Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from ABC Evening News for Thursday, Jan 18, 1990


Title: Nightline

Abstract:

Live discussion re: the McMartin Pre-school child molestation trial involving defendants Raymond Buckey and Peggy McMartin Buckey with Ted Koppel (ABC), jurors Brenda Williams and Sally Cordova, social worker Kee MacFarlane, Judge William Pounders, John and Marymae Cioffi, Attorney Lael Rubin, and Attorney Danny Davis; taped segment with James Walker (ABC), jurors John Breens, Williams, Daryl Hutchins, Julie Peters, and Cordova, and Judge Pounders; live reports re: drug arrest of DC Mayor Marion Barry with Koppel and Jeanne Meserve (ABC), including an excerpt of 12/29/88 statement by Barry, and live discussion with former US Attorney Joseph DiGenova; this recording is incomplete as broadcast actually concluded at 12:34AM.

Begin Time:11:30:00 pm
End Time:12:31:00 am
TVN Record Number:646560
Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1990-2009 Vanderbilt University
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