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I \ October 24, 1985 Page B8 ^^^^^^HK&NBff'<'' z&tr& ^B'fS^^Hlt^^Hk' *JV*f wVjfl rv" ?<*' m?pn *?. ^^HL' W%^V>> #-' l ' *<y ' ?'J^H rv^w|MH I Msm- *?te ,Jfl I " /'.r $% VV>- ^ . ^ * %*""^11 i ' ??: wmm fl V Television Sheila K tells all i J35 Prince protege Sheila E. and basketball wizard Magic Johnson are in the spotlight on Ebony/Jet Showcase the weekend of Oct. 25 through Oct. 27 on WLXl-TV in Greensboro/Winston-Salem. Sultry Sheila E. tells what the glamorous life is really like; explains how she became a percus-sionist; talks about her new film, "Krush Grove;" talks about her new video, "Sister Fate;" and sheds light on the relation thin thp thoroc iifitVt '"I"-'" ?>n^/ jiiv jiiuivo ttiiii IIIUSIW superstar Prince. "Because we've been aHc's changed me somewhat," Sheila says. "He's helped me decide what 1 want to do. He gives me suggestions on 'what do you think about this or that,' but he would let me make the final decision. "He's been like a best friend. Because we've been friends for so long, we've influenced each other a lot. It's like having a real good, close friend with you all the time." Los Angeles Lakers magic man Earvin Johnson tells how it feels to be only 26 years old and the highest paid basketball player in the NBA, explains why his injury in his second year in the pros was good for him, discusses his feeling on athletes and drugs, talks about his motivation, tells when success becomes a problem and what being in the NBA means to him. The man with the $25-million contract also opens the doors of his sprawling Southern California estate which includes a high "disco quality" ?; : :$ :, , 4 iif. $*: I V fl V BSsepffep 1 ^ fiHasSMBS^ff Somas Jl P| tj|| ' - V; asFM Males Only Traffic-stopping fashion, sophisticated gr< hilarating health and fitness, creative living an< essays are all a part of the November premiere Ebony Man. The monthly magazine is publishec Publishing Co., publishers of Ebony, Ebony Jr V THE ART 4 7 like having fun with t\ enjoy my music and that c I W J*r'T 1 . . "^S '"'.<>> . ;v. ^ ^ I about Prince stereo system and a gameroom complete with pool table. Actor LeVar Burton, who received an Emmy Award nomination for his role of Kunte Kinte in I "Roots," tells how that experience changed the entire course of his career; talks about his association with PBS; explains why so many of his characters are touched by pain; and tells why he is now ready to branch out into situation comedy. friends for so long, Then get ready for a I other a lot. " foot-stomping, hand? Sheila E. clapped recording session U/ith riramtrn; S.\%mrA vj uiniii j nnoi U" mmmmwinning gospel artists Andrae and Sandra Crouch. Andrae and twin sister. Sandra explain why their ties are more than relative, and they talk about how their musical give and take brings together a melodious whole. In addition, Andrae testifies about his commit- | ment to gospel music. Tune in the glorious seventh edition of Ebony/- I Jet Showcase, hosted by Greg Gumbel and Deborah Crable, now seen in nearly 60 markets All li across the nation. The Ebony/Jet Showcase is a weekly series that No clout interviews newsmakers in entertainment, sports just whc and business. The half-hour show also features scene tt additional reports on a wide variety of subjects bean, cc rrom the pages of Ebony and Jet magazines. I people v Linda Johnson Rice is the executive producer of I keep ea< the show. On The Air I Ferraro: W By TOM SHALES Syndicated Columnist Every modern national-political candidate I.4 has probably felt he was abused by television. But in 1984, that changed. It was the year a national candidate felt she was abused by television. Geraldine Ferraro has bones to pick in her iust-nublished hook. "Mv a Story," written with Linda Bird Francke. Ferraro doesn't go so far as to blame television for the fact that she and Walter Mondale lost resoundingly to Ronald Reagan and what's-his-name:* But in the course of recounting the campaign and the experience of being the first woman vicepresidential candidate of one of the two major parties, she cites a few offenders ammong those who questioned her for TV. . It seems Geraldine ran into a few male chauvinist pigs. Marvin Kalb of NBC News, host of "Meet the Press," is singled out for having asked Doming, ex- Ferraro on that program, "Are you strong j stimulating enough to push the button?" Ferraro says issue of EM, she was asked that simplistic question only j by Johnson because she is a woman. "It was so endlessly . and Jet. annoying to be presumed as weak and indecisive simply because I was a worn " she < m s Musical Nott i ? Columbia recording Bill Withers is set to on a national concert t first concert series in I eight years). Withers w the