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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1978)
Script writer digs investigative reporting By JANE LEHMAN Of the Emerald FLASH: Sex scandel inside Los Angeles police department. FLASH: California state official has two families. FLASH: Family travels around nation collecting charity dona tions. For a non-existant newspaper, the Los Angeles Tribune from television’s “Lou Grant” show has handled some pretty hot stories. Michele Gallery is responsible for the scoops as researcher as signed to the show, which airs Monday evenings at 10 p.m. on CBS. The 31 year-old was in Eugene Saturday observing the Investigative Reporters and Editors conference to gather ma terial for future episodes. Gallery researches each episode of the 60-minute com edy-drama and maintains a link with the newspaper industry. She said the latter function brought her to Eugene this past weekend. "I mostly try to pick up the tex ture, personalities and what jour nalists are worried about," she confided. Her visit did provide her with some fodder, since she believes there is an investigative reporter type characterized by people at tending the conference. “I’d love to see a show use him (the character type). He has sort of a low profile — the man who Complete Ice ( ream Party Items for All Occasions BASKIN ROEBINS CE CREAM „ 1365 Villard St. 495 Coburg Rd. 484-1031 342-3462 EMU Breezeway Milk Shakes Special Sundaes limes :|| Delicious Flavors EUGENE TRAVEL 831 E. 13th 687-282£ Mountain Parkas 30% OFF Thru Saturday Powderhorn Windrivers reg. 59.50 now 41.65 Breakwinds reg. 43.50 now 30.45 Homito reg. 39.50 now 27.65 Woolrich 60/40 reg. 45.50 now 31.85 wool-lined 60/40 reg. 52.00 now 36.40 Snow Lion Falkland reg. 65.00 now 45.50 Highland reg. 61.95 now 43.36 Mtn. reg. 50.95 now 35.66 Women’s Western mtn. parkas reg. 57.00 now 39.00 Oregon Wilderness Supplies Lower Level EMU 9:30 - 6 M-F 8-4 Saturdays. it gives it more Michele Gallery. doesn’t mind searching records day in and day out.” But none of the cast, which include regulars such as reporters Billie Newman and Joe Rossi, will fit the part, she said. “It’ll have to be someone new, and he probably won’t an swer to ‘Lou Grant.’ ’’ Gallery herself has had little di rect experience, with the world of mass communications, but she is now taking night classes in jour nalism. Her only exposure to the profession was a two-year stint as leisure editor for a TV station in Ohio. However, Gallery views her inexperience as an asset. “Thank God, Lou Grant’ is not written by journalists. Only a non journalist can tell a TV audience about journalism — it gives it more credibility,” she said. Gallery spends much of her time in libraries with a microfilm reader poring over news printed in the Los Angeles Times, New York Times and Wall Street Jour nal. Recently she jumped in to a Photo by Jane Lehman study of judges for an episode dealing with incompetent jus tices serving on the bench. She has also attended six con ferences this past year, such as the one in Eugene, to keep a line on the industry. The future of the “Lou Grant” Going...Going... Anniversary Specials are almost gone! Hurry and Save On... Introducing Sony TC K7II cassette tapedeck with servo control and all Ferrite heads. Don’t miss this introductory Q'f^0|'j Suggested List Price $500 00 Sony C-90 HF Cassette Tape. Compare the quality! At these prices indulge yourself with a 10% discount on case l<fe $299 on sale ea. Sun §hop Regularly $3.79 The Toy Store for Adults 860 East 13th, 484-1488 10-8 Mon.-Fri., 10-6 Sat., 12-5 Sun. JBL, MARANTZ, SONY, AIWA, NIKK0, SUPERSCOPE, OVATION, show is uncertain at best, accord ing to Gallery. Even though they surpassed their primary Tuesday night competition, "Family,” in December and entered the top 20 shows rating twice during that month, the program’s ratings slip ped dramatically when it moved to Monday nights at the end of January. Gallery attributes the decline to their competition against movies on other networks. “We're totally governed by low Neilsen ratings,” she said. Gallery expects to know by April 1, if the show will be renewed for another season. Whatever the future. Gallery remains optimistic and is de cidedly dedicated to her work. “I care about every second of Lou Grant’ from the wardrobe to the lines to the tie that Lou is wear ing,” she laughed. As if in final proof of her zest for the job, she proudly stuck out her arm to display her watch. On the face was the emblem of the com pany producing “Lou Grant,” the MTM kitty.
