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WMAQ, Chicago; 10 p.m. (weekend), 1988: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW-FYetU7i0

WCAU has actually had 4pm news since the late '90s.

That arrangement has Kalehoff's name all over it (especially the brass). I'm not sure, but it *may* be in the Museum of Television Production Music vault. Kalehoff's work is quite well-represented in there in relation to most other composers! The membership would be well worth it (especially with all the other things in there).

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From Chicago, WGN's news from 1972; the crash of United Flight 553 is the top story (w/ sound issues at the beginning): CBS News correspondent Michelle Clark died in the crash.

Got ya. I remember that they did change it but it was a failure quickly.

CLTV, Chicago; 7 p.m., 2003:

A curious KETK reel from 1996 showing their set from this era.

A few pet snowflakes were melted in the incident however....

Vanessa Echols - rightful queen of the Big Red 9 (WFTV) - marks her 26th anniversary today. With an article of her huge, burning hatred of snakes.

Snippet of a Fox Sports Net National Sports Report from 2002.

Mark Wright went back to anchoring the 11 PM back in April when Take 5 launched. Greg Copeland has been anchoring 7,9 & 10 with Amanda Grace.

A few more KETK items: More of the slower-mix KMOL theme stuff, including a couple closes, as well as bloopers and some bumps: (cued to the close) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=888NmnO2jsY;t=133 Pieces of a sweeps series on how KETK's "Region 56 News" was produced. The first one, a promo for the set, includes a small snippet of the open that was being used: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=LMy7dfQHuYE;t=66

And here are some newly uploaded KPNX news teases from 1995:

Yes, but the tone has changed several times, and the newscast was technically cancelled for awhile in order to do "All That and More". It's only in the last few years that 10 has been doing very hard news at 4.

The 8 voices rule was abolished this year, meaning as long as Nexstar can prove that KRBK or KOZL is a 5th place station it's legal.

WTVJ and WOR 1987 promos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgh-NdFJp-g

Nexstar can keep all three signals in Springfield since they were already playing the shell game in Springfield. Mission owns KOLR while Nexstar owns KOZL, so believe it or not, the transaction to buy KRBK is legal since they're technically twinsticking with KOZL and I assume one of them isn't in the top 4.