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— entertainment r . " THE CHARLOTTE POST— —— — ■■■ ~ - — Thursday. October 1. lt>8l - THE CHARLOTTE POST • Page IB “The Wave” Is Special WSOC-TV Presentation In a chilling recreation of the Nazi youth movement, a Cali fornia high school teacher spell binds his class into blind obe dience in an experiment aimed at proving it can happen here in "The Wave,” a powerful, factually based “ABC Theater for Young Americans” presentation, Sunday, October 4, at 7 p.m. on WSOC-TV, flannel 9. Jinwrinfl ^ f.laEcrnnm dHm- ■ nm on Nazi Germany and Hitler’s hypnotic hold on the country, history instructor Burt Ross points out that only two percent of the German people joined the Nazi party and that the majority of Germans said they never knew about the concentration camps. But some of the students find that hard to believe: how could anyone say they didn't know about the camps?, they ask. Ross subtly sets up a series of classroom situations to prove his point. He demands proper posture from his students, disciplined responses to his questions and finally creates "The Wave,” a very select organization, open at first, only to his students. Most of the students take "The Wave’s".elite structure and regu lations, but Ross discovers his experiment is getting out of hand when "wave" members taunt and threaten a student who protests the movement in the school news paper. "The Wave" airs Sunday, Oc tober 4. at 7 p.m. on WSOC-TV, Channel 9. Mary Medd Joins WPCQ-TV Sales Department Mary Medd has joined the WPCQ-TV sales department as an Account Executive, effective im mediately, it was announced by Sales Manager John Cottingham and Vice President and General Manager John Spinola. Ms. Medd comes to WPCQ from WTM^Kadio in Milwaukee, Wis consin, where she was a sales person responsible for special pro gramming and sports packages. Previous sales experience include inside sales for Champion Papers in Chicago and media planning for two advertising agencies in Mil waukee. In announcing the appointment, Mr. Cottingham said, “Mary comes to WPCQ with a solid background in sales and we’re pleased to have her as a member of the local sales team.” SINGER PATTI AUSTIN ...The best in background vocalist There’s Only One Patti Austin! By l.on-tta Manage Post Staff Writer There just aren’t that many performers who began a proles sional singing career at age three who can still be considered a dominant force on the musical industry today. But then again, there is only one Patti Austin Patti Austin's name is a house hold word when it comes to the best in background vocalists. Her cre dits include background vocalist on Paul Simon's “Still Crazy After All These Years," Billy Joel's "Just The Way You Are," Frankie Valli's "Our Day Will Come," and on Quincy Jones' album. "Sounds ...and Stuff Like That." Ms. Austin was lead vocalist on “Tell Me A Bedtime Story" and “Love, I Never Had It So Good ’’ That list only names a few, a very limited few. At the early age of three, Ms. Austin gave her debut perform ance at the New York’s Apollo Theatre. Singing "Teach Me To I night." this young performer brought the house down and later that night Sammie Davis Jr , who had heard Ms. Austin sing, signed her up to appear in his show It wasn't long after that before Ms Austin was appearing in two shows. "Startime" and "Washing ton Square.” When Quincy Jones, recording jazz artist and producer, met the girl with the “photographic voice," he had just completed a session with Dinah Washington Ms, Austin then commenced to repeat note for note every separate take that Dinah had sung. Right then and there. Jones vowed to record an album on this extraor dinary talented songstress While other girls played with dolls Ms. Austin spent most of her childhood working with different facets of show business She even toured Europe for nine months as a part of Quincy' "Free and Easy” company at the age of nine. Sixteen was the vear when major decisions and changes arose for Ms. Austin Having recently com peted in an international song competition with Quincy Jones where she was awarded "Best Singer" and having already grad uated from high school, Ms Austin decided she was going to give herself one year in which to "make it." Figuring the only way to ac complish this was to actually "do it," Ms Austin turned down two music scholarships and followed her manager. Henry Jerome to United Artists Kepords This action resulted in a 17 week run with Harry Belafonte. a three week tour with Phyllis Oilier, appearances on "The Tonight Show." "The David Frost Show" and "The Dean Martin Show," and club dates covering South Ameri ca. the Carribean. Canada and the West Coast. After a year had expired young Ms. Austin had decided the life of 9ee Paul Page SB 4‘The Miracle Of Kathy Miller” To Be Aired -— The Miracle of Kalhy Miller." based on the true story ol an Arizona teen-ager who overcame massive brain and physical dam age. and eventually received Kn g lands Victoria Award as the world's most courageous athlete, will be broadcast as a special movie presentation Monday. Oc tober 5, at 9 p m. on WBTV. Channel :i. Starring in the new motion pic ture-l'or-television as the Miller Lamily arc Sihnrnn Gless as Kathy s mother. Ba'rFjara, trank Converse as her father, Larry. Bill Beyers as her brothers. Larry l»on and Helen Hunt as Kathy, the bright, active, sports minded 1! year old who makes a miraculous mental and physical recovery alter being struck down by a speeding auto early in 1977. Ihe moving film dramatizes a year in the life of the Millers, dating from just before the acci dent that lelt Kathy in1 a coma for Hi weeks, through the succeeding months of agony and ecstasy that culminated in her running a 10 kilometer i«.2 miles! race just eight months after her near fatal accident. If was for that race that Kathy later was selected over 500 athletes Irom 120 different coun tries to receive her distinguished international award She was chosen not because of her athletic ability but for showing the in domitable force of the human spirit Kenny Rogers Star In “Coward Of The County” Kenny Kogers. one of the most popular performers in the enter tainment world today, stars in his second motion picture for televi sion, ' Coward of the County." to be broadcast as a special movie presentation on Wednesday. Oc tober 7. at 9 p.m. on WBTV, Channel Other stars in the film are Kredric Lehne. Largo Woodruff. Mariclare Costello. Ana Alicia. Bill Schreiner. Frank Koppala. Todd Waring and Noble Willingham Kogers’ first film, "Kenny Kogers as The Gambler.” which was also broadcast on the Net work, was the most watched motion picture-for-teievision of the 1979-80 season and < excluding tele vised sports event and one feature film) had the season's second largest audience of a product made for television.
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