Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from NBC Evening News for Wednesday, Mar 09, 1988


Title: Today

Abstract:
  • Live NBC morning news program, notable for its coverage of the 1988 Super Tuesday primaries, hosted by Bryant Gumbel and Jane Pauley. With reports and analysis from John Palmer, Willard Scott, Jim Cummins, Dan Molina, Steve Mallory, Jim Miklaszewski, Tom Pettit, and Viscount Althorp.
  • Live footage of interviews with Reverend Jesse Jackson, Governor Michael Dukakis, Senator Albert Gore, Representative Cardiss Collins, William Schneider, Robert Ludlum, Pat Robertson, John Sears, Bob Squier, Merlin Olsen, Jessica Walter, and Gregory Hines.
  • Taped footage of interviews with Bill Brock, Senator Max Baucus, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Gerald Austin, and Robert Taylor.
  • Taped footage of speeches and statements from Vice-President George Bush, Senator Robert Dole, Senator Albert Gore, Reverend Jesse Jackson, and Representative Richard Gephardt.

  • Begin Time:07:00:00 am
    End Time:08:58:40 am
    TVN Record Number:659689
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1988-2009 Vanderbilt University
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