NEWS & NOTES\From now on, Geraldo vows to deliver 'solutions over shock'.Byline: Daily News Wire Services Thou shalt shalt aux.v. Archaic A second person singular present tense of shall. clean up thy act, says Geraldo Rivera “Geraldo” redirects here. For the British bandleader, see Geraldo (bandleader). For the talk show, see . Gerald Michael Rivera[1] (born July 4, 1943), known by his TV name Geraldo Rivera or simply Geraldo . With a new evangelical fervor, daytime TV's once-champion smutmeister swears - again - that he has seen the light. No more teen hookers or teen hookers' moms. No more hair-pulling or screaming. No more "trailer-park trash." Compared to most of his daylight colleagues this season, Rivera says, "I'm doing 'Masterpiece Theatre.' " (Paging Alistair Cooke.) Feeling "absolutely sick to death" about the sleazy state of daytime chat-'em-ups, Rivera last month announced a talk-show "Bill of Rights" that would have flipped James Madison's wig. Among his promises: "integrity and honesty," "solutions over shock" and "respect for guests." Rivera, 52, who just signed a new deal through May 1999, labels the document "my 'Contract With America.' I've certainly been guilty of my fair share of excess, but I decided to change. We've had the cleanest February 'sweeps' in the history of mankind." Rivera's February topics have included "shocking home videos" and "Death Row moms." And the ever-present O.J. Simpson, on whom Rivera focused every night for months on his CNBC CNBC Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (artificial intelligence) CNBC Consumer News and Business Channel CNBC Congress of National Black Churches, Inc. show. In fact, it was the success of his CNBC series that made Rivera decide to finally stop bottom-fishing in the daytime, he says. "I was sick of my schizophrenic image. By day, I was a carnival barker, a freak-show host. By night, a lawyer and analyst. I wanted to slit my throat when I shaved in the morning. I could have gotten out of my contract after '97. I just wanted to take the money and run." 'JAG' recruits: Two new recurring characters will join NBC's "JAG judge advocate general (J.A.G.) n. a military officer who advises the government on courts-martial and administers the conduct of courts-martial. The officers who are judge advocates and counsel assigned to the accused come from the office of the judge advocate " when it moves to 8 p.m. Wednesdays on March 13. Andrea Thompson ("Babylon 5") and John M. Jackson John M. Jackson (born June 1, 1950 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American actor, best known for his role on the CBS series JAG. Career Jackson played Rear Admiral Albert Jethro 'A.J. ("A Few Good Men") will play senior Navy officers to whom Lt. Rabb Jr. and Lt. Austin (stars David James Elliott David James Elliott (born David William Smith on September 21, 1960 in Milton, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian-born actor who was the star of the series JAG from 1995 to 2005, playing lead character Harmon Rabb Jr.. and Tracey Needham) report. The dish: Thompson's Cmdr. Allison Krennick has the hots for hunky hun·ky 1 n. pl. hun·kies Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person, especially a laborer, from east-central Europe. Lt. Rabb; Jackson's Adm. Chegwidden lusts for political office. |
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