Mon, Jan 14, 1974
The topic of sexual surrogacy is discussed. Tom welcomes Sylvia Kars and Danny Tompkins, two Los Angeles area sexual surrogates for men and women. Author Sam Julty speaks about his own impotency, and Dr. James McCary, University of Houston professor, postulates on early sex education.
Tue, Jan 15, 1974
Host Tom Snyder is joined by Christopher Taylor, 1972 United States Olympic bronze medalist, who explains how he segued into a professional super heavyweight wrestling career. Los Angeles area sportscaster Dick Lane talks about his own career. Maury Graham recounts his nomadic life as the king of hobos. Joe Girard, the world's most successful car salesman, is also scheduled.
Thu, Jan 17, 1974
Tom and his panel of guests take a hard look at the future of the United States and what it will need in order to survive. On hand for the discussion are futurists Ted Gordon president of the Futures Group, and Barbara Hubbard, current chair lady of the Committee for the Future. Also joining are businessman Warren Avis, founder of Avis Rental Cars, and Dr. James Dator, director of social sciences research at the University of Hawaii.
Mon, Jan 21, 1974
In a first for Tomorrow, host Tom Snyder and his guests are joined by a live studio audience as the series travels from its Burbank, California studios to New York City for six episodes recorded at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Tom takes the audience on a whirlwind tour around The Big Apple then settles down for a devil of a conversation about exorcism.
Wed, Jan 23, 1974
In the third of six episodes videotaped at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, host Tom Snyder and the live studio audience welcomes rival boxers Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier ahead of their upcoming bout at Madison Square Garden. Also scheduled is prolific WNBC radio personality Don Imus to talk about the current opinions of New Yorkers.
Thu, Jan 24, 1974
In the fourth of six episodes taped in New York City, Tom and the live audience participate in a discussion of network television news coverage of major events. Guests include veteran broadcast journalists Frank McGee of NBC, and Harry Reasoner, anchor of the ABC Evening News. Also scheduled, actors E.G. Marshall and Oscar winner Kim Hunter discuss the resurgence of radio drama with the launch of the syndicated program CBS Radio Mystery Theater.
Mon, Jan 28, 1974
In the fifth of six episodes taped in New York City, host Tom Snyder welcomes three successful women in the field of journalism. His guests are Barbara Walters of NBC's Today Show; Helen Thomas, White House Correspondent for United Press International; and Shana Alexander, the first female columnist for Life Magazine and first female editor of McCall's.
Wed, Jan 30, 1974
With this telecast, Tomorrow returns to its home base of Burbank, California. Tonight's guests are Dr. Emil Freireich, director of cancer research at MD Anderson Hospital in Texas, and Dr. Carl Symington, noted in the field of radiotherapy. Tom and the medical experts review advanced and developing protocols in cancer treatment.
Mon, Feb 4, 1974
Host Tom Snyder engages in conversation with the developer of carburetor prototype that could aid in the nation's energy crisis. He is also joined by Sondra Diamond, who fought to overcome the effects of severe cerebral palsy to earn certification as a licensed counselor, and Peter Breggin, a psychiatrist against the use of medication and surgery as treatments for mental illness.
Wed, Feb 6, 1974
Host Tom Snyder interviews Dr. Aaron Stern, author of the 1971 book The Making of a Genius. Dr. Stern describes his controversial theory of intelligence, which is one based on environment rather than race or heredity, and how it can be utilized to help children from the most impoverished backgrounds become geniuses.
Tue, Feb 12, 1974
Dr. John McCarthy a cognitive scientist and director of Stanford University's Artificial Intelligence Center for Computer Research shows off the tools of his trade with a computerized robot that has been programmed to perform tasks associated with human thought. Also, Tom places a telephone call to an Alaskan town that needs a fire truck.
Thu, Feb 14, 1974
Tomorrow takes a look at Catholicism in the 1970s. Host Tom Snyder's guests include Father Eugene Kennedy, a Maryknoll priest and proponent for contemporary church reform; and Catholic feminist Patricia McQuillan, founder and chairman of the organization Catholics for a Free Choice.
Tue, Feb 19, 1974
The Ku Klux Klan is the subject of this installment of Tomorrow. Host Tom Snyder embarks on another round of questioning with returning guest, the controversial David Duke, Grand Dragon of the white supremacist group. Also joining the discussion for counterpoint is Hosea Williams, civil rights activist and leader.
Wed, Feb 20, 1974
The recently sensationalized phenomenon of demonic possession and its treatment via exorcism is revisited in this installment. However, host Tom Snyder and his guests eschew the stereotypical trappings of the subject and turn their focus this time to a secular and non-Catholic perspective.
Thu, Feb 21, 1974
The world of professional sporting is the subject of this discussion. Tom's scheduled guests include Bill Russell, Seattle Supersonics coach and NBA commentator; Bob Cousy, former NBA All Star and Most Valuable Player; Mike Trope, agent signing talent for the recently formed World Football League; and Bob Woolf, prolific sports agent.
