News talk 2014-02-07: Beatles on Huntley-Brinkley

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February 7, 2014

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Beatle’s first TV introduction in U.S. not on Ed Sullivan, but on NBC’s Huntley-Brinkley newscast
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Mike Caro says:

Sadly, the video of this newscast has been lost, but the four-minute audio is preserved and can be heard along with the story. In recent years, I’ve been astonished to learn how many historic television programs — sitcoms, newscasts, variety shows, and more — were recorded, but not saved.

Many were taped over to save cost. Why didn’t people realize the great historic value these would have? — MC