MR. ARMSTRONG BEGINS NEW TV FORMAT, TAPES FEAST MESSAGES

MR. ARMSTRONG BEGINS NEW TV FORMAT, TAPES FEAST MESSAGES

Larry Omasta

On Sunday, July 15, Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong began taping a new format for the World Tomorrow Television Program. The new program will be interview style with longtime friend and announcer Art Gilmore. These programs are now being taped in Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong's home in Tucson in lieu of the old format where Mr. Armstrong preached sermons to live audiences around the United States.

For starters Mr. Armstrong taped more than two hours worth of questions and answers. This new series will be topic oriented and the first two topics covered were on government — "Which Shall We Obey — Civil Government Or God's?" (along the lines of Mr. Armstrong's article in last weeks Pastor's Report) and an inside look of Mr. Armstrong's personal meetings with world leaders. These programs should be airing on the stations starting around the middle of August to the first week of September. Two weeks ago, Mr. Armstrong delivered for videotaping two Feast messages, one for opening Friday night session, and then another for the keynote sermon for the first morning of the Feast. This year he delivered the sermons from his home with a small audience sitting in front of him between the cameras, whereas last year Mr. Armstrong taped his Feast message at the Auditorium P.M. services.

We are now in the process of preparing the tapes to be transferred to film. This year we will be sending out about 70 copies worldwide. The opening Friday night welcome message is approximately fifteen minutes in length and keynote sermon in about 45 minutes. If all goes well the films will be shipped to all overseas Feast sites during the second week of August.

As a final reminder, please don't forget to send those Festival addresses to Sherwin McMichael and/or Rod Matthews by July 21 SO you will be able to receive the films of Mr. Armstrong's moving Feast messages.

Larry Omasta, Television Production