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[12/06/13 - 06:47 AM]
"Nelson Mandela: Father of a Nation," a One-Hour "48 Hours Presents" Special, to Air Dec. 7
Scott Pelley will anchor the special, featuring original reporting from CBS News journalists who have covered Mandela's life firsthand. |
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SCOTT PELLEY WILL ANCHOR "NELSON MANDELA: FATHER OF A NATION," AN HOUR-LONG "48 HOURS PRESENTS" SPECIAL FROM THE JOURNALISTS OF CBS NEWS EXPLORING THE SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND POLITICAL IMPACT OF HIS LIFE ON THE WORLD - SATURDAY, DEC. 7, 2013 AT 9:00 PM, ET/8:00 PM, CT
Scott Pelley, anchor and managing editor of the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY, will anchor "Nelson Mandela: Father of a Nation," a one-hour 48 HOURS PRESENTS special featuring original reporting from CBS News journalists who have covered Mandela's life firsthand and using a quarter-century of rich CBS News footage of his fight for freedom and the human toll it took on a nation. The special will be broadcast Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013 (9:00 PM, ET/8:00 PM, CT) on the CBS Television Network.
In the hour, CBS News' Bob Simon will look at Mandela's life from prisoner to president. Martha Teichner reports on what it was like to be in South Africa in 1990 when Mandela was released from prison and the impact on the country. Finally, CBS News Cultural Correspondent Wynton Marsalis and South African jazz legend Hugh Masekela will explore the role of music as an instrument for social change.
"Nelson Mandela: Father of a Nation" includes interviews with former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young, Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis, Archbishop and civil rights activist Desmond Tutu and Mandela autobiographer Richard Stengel.
Susan Zirinsky is the senior executive producer of "Nelson Mandela: Father of a Nation."
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[03/12/26 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "Big Mistakes" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Blackmailed into working for gangsters, two deeply incapable siblings become the most disorganized duo in organized crime.
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[03/12/26 - 08:01 AM]
More "Bluey" Is Coming to Disney+
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[03/12/26 - 07:01 AM]
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[03/12/26 - 07:01 AM]
HBO & BBC Original Limited Series "Half Man" Debuts This April
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[03/12/26 - 06:01 AM]
Video: "Thrash" - Official Trailer - Netflix
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[03/11/26 - 09:01 PM]
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[03/11/26 - 08:01 PM]
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[03/11/26 - 03:16 PM]
FOX Sports Sets All-Time World Baseball Classic Viewership Record with Mexico-USA
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[03/11/26 - 03:01 PM]
The 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards Airing Thursday, March 26 on FOX to Feature Performances by Alex Warren, Lainey Wilson, Ludacris, RAYE, TLC, En Vogue, Salt-N-Pepa and More Live from Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles
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[03/11/26 - 01:44 PM]
Academy Award Winner Tommy Lee Jones Joins Season Two Cast of "The Lowdown" Coming to FX and Hulu
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[03/11/26 - 01:22 PM]
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Nancy Travis and Stana Katic are among the featured talent.
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[03/11/26 - 01:00 PM]
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[03/11/26 - 11:30 AM]
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[03/11/26 - 11:01 AM]
98th Oscars Rounds Out Show Presenters
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[03/11/26 - 10:05 AM]
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