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NEW YORK (AP) — ABC’s owners and “Nightline” host Ted
Koppel have reached an agreement, with the network agreeing to keep
the late-night news show in its time slot for at least two more years.
Robert Iger, president of ABC parent Walt Disney Co., issued a
statement Monday promising to “renew and reaffirm our support for
Nightline,’ one of the network’s signature programs.”
The two decade-old news program was threatened by ABC’s
strong bid to lure David Letterman. His talk show would have
replaced “Nightline" in the 11:35 p.m. time slot, but Letterman
chose to stay at CBS.
Stung by the prospect that he would lose his time slot, Koppel
publicly called for a clear signal from Disney that “Nightline” could
count on serious corporate backing. He said the show deserved
"more than bland assurances or a short-term guarantee.”
A month of private talks produced an agreement in which
Koppel said Monday that “it’s possible to say ‘Nightline’ is even
stronger than it was before.”
Statements issued by Disney and ABC mentioned no specific
promises. But someone with knowledge of the talks who spoke on
the condition of anonymity said “Nightline” had been promised its
time slot for at least two years.
“It took some time to work everything out, but I’m very pleased
with how it’s come out in the end,” Koppel said.
Iger said: “We look forward to working with ABC News to make
a strong program even stronger in the coming years. We are confi
dent that ‘Nightline’ will continue to set a high standard for televi
sion journalism for years to come.”
ABC is unlikely to have given up its hope for a more profitable late-
night entertainment show, but no sure-fire talent appears on the horizon.
ABC News President David Westin said he did not believe
“Nightline” had suffered permanent damage from the episode.
“Normally things like this would be dealt with entirely internally,”
Westin said. “But because there had been so much reporting and
speculation, I think that everyone concluded and, more importantly.
Bob concluded, that we put it all to rest.”
Westin also said he was comfortable with his support from ABC
management. The network’s chief news executive found out about
ABC’s courtship of Letterman only hours before it was made pub
lic, and several weeks after it was going on privately.
Westin said he believed Koppel had been unfairly criticized by
stories that talked about his contractual agreement to anchor the
show three nights a week.
He would no talk about any changes planned for the show.
Koppel said he did not believe any were needed.
“I don’t want to leave the impression that we’re complacent about
the broadcast in any way,” he said. “We have been working as hard
as we can to keep ‘Nightline’ fresh, to keep it on the news, to keep
it as relevant as we can possibly make it.”
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Christina Ricci learned
about anorexia from
TV network movies
NEW YORK (AP) — Christina Ricci says she
learned how to be an anorexic in her teens by
watching TV movies about eating disorders —
which are supposed to dissuade people from
such behavior.
did get all my tips from a Tracey Gold
Lifetime movie on anorexia. It taught me what
to do," the 22-year-old actress says in the May
issue of Jane magazine.
“There was also one on HBO, starring Calista
Flockhart when she was really young. She was
bulimic and anorexic. She had vomited into
Tupperware containers and keep them in her
closet. It was so crazy to me that for some rea
son it was appealing.”
Now at 5-foot-l and 98 pounds, she says she
does not struggle with food anymore. “No more
than anyone else does — like the rest of the ...
women in the world."
Evangelist Billy Graham
continues checkup
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Evangelist Billy
Graham, who was released from the hospital
Sunday after sinus surgery, will remain here for
several days while he continues his annual
checkup at the Mayo Clinic-Jacksonville, a
spokesperson said.
There were no complications from Graham's
outpatient surgery to relieve symptoms of his
sinus infection and bronchitis, Ross said.
GRAHAM
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
Since November, Graham
has suffered from recurring
bouts of sinus and bronchial
infections. Graham has
Parkinson’s disease and has
undergone surgery to drain
fluid from his brain.
During the start of his reg
ular checkup last week,
Graham’s doctors placed a
tiny tube in his right
eardrum to relieve pressure caused by fluid
buildup. Doctors said the problem caused his
temporary hearing loss.
Ross said Graham’s hearing is now restored.
Luciano Pavarotti
treats fans in Wichita
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -
Luciano Pavarotti kicked off
the Wichita Grand Opera’s
inaugural season in high style.
At the invitation of Wichita’s
new opera group, Pavarotti
stepped onstage Saturday
night at the Kansas Coliseum
before 6,400 fans who paid
between $20 and $500 per ticket.
Wearing a tuxedo with tails and clutching a
white handkerchief, he seemed to command
his Kansas audience.
Those who bought top-dollar tickets had the
chance to see Pavarotti up close at a black-tie
ball after the show.
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“I am so very happy and proud to be here,"
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Why Wichita?
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Eminem pays $1 00,000
in civil lawsuit
MOUNT CLEMENS,
Mich. (AP) — A man has
settled a civil lawsuit he
filed against Eminem
after the hip-hop super-
star allegedly pulled a
gun on him.
John Guerra will receive
$100,000 minus attor
neys’ fees in the agreement he reached
recently with the rapper, whose real name is
Marshall Mathers III, The Macomb Daily
reported Tuesday.
Guerra, 28, sued Eminem a few days after
they confronted each other outside a Warren
bar in June 2000. Guerra had kissed
Eminem’s then-wife, Kim Mathers, in pub
lic before the Grammy-winning musician
allegedly pulled out an unloaded handgun
and hit him in the head and face, according
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Eminem pleaded guilty to charges of car
rying a concealed weapon, and is serving
two years’ probation on the criminal charge.
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