Barry Mitchell
Contributor
Musician, comedian, and journalist Barry Mitchell has appeared on Saturday Night Live, Late Night With Conan O’Brien, HBO and Comedy Central, but he's probably best recognized for his decades-long run as "America’s Only Accordion Playing News Commentator” on ABC's quirky World News Now. Today, Barry mixes fact and fun as a segment producer and the host of Simply Science, a monthly magazine program on New York City local station CUNY-TV. For more Barry, visit barryfunny.com
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POSTED January 4, 2022
ABC’s World News Now Marks 30 Years of Overnight News… and Polkas
America’s only accordion-playing news commentator looks back at three decades of ABC’s mischievous overnight broadcast.