| Title | KUTV EXTRA Episodes 12 and 13: Montana Cowboy, Southern Utah Radiation, Letters, Thomas Clay, The Osmonds, At Odds (Rod Decker and Brenda Hancock) |
| Media Number | A0303_012_A0303_013 |
| Description | Video recording of the 12th and 13th KUTV EXTRA episodes (color, sound, 1 hour, 2 minutes, and 29 seconds), originally on U-Matic tape. They aired on November 2 and 9, 1977, and had a total of 6 segments. Montana Cowboy [0:00:00]: The video begins with short outtakes from the next segment. Lucky Severson interviews and rides with the cowboy Dick Chism as he takes his cattle on the highways to feed on the federal grass. Southern Utah Radiation [0:09:48]: Karl Idsvoog explores the truth behind the radioactive fallout from the nuclear testing done in Utah. The 1958 Atomic Energy Commission promotional video is shown in clips, while interviews with the community reveal the underestimation of the effects of the fallout. Severson then interviews Idsvoog about his segment. Letters [0:26:10]: Lucky Severson reads letters from viewers. This segment ends with a musical performance by Karen Gibbs. Thomas Clay, 95-Year-Old Editor [0:30:15]: Richard Menzies interviews Tomas Clay about his writing and life experience. Clay talks about his goal to make gambling illegal and various questions he has about life. The Osmonds [0:39:04]: The EXTRA crew follows the Osmonds to Billings, Montana. They interview Donny and Marie about their fan base, daily life, and experience performing for millions of people. At Odds [0:55:44]: Judge Ritter's powers are in question as Rod Decker and Brenda Hancock explore the issue surrounding his use of power and what the court system is doing about the situation. The video ends with more outtakes from the Southern Utah Radiation segment. |
| Date | 1977-11-02; 1977-11-09 |
| Creator | KUTV (Television station: Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| Contributor | Idsvoog, Karl; Menzies, Richard; Decker, Rod, 1941-; Hancock, Brenda; Severson, Lucky |
| Spatial Coverage | Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, 40.76078, -111.89105 |
| Subject | Cowboys--Montana; Radiation carcinogenesis; U.S. Atomic Energy Commission; Nuclear weapons testing victims; Ritter, Willis W., 1899-1978; Magazine format television programs--Utah--Salt Lake City; Television broadcasting--Utah--Salt Lake City |
| Collection Number and Name | A0303 KUTV News collection |
| Holding Institution | Multimedia Archives, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Type | Image/MovingImage; Sound |
| Genre | U-matic (TM) |
| Format | video/mp4 |
| Extent | 01:02:29 |
| Rights | |
| Finding Aid | https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv245086 |
| ARK | ark:/87278/s6ws1371 |
| Setname | uum_kutv |
| ID | 2629807 |
| Reference URL | https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ws1371 |