Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from ABC Evening News for Thursday, Jan 17, 1991


Title: Gulf War Coverage -- ABC -- 01/17/1991 -- Thursday

Abstract:

  • Reporters: Barry Serafin / Dean Reynolds / Bill Redeker / Mark Litke / John Donvan / Dennis Troute / Bob Jamieson / Peter Jennings / Bob Zelnick / Jim Wooten / Greg Dobbs / Sheila MacVicar
  • Contributions: Maj. General Roger Sheer / Orr Kelley
  • Interviews: Sen. Sam Nunn / Sen. Brock Adams / British Ambassador to the UN Sir David Hannay
  • Taped Segments: firing of Tomahawk missiles and interviews aboard the USS Wisconsin / situation in Northern Saudi Arabia /
  • Coverage on "The Gulf War" re: the Persian Gulf war, including continued coverage of the military developments in the war.

  • Begin Time:11:00:00 am
    End Time:12:00:00 am
    TVN Record Number:659971
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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