DVD Transfer 64 (December 5, 1996 WNCT and ESPN Recordings)

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(c)1996

DVD transfer 64. All of these were recorded on December 5, 1996. The first third are from the other market I'm sandwiched between (the Hampton Roads region of Virginia on one side; the Greenville-New Bern-Washington {"little Washington"} market in North Carolina on the other); CBS affiliate WNCT-TV 9 (some minor audio hiccups on the WNCT recordings that disappear by the time we get to ESPN)

CONTENTS

1. CBS News Up to the Minute (closing)

2. CBS Morning News (anchored by Cynthia Bowers and Kristin Jeanette Meyers; {not sure who handled weather}. Featured stories include: Bill Whittaker's report on claim during the O.J. Simpson civil trial claiming Nicole Brown Simpson called a battered women's shelter shortly before she was murdered; sentencing of Jonathan Schmitz {convicted in murder of Scott Amedure following a Jenny Jones appearance when Schmitz learned Amedure had a romantic desire for him}; mention of a related arrest of a Sally Jessy Raphael guest on statutory rape charges; Ray Brady report on possible Cost of Living Adjustment decrease angering seniors along with changes in reporting inflation; UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali suspending bid for 2nd term in that post after clashing with Clinton administration; report by longtime CBS White House Correspondent Bill Plante on a suddenly hoarse President Clinton and how that impacted interviews in assembling a Cabinet for his 2nd term; TWA Flight 800 memorial; return of Space Shuttle Columbia; Business News {"Lemon Awards" for most misleading ads/Tokyo stock exchange moves up while gold and Wall Street dip slightly}; sports {Utah Jazz get 12th straight win over the Los Angeles Lakers 101-75; Houston Rockets - with Hakeem Olajuwon returning - beat the Boston Celtics 94-89; Cleveland Cavaliers defeat an Orlando Magic squad missing Penny Hardaway, Dennis Scott and Nick Anderson 87-55 [the Magic's 55 points the lowest in the NBA shot clock era up to then]; Kansas Jayhawks beat Cincinnati Bearcats 73-65; Syracuse Orangemen lose to West Virginia Mountaineers 106-75} and Picabo Street's knee injury leaves the American skier doubtful for Nagano}; The Day Ahead; Jesse Schulman report on allegations of abuse by those held by the Palestinian Authority; skier trapped by avalanche survives; piece of plane piloted by Amelia Earhart when she disappeared surfaces and Jerry Bowen reports on GM's beginning - on that day - to offer electric cars)

3. Carolina Today (branding of WNCT's morning newscast at the time; anchored by DiAnne Bowen and John Moore, with Jim Woods and Cassandra Bell splitting headlines; with Woods also handling weather, Brian Bailey with sports and John Spence with Farm News. Featured {local} stories include: report by Carla Alligood on the Greenville Boys & Girls Club getting the $60,000 needed thanks to the owner of a local Burger King franchise; a school safety scare in Charlotte; a Washington, NC drug bust; Pitt County utility lineman training; weather; sports {East Carolina head football coach Steve Logan stays put; Pirates men's basketball gets a 64-49 win over Jacksonville State in ECU's home opener; the Lady Pirates win 61-51 over North Carolina A&T}; a mini-sermon by Pastor Jacob L. Burke Sr. of Inner {now Harvest} Christian Fellowship Church in Elizabeth City, NC titled "Who You Are in the Lord"; farm news {including the largest North Carolina cotton harvest in 70 years in spite of Hurricane Fran; commodity report and John Spence's interview with Pitt County's Mitch Smith on tobacco farming}; birthdays; tease of an upcoming panel discussion with several area ministers on "Can We Really Change America?"; Cassandra Bell with national headlines; healthy holiday eating tips with Celia Beauchamp; a performance of "Silver Bells" by husband-and-wife duo Rick and Jane Vernon; more headlines {including Russian president Boris Yeltsin's recovery from heart surgery; Swiss archives revealed more were turned down by Switzerland for asylum in World War II than were previously thought; calls for new nuclear treaties; book on Sonora caves in Texas} and weather and sports before recording stops)

4. SportsCenter (ending of December 5, 1996 6:00 p.m. edition with Brett Haber and Gary Miller)

5. ESPN NFL Countdown (hosted by Chris Berman and Tom Jackson. Featured stories include: Preview of that night's Thursday NFL special between the Philadelphia Eagles and Indianapolis Colts by Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann and sideline reporter Mark Malone; a look at the Eagles' version of the West Coast Offense and a career performance by Eagles quarterback Ty Detmer; reaction to Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Leon Lett getting a year-long suspension following his 2nd failed drug test {report by Chris Mortensen; who notes that the Cowboys had managed to coax longtime Houston Oilers defensive tackle Ray Childress out of retirement to fill the void}; preview of Broncos-Packers and Panthers-49ers {with report by Andrea Kremer and mention of injuries to 49ers running back Terry Kirby [knee] and defensive tackle Dana Stubblefield [cracked ribs]; preview of other games; Sal Paolantonio interviewing Eagles receiver Irving Fryar; a tease of the Sunday Night game between the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions and a piece on Colt running back Marshall Faulk's injury issues)

6. ESPN NFL Special (pitting the Indianapolis Colts (7-6 coming in) hosting the 8-5 Philadelphia Eagles in a game where both squads were seeking playoff berths (the Eagles came in as part of a three-way tie with the defending champion Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins for 1st place in the NFC East; while the Colts came in as part of a three-way tie with the fading San Diego Chargers and lame-duck Houston Oilers for the last AFC wild-card spot). Calling the action were Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann and Mark Malone on the sidelines.

