30 Minutes (TV program)

30 Minutes is an American educational news magazine television program that aired on CBS on Saturdays from 1978 to 1982 following its Saturday morning cartoon lineup. Patterned after 60 Minutes, its topics ranged from acne and rock bands to the Ku Klux Klan and juvenile defendants.[1]

Not to be confused with 60 Minutes.

The show was hosted by Christopher Glenn, Betsy Aaron (1978-1980) and Betty Ann Bowser (1980-1981).[2]

Guests

The program featured interviews with upcoming celebrities such as Stockard Channing, and music groups like The Police.

Producers
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gollark: Potential to do what, lose money?
gollark: He could just buy gold, which would make *some* sense.
gollark: Apparently this person has no understanding of economics whatsoever.
gollark: I think we ended up not visiting any glaciers because the interesting ones were on the other side of Iceland and would have been too far to visit.

References
  1. TV Guide Guide to TV. Barnes & Noble. 2004. pp. 635. ISBN 0-7607-5634-1.
  2. Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 505–506. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
  3. "Madeline Amgott Dead: Pioneering Female TV News Producer Dies at 92". Variety. 2014-07-22. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
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