RADIO SHOW OF THE WEEK.

Byline: - Fred Shuster

``THE GOOD LIFE REPORT''

What: Wining, dining and travel bargains. Longtime restaurant critic and travel specialist Elmer Dills says his show offers places ``where you can dine like a prince and pay like a pauper.''

Where: KRLA-AM (870).

When: 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

Typical segment: Restaurant bargain of the week.

Quote: ``What we look for is the type of place you would drive right by and not even notice, but if you did stop and eat there, your reaction would be, 'Wow!' ''

Off the air: A Pasadena resident for 20 years, Dills - who can be seen at 9 a.m. Sundays on the KABC (Channel 7) morning news - is into physical fitness and reading.

Background: A former U.S. diplomat and CIA employee, Dills was stationed all over the world. Asked what he did for the CIA, Dills jokes, ``If I told you, I'd have to kill you.''

Taking a stand: ``Credibility is vital. Whenever we review a restaurant, we go anonymously, we always pay the check, we accept no freebies and if I don't like the place, I won't do a commercial for it.''

You'll like this if: ... you like Merrill Shindler at 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays on KLSX-FM (97.1).

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``Credibility is vital,'' says radio host and restaurant reviewer Elmer Dills.