30 Minutes (TV program)

30 Minutes
GenreNews magazine
Presented by
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes16,400+
Production
Executive producerJoel Heller
Producers
  • Madeline Amgott
  • Elliot Bernstein
  • John Block
  • Jo Ann Caplin
  • Vera Diamond
  • Allan Ducovny
  • Nancy Dutty
  • Diego Echeverria
  • Virginia Gray
  • Christine Huneke
  • Horace Jenkins
  • Carolyn Kreskey
  • Elizabeth Lawrence
  • Susan Mills
  • Irene Moinar
  • Catherine Olian
  • Robert Rubin
  • Martin Smith
  • Patti Obrow White
Production locationsNew York City, New York, United States
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production companyCBS News Production
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 16, 1978 (1978-09-16) –
August 28, 1982 (1982-08-28)
Related
60 Minutes
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30 Minutes is an American educational newsmagazine television program that aired on CBS on Saturdays from 1978 to 1982 following its Saturday-morning cartoon lineup. Patterned after 60 Minutes, its topics ranged from acne and rock bands to the Ku Klux Klan and juvenile defendants.

The show was hosted by Christopher Glenn, Betsy Aaron (1978-1980) and Betty Ann Bowser (1980-1981).