VALLEY GETS SHOW-BIZ BREAK; PAX NETWORK DEBUT SET : LIVE SHOW TO AIR AUG. 31 FROM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS.Byline: Dave McNary Daily News Staff Writer By the end of this month, Americans will have a new view of the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. : from their living rooms. When Pax Network launches the nation's seventh TV network at noon Aug. 31, it will be with a sweeping view of the Valley and the proclamation ``Live from Universal Studios Hollywood.'' And thus will begin ``Great Day America,'' the family-oriented Pax Network's first show - a feel-good spin on entertainment, current events and upbeat ``news use you can use'' such as cooking demonstrations, personal finance and home improvement. To make its first show a go, Pax is scrambling to convert the Roman Noodle restaurant - which was serving meals as recently as last weekend - into a TV studio. Its key feature will be two large glass walls that allow park visitors to peer in during tapings. The show's look has been designed to evoke the feel of NBC's ``Today'' show, with its signature location on the corner of the ground floor of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of City's Rockefeller Center Rockefeller Center, complex of buildings in central Manhattan, New York City, between 48th and 51st streets and Fifth Ave. and the Ave. of the Americas (Sixth Ave.). The project was sponsored by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. , said producer and co-host Michael Young. The main interview set of ``Great Day America'' will be backed by a panoramic view of the Valley. Shows, which will start with a rooftop shot of the ``Great Day America'' studio with the Valley in the background, will likely draw as many as 500 park visitors outside the TV studio. The audio portion of the broadcast will be piped outdoors. ``We think Universal is the perfect location,'' Young said. ``It's right in the middle of where everyone lives in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and it's a place that attracts a lot of families on vacation, so it's not going to be strictly people from Los Angeles The following is a list of notable people whom were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Los Angeles, California. Those born in Los Angeles have their names printed in bold. Note that Los Angeles Natives are also referred to as Angelenos. . There are a lot of regulations we have to adhere to adhere to verb 1. follow, keep, maintain, respect, observe, be true, fulfil, obey, heed, keep to, abide by, be loyal, mind, be constant, be faithful 2. because it's a theme park, but what we get back will be something we couldn't have gotten anywhere else.'' Pax's new studio underscores the continuing boom in the Valley specifically and the Los Angeles region generally, said Stephanie Hershey-Liner, vice president of the Entertainment Industry Development Corp. ``We've seen a lot of new production space in former warehouses, but this is the first time I recall that anyone's converted a restaurant,'' she said. ``Every studio's been expanding.'' On Monday, work began on converting the dining area to the three sets - an interview area, a demonstration set and the anchor desk. Roman Noodle's serving line will be used for the waiting area, or green room, and dressing room, while the kitchen will become the control room. Young foresees ``Great Day America'' as a ``town forum'' for Pax with unscripted un·script·ed adj. Not adhering to or in accordance with a script written beforehand: "his unscripted encounters with the press" Eleanor Clift. interactions with park visitors and comments from viewers. ``Rather than merely report the news, the program will be oriented toward an attitude of, Here's what you can do about it,'' he said. ``For example, if we had a show on the day of President Clinton's statement about Monica Lewinsky Monica Samille Lewinsky (born July 23, 1973) is an American woman with whom the former United States President Bill Clinton admitted (after initially denying) to having had an "inappropriate relationship"[1] while Lewinsky worked at the White House in 1995 and 1996. , we might include something about how do you explain this to your children.'' After its opening day special Aug. 31, ``Great Day America'' will air live at 5 p.m. on the East Coast and 4 p.m. in the Central time zone, and will be rebroadcast at 5 p.m. on the West Coast with occasional live inserts. ``We think there's a significant audience at that time of day that does not want blood and guts,'' Young said. ``One of our slogans is `We'll tell you what's right with the world.' '' Pax founder Lowell ``Bud'' Paxson has pledged that the network, which will be made up mostly of stations now broadcasting infomercials, will be free of ``excessive violence and gratuitous sex.'' Pax, part of Paxson Communications Corp., will launch with 88 TV stations covering 70 percent of the nation's markets. Locally, the network will air on the Channel 30 slot on many cable systems with wholesome fare such as reruns of ``Dave's World,'' ``Touched by an Angel'' and ``Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'' and original programming such as ``Flipper: The New Adventures'' and ``It's a Miracle It's a Miracle was a television show that aired on PAX-TV (now Independent Television) between September 6, 1998 and September 1, 2004.