ABC Scope explained

Genre:	Documentary
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Num Seasons:	4
Network:	ABC

ABC Scope was a public affairs program that appeared on the ABC television network from November 11, 1964 to March 2, 1968,^[1] hosted by Howard K. Smith, the future anchor of the ABC Evening News.^[2] News reporters Louis Rukeyser, Frank Reynolds and John Scali also appeared. The program provided its viewer with an in-depth look at the important political, economic and social issues that the world faced in the mid-to-late 1960s. Although Smith hosted the show, the program provided its audience with one-on-one interviews of important newsmakers, documentaries on various subjects and roundtable discussions between a group of experts.

Many editions dealt with a review of the week in the Vietnam War.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: ABC Scope - Series - Episode List - TV Tango. 2021-02-01. tvtango.com.
2. Web site: Howard K. Smith. 2021-02-01. Spartacus Educational.
3. Web site: Vietnam on Film and Television: Documentaries in the Library of Congress: Guides & Finding Aids (Motion Picture and Television Reading Room, Libraryof Congress). 2021-02-01. www.loc.gov.