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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.

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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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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