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WBNS 1988 weekend newscast. The set was short lived and replaced shortly after this. Current WFLA anchor Keith Cate at the anchor desk:

WTSP 1988 intro, the tail end of the "Action News" era and the brief stint of Steve Talbot as sports director. He was gone by the fall of '88:

The early days of cable TV...WTCG/Atlanta. Promos and station IDs from 1979, just prior to becoming WTBS:

2 hours ago, MidwestTV said:

A meteorologist shouldn't be calling the hub to tell them to get on or off the air at all. If there's severe weather their focus needs to be on the weather. A producer, manager, or director should be the ones calling the hub (and frankly there should be a producer in the booth during extended severe weather coverage anyway). However, given how poorly staffed and inexperienced many newsrooms are nowadays I wouldn't be surprised if some mets in some markets have had to take up that responsibility as well.

Yeah, it was a Sunday afternoon, and from the sound of it, the met was the only person in the building, LOL. I was surprised he had to pick up the phone, from what I was hearing, to talk to somebody. 

You would think the folks at the hub would be working in tandem? Can't they see the met is done and just switch and go back to programming? 

So I observed a weather cut-in for my local Nexstar station, WCMH, a few weekends ago. After the meteorologist was done giving the weather warning, you could hear him off camera apparently calling up the 'hub' (Indianapolis, I think?) and verbally say "I'm done with the cut-in" or something to that effect. 

Is that the common procedure now, where the meteorologist has to call the hub and have them cue the graphics and all that? I'm sure all the station groups have policies on when to cut in and how often. It was a Sunday and it appeared the met was the only one at the station. 

WCMH 1988 "Newswatch 4"

WBNS holiday promo and news stinger, December 1990:

On 2/12/2025 at 5:51 PM, tyrannical bastard said:

I still think he was pushed out at WCMH and his return to TV was as soon as he was able to.  

There was that episode back in 2008, IIRC, where they hired another meteorologist to tag team the weather with Jym. It was a huge mistake. He certainly went through ups and downs at WCMH. A great man indeed.  

Columbus weather legend Jym Ganahl has passed at 76. He came to WCMH in 1979 from KWWL, one of the youngest TV meteorologists in the nation.  He 'retired" from WCMH in 2016. After a year, he returned to the air on WSYX/WTTE, retiring last year. 

This is a huge loss. His 'weather lore' was the best. RIP Jym. 

WAVE-TV "Newswatch" from 1979 with unknown theme:

KCRG news promos 1970s:

The NMSA has ID'd the "WJKS 1977" theme (also used in ABC News promos around the same time) as an Edd Kalehoff production piece called "Important Printout". 

From Columbus, it's a WTVN-TV "Action News" cut in with Earl Green from 1978, with a "Bringing It Home to You" ID. News open at 1:59:10. Fun fact: WTVN was using automated cameras at the time. 

WBNS 1977 news open:

More vintage KIRO:

20 hours ago, mer764KCTV5 said:

It doesn't look bad in the 90's. I assume it was used after it turned into a CBS affiliate.

WTSP's last four months as an ABC affiliate, then the switch to CBS 12/12/94. I think the woodgrain on the newsdesk reminded me of a school desk. LOL. 

This set was used by WTSP from Sept. 1994-April 2001. Also used by KCBS, KSTW, KPTV. Mixed opinions: It offered a variety of backdrops and a projection screen behind the sports anchor. The duratrans "10" behind the anchors was eyecatching. I felt like the newsdesk took up too much space. Maybe it was the faux woodgrain? By 2000, it was looking outdated as the other stations had upgraded their news sets.

Always liked this set, used by WTSP from 1988-1992, there was also an interview set that mirrored the look here. Also used by WPBF and WALA, maybe a few others. 

More from Florida...WCPX newscast from 1987:

WTSP noon newscast from 1991 with Jineane Ford (later of KPNX) and Al Ruechel. The "NewsCenter 10" era. 

WXFL "Team 8 Spirit" promo from Oct. 1983:

WTSP "Action News" at noon with Dennis Roper, Jim Menard (weather) and Rick Schwartz (sports) from 1982:

WBNS weekend news open, March 1994. A new set debuted that December along with new graphics and a 'techno' news theme as I call it:

WTVT "SkyTower Radar" construction promo 1987:

KTSP in 1983: