Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from NBC Evening News for Sunday, Jan 20, 1991


Title: Gulf War Coverage -- NBC -- 01/20/1991 -- Sunday

Abstract:

1st hour (12:19-12:20PM, 12:53-12:55PM, 12:58-1PM):

  • Reporters: Garrick Utley / Arthur Kent
  • Live updates re: the Persian Gulf war, including Scud missile warnings in Dhahran. 2nd hour (1-1:03PM, 1:08-1:12PM, 1:15- 1:21PM, 1:27-1:30PM)
  • Reporters: Garrick Utley / Tom Brokaw / Arthur Kent / Fred Francis
  • Taped Segments: reaction by Arthur Kent to initial Scud missile alert
  • Live updates on the Persian Gulf war, including Scud missile attacks on Dhahran; brief excerpts of General Norman Schwarzkopf's "Meet the Press" interview; quotes from a radio address by Saddam Hussein. 3rd hour (2:05-2:06PM, 2:11-2:16PM):
  • Reporters: Tom Brokaw / Arthur Kent
  • Military Briefing: Pete Williams (from the Pentagon) (2:12- 2:15PM)
  • Live updates on the Persian Gulf war, including Scud missile attacks on Saudi Arabia. 4th hour (3:03-3:11PM, 3:49-4PM):
  • Reporters: Tom Brokaw / Tom Aspell / Fred Francis / Arthur Kent
  • Live updates on the Persian Gulf war, including Patriot intercepts of Scud missiles over Saudi Arabia; scenes of Cruise missile damage in Baghdad; Allied casualty/POW figures; scenes of Dhahran under missile attack. 5th hour (4:05-4:14PM, 4:47-4:53PM):
  • Reporters: Tom Brokaw / Arthur Kent / George Lewis / Fred Francis / Charles McLean
  • Live updates on the Persian Gulf war.

  • Begin Time:01:15:00 pm
    End Time:01:25:37 pm
    TVN Record Number:898999
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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