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More KTSP from 1986:

Orlando from 20 years ago! WCPX prior to call sign change and a fairly rare newscast on WRBW (from WFTV)... WRBW (Orlando) May 12, 1997 10:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]240312612[/MEDIA] WFTV (Orlando) May 12, 1997 11:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]240312255[/MEDIA] WCPX (Orlando) May 15, 1997 6:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]240311939[/MEDIA] Again folks, as I find stuff, I post it. Right now, I'm focusing on getting the 20+ year old newscasts. Once I get to the 2000s, I've got tons, and it will take some time just in uploading stuff (just the real time converting and uploading the files takes a while - and I have a full-time+ job and am taking a class in the evenings). I'm going to start linking everything off of a web-site - which will probably become my "Classic Newscast Museum". Once I get stuff posted (and a standard page format developed), I'll let everyone know... Jim

Whoa, it's some KTSP from November 1, 1982! No open, but it shows the existing KOOL News set with the KTSP sunset 10 logo on monitors and a story with a "TV10 News" end tag. I've asked if he has any more KTSP of this era — this is one of the next big question marks in Phoenix TV. Roger Downey has this KPHO news update from 1985: WBZ Eyewitness News from 1991: ——— As to the KTSP material, it comes from a period of turmoil that is not well documented in existing video. In late 1982, KOOL-TV was sold and became KTSP. It also went through several changes in branding as the new owners, Gulf, sought to overhaul the station's presentation. Ultimately, it was not until January 3, 1983 that NewsCenter 10 was adopted. "However, on Monday, KTSP-TV will unveil a new news set as well as a new name for its news programs Newscenter 10. The station has been utilizing the name TV 10 News, a stopgap title forced by the dropping of the KOOL News 10 designation when the KOOL-TV call letters fell by the wayside. The Newscenter name is one of a handful, along with Action News and Eyewitness News, that are commonly used by stations around the nation. [bill] Miller said it was chosen because it contained elements of the long-used KOOL News 10 name, "news" and "10." The new set, tan and brown with two pop-up monitors, was designed by a company in San Diego and replaces the two separate sets (newsroom and studio) that the station has used. This set adjoins the newsroom. A consultant from Los Angeles helped in lighting. Total cost of the project is $50,000-plus, a pittance compared to the $1 million the station has spent so far in technical improvements." (AZ Republic 12/31/82)

Do you think WGN will rejig the schedule to have the 4-6 block go to 7 AM?

Oh, I'm sure you're paying for it through your rent.

My mistake, to paraphrase Twain The reports of Dave Deval's passing are premature....

Is this it?

Has anyone ever heard "2 NewsTeam" by Chris Crane? It's been listed on NMSA forever, but without a sample...

NewsActive3 just uploaded some classic, classic Roger Grimsby/Bill Beutel stuff from 1978. Earliest full newscast I've seen with both of them. As with all classic WABC stuff... PUMP IT INTO MY VEIIIIINS. EDIT: Oh, man, it begins with a Milt Lewis report! It just can't get any better than that!

Here is a WWMT "Hello" promo recorded sometime in the 1990s. The promo features Florence Warner as she sings an updated version of "Hello West Michigan". You may remember her doing a promo from WEWS as she was seen on-camera doing a 30-second version of "Catch 5" in a promo. Hope you enjoy. What about a choir version of WWMT's "Hello West Michigan"? We have that.

A wonderfully bizarre 1987 news open from BTQ7 in Brisbane, Australia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=xGlzcBvswsw;m=2;s=7 The launch of Sky News Australia, 1996:

Some KNXT from 1981: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=2qSeidNFdDQ;t=207 A KTSP promo from 1986:

A great filler used by Australia's Seven Network when they had exclusive access to CNN (1985) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXmjaW_gVFE The Alan Parsons Project song was the right choice for the footage.

One thing I failed to mention about the mid-late 90s Baton Saskatchewan theme is that it outlasted BBS by quite a bit. The signoff created for these stations when Baton essentially became CTV was still in use in 2006, years after the news theme (which is its background music) was discontinued and even the voiceover had left: Prior to Baton, the stations additionally produced one common provincial newscast, originally known as Saskatchewan Television News and later as The Provincial. This was aired on the final edition of the program in 1995 — note the open snippet from 1987:

I found another big one! An 11pm newscast from the then-new WSYX from November 12, 1987 (less than 2 months after the call letter change) [MEDIA=dailymotion]x4pnbyx[/MEDIA] Plus a bonus, the behind the scenes doings of a 6pm newscast from June 1988:

Speaking of First News, did any other stations use the theme KTVI used?

Where I live in have Spectrum TV and Internet included with my rent but the TV is directly connected with locals in ClearQAM and 50 analog cable channels.

Superb WSB open with the short lived theme used from 1986-87: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=6mTUWriErKE;m=2;s=34

Thanks for bringing that up! Newsy here in Gainesville is 276 (SD) and 1276 (HD) I know your JK but I still watch cable. I have Cox Cable included here where I live. Don't have to pay a dime for it.

A KINT news story from 1994-95...where they're the story! People marched on the station. One carries a sign reading "Channel 26 is Not The Pride of Hispanics ... Pure Lies, No News".

You must have been an easy kid to please at Christmas... Anyway... Thanks for the info. Looks it's on COX here also... COX in San Diego North Coastal on Ch 364 (sd) and 1364 HD.

Interesting to compare the CFQC version to the earlier version of that open, without BBS branding, which also was used by CKCK: (I love this theme BTW) The look after can only be described as unimaginative: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=v_MT2eRRztk;t=41 What Baton was doing in London was much better:

0:24 Did KETV use the WNEV News Theme at all? Looks like it.

Close left the 10pm (his own decision) in 1984 and retired from the 6pm on August 26, 1988, doing primarily the noon show until his full retirement on December 22, 1989. Fun fact: Close actually approached KTVK looking for a job in 1982. They rejected his offer!

Try singing "Count on us...NewsCenter 12...count on us" to it. I do believe it's from that package.

Orlando in the 90s could have been called Vance-lando — both WFTV and WCPX were using E.Q. Vance packages. Speaking of which, a very eagle-eyed viewer of the 11pm video might have caught this... We're Going Where You're Going — a variant of this image campaign I have never seen!

February 17th, 1983: The first 35+ minutes of WYCC Chicago's existence. Owned and launched by the City Colleges of Chicago, the public station spent most of its history as a home education outlet. Now, it is the market's secondary PBS station. Its future is unknown, however, after the FCC auction.

I don’t think we have any opens from the first wave of their “NewsCenter” era, either. That was when Bill Close was still anchoring and before Dave Patterson came in from KYW.

Conspiracy theory: GDC remains in transition for awhile in the off chance that Sinclair completely blows up WGN Morning News. As for Sylvia not anchoring weekend mornings, that kind of makes sense. She's been anchoring at noon essentially every day with no Darlene around.

It looks like the weekend show is back at the Times Square Studios this morning. Not sure if this is permanent. It would be the first time since 2009 the weekend show is broadcast from TSS.