Geraldo Rivera hosting Good Night America

Good Night America

1973-1977 saw Geraldo hosting ABC’s hit show ‘Good Night America’. This series saw the original release of the Zapruder film, interviews with Mick Jagger, the Hells Angels, Roy Schneider and a whole lot more.

Watch episodes from thie ground-breaking series below.

August 28, 1975

Richard Dreyfuss, Nancy Friday, F Lee Bailey

Geraldo reports on the rebirth of the Disco craze with Disco-Tex. The star of Jaws, Richard Dreyfuss tells us about his work.

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August 14, 1975

World Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali

Guests included World Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali, with a visit to his mountain training camp in Pennsylvania.

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July 31, 1975

Soccer Legend Pele, Bruce Lee

Edson Arantes DeNascement, known to the world as 34 year old soccer star Pele plays soccer with Geraldo.

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June 18, 1975

Jaws with Roy Scheider

Clips are shown from the much talked about movie, "Jaws" and joining Geraldo in the studio is its star Roy Scheider.

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Geraldo Rivera on set of Good Night America 1975

June 15, 1975

COYOTE, Hookers Convention, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

Geraldo reports on the 2d annual hookers convention in San Francisco and speaks about some of the issues with women who attended.

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June 5, 1975

Willowbrook, Jay J Armes

Geraldo Rivera hosts Good Night America 18 talking Willowbrook and Jay J Armes.

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May 22, 1975

Patty Hearst and the FBI

In the studio are Jack and Mickin Scott, sportswriters, suspected by the FBI of harboring Patty Hearst in a rented farmhouse, who went underground for five weeks rather than cooperate with the FBI.