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Then that would make sense for WNCT. They were "9 Alive" in the late 70s/early 80s but there's zilch from that period other than this logo...

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

I agree with you. I was thinking more of the ID jingle, which doesn't necessarily come from the same package, even if one might assume so. (Though the WEAR 1982 open is weird, it also sounds too electronic but it seems to be repeating "Three-Clear-ly-Yours" over and over.)

Dickerson is one of the better in-house choices, but I don't get why they don't just continue with King and O'Donnell as a duo.

We're just one month away before the Winter Olympics, WMAQ has use the Olympic version of the current logo as according to the promo posted on the facebook page of the station's meteorologist Brant Miller. The Olympic logo was in placing of its news logo. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1141751812594044

The only problem is that "One Quad City" debuted in 1984. I caught this newspaper excerpt and I'm glad I did: "I like Channel 8's new theme song. It's catchy, upbeat, exciting even. I like their "One Quad-City" theme and the billboards that go along with it." The NMSA progression for this station is absolutely shot as it has the 1989 use of The Best News of All listed for 1984-86. I wonder if this goes with it... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=gegaO-y0XXU;t=1550 Or if it's part of an earlier campaign... But it seems the fall of '84 was when One Quad-City debuted... (The article mentions a "San Diego research firm" that is obviously Peters). The context of the entire campaign seems to be trying to get the region of a bunch of cities to think of itself as one.

As I listen to this reel, it makes me realize how big this find is. I do recognize "The Spirit of Joplin and 12 Together" because KODE-TV in Joplin was the one. I did check the client list and I saw that WATE-TV in Knoxville used something from Peters. Hmm... It makes me wonder if they used a news theme or a promo piece from Peters.

She may not do a damn thing for you, but the Savannah/Hoda duo is winning in the ratings. And that's all NBC cares about.

He was a fine canine. He had many four legged friends. He will be missed... Ruff day eh?

Doubtful. I'm pretty sure that jingle was recorded in Los Angeles, not San Diego. I recognize the singers, they were union and Tuesday/Peters were not (see: the Tuesday/AFTRA lawsuit).

Nope, I figured it out. KTNV is in that list, but under its previous call letters of KSHO. This could mean that 13 Belongs predates the 1980 call sign change. I have a 1980 Calico demo reel (I assume it's 1980 because it has the Hour Magazine intro in it) on VHS that I got from someone who got it from tvnewsman who got it from eyeontv - who also uploaded it on one of his earlier YT accounts, but never reuploaded it - which has animations for KHON "2 Belongs," KTNV (or KSHO?) "13 Belongs," and KTWO "K2 The Free Spirit". (Sorry, no accompanying music, it was a montage of clips set to a Vivaldi piece.) I guess Peters went to Calico for at least some of their animations, like Klein & did.

KAKE and Chronicle’s other two Stations WOWT and KRON were all known to use 2D graphics that were way ahead of their time for the station images. KRON in the mid 90s eventually went with a TVbD package that still looks good today. Still wish we had more of KAKE from the 90s, will be bumping The Wish List thread for stuff from Wichita...

KNXT, Los Angeles; 11 p.m., 1974: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=CakVhymQBzw;m=1;s=10

Does anybody know what WIVB was using, theme-wise? Their station tagline "and that's why we're 4" at 10:05 is interesting.

Why do i felt like i went to church? Powerful. Open communication in alcohol abuse in newsrooms or work environments or in life is badly needed. Someone no matter how much friends they have or approachable they are, could only show that much who they are. No one could really detect signs of one's stress that could lead to consequences, not even the one in stress. You never really recovered from problems, it's ongoing. Former ATL mayor Andrew Young said on CBS 46 (pardon me for paraphrasing a bit) that 'too many talented people don't have enough love in their lives + they have extra burdens, you'd think they have looks + material going on.' She'd felt alone when curtains close. Burden was her father's death + mother's hospitalization, taken care of others + not herself much. Yes we all have faults + here comes the phrases 'let him who is without sin cast the first stone' + 'Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones' but how much times do we say that to the point there may be fear of not confronting problems as one who cares, even as the stressed has to face the problems themselves? When one feels a loss, no matter how faultless they are, there's always a sense of guilt from what more could i've done, what signs did i miss when it comes to situations like this. Such levels of grief to deal.

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

Fixed.

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?