CHANNEL 2 NEWS {TV AND ADVERTISING: EXCERPTS FROM
A SERIES OF SPECIAL "NEWSBREAKER REPORTS" BY JOHN
STOSSEL} (TV)
Summary
An excerpt from one in this series of newscasts, compiled for awards submission. In this series of special "Newsbreaker" reports by John Stossel on television and advertising, those appearing in interview segments include ABC vice president Al Schneider, board member of National Association of Broadcasters (NAB); Mobil Oil vice president Herb Schmertz; CBS vice president Donn O'Brien; George Lois of the advertising agency Lois, Pitts, Gershon; STP motor oil president Craig Nalen; Allan Beaver of Levine, Huntley, Smith, Plapler, and Beaver; Lew Brenner, vice president of Youngs Drugs; and Walter Bregman, president of Playtex. Appearing in excerpts from commercials are Pat and Debbie Boone, Wilt Chamberlain, Mickey Mantle, Don Meredith, George Bush, Ronald Reagan, Ted Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, J.B. Stoner (white supremacist Georgia gubernatorial candidate), Willie Mosconi, Wally Cox, Susan Anton, Jane Russell, and others.
Details
- NETWORK: WCBS-TV
- DATE: November 30, 1999 6:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:39:38
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T81:0280
- GENRE: News
- SUBJECT HEADING: Advertising
- SERIES RUN: WCBS (New York, NY) - TV, 1980
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Rolland Smith … Anchor
- Michele Marsh … Anchor
- Carol Martin … Anchor
- John Stossel … Reporter
- Susan Anton
- Allan Beaver
- Debbie Boone
- Pat Boone
- Walter Bregman
- Lew Brenner
- George Bush
- Jimmy Carter
- Wilt Chamberlain
- Wally Cox
- Kennedy, Edward (Ted)
- George Lois
- Mickey Mantle
- Don Meredith
- Willie Mosconi
- Craig Nalen
- Donn O'Brien
- Ronald Reagan
- Jane Russell
- Herb Schmertz
- Al Schneider
- J.B. Stoner