Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from NBC Evening News for Wednesday, Jul 18, 1984


Title: Today

Abstract:
  • Live NBC morning news program "Today," notable for its coverage of the 1984 Democratic National Convention, from San Francisco, CA, hosted by Bryant Gumbel and Jane Pauley. With reports and analysis from John Palmer, Willard Scott, Kenley Jones, David Burrington, Heidi Schulman, Mike Leonard, David Hazinski, Don Porter, Ken Bode, Jack Germond (Baltimore Evening Sun), David Broder (Washington Post), Mary Nissenson, and Rick Davis.
  • Live footage of interviews with Linda Rabe, Sidney Blumenthal, Harry Britt, Gwenn Craig, Toe Yoshioka, Alfredo Salazar, Trudy Muller, William, Eleanor, and Ted Mondale, Willie Brown, and Larry and Lorenzo Pisoni.
  • Taped footage of interviews with Tom Cronin, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Joan Mondale, Walter Mondale, Lt. Col. Bobbi Weinberger, Mike O'Neil, Candy Clark, John Multap, Robert Strauss, Bob Muller, Cecil Moses, Francis DeWavrin, Harvey Steinman, Rodney Strong, Tor Kenward, and Jack Davies.
  • Taped footage of statements and/or speeches from Rev. Jesse Jackson, Governor Mario Cuomo, Rev. Jerry Falwell, President Ronald Reagan, Senator Gary Hart, and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

  • Begin Time:07:00:00 am
    End Time:08:56:20 am
    TVN Record Number:659543
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1984-2009 Vanderbilt University
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