30 Minutes (TV program)

Not to be confused with 60 Minutes.

30 Minutes
Genre	News magazine
Presented by	Christopher Glenn Betsy Aaron Betsy Ann Browser
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	16,400+
Production
Executive producer	Joel Heller
Producers	Madeline Amgott Elliot Bernstein John Block Jo Ann Caplin Vera Diamond Allan Ducovny Nancy Dutty Diego Echeverria Virginia Gray Christine Huneke Horace Jenkins Carolyn Kreskey Elizabeth Lawrence Susan Mills Irene Moinar Catherine Olian Robert Rubin Martin Smith Patti Obrow White
Production locations	New York City, New York, United States
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	CBS News Production
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 16, 1978 (1978-09-16) – August 28, 1982 (1982-08-28)
Related
60 Minutes

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

References

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

External links

• 30 Minutes at IMDb