CBS Evening News 'DEBACLE' With Bob Schieffer 1977

Possibly the worst network news on-air debacle ever for an evening newscast. Listen as the show producer shouts to Schieffer to 'start with section two, start with section 2' then slams a door closed. The black air you see is just the way it aired!

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[halfhoosierhein]

"possibly the worst network news on-air debacle ever for an evening newscast"

umm ... did i miss something? did that really warrant "the worst debacle ever" title?

[thecardsaysmoops]

First, I said "possibly the worst." Second, can you document ONE network news program with more critical problems at the start of the show?

[thecardsaysmoops]

I have a question for those watching these clips:

Is there any way to change the image icon that identifies a clip? Thanks.

[mobilene]

It's outstanding to see your clips. How did you capture them?

[thecardsaysmoops]

The earliest ones were Kinescopes (1950's and some 1960'S; early Renick shows were captured on 2" tape, then over the years, either taped directly on or transferred to 3/4" tape, then DVC pro and finally to DVD (hopefully the last dubs)!

[ASKconard]

Where did you get all of these old newscasts?

[thecardsaysmoops]

I've worked for WTVJ since 1969 and have been saving things I thought were important since my first day here. Now, FINALLY, the chance to share them with others! I got the tapes from the 50's and early 60's from those who were here before me. People at the station know I'm the 'archive' of WTVJ!

[tvgator1]

Schieffer's a TOTAL professional. He handled that as well as possible

[Devit123]

That is Very funny; the producer's whiny voice, slamming door, dead air, admitting technicla difficuly, and Bob S. trying to hold back a grin or laugh the whole time. It's almost like watching Chevy Chase deliver the news on SNL from 1977.

[sldl04]

Bob Schieffer is one of the most respected news reporters on television. He handled this with class...

[ThePretzelHead]

we are going to regroup now, put down the pipe, and focus. I'm serious, this is our jobs people

!

[noahf67]

Hey, when that light goes on and things blow, you just have to deal. With more and more stuff computer-based nowadays, it's astonishing to know just how much can go flat at the worst times. We've seen it happen.

[toresbe]

Nicely handled. Gotta ask though: Why are you videoing a TV screen to do the transfers?

[Teflon65]

Not quite a debacle, but an interesting foul up.

[moxie96]

we don't hear that typewriter clackery noise in news anymore, I'm old enough to remember it though I'm just 33

[DontCancelThisAcctYT]

If Bob Schieffer had been introduced to Just For Men, he may have gotten Couric's gig. But Mr Gray don't get no anchor play (or pay).

[MediaWatchDawg]

@thecardsaysmoops I knew a woman at my local ABC affiliate who was known as the "archive." But never understood why since she was the front-desk receptionist.

0.o

[elc1960]

If anything, this clip proves that Bob Schieffer should have been kept on as CBS' evening news anchor instead of wasting all that money and hiring Katie Couric simply because she was younger and pretty. She caught a lucky break interviewing Sarah Palin, who was a train wreck waiting to happen and Katie happened to be in the right place at the right time. She asked Palin an innocuous question, and Sarah became the proverbial "deer in the headlights" that may have cost McCain the Presidency.

[sr71ablackbird]

As far as I can tell this must have been around maybe the 70s on a weekend. That is when he usually did the news, on weekends, that is. And sometimes filling in.