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Evening Compass, The; Special Edition: Nixon Resignation
08/08/1974

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- Series
- Evening Compass, The
- Program
- Special Edition: Nixon Resignation
- Series Description
Premiered January 1974
The Evening Compass was a half-hour program airing Monday - Friday at 7 pm, repeated at 10:30. With co-anchormen Ed Baumeister and Louis Lyons, its purpose was to interpret news already reported elsewhere and to recognize, report and interpret news not reported elsewhere. Compass Specials were occasional broadcasts at other times that usually covered actual events as opportunities and resources permitted. Evening Compass incorporated the staff of Louis Lyons/News and Comment and The Reporters.
See Prime Time January and February 1974 for cover stories. Series release date: 1/2/1974
- Program Description
8/8/1974
- Duration
00:90:00
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Genres
- News Report
- Topics
- News
- Creators
- Stuart, Charles (Series Producer)
- Citation
- Chicago: “Evening Compass, The; Special Edition: Nixon Resignation,” 08/08/1974, WGBH Media Library & Archives, accessed April 22, 2018, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_8373482FDE914F829D41EDA615658FCD.
- MLA: “Evening Compass, The; Special Edition: Nixon Resignation.” 08/08/1974. WGBH Media Library & Archives. Web. April 22, 2018. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_8373482FDE914F829D41EDA615658FCD>.
- APA: Evening Compass, The; Special Edition: Nixon Resignation. Boston, MA: WGBH Media Library & Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_8373482FDE914F829D41EDA615658FCD