nomination.
This year, the Lynchburg Republican is running for the House of Delegates.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Rustburg;
Buchanan wants the seat Joyce Crouch is giving up, and hopes to have the
funds to put up a good fight for the GOP nomination.
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SOT
IN Q=I want to try to get
((RON BUCHANAN/R- CANDIDATE FOR DELEGATE: I WANT TO TRY TO GET ENOUGH MONEY TO
GET MY MESSAGE OUT, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO COMPROMISE MY PRINCIPLES IN ORDER TO
DO THAT.))
SUPER=01-Ron Buchanan/(R) Candidate for Delegate;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=to do that.
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VO-NAT
Among his priorities: jobs, economic development, and funding for law
enforcement.
The district Buchanan hopes to represent covers the city of Lynchburg, and
parts of Campbell and Pittsylvania counties.
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Davis
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=sly
TAPE#97-19
GRAPHIC=Gil Davis
Gil Davis says he's willing to spend one million dollars of his own money
in his campaign for Virginia attorney general.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Most of that million will go toward television advertising.
Davis is best known as the lawyer representing Paula Jones in her
sexual-harassment lawsuit against President Clinton.
He also was the center of attention when former client Ramona Hines of
Pittsylvania County released a videotape showing him chatting with her about
disrobeing for Playboy magazine.
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Talent=Keith
SS=Campaign 97
Davis is running against state Senators Kenneth Stolle of
Virginia Beach and Mark Early of Chesapeake, along with former
public safety secretary Jerry Kilgore.
Radio-Stations
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#97-9
GRAPHIC=None
An out- of- state company is gobbling up some of the most popular radio
stations in town.
Len Besthoff says if Capstar gets approval from federal regulators, it will
soon own FIVE major stations in the Roanoke- Lynchburg market.
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SOT
IN Q=Nat Sot
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
SUPER=01-Lloyd Gochenour/J93FM Owner;
SUPER=@Len1;
SUPER=03-Madison Heights;
SUPER=01-Mike Slenski/WJJS-WRDJ General Manager;
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=LB, News7.
NAT SOT
RUNS=:02
After putting his station up for sale last fall, J-93 owner Lloyd Gochenour
finally found someone he could do the Texas Two- Step with in Capstar, an
Austin- based company...to the tune of several million dollars.
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SOT ROANOKE TAPE 14:03:11
IN Q=I have been
((LLOYD GOCHENOUR/J93FM OWNER: I HAVE BEEN IN RADIO A LONG TIME, AND THEY
OFFERED ME A GOOD PRICE, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS TIME TO SELL.))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=time to sell.
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SOT lbsot 14:41:02
IN Q=Now J93's
((Now J93's A-M sister station WRIS is not part of this deal. But just think
of this, J-93 alone is going for three- point- one- million- dollars.))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=million dollars.
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SOT roanoke tape 14:13:13
IN Q=I'm
((LLOYD GOCHENOUR/J93FM OWNER: I'M SO HAPPY FOR IT BECAUSE OF ONE THING I WANT
TO DO. I WANT TO SET UP A CHARITABLE TRUST FOR A MILLION DOLLARS.))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=million dollars.
Just sixty miles to the east, Capstar is doing the dance with the owner of
two Lynchburg stations.
It's in the process of wrapping up a multi- million- dollar deal that
includes the purchase of urban station WJJS and oldies favorite WRDJ.
So if federal regulators approve these new purchases, Capstar will
eventually own five local stations, rock-n-roll giant WROV, country station
WYYD, plus WJJS, WRDJ and J93...no word on any format changes.
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SOT LYH TAPE 00:03:34
IN Q=Should be
((MIKE SLENSKI/WJJS-WRDJ GENERAL MANAGER: ))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=business as usual.
Capstar can do this because the rules regarding owning more than one station
in the same market have loosened somewhat.
Len Besthoff, News-7.
Stocks
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=sly
TAPE#=None
GRAPHIC=NONE
With a late boost from the hi techs, the stock market re-gained some ground
today.
The Dow was up 60 points, closing at 64 hundred 52.
NASDAQ UP nine points.
