Monday, September 13, 2010

Saturday School: In The News (1971)

CBS struck a gold mine when its news department decided to add a series of short news briefs to the network's Saturday morning lineup.

In The News was the follow-up to the animated In The Know, which Hanna-Barbera produced for the network a year earlier, featuring the cast of Josie & the Pussycats. While there are no In The Know clips presently available, there are quite a few of In The News, which was narrated for the bulk of its 15 year run by reporter Christopher Glenn, who would later be given a regular news program of his own, with the launch of 30 Minutes in 1978.

Here for you is a 1979 piece on The Who and the tragic concert in Cincinnati. Uploaded by Uncle Cathode.



In The News lasted 15 seasons, ending rather quietly in 1986, but would enjoy a brief revival in 1997-98. Today, ABC, NBC, & CBS all have weekend editions of their weekday morning talk-news programs to lead off their Saturday lineups, but for those who grew up with In The News, it's really the continuation of a tradition.

Rating: A.

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