Today Show 30th Anniversary: January 14, 1982 (Part 1)
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- Опубликовано: 7 янв 2012
- On the 60th anniversary of the Today Show, Platypus Comix presents the 30th anniversary of the Today Show, featuring rare early footage and the final living appearances of many of the original hosts. The original, Dave Garroway, died shortly after he appeared here.
Part 1: The history behind J. Fred Muggs. Bryant Gumbel, Jane Pauley, Willard Scott
Thank you for this footage; this is golden. I did not know the original TODAY host was still alive at this anniversary show. (I watched some of it then, but must've been out of the living room when this segment was on.) It's the only time I've seen him (and "saver" Lescoulie) in color on videotape, so this is special. May these archival files remain forever. Peace.
This happened not too long after a BIG Change happened at NBC News. Brokaw left the Today Show to become anchor of NBC Nightly News, which was a title he held from 1982 until 2004. Taking Brokaw's place as Jane Pauley's co-host was Bryant Gumbel, fresh from NBC's Sports Division.
That had to be such an honor of Bryant and Jane to sit down and talk to Todays original anchor Dave Garroway and his on air companion and savior Jack Lescoulie
Gumbel had just started hosting the show 10 days earlier. Also, the "events of yesterday in Washington, D.C." that he was referring to before he was cut off (probably by whoever recorded this or edited this) was the Air Florida Flight 90 crash into the Potomac River.
Gumbel was so smug and full of himself he singlehandedly made Today less appealing.
Trivia: Between 1971 and 1974 all the regular anchors of TODAY were alive. Savannah Guthrie, the last to be born, was born in 1971 and Frank McGee, the first to die, died in 1974,
Frank McGee was one of the best News Journalists who seems to be forgotten in mention in recent reunions. McGee deserve the same credit Tom Brokaw had received.
Sadly, this will be Dave Garroway's last appearance before he took his life
I remember watching this back in 1982, as I recall seeing Mr. Garroway showing that week's TV GUIDE for the picture of J. Fred Muggs. Jack Lescoulie spoke in memory of Mr. Garroway 5 years later at the time of TODAY's 35th anniversary. He passed away later that year, and Frank Blair passed away on March 14, 1995, the 20th anniversary of his TODAY show retirement. Ironically, J. Fred Muggs is still reportedly living at age 72, born shortly after the show's 1952 premiere.
1950's the best time in television!
Dave Garroway wound up committing suicide not too long after this correct?
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Yes, I think it was about six months afterward. Very sad and unfortunate.
Pat Weaver is Sigourney Weaver's dad.
Dave at age 69 looked 15-20 years older than that.
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