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Masters-Reaction
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=dal
TAPE#97-13
GRAPHIC=Tiger Woods
21 year old Tiger Woods made history with his win at the Masters, and the
excitement surrounding the victory is being felt here in Southwest Virginia.
Double Boxes=Keith and Denise/Microwave
Denise Allen is on the links at Country Side.
Denise, you figure more people are ready to take up golf?
Keith, local golfers we talked with seemed juiced after Tiger Woods
recording breaking Masters victory.
Live=Denise Full/Microwave
SUPER=@Denise1;
SUPER=05-Roanoke;
The final round at Augusta National Golf Course was one of the most
anticipated in Masters history.
Local golfers say Tiger's career is drawing a different set of fans to the
sport of golf.
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SOT
IN Q=Ed EdleR
SUPER=01-Ed Edler/Golfer; :09
SUPER=01-Jim Mostranda/Golfer; :18
SUPER=04-CBS Sports; :23
RUNS=:55
OUT Q=WAS GOLF CLUBS
((Ed Edler has been hitting the links for years.
Now that Tiger Woods has conquered the Augusta National Golf Course Edler
says he expects to see changes.
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SOT 02:03:45
IN Q=THE THING
((ED EDLER/GOLFER: THE THING I REALLY LIKE ABOUT TIGER WOODS IS THAT EVEN
THOUGH HE WAS NINE STROKES AHEAD HE STILL PLAYED HIS GAME ALL DAY HE WAS TRYING
TO HIT THE BIG SHOTS.))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=THE BIG SHOTS
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SOT 02:05:45
IN Q=A LOT OF
((JIM MOSTRANDA/GOLFER: A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THE ENTHUSIASM THAT FOLLOWS
TIGER WOODS AROUND. THEY SAY IT'S NOT GOLF. BUT I THINK GOLF HAS TO EVOLVE
LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE.))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE
Tiger Woods shot 18-under-par, 12 strokes ahead of the nearest competitor.
His 72-hole total of 270 broke a record set by Jack Nicklaus 32 years ago.
Tiger is the first African American and youngest man to win the masters.
Edler says Tiger's win has already inspired members of his family.
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SOT 02:04:15
IN Q=I VE SEEN KIDS
((I'VE SEEN KIDS WHO NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT HAVING GOLF CLUBS WHO HAVE THEM. IN
FACT MY NEPHEW SAID HE WANTED FOR CHRISTMAS WAS GOLF CLUBS.))))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=WAS GOLF CLUBS
Live=Denise Full/Microwave
SUPER=05-Roanoke;
Tiger is not the first black man to play in Augusta. Lee Elder broke the
color barrier at the course in 1975.
Double Boxes=Keith and Denise/Microwave
Local golf course managers say Tiger's victory will prompt local leagues to
provide programs for beginner golfers.
They say all this interest could bring down the cost of the sport as well.
Sports tease
ANCHOR=steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=none
We will have a recap of Jeff Gordon's win at Bristol yesterday.
Martinsville is preparing for one heck of a birthday party, Tiger Woods opens
his new place in Myrtle beach,
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VO-NAT
and Chip Sullivan is trying to find his place on the PGA tour. Mike
Stevens visits with him today in sports.
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S-Tiger
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S7-6
GRAPHIC=Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods became the youngest champion in history at Augusta yesterday
with his incredible 12 stroke win at the Masters.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Myrtle Beach, SC; :00
Woods spent today cutting the ribbon for his new All Star Cafe All Star
Cafe in Myrtle Beach South Carolina.
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SOT
IN Q="Honestly
((TIGER WOODS/1997 MASTERS CHAMPION:))
SUPER=01-Tiger Woods/1997 Masters Champion; :00
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=...of the world"
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VO-NAT(Con't)
Fans packed the place, hoping to grab one of the many golf balls Tiger
threw to the crowd. He then talked about the reality of his accomplishment.
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SOT
IN Q="yesterday
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=....mom and pop"
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S-Sullivan
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-5
GRAPHIC=TIGER WOODS
While Tiger Woods is the talk around the world today,
SS=Sullivan
locally, golf fans are anxiously anticipating Chip Sullivan's return to the
PGA tour.
