- Dates
- 1986-05-05 – 1986-06-02
- Kind
- Occurrence
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communicationcommunityeducationcelebration
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The June 1986 Beaver Beacon reports that Erma Bombeck and a Good Morning America crew filmed on Beaver Island, with the Community School, principal, teachers, seniors, and elementary choirs among the featured subjects. It directed viewers to the June 2 Channel 8 broadcast.
Evidence limits
This is a local newspaper account of filming and a scheduled broadcast. It is not a network production log, recording, transcript, audience measurement, or complete participant list.
Sources
- Reports that the Good Morning America crew planned to come during the week of May 5 and that the principal was awaiting written confirmation. It is advance planning, not a broadcast log or production file. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1986-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seventeen-page April issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the planned visit.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1986-04_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports Erma Bombeck and the Good Morning America production crew filming on Beaver Island, including interviews and school scenes, and directs viewers to the June 2 Channel 8 broadcast. It is a local newspaper account, not a network production log, recording, transcript, or audience measurement. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1986-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held nineteen-page June issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the filming and broadcast notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1986-06_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Good Morning America films Beaver Island with Erma Bombeck, 1986”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-good-morning-america-erma-bombeck-1986/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Community School Board, April 14, 1986, Beaver Beacon, April 1986. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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