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[nycdude]

my favorite custom pacakges are ,the enforcer new generation and the wnbc 2003 news music pacakage and fox's 2002 package.

[8Viewer]

Anybody else believe that WSB-TV stopped using "News People" in 1979 and started using a custom theme that year?? All the 1979 clips on YT feature the custom theme and I have not heard a clip of "News People" from that year.

Here is a 1979 clip with the theme at the end: http://www.youtube.c...h?v=FS1yufYX908

[8Viewer]

Anyone familiar with the Toledo market?

I found vintage Toledo TV http://vintagetoledo...quarespace.com/

Great site! It appears that WTOL used "News People" based on the heavy promotion in print ads between 1978 and the early 80's. I know that WIS, a sister station, also used the theme.

Can anyone back that up?

[Ntropolis]

8Viewer, on 06 September 2011 - 08:25 PM, said:

Anyone familiar with the Toledo market?

I found vintage Toledo TV http://vintagetoledo...quarespace.com/

Great site! It appears that WTOL used "News People" based on the heavy promotion in print ads between 1978 and the early 80's. I know that WIS, a sister station, also used the theme.

Can anyone back that up?

That's kinda like WRAL... they used the "News People" image but I don't know if they ever used it as a news theme.

[8Viewer]

The classic and popular Mayoham slogans such as "Move Closer to Your World", "Part of Your Life", "Bringing It Home to You" I know are trademarked.and were used with the music package of the same title as the stations had to buy the rights to the slogan and theme.

Gari had the same arrangement with most of their packages. It's a big more vague with Tuesday but I am pretty confident that they also had the same arrangement.

[8Viewer]

I definitely think there is an error with the NMSA listing for WJW. Out of all the clips that have turned up, none of them feature "NewsCenter Theme" by Michael Karp. They definitely used "The Winners" in 1980-1981.

[HulkieD]

8Viewer, on 06 September 2011 - 09:43 PM, said:

The classic and popular Mayoham slogans such as "Move Closer to Your World", "Part of Your Life", "Bringing It Home to You" I know are trademarked.and were used with the music package of the same title as the stations had to buy the rights to the slogan and theme.

This probably merits its own topic, but who owns Move Closer To Your World these days? I actually suspect ABC owns the theme outright (I remember reading, long ago, that stations who wanted the newer remasters needed to go through them directly) but I'm not 100% sure...

[mark]

HulkieD, on 12 September 2011 - 02:35 PM, said:

This probably merits its own topic, but who owns Move Closer To Your World these days? I actually suspect ABC owns the theme outright (I remember reading, long ago, that stations who wanted the newer remasters needed to go through them directly) but I'm not 100% sure...

On the 615 Music page on the "Action News Arrangements" demo it says "Melody owned by ABC" so I would assume you're correct.

[8Viewer]

Ntropolis, the NMSA has added "News People" and a sample of their promo campaign for WRAL.

[Ntropolis]

8Viewer, on 14 September 2011 - 11:58 PM, said:

Ntropolis, the NMSA has added "News People" and a sample of their promo campaign for WRAL.

Yeah... probably because I mentioned it here. The promo is here:



They used it when they were using this news theme though, which isn't News People:

[8Viewer]

Isn't it possible that WRAL used "News People" later on in 1979? Seeing as WIS definitely used it as a theme, I would say it's more than likely WRAL did, too. I also strongly believe WTOL used it.

[Viper550]

The WDIV theme has always been pretty good. Of course, there's the "original"


Then we got, oh let's just call it New Generation

Gives them some uniqueness, because they are surely not the generic NBC affiliate that uses The Tower and all.

[Ntropolis]

Viper550, on 21 October 2011 - 11:46 PM, said:

The WDIV theme has always been pretty good. Of course, there's the "original"

That's First News. Do you mean this one?

[bhratbrat]

WDIV has used a mixture of Local First News, First News, and now Chris Cranes theme.

[ABC5EyewitnessNewsCenter]

Here are some of the best:

Gari's custom packages for WTAE, WXIA, WMGM, KXTV, & WJXT (2009)

Arnold: Custom WFAA News Package (2000-2004), Daybreak (WFAA's 2001-2004 morning news theme), News Matrix with The Spirit Signature, & Custom WWL News Package (2004-2006)

3rd St: KUSA & KARE 11 News Packages

WFAA's 1992 theme, WGNO's 1996 theme & WDIV's 2007 theme

[bammy9]

My favorite custom package is The Tower with the Working for You signature because that sig tells you, "You're on WRC, we have the signature, we'll hook you into the news" And heck, the closing cut of the package is beyond amazing!

[WAVY 10]

My favorites that I will mention have three things in common (both from Hampton Roads, both examples come from newscast uploads and their supporting image campaigns -- over two years after sending the links to NMSA -- have yet to be added)

1985-89 WAVY Theme (You're Covered era): http://www.youtube.c...h?v=vEoWM4H3PXw

Late 1980s WTKR Theme (Discover the Land of the 3): http://www.youtube.c...h?v=Q7DStmcPiqA

[bhratbrat]

One of my favorite custom themes (and I don't know if it's already been listed) but both versions of the KING 5 Theme from 1990-2007. Loved that theme and wished that KING was still using it over The Tower

[8Viewer]

"WTVD 1979 News Theme" and "WTSP 1979 News Theme" have been added to the NMSA.

[Raymie]

I'm growing to really like Michael Karp's New Age News. The two different eras of KPIX opens that went with it AND the package are things that could have only been done in San Francisco. But they are amazing.