The 5-minute daytime newscast

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The 5-minute daytime newscast Oct 10, 2017 14:08:06 GMT

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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Oct 10, 2017 14:08:06 GMT

For many years the U.S. TV networks did several 5-minute newscasts in daytime.

For example, such a newscast aired at 12:25PM EST on CBS for many years, following an episode of soap opera "Love of Life". That's why old "Love of Life" episodes from the 1960s/1970s run so short, they ran 5 minutes shorter to allow for a 5-minute newscast.

I believe these 5-minute newscasts began in the 1950s, but I don't know when they stopped doing them.

I wonder: Do any kinescopes or tapes survive of these 5-minute daytime newscasts? I can't find any examples on YouTube.

Does anyone recall these newscasts?

P.S. I have been awake for a very long time as I write this....I hope I made no mistakes.

P.S. The same idea was also done in Australia with A Woman's View, which aired from 1959 to 1962 in Sydney. I assume nothing remains of it today.

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The 5-minute daytime newscast Oct 10, 2017 15:24:22 GMT Matthew the Swordsman likes this

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Post by bravomailer on Oct 10, 2017 15:24:22 GMT

Nancy Dickerson did such an update. She was the first, or one of the first, women on a national news program. Her son handles Face the Nation now.

Douglas Edwards also did a news update.

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The 5-minute daytime newscast Oct 10, 2017 16:31:09 GMT

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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Oct 10, 2017 16:31:09 GMT

Oct 10, 2017 15:24:22 GMT bravomailer said:

Nancy Dickerson did such an update. She was the first, or one of the first, women on a national news program. Her son handles Face the Nation now.

Douglas Edwards also did a news update.

Douglas Edwards' final one is on YouTube, though I haven't watched it yet. It's an example of another thing I wanted to talk about, the "News Brief", a 60-second update of the news. Surprisingly, various examples are on YouTube. If you ask me, some major archive should make long-term copies of surviving examples to ensure their survival.

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The 5-minute daytime newscast Oct 10, 2017 16:41:08 GMT

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Post by bravomailer on Oct 10, 2017 16:41:08 GMT

I knew an elderly gent who was a producer and director for CBS News back in the 60s. He said Cronkite sidled up to sponsors and won their support for ousting Douglas Edwards from the half-hour evening news program. Edwards soldiered on in the reduced role. The elderly gent moved over to produce Huntley-Brinkley.

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