Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from NBC Evening News for Tuesday, Jul 19, 1988


Title: Today

Abstract:
  • Live NBC morning news program "Today," notabe for its coverage of the 1988 Democratic National Convention, live on location in Atlanta, Georgia, hosted by Bryant Gumbel and Jane Pauley. With reports and analysis from John Palmer, Willard Scott, Andrea Mitchell, and Robert Hager.
  • Live footage of interviews with Steve Selig, Robert Cahn, Edmund Muskie, William Hyland, Terry Maple, and Billy Densmore.
  • Taped footage of interviews with Governor Michael Dukakis, Frank Reed, Senator Lloyd Bentsen, and Betty Talmadge.
  • Taped footage of speeches and statements from Reverend Jesse Jackson, Representative Ron Dellums, and Governor Michael Dukakis.
  • NOTE: The first hour (7:00-8:00AM) of this broadcast was missed.

  • Begin Time:08:00:00 am
    End Time:08:58:40 am
    TVN Record Number:659702
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1988-2009 Vanderbilt University
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