06:00-01
E-Rosser
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spr
TAPE#97-14
GRAPHIC=MURDER INVESTIGATION
An eight- year- old murder suspect from Pittsylvania County is NOT capable
of standing trial.
That's according to a source close to the case who says a team of
psychiatrists at U-V-A Medical Center made the determination.
Those doctors gave the grade-schooler psychological tests.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=04-The Franklin News-Post;
Authorities believe the child killed his own stepfather... 55- year- old
Bernard Rosser.
SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co./December;
The man's body was discovered inside his Gretna home after he failed to
report to work.
An autopsy showed he died from a severe blow to the head.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
Because of the determination by U-V-A doctors, more psychological testing
was ordered-- this time at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
The boy is now living in Maryland with his biological father's family.
Missing-plane
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=mornin'
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
Another day of searching in Colorado for a missing A-10 attack jet and its
pilot.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Eagle Co., CO;
4:00:43
Air Force officials say the plane is not likely to be recognizable if it
crashed into a mountainside.
Today searchers plan to check out a place where prospector's equipment
detected metals such as aluminum and iron.
Captain Craig Button disappeared nearly two weeks ago after diverting from a
training flight in Arizona.
Military officials say they're hopeful Button ejected safely and
is getting by on his survival skills.
(----------------)
E-Tucker
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-11
GRAPHIC=Monty Tucker
After a year on the job as George Allen's parole board chairman,
former Roanoke federal prosecutor Monty Tucker is noticing a change in tone.
Ellen Qualls reports.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=A federal prosecutor
SUPER=03-Richmond/April 1996; :00
SUPER=01-Monty Tucker/Va. Parole Board Chairman; :47
SUPER=@Ellen2; 1:13
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.))
p-masters-react
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=amo
TAPE#597-14
GRAPHIC=woods
Since tearing up the course in Augusta, Georgia Sunday, Tiger Woods has
become a household name.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=04-CBS Sports;
The youngest man, also the first minority to win the Masters put on quite a
clinic.
Woods broke a 32- year- old record before wearing the green jacket.
His success on the links is breathing new life into golf.
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
And the excitement is spilling onto the local courses.
Roanoke's Pine Valley League attracts a more diverse group to the links.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 2:46:34
IN Q=IT'S A MIXED
((TOMMY PRICE/COUNTRY SIDE GOLF COURSE: IT'S A MIXED LEAGUE, AFRICAN AMERICANS
ARE IN IT, WHITES ARE IN IT. WE PLAY EVERY TUESDAY AT COUNTRY SIDE. IT STARTS
AT 5:15. WE PLAY NINE HOLES.))))
SUPER=01-Tommy Price/Country Side Golf Course;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=PLAY NINE HOLES
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The league is even offering a three day youth program, to teach the game of
golf.
(----------------)
E-Radio-Stations
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#97-9
GRAPHIC=None
A single owner could soon pull the strings in as many as FIVE local radio
stations.
Len Besthoff explains.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Nat Sot
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :02
SUPER=01-Lloyd Gochenour/J-93FM Owner; :22
SUPER=@Len1; :37
SUPER=03-Madison Heights; :54
SUPER=01-Mike Slenski/WJJS-WRDJ General Manager; 1:32
RUNS=1:48
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.
(/////SOT/////)
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.
(/////SOT/////)
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.
(/////SOT/////)
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.
(/////SOT/////)
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.))
E-Rock-Slide
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sly
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=None
The drive from Charlottesville to Roanoke is back to normal again.
The westbound lanes of Interstate 64 over Afton Mountain were closed after a
rock slide.
The road was closed for 16 hours, and traffic had to be detoured.
The highway department reopened the lanes yesterday after a
geologist checked out the conditions.
The rock slide happened about Saturday night. No one was hurt, and no cars
were damaged.
p-Quilt
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tal
TAPE#597-12
GRAPHIC=NONE
Fruit, animals and toys were all featured all came together
at one
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg;
Blacksburg school, where they're being featured on quilts made by students
at Blacksburg's Gilbert- Linkous Elementary School.
