CBS Evening News Charlie Tiger Clip
Instructions For Getting A Copy Below Video
Gary Shephard did a piece on the Charlie Tigers that ran on CBS news January 1, 1970. CBS News apparently has not kept copies of their entire newscasts from that period, but it is available for loan through the Vanderbilt Television News Archives. http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/
This archive has a number of broadcasts available in case you are searching for ones other than this particular broadcast. To find this one you will need to register. This takes just a few simple steps and does not cost anything. It is easiest to “Browse by Date” or “Search by Month”. When you do, go down to 1970 and find January. Click on that and it will show you what is available for that month. Go to January 1st and click on “CBS Evening News.” This will tell you what is specifically in the broadcast from that day. The Charlie Tiger’s piece is under “American GI's / Vietnam / Fighting.” You can request a loan of just that piece or at the top of the page you can request a loan of the entire broadcast. There is a fee for the loan, and I emphasize that this will be a loan. You will not be allowed to keep a copy without permission from CBS. The entire broadcast cost us about $100 last year.
We were able to get permission from CBS to have a personal copy of the broadcast for our family. CBS just recently gave permission to post it on our website so we want to thank them for that. Below is the contact information for individuals that helped us get our personal copy last year. Assuming those people are still at those positions, they should be able to do the same for you.
My contact at Vanderbilt was John Lynch. He can be reached by email at [email protected] . His phone number there is (615) 322-2927. My contact at CBS News was Ann M. Fotiades. She is the Sales Manager for CBS News Archives. Her address is 524 West 57th Street (510/2106) New York, NY 10019. Her phone is 212-975-2889. Their fax is 212-975-7394. I contacted her through email at [email protected] .
These are the steps I would suggest you take if you wish to get a copy of this broadcast to keep. Email John Lynch and let him know you are seeking permission from CBS News Archives to get a personal copy of the CBS Evening News broadcast for January 1, 1970. Confirm with him who the permission letter needs to be addressed to and where it needs to be sent. When you get that name and email address, email Ann M. Fotiades, requesting permission to get a copy of that broadcast for your personal use. You might state why you are interested in it. (We shared that our father was in the video, and we wanted to have it for our family history.) Ask her to send a permission letter to the name and address given you by Vanderbilt. Also give her your name and address to include in the letter. Once Vanderbilt receives the permission letter they should tell you what steps to take. As I remember I followed the normal process of requesting a loan of the broadcast referencing in the special instructions area the letter of permission. I paid the required amount, and they sent me a copy of the broadcast that I could keep. I was able to do all of this communication by email, and I found all of them to be very helpful. It sounds like a lot more work than it really is. If you only want the loan, these steps are not necessary. You can do that directly through Vanderbilt.
This archive has a number of broadcasts available in case you are searching for ones other than this particular broadcast. To find this one you will need to register. This takes just a few simple steps and does not cost anything. It is easiest to “Browse by Date” or “Search by Month”. When you do, go down to 1970 and find January. Click on that and it will show you what is available for that month. Go to January 1st and click on “CBS Evening News.” This will tell you what is specifically in the broadcast from that day. The Charlie Tiger’s piece is under “American GI's / Vietnam / Fighting.” You can request a loan of just that piece or at the top of the page you can request a loan of the entire broadcast. There is a fee for the loan, and I emphasize that this will be a loan. You will not be allowed to keep a copy without permission from CBS. The entire broadcast cost us about $100 last year.
We were able to get permission from CBS to have a personal copy of the broadcast for our family. CBS just recently gave permission to post it on our website so we want to thank them for that. Below is the contact information for individuals that helped us get our personal copy last year. Assuming those people are still at those positions, they should be able to do the same for you.
My contact at Vanderbilt was John Lynch. He can be reached by email at [email protected] . His phone number there is (615) 322-2927. My contact at CBS News was Ann M. Fotiades. She is the Sales Manager for CBS News Archives. Her address is 524 West 57th Street (510/2106) New York, NY 10019. Her phone is 212-975-2889. Their fax is 212-975-7394. I contacted her through email at [email protected] .
These are the steps I would suggest you take if you wish to get a copy of this broadcast to keep. Email John Lynch and let him know you are seeking permission from CBS News Archives to get a personal copy of the CBS Evening News broadcast for January 1, 1970. Confirm with him who the permission letter needs to be addressed to and where it needs to be sent. When you get that name and email address, email Ann M. Fotiades, requesting permission to get a copy of that broadcast for your personal use. You might state why you are interested in it. (We shared that our father was in the video, and we wanted to have it for our family history.) Ask her to send a permission letter to the name and address given you by Vanderbilt. Also give her your name and address to include in the letter. Once Vanderbilt receives the permission letter they should tell you what steps to take. As I remember I followed the normal process of requesting a loan of the broadcast referencing in the special instructions area the letter of permission. I paid the required amount, and they sent me a copy of the broadcast that I could keep. I was able to do all of this communication by email, and I found all of them to be very helpful. It sounds like a lot more work than it really is. If you only want the loan, these steps are not necessary. You can do that directly through Vanderbilt.