18:00-01
1-News-Head
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VO-NAT
A Henry County man mourns his brother, shot and killed during an apparent
attempted robbery at the home the two shared. We'll have that story, straight
ahead on News 7 at Six.
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Talent=Jean
And gearing up for two big weekend events--we'll take you live to festivals
in Roanoke and Lynchburg.
Sports-Head
ANCHOR=Roy
In sports, the Bulls take the advantage in the N-B-A's Eastern Conference
finals.
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VO-NAT ENG#
And the Roanoke Valley is gearing up for the Crestar Festival Soccer
tournament.
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WX-Head
TALENT=Andrew
SS=None
The dry Canadian air is heading north for the summer, and moist, tropical
air should arrive overnight Saturday.
Your holiday weekend forecast coming up.
Henry-Murder
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#97-22
GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation
An elderly Henry County man knocked to the floor by two men who forced their
way into his house says he pretended to be dead for fear he'd be shot.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Henry Co.;
72-year old John Craig remembers lying on the floor as the men made their
way through his house around eleven last night.
Craig's 67-year old brother, Governor, was also in the house.
He was found shot to death in a bedroom.
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SOT
IN Q=Seems like
((SEEMS LIKE THE TWO OF YOU GOT ALONG REAL WELL?
JOHN CRAIG/VICTIM'S BROTHER:OH, YEAH, WE DID, WE DID, NO ARGUMENTS, NOTHING
LIKE THAT, I MISS HIM, DON'T KNOW IF I'LL STAY HERE OR NOT, IF THEY LET ME, OR
MOVE OUT, MOVE ON WHERE THE GRASS IS GREENER.
JOHN WARREN:IT'S A QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD, ALWAYS BEEN QUIET, LIKE I SAY, THIS IS
THE FIRST TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED. ))
SUPER=01-John Craig/Victim's Brother; :05
SUPER=07-John Warren; :17
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=ever happened.
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VO-NAT
Sheriff's investigators say they're making progress but have NOT made an
arrest.
They believe robbery may have been the motive, although nothing was taken.
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BROWN-HEARING
ANCHOR=JEAN
NEWSCAST=SIX
WRITER=DAL
TAPE#97-21
GRAPHIC=John Brown
A former state delegate has pleaded guilty to nine counts of contributing to
the delinquency of a minor.
John Brown was given a five year suspended sentence.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bristol;
Brown is an athletic director- He's agreed to resign his job at Virginia
High School.
As part of his plea agreement, a felony charge of attempted forcible sodomy
was reduced to the misdemeanor delinquency charge.
Prosecutors claim Brown invited young boys to his home to play basketball.
They say the games involved alcohol
and partial stripping.
Brown refused to comment after the hearing.
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ANCHOR=Jean
SS=John Brown
Brown was shot in the shoulder at his home last weekend.
Police are investigating whether there's any connection between the shooting
and the court case.
Salem-Pastor
ANCHOR=keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=spr
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales
Child molestation charges have been brought against a Salem minister.
32-year old Matthew Todd Atkins is accused of taking indecent liberties with
a 15-year old girl.
The teen was a foreign exchange student... who had been LIVING with Atkins
in his Roanoke County home for the past 5 months.
Bedford-Schools
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-26
GRAPHIC=Bedford County Seal
Bedford County's school budget problems might end up costing school
superintendent John Kent his job.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co./Last Night
The school board wants to know why the school system has finished with a
budget deficit for the third straight year.
Board member Betty Earle suggested last night that Dr. Kent be suspended
with pay while an investigation is conducted.
At least one parent agreed.
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SOT 11:50:06
IN Q=When you meet
((JIM FIELDS/PARENT: WHEN YOU MEET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, IF YOU FEEL YOU CANNOT
VOTE AGAINST JOHN KENT, THEN PLEASE DON'T STAND IN THE WAY OF THOSE WHO HAVE
THE COURAGE TO MAKE THIS DECISION.))
