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WLEX-TV 18, the NBC affiliate in Lexington, unveiled a new graphics package sometime in September. Along with the new graphics package, a new news theme package is being used. It is "Icon News" by 615 Music. You can go to http://www.lex18.com/videos/lex-18-news-at-11-00-saturday-september-29th-2012/ and view their new graphics.

rockfishangel uploaded a video featuring some rare clips of Dave Baker. Watch for a 27 NewsFirst promo from 1985 or 1986 at 1:54. WKYT's slogan during that time was "You're The Reason".

DooWopKing2011 has uploaded some nice videos of his work as weather anchor on WTOC in Savannah, Georgia and WECA (now WTXL) in Tallahassee, Florida. (http://www.youtube.com/user/DooWopKing2011) KnoxTVArchive has got some rare television news clips from Knoxville, Tennessee. The stations are WATE and WBIR. (http://www.youtube.com/user/knoxtvarchive)

WBIR-TV 10, Knoxville (1983) - WATE-TV 6, Knoxville (2/14/1983) -

WBBJ-TV 7 Jackson, TN: "We're With You on Channel 7" (1984) - Oldnwsguy YouTube Channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/oldnwsguy Info: This channel features some WXYZ, WTVG, and WBNS news segments at the moment. KOSA-TV 7 Odessa/Midland, TX: "NewsCenter 7" (1983) - http://www.youtube.c...h?v=cJn4avjXaS0 Info: This video begins with some CBS promos, a KOSA intershow, station ID, and newscast segment with open. Watch for a young Brent Boynton who would go on to anchor the news on KOLO-TV 8 in Reno, Nevada several years later. Midland High School Homecoming (1985) - Info: This video includes clips from KTPX (KWES) and KMID. Watch for a KMID news close at the end with the voice of Chuck Riley(?). KMID was owned for a brief time in the mid to late 1980s by Lorimar-Telepictures. KOLO-TV 8 News (1984) - Info: This is actually a fake newscast put together by KOLO-TV's news team. Includes the intro for "Eyewitness News: Front Page" which features a great synth piece.

WSEE "Newswatch 35" 6PM Intro (3/3/1986): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxM_HSW4_VQ WRCB "Eyewitness News Live at 5:30" Intro (1994):

There's more... WVLT-TV 8, the CBS affiliate, aired a promo on Saturday night and noted that "Local 8 News First at 4:00" will air for a full hour starting Monday, September 12th. There could be some new graphics as well, but we'll see what happens come next Monday.

Here in Knoxville, a few things have been going on: WVLT-TV 8, the CBS affiliate, rebranded their newscasts from "Volunteer TV News" to "Local 8 News" just a couple of days ago. The station kept their "Volunteer TV" branding as well as their current graphics. WBXX-TV 20, the CW affiliate, re-entered the 10pm news race over a month ago with the launch of "The CW20 News at Ten" with Kristen Farley from WATE. With this newscast, the news-share agreement with WATE and WBXX came into effect and will be launching news in high definition this Fall. More details as they become available.

WOAY-TV Newscast Clip (5/25/1987) * Note the announcer voicing the news open. Kinda reminds me of a somewhat bad radio announcer. WOWK-TV News Story (1/1984) * Note the news set is 1970s-esque. The font is also 1970s-esque.

I found some amazing news-related and television ID-related videos on Youtube: KMBC 10:00pm News Clip (11/20/1983) (Includes the closing credits to a local discussion program on KMBC called "Sunday, Nuclear Sunday" and that night's news open using Gari Media Group's "So Good To Turn To") WBRZ Baton Rouge News Clip (1985) WAGA News Close (1986) (This clip features the final story of the newscast and the close using "Tuesday8" by Tuesday Productions) WAGA 5 Promos (1984) (Some promos feature the graphics that were used on other stations like WDVM, KGMB, and other stations across the United States and Australia) WBRE Eyewitness News at Sunrise (1988) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TegXwpkdlA8 (The open features an interesting cut from Michael Randall's "NewsCenter II" music package) Super Time Sign-Off (Late 1970s?) (This is a rare signoff of "Super Time" from sometime in the late 1970s. I do believe that KTSF used this channel during the evening hours in the 1970s)

