Daily News from New York, New York (2024)

News Around fhe Dials Mets Seek a Home on Radio-TV however, that WOR-Radio has no By VAL ADAMS The New York Mets, who were just eliminated mathematically from any chance of winning this year's National Lea-rue pennant, also find the mathematical odds stacked plans for taking on the Mets. The major sponsor of the Mets on TV and radio is Rheingold st tnen: in netting a New ara beer, which is negotiating a contract with the baseball club for next season. The pattern has been for the advertiser to buv broadcasting rights and then in turn make a deal with stations, fll It was said that the Mets have put the burden on Rheingold to 4 York radio Nation t'" broadcast their games r.txt year. So far, there is no indication of any ra lio station here that is even cru-'lderinsr Mets framt-s. As for TV next" year.

WOR-TV (Ch. 9 1 reportedly is interested in ren- jr its contract but only under eruditions dictated by tit station. The 'i -t ri i'o station now serving1 i-ietronolitan area with the full s'he-h''e of Mets crames is WWIVJ in Hackcrsafk, X.J. several months WWPJ announced it would not carry th- Mets in The Mets schedule a'so is broadcast now by obtain a new radio station for next year. Bill Ryan bows out as anchor man of WOR-TV's nightly news ai'ter tonight's presentation.

Paul Bill Rvan Burl Ives Dandndge will fill in for two weeks and on Monday, Oct. 4, the osrram wid move to a new time p.m., with a new format and v. been beld up pe.nilinjr the finding of a radio station. When Grant was shout the possibility of the Mcs staying off TV if no radio station could he found, he "We'd hr.ve to decide that ihe time we come to it." There also has been a report in broadcasting circles that the Mets soug-ht to get their games on WOR-Radio, sister station of WOR-TV. Both are owned by RKO General.

It was reported, WXEC-FM snd WGU. P.abvlon. L.I. When M. Donald Grant, chairman of the Mets, was asked yesterday where Mets would go on radio next yeir, he "We are in tte middle of negotiations.

We think we will be in good shape. We think ce will get a station." There has been a rcoort that a TV deal for Mets pames has new anchorman, Tom Dunn Burl Ives, Art Johnson and Jon-j athan Winters have been set as hosts for three one-hour TV spe-j cials to be produced by Pasetta Productions James J. Kil-j patrick will offer a conservative view and Nicholas von Hoffman a liberal opinion on the same sub-jject when the two become regulars on CBS-TV's 60 Minutes, which begins Sunday at 6 p.m. 7:30 PMNFL GAME Or THE WEEK Thrilling highlights from last season's most exciting pro contests. PROGRAMS TODAY'S Highlights Circus; Bert Parks (Premiere).

NFL Game of the Week; Bob DeLaney (Season Premiere). 3 Chicago Teddy Bears (Premiere). The D.A.; Robert Conrad (Premiere). Baseball; Mets-Pirates. Baseball; Yankees-Indians.

3 0'Hara, United States Treasury; David Janssen (Premiere). TV Movie; "Once Upon a Dead Man," Rock Hudson (Premiere). 3 TV Movie; "Terror in the Sky" (Premiere). Monty Nash; Harry Guardino 7:30 p.m. 2 7: 3D p.m.

4 8:60 p.m. 2, p.m. 4 8:00 p.m. 9 8:00 p.m. 11 8:30 p.m.

2, 8:39 p.m. 4 9:33 p.m. 2, 13:30 p.m. 4 (Other outstanding programs in bold face) If STT I 8:00 PM i r. THED.A.

r- Producer Jack -Webb brings Hjf5 viewers a new fvff and authentic Sp series with ISf Robert PT Conrad. 8:30 PM "ONCE Mi -i upon IVS A DEAD 3- Rock Hudson XvMr. and Susan Saint f. James create --i lauhsand vSHm 'Vi suspense on this "NBC World XSMtW mSk5 ti Premiere -M i Movie" (a MM Preyiewof I v-ly-zi Ivory Rock's new i ''l NBC series). Ian.

Keith is smitten' by the beauty of a young girl (Season Premiere). 9:00 7, 8 ROOM 222; Lloyd Haynes, Burgess Meredith. A schooi board member donates a radio station to the school (Season Premiere). 13 EVENING AT POPS (R). 9:30 2,3 TV MOVIE; "TERROR IN THE SKY," Leif Erick-son, Doug McClure.