NBC-TV launched its first nightly newscast with a 10-minute program called Camel
Newsreel Theater hosted by John Cameron Swayze (above). It featured newsreels
from Fox Movietone News with Swayze providing voice-overs.
Archive for February 16th, 2011
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Feb
FIRST NBC NIGHTLY NEWS ON THIS DATE IN 1948
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Feb
LEVAR BURTON IS 54 TODAY
LeVar Burton, is a German-born actor, director, producer and author. He is
well-known for portraying Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award-winning ABC-TV
miniseries Roots, based on the novel by Alex Haley. He is also known for
his portrayal of Geordi LaForge on the syndicated science fiction series
Star Trek: The Next Generation.
LeVar Burton in Roots
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