bill with Jennifer I I and the tour will kic) Birmingham, Ala. on 4'I'm really looking to performing pi again,** comments \ "I've got a great ban bright, energetip, your cians, mostly form I Berklee School -- whic I it even more exciting having fun with peoj enjoy, my music and th exchange of affection. Wither has also rele I third single, "We C< Sweet Lovers;" from 1 LP 4'Watching You, ^ Me,' Composed and p by Withers, 44We C< Sweet Lovers" has a I tious, pseudo-reggae Mn driven by stellar sessic cians John Rdbinson and Paulinho da Co: cussion). Along with | trademark 44smooth-a m I 14 i The Family >t you've heard the Family's single "Scream ) the Family is. The Family is the latest grot has produced stars like Prince. Two of founded the group the Time, ihe Family, s y/ho come from entirely different backgrounc sh other on our toes. We hug each other al rong woman, 1 writes. Then she gives it to the "arrogant" Ted Koppel of "ABC News Nightline" for the way he "grilled me to the point of rudeness on my position on antisatellite weapons ..." "There I was," Ferraro writes, "less than three weeks from Election Day, still undergoing a foreign-policy exam instead of examining the differences between the two tickets. How counterproductive. And how arrogant of my interrogators." Next on the firing line is Phil Donahue, on whose show Ferraro appeared late in the camnaion In th#? FArraro m ?a V vvrwrv) * vi i iu w JVUIU L11W press for leaping too lustily and voraciously on suggestions of irregularities in her husband John Zaccaro's finances. She thought she was going on "Donahue" to discuss "The Issues." When will candidates ever learn that "The Issues" don't often make for a very good television? "Instead of discussing the issues or even the significance of my candidacy to women," Ferraro writes, "Donahue spent at least half the show on my finances, my family background, and John's finances. I was getting increasingly disappointed at the turn the show was taking." Luckily, she writes, a questioner in the audience managed to get / i The arts, television, reviews and columns. 11 hits the road I artist delivery, "We Could Be Sweet embark Lovers" is enhanced by the our (his "island sounds" of synthesiznearly ed steel drums, ill share In addition to his tour ?_ ?I;j ?i ?--i_ ??m.I lomaay scncauie, wnners nas oeen m: off in volvcd with a series of other 3ct. 25. activities. He recently perf or ward formed for 20,OCX) people at iblicly the Hart Plaza River Front Vithers. Amphitheatre in Detroit to d ? all benefit the Afro American ig musi- History Museum and to Boston's celebrate their dedication of ti makes an Achievement Award to . I like Winnie Mandela. Withers also )le who made a Sept. 21 appearance at lat open the Museum Soul Food " Festival/Sickle Cell Anemia ased his Benefit at Jackie Robinson Mild Be Stadium in Los Angeles, lis latest "These are all causes that I hatching care about," said Withers. "If roduced I don't get involved as a black Mild Be person, who will? I've been in n infec- volved with many of these grove causes for years but I've >n musi- always done them quietly, drums), However, since I'm putting ta (per- myself back in the public's eye Withers' again, then the things I've sf s-glass" Please see page B9 s of Passion" on the radio and wondered ip to emerge from the Minneapolis music the groups members, Jerome and Jelly?ays Susannah Melvoin, is "a band about js. But we all connect, we all feel one. We I the time." 'ight time the show "on a more substantive track." How much attention should be paid to Ferraro's complaints? Probably not much. As the first woman to be in this situation, she was bound to get the worst of it as well as the best of it. Near the end of her protracted postmortem, she declares that the "fallout" from her candidacy will help women achieve higher status in all lines of work, including journalism. Her candidacy made newspaper editors and TV news producers 4'aware that the majority of their women reporters were still automatically hired in 'light* news areas and allowed to have no political experience. I'm sure that won't happen again so easily." It would be beneficial if Ferraro's candidacy made women more visible in political reoortino on T.V About #?v#?rv 1 0 - - - - -ww-v W ? VI J UU 1 IUUJ VSU ABC's "This Week with David Brinkley," one sees four middle-aged white men sitting around and chomping on the news. Rarely is a woman present. There are other references to television sprinkled through Ferraro's book. She makes the rather alarming confession thai, during preparation for a TV debate, she fell asleep while watching a rented copy of Frank Capra's "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" Please see page B9
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