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July 30, 2014

KNBC News Credits 1990 with chopper 4 flying over the san andreas fault (in faster motion and affordable fuel to go mind you)

Can anyone identify the music above? Production music much?

July 17, 2014

KTTV GDLA Open 1997. (I think the theme was from the mid 90s).

Any idea where this theme came from? (what package? or was it custom?)

June 22, 2014

It sound is still powerful, to this day. Kudos for Channel 7 for hitting this milestone.

Not to mention the earlier version of the theme debuted in December of 1994, so make it 20 years of the melody. Well done 7 indeed.

June 18, 2014

A very odd WCBS promo from 1988, it's true: It's 2!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q5TA301iE0

Not odd because of anything in the promo, it's a highly produced, network-level spot; full of CBS stars (Bob Newhart, Dixie Carter, Brent Musburger, the works), not to mention Pat & Vanna. I call it odd because CBS' national campaign was the cheap, unremarkable, and infamous "Television You Can Feel"; all the while CBS put a whole bunch of money and effort towards a promo for just one station. A textbook example of how crazy things were during the Tisch years.

Was the campaign that bad? News 9 Viewer talked about the highlighted point from the topic about Fall Upfronts:

"Looking at their ambitious slate of new shows, I get the feeling that the 2014-15 season is a make or break season for CBS. Their new shows could be their next generation of hits, but I also get the feeling that next season could be a repeat of Television You Can Feel minus an awful image campaign."

Mind you, I did like the theme alone.

June 9, 2014

The writing on the wall was when the Scripps stations started to drop LWN one-by-one. They (Scripps) still have a few affiliates left, but I suspect we'll see them being replaced by Bounce, Me-TV, Antenna TV, or Cozi TV.

As one diginet falls, it's open season for the aforementioned diginets highlighted, though not limited. Potential high awareness can be reached in terms of success for these channels in terms of which affiliates will add what channel, thus excitement is fueled among the competition due to the news.

June 3, 2014

It was one thing that I grew up with saturday morning cartoons and notable live action shows (Early Power Rangers franchise and Beetleborgs, both from FOX Kids) then came this hidden gem or group of gems in a block i've enjoyed much more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDjkMV4cv5c you get the drift there.

June 2, 2014

Then you've never seen "Gina D".

From what i've heard about Gina D. here, that's something i should stay away from at all cost, including searching on youtube and the lampooning from the soup i might add. BTW has 'Gina D' herself ever appeared on the soup since and/or does she know her show is getting a funny shellacking from the soup? *haven't watched the soup in a while btw*

May 9, 2014

fans of WABC, heads up. I found videos showcasing the talents of legendary voiceover Scott Vincent including EWN opens in the 60s and 70s (and opens before known as EWN) as well as ABC Network promos (and wabc's as well) and good nuggets included opens and promos of the famous "4:30 movie". Browse the library below. BTW, can anyone tell me when did they stop the "4:30 movie"? was it when Oprah moved to 4pm or before?

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCasaj8tZYjLj3xbZs23XmZw/videos

May 7, 2014

Sad news in Cincy today:

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/tvandmediablog/2014/05/06/elaine-green-peabody-award-wcpo-tv-al-schottelkotte-jim-hoskins/8758267/

May 5, 2014

I didn't see it anywhere so I post this: KSAT, KENS anchors in love; expecting baby:

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/jakle06/2014/04/ksat-kens-anchors-in-love-expecting-baby/

sanewsguy, being from SA, congrats to your spurs and happy cinco by the way, care to oblige about this or observations about these two in general?

April 24, 2014

This seemed like an odd story, a WXYZ reporter got hit with coffee while trying to talk to some squatters she helped evict. Then they came back during the live shot twice and threw BBQ sauce on the live truck.

Look, I Know it's bad enough but DAMN, Is Detroit that desperate to the point where, though not limited to the city but still, squatters invade a home and that, I don't know, lazy enough to find their own place? From what i've seen in that clip, it seems it is a group, not individual, of squatters in the same place.

April 6, 2014

Can you imagine such in-depth, intelligent coverage of an important international news story airing on local TV news these days? I'm having a hard time.

I think the closest is due to being such a giant figure that is the death of Nelson Mandela. Certain stations such as WPVI and WLS if i recall did just that kind of coverage. Even with that though is few and very far between. As Americans, We are our own world and only know certain other nations, all of them our allies. Other countries just don't 'exist' a blip in our mind, thus the state of local news, let alone national news, it has become.

March 6, 2014

KCAL 4pm long close 2002 (just as CBS basically acquired channel 9) Note the closure from the male anchor at the end.

February 27, 2014

From user HummingbirdNash, notable local promos alongside other vintage commercials, it's a good look.

WJLA on your side vers. 1:

WJLA on your side vers. 2:

WJLA on your side vers. 3 full:

Wasn't there a music bed for the short era's news open 'cause i saw it on tvnewsthemes years ago. The promo music was based on it.

Also:

KCRA Whole New Channel 3 1993:

KTVI Here's 2 St Louis alternate 1997:

CNN Promo 1995:

February 22, 2014

WAPT 6pm, 1986:

WVUE, 1987 (what the heck?)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_GK9-4tFjc

I was just not watching an old intro of "The young and restless", did I? Wrong affiliation there.

Exhibit A:

(you get the point there)

January 23, 2014

WKEF 1992 open with another different theme. Network Music production track, can't figure out which one:

Located it, Raymie....It's indeed from Network Music.

CD: NM112

Label: World News and Current Affairs [industrial]

Track: Symbols (Goals)

January 2, 2014

I know I should probably post this in the classic video but there is a WABC element, as I can ask any of you here how long has Lucy Yang worked at WABC and before then at 'PVI (as this realization came fruition for me knowing her being at channel 7 for a long time)

check at 4:56

December 26, 2013

Did anyone catch this morning's christmas newscast with the viewer letters, taped it or dvr'd it? I missed it but I wondered if anyone of you here can recall highlights?

December 21, 2013

Last year I hit the jackpot with this:

, now I hit it again out of nowhere:

It's the open to the 1996 Good Day New York Theme with segment featuring 'the greatest with the latest' as Jim Ryan so put it, Miss Lynn Brown. Enjoy.

PS: Two More showcasing the theme: one other open for 'Good Day First Edition':

another is the rejoin at the beginning:

July 30, 2012

WETA's Metro Week, 1994. This production music was also used by CBS Sports. http://archive.org/d...obacco_gbw27a00

By the way, if anyone curious to find out the extended theme, search the title track "Explorers" on the killer tracks' search engine. It's a good track. By the way, as a native new yorker, it's been years since i've seen this open. I hit the jackpot on accident after searching for a different station and year. Oh the years when i was young watching Jim Ryan and the "good day gang". Seeing the open brought back the distant memory I had remembered.

Good Day New York Dec. 1993 open (with the controversy surrounding the EMS and then mayor-elect Guiliani) with the Kalehoff classic "Good Day" theme.

Part 2 into the continuation of the controversy

July 3, 2009

WSB (part 1-part 2) and WAGA (part 2-part 3) are seen in the announcement of the bid of the 1996 summer olympics.

(part 1)

(part 2)

(part 3)

Is anyone from atlanta who grew up or still living in atlanta remember where you were when it happened? It was exciting for me to see it for the first time.