Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from PBS Evening News for Tuesday, Dec 29, 1981


Title: Inside Story: Eye of the Beholder

Abstract:

An in-depth look at religious groups’ opposition to television. How their quest to clean-up TV is raising censorship issues with television executives and writers. Hosted by Hodding Carter.

With comments by: Newton Minow, Sen. Abraham Ribicoff, Sen. John Pastore, Nicholas Johnson, Grace Baisinger, Rev. Jerry Falwell, Rev. Donald Wildman, John Lofton, Daniel Yankelovich, Robert Alley, Lottie Beth Hobbs, several unnamed activists, David Gerber, Richard Levinson, Norman Lear, E. Duke Vincent, Michael Ross, James Duffy, Gene Mater, Robert Mulholland, Andrew Schroder, Dewitt Mallary, and Dr. Everett Parker.

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Begin Time:08:00:10 am
End Time:08:58:40 am
TVN Record Number:906804
Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1981-2009 Vanderbilt University
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