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This may sound nuts...but since game shows, soaps and syndicated shows are out of the question, my guess is the View can take advantage of its ABC News production unit and have the show go as a straight hard news program. A la Nightline. Or show reruns of 20/20's umbrella shows, "What Will You do?" That brings in the 18-49 Women demographic. And it serves as a good lead in to the midday news.

Man, I'm not a NYer, but when I do watch that particular open it feels that you are watching a NY program, as opposed to today's shell of its former self.

Boston TV News and Commercials from 1982 (mostly WCVB, WBZ and WNEV) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dbfqq0i_XK4

The biggest irony is that, this is a LOCAL image campaign which has the budget/feel of a NATIONAL campaign. (Can you believe the same year this was when CBS had "TV You Can Feel (aka You can Feel it on CBS)??" If only the network had the cojones to use it as the NATIONAL promo who knew it would give ABC and NBC a run for its money. :bang:

WTVJ Noon Newscast 12/29/1988: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-vqSzDsggo (Man, if only WFOR went with that look)

WCVB NewsCenter 5: Dick Albert Retiring Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8ccsdBYtuE Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEivnPniNCw Courtesy of tvnutboy

ABC News Viewpoint: The Day After The Live discussion show that aired after the 1983 movie. Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7yopzWVFtU Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb9D6cmbEao Courtesy of FuzzyMemories.tv

It's actually WNEW [current FOX WNYW]

KCOP Real News [scoped Aircheck from vsn plus] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTk9fwpOGVM

Bill O'Reilly on WCVB NewsCenter 5 in 1986: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKI6EXw3Fco A [VSN Plus] Exclusive

WBZ-TV Eyewitness News (Walker/Willams Era)[10/86]: This comes courtesy of MSTS1 and it includes the commercials intact. Part 1 (Joined in Progress, no intro) Part 2: There's more to come....

By the way...the music before the sign-on was the promo campaign "Don't Let Fox Weekend Pass You By!" Here's the full video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUNSRfa80xA

That's from Vol. 10 of E. Kimmell's News Potpurri.

Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster from MSNBC/MSTS1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1_bdSKEG3s

Reposts from eyeontv: Come Home to NBC 1987 [FV/HQ] WJLA "News7 at 5" Open from 1984: (I have it also from a trade) WUSA "Get Ready Diner" 1990: Sales Presentation from WTVJ in 1988: WCVB NewsCenter 5 1992 Open:

Promo for KCOP's Real News from 1993: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL4YPGN_k7o Steve Edwards on KTLA's 40th Anniversary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v0M6ZXHanI Courtesy of yours truly.

I think you meant fox2, not channel2.

I'm not from B-more, but I find the Chroma Cues news theme very cool, considering it was written by Bruce Upchurch (writes jingles for JAM, JonesTM and did a news package for WRC-TV)

That theme has been around for a while. So, I wouldn't consider it to be "cheezy!"

WJZ News Open from 1991 (Rarely seen Open): [YT][/YT]

WCBS News Break from around 1984 [it's part of the 80s commercial batch I have]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqyYt5gmV38

LA Riots Coverage WNBC, 1992 [part 1] (reposted from former YouTube account) http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5qt8x_rodneykingpart1_news

Hands Across America (WCBS 1986) Features jane-valez Mitchell http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV42CY2AUFc

Rodney King Coverage (Part II) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEt6p_a2WcM

WNBC/KNBC Rodney King Coverage-Part 1 (Uploaded by VSN!)-April 30, 1992 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lDO10fn6bc