1986 (News Magazine)
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1986 was a news magazine on NBC
. It ran from June 10, 1986 to December 30, 1986. The lead anchors were Roger Mudd
and Connie Chung
. Maria Shriver
also contributed to the program.
The show was NBCs 14th attempt in 17 years to launch a prime time news program in a similar fashion that CBS (60 Minutes
) and ABC (20/20
) has successfully done. Roger Mudd was particularly agitated over the quick cancellation of the program.
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
. It ran from June 10, 1986 to December 30, 1986. The lead anchors were Roger Mudd
Roger Mudd
Roger Mudd is a U.S. television journalist and broadcaster, most recently as the primary anchor for The History Channel. Previously, Mudd was weekend and weekday substitute anchor of CBS Evening News, co-anchor of the weekday NBC Nightly News, and hosted NBC's Meet the Press, and NBC's American...
and Connie Chung
Connie Chung
Connie Chung, full name: Constance Yu-Hwa Chung Povich is an American journalist who has been an anchor and reporter for the U.S. television news networks NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, and MSNBC. Some of her more famous interview subjects include Claus von Bülow and U.S...
. Maria Shriver
Maria Shriver
Maria Owings Shriver is an American journalist and author of six best-selling books. She has received a Peabody Award, and was co-anchor for NBC's Emmy-winning coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympics. As executive producer of The Alzheimer's Project, Shriver earned two Emmy Awards and an Academy of...
also contributed to the program.
The show was NBCs 14th attempt in 17 years to launch a prime time news program in a similar fashion that CBS (60 Minutes
60 Minutes
60 Minutes is an American television news magazine, which has run on CBS since 1968. The program was created by producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation....
) and ABC (20/20
20/20
20/20 is an American "television newsmagazine", , broadcast on ABC since June 6, 1978. Created by ABC News executive Roone Arledge, the show was designed similarly to CBS's 60 Minutes but focuses more on human interest stories than international and political subjects...
) has successfully done. Roger Mudd was particularly agitated over the quick cancellation of the program.