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This is a list of American television-related events in 1975.
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- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Madeline Amgott Dead: Pioneering Female TV News Producer Dies at 92". Variety . 2014-07-22. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
