January 14, 1952-Present. First early-morning network program and longest-running daytime series. Created by Sylvester "Pat" Weaver. Telecast Monday thru Friday, 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM, the broadcasts have maintained a format including a News Summary, segments related to Sports, Weather, Interviews, and Features. Throughout its long run, hosts of "The Today Show" have included Dave Garroway (1952-1961), John Chancellor (1961-1962), Hugh Downs (1962-1971), Frank McGee (1971-1974), Jim Hartz (1974-1976), Tom Brokaw (1976-1981), Jane Pauley, Bryant Gumbel, Chris Wallace, Katie Couric, and others.
The 25th anniversary of the Today Show is celebrated with this Silver Jubilee special. Tom Brokaw discusses British Manner of speech and various English dialects with Stanley Ellis and Chris Sanford. Part 1 of 4.
Hosts: Tom Brokaw and Jane Pauley.
This broadcast was Queen Elizabeth 11's Silver Jubilee coverage, as Great Britain celebrates the 25th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth 11's reign.
Like America's Bicentennial, the Queen's Silver Jubilee is a year-long celebration marked by patriotism and pageantry. The Jubilee center piece is this morning's royal procession from Buckingham palace to St. Paul's Cathedral, where the Archbishop of Canterbury will conduct a special Thanksgiving Service in the Queen's honor. At about 5:40am the Queen and Price Philip will leave the place in the Golden State Coach, escorted by regiments of the Household Calvary in full regalia. The procession will pass such London landmarks a the Queen Victoria Memorial, Trafalgar Square, and Fleet Street. It should arrive at St. Paul's Cathedral shortly before 6:30am.
After the service the Queen and Prince Philip will walk through Crow-lined streets to Guildhall for lunch with State and visiting dignitaries. The Queen is scheduled to deliver a five minute speech to the Commonwealth.
NBC NEWS COVERAGE:
NBC'S TODAY SHOW in England throughout the week covers the festivities from 5:00am to 10:00am.