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ABC News in Frankfurt, West Germany 1981


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Did you know that in 1981, there was a broadcast of ABC WNT that had Peter Jennings not in his normal bureau of London, but in Frankfurt, West Germany? This was from 1/20/81, and I was quite surprised to see it.

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Here's that newscast on YouTube:

 

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U.S. hostages held in Iran were released that day -- in the wake of Reagan's inauguration -- and West Germany was one of the stops on their way to the U.S.; that's why Jennings was anchoring from ABC's Frankfurt bureau.

 

I was also surprised that to see that the bureau was equipped to take on the role of a fully functioning news studio.

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Here's that newscast on YouTube:

 

Part 2:

Part 3:

 

U.S. hostages held in Iran were released that day -- in the wake of Reagan's inauguration -- and West Germany was one of the stops on their way to the U.S.; that's why Jennings was anchoring from ABC's Frankfurt bureau.

 

I was also surprised that to see that the bureau was equipped to take on the role of a fully functioning news studio.

 

 

Believe it or not, that's where I got that screenshot! I had seen bureaus in Chicago and L.A., as well as D.C. and NYC, but prior to now, none from anywhere else (at least, none that I can recall; I may be incorrect).

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