European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 12, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse On the air today a Scott has second Job on a Amateur hours by 3ay Sharbutt a television writer today weather observer Willard Scott says he s never won an audition. But hell Sec a lot of people auditioning in 1992 a singers jugglers whistlers aerobics stars of the future and More. Its because he now has a second Job a As Host of the new original Amateur hour. The series will Start Jan. 26 on stateside cables the family Channel airing sunday nights with each show repeated the following saturday. Scott a Only fear about the new show is that a maybe its too that May be True for younger network executives whose idea of classic nostalgia is a rerun of thirty something. But his Back to the future adventure May Well profit from the current wave of longing for a Kinder gentler yesteryear that already has provoked two de Sullivan retrospectives on lbs. Scott a show was begat by the Granddaddy of All audition shows a major Bowes original Amateur hour. That became Ted Mack s original Amateur hour after the Good major joined the grand army of the hereafter in 1946. The original started on Abc radio a which a amps Willard Scott while in Europe in 1987. Abc no longer owns a in 1934, the year of Scott a birth. Its Young hopefuls included Frank Sinatra singing with the Hoboken four. The Mack version also was on radio. Its longest run was on to. It began there in 1947 and did no to die until 1970 after runs on the Dumont Abc Abc and lbs networks. It is said a Young Man with a swivel hip condition once auditioned for the to version in the �?T50s, but was turned Down. He was Elvis Presley. The new original Amateur hour like the old puts Oil a Parade of Showbiz hopefuls each week. Unlike those on the syndicated Star search. They must be a Bona fide amateurs who done to earn their living through performing. Ten compete each week. The Winner chosen by the audience gets a modest prize by today a standards a a sea cruise. Second and third place winners get lesser awards in the shows taped at Universal studios in Orlando. Fla. All manner of mendicant have already tried said Scott who has taped six shows. Not All were accordion players attacking i Ady of Spain on the stomach Steinway. A we got one Guy that plays whiskey bottles a kid that clog dances and 2.001 aerobics people Quot he said. Not quite the cold eyed. In Roen pose rockers of mtg. But that a the Point. A a we re counting heavily on the nostalgia Angle Quot says the ebullient Seoul. Still there Are concessions to modern times. He says the new show is full of technological Whiz bang compared to the old version which a was very straight and simply its Pace also is far faster than the 1947-70 Model so As to Deal with the miniaturized attention Span of today a to audience. A the interviews Are no More than 15 to 25 seconds so it s got the modern Zap Quot he said. Quot yet its Folksy and Friendly and naturally. 1 hug and kiss it May mildly startle viewers to see Scott a today regular since 1980, appearing each week on the family Channel which is based in Virginia Beach va., and serves 53.4 million Homes. But his Abc contract lets him do that says Scott a i could always do pilots for other shows and 1 could always do to for Cable. They just had the right of first he laughed. Quot they never took Rose turns into thorny Star interviewer by Verne Gay new Day primetime live correspondent Judd Rose describes his reporting style As that of an Quot oaf in it works this Way he conducts the news interview with the Star politician executive and a at first a is the nicest Guy on Earth. He a wide eyed Earnest pleasant and vaguely dense. Imagine if you will Jethro Bodine of the Beverly Hillbillies interviewing Donald Trump. And then zing. The interviewee gets hit with the question that punctures his or her blather about How great talented important he or she is. Imagine Jethro turning into Mike Wallace. Or Judd Rose. An oaf indeed. This Man has made a specially of tackling the Rich and fatuous. There Are risks All right. Plenty of victims have walked out of interviews with Rose cursed him thrown wine in his face threatened him with bodily harm. A livid Disney executive once warned Rose he might not walk out of Disney world alive. Disney world Rose 37, is a rarity in the world of celebrity Tel journalism whose practitioners Are More Apt to Star stroke than Star Bash. He simply describes himself As sort of an . when an interview turns Nasty a As it frequently does a his first reaction is a great television my god i Hope the camera is a i Call his reporting technique hostile but its absolutely deadly honest a says David Doss a senior producer on primetime. A the refuses to take what the publicist serves or As former colleague Josh Mankiewicz says of Rose a the does the snotty piece better than to wit roses piece on Wayne Newton dec. 28, 1989which began with the observation that "12 million people have seen the act a some Are repeat his description of David Duke Quot the Robert Redford of racism nov. 2, 1989. Or this one of Giraldo Rivera a the Man has made a career out of pulling everyone else a pants Down sept. 12, 1991. Those Are easy targets but Rose says that he finds their Success representative of a How the promotion machine works How they Start to promote their books or movies or whatever and How the Media just Falls in line. They refuse to ask any questions that might ruffle their brows because As the head of entertainment tonight once told a Friend of mine a if we did they a never invite us Back a after a Rocky Start two years ago primetime live has evolved into a better show. One of the reasons according to Industry observers is Rose. He is regarded As one of the Best writers in network news. Roses style which is often compared to such network stylists As Charles Kuralt and Andy Rooney is at turns sardonic Arch or passionate. Rose also lends the show balance. In recent months primetime has dramatically increased its Load of heavy investigative pieces. Sam Donaldson Diane Sawyer Chris Wallace John Quinones Sylvia Chase and Jay Schadler Are the inquisitors and Judd Rose is the oaf. The very Clever oaf. Chicago born and raised in California Rose certainly does t look like a celebrity Slayer. The 6-foot-4 Rose us is As if he could be a linebacker but has a much friendlier Demeanour. Since joining primetime in May 1989, Rose has worked on serious investigations including the pan am 103 crash. But it is the feature work that stands out. He has done pieces on sports figures including Jose Canseco and Roger Clemens. His political pieces have included a harrowing Story on Detroit in which mayor Coleman Young cursed out Rose on camera. And then there was the Story about Dick Tracy in which Warren Beatty sharply elbowed the correspondent in the ribs a on live to. It May be the sept. 12 Story on boo Selling celebrities that Best captured the Rose technique. In her autobiography Jackson wrote of being abused As a child. She then went on to do dozens of to interviews speaking out against child abuse while promoting the Book. In her Chat with Rose he observes that a there is an argument to be made that by talking about abuse in this context to sell your Book Teviah is a very serious at that Jackson stalked out of the my Mew. Rose voice Over Quot done to worry. You can see More of , a lot More when she be turns to the pages of Playboy in november Quot /.mg. 12 1992 my Mac a Page 1
