The program features live, onstage performances by some of the great soul, rock and R&B artists of the 20th century. Artists such as Ray Charles, The Temptations, Dionne Warwick and many others are a part of the lineup.
The program aired originally on CBS TV in 1965, and it has not been seen since. The MTV-esque show is presented by veteran public television producer TJ Lubinsky.
He joined “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes to discuss this newly restored special.
Interview Highlights
How he discovered this tape:
“I’m an absolute aficionado nut of Smokey Robinson and The Miracles. I would do anything I could to find footage of these guys. Somehow, I got hold of a VHS tape, which is a bootleg of a bootleg of a bootleg … 14 generations down. But The Miracles were together singing the great love song ‘Ooh Baby Baby.’ I just knew at a young age that I was going to do something with this library, and that’s how it started for me, wanting to get more footage of The Mirac
Hallmark And Lifetime’s Diverse Christmas Movie Slates Are Here To Stay
02/18/21 AT 11:00 AM
When winter holiday romance movies take over the cable airwaves, viewers can count on a few constants: Man and woman meet, usually in a charming small town that holds a Christmas festival. They then fall in love before hitting a rough patch only to go on to live happily ever after.
But the films that aired this past December didn t stick to the formula.
The storylines were basically the same, but the leads were much different. They weren t just white, but Black, Asian, and Hispanic. Men fell in love with men. One woman used a wheelchair. And, for the past couple of years, a couple of movies have celebrated Hanukkah, a Jewish observance.
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The Biggest TV Executive Departures of 2020
Kevin Reilly, Cindy Holland and Marc DeBevoise were among more than two dozen high-profile exits
More than two dozen high-profile executives, including Cindy Holland, Marc DeBevoise, Kevin Reilly, Randall Stephenson and Sarah Barnett, headed for the exits this year.
Getty Images December 29, 2020
As traditional advertising revenue collapsed and consumers flocked to streaming, 2020 has been a big year of change for traditional media’s business models. It’s also meant a lot of executive changes. As part of our annual Year in Review coverage, we took a look at the more than two dozen executive departures double the 15 we counted in 2019 to give a sense of just how dramatically the TV landscape has shifted in the last 12 tumultuous months.
Georgia’s two U.S. Senate runoff races on Jan. 5 continue to bring national politicians to the state to stump for their party’s candidate.
On Tuesday, President-elect Joe Biden was in Atlanta for a drive-in rally calling for the same turnout that elected him to elect Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff.
Vice President Pence waves to supporters during a Nov. 20 rally in Canton, Ga. Pence appeared alongside U.S. Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue. The Republican incumbents are defending their seats in a Jan. 5 runoff. (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
“Now you’re going to have to do it again,” said Biden. “Come Jan. 5, you’ve got to vote in record numbers again. Because yes, the lives of every Georgian still depend on what you do. And yes, you still need to vote as if your life depends on it because it does.”