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The Way It Was (TV series)

Field	Value
creator	Herb Schmertz
director	Glenn Swanson
Jerry Hughes
presenter	Curt Gowdy
producer	Gerry Gross
Dick Enberg
runtime	30 Minutes
country	United States
channel	PBS
company	Gerry Gross Productions
Mobil Oil Corporation
first_aired
last_aired
num_seasons	5

Jerry Hughes Dick Enberg Mobil Oil Corporation

The Way It Was is a PBS television series featuring athletes reminiscing about a particular sporting event from the past that aired from 1974 to 1978. Hosted by Curt Gowdy, the bulk of the 30-minute broadcast was dedicated to rebroadcasting the game, uninterrupted but in edited form, with a short 5-minute discussion segment at the end of the show. The show is also notable for its computer-animated intro with the song "Happy Days Are Here Again".

Gerry Gross, who created Sports Challenge, produced the show in association with KCET in Los Angeles. PBS aired the show from October 3, 1974 to 1978. Mobil Corporation provided major funding for the series, and had also released a 1975 book on the series, as a tie-in with the show's first season.

In 1976, the show was nominated for an Emmy Award in the category of "Outstanding Edited Sports Series."

Reruns later aired on ESPN Classic, occasionally under banner titles such as NFL's Greatest Games or Classic World Series Film.

References

Sharbutt, Jay. (1974-10-03). "Giving the Credit Where It's Due". The Free-Lance Star.
(2009). "Primetime Emmy Award Database". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

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