Special - The Challenger Memorial

DateJanuary 31 1986

Can DescriptionsWCVB Special The Challenger Memorial 5:30--6pm 1/31/86 Friday, January 31, 1986

AbstractNatalie Jacobs and Chet Curtis host a special broadcast of the memorial service for the Space shuttle Challenger astronauts. Shirley McNerny reports live on the ceremony. Ronald Regan speaks at the memorial for Francis Richard Scobee, Michael Smith, Judith Reznick, Ellison Onizuka, Ronald McNair, Gregory Jarvis, and Christa McAuliffe. Airplane flyover. Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks in North Carolina. Ceremony for Judith Reznick at a synagogue in Ohio. Gov. Richard Celeste speaks. Clark Booth gives commentary over footage of the astronauts and other explorers. Pam Cross reports on a memorial for Christa McAuliffe in Concord, New Hampshire. Includes advertisements for: Hallmark, Service Merchandise, Bold detergent, and Luvs diapers.