WTVA News Story on a Body Found in Plantersville, MS (6/8/2009) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCjbFPYR6YM (This includes the new open, the new graphics, and new logo)

WTVA News Story on a Body Found in Plantersville, MS (6/8/2009)

- This is a video of KNTV's news open from 1987. The open uses the "KNTV Do You Know The Way To San Jose Theme" from Silvertree, Inc. The voice-over featured in the open in John Driscoll. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqAE1v_iwaI - This is a KSTW news open from 1987. This uses a custom news theme probably before or after KSTW used the "KTLA 1982 News Theme".

http://www.youtube.com/user/CreativeStuffVideo - This person has posted some great KCOY blooper reels from 1978 through 1984. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWPaPuOxuCA - This video is an excerpt from TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes from 1985. At 4:07 into the video, it is a KCBD news blooper from 1985 featuring Karin McCay and Abner Euresti, KCBD's long-running news anchor team. http://www.youtube.com/user/frankasu03 - This Youtube member has posted some clips from a KVBC newscast from 1989 featuring some earlier work from ESPN Radio's Colin Cowherd. http://www.youtube.com/user/cmsloan2002 - This Youtube member has posted some vintage Montgomery, Alabama news clips from 1981 through 1985. This includes a WCOV newscast montage from 1985 as well as a WAKA montage from the same year. - This video clip features a noon news open. The name of WTHR's noon news was "NoonBreak 13". The anchors seen here are Bruce Kopp and Bob Gregory. Kim Sanders was news anchor. Lew Chaote was off so Bruce Kopp filled in. - This is a WFMY 6:00pm news open from around 1986 or 1987. EllsworthC, a member on Youtube, created this news open using the Ampex ADO during one of his late night play sessions during his time at WFMY.

http://www.youtube.com/user/cmsloan2002 CMSLoan2002's Youtube page has lots of news opens and some montages. Check it out if you have the chance, his page is impressive when it comes to news opens and clips.

WISC News (1987) - A news story about a guy named Ryan on the news. On WISC-TV 3 in Madison, WI with a news open included.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqzJjZZQSo4 (Duluth, MN Fireworks Disaster, 1988) More Info About This Video: News opens from KDLH and WDIO/WIRT are included in the video from 1988. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S02qSYiQpGE (KAAL-TV Holiday Promo) More Info About This Video: This includes a KAAL news open from 1987. http://www.youtube.com/user/PHILLYmediaWATCH More Info About This Youtube Channel: This member has posted some wonderful videos from WNEP, WDAU (now WYOU), and WBRE. He has also posted a KATV "Good Morning Arkansas" clip from 1982.

http://youtube.com/user/dapet123456 (Dapet123456's Youtube page that features some wonderful news opens in HD including WPEC, WFLX, and WPTV)

WVTM 2008 News Open with report about CommuteSmart: This open uses the Media General look with the transition from the open.

WAFB-TV Station IDs and WAFB-FM Ad (1980) This video includes two ID slides and a commercial for WAFB-FM 98.1 (now WDGL-FM 98.1, a classic rock station). EDIT: I thought WAFB was an AM station but found out it was an FM station back in 1980.

TVGenius' Youtube Page http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=TVGenius So far, he has a full KYEL newscast from 1985 at the moment.

KSNW News Clip (1983; news open included) http://youtube.com/watch?v=Jx4Uu_-j9Ic

WTOC 1986 Newscast Clips WTOC Mid 1990s News Opens WRAL "Action News 5" Open (1977)

WBIR - 1982 News Promo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIedNSL-Xuw I uploaded this onto Youtube. I hope to have some more vintage Knoxville clips including a WATE news brief from 1984 up very soon.