CNN SOVIET COUP COVERAGE, HOUR 91: "CNN EARLY
PRIME" AND "SHOWBIZ TODAY" (TV)
Summary
Continued from T:27740. The 91st hour of CNN's
coverage of the attempted coup against Soviet President
Mikhail Gorbachev. On "CNN Early Prime," Lou Waters and
Sharyl Attkisson review developments in the Soviet
Union: the statue of KGB founder Felix Dzerzhinsky has
been toppled in Moscow by a cheering crowd; Gorbachev
has made some appointments to the positions formerly
held by the coup leaders; and Anatoly Lukianov, chairman
of the Supreme Soviet and an old friend of Gorbachev's,
has been accused by Russian President Boris Yeltsin's
office of masterminding the coup. Following a report on
the western European reaction to the day's developments,
Attkisson interviews economist Padma Desai about the
measures that the Soviet and Russian leadership must
take to solve the food shortage problem. Myron Kandel
concludes the program with the day's business news.
On "Showbiz Today," hosts Bella Shaw and Laurin Sydney
introduce a piece on the voting system for the Emmys,
which will be awarded later in the week. Other
highlights include interviews with actor/producer
Kenneth Branagh and actress Mary Beth Hurt; a report on
the Festival Latino, a series of Latin American films
shown in New York City; a look at country music's growth
in popularity; and a profile of actor Scott Bakula. The
program ends with a preview of "The World Today" by
Catherine Crier. Continues with T:27545.
Includes commercials for National Geographic World
magazine, Era Plus laundry detergent, Kellogg's All-Bran
cereal, AT&T, FiberCon, Fantastik spray cleaner,
Daihatsu, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Soloflex
exercise machines, MCI, Sterling by Rover, People
magazine, Betty Crocker Light cake and frosting, Mail
Boxes Etc., Kellogg's Fun Pak, and the NordicTrack
exercise machine; and promos for the feature film "Dead
Again," the TBS television presentation of the film "The
Searchers," CNN programs, and The Family Channel.
Cataloging of this program was made possible by a grant
from the Times Mirror Foundation.
Details
- NETWORK: CNN
- DATE: August 22, 1991 5:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:59:50
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:27741
- GENRE: News
- SUBJECT HEADING: American Medical Association (AMA); Channel Islands Nature Sanctuary (California); Country music; Emmy awards; Latin America - Films; Sports; U S S R - Economic conditions; U S S R - History - Attempted coup, 1991
- SERIES RUN: CNN - TV, 1991
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - AT&T
- TV - Commercials - Betty Crocker Light cake and frosting
- TV - Commercials - Cancer Treatment Centers of America
- TV - Commercials - Daihatsu
- TV - Commercials - Era Plus laundry detergent
- TV - Commercials - Fantastik spray cleaner
- TV - Commercials - FiberCon
- TV - Commercials - Kellogg's All-Bran cereal
- TV - Commercials - Kellogg's Fun Pak cereal
- TV - Commercials - MCI
- TV - Commercials - Mail Boxes Etc.
- TV - Commercials - National Geographic World magazine
- TV - Commercials - NordicTrack exercise machine
- TV - Commercials - People magazine
- TV - Commercials - Soloflex exercise machines
- TV - Commercials - Sterling by Rover
- TV - Promos - "Dead Again" (film)
- TV - Promos - "The Searchers" (film)
- TV - Promos - CNN
- TV - Promos - The Family Channel
CREDITS
- Sharyl Attkisson … Anchor
- Lou Waters … Anchor
- Laurin Sydney … Host, "Showbiz Today"
- Bella Shaw … Host, "Showbiz Today"
- Rick Sallinger … Reporter
- Myron Kandel … Reporter
- Sherry Claypool … Reporter
- Jaques Attali
- Jim Bakker
- Scott Bakula
- Barbara Barri
- Kenneth Branagh
- George Bush
- Bob Carpenter
- Catherine Crier
- Jeffrey Dahmer
- Charlie Daniels
- Dana Delany
- Padma Desai
- Felix Dzerzhinsky
- Vince Gill
- Mikhail Gorbachev
- Berry Gordy
- Jeff Hanna
- David Hinds
- Mary Beth Hurt
- Viktor Komplektov
- John Laverence
- Anatoly Lukianov
- John Major
- Gyorgy Matyukhin
- Geoff Mayfield
- Esai Morales
- Elizabeth Pena
- Suzanne Pleshette
- Lee Purcell
- George Segal
- Betty Thomas
- Van Shelton, Ricky
- Cecilia Vega
- Boris Yeltsin