Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from ABC Evening News for Thursday, Mar 11, 1993


Title: Primetime Live

Abstract:

  • Taped segment (entitled "Dear PrimeTime...") with Judd Rose (ABC), "New York Times" DC Editor Andrew Rosenthal, media critic Tom Rosenstiel, "60 Minutes" Executive Producer Don Hewitt, Sam Donaldson (ABC), Larry King (CNN), Carole Simpson (ABC), former White House Press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater, and others re: viewer mail critical of media coverage of the 1992 presidential election campaign.
  • Taped excerpts of an interview (entitled "Brothers in the 'Hood") by John Quinones (ABC) with Tim Goldman, whose videotapes shot during the Los Angeles (California) riots last April have been used in the prosecution of individuals involved in the riots, and excerpts of statements by photographer Bart Bartholomew, Goldman's brother Terry, Los Angeles SCLC Director Joe Higgs, and unidentified others.
  • Remainder of broadcast devoted to other subjects including an interview with Mary Tyler Moore.

  • Begin Time:09:00:00 pm
    End Time:09:59:00 pm
    TVN Record Number:647508
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1993-2009 Vanderbilt University
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