'The Scherer-MacNeil Report' debuted on Saturday, October 23rd, 1965, on NBC, airing from 6:30-7PM ET. It was the first half-hour Saturday news program on television. The anchors were Ray Scherer, reporting from Washington, D.C., and ...See more'The Scherer-MacNeil Report' debuted on Saturday, October 23rd, 1965, on NBC, airing from 6:30-7PM ET. It was the first half-hour Saturday news program on television. The anchors were Ray Scherer, reporting from Washington, D.C., and Robert MacNeil, reporting from New York City. It remained on the air until 'The Frank McGee Saturday Report' replaced it on Saturday, May 20th, 1967.
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