Mon, Feb 25, 1974
In this edition of Tomorrow, Tom and his guests cover the story of weekly newspapers in America. Joining the discussion are Mississippi native Hazel Smith, founder of the Lexington Advertiser; Archer Fullingham, Texas publisher of the Kountze News, Ed DeCourcy, editor of the Argus-Champion in New Hampshire; and Ray Geiger from the Farmer's Almanac.
Tue, Feb 26, 1974
Tom and his guests devote tonight and tomorrow's Tomorrow program to a comprehensive examination of rape. Discussing the subject are a victim of the crime, law enforcement personnel, a female karate instructor who teaches self-defense against assault, and the founder of the New York Rape Coalition.
Wed, Feb 27, 1974
In the conclusion of a two-part examination of rape, host Tom Snyder is joined by two attorneys, the first a defense attorney and the second one who proposes amending current rape legislation. Also scheduled is a psychological profiler of those commit rape as well as those who fall victim to the crime.
Thu, Feb 28, 1974
Tomorrow delves into the plight of the elderly. Host Tom Snyder's guest for this edition is Maggie Kuhn, who founded the Grey Panthers following her mandatory retirement from a job she loved in 1970. Kuhn and Snyder rap about some of the issues facing the aged population and how her organization has addressed them.
Tue, Mar 5, 1974
Deeply personal stories from the civilian perspective of the war in Vietnam are presented in this installment of Tomorrow. Host Tom Snyder speaks with Dick Hughes, an actor and conscientious objector who visited Vietnam in 1968 and has remained there to help street children known as The Shoeshine Boys. Also featured is Richard C. Ramsom. Ransom, a New York attorney, traveled to Vietnam to come to terms with the death of his son Mike, who opposed the conflict but went willingly and died after stepping on a mine.
Wed, Mar 6, 1974
Tom's guest is Jerold Kuhn, author of "Marriage Counseling: Fact or Fallacy?". Kuhn, executive director of the American Institute of Family Relations Los Angeles, conducts counseling sessions with guests who have real-life marital problems. Marriage counseling students also appear and participate in the televised sessions.
Mon, Mar 11, 1974
Tomorrow explores the new fascination with cosmetic surgery and beauty. Guests include author Jeannie Sakol, who has undergone several surgical procedures; Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Kurt Wagner, makeup artist Pablo Manzoni creative director of Elizabeth Arden, and Diana Vreeland, fashionista and former editor of Vogue.
Tue, Mar 12, 1974
Crime and rehabilitation are the subject of this installment of Tomorrow. Host Tom Snyder discusses the topic with guest John Maher. A recovering alcoholic and heroin addict, Maher is the founder and director of San Francisco's Delancey Street Foundation, a non-profit organization devoted to academic and vocational training for ex-cons. Also scheduled for the discussion are four participants in the Delancey Street program.
Wed, Mar 13, 1974
Host Tom Snyder welcomes to the program featured guest Richard Szumskl, head of photographic production services for the Audio-Visual Department of San Jose State College. Szumski explains and demonstrates the use of Kirlian photography, a technique used to capture images of electrical discharges.
Thu, Mar 14, 1974
In the second part of an examination of crime in America, Tom's scheduled guests include: Robert DiGrazia, Boston police commissioner; Dr. George Kirkham, criminology professor at Florida State University who worked as a cop for free last summer; James Bannon, commander of Detroit's decoy squad STRESS (Stop The Robberies, Enjoy Safe Streets); and Henry Gay, a black police officer from Monrovia, California who was raised in a crime-ridden area.
Tue, Mar 19, 1974
The discussion topic is political torture. Tom's guests are South Dakota senator James Abourezk, concerned about United States complicity in the torture of political prisoners; Amy Augustus, executive director of the human rights organization Amnesty International; and Marcos Arruda, a Brazilian activist for social justice and democracy who was held prisoner and brutally tortured by the Brazilian government.
Wed, Mar 20, 1974
With the deadline for filing income taxes rapidly approaching, this installment of Tomorrow focuses on facts which the average audience member might not know about the Internal Revenue Service, and it offers suggestions on how to avoid problems while trying to beat the tax season filing deadline.
Thu, Mar 21, 1974
Notable sports figures convene to discuss their careers with host Tom Snyder. Program guests include: bodybuilder and 1973 Mr. America winner Jim Morris; bodybuilder and 1973 Mr. Olympia winner Arnold Schwarzennegger; Mayo Kaan, an aging bodybuilder who claims to have been the original model for Superman; and Mike Gammon and Judi McGuire, a husband and wife team of roller derby skaters.
Tue, Mar 26, 1974
In the first of two installments videotaped on location at the Tennessee State Penitentiary, the prison's inmates and guards are the program's guests. Tom interviews inmates William Thomas Hardison, a young, prominent local businessman convicted of forging stocks, and Stephen Gaskin, counterculture leader of The Farm, a commune in Summertown, TN, and recently convicted on a marijuana possession charge.
Wed, Mar 27, 1974
Part two of special episodes of Tomorrow that were videotaped on location in the Tennessee State Penitentiary in Nashville. Host Tom Snyder continues his investigation with interviews from the prison's staff and inmates for a rare look at daily life in a Southern correctional facility.