As part of the Patchwork to Learning program, each student designed a
square, which teachers and parents assembled into quilts for each class.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 2:42:32
IN Q=
((JUSTIN HOLLAND/1ST-GRADER: FIRST I BROUGHT IN A NECTARINE AND I CUTTED IT IN
HALF AND I PAINTED IT AND THEM PRESSED IT ON. ))
2:37:51
((DANIEL SCHROEDER/3RD-GRADER: I LEARNED THAT BLACKSBURG IS AN IMPORTANT PLACE
AND WE NEED TO KEEP IT CLEAN.))
SUPER=01-Justin Holland/First Grader;
SUPER=01-Daniel Schroeder/Third Grader; :13
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=keep it clean.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The project also provided lessons for catering management students at
Virginia Tech.
They used a picture from each quilt to make a giant EDIBLE quilt.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 2:40:59
IN Q=
((JILLIAN SMITH/1ST-GRADER: YEAH, I'M PROBABLY GONNA EAT A LOT BECAUSE IT
SMELLED GOOD WHEN I WAS IN HERE. ))
SUPER=01-Jillian Smith/First Grader;
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=I was in here.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The cake was served at a public reception last night.
(----------------)
Taxes
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=mornin
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=tax day
Procrastinators take note, today is April 15th, the annual tax- filing
deadline.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Taxpayers have until midnight to post their 19-96 returns.
House Republicans are ready to show sympathy for taxpayers.
They plan a series of votes today designed to overhaul the nation's tax
system.
One resolution being considered would lower taxes on families.
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RENO
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=NOON
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=WIPE WIPE WIPE
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC;
Attorney General Janet Reno says there's no need to appoint an independent
counsel to investigate the financing of President Clinton's re-election
campaign.
She says that, right now, there's no evidence that crimes were committed by
any high-ranking white house officials.
Many Republicans argue that because Reno is an appointee of President
Clinton, she cannot conduct an objective investigation into the matter.
(----------------)
wipe/wipe/wipe
McDougal
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=wipe wipe wipe
(----------------)
VO-NAT
James McDougal, President and Mrs. Clinton's former Arkansas business
partner, is going to jail.
A judge has sentenced McDougal to a three-year term in exchange for his
cooperation with whitewater investigators.
In a recent interview, McDougal said Mr. Clinton DID attend a 19-86
meeting that included a discussion on 300 thousand dollar illegal loan.
(----------------)
Plane-search
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=mornin'
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
The search continues this morning for that missing Airforce Warplane and its
pilot.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Eagle Co., CO;
4:00:43
Air Force officials say the A-10 attack jet is not likely to be recognizable
if it crashed into a mountainside.
Today searchers plan to check out a place where prospector's equipment
detected metals such as aluminum and iron.
Captain Craig Button disappeared nearly two weeks ago after diverting from
a training flight in Arizona.
(----------------)
p-Buchanan
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=jmc
TAPE#597-11
GRAPHIC=buchanan
A Lynchburg dry cleaner is looking for a new job in the House of Delegates
election.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Rustburg
Ron (bew-CAN-non) Buchanan is running for the Republican nomination in the
district Joyce Crouch now represents.
Buchanan says one of his priorities is economic development.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=That's where the state government
((RON BUCHANAN/R- CANDIDATE FOR DELEGATE: THAT'S WHERE THE STATE GOVERNMENT CAN
WORK WITH THE GOVERNOR TO BRING JOBS LIKE WE HAVE HERE WITH FRITO-LAY, GOOD
HIGH-PAYING JOBS.))
SUPER=01-Ron Buchanan/(R) Candidate for Delegate;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=high-paying jobs.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Buchanan tried for the G-O-P nomination in the Fifth Congressional District
last year, but lost.
He hopes to raise enough money this time around to "get his message across".
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=none
Crouch announce a few weeks ago she would NOT be seeking another term.
E-Masters-Reaction
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#97-13
GRAPHIC=woods
21- year- old Tiger Woods captured the nation's attention by winning the
Masters Tournament.
