WWUpdate

Early computer animation or some other technique?

KNXT (now KCBS), Los Angeles, 11 p.m., 1974 -- with a tribute to the first anniversary of Newsroom (and a few thoughts from Joseph Benti about TV news) starting at the 26:30 mark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=nB0_14xZcXE;m=5;s=2

I see that Herb Dudnick was the executive producer; he went on to create and produce the legendary NBC News Overnight and later served as KRON's news director and a producer of World News Tonight.

KNBC, Los Angeles; 5 p.m., 1977:

WBBM, Chicago; 10 p.m., 1976 -- featuring the WPVI-style rapid-montage open used in the mid-'70s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=ZpyoLNrt5CY;m=9;s=39

WMAQ, Chicago; special halftime edition, 1994:

WNBC, New York; 6 p.m., 2001:

A new clip from WMAQ's Newsfive era (rare!), 1974; go to the 18:00 mark for the close:

WBBM, Chicago; 10 p.m. news (in its entirety), 1978:

Behind the scenes of Today on the road, 1987 (as reported by WEAU in Eau Claire):

And here are some clips of Oprah anchoring at WLS in Chicago: And speaking of WLS, here's a just-uploaded 5 p.m. weekend newscast from 1992 in its entirety:

From Chicago, WGN Morning News promos from... 1996: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpTL904KsKE ...and 2003: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24jUcyUdWuU

An interesting theme with the I Love Chicago signature from 1976, as heard on WBBM's current affairs program Two on Two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=rhTxS7vpRkM;m=10;s=31

WSVN, Miami; news promo, 1984:

WLS, Chicago; 10 p.m., 1980 (with an interestingly screwed-up map of San Salvador):

Chicago's WGN takes a look back at its first 40 years (with Geraldo Rivera as the host), 1988 -- I've cued up the clip to start with the segment devoted to the news: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h=1;id=bI9ghnsMb48;m=1;s=20

WGN, Chicago; news promo, 1996: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOOR5P6npyc

KTLA, Los Angeles; 10 p.m., 1974: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=de5BaQJsVCI;m=24;s=50

This is from August 8, 1974, the day of the resignation announcement. Here's a longer clip of the same coverage, albeit in black-and-white:

Here's another clip of Crim at WBBM, including a full open:

Bits and pieces of Chicago and national TV news from 1978; the clip is cued to a WBBM weekend news open: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=JZk2rx3hQ3M;m=26;s=1

From Phoenix, a 1990 KTVK news special on the Dude Fire; includes excerpts of the station's coverage of the fire: And a 1997-or-later excerpt from KTVK's Tonight Arizona (despite the clip title):

And speaking of WBBM and Lester Holt, here's a brand-new upload from NewsActive3 -- a weekend newscast from 1986:

Thank you, Ramona! Here are a few WBBM opens (and a close) featuring the faster-paced 1990 update of that theme:

From the beautiful town of Madison, WI, here WISC's midday news from 1991 with the unknown WBBM-like theme: Here's the original theme as heard on WBBM: