[identity profile] wheelerwoolsey.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] vintageads

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer, February 13, 1978:

Date: 2012-05-28 06:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rosehiptea.livejournal.com
I find it very amusing that they call it "the highly controversial death-and-life issue." I mean, it is controversial but they make it sound like it had been in the headlines every day for weeks sparking heated debates.

Then again it was the '70s...

Date: 2012-05-28 10:02 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] teamrodent.livejournal.com
"Next week on WJKW: Is there actually beer in Heaven?"

Date: 2012-05-29 03:15 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] franklanguage.livejournal.com
In heaven there is no beer.

Date: 2012-05-29 02:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bzul.livejournal.com
I looked for the date right away. Feb. is a Nielsen sweeps month, when the all-important ratings for local newscasts are gathered, so the special series come a'bubblin' and a'splashin', heavy on sensationalism and idjit overdramatization. After decades of this, the newsrooms still haven't grown a sense of embarrassment.
Edited Date: 2012-05-29 02:30 pm (UTC)

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