Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from NBC Evening News for Monday, Aug 11, 1980


Title: Democratic National Convention

Abstract:
  • Live NBC news coverage of the 1980 Democratic National Convention in New York City, NY, hosted by John Chancellor and David Brinkley. With reports and analysis from Tom Brokaw, Douglas Kiker, Judy Woodruff, Jessica Savitch, Garrick Utley, Theodore White, Jim Cummins, Lloyd Dobbins, and Chris Wallace.
  • Live footage of interviews with Ron Brown, Representative Thomas Downey, Hugh Cannon, Representative Paul Simon, Donna Matteo, Governor Ella Grasso, Bill Brock, Representative William Armstrong, Leo La Londe, Ken Tilp, Governor Richard Lamm, Robert Strauss, and William Winpisinger.
  • Taped footage of interviews with Paul Kirk, Douglas Frazer, Joan Bannon, and Charles Evers.

  • Begin Time:03:59:30 pm
    End Time:04:56:50 pm
    TVN Record Number:856175
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1980-2009 Vanderbilt University
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