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  Gay Morning America, Season 2, Show 18

  Original airdate: 15 February 1985 Runtime: 00:57:26 Show order: (00:00:00) Opening Credits: George Sardi, Johnny Savoy, Johnny Pool, Lord Byron, Leslie Irons, and Jerry Fitzpatrick. Special guests: Aaron Gage, Gary Dee and Gordon Malone; (00:01:56) Badlands commercial; (00:03:42) Leslie Irons interviews adult star Aaron Gage; (00:11:26) Kelly’s Village West commercial; (00:12:46) Sports Interview with Jerry Fitzpatrick featuring Gordon Malone; (00:16:56) Waverly Waverly commercial; (00:18:18) Cocktail Recipes with Johnny Pool (Julia Poulet); (00:25:26) Peeches Three commercial; (00:26:40) Performance by Johnny Savoy—My funny valentine; (00:28:57) Johnny Savoy reads obituaries; (00:30:18) Gay Hotline information; (00:31:07) Morning exercise with Lord Byron; (00:38:23) The Follies commercial; (00:40:00) Special guest performance by Gary Dee and interview with George Sardi; (00:57:26) Recording ends;
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  Gay Morning America, Season 2, Show 16

  Original airdate: 1 February 1985 Runtime: 00:57:07 Show order: (00:00:00) Opening Credits: George Sardi, Johnny Savoy, Johnny Pool, Lord Byron, Leslie Irons, and Jerry Fitzpatrick. Special guests: Songs in Blume (A Tribute to Bobby Blume); (00:00:47) George Sardi —opening; (00:04:59) Peeches Three commercial; (00:06:46) Lord Byron interviews Tamar Lansley and Lance Bradley(from Safety and Fitness Exchange); (00:14:20) The Follies commercial; (00:16:57) Leslie Irons reviews Ken Phillips’ solo showcase at Club Manhattan; (00:19:58) Leslie Iron discusses the advent of VCR’s and how it is going to affect the entertainment industry; (00:24:00) Waverly Waverly commercial; (00:25:04) Current news with George Sardi; (00:28:28) Special guests Songs in Blume (A Tribute to Bobby Blume) perform; (00:40:30) Restaurant Row—Big Wok commercial; (00:43:29) Cocktail Recipes with Johnny Pool; (00:49:37) Gay Hotline information; (00:50:42) Kaspars commercial; (00:52:53) Community News with Johnny Savoy (Discusses “gay day”policies at clubs); (00:57:09) Closing Credits
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  Gay Morning America, Season 2, Show 15

  Original airdate: 25 January 1985 Runtime: 00:58:07 Audio sync issues throughout Show order: (00:00:00) Opening Credits: George Sardi, Johnny Savoy, Johnny Pool, Lord Byron, Leslie Irons, and Jerry Fitzpatrick. Special guests: Jim Link, Gillman Sang, Brian Murphy, Tamar Hosansky and Lance Bradley; (00:01:10) George Sardi opening; (00:02:54) Jerry Fitzpatrick’s sports section —Interview with Jim Link; (00:08:01) Peeches Three Commercial; (00:09:00) Johnny Savoy discusses BARNY and Bar Awards; (00:12:34) The Follies commercial; (00:14:21) George Sardi interviews fashion designer Gillman Sang; (00:19:27) The Monster commercial; (00:21:55) Special Guest Brian Murphy performance and interview; (00:33:15) Waverly Waverly commercial; (00:34:55) Cocktail Recipes with Johnny Pool; (00:42:32) Gay Hotline information; (00:43:15) Village Apothecary commercial; (00:44:41) Leslie Irons discusses upcoming show Harrigan ’n Hart, gay playwrights, and videocasettes; (00:50:40) The Big Dish commercial; (00:52:37) Morning exercise with Lord Byron— self-defense class with Tamar Hosansky and Lance Bradley; (00:57:38) Closing credits;
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  Gay Morning America, Season 2, Show 13

