The Investigators - Public Service Broadcasting Pt.1

DateOctober 18 1972

Can DescriptionsOn can: 10/18/72 A On leader: P-1 "The Investigators" Public Service Broadcasting October 18th 1972 Other leader slugs: P-1 "The Investigators" Public Broadcasting October 18th 1972 Part II

Viewing NotesAudio is muffled in sections. Interview a man about the need to keep the media and government separate. Interview with someone from WGBH of PBS? about how a reduced budget is affecting their programming. Behind the scenes footage of WGBH Julia Child on set, 2-inch machine running with images of Sesame Street on the monitor. Shot of a radio tower. Reporter stand up in front of the White House in Washington DC regarding President Nixon's veto of funding for Public Broadcasting. Interview with a man from the President's Office of Telecommunications Policy about why they thought the Corporation of Public Broadcasting was spending too much on funding programming at a national level as opposed to local programming. Man from public broadcasting refutes this arguement. B-roll of the White House, interviews, cameras and monitors, set up for congressional hearing? Interview with a man about how the cut back in funds is damaging PBS programming. Reel 1 of 2. See Acc. 2394.02093