Ron Bacon, Vanessa Redgrave, and the 1978 Oscars

TVC 551.4: Television pioneer Ron Bacon talks to Ed about how ABC came to acquire the rights to the Academy Awards in 1960 (and why that was such a coup for the network at the time); his various responsibilities on a typical Oscarcast (which included editing the three-hour broadcast down to fifty-five minutes, for telecast the next day overseas); and how Vanessa Redgrave’s controversial acceptance speech during the 1978 Oscars caused trouble for Ron after he had completed editing the overseas telecast. You can enjoy Ron’s thirty-minute dramatic short, The Kite Song, for free at RonBacon.net. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email [email protected] or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices