30 Minutes (TV program) explained

30 Minutes is an American educational newsmagazine television program that aired on CBS on Saturdays from 1978 to 1982 following its Saturday-morning cartoon lineup. Patterned after 60 Minutes, its topics ranged from acne and rock bands to the Ku Klux Klan and juvenile defendants.^[1]

The show was hosted by Christopher Glenn, Betsy Aaron (1978-1980) and Betty Ann Bowser (1980-1981).^[2]

Guests

The program featured interviews with upcoming celebrities such as Stockard Channing, and music groups like The Police.

Producers

• Madeline Amgott, awarded three Daytime Emmys for her work on 30 Minutes^[3]
• Catherine Olian
• Martin Smith

Notes and References

1. Book: TV Guide Guide to TV. 2004. Barnes & Noble. 0-7607-5634-1. 635. registration.
2. Book: Woolery . George W. . Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series . 1985 . The Scarecrow Press . 0-8108-1651-2 . 505–506.
3. News: Madeline Amgott Dead: Pioneering Female TV News Producer Dies at 92 . . 2014-07-22 . 2014-08-14.