
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, May 1, 1993                   TAG: 9305010088
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV-3   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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DATELINE: BLACKSBURG                                LENGTH: Short

WTOB ADDS NEW PROGRAMS

WTOB, Channel 2 public and government television, has added two shows the first two Mondays in May. "Kid's Lore," featuring kindergarten pupils at Gilbert Linkous Elementary School, will air at 4:30 p.m.

"Peace Not War: A Hanukkah Celebration in Blacksburg, Virginia," highlights songs and reflects the meaning of the holiday. It starts at 4:45 p.m.

Monday evening at 7 p.m., "Poland: A History of 1,000 Years" continues, followed by "The Sound Foundation," a religious concert sponsored by the Wesley Foundation at Virginia Tech.

"Benito," a sci-fi thriller about a mysterious ritual which gets out of hand and sets free a killer from the past, will be broadcast at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Some of the nation's top experts on genealogy will participate in a panel discussion titled "Genie in the Genome" which will be aired Wednesday at 7 p.m.

On Thursday, "Kid's Lore" and "Peace Not War" will be broadcast again at 7 and 7:15 p.m. At 7:30 p.m., "The Tragic Comic" presents information about alcohol abuse through the performance of a comedian, followed by "Self-Discovery 101: You Gotta Have It," a play about a group of students trying to figure out who they are.

by CNB