Iran Hostage Crisis

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents

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"They took out an ad the next morning in ‘The New York Times’ or ‘The Washington Post’ saying, ‘ABC News will stay on the air with “America Held Hostage” until the hostages are released.’ Which, as it turned out, was 444 days after they were captured. By which time, that interim program that ABC News put on at 11:30 at night, it evolved into ‘ABC News Nightline.’ A permanent program." - Ted Koppel, News Anchor

Interviewees discuss the Iran Hostage Crisis.

Highlights

Ted Koppel on America Held Hostag e (which reported on the Iran Hostage Crisis) becoming ABC News Nightline contd.

10:46

Reza Badiyi on how the Iranian Hostage Crisis affected him and finally getting work on The Incredible Hulk

03:11

Sam Donaldson on covering the Iran Hostage Crisis

04:44

Max Schindler on covering the return of the hostages from Iran in 1981

02:04

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Reza Badiyi

Reza Badiyi on how the Iranian Hostage Crisis affected him and finally getting work on The Incredible Hulk

03:11

Sam Donaldson

Sam Donaldson on covering the Iran Hostage Crisis

04:44

Linda Ellerbee

Linda Ellerbee on covering the return of the American hostages from Iran in 1981

05:30

Ted Koppel

Ted Koppel on America Held Hostag e (which reported on the Iran Hostage Crisis) becoming ABC News Nightline contd.

10:46

Robert MacNeil

Robert MacNeil on almost interviewing the Ayatollah Khomeini

04:17

Robert MacNeil on attempting to interview the Ayatollah Khomeini

02:11

Bill Monroe

Bill Monroe on Meet the Press' coverage of Iran circa 1979, during the Iran Hostage Crisis

08:44

Max Schindler

Max Schindler on covering the return of the hostages from Iran in 1981

02:04

Reese Schonfeld

Reese Schonfeld on CNN's coverage of the release of the hostages at the conclusion of the Iran Hostage Crisis

01:09

Mike Wallace

Mike Wallace on his 60 Minutes interview with Ayatollah Khomeini

04:34

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