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Lloyd Robertson's final newscast after 35 years at CTV, making him the longest-serving network news anchor in television history:

Another vintage KTVF video, this time excerpts of an interview with civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks from 1996:

KTVF news ID's from 1996:

All I got to say is...FINALLY, SOME CLASSIC KTVF ON YOUTUBE!!!!!! Now if somebody can unearth more of these rare gems including from KATN (pre-ABC Alaska's Superstation) and the other Fairbanks stations!!!

The only thing he would have to put up for MPB-Television (it hasn't been Mississippi ETV since the early 80s, if not before) is their :15-sec station IDs which consists of different shots from around Mississippi (a county courthouse in one, some wildlife in another, the Biloxi beachfront, etc), the MPB logo (which is an M with what looks like a tire treadmark through it) and their station/repeater COLs scrolling across.

 

Sometimes they get fancy and read their positioning statement "Educating, Entertaining and Enlightening: MPB."

 

That's it.

Mississippi ETV became MPB in 2005 and for countless years until he retired, Jack Schweitzer used to do the IDs/promos.

But of course, MPB is also known for bringing Clyde Frog, Tomes & Talismans, and Ticktock Minutes into America's homes and classrooms.

Better yet, go to jacky9br's page. He/she has Baton Rouge covered.

http://www.youtube.com/user/jacky9br

Too bad jacky9br's not based in New Orleans or the Mississippi Coast; we would've gotten gems from WYES, WLOX, or even Mississippi ETV (which are all sorely needed on YouTube)!

 

CBS Sports "The NCAA Today" from 1983 (with Brent Musburger, Pat O'Brien, and Ara Parseghian; the featured game is Michigan/Illinois from Illinois Memorial Stadium in Champaign, IL). Apparently, "The NCAA Today" was like "The NFL Today," only for the college game. This clip includes local content from WCIA and WAND.

And at the beginning of the video...a young Dan Roan (before he went to WGN)!

At long last...the complete, short-lived 2001 open to CBC's "The National":

In honor of Nancy O'Dell's departure from "Access Hollywood" on Friday:

A KSPR (Springfield, Mo.) Newsteam 33 promo from 1990 with Mark Steines pre-"Entertainment Tonight":

CTV National News w/Lloyd Robertson from 1988 (shortly before they got a new look and finally extended to a half hour):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DRY1Qgo-b4

Jonathan Allen

Here it is...THE FULL 1989-92 "THE NATIONAL" (CBC) OPEN!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryy-jJWOZFc

Jonathan Allen

The much-anticipated return of ITV's News At Ten:

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJjg2EwtZ74

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKubop_xkNE

Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIM-jynNwJ8

Jonathan Allen

May 2, 1978 open to CBC's "The National" with anchor Peter Kent:

And behind the scenes at BBC News on the day the British Chancellor of the Exechquer (equivalent to U.S. Treasury Secretary) Nigel Lawson resigns and future Prime Minister John Major takes his job:

Jonathan Allen

A KNXT (KCBS) Newsbreak from 1980 with a younger Pat O'Brien pre-CBS Sports/Access Hollywood/The Insider and...BEFORE HE WORE GLASSES!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRD4h03yVnc

Jonathan Allen

 

WGN Weathercast 1996

Too late; WGN pulled it off.

Jonathan Allen

Not one, but TWO CTV National News opens from the '80s:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru3-Zwpxsxw (Lloyd Robertson and the late Harvey Kirck from 1983)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwfAUFdqmEw (Richard Brown subbing for Lloyd from 1985)

Jonathan Allen

Future "Entertainment Tonight" host Mary Hart doing the news in Omaha from around the late '70s:

Hope we see old clips of Nancy O'Dell pre-"Access Hollywood" next!

Jonathan Allen

A comedy skit by Rob Tayler, featuring...

A PORTION OF THE 1988-92 CBC "THE NATIONAL" OPEN!!!!!!!

Jonathan Allen

KIMO (Anchorage) News 13 promo blooper from 1982:

Now we know why they were #1...for four more years!

Jonathan Allen

The open to CTV National News from May 15, 2007:

If I were you, I would use KeepVid to download it RIGHT NOW before it gets "the message" (you know, the "This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by CTV Inc." message)!!

UPDATE: It's still there!

Jonathan Allen

Uh, hate to say this, right show, wrong network..Canada Tonight was BCTV/ONtv (Part of the WIC stations group before they got bought by GLOBAL and became CH)

Not CBC..

 

Thanks...dunno that much about Canadian television. Still an interesting capsule of time.

And, at the time, CBC's flagship newscast was the ill-fated "Prime Time News" with Peter Mansbridge and Pamela Wallin. "The National" was still on the air, but on Newsworld.

PTN was at 9:00 pm opposite very heavy competition on CTV and the U.S. networks, while The National was still at 10:00 pm. Later in the fall, PTN returned to 10:00 with Mansbridge as solo anchor.

In the fall of 1995, after slumping ratings, CBC ended the pain once and for all by firing Wallin and returning The National back to the mother network where it belonged.

Jonathan Allen