WTVJ / Miami - May 18th, 1980 / Miami Riots - Bob Mayer 11 PM Newscast

The 1980 riots were the worst race riots in Miami history. Here is the 11 PM newscast from Sunday, May 18th, in its entirety, from the then most watched station in South Florida, WTVJ, Channel 4. The recording includes commercials (Eastern Airlines L10-11), promos for The CBS Evening News With Walter Cronkite, a promo for the CBS Tuesday Night Movie - Murder By Natural Causes (starring Hal Holbrook, Katherine Ross and Barry Bostwick), etc. Newscast produced by Tom Claycomb, Live appearances by Larry Little, Metro-Dade Mayor Steve Clark and Arthur MacDuffie's mother Eula. Field reports from C.T. Taylor, Beverly McFarland, Elliot Rodriguez, Bob Jackson, Mary Nissensen (in photo above).