KnoxvilleTVFan 286 Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 On YouTube, you never know what you'll find. Back in 1988, Gregg Jarrett (now of FOX News) worked for WKFT-TV, the independent station serving Raleigh, Durham and Fayetteville, North Carolina. He was the news anchor for the station's 10pm news. Here is a tease that aired one hour before the newscast aired. This one features an unknown theme. Please note that this was uploaded nine years ago. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2878 Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Wow! That's been on YT for all this time and none of us ever found it? The Chicago acting mayor story dates this to December 1987, not 1988. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ntropolis 593 Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 On YouTube, you never know what you'll find. Back in 1988, Gregg Jarrett (now of FOX News) worked for WKFT-TV, the independent station serving Raleigh, Durham and Fayetteville, North Carolina. He was the news anchor for the station's 10pm news. Here is a tease that aired one hour before the newscast aired. This one features an unknown theme. Please note that this was uploaded nine years ago. My favorite thing about this? CounterForce 40! Not sure what it's supposed to mean but I like it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Info Junkie 1285 Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7SjpXcfLug Speaking of San Diego & Raleigh, I totally forgot KUSI in my San Diego playlist! Also I’ll be doing Raleigh next for news opens. It was a fine line between that and Charlotte but Raleigh won overall. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFloTVClassics 905 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Vintage KOGO/KGTV material. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1366 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 This is very rare for KBVO (KEYE), Interesting to see "The Spirit of Texas" campaign being used on a non-Big Three station. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2878 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Note the Chuck Murphy-voiced commercial at 3:06 and the Hello-bearing news update at 11:19, too! What a compilation! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWUpdate 1290 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Finally, a complete newscast from WMAQ's relatively short-lived NewsChannel 5 era: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFloTVClassics 905 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 WTVX 1984 News intro feat. Billy Crystals voiceover? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 FYI, in case you see an unfamiliar name in your subscriptions, the increasingly popular "Rick Thomas" YouTube account has rebranded as "Obsolete Video." https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt2UipISexd0yg9VoNrxDhQ/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2878 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 That channel also has a Sunday close from the same period and a bunch of reports and a few bloopers extending after the circa-1985 logo change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfomspphl 453 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 This is very rare for KBVO (KEYE), Interesting to see "The Spirit of Texas" campaign being used on a non-Big Three station. That '42' logo has a bit of a KUTV 'S2' logo feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2878 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Don't get me started...as nice as this is, I'd rather have some KUTV from 1986 instead... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin2kx 229 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 FYI, in case you see an unfamiliar name in your subscriptions, the increasingly popular "Rick Thomas" YouTube account has rebranded as "Obsolete Video." https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt2UipISexd0yg9VoNrxDhQ/ 'Rick Thomas' should build an exhibit based off his collection, his channel has been worthy of a museum. Legit. I'll pay any to get in. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmaxhanson 650 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Now Ken Owen has videos for every major Indiana market, he just uploaded some clips from Evansville: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Info Junkie 1285 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Now Ken Owen has videos for every major Indiana market, he just uploaded some clips from Evansville: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTL1hdUUst4 Ken Owen is possibly one of my most favorite news anchors ever. That’s a good find right there. To North Carolina we go - the heart of it, actually. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicksair 62 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Vintage KOGO/KGTV material. It should be noted in some of the descriptions, this is from KGTV's Jack White's Personal Collection he was selling off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 The news broke late the night before, so full coverage began bright and early on Monday the 8th. I'd assume this was the main open at 7am, but the network had actually been on the air earlier for what would be a scrubbed space shuttle landing. I remember it like it was yesterday. 13 years ago, this morning... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3059 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Even for WJZ, this was pretty corny. But this at least looked a little better: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ntropolis 593 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 To North Carolina we go - the heart of it, actually. I sure wish I could see the first-gen (~1992) News Series 2000+ opens again. phillyvideofan had it up years ago before his channel was suspended. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.L. Hughes 746 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Possibly inspired by YT compilations on my channel and that of The ID Junkie, DMA37Dude has decided to create news open compilations, but is focusing solely on his home market of San Antonio. (He asks that no requests for other markets be given.) I don't know if he'll include KVDA and KWEX among the stations he'll focus on, or just the Big Four outlets. First up, WOAI-TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjAMHaSE2CY 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Another video from the day after Peter Jennings' death. This one, however, comes from my personal archives. The tape was a little damaged over the years, but this might be the first in a series of uploads from all my stored tapes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Info Junkie 1285 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Possibly inspired by YT compilations on my channel and that of The ID Junkie, DMA37Dude has decided to create news open compilations, but is focusing solely on his home market of San Antonio. (He asks that no requests for other markets be given.) I don't know if he'll include KVDA and KWEX among the stations he'll focus on, or just the Big Four outlets. First up, WOAI-TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjAMHaSE2CY Is he actually doing the other three stations? Because I was planning on doing San Antonio for my second go-round after I dig through NewsActive3’s channel. I sure wish I could see the first-gen (~1992) News Series 2000+ opens again. phillyvideofan had it up years ago before his channel was suspended. Were those opens the same as this but without Cool Hand Luke? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2878 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 No, they were a little different. In style they were closer to the 1993 set. They had a "Heart of Carolina" logo at the front, too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.L. Hughes 746 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Is he actually doing the other three stations? Because I was planning on doing San Antonio for my second go-round after I dig through NewsActive3’s channel. He said so in the description. That doesn't mean you can't do your own take, although take note it appears that there are multiple versions of the same exact open (with no variancies in stock imagery and/or voiceover) in some cases in DMA37dude's compilation, so anyone else's version may require some sort of clip sorting to reduce redundancy with another clip in the same compilation. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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