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BROADCAST DATE: Monday, September 30, 1985, TBS.

DESCRIPTION: TBS (which originally stood for Turner Broadcasting System) was originally WTCG, a UHF terrestrial television station owned by media mogul Ted Turner that broadcasted from Atlanta, Georgia, during the late 1970s.

TBS used to showcase sports events, among them "1985 The Lynda Carter/Maybelline Tennis Challenge" featuring Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert-Lloyd. Lynda is interviewed as organizator of the event.

Broadcast Network: TBS Superstation.

Reporters: Barry MacKay, Virginia Wade.

Producers: TBS Sports.

EPISODE SYNOPSIS: Barry MacKay and Virginia Wade report for TBS Sports about the "1985 The Lynda Carter/Maybelline Tennis Challenge" featuring Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert-Lloyd. The match is delayed due to the rain.

© 1985 by TBS Superstation. All Rights Reserved

RUNNING TIME: 00:24:00 [30 minutes including commercials].

VHS: Not available on commercial video.

DVD: Not available on commercial video.

INFO:
LYNDA CARTER is interviewed as organizator of the event.

VIDEO: [1] "TBS SPORTS". Video clip.

ADS: [1] "LYNDA CARTER/MAYBELLINE TENNIS CLASSIC". Original Programme.

TRIVIA:

[•] TBS (which originally stood for Turner Broadcasting System) was originally named WTCG, which reportedly stood for "Watch This Channel Grow" (though the "TCG" officially stood for Turner Communications Group, the forerunner to Turner Broadcasting System).

[•] In 1978 Lynda became the spokesperson for Maybelline Cosmetics as Beauty and Fashion Director of the Company and also an exclusive model for their printed ads and TV commercials. The growth income of the company tripled in one year after the appearance of Lynda as their spokesperson.

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