  Original airdate: 11 January 1985 Runtime: 00:58:08 Show order: (00:00:00) Opening Credits: George Sardi, Johnny Savoy, Johnny Poole, Lord Byron, Leslie Irons, and Jerry Fitzpatrick. Special guests: Steve Gerben and John Burke; (00:00:51) George Sardi - opening; (00:02:15) Jerry Fitzpatrick - interview with Steve Gerben, president of the Frontrunners; (00:07:35) Peeches Three commercial; (00:09:08) The Follies commercial; (00:10:38) George Sardi - discussing his latest visit to the Follies with Johnny Savoy, Atlanta, Georgia; (00:12:08) Morning exercise with Lord Byron; (00:17:30) Gay Morning America invitation for viewers to write-in; (00:17:53) The Monster commercial; (00:19:18) George Sardi - theatre news, opening of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart, opening of Honey, I'm Home!; (00:21:00) Waverly Waverly commercial; (00:21:55) George Sardi - more theatre news, discussion of Coming of Age in SoHo, Hall & Oates breaking up; (00:23:55) Johnny Savoy - Community News, Dan White parole update, S.A.G.E., alcoholism awareness and Gay and Lesbian AA groups, obituary for Rob Hoskins; (00:28:30) Gay Hotline information; (00:29:00) George Sardi presents a commercial for South Dakota; (00:30:45) George Sardi - The Gay Engagement Calendar 1985, birthday of female impersonator Craig Russell; (00:31:15) Village Apothecary commercial; (00:32:50) "Cecily" (Johnny) Poole - Chicken Pot Pie recipe; (00:39:10) The Big Dish commercial; (00:41:10) Leslie Irons interviews John Burke; (00:55:45) George Sardi performs; (00:57:24) Closing credits;
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  Gay Morning America, Season 2, Show 12

  Original airdate: 04 January 1985 Runtime: 00:58:15 Show order: (00:00:00) Opening Credits: George Sardi, Johnny Savoy, Johnny Pool, Lord Byron, Leslie Irons, and Jerry Fitzpatrick. Special guests: J.T. Denver and special scenes from Gay Morning America's "famous night" at the Copacabana; (00:01:29) George Sardi - Opening; (00:04:25) Johnny Savoy presenting Community News - "Self-Defense is a Scream" seminar at the Gay Community Center, Hotlines!, interview with J.T. Denver, porn star; (00:10:57) Peeches Three commercial; (00:12:06) The Follies commercial; (00:13:31) George Sardi telling jokes; (00:15:23) Lord Byron - discusses meeting J.T. Denver, morning exercise; (00:20:05) Gay Morning America invitation for viewers to write-in (address provided: Gay Morning America, C/O Metro-Access Studios, 110 East 23rd Street, New York, N.Y. 10010); (00:20:28) The Monster commercial; (00:22:04) George Sardi - history lesson on the 30th anniversary of "the completion of the naval reserve officer Thomas J. Keane," who walked every street, avenue and alley of Manhattan, telling puns and jokes; (00:24:16) Leslie Irons, retelling the strange circumstances around how George Sardi came out and how Irons met Sardi; discusses performances at Waverly Waverly; (00:30:25) Big Wok Restaurant Row commercial; (00:31:51) George Sardi - Review of the Gay Engagement Calendar 1985; (00:33:48) Cocktail Recipes with Johnny Pool - demonstrates how to make a New Year champagne cocktail (00:39:30) Waverly Waverly commercial; (00:40:30) The Big Dish commercial; (00:41:58) George Sardi recommending the Connection, "one of the better newspapers" for the gay population, review of the book the Royal Feud; (00:44:10) Lord Byron introducing tape of Gay Morning America cast visiting the Copacabana; (00:45:15) Gay Morning America visits the Copacabana; (00:55:40) George Sardi - "the biggest lies of 1985" and signing off with Lord Byron; (00:57:21) Closing credits;
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  Gay Morning America, Season 2, Show 11

  Original airdate: 28 December 1984 Runtime: 00:44:24 Show order: (00:00:00) Opening Credits: George Sardi, Johnny Savoy, Johnny Pool, Lord Byron, Leslie Irons, and Jerry Fitzpatrick. Special guests Frank Massey and his New Year’s Puppets (00:01:27) George Sardi —opening; (00:02:50) Community News with Johnny Savoy; (00:03:22) Big Dish commercial; (00:08:39) Gay Hotline information; (00:09:12) Peeches Three commercial; (00:11:10) The Follies commercial; (00:13:00) The Engagement calendar commercial; (00:14:14) Morning exercise with Lord Byron; (00:22:58) The Monster commercial; (00:24:30) Village Apothecary commercial; (00:27:57) Sports yearly recap with Jerry Fitzpatrick; (00:32:33) One Potato/Two Potato Commercial; (00:36:16) Cocktail Recipes with Johnny Pool; (00:40:13) Waverly Waverly commercial; (00:42:55) Connection commercial; (00:44:18) Recording ends;
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  Gay Morning America, Season 2, Show 5