((JOHN KENT/SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT: THE SCHOOL BOARD CERTAINLY HAS THE RIGHT TO
EMPLOY OR NOT EMPLOY A SUPERINTENDENT. THAT'S A RIGHT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, IN
FACT THAT'S ONE OF THEIR MAJOR FUNCTIONS IS TO HIRE A SUPERINTENDENT OR FIRE A
SUPERINTENDENT.))
SUPER=01-Jim Fields/Parent; :00
SUPER=01-John Kent/School Superintendent; :12
RUNS=:25
OUT Q=fire a superintendent.
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VO-NAT
The board will discuss Dr. Kent's status at its meeting next month.
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C'Burg-Chase
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=Six
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#97-28
GRAPHIC=None
A high speed chase through two counties ends in a crash and an arrest.
Christiansburg Police stopped 29-year old Donald Wayne Sowers, Junior, of
Salem, after finding the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department had issued a
warrant for his arrest.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg;
Sowers fled the scene in his car.
Police say he then led them on a high speed chase from Christiansburg to
Salem.
The pursuit ended when Sowers apparently lost control and hit a police
cruiser.
Abduction and sexual battery are among the charges Sowers faces in
Montgomery County.
He is also now facing charges in Roanoke County, for assaulting an officer
and reckless driving.
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Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
Are radio pranks getting out of hand in the Roanoke Valley?
Len Besthoff will have that story, coming up on News 7 at Six.
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VO-NAT
And it's the unofficial summer kickoff this Memorial Day weekend--we'll have
live previews from both Roanoke's Festival in the Park and Lynchburg's Fair by
the James. But first let's check in with Andrew Freiden in the WeatherCenter.
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ANCHOR=Andrew
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Festival
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=jda
TAPE#97-24
GRAPHIC=Festival in the Park
Despite what you may have heard on a local radio station this week, Roanoke's
Festival in the Park is alive and well tonight.
Double Boxes=Jean and Joe/Microwave
Joe Dashiell is at Victory Stadium, where the opening concert is set to begin
in a few minutes.
Live=Joe Full/Microwave
SUPER=@Joe1;
SUPER=05-Roanoke;
(ad lib)
rollcue: 28th edition of Festival in the Park
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SOT
IN Q=Smith Park may be
SUPER=04-Arista Records; :13
SUPER=01-Marty Roe/Diamond Rio Lead Singer; :22
RUNS=:38
OUT Q=out here so far
Live=Joe Full/Microwave
SUPER=05-Roanoke;
(ad lib)
Double Boxes=Joe and Steve/StarLink
There's another big outdoor event this weekend in Lynchburg. Steve
Smallshaw joins us with more on that.
James-Fair
ANCHOR=None
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-18 **Rolled from StarLink**
GRAPHIC=None
Live=Steve Full/StarLink
SUPER=@ssm1;
SUPER=06-Lynchburg;
Organizers of the Fair By the James in Lynchburg aren't worried about
having their event on the same weekend as Roanoke's Festival in the Park.
For years, the city has been trying to breathe some life into its riverfront..
they seem to have accomplished that at least for one weekend.
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SOT **Rolled from StarLink**
IN Q=natsot
SUPER=03-Lynchburg; :00
SUPER=01-Otis Brown/Atlantic Rural Expo President; :18
SUPER=01-Stevie Dovel/Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce;
RUNS=:55
OUT Q=
Live=Steve Full/StarLink
SUPER=06-Lynchburg;
The Fair By the James runs through Monday...Grammy Award winner Delbert
McClinton will be performing here Sunday night..
Double Boxes=Jean and Steve/StarLink
And they're in the unique position of praying for a little rain as well..
last night's fireworks sparked a few brush fires across the river, and the
forestry department has told them no more fireworks until we get some rain.
Va-Tourism
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-27
GRAPHIC=None
Almost one in six Virginia adults has a physical disability of one kind or
another.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
But a new guide from the Virginia Tourism Corporation shows everything from
door widths to trail accessibility for tourist sites around the state.
