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ABC Scope was a public affairs program that appeared on the ABC television network from November 11, 1964 to March 2, 1968, hosted by Howard K. Smith, the future anchor of the ABC Evening News. 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.
Original Release
11/11/1964
US Release
11/11/1964
Cast
Name | Character |
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Howard K. Smith | Self / Self - Reporter / Self - Host / Self - Narrator |
Lou Cioffi | Self |
John Scali | Self / Self - State Dept. Correspondent / Self - Reporter |
Louis Rukeyser | Self |
Frank Reynolds | Self |
Peter Jennings | Self - Narrator |
Robert F. Kennedy | Self |
Nicholas Katzenbach | Self |
Richard Burton | Self |
Bob Young | Self - Narrator |
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Directors
Marvin Schlenker, Joseph L. Scanlan, Arthur Holch, Gerald Green
Writers
Petr Krenek, Ernest Rendrell, Arthur Holch
Cast
Name | Character |
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Howard K. Smith | Self / Self - Reporter / Self - Host / Self - Narrator |
Lou Cioffi | Self |
John Scali | Self / Self - State Dept. Correspondent / Self - Reporter |
Louis Rukeyser | Self |
Frank Reynolds | Self |
Peter Jennings | Self - Narrator |
Robert F. Kennedy | Self |
Nicholas Katzenbach | Self |
Richard Burton | Self |
Bob Young | Self - Narrator |
Gaine Cannon | Self |
William Sheehan | Self |
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. | Self - Interviewee |
Robert Shelton | Self |
Murphy Martin | Self - Reporter |
Richard N. Goodwin | Self |
Jack Smith | Self |
Arthur Schlesinger Jr. | Self |
Wilfred Burchett | Self |
Ray Maloney | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Thomas H. Wolf | Executive Producer |
Al Wallace | Producer |
Thomas Wolfe | Producer |
Don Dixon | Producer |
Andrew Pearson | Producer |
Thomas H. Wolf | Producer |
Arthur Holch | Producer |
Gerald Green | Producer |