In a bold move, ABC offered Barbara Walters the distinction of being television's first anchorwoman. She joined Harry Reasoner at ABC's anchor desk on October 4th 1976. Though the ratings for ABC's evening news rose slightly, the network remained third in the news race. Under new management, Roone Arledge made major changes and on July 7th, 1978, Reasoner was released form his contract and returned to CBS News.   

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An American and British narrator relate their countries differing perspectives of the events leading up to American independence.                                        

   In a bold move, ABC offered Barbara Walters the distinction of being television's first anchorwoman. She joined Harry Reasoner at ABC's anchor desk on October 4th 1976. Though the ratings for ABC's evening news rose slightly, the network remained third in the news race. Under new management, Roone Arledge made major changes and on July 7th, 1978, Reasoner was released from his contract and returned to CBS News. 

Harry Reasoner, Barbara Walters, co-anchor.   

                                             

   In a bold move, ABC offered Barbara Walters the distinction of being television's first anchorwoman. She joined Harry Reasoner at ABC's anchor desk on October 4th 1976. Though the ratings for ABC's evening news rose slightly, the network remained third in the news race. Under new management, Roone Arledge made major changes and on July 7th, 1978, Reasoner was released from his contract and returned to CBS News.   

                                

   In a bold move, ABC offered Barbara Walters the distinction of being television's first anchorwoman. She joined Harry Reasoner at ABC's anchor desk on October 4th 1976. Though the ratings for ABC's evening news rose slightly, the network remained third in the news race. Under new management, Roone Arledge made major changes and on July 7th, 1978, Reasoner was released from his contract and returned to CBS News.   

                                             

Barbara Walters interviews Fidel Castro. Includes footage of Castro returning to the Bay Of Pigs.                                  

Barbara Walters hosts this ABC News special about the signing of the Panama Canal Treaty by President Jimmy Carter.        

The first orbiter of the space shuttle system reported by Jules Bergman and Frank Reynolds from Edwards Air Force Base in California.