  Original airdate: 16 November 1984 Runtime: 00:58:02 Audio/ visual sync issues begin at: (00:13:51) Show order: (00:00:00) Opening Credits: George Sardi, Johnny Savoy, Johnny Pool, Lord Byron, Lynn Lavner, Leslie Irons, and Jerry Fitzpatrick. Special guests Maria Mandel and Bob Speer (00:01:11) George Sardi —opening; (00:02:09) Community News with Johnny Savoy; (00:06:10) Gay Hotline information; (00:07:18) Peeches Three commercial; (00:08:36) The Follies commercial; (00:10:55) Copacabana recording; (00:15:33) The Monster commercial; (00:17:52) Lynn Lavner’s Girl Talk; (00:24:26) The Big Dish commercial; (00:25:46) Sports Interview with Jerry Fitzpatrick featuring Bob Speer; (00:31:22) Village Apothecary commercial; (00:33:59) Cocktail Recipes with Johnny Pool; (00:41:11) Limelight commercial; (00:42:46) Waverly Waverly commercial; (00:43:48) Leslie Irons reviews Harlem Nocturne; (00:48:48) Maria Mandel performs; (00:55:55) Connection commercial; (00:56:58) Closing Credits;
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  Gay Morning America, Season 2, Show 3

  Original airdate: 2 November 1984 Runtime: 00:59:13 Show order: (00:00:00) Opening Credits: George Sardi, Johnny Savoy, Johnny Pool, Lord Byron, Lynn Lavner, Leslie Irons, and Jerry Fitzpatrick. Special guests Robin Tyler, Jack Hoppin ; (00:01:12) George Sardi —opening; (00:01:56) Community News with Johnny Savoy; (00:05:27) Gay Hotline information; (00:06:58) Rio di Janeiro commercial; (00:07:45) Big Dish commercial; (00:08:42) Morning exercise with Lord Byron; (00:14:58) The Follies commercial; (00:17:21) Lynn Lavner performs; (00:24:03) The Monster commercial; (00:24:55) Village Apothecary commercial; (00:27:10) Sports Interview with Jerry Fitzpatrick featuring Jack Hoppin; (00:30:45) One Potato/Two Potato Commercial; (00:31:47) Peeches Three commercial; (00:32:55) Cocktail Recipes with Johnny Pool; (00:40:51) Waverly Waverly commercial; (00:41:54) Gay Yellow Pages commercial; (00:42:55) George Sardi interviews Robin Tyler; (00:56:44) Closing Credits;
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  Rudy Grillo Moving Image #9C [NYC Council Hearing – Gay Rights Bill Intro #2, March 11, 1986 – WNYC TV]

  New York City Council Hearing of the Gay Rights Bill Intro #2. The bill was introduced to ban discrimination in New York City on the basis of sexual orientation in housing, employment, and public accommodations. The bill was eventually passed on March 21, 1986. Originally broadcasted on March 11, 1986 on WNYC TV, hosted by Ken Auletta. Third/ last of three videos depicting the City Council Hearing, led by City Council Chairman, Samuel Horwitz. Slight audio/visual distortion. Runtime: 01:11:00 Video segments depict: (00:00:00) Continued WNYC Ken Auletta interview with Councilman Noach Dear; (00:05:37) Speech by unknown Christian woman. (00:07:52) Speech from Dr. Damien Martin, Co-founder and Executive Director of the Institute of the Protection of Lesbian and Gay Youth; (00:12:01) Speech from Mary Goodhill; (00:17:10) Speech from Frederick A.O Schwartz, Jr, representing Corporation Council, question from Councilman Noach Dear; (00:24:37) WNYC Ken Auletta pausing for a commercial break; (00:25:02) Commercial break; (00:27:17) Returning to hearing mid-speech from unknown male speaker; (00:28:09) Speech from Pam Eiilum, representing Lesbians in City Government; (00:31:15) Speech from Joseph Friedman; (00:35:47) Speech from Rabbi Robert Goldberg; (00:47:17) Speech from Reverend Robert Davidson ( audio overlay of commentary from WNYC, Ken Auletta); (00:48:39) WNYC Ken Auletta interviews Herbert Berman, Councilman; (00:51:53) Miid- speech of unknown Christian woman speaker; (00:54:38) Speech from Pastor Jesse Lee, of Neighborhood Church in Greenwich Village; (00:59:15) Speech from Bishop Paul Moore, question from Councilman Noach Dear; (01:05:31) Speech from Herbert McKay, representing a Bronx community; (01:07:27) Conclusions from WNYC, Ken Auletta; (01:08:43) Closing credits; (01:11:00) End of footage.
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  Rudy Grillo Moving Image #9B [NYC Council Hearing – Gay Rights Bill Intro #2, March 11, 1986 – WNYC TV]