Now that excitement's spread to Southwest Virginia.
The record breaking win in Augusta was the first by an African American.
As Denise Allen reports Tiger's mass appeal is good for the game in this
area.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=His infectious smile
SUPER=04-CBS Sports;:00
SUPER=03-Roanoke;:11
SUPER=01-Tommy Price/Country Side Golf Course; :19 Quick
SUPER=@Denise1; 33
SUPER=01-Ed Edler/Golfer; ;37
SUPER=01-Jim Mostranda/Golfer; 1:09
RUNS=1:22
OUT Q=News 7
(( His infectious smile and winning ways draw fans to the links in droves.
Local golf course managers expect to benefit from Tiger Woods' record
setting win in Augusta.
The Pine Valley Golf League is ready to teach the game.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 2:46:34
IN Q=IT'S A MIXED
((TOMMY PRICE/COUNTRY SIDE GOLF COURSE: IT'S A MIXED LEAGUE, AFRICAN AMERICANS
ARE IN IT, WHITES ARE IN IT. WE PLAY EVERY TUESDAY AT COUNTRY SIDE. IT STARTS
AT 5:15. WE PLAY NINE HOLES.))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=PLAY NINE HOLES
STAND UP
DENISE ALLEN/NEWS 7: THE PINE VALLEY LEAGUE HOST A TOURNAMENT EACH MONTH AND A
THREE DAY PROGRAM TO TEACH YOUNG GOLFERS THE GAME IS IN THE WORKS FOR THIS
SUMMER.
AND APPARENTLY THAT YOUTH PROGRAM IS GOING TO BE IN HIGH DEMAND.
(/////SOT/////)
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
Tiger Woods shot 18-under-par, his nearest competitor was still 12 strokes
behind.
The 72-hole total of 270 broke the record set by Jack Nicklaus in 1965.
Sunday's final round at Augusta National was one of the most anticipated in
Masters history.
And it may be the beginning of a new golf era.
(/////SOT/////)
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
And many golf fans say as the sport evolves, Tiger Woods is sure to lead the
way.
Denise Allen News 7.))
P-Rosser
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spr
TAPE#597-13
GRAPHIC=murder inv.
Psychological evaluations are underway at a Baltimore hospital for an eight-
year- old Pittsylvania County boy accused of murdering his stepfather.
A source close to the case tells NEWS-7 that this latest round of testing was
ordered because psychiatrists from the University of Virginia Medical Center
concluded the child is not fit to stand trial.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co./December 1996;
It's been nearly four months since 55- year- old Bernard Rosser was found
dead inside his Gretna home.
SUPER=04-The Franklin News-Post;
An autopsy showed he died from a severe blow to the head.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=none
According to the source, another hearing won't be scheduled until the
current psychological tests are complete.
Fatal-Ax
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=fatal ax
Failure to obey traffic sign may have caused a Danville man's death last
night.
Police say 21- year- old Jose Cantu (can-too) was broadsided when he failed
to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of 6-12 and 7-50 in Pittsylvania
County.
He was taken to Danville Regional Medical Center, where doctors pronounced
him dead.
Radio-Stations
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#net (edit of 97-9)
GRAPHIC=None
Some local radio stations may soon be dancing to the beat of a new owner.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Madison Heights;
Capstar out of Austin, Texas is in the process of wrapping up multi-million
dollar deals with urban station W-J-J-S and oldies format W-R-D-J, two Madison
Heights stations with large audiences.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 3:50:01:24
IN Q=I think
((MIKE SLENSKI/ WJJS & WRDJ GENERAL MANAGER: I THINK THERE CAN BE SOME
CONSOLIDATION. YOU KNOW, MANY OF THE OPERATIONS, ESPECIALLY OURS, ARE RUN
PRETTY LEAN, AND I THINK THERE AREN'T A LOT OF EXTRA PEOPLE AROUND. ))
SUPER=01-Mike Slenski/WJJS-WRDJ General Manager;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=people around
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Capstar is buying J-93 for three point one million dollars.
