Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from NBC Evening News for Friday, Jul 18, 1980


Title: The Today Show

Abstract:
  • Live NBC morning news program "The Today Show," notable for its coverage of the 1980 Republican National Convention in Detroit, Michigan, hosted by Tom Brokaw and Jane Pauley. With reports and analysis from Willard Scott, Bill Lynch, Fred Francis, Phil Bremen, John Dancy, Bob Jamieson, Bob Abernathy, David Burrington, Jim Bittermann, Ken Root, Jack Germond (Washington Start), Tom Pettit, David Broder (Washington Post), Irving R. Levine, and Eric Byrnes.
  • Live footage of interviews with George Bush, Richard Wirthlin, Mike Peters, Bill Shores, and Mary Crisp.
  • Taped footage of speeches from Ronald Reagan, President Jimmy Carter, and George Bush.
  • Taped footage of interviews with Governor Bob Graham, Wayne Bradener, Representative John Anderson, Bill Brock, and Dick Jones.

  • Begin Time:07:00:00 am
    End Time:08:58:30 am
    TVN Record Number:855224
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1980-2009 Vanderbilt University
    More Information:Contact the staff of the Archive.

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