Vanderbilt Television News Archive

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


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

Abstract:

1st hour:

  • Reporters: Bryant Gumbel / Katherine Couric / Joe Garagiola / Tom Brokaw / Tom Aspell / Jim Miklaszewski / Lisa Myers / Faith Daniels / Ike Seamans / Jamie Gangel / Deborah Roberts
  • Interviews: Vitaly Ignatenko / George Joffe / Admiral Henry Mustin (Ret.)
  • Taped Segments: final US preparations for a ground assault
  • Coverage on "Today" re: the Persian Gulf war, including issues related to the Soviet peace plan and the imminent US ground assault, the situation in Baghdad, and US amphibious operations in the Gulf. 2nd hour:
  • Reporters: Bryant Gumbel / Katherine Couric / Joe Garagiola / Faith Daniels / Tom Aspell / Jamie Gangel / Martin Fletcher / Don Oliver / Dennis Murphy
  • Interviews: Jack Germond, Andrea Mitchell, David Broder / Lt. Col. John McNulty, CWO Peter Motrynczuk
  • Taped Segments: conditions in Baghdad / Israel's view of the war / German reaction the the imminent ground war / the plight of the Palestinians
  • Coverage on "Today" re: the Persian Gulf war, including issues related to the Soviet peace plan and the imminent US ground assault, and a look at field rations for US troops in the Gulf.

  • Begin Time:07:00:00 am
    End Time:08:58:00 am
    TVN Record Number:660895
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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