Live TV from Vietnam War Seen Radio Style Satire
Art Buchwald mocks live broadcasting from Vietnam using a Chicago conference scene. A voiceover team in a Mekong Delta setting describes attacks and bombings while interjecting commercials and banter, highlighting the hazards of live war coverage.
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