ɡɹˈoʊdən ɐtʃˈiːvd hɪz fˈɜːst nˈæʃənəl ɛkspˈoʊʒɚɹ ˌɔn mˈɑːɹtʃ sˈɪks, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv, wˌɛn hiː ænd dˈɪk ɡɹˈɛɡɚɹi wɜːɹ ˌɔn ɡˈʊd nˈaɪt ɐmˈɛɹɪkə, ɐ lˈeɪtnˈaɪt tˌiːvˈiː pɹˈoʊɡɹæm hˈoʊstᵻd baɪ dʒˈɛɹəldˌoʊ ɹɪvˈɛɹə, ænd ðeɪ ʃˈoʊd ɡɹˈoʊdənz kˈɑːpi ʌvðə zˈæpɹuːdɚ fˈɪlm.
Groden achieved his first national exposure on March 6, 1975, when he and Dick Gregory were on Good Night America, a late-night TV program hosted by Geraldo Rivera, and they showed Groden's copy of the Zapruder film.