[1] Initially hosted by Richard Thomas[2], and later by Roma Downey, [3] .'' ``Great Day America,'' which will air for an hour each day, will be going up mostly against newscasts. ``I would hope that we can establish ourselves as being the pre-eminent family channel, much like MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. is for music or ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network is for sports,'' said programming veteran Jeff Sagansky, president and chief executive officer of Pax. Sagansky, the former co-president of Sony Pictures Entertainment and president of CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. Entertainment (where he helped create ``Touched by an Angel'' and ``Dr. Quinn''), joined up with Paxson in May. ``I think it's very important to create a strong brand and a promise of what you are and what you're not,'' he said. Paxson, who made his fortune by creating the Home Shopping Network “HSN” redirects here. For other uses, see HSN (disambiguation). The Home Shopping Network (HSN) is a mostly 24-hour shopping network that is seen on cable, satellite, and some terrestrial channels in the United States. , decided last year to launch Pax as an upbeat alternative to the six existing networks - ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. , CBS, Fox, NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. , UPN UPN User Principal Name (Microsoft Windows 2000) UPN United Paramount Network UPN Unión del Pueblo Navarro (Navarrese People Union) UPN Umgekehrte Polnische Notation and WB. He has promised that Pax will be profitable within four months. Young, a broadcast veteran who won an Emmy for ABC's ``Kids Are People Too,'' proposed the idea for ``Great Day America'' to Paxson in January at a launch party for Pax in Florida. ``I told him, `You need a show like this to reflect the personality of the network,' '' Young recalled. ``The format that we're using is tried and true,'' he added. ``We know that people want information given in a way that feels comfortable and familiar.'' Originally, Young planned to broadcast from the Universal CityWalk entertainment center next to the theme park, but Universal officials suggested Roman Noodle might offer a better solution if Pax could wait until late summer. The move to build the studio, which will employ about 30 people, will add to Universal's position as the largest home to production space in the entertainment industry. The studio already operates 36 stages with 370,000 square feet. Projects such as ``Great Day America'' have helped maintain entertainment production at impressive levels. A recent study by the Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley showed a 30 percent gain between 1992 and 1996 in entertainment production spending in the Valley, to $6.44 billion, and demand for more programming is spurring the construction of additional production space. ``The entertainment industry continues to be an important component of the economy,'' said Steve Lew, a Universal executive and an alliance board member. ``The need for more production helps to create more jobs.'' WHAT'S THE FREQUENCY, PAXTON? Channel surfers can get Pax TV beginning Aug. 31 either on UHF (Ultra High Frequency) The range of electromagnetic frequencies from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. In the U.S., analog television has used UHF channels 52 to 69 in the 700 MHz band. Channel 30 or with these area cable systems: AREA CABLE SYSTEM CHANNEL East Valley Century Communications 30 T.O.-Camarillo GTE GTE General Telephone & Electronics GTE Génie Thermique et Énergie (French) GTE Gas Turbine Engine GTE Global Tropospheric Experiment GTE Geothermal Energy GTE Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (Sweden & USA) Americast 16 Hidden Hills Falcon Cable TV 54 Antelope Valley Jones Intercable 26 GlendaleMarcus/Sammons 24 Santa Clarita Time Warner Cable This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. 17 North Valley Time Warner 16 Northeast Valley Cablevision 29 In addition, Pax TV expects to have deals in place with additional cable systems in Acton, Agoura Hills, Camarillo, Moorpark, Santa Clarita, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks and Tujunga before Aug. 31. SOURCE: Paxson Communications Corp. CAPTION(S): Photo, Box PHOTO (Color) Producer Michael Young stands in the empty restaurant that will be the studio for ``Great Day America,'' a live afternoon TV show. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News BOX: WHAT'S THE FREQUENCY, PAXTON? (see text) |
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