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Page 2A—MIRROR-HERALD—Thursday, April 20. 1078 Knight Considering Dropping Out Of New Show By EUZABETH STEWART Staff W riter More than bad television ratings will knock Ted Knight down, the versatile actor said In Charlotte Wednesda.v, .Angry at latest Nellsoi tatings of "Ted Knlgh Show." In which he por tra.vs Roger Dennis anc operates am escort service. Knight was Interviewed by area reporters at a press conference and luncheon at WBTV Studios In Charlotte. He had stopped over In Charlotte enroute from Atlanta. Ga. to Washington. D. C. Knight, whose big break came In 1971 when he won the role of anchorman Ted .Baxter on "The Mary Tyier Moore Show,” said he Is seriously considering dropping out of his new • show, which he thinks Is good and shows talented . writing and acting despite ‘unkind reviews. He blamed “network Irresponsibility" which, he ;aald. "has to go along" with the Nellsen barometer of program ming. and charged that high ratings are controlled by "12-year-old knob twlrlers." He sdso said that It's difficult to establish a viewing pattern after one show, that a show requires a full season to win public acceptance. (WBTV premiered "Ted Knight Show" Saturday). Knight cited public 'disenchantment for televi sion as the reason for the “slippage’’ In overall viewing and declared that a more honest approach, rather than what he ter med "cheap shot" programming la badly needed In the Industry. TV> a question. Knight said that Mary Tyler Moore show opened many doors for him. He shot to stardom seven >ears ago with his por trayal of the bumbling, egostlatlcal newscaster, basing the character on his years of actual experience and observation In the field. He won Bmmy awards In both 1973 and ENTERTADfEB - Ted KMght. vefairtlls star o< “Tlie Ted Knight Show,” was in Charlotte htet week ter Interviews by press and television at WBTV whleh premiered his show on a recent Saturday night. 1976 and best supporting actor In a comedy role and In 1976 was voted Television Father of the Year by the National Father's Day Committee. In 1976 he starred on the Network In his own Rieclal. Bom In Terry vUle, Conn, of Pollah-Amerlcan heritage, Ted's real name Is Tadewurs Wladiul Khopka. He went from high school Into World War H, where he served with the First Army Group combat engineers. He won five Bronse Stars during his military service and was with the first Ameri can troops to enter Berlin. After the war he decided to pursue a childhood ambition to be an enter tainer. He enrolled at the Randall School of Drama tic Arts In Hartford, Conn, and later at the American Theatre Wing In New York. He appeared In student productions of "Llllon,” “Grand Hotel,” “Anti gone" and "Time of Your life" and worked In radio and television on such Blows as "Big Town,” “Suspense" and "Lux Video Tiieatre.” He also worked at radio stations In North Carolina, Rhode Island, and New York In a wide vsulety at Jobs, In cluding disc jockeys, announcer, kiddle show host, newsman and singer. In 1967 he moved to Los Angeles and became one of Hollywood’s busiest ac tors, appearing In more than 800 television and radio roles and doing JVC “Perfect Color” 19” JVC COLOR T V. 19'inch in-line black stripe picture tube Electronic Eye automatically optimizes picture EE override gives preset standard brightness, contrast and color Detent channel selectors for both VHF and UHF for easy tuning Automatic Fine-tuning with manual, override option Scene Control for more easily dis tinguishable detail Aperture Compensator Control (APACON) ensures clear-cut pictures Instant ON Iwith defeat SWI Color and Tint controls with click positions for standard color let you fine-adjust to get the picture you want • VHF rod antenna and UHF loop antenna provided Electronically advanced with the best in solid state components Backed up by JVC's 24-month warranty covering parts and labor uvc 13” JVC COLOR T V 13'inch in-line black stripe picture tube Oay/Night pushbutton switch Detent channel selectors for both VHF and UHF for easy tuning Automatic Fine-tuning with manual override option Scene Control for more easily distinguishable detail Aperture Compensator Control (APACON) ensures clear-cut pictures Instant ON Iwlth defeat SW) Color and Tint controls with click positions for standard color let you fine-adjust to get the picture you want VHF rod antenna and UHF loop antenna provided - Electronically advanced with the best in solid state components Backed up by JVC's 24-month warranty covering parts and labor JVC