Weekend OmniScriptum Weekend (News Program) Paperback

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Weekend was a television newsmagazine that ran on NBC from 1974 to 1979. It was originally aired in the same time slot as Saturday Night Live, rotating in on those weekends when the SNL cast was not producing a show, which averaged about once per month. The program was awarded a George Foster Peabody medal in 1975 and attracted a small cult followingThe program was hosted by Lloyd Dobyns. The show's creator and executive producer was past (and future) president of NBC News, Reuven Frank. Together, Dobyns and Frank were largely responsible for the distinctive writing and quirky style of the program.