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WESH newscast from September 1990, with one of the clunkier slogans I've heard. It didn't last long, the slogan that is. Also one of the only newscasts I've seen outside of New England that opens with the lottery numbers from earlier in the day.

 

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Inside Story (1984) covering big name local news anchors like KABC/KCAL's Jerry Dunphy and WTVJ's Ralph Renick.The aforementioned men had competing philosophies. Renick advocated for giving the audience hard wide ranging news, whether they or media consultants like it or not. Dunphy believed in giving the audience what they want to see -- within the boundaries of good taste-- as ratings keep a station alive. It's amazing to see anchors like Dave Moore & Charles Kuralt's concern for journalistic content as far back as its prime--the 80s! Imagine what they'd think of today's local news. One thing that Kuralt and Moore needed to realize is that substance is prime but decoration attracts viewers. A good tasting cake must first look appealing to entice the eater. Elements like set design and graphics may seem tivial but still matter.

 

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WIS News Nightcast open (25:28; April 29, 1991)

 

WWLP 22 News at 6:00 (January 5, 2003)

 

WGGB News 40 First at Five (February 3, 2002)

I honestly don't know why this is much lower-toned than usual...tape damage?

 

WWLP 22 News at 6:00 (February 24, 2002)

 

WPTZ NewsChannel 5 at 11:00 (October 9, 2005)

 

WABC ABC 7 Eyewitness News at 11:00 (December 17, 2003)

 

WXXA Fox 23 News at 10:00 (December 12, 1999)

 

WABC Channel 7 Eyewitness News at 11:00 (October 24, 2004)

 

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Some more WIS from 1991 for your viewing pleasure.

 

A full 11pm newscast from March 17, 1991

 

A special report from earlier in the day, covering President Bush's visit to Sumter:


A partial newscast from April 12th, a little over a week out from dropping this look for the Spirit of Carolina theme:

 

 

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Past the 1:45 mark, you get to see the closing of NewsWatch 4 from Denver's KOA-TV (now KCNC) from 1980. The news theme package was TuesdayG from Tuesday Productions. Wasn't too long before NewsWatch4 was rebranded as NewsCenter4 later that year.
 

 

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1 hour ago, H-Town TV Fan said:

WAST 13 News at 11:00 (January 20, 1981)

 

Yo, WNYT unearthed a true rarity here!

 

Wouldn't be too long until Channel 13 became WNYT and an NBC affiliate. As for CBS, it went to where NBC used to be, which was WRGB channel 6. It was a swaparoony. Moreover, that news theme was Good Company by deWolfe Music, which was also heard on KPRC Houston during its Big 2 News days.

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With all the talk about KCBS & KCAL these recent weeks, let's not forget how it started.

 

Twenty years ago today (1/20/03), the on-air consolidation of these two stations at Columbia Square began...... 

Videos are from Sloan's YT Page.

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Starting at (10:04) BET, MTV, VH 1 Coverage of 9/11 via CBS

BET Tonight (non CBS) coverage of 9/11

NBC News OJ Verdit Coverage featuring Tom Brokaw in Studio 1A. Looks like they had an alterante backdrop with the blue background saying "NBC News" instead of "Today".

 

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