Description: Berths from the previous year's America's Cup in Newport are being plowed over to create a time-share complex. Review of what happened last year and what the New York Yacht club would have to do to win the cup back from Australia. Footage of the construction, the marina, shots from the American Cup race, interview with Executive Director of the New York Yacht Club Tom Ehman, a boat unveiling, and Australia tourism commercial with the winner of the America's Cup. Reporter voice-over through reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/26/1984
Description: Black and white stock footage of baseball games. Interview with Happy Chandler on his time as commissioner, shots past commissioners, interview with Bowie Kuhn, and shots of new commissioner Peter Ueberroth at the summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Reporter voice-over throughout reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/01/1984
Description: Story on high school athletes sports injuries. Interview with Chris Nissan, who was paralyzed in a wrestling accident, footage of wrestling and football, interviews with doctors and a lawyer, basketball injury, and another person who was paralyzed in a sports accident, Chris Thompson, in a wheel chair. Some video problems. Reporter voice-over throughout reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/1984
Description: Footage of the Cubs in 1945, mistakes that they made during a recent playoff game, and Cubs fans after the game. Interviews with Dick Williams, Bob Dernier, and disappointed Cubs fans. Some video problems. Reporter voice-over throughout reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/08/1984
Description: Overview of the history of presidential debates in advance of the debate between Walter Mondale and Ronald Reagan. Footage of debates between John Kennedy and Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, Reagan and Carter, and Mondale and Gary Hart. Interview with a man about televised debates. Some video problems. Reporter voice-over throughout reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/06/1984
Description: A quick recap of the way the Democratic party has been moving since the 1968 National Convention and how Mondale is doing now. Footage from the Democratic convention in 1968, Gloria Steinem speaking in 1972, Jimmy Carter at the convention in 1972, Mondale on the campaign trail and speaking at a Union rally, introducing Geraldine Ferraro, shots of Ferraro on the campaign trail, Jesse Jackson, people campaigning for Gary Hart, people waiting for a train. Reporter voice-over throughout. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/12/1984
Description: Overview of the Democratic Primary candidates and what has happened in the race so far and the mistakes that have been made. Footage of John Glen, Walter Mondale, Gary Hart, and Jesse Jackson at debates and on the campaign trail with reporter voice over about their mistakes. Reporter standup. Footage of Ronald and Nancy Reagan on the White House lawn. Sound
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/11/1984
Description: Story on Geraldine Ferraro and why she was picked to run as Mondale's Vice President. Footage of Ferraro and Mondale in Minnesota, shots of other Vice Presidential possibilities - Lloyd Bentsen, Gary Hart, Mario Cuomo, and Michael Dukakis, Henry Cisneros, and Dianne Feinstein, shots of Ferraro on the campaign, and women from N.O.W. Reporter closing from the studio. Reporter voice over throughout. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/11/1984
Description: Elliot Richardson loses the Republican primary to replace Paul Tsongas Senate seat race to Ray Shamie. Overview of his career and why he doesn't fit in the new Republican Party. Footage of Richardson on the campaign trail and at the Republican National Convention, interview with Shamie, and Richardson campaign primary night party. Reporter voice-over through reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/19/1984
Description: A review of the invasion of Grenada on the one-year anniversary, what precedent it may have set, and the present situation in the country. Footage from the invasion of Grenada one-year previous, reporter standup, interview with Professor Robert Marr about the invasion, and shots of Grenada present day. Reporter voice-over throughout reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/25/1984