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Special News Broadcast recorded from NBC Evening News for Friday, Jan 18, 1991


Title: Gulf War Coverage -- NBC -- 01/18/1991 -- Friday

Abstract:

1st hour (5-6AM): [NOTE: the 5:29-6AM portion of this program was preempted locally.]

  • Reporters: Bryant Gumbel / Deborah Norville / Mike Boettcher / Katherine Couric / Martin Fletcher / Jim Miklaszewski
  • Contributions: Robin Wright
  • Interviews: Ehud Olmert
  • Taped Segments: excerpts of Pres. George Bush's press conference, taped earlier (5:09-5:13)
  • Coverage on special edition of "Today: America at War" re: the Persian Gulf war. 2nd hour (6-7AM):
  • Reporters: Bryant Gumbel / Deborah Norville / Martin Fletcher / Jim Miklaszewski / Katherine Couric / Tom Aspell
  • Contributions: Col. Harry Summers
  • Interviews: Sen. William Cohen
  • Military Briefings: General Norman Schwarzkopf and Lt. General Chuck Horner (from Riyahd) (6:06-6:39)
  • Continuing coverage on "Today" re: the Persian Gulf war. 3rd hour (7-8AM):
  • Reporters: Bryant Gumbel / Deborah Norville / Martin Fletcher / Mike Boettcher / Diana Koricke / Jim Cummins / Dennis Murphy / Robin Lloyd / Ed Rabel / Andrea Mitchell / John Chancellor
  • Contributions: Robin Wright
  • Interviews: Hussein Hammami / David Broder, Jack Germond / Maj. Ann Kenny, Veronica Miller, Ebony Miller, Nikki Jenkins
  • Taped Segments: Desert Storm Support Group of Dallas (Texas) / Jordanian reaction to Iraqi Scud missile attacks on Israel / British reaction to Iraqi missile attacks on Israel
  • Continuing coverage on "Today" re: the Persian Gulf war. 4th hour (8-9AM):
  • Reporters: Bryant Gumbel / Deborah Norville / Martin Fletcher / Jim Miklaszewski / Katherine Couric / Lisa Myers / Robin Lloyd / Robert Hager
  • Interviews: Anthony Massey / Cara Lynch, Joyce Johnson / Benjamin Netanyahu / Brian Jenkins / Rami Khouri
  • Taped Segments: terrorism
  • Continuing coverage on "Today" re: the Persian Gulf war. 5th hour (9-10AM):
  • Reporters: Bryant Gumbel / Deborah Norville / George Lewis / Katherine Couric / Jim Miklaszewski / Martin Fletcher / Tom Aspell
  • Contributions: Col. Harry Summers
  • Interviews: Phebe Marr, Alan Gerson / Michael Beschloss / Ellen Galinsky, Adam Lelyveld, La Tanya Harry, Sarah Leiwant
  • Taped Segments: conditions in Baghdad
  • Continuing coverage on "Today" re: the Persian Gulf war, including the capture of two US airmen by Iraqi. 6th hour (10-11AM):
  • Reporters: Bryant Gumbel / Deborah Norville / Jim Miklaszewski / George Lewis / Mike Boettcher / Katherine Couric / Dennis Murphy / Martin Fletcher / Mike Jensen
  • Interviews: Jonathon Kwitny, Patrick Glynn, Albert Carnesale / Albert Mokhiber, Amir El-Bayoumi
  • Taped Segments: pool video excerpts of statements by unidentified US pilot and other military personnel / reaction to the war by Arab-Americans / international markets/economy update
  • Continuing coverage on "Today" re: the Persian Gulf war, including identification by the Pentagon of the two US pilots captured by Iraq.

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    TVN Record Number:660071
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