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Geraldo in the 1980s

Geraldo shows in the 1980s

Geraldo in front of foreign troops

The 1980s saw America tuning in to Geraldo. His fearless investigative news style as seen in American Vice: Doping of a Nation was appreciated by more than 15 million viewers when it aired in 1986. Shortly thereafter, in 1987, The Geraldo Talk show hit the air.

Watch some of America’s favourite 1980s news specials and programs below.

Migrants walking, 1982
October 27, 1982

Migrants crossing the border

  1982   Geraldo Rivera’s eye-opening report on migrants crossing the Mexico-Arizona border airs on 20/20 Eyewitness News. In this segment we see the actual processes used in crossing, with informative detail. Are these methods still in use today?  ...
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Migrants and a revolving door, 1982
October 27, 1982

Why cross the border?

  1982   Why do migrants take the risk of illegally crossing the border? As we discover, the root cause is poverty back home. This 1982 news clip has Geraldo Rivera on the ground at the border discussing the issue...
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Fraud graphic, 1981
May 21, 1981

Insurance agent scams

  1981   Geraldo Rivera for Eyewitness News with an investigation into the scams of some licensed insurance agents. This report focuses on the issue in the state of Missouri, where the insurance outlaws are as bad as renegades like...
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Blown Away Dateline
August 15, 1980

Blown Away, Dateline

Rivera says he believes as long as Americans are willing to spend money on drugs, another country besides Colombia will start to export heroin and cocaine in large quantities.
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Tommy Chong & Cheech Marin, 1980
July 31, 1980

An interview with Cheech & Chong

  1980   Geraldo Rivera interviews Cheech & Chong for Eyewitness news, studying their success at a time marijuana was anything but legal or mainstream in the 50 states. In 1980 their “Cheech & Chong’s Next Movie” had just come...
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Geraldo Rivera, 1980
April 3, 1980

Aluminum wiring, fires

  1980   Dangers of aluminum wiring. Studies show a 55 times greater risk of electrical fire if your domicile is wired with aluminum as opposed to copper wiring. So why is aluminum still used in millions of homes across...
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Frank Sinatra, 1980s
January 5, 1980

An interview with Frank Sinatra

  1980   In the early 1980s, Mr. Sinatra performs in Egypt. Eyewitness News gets the chance to catch up with him prior to the performance. How would he characterize his personal method of singing? This interview is interspersed with...
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Willowbrook II
January 1, 1980

Willowbrook II

On this 20/20 show, 10 years after the initial investigation, Geraldo talks about the progress made since. Hugh Downs does an introduction and Geraldo lays out exhibits for closing down of the school, and points out clearly the inadequacies in...
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