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Friday, January 2, 1987 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS with their many associates guesting in person, as some do now. Since Larry has been known to purchase- an appearance on the now-defunct PM Magazine show via a donation to WTVS, this young bachelor has al- ready "auditioned" on TV. So has Monte. But their present appeal doesn't hinge on a sin- cere gaze or the cut of their clothes. What qualifies this father- son duo to speak as experts in their respective fields? Plenty. A graduate of Wayne State University and its law school, Monte has practiced law, been a real estate broker, a general insurance agent, a registered investment adviser, a general securities principal, a regis- tered options principal and a futures representative. Larry's background is equally diversified. He was graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree and has advanced work in market- ing, history and building con- struction. He has studied at Oxford University, in Oxford, England and earned a J.D. de- gree at the Detroit College of Law. He continues to take classes all over the country in areas he finds of professional interest. Why are they listened-to? Certainly Ask The Lawyer and MoneyTime are educational. But there is no denying that it's also absorbing fun to eavesdrop. Callers known only by their stated first names and cities, freely .detail far more about their income, savings, retire- ment funds, real estate and stock market ventures than they're apt to tell best friends. Larry and Monte share their own personal problems from time to time, too. Listeners were intrigued when Larry got a speeding tic- ket. Instead of his customarily brisk, authoritative periona, Larry was the concerned citi- zen, mea culpa. Commending a police force "all too often unap- preciated by the public it pro- tects," he followed his own fre- quent advice and used a kid gloves approach in his minor brush with the law. "If you have a radar detector in your car, it doesn't look good. I don't have one and I don't recom- mend them." During the six hours each Saturday and Sunday after- noon, "except during Rosh Hashanah and on Yom Kip- pur" when gentile associates take over their on-air duties, Monte and Larry handle a variety of pre-screened calls that their producers expect will attract — and hold — lis- teners' interest. Should too many divorce questions come in, for example, Larry's pro- ducer, Bill Cataldo, asks cal- lers to call back during the next show. Could a Korn and Korn fan listen in on both shows? Lloyd Groves of Royal Oak says, "You • could tape one, or dial back and forth . ." IRA changes, new tax laws attract Monte's listeners, while landlord-tenant disputes — and preventing them — are pe- rennials on Larry's show. In addition to six hours of fast-paced broadcasting per weekend, Monte and Larry spend weekdays in their sepa- rate investment and law prac- tices — "easier to do, because we have good partners," smiles Monte. Unlike many talk show hosts, the Korns don't talk down to their listeners or "zap" them into oblivion. Yet when Larry's brisk pace is broken by an overwrought caller who re- peats and repeats her problem, Larry chides, "Mary . . . you're not listening!" A longtime, vociferous critic of certain auto insurance prac- tices and costs, this young man — always in a hurry on and off the air — assumes the role of the protector, the consumer advocate. Certain types of abuses whet his appetite for swift retribution. Just a few miles away in Royal Oak, to mark the 45th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, Monte, amidst financial files, newsletters and corre- spondence, reads "In Flanders fields, the poppies grow . . ." Mixing poetry with stock market updates seem a very good idea to station manage- ment when Monte began broadcasting in Michigan. Monte prevailed. Today, lis- teners send him their own poetry, hoping to hear it on the air. Larry sometimes quotes Shakespeare on his program. On one occasion, Eleanor heard Larry say, "Mom, I know you're listening -- did I get it right?" In the 1950s, author Eve Merriam observed that people were more secretive and guarded about money matters than they were about their sex lives. Thirty years have changed all that. While other shows take listeners into the boudoir, the Korn shows ex- pose real people who are at risk for possible criminal prosecu- tion, as well as others' some- times amazingly naive legal — and illegal — boo-boos. To ob- tain free counsel that could help them to get on track again, callers tell all. Like a Smothers brother, does a caller feel that his par- ent really did love brother more? Though his inheritance problems may require both Monte and Larry, sympathetic listeners may come to recog- nize that the best of wills may leave a fall-out of sibling rival- ries. Or worse, there may be no will at all .. . Such drama can be compel- ling, instructive, entertaining. As one critic who considers these dialogues show business wryly observes, "They're cer- tainly worth the price of ad- mission." While commending the pub- lic service aspects of both shows, some traditionalists view "media professionals" negatively, along with profes- sionals who advertise. But who is to know if the critics aren't taking mental notes as they, too, listen in? Undoubtedly, should the Korns ever aspire to producing a sitcom about their family, there are plenty of sub- plots to be had, and a large cast will be required. Larry's twin, Linda, wife of Dr. Mark Diem, mother of Jef- frey, 18 months, is a special ed teacher and Borman Hall vol- unteer. Then there is Dr. How- ard Korn, and his wife, Lynne; Judge Stephen Korn, District Judge; daughter JoAnne, and her husband Dr. Michael Rowe, all of Oakland County. Newlywed Rick, and his bride are in Jerusalem, where he is studying to become a Judaic judge. Howard Korn is a prac- ticing veterinarian in San Francisco. Nancy, the youngest, is in law school in Coral Gables, Florida. With so much activity going on, is there time for reflection? Monte responds, "I am always conscious of my respon- sibilities as a Jew." It is not enough, he says, to ask many conference planners to donate his speaker's fee to the Istanbul synagogue which was desecrated and to support other Jewish causes. "Treating every member of my audience with respect and dignity is part of my Jewish- ness." fl CCS Institute Names Dancer The Institute of Music and Dance, an affiliate of the Cen- ter for Creative Studies, an- nounces that dancer Joanne Danto has been appointed to its faculty. Beginning this month, Danto will teach ballet for youth and adults at IMD/ North, located in the Interna- tional School on 13 Mile and Evergreen Road. A former principal dancer with the Pennsylvania, Jof- frey, and National Ballet Companies, Danto also has worked with George Balan- chine. She has appeared with the ballet companies of Frankfort, Louisville, Mary- land and Chicago. A native Detroiter, Danto has recently returned to the area upon completion of her duties as guest teacher at the Ballet Academy of Gothen- berg, Sweden. In 1985, she was guest master teacher at Teatro Filarmonico and ballet mis- tress at Centro Internazionale Danza iii Verona, Italy. Addi- tional teaching credits include the Interlochen Arts Academy, Marygrove College and the University of Michigan. For information on IMD dance classes, call the Institute of Music and Dance, 831-2870.