Mike Stevens caught up with the PGA rookie this morning.
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SOT
IN Q=FIRST AUDIO
SUPER=03-Salem; :00
SUPER=01-Chip Sullivan/PGA Tour Professional; :19
SUPER=03-Augusta, GA/Yesterday; 1:24
SUPER=@mike1; 1:39
RUNS=1:49
OUT Q=... NEWS 7 SPORTS."
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S-Goody's
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#R-36
GRAPHIC=MAVILLE SPEEDWAY
The Martinsville Speedway first opened its doors in 1947.
This week the track begins its 50th anniversary celebration with the Goody's
500.
And even the track's president has a hard time believeing how far the track
has come.
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SOT
IN Q=BITE
((CLAY CAMPBELL/MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY PRESIDENT:))
SUPER=01-Clay Campbell/Martinsville Speedway President; :00
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=don't really know.
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=HOLD LOGO
News 7 sports will have a special half hour racing special "50 years of
thunder" this Saturday night at 7.
S-Bristol
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S7-1
GRAPHIC=Bristol
Jeff Gordon took the checkered flag at Bristol yesterday for his second
win of the season.
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VO-NAT )
SUPER=03-Bristol/ESPN; :00
Gordon won the 7th race of the season by bumping Rusty Wallace on the
final lap of the race. The win moved him into third place in the Winston Cup
season.
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TAKE POINTS BOARD Pg 1
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5016;
SUPER=0107-1. Dale Jarrett/1154/2. Terry Labonte/1064/3. Jeff Gordon/990/4.
Bobby Labonte/919/5. Jeff Burton/874/;
Dale Jarrett is still leading the points race with Gordon's teammate Terry
Labonte in second.
Page two
Dale Earnhardt's 6th place finish has pushed him from 10th to 8th.
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0107-6. Mark Martin /864/7. Ricky Rudd/857/8. Dale Earnhardt/853/9. Bill
Elliott/830/10. Rusty Wallace/822/;
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S-Hokies
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=Tech basketball
Virginia Tech has called a 1:30 news conference for tomorrow to announce
the lady Hokies new head basketball coach. Sources tell News 7 sports that
Bonnie Henrickson will be introduced as the new coach, but this is not yet
official. Henrickson served as Iowa's top assistant this past season and was an
assistant coach for Virginia Tech.
S-Baseball
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S6-28
GRAPHIC=MLB
Former Ferrum baseball star Billy wagner notched his first win of the
season today as his Houston Astros topped the cardinals in St. Louis 4-2 in 10
innings this afternoon.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-St. Louis, MO/Astros vs. Cardinals; :00
Tony LaRussa; one of baseball's managing masterminds, could not find a
way to beat the Stros.
The Cards did get on the board first. Brian Jordan connects on this RBI
single to make the count 1-nothing St. Louis.
Then, in the top of the 5th, Houston's Craig Biggio crushes this
SUPER=35-Houston/4/St. Louis/2;
pitch over the wall and the game is all tied up at 2.
Then, watch this catch. Derek Bell somehow makes the divising backhand catch
on Jordan's shot to center field and the Astros win in 10 innings 4-2.
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Quilt
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tal
TAPE#97-21
GRAPHIC=None
It's supposed to feed two thousand people, but you'd better get there early
if you want any of the edible quilt in Blacksburg tonight.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg;
Catering management students at Virginia Tech baked and decorated the giant
cake.
They used pictures from 24 quilts students at Gilbert-Linkous elementary
school designed.
The Patchwork to Learning program will wrap up tonight with a reception from
6:30 to eight.
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SOT 2:43:34
IN Q=
((QUESTION: YOU THINK YOU COULD EVER MAKE A CAKE THAT BIG?
NICHOLAS DENNY/1ST-GRADER: YEAH.
QUESTION: I BET YOU'LL HAVE NO PROBLEM EATING ONE.
DENNY: YEAH, THAT'LL BE EASY. ))
SUPER=01-Nicholas Denny/1st-grader;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=that'll be easy.
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VO-NAT
Besides the artwork, the quilting project also taught students about
measuring, and subjects related to the themes of their quilts.
They also learned the art of patience and teamwork.
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