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That 7/4/86 KSDK update is interesting. When did the next theme debut? In the fall? I would assume that they would have rolled out the new graphics and music at the same time as the new NBC logo, but I don't actually know, because KSDK footage from that period is so scarce (despite someone out there having more video we haven't seen from the 80s, but they only ever post photos snapped off of a TV/monitor). The fact that NMSA still misdates this theme as 1981 when it most likely debuted some time in 1985 is a testament to how much of a black hole this period is.

Yes! Lets go back to the manly days of Today.

Super cool! Jerry Dunphy at KNXT. As an aside, what station did Paul Udell NOT work at? LOL. He literally turns up everywhere.

Sad news out Atlanta, Amanda Davis has passed away from a stroke. http://www.cbs46.com/story/37148800/cbs46-anchor-amanda-davis-passes-away http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/atlanta-anchor-amanda-davis-suffers-stroke-at-hartsfield-jackson-airport/198335 http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/longtime-atlanta-news-anchor-hospitalized

I found it: https://www.today.com/video/look-back-at-the-biggest-news-stories-of-2017-on-today-1123080771583 It aired on Saturday and No clips or voiceovers of Matt. Willie, Lester, and Craig are heard a lot

Two More from 1991 Los Angeles: KNBC (Los Angeles) July 9, 1991 6:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]247699005[/MEDIA] There were (at least) 2 different versions of the open: one starting with Keith Morrison followed by Kelly Lange, and one starting with Kelly Lange, followed by Keith Morrison... KCAL (Norwalk/Los Angeles) July 9, 1991 8:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]247698332[/MEDIA] J

One of these days maybe the industry will actually give a shit about the rampant alcohol abuse in TV news. 30 years of highs from the adrenaline spikes and the lows of daily news work. I can tell you about folks who work the swing 3p-12a that by 12:30a they are completly shitfaced at home...awake until 5am...and running carpool with 3 kids at 8am. She reeks of booze in the AM. By the time she rolls in around 2:30pm most the boozy smell has been covered by strawberry body spray. It's not a secret. And she does good work and we all love her. But we also look the other way because she does good work...and nobody want's to be the one to mention the subject to her. News people are supposed to be bullet proof and tough as nails. Stations don't care. Sure they will pay for one trip to rehab but they never will deal with the core of the problem because stations are just getting cheaper and cheaper. And lets be honest.... Many news people have no clue, and zero practical field training so they know what is really "out there" in the field and in the newsroom. I would much rather work with somebody stoned then work with a chronic hungover crew member or teammate. Stop drug testing for pot, test for opiates and screen for access alcohol abuse. Amanda was hit by a transient event that mimicked a drunken stupor. I bet she even chalked it up to drinking like everyone else did. She and others ignored the warning signs...and her body gave up. And if she was self detoxing off booze without direct Dr.'s supervision then she didn't stand a fighting chance. Very sad, but the biz chews them up...and spits them out. Most never make it to 30 years...they die...or just burn out. RIP Amanda

Yesterday, Buffalo and Western New York had lost Irv Weinstein, now Atlanta has lost Amanda Davis. This in memory of Amanda. Our thoughts are with her family and her colleagues at FOX 5 (WAGA) and CBS 46 (WGCL) in this difficult time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=ahipdSW7fTQ;t=143

More Irv Weinstein tribute, from the first buffalo edition of p.m. magazine 1979

This is an utter lie. They're winning the demo and overall viewers since Matt left. That's their top news stories review but the Today Show moments year in review featuring the hosts smiling faces, bloopers, funny moments will almost undoubtedly not air this year. Editing Lauer out when he was present over 90% of the year would be tricky, but also very awkward.

May God bless his soul.

So is TODAY Show doing a Year Ender (look back) this year? ? Usually, they do one by now? The Press Release for upcoming Shows that came out last Friday and there was supposed to be "Best of TODAY" this morning. and one this coming Friday

TVN's opener of its evening newscast from March 22, 1995 (begins at 0:29) I'm posting this because the theme used in the open (a very good one) is slightly different than the traditional one, introduced in 1996, seen in the video below beginning at 3:39.

