28 Tonight; Chemical Accident
- Series
- 28 Tonight
- Episode
- Chemical Accident
- Producing Organization
- KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.)
- Contributing Organization
- The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip-526-9p2w37mv7v
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- Description
- Episode Description
- In 'Chemical Accident,' reporter Susan Friedman and host/moderator Clete Roberts examine the issues surrounding a chemical 'spill over' that occurred June 1, 1979, at the Fiberite Corporation's plastics manufacturing plant in the city of Orange. Teachers and students at a child care center located directly across the street from the plant subsequently became ill. The plant did not advise the teachers, students or their parents of the accident, nor did they divulge the nature of the substances spilled when later asked by physicians and the Orange County Health Department. The focus of the program revolves around the question as to who is responsible for notifying and assisting members of the community who may become victims in an accident of this nature. Guests interviewed include: Marlene Angelos, Director, Child Care Center; Laura Summit, parent; Thomas Prendergast, M.D., Chief of Epidemiology, Orange County Department of Health; Jim Birakos, Air Quality Management District; and, Mary Nichols, Vice-Chairperson, California State Air Resources Board. Please Note: As a service to our hearing impaired viewers, all of KCET's locally produced public affairs programming is signed."--1979 Peabody Awards entry form.
- Series Description
- "28 TONIGHT is a nightly, in-depth news and public affairs series produced by KCET for the metropolitan Los Angeles viewing audience. Debuted in August, 1976, the emphasis for this series has been investigative reporting and point-by-point coverage of significant local issues, events and personalities.
- Broadcast Date
- 1979-07-13
- Asset type
- Episode
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Director: Brown, Barry
Executive Producer: Shepard, Jack
Executive Producer: Gilson, Gary
Guest: Nichols, Mary
Guest: Summit, Laura
Guest: Birakos, Jim
Guest: Prendergast, Thomas
Guest: Angelos, Marlene
Moderator: Roberts, Clete
Producer: Salter, Nancy
Producing Organization: KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.)
Reporter: Friedman, Susan
Writer: Friedman, Susan
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the
University of Georgia
Identifier: cpb-aacip-723439619fd (Filename)
Format: U-matic
Duration: 00:30:00
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- Citations
- Chicago: “28 Tonight; Chemical Accident,” 1979-07-13, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 20, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-9p2w37mv7v.
- MLA: “28 Tonight; Chemical Accident.” 1979-07-13. The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 20, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-9p2w37mv7v>.
- APA: 28 Tonight; Chemical Accident. Boston, MA: The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-9p2w37mv7v