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| format = [[millennium]] television news special |
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| runtime = 23 hours and 10 mins. |
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| starring = [[Peter Jennings]] |
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| country = [[United States]] |
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| network = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |
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| first_aired = December 31, 1999 4: |
| first_aired = [[December 31]], [[1999]] 4:50 a.m./EST |
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| last_aired = [[January 1, 2000]] |
| last_aired = [[January 1]], [[2000]] 4 a.m./EST |
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'''''ABC 2000 Today''''' |
'''''ABC 2000 Today''''' is a television news special of [[ABC News]]'s coverage of the [[millennium]] from [[December 31]], [[1999]] into [[January 1]], [[2000]]. [[Peter Jennings]] anchored the 23 hours and 10 minutes of broadcast in [[Times Square Studios]] in New York. [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] temporarily converted the [[Good Morning America]] marquee broadcast studio into a type of "millennium command center" that included a desk, where a standing Jennings spent most of his time, two lounge chairs, where Jennings would interview guests, a large screen with a time-zone included map of the world, a wall of clocks, and a make-shift newsroom where ABC News staffers would follow the latest developments. |
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==Correspondents and Guests== |
==Correspondents and Guests== |
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[[Dick Clark]] did the countdown in [[Times Square]], as always since his ''[[Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve]]'' shows first aired in 1972, and was credited as a correspondent. ''Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin Eve'' was not aired as a result of the broadcast. [[Jack Ford (news anchor)|Jack Ford]] was stationed in [[Times Square]] during throughout the broadcast. Other correspondents were [[Charles Gibson]] in London, [[Diane Sawyer]] in New York, [[Barbara Walters]] in Paris, and literally hundreds of others at [[ABC News]], technicians and newsmen, who worked throughout the day to bring the broadcast. Those hundreds of others included ABC News personalities stationed around the world to cover the new year in every time zone, including [[Sam Donaldson]] at the Y2K Command Center in Washington, [[Cokie Roberts]] at the Vatican, with [[Lindy Boggs|her mother]], the then [[United States Ambassador to the Holy See|U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican]], along with [[Carole Simpson]] in Chicago, [[Connie Chung]] in Las Vegas, [[Deborah Roberts]] at [[Walt Disney World]], [[Morton Dean]] in Moscow, and [[Aaron Brown]], who narrated many segments. |
[[Dick Clark]] did the countdown in [[Times Square]], as always since his ''[[Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve]]'' shows first aired in 1972, and was credited as a correspondent. ''Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin Eve'' was not aired as a result of the broadcast. [[Jack Ford (news anchor)|Jack Ford]] was stationed in [[Times Square]] during throughout the broadcast. Other correspondents were [[Charles Gibson]] in London, [[Diane Sawyer]] in New York, [[Barbara Walters]] in Paris, and literally hundreds of others at [[ABC News]], technicians and newsmen, who worked throughout the day to bring the broadcast. Those hundreds of others included ABC News personalities stationed around the world to cover the new year in every time zone, including [[Sam Donaldson]] at the Y2K Command Center in Washington, [[Cokie Roberts]] at the Vatican, with [[Lindy Boggs|her mother]], the then [[United States Ambassador to the Holy See|U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican]], along with [[Carole Simpson]] in Chicago, [[Connie Chung]] in Las Vegas, [[Deborah Roberts]] at [[Walt Disney World]], [[Morton Dean]] in Moscow, and [[Aaron Brown]], who narrated many segments. |
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Guests included famed Australian comedian [[Dame Edna]], [[David Blane]], and comedian [[Al Franken]]. Musical performances included [[the Bee Gees]], [[Neil Diamond]], [[Faith Hill]], [[Enrique Iglesias]], [[Kenny G]], [[Charlotte Church]], [[Billy Joel]], [[Bonnie Raitt]], [[*NSYNC]], [[James Taylor]], [[Christina Aguilera]] (who performed at the [[MTV]] studios across the street), [[Aerosmith]], and [[Phish]]. |
Guests included famed Australian comedian [[Dame Edna]], [[David Blane]], and comedian [[Al Franken]]. Musical performances included [[the Bee Gees]], [[Neil Diamond]], [[Faith Hill]], [[Enrique Iglesias]], [[Kenny G]], [[Charlotte Church]], [[Billy Joel]], [[Bonnie Raitt]], [[*NSYNC]], [[James Taylor]], [[Christina Aguilera]] (who performed at the [[MTV]] studios across the street), [[Aerosmith]], and [[Phish]]. |
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==Trivia== |
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{{Trivia|date=January 2008}} |
