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Season 1

(1983)

Overview

Jessica Savitch's first and only season as on-air host. She died in a car accident in October.

Cast

Jessica Savitch as Self - Host
Jessica Savitch

as Self - Host

Will Lyman as Self - Narrator (voice)
Will Lyman

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Episodes

An Unauthorized History of the NFL poster

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January 17, 1983

In its premiere broadcast, Frontline investigates the underbelly of the NFL--the secret connections between professiona…

88 Seconds in Greensboro poster

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January 24, 1983

On the morning of November 3,1979, five civil rights demonstrators were killed by a group of Klan and Nazi Party member…

In the Shadow of the Capitol poster

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January 31, 1983

Frontline correspondent Charles Cobb journeys to a Washington, DC that tourists rarely see. The nation's capital, seven…

A Chinese Affair poster

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February 7, 1983

For thirty-four years, those who fled to Taiwan in the wake of the Communist victory have had only their memories and f…

God's Banker poster

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February 14, 1983

In 1982,a man was discovered hanging from a bridge over the Thames River in London. He was Roberto Calvi, head of Italy…

Pentagon, Inc. poster

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February 21, 1983

Frontline investigates the power of the Pentagon as a business and economic force in the domestic economy. Politicians …

Gunfight USA poster

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February 28, 1983

Frontline looks beyond the cliches and stereotypes in the debate over gun control. Visiting prison inmates, victims of …

Children of Pride poster

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March 7, 1983

Kojo Odo, a 42 year-old single black man, took in his first child a decade ago-a 7 year old boy with his arm missing. N…

A Journey to Russia poster

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March 21, 1983

Before Gorbachev and glasnost, three young Americans journey to the Soviet Union on a whirlwind two-week, six-city deba…

Daisy - Story of a Facelift poster

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March 28, 1983

Daisy is 55 and terrified of growing old. She feels she needs a facelift. From the moment of her decision, Frontline fo…

Space - The Race for High Ground poster

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April 11, 1983

Before President Reagan introduced Star Wars, Frontline examined how in the previous 25 years the US and the Soviet Uni…

Abortion Clinic poster

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April 18, 1983

For the first time on American television, Frontline's cameras record the most intimate details and one of the most per…

Crisis in Zimbabwe poster

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April 25, 1983

Rhodesia, a symbol of white racism, has become Zimbabwe and white minority rule has given way to black majority rule. H…

Air Crash poster

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May 2, 1983

Frontline investigates the frightening aftermath of one of the worst air disasters in U.S. history-the June 9, 1982 cra…

Looking for Mao poster

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May 9, 1983

Only seven years after Mao's death, it is clear that China is undergoing another revolution. This is a revolution of po…

Israel: Between the River and the Sea poster

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May 16, 1983

For eight years, Rafik Halabi covered the West Bank and Gaza strip-the only Arab reporter working in the Hebrew section…

In Our Water poster

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May 23, 1983

Frank Kaler's story begins simply enough when he requests a water test. Why? Because his children develop skin lesions …

Vietnam Memorial poster

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May 30, 1983

Frontline tells the story of five days in the fall of 1982 when more than 150,000 people gathered in Washington D.C. fo…

For the Good of All poster

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June 6, 1983

When a national recreation site between Cleveland and Akron was first mandated by Congress in 1974, everyone applauded …

The Russians are Here poster

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June 13, 1983

Who Decides Disability? poster

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June 20, 1983

Frontline investigates the Reagan administration's effort to remove tens of thousands of people from the Social Securit…

Crossfire in El Salvador poster

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June 27, 1983

In 1983, El Salvador was a nation where murder and torture were an everyday occurrence, a place where loved ones disapp…

Sanctuary poster

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July 4, 1983

Frontline follows the journey of a Guatemalan family through the 'new underground railroad' and considers the plight of…

Moneylenders poster

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July 11, 1983

Developing countries have borrowed hundreds of billions of dollars from Western banks. Some of the biggest borrowers, B…

Klaus Barbie: the American Connection poster

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July 18, 1983

Klaus Barbie, a hated Nazi war criminal, was returned to France in 1983 to face justice. But some Frenchmen were worrie…