I hope this doesn’t come off as harsh but once she filed the complaint, she knew her days were numbered. She’ll eventually land on her feet one day.

Don't forget about KTVU FOX 2 in San Francisco. Will they get the new theme soon?

Maybe it's intentional. Maybe they want to seem like they're giving us the news straight, cut, and to the point without seeming like they're hyping it up. That would suit their historical mantra.

WWBT's Colleen Quigley will join WRAL in Raleigh next month as a reporter according to VARTV... WBOY's (North-Central West Virginia) Natalie Kalibat has joined sister station WRIC as the sports anchor. Speaking of WRIC, sports director Mitch Carr has left the station. [MEDIA=twitter]946030290232856576[/MEDIA] We have more sad news: Remember WNKY's popular Radar the Weather Dog? Sadly, the four-legged television personality passed away (or as we pet owners say, crossed the rainbow bridge) a couple days ago. He was 16. The Border Collie was introduced to South-Central Kentucky viewers back in 2005 after he was rescued by the local shelter and the rest was history. My condolences go out to the folks at WNKY in Bowling Green. http://www.wnky.com/story/37140670/in-memory-radar-the-weather-dog [MEDIA=twitter]945667844469149696[/MEDIA]

I found this at the end of a tape this week: KMBC from 1989. Don't all of us wish we had perfect anchor hair?

I hope Hoda gets the job.

Yeah, it has hit everyone in Atlanta pretty hard tonight. Amanda Davis was loved by so many in the Atlanta DMA.

Horrible, horrible news...and she was on her way to her stepdad's funeral. My God...

Why can’t Glendive TV look that good?

So I guess the Megyn Kelly year in review will have a 00:16 trt ? trt=Total Running Time

Interesting seeing 2 names I associate with Baltimore appear in the last few days: Rod Daniels on WTAE and Stan Stovall on KSDK... Jim

The TODAY Show has become a Fake Morning News Network bad bad ratings. Get rid of Megyn and Carson. Good Morning America is winning the ratings war.

I’ve been wondering how they would do that when Matt Lauer has been apart of almost every major news story featured on the show before his termination.

Absolutely! Irv Weinstein was news in Buffalo (by which I mean, he was a shining example of a professional newscaster, at least IMO).

Hurricane Andrew 1992 News clips from Atlanta and some exclusive Univision newscasts.

From the mid-1990s, here are two promos for the One Network News on TV One (TVNZ) in New Zealand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=Ow2ulaTn_tI;t=4

A segment of KABC, featuring Ron Burg-err, I mean Harold Greene...AND JOEL DALY???

Here are a few promos for Udell from his stint at WTHR. Some mention his previous career stops:

From an article looking back at his career when he retired in 2006... "He was at KNXT-TV, a CBS station in Los Angeles now known as KCBS; he was an anchor and reporter at WNBC-TV in New York City; he served as an NBC correspondent in Vietnam; returned to anchoring and reporting at WABC-TV in New York City; at WBBM-TV in Chicago; at WTHR-TV in Indianapolis; WTTV-TV in Washington, DC; KHON-TV in Honolulu; WLS-TV in Chicago; and KRON-TV in San Francisco, from whence he returned to Hawaii to work at KITV."

WRTV's open looked weird around then.... It looks cheap. No effects, just a zoom in on the WRTV logo.

A rare 1971 promo for The Big News, KNXT's legendary newscast:

Speaking of next year, any word on if they plan on extending the WCIU deal? I got the vibe that this would probably be the year that it ends.

"The Day After" watch party, WPLG Miami 10 Eyewitness News. 1983 Earth Day special from WTVJ-4 (6) Miami, 1990 Peace Day '84. Miami news coverage on three networks.

Three idents from Azul Televisión in Argentina that aired from 1999 until 2001, when the channel was owned by Australia's Prime Television. These pieces were designed in the US by Pittard and Sullivan.

Al Vanik?!! Haven’t heard voice work from him in years - betcha his voice sounds different. WTEN in my hometown of Albany is still using “The Edge” in promos for its weather app and has kept the same graphics and L3’s, but they still have the new open and “Inergy”.

Add TMZ27 to getting new gfx ... just the ticker for now. But it’s progress. — Matt