Info Junkie 1285 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Ow, that is one cheap look for 1997...then again it is Park. The MG standardization was one heck of an upgrade for several of his stations... And yet Park dumped tons of resources into its Virginia outlets... Posting this because KSL is legit one of the best TV stations ever. Next week... Viva Las Vegas! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmaxhanson 650 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 I think before they became "The Southland's #1 News Team"... here is the June 13th, 1972 11pm edition of Eyewitness News.. From the Jenson Home.... yes.. in a home. See the comments for details... and dont expect Cool Hand Luke to be playing in the open either.. Never thought I'd hear Get it On as a news theme! If you've got over 4 hours to kill, why don't you watch this morning aircheck of WTVC from December 18, 2006? It contains a complete episode of GMA (with a WTVC update at 25 minutes in using their cuts of Chroma Cues), Live With Regis & Kelly (with Sylvester Stalone and Bow-Wow), Martha Stewart (a Christmas themed show, she also shows us some of the crafts she made in jail!) and the first segment of The View (with Rosie O'Donell on the panel, and long before the constant cast turnover). Enjoy! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroCirq 148 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Never thought I'd hear Get it On as a news theme! Was that the theme to the TG2/KABC theme? I'm looking everywhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmaxhanson 650 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Was that the theme to the TG2/KABC theme? I'm looking everywhere! Yes it is. More specifically, this one: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroCirq 148 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Yes it is. More specifically, this one: Sure doesn’t sound like it. I’m specifically looking for the brass intro used on RAI’s TG2 news open. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2876 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 (edited) What's this!? Another KOVR surprise — a piece of a noon newscast from November 15, 1988, using a news theme I've never heard. Is this related to EarWitness News? Edited November 11, 2018 by Ramona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Info Junkie 1285 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 What's this!? Another KOVR surprise — a piece of a noon newscast from November 15, 1988, using a news theme I've never heard. Is this related to EarWitness News? And how about THIS? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFloTVClassics 905 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 (edited) WJBK 1978 Happy holidays WDBJ 1989 newscast Telemundo 9/11 6:30 nightly news. WJW TV 8 promo Edited November 12, 2018 by SoFloTVClassics 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfomspphl 453 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 And how about THIS? And don't forget Channel 3 (yes we've seen this open before - but it's a classic). That KXTV set is different from the one from the 1989 earthquake footage (and they changed up everything again in 1990 with the new station logo). What a revolving door of image for KXTV and KOVR. When you're up against reporters like Mike Boyd on the street there's really not much chance for them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWUpdate 1290 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 (edited) WTCN, Twin Cities; 10 p.m.; 1979: The anchor is Stan Bohrman who played -- you guessed it -- a news anchor in The China Syndrome (1979). Here's a brief clip from the movie's opening scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=7hUXGnoH4KE;t=84 Edited November 11, 2018 by WWUpdate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthesea 292 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Some footage of a young Scott Pelley working as a reporter at WFAA in Dallas (1980s): 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Info Junkie 1285 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 And don't forget Channel 3 (yes we've seen this open before - but it's a classic). That KXTV set is different from the one from the 1989 earthquake footage (and they changed up everything again in 1990 with the new station logo). What a revolving door of image for KXTV and KOVR. When you're up against reporters like Mike Boyd on the street there's really not much chance for them. What open were they using during the 1989 earthquake? This one or something else? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SoFloTVClassics 905 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 (edited) WTCN, Twin Cities; 10 p.m.; 1979: The anchor is Stan Bohrman who played -- you guessed it -- a news anchor in The China Syndrome (1979). Here's a brief clip from the movie's opening scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=7hUXGnoH4KE;t=84 Didn't Stan Bohrman anchored a newscast in Philadelphia (KYW) alongside Diane Allen? Edited November 11, 2018 by Guest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfomspphl 453 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 (edited) What open were they using during the 1989 earthquake? This one or something else? Probably not - the lower thirds look different. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=C95tjbKpe7o;list=PLEFB4715F0A1A80DE Looks like the 1990 KXTV update was the logo / graphics / music, and repainting the 1989 set Then by '91 they had a new set and music And by '92 yet another logo, set, and music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=NdDKyMPTeyE;t=36 Meanwhile KOVR went through two more looks in a year... Back to a more traditional open and Earwitness News music in mid 1989 Then the NonStop theme and new logo / graphics by October (same set, but that would soon be replaced by one with venetian blinds over the cityscape) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=DM6SoCMyeeQ;list=PLEFB4715F0A1A80DE Edited November 11, 2018 by sfomspphl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFloTVClassics 905 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 KOA (KCNC) 1980 News update KOA (KCNC) 1980 News promo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2876 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Look what the lion brought in — KCRA in 1979! And I do mean a lion! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroCirq 148 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 (edited) Yes it is. More specifically, this one: Somehow the correct track for the RAI Telegionale 2 Theme and the KABC track was this @ the 2:46 mark: Edited November 12, 2018 by Guest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timanny 13 Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 What's this!? Another KOVR surprise — a piece of a noon newscast from November 15, 1988, using a news theme I've never heard. Is this related to EarWitness News? I don't know if it's related to Earwitness News but they seemed to use it interchangeably with Earwitness News. I also heard it once in an early Kids in the Hall sketch. Honestly, it sounds like the perfect theme for a Ron Burgundy newscast. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmaxhanson 650 Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 KTIV concludes it's broadcast day on Christmas 2001, using a sign-off tape from the 1990s: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2876 Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 @hmaxhanson there's been a big uptick in fake signoff tapes lately... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmaxhanson 650 Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 [quote name='Ramona']@hmaxhanson there's been a big uptick in fake signoff tapes lately...[/QUOTE] I've seen it too. I can't tell whether they were made by autistic kids or Engrish speaking Filipinos. Looks like WFSB had been using it's first TVbD look as early as summer 1983: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK0iGnWTud0 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnoxvilleTVFan 285 Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 (edited) Just came across a number of WTMJ commercial blocks from 1979; included is a WTMJ news promo at 3:34 and the theme they used was featured at CKVR in Vancouver as the news theme for CKVR First News during the late 1970s-early 1980s. Does anyone know who composed the WTMJ promo theme? Maynard Ferguson? Edited November 15, 2018 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmasters1 377 Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=xalM-KAE0Gw;list=LLmGTOzuak557nxHiHvoprvA;t=0 First 15 min. of CBS News Morning w/the late Charles Kuralt, Wed. Jan. 21, 1981 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2876 Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 I wouldn't normally post an EBS test, but the beginning of this one must have been scary to lots of Michigan youngsters way back when, and it's an odd bird as far as these tests: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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