Events in Film & Television in 1970

Jan 25 "M*A*S*H", directed by Robert Altman, starring Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould, is released (Palme d'Or 1970)

Feb 2 27th Golden Globes: Anne of the Thousand Days, John Wayne, & Genevieve Bujold

Feb 4 "Patton" directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring George C. Scott premieres in New York (Academy Awards Best Picture 1971)

Feb 5 WSCV TV channel 51 in Fort Lauderdale, FL (IND) suspends broadcasting
Feb 7 "Hollywood Palace" last airs on ABC TV
Feb 13 16th National Film Awards (India): "Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne" wins the Golden Lotus
Feb 15 KAMU TV channel 15 in College Station, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting
Feb 24 KVDO TV channel 3 in Salem, OR (IND) begins broadcasting
Feb 28 KIIN (now KUN) TV channel 12 in Iowa City, IA (PBS) 1st broadcast
Feb 28 WUTR TV channel 20 in Utica-Rome, NY (ABC) begins broadcasting

Mar 5 "Airport" based on the book by Arthur Hailey, directed by George Seaton and starring Burt Lancaster and Dean Martin is released

Mar 10 Barbra Streisand records "The Singer" & "I Can Do It"

Mar 16 WNIN TV channel 9 in Evansville, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting
Mar 18 KAEC TV channel 19 in Lufkin, Texas (ABC) suspends broadcasting
Mar 21 Vinko Bogataj crashes during a ski-jumping championship in Germany; his image becomes that of the "agony of defeat guy" in the opening credits of ABC's Wide World of Sports.
Mar 21 1st San Diego Comic-Con International opens at U.S. Grant Hotel
Mar 30 Soap opera "Somerset" premieres
Apr 5 WSNS TV channel 44 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcasting
Apr 7 42nd Academy Awards: "Midnight Cowboy", John Wayne & Maggie Smith win
Apr 15 WMGZ TV channel 16 in Mayaguez, PR ([M]) begins broadcasting
Apr 15 WPSJ TV channel 14 in Ponce, PR ([P]) begins broadcasting
May 2 KOAI (now KNAZ) TV channel 2 in Flagstaff, AZ (NBC) 1st broadcast
May 12 KTVM TV channel 6 in Butte, MT (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
May 13 Beatles movie "Let it Be" premieres

May 16 Grover Henson Feels Forgotten by Bill Cosby hits #70

May 16 23rd Cannes Film Festival: "M*A*S*H" directed by Robert Altman wins the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film
May 20 Beatles' "Let it Be" movie premieres in UK
May 31 KDUB TV channel 40 in Dubuque, IA (ABC) begins broadcasting
Jun 3 Ray Davies of The Kinks travels round trip NY-London to change 1 word in "Lola," (Coca-Cola to Cherry Cola) because of BBC commercial reference ban
Jun 4 WSMW TV channel 27 in Worcester, MA (IND) begins broadcasting
Jun 5 KPAX TV channel 8 in Missoula, Montana (CBS) begins broadcasting
Jun 7 22nd Emmy Awards: Marcus Welby, Robert Young & Susan Hampshire win
Jun 20 "Ray Stevens Show" debuts on NBC-TV

Jul 4 Casey Kasem's "American Top 40" debuts on LA radio

Jul 5 20th Berlin International Film Festival cancelled due to controversy surrounding the participation of Michael Verhoeven's anti-war film "o.k."
Jul 18 WJCL TV channel 22 in Savannah, GA (ABC) begins broadcasting
Jul 31 Chet Huntley retires from NBC, ends "Huntley-Brinkley Report"
Aug 1 KTSD TV channel 10 in Pierre, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting
Aug 1 2nd San Diego Comic-Con International opens at U.S. Grant Hotel
Aug 7 WDHN TV channel 18 in Dothan, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting
Aug 19 31st Venice Film Festival opens
Aug 31 WKMJ TV channel 68 in Louisville, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting

Sep 7 Jerry Lewis' 5th Muscular Dystrophy telethon

Sep 15 Decca awards Bing Crosby a 2nd platinum disc for selling 300 million

Sep 19 "The Mary Tyler Moore" show premieres on CBS

Sep 21 "Monday Night Football" premieres on ABC - Browns 31, Jets 21
Sep 21 KAPP TV channel 35 in Yakima, WA (ABC) begins broadcasting
Sep 28 "Words & Music" debuts on NBC-TV
Oct 3 WAPT TV channel 16 in Jackson, MS (ABC) begins broadcasting
Oct 4 WFYI TV channel 20 in Indianapolis, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting
Oct 5 PBS becomes a US television network.
Oct 29 WYEA (now WLTZ) TV channel 38 in Columbus, GA (NBC) 1st broadcast
Oct 30 KVEW TV channel 42 in Kennewick, WA (ABC) begins broadcasting
Nov 1 KGTF TV channel 12 in Agana, GU (PBS) begins broadcasting
Nov 9 The Goodies make their television debut on the BBC
Nov 21 17th National Film Awards (India): "Bhuvan Shome" wins the Golden Lotus
Nov 23 KNCT TV channel 46 in Belton/Killeen, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting
Dec 16 "Love Story" film based on the novel by Erich Segal, directed by Arthur Hiller and starring Ryan O'Neal and Ali McGraw is released
Dec 21 WUTV TV channel 29 in Buffalo, NY (IND) begins broadcasting
Dec 24 Walt Disney's "Aristocats" is released