  New York City Council Hearing of the Gay Rights Bill Intro #2. The bill was introduced to ban discrimination in New York City on the basis of sexual orientation in housing, employment, and public accommodations. The bill was eventually passed on March 21, 1986. Originally broadcasted on March 11, 1986 on WNYC TV, hosted by Ken Auletta. Second of three videos depicting the City Council Hearing, led by City Council Chairman, Samuel Horwitz. Slight audio/visual distortion. Runtime: 02:29:20 Video segments depict: (00:00:00) End of speech from Douglas White, N.Y.S Commissioner of Human Rights, rep. Gov. Cuomo; (00:00:05) Commentary from WNYC, Ken Auletta; (00:00:49) Question from Councilman Danny Farrow, continued answer from Douglas White; (00:02:00) Speech from Rabbi Yehuda Levin; (00:06:35) Commentary from WNYC, Ken Auletta; (00:07:12) Speech from Rabbi Brickner ( footage cuts off); (00:14:45) Interruption of Council Hearing depicting taped footage from 1986 sitcom “One in a Million”; (00:17:00) Return to hearing, continued speech from Rabbi Brickner, question from Councilman Noach Dear; (00:17:49) WNYC Ken Auletta interviews Rabbi Levin; (00:25:44) Speech from Greg DeSousa, President of N.Y Catholic Lawyers Guild; (00:26:10) Speech from Serphin Maltese, Exec. Director of N.Y.S Conservative Party; (00:30:16) Speech from Virginia Apuzzo, Deputy N.Y.S Protection Board, former Exec. Director of the National Gay Task Force; (00:35:21) Commentary from WNYC, Ken Auletta; (00:35:57) Speech from Joseph Meehan, N.Y County Catholic War Veterans; (00:41:06) WNYC Ken Auletta interviews Assemblyman Herman Farrel; (00:50:23) Speech from unknown speaker; (00:51:43 ) Speech from Bob Grant, Television Talk Show Host / WABC Radio - question from Councilman Dreyfus; (01:00:59) Speech from Assemblyman Herman Farrel; (01:04:04) Speech from Arthur Leonard, representing the Bar Association of Human Rights, a Lesbian and Gay Rights Association; (01:09:49) Speech from Robert Morganthau, Manhattan District Attorney, various questions from the Council Members; (01:18:09) WNYC Ken Auletta interviews Virginia Apuzzo; (01:25:46) Speech from unknown Catholic Father; (01:26:34) Speech from Joy Sommerset; (01:34:54) Commentary from WNYC, Ken Auletta; (01:33:20) Speech from Marilyn Flood; (01:36:26) Speech from Revered Butler, representing Manhattan’s Lower East Side Ministries; (01:42:59) Speech from Andrew Humm ,Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Rights; (01:43:42) WNYC Ken Auletta interviews Peter Vallone, Majority Leader of the City Council; (01:52:47) Speech from John Anderson, questions from Councilman Dreyfus; (02:01:18) Speech from David Dinkins, Borough President of Manhattan; (02:04:58) Speech from Sister Jeannie Gramick, School SIster of Notre Dame, representing the National Coalition of American Nuns; (02:08:29) WNYC Ken Auletta interviews Susan Molinari, Councilwoman; (02:10:50) Beginning of speech from Revered Plunkett; (02:12:27) WNYC Ken Auletta interviews Samuel Horwitz, Committee Chairman; (02:21:28) Speech from Brena Allen, representing Catholic Ministries; (02:24:57) WNYC Ken Auletta interviews Councilman Noach Dear; (02:29:20) Footage is cut off.