Lloyd (GO-ken-hour) Gochenour has owned J-93 since 19-69.
He's keeping the A-M station that shares the same building.
Gochenour says one million-dollars of the earnings is going in a charitable
trust.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:13:53 roanoke tape
IN Q=I promised
((LLOYD GOCHENOUR/J93FM OWNER: I PROMISED THE LORD IF HE WOULD GIVE ME A RADIO
STATION I WOULD GIVE MONEY TO HIM. AND I FEEL THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE BEEN
ABLE TO SAY, LORD, HERE'S A MILLION DOLLARS, NOW YOU USE IT.))
SUPER=01-Lloyd Gochenour/J93FM Owner;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=you use it.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
If federal regulators approve these new purchases, Capstar will eventually
own five local stations.
(----------------)
Rail-Merger
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=rail merger
Four railroads that include Canada's largest rail system are seeking a
foothold in the Northeast now that Norfolk Southern and C-S-X are splitting up
Conrail.
The four contend that replacing Conrail with the two Virginia-based carriers
would merely trade a monopoly for a duopoly.
They want regulators to force C-S-X and Norfolk Southern to allow open
access to three key northeastern ports.
P-Moonshine
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#597-09
GRAPHIC=LEGAL SCALES
Six guilty pleas in federal court yesterday linked to manufacturing
moonshine.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co./August 1996
When state and local authorities busted the still on route 6-72 last year,
they charged a Pittsylvania County man with making UN-taxed peach brandy.
A FEDERAL indictment identified Amos Law as the brains behind the
organization.
He arranged everything- -including finding a secluded spot and providing the
equipment and raw materials.
He got Lewis Ayers to operate the still. Law was his best... and ONLY
customer.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=HOLD
They'll be sentenced later, along with four other men.
E-Quilt
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tal
TAPE#97-21
GRAPHIC=NONE
Some students at Blacksburg's Gilbert-Linkous Elementary School are reviving
the art of quilting.
The 24 quilts taught students some valuable.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg;
Lessons such as patience and teamwork, how to have pride in your work but
still share the glory.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 2:42:52
IN Q=
((NICHOLAS DENNY/1ST-GRADER: I THINK IT'S FUN TO LET EVERYBODY JOIN IN TO MAKE
ONE BIG THING AND WORKING AS A GROUP. ))
SUPER=01-Nicholas Denny/First Grader;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=as a group.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Each student in the school designed a square, which was included in the
quilt.
In the process, students learned about art, math, and subjects related to
the themes of their quilts.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 2:41:32
IN Q=
((JUSTIN HOLLAND/1ST-GRADER: FIRST I BROUGHT IN A NECTARINE AND I CUTTED IT IN
HALF AND I PAINTED IT AND THEN PRESSED IT ON. ))
SUPER=01-Justin Holland/First Grader;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=pressed it on.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
As part of the Patchwork to Learning project, Virginia Tech catering
students made a giant EDIBLE quilt for a reception last night.
(----------------)
4-Scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=mlb
In baseball,
Dennis Martinez got the better of his old team and pitched Seattle to a
6-to-1 win over Cleveland.
For last night's scores from the ball park, let's check the boards.
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SUPER=#556
SUPER=x5011
SUPER=0093-/Salem/2/j/Wilmington/3///;
SUPER=X5010;
SUPER=0091-/Oakland/1/j/Boston/10////Detroit/0/j/Milwaukee/7///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0091-j/Seattle/6//Cleveland/1///j/Kansas City/3//Toronto/2///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0091-/Minnesota/2/j/Baltimore/4///j/Anaheim/5//N.Y. Yankees/1///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0091-j/Texas/3//Chicago/1///;
SUPER=X5011;
SUPER=0092-j/Houston/4//St. Louis/2//10 Innings//Montreal/8/j/Colorado/10///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0091-/Cincinnati/5/j/Atlanta/15///j/San Francisco/3//N.Y. Mets/2///;
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RUNS=:49
by SS