Traveling Wilburys interviewed on ‘Today’ 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 2 1988)

(Wednesday, November 2, 1988, 7:00-9:00 a.m. EST) — A pre-recorded videotaped interview with the British–American supergroup Traveling Wilburys by Rona Elliot was broadcast this morning on NBC’s Today show.

Ex-Beatle George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty appeared for this interview; Bob Dylan was absent because he was performing in New York when the feature was recorded.