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1972-01-17, NBC, 90 min.
- Bob Hope
- Jill St. John
- Don Ho
- Jim Nabors
- Vida Blue
- Charley Pride
- Blue Streaks
- Brucene Smith
- Deb Stars
- Les Brown Band
- Alan B. Shepard
Bob Hope's 21st Christmas tour for the overseas troops. Hope took his troupe to bases in Hawaii, Wake Island, Okinawa, Thailand, South Vietnam, Spain and Guantanamo, Cuba- and made headlines with a surprise stop in Laos, where he unveiled his personal plan to arrange the release of POW's held by North Vietnam. Bob entertained US embassy personal in Laos; scenes from the event could turn up in tonight's show, which was being edited at press time. On the bill: Jim Nabors; Jill St. John, Don Ho, Charley Pride, Sunday's Child, Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr, Oakland A's pitcher Vida Blue, the roller-skating Blue Streaks, Brucene Smith, US entrant in the Miss World contest, the singing-dancing Deb Stars, and the Les Brown Band.
1972-10-12, WRGB, 20 min.
- Red Barber
- Dick Williams
- Sal Bando
- Sandy Koufax
- Vida Blue
- Joe Rudi
- Jim Simpson
- Jim Odom
- Mike Epstein
- Campy Campaneris
From Tiger Stadium in Detroit, Red Barber announces the final out of the 1972 ALCS game 5, as Oakland wins the Pennant (first since 1931), beating Detroit 2 to 1. Vida Blue closer. Sandy Koufax interviews, from the winning A's locker room, include Joe Rudi, Sal Bando, Jim (Blue Moon) Odom, Dick Williams, Mike Epstein, and Campy Campaneris. Includes original NBC TV commercials.
1972-10-14, WRGB, 138 min.
Gene Tenace is the hitting star of the game, driving in all three runs with a pair of home runs off of Reds starter Gary Nolan to lead the Oakland A's to a 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds in game 1 of the 1972 World Series at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. Ken Holtzman, with relief help from Rollie Fingers and Vida Blue, is the winning pitcher while Gary Nolan absorbs the loss for the Reds. Includes pre-game show with Joe Garagiola. Announcers are Curt Gowdy and Al Michaels.1972-10-21, WNBC, 57 min.
- Dick Williams
- Sal Bando
- Rollie Fingers
- Gene Tenace
- Charles O. Finley
- Curt Gowdy
- Chuck Thompson
- Tony Kubek
- Danny Murtaugh
- Steve Blass
- Roberto Clemente
- John Galbreath
- Danny Galbreath
- Pete Flaherty
- Milton Schapp
- Bruce Keeson
- Monte Moore
- Vida Blue
- Joe Rudi
- Jim "Catfish" Hunter
Curt Gowdy does the play-by-play from the top of the 7th inning in this final seventh World Series game with the score Oakland 3, Cincinnati 1. Tony Kubek does the "color" commentary. From the winning A's clubhouse, Monte Moore interviews Gene Tenace, Rollie Fingers and Catfish Hunter. Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn presents the championship trophy to Owner Charles O. Finley and to Sal Bando. Moore and Kubek interview manager Dick Williams, Joe Rudi, Angel Mangual and Vida Blue. Gowdy wraps up the broadcast.