Our Fellow Americans

Our Fellow Americans
Our Fellow Americans
Genre documentary
Created by Sam Levene
Written by Larry Solway
Narrated by Larry Solway
Country of origin  Canada
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 8
Production
Producer(s) Sam Levene
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel CBC Television
Original run 27 May 1976 – 5 August 1976

Our Fellow Americans is a Canadian documentary television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1976.

Contents

Premise

This eight-episode series featured interviews with various people in the United States in recognition of that nation's bicentennial. Host Larry Solway interviewed such Americans as writer Ray Bradbury, Luckenbach, Texas personality "Hondo" Crouch, billionaire Nelson Bunker Hunt, Georgia governor Lester Maddox and Chicago author-broadcaster Studs Terkel. Each episode dwelled on a particular region of the United States such as California, Florida, the Mississippi River, New England, New York and Texas.[1]

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 27 May to 5 August 1976.

References

  1. ^ Corcelli, John (September 2005). "Our Fellow Americans". Canadian Communications Foundation. http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/programming/television/programming_popup.php?id=1253. Retrieved 7 May 2010. 

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