The Emerald City: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Three gay men, Frank O'Dowd, Steve Bie, and Gene Stavis, came together during the mid-1970's in New York City to form Truth, Justice, and the American Way, Inc. As a company, they produced a show for community access cable television called The Emerald City which covered a variety of issues in the gay community. The program aired in New York City on Manhattan Cable's Channel J beginning in March 1977 and was syndicated in San Francisco. Originally an hour long show, it switched to a half-hour in the fall of 1977. The Emerald City ran from 1977 to 1978 and had both gay and non-gay commercial sponsors.

Series details

• Title: The Emerald City
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel J
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 91872

Cast and credited roles

• Frank O'Dowd — Frank O'Dowd
• Gene Stavis — Gene Stavis
• Steve Bie — Steve Bie

Source and licence

Adapted from The Emerald City on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.