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It's not news, but close enough 1985 Donahue The transitions to and from commercials have more of the 1985-90 theme than I've seen anywhere else. Not sure why the full theme has remained so elusive for so long.

I actually think it's cool. More elaborate production to do the chroma on-set with a special shot than just a bug and graphic talking head window.

Nice to see more KCRA holes filled. Looks like they kept elements of the 1984 package for bumpers, and just refreshed the open. This look lasted until about 1992. Here's the open and part of a KCRA newscast from 1993 http://vimeo.com/59929508 And that WJBK set looks like a sibling of the KTVU set of that era.

Anyone want to speculate on KDKA in the 80s? Conventional wisdom says News Image / News Image Plus from Tuesday. I get that the signature matches. But the signature also matches the notes of their 'KD and You' slogan. The cuts they use don't match any used by other News Image stations...so it was a custom job. But by whom? They did two versions - one around 1984, the other an update around 1987. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh2EdmkkMGk

Maybe chalk it up to the community relations person rather than the talent. Maybe at 10 they alerted the staff of the tour. And at 6 they didn't. Hard to tell who is there for a business meeting or other reason. But having 4 people in talent say hello seems pretty good for a quick tour.

Yes Magid was the source of it. And Gannett has a relationship to this day with Magid.

At 3:00 is that Bill Ratliff carrying a sack of booze?

KRON NewsCenter 4 Midday open 1987

Cool - would be great if the cuts could be donated to the TVPMM. Might be more amenable to approach it that way.

My guess is the original was a VTS Productions package. His bio has him working there from 1986/1987 onward. So maybe they had him work on updates to it. This clip from late 1985 has just the original music as the opener Then a few months later in early '86 we get that clip with the more majestic version, but interim graphics. So guessing the original debuted a year or two before 1985 whenever that desk with the blue stripe debuted. Their 1986 set was from a move to a new building, so my bet is that's when the more majestic open was commissioned, and the copyright wasn't filed until '87. Would love to find the reels for all of these! Classic package. Maybe have TVPMM reach out to him.

KCRA 1990-92 open http://earlgrizzell.com/Earl_Grizzell/WELCOME.html It's about 2 minutes into the TV Production REel The 1988-90 open is about 6:55 in. Looks like he did the 1988 and beyond updates to 'Where the news comes first.' Still unclear who did the original orchestral theme around 83/84.

KTVU 1987 10 O'Clock News - Oct 1, 1987 - Covering Whittier (Los Angeles) Earthquake

Finally on NewsCenterII. This one almost got the full bumper What is the status of reels of that package? Some good jazzy cuts they used for the late night news on KNBC missing as well.

Apparently BDA/PROMAX posts items from its archives every week or so. Here's one from KPIX in 1986 http://brief.promaxbda.org/content/from-the-promaxbda-archives-kpix-5-san-francisco-1986 Don't remember that part of the KPIX mid-80s set with the Alamo Square view in the background, but it's a nice touch

KTRK 1982 Open http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXWdcDOpzyU Looks like the Newsmat skyline set launched sooner than we thought...

KOMO 1983 preshow and open. Theme is similar to the mid 80s one, but different melody, and likely still Dan Dean based on the sound.

At the end of this clip is a brief glimpse of the mid 80s KOMO close with the funky Dan Dean music, and wide shot of their Newsmat set

KNBC 1984 open Not sure a high quality version of this has floated around http://archive.org/details/tobacco_vty27a00

Yes it probably is production music. Was just used when that 10pm newscast first debuted (it used to be 11pm). Not sure it lasted more than a year. That set though...I think that went on for a good 8 or 10 years.

So here's the deal with KCRA themes... In that clip the pre-show teaser music dates from about 1983/84. There was an open that used it as a basis, and a number of bumper cues. Around 1986 a more majestic set of opens were composed, but the other cues remained. See here in 1985 the original open See here in 1987 the pre-show, 1986 open, and bumpers Then, in 1988 a jazzier package of bumpers was created (seen in the open and close of the 1990 clip) that remained in use until mid 1990 or so, but the 1983/84 pre-show music remained. Then that 1990-92 package came about, when they went to '24 hour news,' but I think the 1983 pre-show stayed in place. Finally in 1992 for the early prime shift the package was completely reworked. It was a great set of cues those 9 years or so...wish they turned up somewhere. In my top 5 of best packages.

That's video of a stealth bomber, and that wasn't flown until the late 80s.

KARE 11 1987 11pm news close

And more Bay Area clips from a former KRON photographer's account 6pm open 1982 Live at 5 open 1984 Live at 5 close 1984 Note the irony of a 'portions pre-recorded' disclosure at the end of a 'Live' at 5 newscast...

He's got an old KGO 1987 newscast up there too That closing is a piece of work.

Early 80s KRON clips from Telecopter 4