TV-2 News lead to soothe staff

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33774, 21 February 1975, Page 4

TV-2 News lead to soothe staff

The news and cUr TV-2 (Mr Bruce Crosss to visit Christchurch soothe staff uncertain i eluding “The South T Bryan Allpress and Roc “I am most anxious that i Messrs Bryant and Allpress i should work for TV -2, said Mr Crossan. 1 “But 1 want to talk to 1 them first about what we ‘ will be trying to do, what they want to do in the future, and what ideas they have,” he said. Mr Crossan said regional ' news was important for ' Christchurch, as naturally people wanted to know what was happening in their’ own backyard. | He said he spoke from ex- , perience. For two years and j a half he ran a ’'-'-■■lar regional TV programme, “This; Dav,” in Auckland. Many broadcasting taff in < hristchurch share Messrs; Allpress and Bryant's uncer- 1 tainty about the future. Their understanding is J that, broadly, people in tele- ' vision in Christchurch will work for TV-2 and those in radio will work for the Radio Corporation. SETTLING STAFF Mr Crossan said it was 1 not quite's cut and dried as : this, but he realised it was i very important to get staff; ’ settled in Wellin’” Christ- I church and Dunedin. “1 "will talk to them to find out what their views are, although it is obvious ; not everyone can be accommodated in television,” he added Staff he would be inters ested in for TV would be CHI 2.00 p.m.: Ness, weather. (C 2.05: Ours Is a Nice House. 2.34: Owen Marshall; COuns 3.25: Sesame Street. 4.22: Sir Prancelot. (C) 4.34: Cricket — New Zealan 5.30: News. (C) 6.03: Bridget Loves Bernie, i 6.31: You Asked for It.(C) 7.00: Network news. 7.22: Weather The South T< 7.47: My Name is Harry Wc 8.13: Moonbase Three. Scien 9.14: Newsbrief. (C) 9.19: World Scene. (C) 9.42: Teacher, Teacher Drar 11.06: News, weather. (C) 11.12: Longstreet. Drama. (C) NATIONAL LINK ,( [lncluding 3YA Christchurch 11 >690 kilohertzi; 2YA Welliiifi i ton *-570 kliohertzi; 4YA j Dunedin (750 kilomerfz) and 3YZ Greymouth <950 kilohertz)] j 7 p.m.: N.Z.B.C. Sports j News. 7.30: Time for Music. , 8.30: Weather and news, ( checkpoint. 9.0: Dennis Gib- ] bons Sings 9.15: Music of | the Maori 9.30: Jazz Scene. ] 10.30: N.Z.B.C. News, Com- | ment, Weather. 10.45: Ring < of Bright Water. 11.0: Bowls, j N.Z. Women’s Championships at Christchurch. 11.10: . Late Night Variety. 11.45: , Open Country Looks Back. ' 12.0: 8.8. C. News, Commentary, Weather. I 3YC, CHRISTCHURCH 1 (960 kilohertz) 7.23 p.m.: In the Studio. J May Hannan (violin) Judith : Hyatt (cello) Judith MacDonald (piano) Shos’akovitch - Piano Trio, Op. 67

rrent affairs chief for an) of Auckland, plans next week. He will about their future, in- 1 fonight” personalities, idney Bryant. those with a proven record; and those with potential. Although TV-2 does not come on air until July 1, the three-month interval from April 1 would not be “dead running,” Mr Crossan said. Efforts would be made to get people up to the stan- ■ dard required and a number of programmes would be produced and “put in the can.” Mr Crossan said he could not talk about the future of “The South Tonight” until! he had spoken to staff con-; cerned with its production! in Christchurch. EXPERTISE WANTED j But he did say he was! .looking for news and cur-, 'rent affairs staff with ex-! pertise in both areas. The news chief made a! distinction between news and current affairs and' documentaries. No appointment had yet been made of TV-2’s head or information programmes, he said. This means that uncertainty for current affairs, staff, such as the "Focus” ‘ team in Christchurch, is; likely .to continue for some, time’yet. Under Mr Crossan’s con-, cept. it appears that “Focus”! would be termed a documentary programme. Mr Crossan emphasised that Christchurch staff 1 would not be “dragooned”; into going to Auckland or elsewhere. TV3 . Comedy. (C) sellar at Law. Drama. (C) ; nd v. England. (C) Comedy. (C) (Repeat) "onight. brth. Comedy. (C) nee fiction, (C) (New series) ima. (C) ) - . i i (N.Z.8.C.). 7.53: Mozart:: ; Symphony No. 35 in D (K 385 (Haffner) — Aca-' demy of St Martin-in-the-; Fields under Neville Marri-, ner. 8.16: Down and Out in’ Paris and London. 8.30: Leos Janecek. The Piano Music.; 8.49: Two British Composers. Holst: Choral Fantasia — Janet Baker (mezzo),! Purcell Singers, Ralph! Downes (organ), English' Chamber Orchestra under. Imogen Holst. Delius: Brigg Fair, an English Rhapsody — Halle Orchestra under Sir John Barbirolli. . 9.30: Oscar Wilde. A new appreciation. 10.0: Henry Wood Prom (1973 Season). Philip Jones; Brass Ensemble under Philip j Jones, 8.8. C Symphony Orchestra under Norman Del! Mar. Giovanni Gabrielli: I Canzona a 8; Sonata pian’e forte. Monteverdi: Toccata (Orfeo) Tippett: Concerto, for Double String Orchestra. Nicola LeFanu: The Hidden Landscape. (8.8. C.

3ZB, CHRISTCHURCH (1100 kilohertz) 6.32 p.m.: Today in Sport. ■ 6.45: River Report. 7.30: Les Hyland with Easy Listening Music and Buy, Sell and Exhange. 10.2: Track Talk with Reon Murtha. 3ZM, CHRISTCHURCH (1400 kilohertz) 6 a.m. — Midnight: Music. iNews Hourly, Weather. 3XA, RADIO AVON (1290 kilohertz) News on the half-hour 6 a.m. to 9 am., hourly thereafter. In-depth bulletin 12.30; p.m. 5.30 a.m.: Wayne; Douglas with breakfast club. 9.0: Jon Campbell and morn-: ing music. Noon: Mike Richardson and afternoon music.