8 The Daily Collegian Thursday, Aug. 28, 1997 ew welfare program yields promising results By BETH SILVER Associated Press Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. A Minnesota pilot welfare project that combines a work requirement with generous cash benefits shows promise for moving long-term recipients off assistance, traditionally the toughest group to help. According to a study being released today, the program was most successful in urban areas, where long-term single par ents were 39 percent more likely to be employed and 16 percent less likely to con tinue living in poverty. Long-term clients are those on assis tance for more than two years. "It is among the most significant efforts Former NBC entertainment head dies of cancer at age 48 By JOHN HORN AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES Brandon Tar tikoff, the former NBC program ming wizard who transformed primetime television in the 1980 s with such landmark shows as "Hill Street Blues," "L. A. Law" and "The Cosby Show," died yesterday of Hodgkin's disease. He was 48. Tartikoff died at UCLA Medical Center, where he had been under going chemotherapy. The onetime chairman of Paramount Pictures was hospitalized earlier this year after suffering his third recur rence of the disease, an often fatal cancer of the lymph nodes. He had battled it off and on since he was 23. "What You Want To Eat" Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner Be a part of the downtown scene, Mon.-Sat., 10:30am-2pm. Competitive hourly wage plus incentive! MEET ME A THE CORNER! Please apply at the Hotel Desk, Second Floor above the Corner Room Corner of College & Allen in the nation and it is now proved to be so," said Deborah Huskins, assistant commis sioner at Minnesota's Department of Human Services. However, the study of 9,000 welfare recipients found the program did not move people off the welfare rolls any faster. And it cost the state $45 more per per son.than the old welfare program, called Aid to Families with Dependent Children. "It's awful early to say that we have any answer to the long-term dilemma or even the medium-term dilemma," said Sid John son of the American Public Welfare Asso ciation. Like other states, Minnesota's welfare rolls have dropped over the past few years, down 19 percent since 1993. Tartikoff became the youngest entertainment president in net work history in 1980 when he took over NBC's moribund program ming at age 30. He promptly turned the lowest-rated network into the nation's most popular through groundbreaking comedies and dramas, including "Cheers," "Family Ties," "Miami Vice" and "The Golden Girls." NBC was the No. 1 network for five consecutive seasons under his leadership. In the 1982-83 season, his first building of the schedule from top to-bottom, Tartikoff's slate includ ed "Cheers," "Family Ties," "Knight Rider," "The A-Team" and "St. Elsewhere." Other highly rated series he introduced included "Night Court," 4! 6 _o. ' ANNUAL CLEARANCE! 1 / 2 OFF Barely used brand name ► and designer fashions for men and women. Hurry in for best selection. Sale Ends Aug 30 th NEW TO YOU UPSCALE RESALE SHOPPE 133 S. Allen St. (below Chili's) 237-4020 Every Thursday at J P: $19.95 All-You-Can-Eat Crab Leg Dinner National Comedians ~seen before on HBO, now live at Stoney's starting at 10:00pm • Molson Canadian Pitcher Feature 9-11 pm • Iced Teas— 10-midnight 235-1990 • 146 N. Atherton St. across from campus, next to bus station "Not only did (Minnesota) increase employment . . . more unusual is that it reduced poverty for people who were working." But the pilot program found a way to Welfare reforms that push people into increase employment while reducing jobs often fail to pull them out of poverty poverty a unique achievement, said the because the work pays so little, the report by Manpower Demonstration research firm explained. Research Corp. of New York, a social sci- The key was requiring single adults to ence research firm that has evaluated start working within two years of receiv dozens of welfare-to-work programs ing benefits while also allowing them to across the country. keep more of their monthly welfare check, "Hunter," "Highway to Heaven," "Matlock," "227," "ALF" and "Empty Nest." He left NBC for Paramount, where his 15-month tenure was met with mixed results. The studio released the smash hit "Wayne's World" as well as the disappointing "1492: Conquest of Paradise" dur ing that time. He left Paramount in 1992 to spend more time with his daughter Calla, who was seriously injured in a car crash at the family's Lake Tahoe vacation home. Most recently, he was hired by America Online in March to bolster its development of online programs focusing on the entertainment industry. He previously had served as head of New World Entertain- WOODRING'S welcomes you back! • Fresh Flowers • Dried & Silk Arrangement Specials • Green Plants Starting at 940 • Roses $9.95/doz. • Same Day Delivery Across the Street or Across the Country GUARANTEED! f' r 2 8-0566 includes fries & slaw ment and ran his own production company, called H. Beale, named after the "mad prophet of the air waves" character in the movie "Network." Tartikoff's management of NBC's schedule made him one of show business' brightest lights, and he generally succeeded through innovation, not sleaze. In his first season with the network, he intro duced "Hill Street Blues," a low rated police series that he stuck with while it won critical acclaim and developed a loyal following. In one of his last years at NBC, the network introduced "Seinfeld." NBC also had its share of cele brated failures during Tartikoff's watch. They included "Manimal," "Beverly Hills rz e i - ii- wr. 145 S ALLEN ST Virginia Knox one of the authors of the study Buntz," "Bay City Blues" and "Berrenger's." He was pilloried by the media for broadcasting a "news" special by Geraldo Rivera about Satanism, and in his typical self-deprecating style, Tartikoff brought the inci dent up himself for years after ward. Tartikoff was born on Jan. 13, 1949, in Freeport, N.Y., a Long Island suburb of New York City. Tartikoff is survived by his wife, the former Lilly Samuels, a dancer with the New York City Ballet whom he married in 1982. The cou ple had two children, daughters Calla and Elisabeth. He is also sur vived by his father, Jordan, of San Francisco and a sister, Lisa Rosen thal of Burlingame. u 3. We're sure you'll like it better than he does said one of the study's authors, Virginia Knox. Families on the pilot project received benefits until their combined incomes reached $22,470, or 40 percent above the federal poverty level, for a family of four. Under AFDC, they would have lost assis tance once their income reached about $13,600. "Not only did (Minnesota) increase employment ... more unusual is that it reduced poverty for people who were working," Knox said. Sontha Reine of Minneapolis, who has been on assistance since her husband left five years ago, said the differences between AFDC and the trial program were astounding. Brandon Tartikoff former NBC entertainment president AP Photo
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