PBS LateNight; 296; "Abducted by Aliens" Bob and Betty Luca; Larry Fawcett (UFO Investigator); James Kavanaugh (Ex-Priest turned Psychologist)

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Series
PBS LateNight
Episode Number
296
Episode
"Abducted by Aliens" Bob and Betty Luca; Larry Fawcett (UFO Investigator); James Kavanaugh (Ex-Priest turned Psychologist)
Producing Organization
Detroit Public Television (aka DPTV and WTVS)
Contributing Organization
Detroit Public Television (Wixom, Michigan)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-56f14aee549
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Description
Episode Description
Dennis Wholey talks to Bob Luca, Betty Luca, and Larry Fawcett about alien abductions. They answer viewers' questions. Wholey talks to James Kavanaugh about love, communication, and relationships. Kavanaugh answers viewers' questions.
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.
Broadcast Date
1982-10-04
Asset type
Episode
Genres
Call-in
Talk Show
Topics
Psychology
Social Issues
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
01:01:19:12
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Credits
Host: Wholey, Dennis
Interviewee: Luca, Betty
Interviewee: Kavanaugh, James
Interviewee: Fawcett, Larry
Interviewee: Luca, Bob
Producing Organization: Detroit Public Television (aka DPTV and WTVS)
AAPB Contributor Holdings
Detroit Public Television (aka DPTV and WTVS)
Identifier: cpb-aacip-b525387f3c7 (Filename)
Format: U-matic
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Citations
Chicago: “PBS LateNight; 296; "Abducted by Aliens" Bob and Betty Luca; Larry Fawcett (UFO Investigator); James Kavanaugh (Ex-Priest turned Psychologist) ,” 1982-10-04, Detroit Public Television, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed October 11, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-56f14aee549.
MLA: “PBS LateNight; 296; "Abducted by Aliens" Bob and Betty Luca; Larry Fawcett (UFO Investigator); James Kavanaugh (Ex-Priest turned Psychologist) .” 1982-10-04. Detroit Public Television, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. October 11, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-56f14aee549>.
APA: PBS LateNight; 296; "Abducted by Aliens" Bob and Betty Luca; Larry Fawcett (UFO Investigator); James Kavanaugh (Ex-Priest turned Psychologist) . 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-56f14aee549