JVC’S Super Portable RADI0-TV> COMPACT FM/AM/PSB RADIO WITH 3” DIAGONAL B & W-T V JVC Advanced Eleotroaloe , TelevMoa Tuner * Way Pow6r CapabUltlaa State Of-The-Art Electronlce Radio Baee, Treble Tone Oodtrolo Real HI-FI Sound 1 AC honw ouiTMt— I. 6-D oelle ordlBBry batterlee I. HeehargeaMo NI-OD batttry pack 4Car Oerd to nee eleo trie eye tern of automobile. Only *199** ^ NI-CD Battery Optional BRIDGES RADIO & T V SA1£S « 8BIVEE 423 N. Piedmount Ave. Phone 739-4416 Kings Mountain, N. C. hundreda of commerclaU. He has continued hlo Interest In stage work with a recent appearance on Broadway In "Some of My Best Frlenda" and leading roles at the Player's Ring, Omnibus Theatre and Pasadena Playhouse In the Los Angeles area and the Sombrero Playhouse In Phenlx. He has also done a standup comedy act In Las Vegas. Ted Knight recalled how Mary Tyler Moore Show required nine months of casting before It aired on television and how It also had a ’’rocky start," before plummeting Into stardom. He also recalled that a co-actor Ed Asner went on to star in his own snow, "Lou Grant," tne same character he por trayed on the Mary ’Tyler Moore Show. "Ed’s a marvelous actor," said Ted, "and his show had a rocky beginning also.” How much of Ted Baxter Is In Ted Knight's por trayal of Roger Dennis? "A lot,” said Knight, who said he Is cast in a frustrated role In the new show but unlike his old role, can now display In telligent reactions. "The Ted Knight Show" Is not a spin-off of "Busting Loose." said Knight. It Is not a show that crusades or espouses causes but la light entertainment with no "cheap shot, below belt, ’’ humor. He quickly adds writers have written "very Victorian” scripts In Im peachable taste with "no hanky-panky at all with clientele of the escort service’’. ’’The ’’frustrated" Mr. Dennis Car Wash -KINGS MOUNTAIN MIRROR-HERALD PubUahsd Bach Tueaday A Thursday Phons 799-7496 Publlahsr GARLAND ATKINS Editor TOMMelNTYRB Sports Editor GARY STEWART Woman’s Editor ELIZABETH STEWART Oonoiml Managar DARRELL AUSTIN Advertising Director CLYDE HILL MEMBER OF NORTH CARCHJNA PRESS AgSOCZATION Hm Kings Mountain Mlrror-Hsrald Is pubUshod saeh Tuasday and Thursday by Osnsral Publishing Company, P. O. Drawsr TBS, KUi^ Mountain, N. C., MOSS. Buskiagn and editorial ofticss art looatod at lot South Pladmont Ava. SInsla copy IS eonta. Sub- ■erlptlon rates! IS-SO yearly In-stett, I4.M alx montha; I9.S0 yearly out-of-atate, If alx monthii Student rate lar nlna months M.S4. Baoond Class postafa paid at Kings Mountain, N. C. filmed. "The people enjoy It. What else can you ask of a show, he asked. Ted Baxter sees the need Ibr some female writers since the escort service employs only females. Gloria de Haven plays his ex-wlfe In the show. What was the magic of the Maiy Tyler Moore Show? Knight said Miss Moore's husband. Grant Tinker, with the assistance of executive producers. James Brooks and Allen Burns, put the show together In nine months. Miss Moore was gun-shy, at first, said Knight, because of some past disappointments. Knight said he had the highest regard for Miss Moore, Mr. Tinker and the entire cast. "Best shows on television ^now,” ho quipped, "are re-runs of tne Mary Tyler Moore Show.” ITie versatile Knight Is a muled ventriloquist and puppeteer. He also enjoys swimming, boating, cyllng and mountain climbing. If he steps down from his mow, where does he go from here? Perhape to nightclub development, summer stock, movies. He and his wife, Dorothy, live in Pacific Palisades, Calif. They have three chUdren, Ted. Jr., 28; Elyse, IT; and Eric, 14. provides any and aU kinds of escort service, from that of a tourist guide to a companion for a party. The show Is filmed before Uve audiences suid Knight said that all laughter has been genuine and spontaneous for all six shows that have been Young people of Ontral United Methodist Church wUl sponsor a car wash Sat., Apr. 22, from 10 a. m. untU 4 p. m. at the parking area of Bob. Maner In surance Agency, on York Road. Cost is $3 and the young people are advertising the promotion as "cars washed Inside and out and with each car washed you obtain a free coupon from Hardee’s." AU proceeds wUl help purchase the Fulton property adjoining the church. SMITH^^^bRUSS THC SHOPMftS CCNnft 28 02 COKE 79* Ali8 • Dr. Pr Pepper, Fresca, Sprite or Tab (UmH 6) Scope Mouthwash Contac Capsules ' 24 oz. V\ F-conomy 40'i (Di Contac Nasal Spray 4 oz. l•H Non-narcoHc« good-lasting. 83<i; For Rnbilussin coughs 4 oz. of colds and ''flu.* 89<i! 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