NBC schedules Anderson for convention coverage

July 3, 1980

Presidential candidate John Anderson will turn political commentator for the NBC "Today" show's coverage of the Republican National Convention in Detroit July 14-18. Mr. Anderson will appear on both hours of the two-hour morning show (7-9 a.m. Eastern time). Monitor TV critic Arthur Unger says the Anderson segments will be sent via satellite from Bonn, Paris, and London, where Mr. Anderson will be traveling during the convention.