FT: RFK assassination coverage from ABC original broadcast - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

		Sitcoms Online Message Boards - Forums > Trading Post > Trading Post - Read Only (Archive)
FT: RFK assassination coverage from ABC original broadcast

SitcomsOnline.com News Blog Headlines
SitcomsOnline Digest: Rob Reiner Receives Posthumous Emmy Nomination; Season Premiere Date Set for American Horror Story
Great Entertainment Television Acquires House; Remembering Louise Lasser of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
78th Primetime Emmy Award Nominations; Disney's The Cheetah Girls: Next Gen
Ian Ziering Hosting The CW Road Trip Series; Shark Tank Season 18 Guest Sharks
Great Entertainment Television's Psych 20th Anniversary Marathon; Netflix Announces Cast for Myron Bolitar
Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness Capsule; Michael Weatherly Returns to NCIS
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows; This Week in Sitcoms (Week of July 6, 2026)

New on DVD and Blu-ray

11/04/25 - Happy's Place - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11/25 - Rick and Morty - Season 8 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11/25 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fifteenth Season (DVD)
11/11/25 - Two and a Half Men - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/02/25 - Tom and Jerry - The Golden Era Anthology (1940-1958) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
12/16/25 - Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/16/25 - Wally Gator - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
01/20/26 - The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Golden Age Collection (Blu-ray)
01/27/26 - The New Fred and Barney Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/11/26 - Tom and Jerry - The Complete CinemaScope Collection (Blu-ray)
03/24/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
04/11/26 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Fourth Season (DVD)
04/21/26 - Famous Studios Champion Collection (Blu-ray) (DVD)
05/19/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (DVD)
05/19/26 - Looney Tunes Cartoons - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
07/14/26 - The Office - The Complete Series - Superfan Extended Episodes (Blu-ray)
07/28/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray)
More Recent and Upcoming TV DVD and Blu-ray Releases / TV Shows on DVD, Blu-ray and Prime Video / DVD Reviews Archive

Search Sitcoms Online:

Please make a donation if you can help with Sitcoms Online's web hosting costs. Thanks for your support!
We receive a small commission on all DVDs, Blu-rays, CDs, Books, and any other items ordered through our Amazon.com links as an associate. Thanks for using our links for your online shopping!

Thread Tools Search this Thread

08-15-2005, 03:05 PM #1

justins5256

Member

Forum 3000 Club Member

Join Date: Aug 08, 2002

Posts: 3,866

FT: RFK assassination coverage from ABC original broadcast

Hi,

I recently obtained 7 hours of live ABC coverage of the Robert F. Kennedy assassination in June 1968. The coverage begins a few minutes before midnight on June 4. You see Kennedy's entire victory speech live at the Ambassador. After the speech, the network goes back to the anchorman for some brief commentary, and they are about to sign off the air when news of the shooting arrives. For several minutes you see a stationary shot of the newsroom and people are milling about, picking up phones etc. while elevator music plays and a voiceover occasionally says "please stand by for a special ABC news bulletin". Finally, the anchorman announces that Kennedy has been shot. It is very strange to watch. The coverage continues unedited for 8 hours with only one hour missing somewhere towards the end (tape must have run out or been recorded over).

This is from New York affiliate W-ABC, and I have been told is the original broadcast. The quality is decent considering the age. Maybe an 8/10.

E-mail if interested in obtaining this rare coverage. TRADES ONLY!!!!

justins5256

View Public Profile

Find More Posts by justins5256

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Thread Tools

Show Printable Version

Search this Thread

Advanced Search

Posting Rules

You may not post new threads

You may not post replies

You may not post attachments

You may not edit your posts

BB code is On

Smilies are On

[IMG] code is On

HTML code is Off

Forum Rules

Forum Jump

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 08:14 PM.

Contact Us - Sitcoms Online - Archive - Privacy Statement - DMCA Policy - Top

Although the administrators and moderators of the Sitcoms Online Message Boards will attempt to keep all objectionable messages off this forum, it is impossible for us to review all messages. All messages express the views of the author, and neither the owners of the Sitcoms Online Message Boards, nor vBulletin Solutions Inc. (developers of vBulletin) will be held responsible for the content of any message. The owners of the Sitcoms Online Message Boards reserve the right to remove, edit, move or close any thread for any reason.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2026, vBulletin Solutions Inc.

08-15-2005, 03:05 PM	#1
justins5256 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 08, 2002 Posts: 3,866	FT: RFK assassination coverage from ABC original broadcast Hi, I recently obtained 7 hours of live ABC coverage of the Robert F. Kennedy assassination in June 1968. The coverage begins a few minutes before midnight on June 4. You see Kennedy's entire victory speech live at the Ambassador. After the speech, the network goes back to the anchorman for some brief commentary, and they are about to sign off the air when news of the shooting arrives. For several minutes you see a stationary shot of the newsroom and people are milling about, picking up phones etc. while elevator music plays and a voiceover occasionally says "please stand by for a special ABC news bulletin". Finally, the anchorman announces that Kennedy has been shot. It is very strange to watch. The coverage continues unedited for 8 hours with only one hour missing somewhere towards the end (tape must have run out or been recorded over). This is from New York affiliate W-ABC, and I have been told is the original broadcast. The quality is decent considering the age. Maybe an 8/10. E-mail if interested in obtaining this rare coverage. TRADES ONLY!!!!