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Here's WTSP's version of "We're the Team!" with John Wilson, Sheryl Browne, Dick Fletcher and Ken Broo in various activities, even sailing a boat together!

WFLA from 1994 here:

Longtime WTSP chief meteorologist Dick Fletcher reads a promo in 1984 for the Muscular Dystrophy Telethon followed by a "Storm Seeker" Radar promo. Lots of Tampa Bay clips on this channel (See them before they get pulled!): A WTSP promo from 1983: WTVT promo from 1994 promoting the switch from CBS to Fox: Roy Leep from 1984: John WIlson in 1984:

Another Tampa Bay news open! WXFL 11pm from 1987:

A huge compilation of promos, news opens, and other material from WFLA between 1987 and 1995. A lot of the material from 23:00 to 29:00 is from the 1993-95 tabloid era. Some real gems here:

WTSP from 11/5/94. Lots of promos for the switch from ABC to CBS.

Yes. Confusion all around unless you're WFLA.

Getting TPIR was a coup for WTSP and so was Late Night with David Letterman. Always baffled me how WTSP has been an underperformer in news but great in programming along with airing Wheel and Jeopardy!. I think you are right. I'm not sure if they were doing any local news yet, though. There is a preview video on YT for WFTS "28 Tampa Bay News" that says "Starting December 12th"

WTSP (ABC) from 9/10/94 with a CBS This Morning promo touting the program's switch from WTVT to WTSP which took place on 9/12/94. I also didn't realize The Price Is Right moved over well before the official switch on 12/12/94.

WTEN 1990 "Eyewitness News NightCast"

WTVT "Pulse 13 Nightbeat" promo from 1988: WTOG 44 10'Olock News promo mid 90's WFTS startup news promos from 1994:

Two former Tampa Bay TV anchors are working together on a project. John Wilson and Reginald Roundtree, who both had stints at WTSP, are working together on a project about serial killer Ted Bundy. The story is behind a paywall, regrettably. https://www.dailyadvent.com/news/51e4e8f0b53bc43d4d623b63a78fbacc-Retired-Tampa-anchor-John-Wilson-is-writing-a-book-movie-about-Ted-Bundy

I'd be interested to see what WJXT and WTOL were using in 1980.

According to the NMSA, the music used by KGTV & KMGH in the 1970's is a production track called "Home Run" by KPM. The music was sped up by 125%. Holy cow is it glorious!

Has WSVN ever acknowledged their past before? That's a nice tribute.

That music was awfully ominous lol

The Wolfson Archives made this great overview of how they are saving South Florida TV news history:

Thanks to Samantha for ID'ing the "WBNS 1994 News Theme" used from December 1993 to sometime in 1996, as it appears another short lived theme replaced it before the June 1996 new Gari music.

Baffling that nobody has been able to identify the "techno" news theme that WBNS was using.

Wayne Shattuck's first TV weather job was at WCKT.

WFLA newsbreaks and station IDs from 1990 here:

In Columbus, WCMH early evening coanchor Darlene Hill is apparently leaving Columbus. Weekend anchor Jennifer Bullock announced tonight she is leaving weekends and moving to the 'early evening' newscasts. Darlene's Twitter seems to indicate she's returning to Chicago.

The music at the end of the KOMO newscast is interesting. I don't think the KING newscast had any music, did it?

For those curious about the 1989 computer scandal that affected WTSP and WTVT, here is a brief segment covering the players/culprits in a 1990 retrospective aired on WTSP "Ten on Ten: Tampa Bay's Decade":

WXFL 1988 closing minutes: Bob Hite WFLA "8 Country" late '70s: