Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CNN Evening News for Wednesday, Feb 20, 1991


Title: Gulf War Coverage -- CNN -- 02/20/1991 -- Wednesday

Abstract:

  • Reporters: Donna Kelley / Bob Cain / Gene Randall / Mary Tillotson / Brian Jenkins / Mark Walton
  • Interview: John Gilbert / Baderia Al-Awadi
  • Taped Segments: Allies ready for ground war / US plane shot down / Iraqi artillery vs. Allies / excerpt of interview with Vitaly Churkin / excerpt of interview with Leonid Zamythian / "Special Reports" re: post war Middle East
  • Coverage re: Persian Gulf War, including Soviet peace initiative, Persian Gulf oil spills, reporting from Fort Bragg, war poll.

  • Begin Time:08:00:00 am
    End Time:08:58:00 am
    TVN Record Number:660872
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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