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SOT 17:31:05
IN Q=And our
((MARTHA STEGER/VA. TOURISM CORP.: AND OUR GUIDE IS ALSO VERY USER FRIENDLY
FOR PEOPLE WITH MORE THAN JUST MOTOR DISABILITIES. IT'S IN VERY LARGE TYPE,
FREE OF DISTRACTING GRAPHICS FOR PEOPLE WITH SIGHT IMPAIRMENTS. SO THERE ARE A
LOT OF FRIENDLY ASPECTS ABOUT IT.))
SUPER=01-Martha Steger/Va. Tourism Corp.;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=about it.
TALENT=Keith
SS=None
NOT everyone's happy with the new guide though.
The Americans With Disabilities Act includes asthma and smoke allergies on
its list of protected disabilities.
But Virginia only puts smoke-free designations in the hotel section of its
guide.
Stocks
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=sly
TAPE#=None
GRAPHIC=NONE
The stock market advanced to record closes today.
The Dow climbed nearly 88 points, finishing the week at 73 hundred 46.
NASDAQ gained 17 points, also for a record close.
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Radio-Hooligans
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#97-25
GRAPHIC=none
For a while yesterday, some people planning to attend this year's Festival
In The Park thought it was cancelled, after listening to the morning broadcast
on J-93-F-M.
Double Boxes=Jean and Len/Microwave
Len Besthoff says whatever misconceptions were created seem to have been
corrected.
But Len I assume J-93 got the attention it wanted from all of this.
SUPER=@Len1;
SUPER=05-Roanoke;
It probably did Jean.
And at no real cost to either the Festival event or J93's promotion budget.
But this kind of stunt is relatively uncommon in this radio market, and it
raises the question, are there more on the way?
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :07
SUPER=03-Salem/Last Month; :10
SUPER=01-Joe Conway/WROV General Manager; :26
SUPER=01-Herm Reavis/Exec. VP WSLC-WSLQ-K92; :40
RUNS=:51
OUT Q=losing listeners.
((
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SOT 14:39:26
IN Q=I don't think
((JOE CONWAY/WROV GENERAL MANAGER ))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=doing it.
Joe Conway is the general manager of WROV radio, which, you may recall,
staged a mock casting call for the movie Bull Durham two on April Fools day.
He believes this kind of thing will keep happening, as radio gets more
competitive and ideas from other markets are used here.
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SOT 14:39:07
IN Q=I think
((CONWAY: ))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=Roanoke- Lynchburg.
But other stations believe you do have to draw the line somewhere.
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SOT 11:22:59
IN Q=I think
((HERM REAVIS/EXEC. VP WSLC/WSLQ/K92: ))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=losing listeners.
))
Live=Len Full/Microwave
SUPER=05-Roanoke;
(ad lib)
Double Boxes=Jean and Len/Microwave
Lottery-Ticket
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=sly
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=Virginia Lottery
Ever worry about turning your lottery
ticket over to the store clerk to see what you've won?
An Arlington man's story won't make you feel any better.
He claims a deli owner stole his winning ticket, worth
six-point-eight million dollars.
The man says the store owner told him he had won a free ticket, when he had
really won the jackpot in the May tenth drawing.
The deli owner claims he found the ticket on the floor--he's been charged
with grand larceny.
He's also now suing his accuser and the lottery for the jackpot.
For now, the ticket is in the custody of the state.
A lottery official says there's a lesson in all of this: always sign the
back of your ticket.
Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#tease
GRAPHIC=NONE
And coming up, It was ugly but the Chicago Bulls win game two of the Eastern
Conference finals The Virginia Tech Hokies advance on the N-C-A-A tournament.
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VO-NAT ENG#
And the teams are set for this weekends Division Three World Series at
Salem Memorial Stadium.
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S-Bulls
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S7-2
GRAPHIC=NBA Playoffs
Even the Players admit last night's Eastern Conference finals between
Chicago and Miami was ugly.
