The man who pioneered a 'perspective from an aerial view' into the news, Former KTLA 5 chief engineer John D. Silva passed away at the age of 92.
Here's the article.
WLS News Open/Close 12/3/92, 20 years ago today (12/3). This is to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of News Series 2000 Plus on Channel 7.
Videos courtesy of ctmajka from YT posted a few years ago. EDIT: 12/3/92 is not the actual date of which the theme began, since it debuted weeks prior to this airing. But this is one of the earliest videos with the theme.
As Mentioned in the shoutbox, soon-to-be Journal's WTVF implemented new graphics and updated its longtime music pack. Here's the vid from Tuesday Night.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPwNikoXE44
Video courtesy of Chriszez from YT
Here's the KMOV Opening with Weather Segment from March 31st, 2008
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Video courtesy of BusbyFlock from YT
EDIT: The question still remains, what is the name of this theme? It sounds more like a production cut because all you here is one theme.