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The Playboy hutch gets wired for a new cable show

The blond host sits on a windowsill, smiling into a filtered lens. An apple is in one hand, a hair dryer in the other. Dress is informal; in fact, it is nonexistent. Introductions are made. The host is: a) Diane Sawyer, co-host of CBS's Morning show, making an all-out bid to win the war of the a.m. news programs; b) ABC's David Hartman, doing the same; or c) Lassie, doing what comes naturally.

The answer is none of the above. The correct response: Shannon Tweed, the November 1981 Playboy centerfold, inviting viewers to...

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