PBS LateNight; William Peter Blatty on "The Exorcist" and "Legion"; Larry Elgart about his "Hooked on Swing"

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Series
PBS LateNight
Episode
William Peter Blatty on "The Exorcist" and "Legion"; Larry Elgart about his "Hooked on Swing"
Producing Organization
Detroit Public Television (aka DPTV and WTVS)
Contributing Organization
Detroit Public Television (Wixom, Michigan)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-240-09w0w4xm
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Description
Episode Description
Dennis Wholey and viewers question author William Peter Blatty about his books: "The Exorcist" and "Legion," as well as his experiences with spirits and paranormal activity. Later, Dennis Wholey talks with Larry Elgart about his "Hooked on Swing" albums.
Series Description
PBS LateNight is America's late night, call-in talk show and on Tuesday, January 4, 1983, LateNight celebrated its one year anniversary. Hosted by Dennis Wholey, the show is broadcast five nights a week, Monday through Friday across the country to nearly 100 cities. For late night viewers everywhere, PBS LateNight fills the need for a balanced diet of information and entertainment. Our guests have included Watergater John Dean, political cartoonist Jules Feiffer, best-selling author Judith Krantz, Rev. Jerry Falwell, actor Ed Asner, NBC anchor Jessica Savitch, actress Cybill Shepard, columnist Jack Anderson, and UAW leader, Doug Fraser. Each week night, our host, Dennis Wholey invites viewers all over the country to join in, via telephone and speak directly with our LateNight guests. PBS LateNight currently averages approximately 4000 attempted phone calls per night and in the twelve months we have been broadcasting over 1 million calls have been placed - all at the viewers' expense.
Asset type
Episode
Genres
Call-in
Talk Show
Topics
Literature
Music
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:58:13:02
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Credits
Host: Wholey, Dennis
Interviewee: Blatty, William Peter
Interviewee: Elgart, Larry
Producing Organization: Detroit Public Television (aka DPTV and WTVS)
AAPB Contributor Holdings
Detroit Public Television (aka DPTV and WTVS)
Identifier: cpb-aacip-2e272f30fb0 (Filename)
Format: DAT
Generation: Master
Duration: 01:00:00
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Citations
Chicago: “PBS LateNight; William Peter Blatty on "The Exorcist" and "Legion"; Larry Elgart about his "Hooked on Swing" ,” Detroit Public Television, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed December 19, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-240-09w0w4xm.
MLA: “PBS LateNight; William Peter Blatty on "The Exorcist" and "Legion"; Larry Elgart about his "Hooked on Swing" .” Detroit Public Television, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. December 19, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-240-09w0w4xm>.
APA: PBS LateNight; William Peter Blatty on "The Exorcist" and "Legion"; Larry Elgart about his "Hooked on Swing" . Boston, MA: Detroit Public Television, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-240-09w0w4xm