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* Originally, the name of the broadcast was ''ABC 2000'', but it was officially known as ''ABC 2000 Today'' because [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] joined 60 other nations, all celebrating the dawn of the new millennium. The network was part of the [[2000 Today]] consortium that included [[PBS]], the [[BBC]], [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] in Australia, [[TV Asahi]] in Japan, [[GMA Network]] in the Philippines, [[RTL Television|RTL]] in Germany, and the [[CBC Television|CBC]] in Canada. |
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*This was by far the most comprehensive coverage of any of the broadcast networks. [[CBS]] had hourly updates throughout the day with [[Dan Rather]], a special 8pm edition of [[The Late Show with David Letterman]] and from 11pm-1am, [[Will Smith]] hosted America's Millennium. [[Dan Rather]] reported live from [[Times Square]] during those hours. While [[NBC]] had an extended edition of [[The Today Show]], [[Dateline NBC]] at 8pm, [[Tom Brokaw]] and [[Katie Couric]] anchored NBC's Millennium Coverage starting at 9pm and lasting until 3am and encompassing a special edition of [[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]], who took part in the millennium celebrations in Los Angeles. |
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*Peter Jennings stayed on the air for the entire duration without a break using only commercial breaks and correspondent pieces to rest, eat, or change suits. He changed his wardrobe four times, including wearing a tuxedo when the ball was dropping at Times Square, and a sweater at the end of the ABC 2000 broadcast. |
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*At least 175 million Americans tuned into some portion of ''ABC 2000 Today''. The broadcast won a [[Peabody Award]]. |
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*The theme music for ''ABC 2000 Today'' (which was also used for [[ABC News]]' election coverage that year) was from [[Epcot]]'s [[IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth]] live show. The music was composed by [[Gavin Greenaway]], who won an [[Emmy]] award for the work. |
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*ABC News also used [[Times Square Studios]] for ABC News's 2000 election coverage ''ABC 2000: The Vote'', with the studio set up very similar to the ABC 2000 Today studio set up, except the large screen was used to show the map of the United States with all the [[Red states and blue states|red and blue state]]s. |
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* ''ABC 2000 Today'' was succeeded by the three and half hour special ''ABC 2002'' on [[December 31]], [[2001]], which was also hosted by Peter Jennings at the [[Rose Center for Earth and Space]] in the [[American Museum of Natural History]]. |
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*[[Phish]]'s appearance was live via satellite from their [[Big Cypress (Phish festival)|Big Cypress]] festival, performing their song "[[Heavy Things]]". |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 10:54, 1 January 2008
| ABC 2000 Today | |
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| Starring | Peter Jennings |
| Country of origin | United States |
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| Running time | 23 hours and 10 mins. |
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| Network | ABC |
| Release | December 31, 1999 4:50 a.m./EST – January 1, 2000 4 a.m./EST |
ABC 2000 Today is a television news special of ABC News's coverage of the millennium from December 31, 1999 into January 1, 2000. Peter Jennings anchored the 23 hours and 10 minutes of broadcast in Times Square Studios in New York. ABC temporarily converted the Good Morning America marquee broadcast studio into a type of "millennium command center" that included a desk, where a standing Jennings spent most of his time, two lounge chairs, where Jennings would interview guests, a large screen with a time-zone included map of the world, a wall of clocks, and a make-shift newsroom where ABC News staffers would follow the latest developments.
Correspondents and Guests
Dick Clark did the countdown in Times Square, as always since his Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve shows first aired in 1972, and was credited as a correspondent. Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin Eve was not aired as a result of the broadcast. Jack Ford was stationed in Times Square during throughout the broadcast. Other correspondents were Charles Gibson in London, Diane Sawyer in New York, Barbara Walters in Paris, and literally hundreds of others at ABC News, technicians and newsmen, who worked throughout the day to bring the broadcast. Those hundreds of others included ABC News personalities stationed around the world to cover the new year in every time zone, including Sam Donaldson at the Y2K Command Center in Washington, Cokie Roberts at the Vatican, with her mother, the then U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican, along with Carole Simpson in Chicago, Connie Chung in Las Vegas, Deborah Roberts at Walt Disney World, Morton Dean in Moscow, and Aaron Brown, who narrated many segments.
ABC had more than 1,000 news reporters, technicians, and other news department staff report the story.
Guests included famed Australian comedian Dame Edna, David Blane, and comedian Al Franken. Musical performances included the Bee Gees, Neil Diamond, Faith Hill, Enrique Iglesias, Kenny G, Charlotte Church, Billy Joel, Bonnie Raitt, *NSYNC, James Taylor, Christina Aguilera (who performed at the MTV studios across the street), Aerosmith, and Phish.