I Was There When...

I Was There When... is an American documentary series directed and edited by Matthew Arias and executive produced by Howie Deeter. It follows several NBC journalists reliving some of the most profound days of their careers out on the job from the Murder trial of O. J. Simpson to the Atlanta Olympics bombing. The journalist give a glimpse of how it feels to be on the front lines of globally significant events and how they were personally effected.^[1]

I Was There When...
Genre	Documentary
Directed by	Matthew Arias
Starring	Fred Roggin Colleen Williams Vikki Vargas Chuck Henry Patrick Healy Beverly White Conan Nolan
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	7
Production
Executive producer	Howie Deeter
Producer	Yvonne Guevara
Cinematography	Fernando Torres
Editor	Matthew Arias
Running time	15-22 minutes
Production companies	NBC Universal Peacock
Original release
Network	Peacock
Release	February 21, 2022 (2022-02-21)

The seven-part series first aired on Peacock from February 21, 2022.^[2] It won an Emmy Award in 2023.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Original release date
1	"OJ Simpson Pursuit"	Matthew Arias	February 21, 2022 (2022-02-21)
2	"Northridge Earthquake"	Matthew Arias	February 21, 2022 (2022-02-21)
3	"North Hollywood Bank Shootout"	Matthew Arias	February 21, 2022 (2022-02-21)
4	"Atlanta Olympic Games Bombing"	Matthew Arias	February 21, 2022 (2022-02-21)
5	"Wildfire Escape"	Matthew Arias	February 21, 2022 (2022-02-21)
6	"The Death of Prince"	Matthew Arias	February 21, 2022 (2022-02-21)
7	"The Death of Kobe"	Matthew Arias	February 21, 2022 (2022-02-21)

Reception

Upon its initial release, the series received wide acclaim, especially among the television news community.^[3] The series was nominated^[4] and awarded an Emmy in Los Angeles on July 22, 2023, for the "Informational Series (more than 50% studio)" category.^[5]