The game proved a one-sided affair; with the Colts blowing out Philadelphia 37-10 (including a string of 30 unanswered points -- including a 44 yard Jason Belser pick-6; with the Eagles' sole touchdown being a garbage time touchdown pass from Mark Rypien to Irving Fryar); while Marshall Faulk (plagued with injuries for most of 1996 and would finish with 589 rushing yards, the lowest total for the future Hall-of-Fame running back until his final season in 2005) ran for 2 touchdowns and barely cracked the 100 rushing yard barrier (with 101 yards) for the only time that season.

In the end, both teams would qualify for the post-season (the Colts would get that last wild-card; while Philadelphia rebounded to win their last two to finish 10-6 and with a wild-card berth {the Eagles were denied the NFC East title thanks to the Cowboys winning the common opponents record tie-breaker}) only for both teams to go one-and-done within 6 hours of each other on December 29, 1996 (the Colts - playing the Pittsburgh Steelers in a rematch of the thrilling AFC Championship game a year earlier - allowed 29 unanswered 2nd half points after the Steelers trailed 14-13 at halftime to blow the Colts out 42-14; while the Eagles lost a 14-0 game to San Francisco in muddy, heavily windy {at one point, up to 62 mph wind gusts} 3Com Park))

7. SportsCenter (this edition of what was often called "The Big Show" had Linda Cohn subbing for Keith Olbermann alongside Dan Patrick. Featured stories include: Chicago Bulls-Los Angeles Clippers highlights {the Bulls - aided by a big night from an unlikely source, backup forward Jason Caffey [23 points] won 114-96}; Toronto Raptors-Washington Bullets highlights {Toronto won 82-80 but lost rookie center Marcus Camby to a back injury}; #10 Duke Blue Devils-Florida State Seminoles highlights {the Blue Devils - seeking win #1600 - got it in overtime 72-66; the victory also marking Duke's first victory in their ACC opener in 2 years}; #7 Michigan Wolverines-Detroit Mercy Titans {Wolverines won 75-79}; #16 Minnesota Golden Gophers-Alabama Crimson Tide {the Tide rolled to a 70-67 win; this loss - the first for Minnesota - would officially see the Gophers finish 0-4 after a massive academic fraud scandal was revealed in 1999; stripping the program of victories dating to 1993-94 and vacating the Gophers' Final Four appearance that season}; a mention of NHL scoring down 9% leading to New York Islanders-Florida Panthers highlights {Panthers won 4-2}; Calgary Flames-New Jersey Devils {Devils won 2-1}; former Oakland A's catcher Terry Steinbach coming home to Minnesota as a member of the Twins; New York Yankees catcher Jim Leyritz - who hit a 3-run homer in the 8th inning of Game 4 of the 1996 World Series to tie that game; which the Yankees won en route to winning their first championship since 1978 in 6 games over the defending champion Atlanta Braves - was dealt to the Anaheim Angels for 2 players to be named later {Jeremy Blevins; Ryan Kane}; MLB collective bargaining agreement unanimously approved; look at the 49ers' prep for their rematch with the Carolina Panthers {including an invite to San Francisco camp by Pat Morita}; Philadelphia Eagles-Indianapolis Colts highlights and Mark Malone's interview with Colts backup quarterback Paul Justin {the Eagles' loss also meant that eventual Super Bowl XXXI champion Green Bay officially clinched a playoff spot}; preview of the Buffalo Bills-Seattle Seahawks {Bills - needing a win to clinch a playoff spot - had receiver Steve Tasker and linebacker Bryce Paup listed as doubtful; though running back Thurman Thomas was expected to play}; Cincinnati Bengals FB Jeff Cothran suspended for next game after pleading guilty to a DWI - his 2nd arrest in 6 months; Philadelphia 76ers-Dallas Mavericks {rookie Allen Iverson's 36 points and 11 assists weren't enough for the Sixers; as the Mavs won 106-102}; Boston Bruins-Hartford Whalers {Whalers won 4-2}; St. Louis Blues-Phoenix Coyotes {Coyotes won 3-0}; Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Chris Chelios signs 3 year, $10.5 million deal and Denver Nuggets-Portland Trail Blazers {Blazers won 115-104; tape ran out})

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