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WNAC-Ch. 7 (Boston) 1979 news open (at 1:41):

Weird clip. It was recorded in black and white. Also, the news theme (not in the NMSA) sounds like a disco track.

I really like that WLNE newscast. Thanks for posting.

WGN January 1994/Tom Skilling. What surprises me is that WGN was still using their old late '80s set. I thought they had debuted their new set by that point:

WBNS 1989 newscast with Bob Orr (CBS News) and Dana Tyler (WCBS) at the anchor desk:

 

That is huge. For 1983 that open exudes the pride that Belo put in WFAA as its flagship.

 

I have read there was quite a ratings battle circa 1982 with KDFW beating WFAA for a time but by '83 WFAA pulled out in front, and it shows they put in the extra effort.

Big find: WFAA 1983 news open with the previously unheard version of "NewsBeat":

The open is at 3:03

WBZ 1987 "Evening Edition" complete newscast:

KMID Mid '80s with unknown theme:

WTHR 1981 newscast, with news of the attempted Reagan assassination. "Hello News" is the theme:

TVbD 1984 demo reel (top of page), with complete opens from WJXT, WDIV (unknown theme), and WFSB. There are other demo reels from the past, but they don't have the original audio.

http://tvbd.com/?page_id=112

WBBH "TV20" at noon complete report with "Tuesday 15" from 1985:

KCTV 1996 open with "24 Hour News" at 5:07:

That WHIO video is from 1988, as I've seen it elsewhere.

WPLG 1981 Promo:

1993 WSB and WXIA:

At 6:30, WXIA close with "Hello News". Did WXIA really use cuts of "Hello News" through 1993??? The NMSA says it ended in 1990.

On that KTSP 1990 clip, that theme is probably part of the same package as the "NightCast" theme. It would be nice to find a full 6 or 11pm open from 1989-92.

Huge Find:

KGTV 1976 News, including "The News" open at 5:10:

WINK 1983 News Opens:

I've heard the theme before, although I can't remember which station(s).

Finally, some Omaha station material:

KMTV 1990 News Tease: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjfmfwdiXhQ

KETV 1984 Clips with news promos at 5:20 and 10:20:

WGN (1979??) news open with John Drury:

http://www.fuzzymemories.tv/index.php?c=3801

Kick ass news theme, btw.

WTVN Columbus 1979 clips:

http://dbs.galib.uga.edu/cgi-bin/parc.cgi?userid=galileo&dbs=parc&ini=parc.ini&action=retrieve&recno=13&format=_citation

14:40 "Bringing It Home to You" open

Nice find! I wish they had more online video. Seems like there is a lot of material available.

1986 KTVI (ABC) complete newscast with commercials:

WLCY (now WTSP) promo from 1978:

WPLG 1985 news close. It appears they dropped "Tuesday C" at some point in mid 1985 and went with this interim theme until the next year: