Best television interpretation or documentary on foreign affairs
Award Year: 1986
Award Name: The Edward R. Murrow Award 1986
Recipient: Richard Threlkeld, Betsy Aaron, George Strait, John McWethy, Peter Jennings
Affiliation: ABC World News Tonight
Honored Work: “The Soviet Union: Inside the Other Side”
The weeklong series, anchored by Peter Jennings from Moscow, reported on all aspects of Soviet life – medicine, business, education, the military. Chief correspondent Richard Threlkeld reported on the people, their traditions, their daily lives. Betsy Aaron reported on the challenges of life inside Siberia. George Strait reported on a medical system designed to treat many people quickly, but that by U.S. standards leaves much to be desired. John McWethy reported from the Arctic port of Murmansk, which is critical to the Soviet Union for military and economic reasons. The series took viewers into homes, schools, factories, theaters and hospitals from Red Square to Leningrad, from the frozen tundra to a majestic city.
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