The two teams combined to score the fewest points in an N-B-A playoff game
since the shot clock.
But the good thing for Chicago is the Bulls won the game 75 to 68.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Chicago, IL/TNT SPORTS; :
Scottie Pippen kept the Bulls in the game hitting some key baskets and
finishing the night with 23 points.
His backcourt teammate Michael Jordan also came through with 23 points on
the night but its not the kind of performance the Bulls used to win over 65
games during the regular season.
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SOT
IN Q="It's just...
((MICHAEL JORDAN/SCORED 23 POINTS: ))
((ALONZO MOURNING/MIAMI CENTER: ))
SUPER=01-Michael Jordan/Scored 23 Points; :
SUPER=01-Alonzo Mourning/Miami Center; :14
RUNS=:25
OUT Q=..........just haven't."
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ANCHOR=Roy
SS=Hold Logo
The Bulls gained a 2 to nothing lead in the conference finals.
Meantime, The Western Conference finals shift to Houston tonight. Utah
leads that series 2 games to none.
S-Soccer
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S7-3
GRAPHIC=Soccer
The Crestar Festival Soccer Tournament begins tomorrow morning at 7:30 in
the first of two days of competition as boys and girls from age nine to 19 in
one of the top events on the East Coast.
Steve Mason checked in with tournament officials on the last day of
preparation. Steve.
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SOT
IN Q=first audio
SUPER=@Steve1; :00
SUPER=01-Lang Wedemeyer/Tournament Site Director; :16
SUPER=01-Danny Beamer/Roanoke Valley Soccer Youth Director; :39
SUPER=01-Dean Jones/Tournament Director; 1:00
RUNS=1:19
OUT Q=....Lets go back to you"
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S-Baseball
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S7-4
GRAPHIC=NCAA Baseball
The NCAA Division III Baseball tournament begins at 10am tomorrow at Salem
Memorial Baseball Stadium as eight teams begin their quest for a national
title.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Salem/Today; :00
Bridgewater State College out of Massachusetts is the only team in this
years field to have played in the tournament last season.
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SOT
IN Q=Last year
((RICK SMITH/BRIDGEWATER HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Rick Smith/Bridgewater Head Coach; :00
RUNS=:25
OUT Q=...be fine"
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VO-NAT(Con't)
Cortland, like the wrest of the field, has traveled a great distance to
compete in the double elimination tournament.
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SOT
IN Q="we've
((CAREY HARVEYCUTTER/TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR:))
SUPER=01-Carey Harveycutter/Tournament Director; :00
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=...this weekend"
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S-Hokies
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#ST5-27
GRAPHIC=Tech Logo
The Virginia Tech Hokies advanced to the second round of the N-C-A-A South
Two Regional Playoffs and when play N.C. State tonight.
Tech's Matt Reynolds picked the right day for his first two home run game
of the season.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Tuscaloosa, AL; :
Last night, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Reynolds hit his second homer of the
game in the ninth inning to give the Hokies a 3 to 2 victory over Southern
California in the opening round of the N-C-A-A South Two regional Playoffs.
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SOT
IN Q="I thought...
((CHUCK HARTMAN/VIRGINIA TECH HEAD COACH: ))
SUPER=01-Chuck Hartman/Virginia Tech Head Coach; :
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=.......baseball game."
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Wx-Tape
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Promo
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=afr
TAPE#None
That's News 7 at Six.
Tonight at 11,
We'll visit a downtown Roanoke restaurant, trying to get an edge on the
competition by offering entertainment rarely found in the Roanoke Valley.
It's authentic Middle Eastern belly dancing, performed by a high school
Spanish teacher.
We'll show you what it's all about coming up at 11.
Take Prime Time Board Fullscreen LIVE
And for the region's first ten o'clock newscast, watch News 7 Prime Time.
It's on channel 38 over the air, and on several cable systems. For example
we're on cable channel two in Campbell County.
Talent=Jean
(Ad Lib byes)
Don't forget News 7 at 11 here on W-D-B-J.
by SS