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The transition from "Area 10 Eyewitness News" to "The Daily News" at WAVY took place in 1981. Here's an aircheck of highlights of the last weeknight Area 10 Eyewitness News:

 

And another thing-- the set for this newscast has the 1979 peacock to the left of the title, and the red/blue trapezoidal N to the right!

WTVQ Channel 36 (ABC Lexington, KY): 1990 open for 36 WTVQ Eyewitness News 6 P.M. report

I’m now on Jacksonville!

 

Keep in mind I am possibly not going to update the WJXT opens though or any existing news open compilations from other channels, but I will be doing existing TV markets that don’t have any compilations.

 

Also after Jacksonville I’ll be doing Cincinnati. And yes, JPMcFly1985 has some WLWT open compilations on YouTube, but I’ll be adding the ones post-2000.

That WJKS one is pretty darn good-- I think it's one of the few times (maybe the only time) I've heard the Cool Hand Luke/NS2000 music on a then-NBC station!

I accidentally posted it in the Holy graphics knockoff thread, but I think this news open can show you how mis-matched it is.

Where's the mismatch?

Next batch from KJRH!

 

If you’re wondering how I make these compilations I use screen recorder on my iPhone. Then I put the clips together on iMovie and edit them down, pretty easy. Though it is annoying when some videos’ volumes don’t work, or when notifications keep popping up while you’re recording...

 

Also I’m planning on targeting other areas too, like Baltimore, Minneapolis-St. Paul, and even Phoenix, which I’m sure will grab @Ramona’s attention...

Noticed that one, and the one from WMAR as well-- keep up the good work!

Oh you should! T.L. Hughes hasn't uploaded a compilation in a longtime.

Absolutely! Stay with it (to The ID Junkie).

Partial closing credits from CBS Sunday Morning in 1982

Been there, done that, literally only 7 & 8 posts ago.

Did not realize you had done that!

WLS Eyewitness News 10 P.M. report, 1/10/79, in four parts:

Part 1:

Part 2:

Part 3:

Part 4 (final):

WLS ABC7 Chicago: 1985 6 P.M. Eyewitness News promo featuring anchorman Floyd Kalber

WLS ABC7 Chicago: longform Seven's On Your Side promo from '81 (sung by Florence Warner)

This one has to sneak in there...

 

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Not much of an open-- they didn't even mention a weather man (unless the main anchor is also doing weather)!

May God bless his soul.

Absolutely! Irv Weinstein was news in Buffalo (by which I mean, he was a shining example of a professional newscaster, at least IMO).

CBS Sunday Morning openings from '81 and '84 w/the late Charles Kuralt:

First, the one from Dec. 6, 1981:

Then, the one from Dec. 2, 1984:

 

Also, we take you back to 1989 where WYFF-TV in Greenville, SC was covering the events of today the day before Hurricane Hugo ravaged the area. This newscast was recorded months before "NewsCenter 4" became "News 4".

 

And WYFF has been News 4 ever since (or to put it more properly, WYFF News 4).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h=1;id=EdkynjibqWs;m=22;s=57

From Sept. 21, 1985: an early-season broadcast of The Prudential College Football Report w/Jim Nantz and Pat Haden (the game it was on was Georgia/Clemson, from Memorial Stadium in Clemson, SC; Brent Musburger and Ara Parseghian were the announcers; the game was also from WSPA Channel 7 [CBS station in my area]). Listen out for quite a few mistakes (one being that Jim quotes Georgia as leading 7-3, when the graphic on the monitor shows Clemson as leading by that score).

http://forums.tvnewstalk.net/index.php?threads/wspa-launches-new-graphics-and-logo.15272/

 

It's covered under the "On-Air Appearance"/"Graphics" sections of the forums.. Wrong spot for this

I did not think to look there! Thanks for the tip on that.

Don't know if it was stated here, but WSPA Channel 7 has a new look (same 7 News title, but different look for the 7, and other assorted graphics):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtXThNe4HQg

WOR New York News 9 At Noon opening from 1986: unlike most noon newscasts, this one had a sports anchor

When it comes to the NBC News Package (which WNBC and L.A. sister station KNBC both use), why is the version for WNBC in NYC more muted (lower-pitched) than the one for KNBC in L.A.? The reason I asked is because that's how it sounded to me, comparing those two NBC O&O sisters.

CBS 1986 Masters promo w/Jim Nantz

WLS Chicago Eyewitness News late edition from 3/6/87; listen at the top as Jerry Taft (in for Steve Deshler) is billed "on weather," and Tim Weigel is billed "with sports" (normally, these would be reversed, as the weatherman would be billed "with weather," and the sports anchor "on sports").

KXLY weekend news, 1983. A spartan open and set:

 

You're right-- that wasn't much of an opening or a set. I don't know why they were so minimalist then.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq8ZidTFexE

1993 WSOC Charlotte 5:30 P.M. Eyewitness News closing (What is the name of the music that is playing here? It sounds great).

Here's that 1979 premiere of Sunday Morning from YouTube (video in 3 parts):