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Note a young David (Dave) Lougee as a producer!

It's a Sunset 39!

Whoaaaaaaaa. Didn't see that coming. For context: https://www.foxcarolina.com/investigations/doj-asheville-man-defrauded-investors-of-13-5m-in-ponzi-scheme-defrauding-more-than-23/article_fabe97ee-da90-11e9-a1ac-af8b001b5238.html https://www.foxcarolina.com/news/feds-asheville-man-pleads-guilty-to-22-million-ponzi-scheme/article_00ab454e-3d97-11ea-80c7-ffb6ea5ccb81.html I'm not gonna derail this thread, but....... Wow. Meanwhile, speaking of Nashville... Here's some pretty high-profile broadcast work from 1986. TV Worth Watching, anyone?

The WLKY close is from an image package called "Looking Better all the Time" that apparently originated with WBTV Charlotte in 1983, but we know literally nothing else. KAMR also used this theme.

So this turned up on YouTube and the uploader wasn't sure what it was: A radio program? Part of a special? No, it's a 30-minute vinyl record! It's not from 1988 but rather 1991 (though it appears the idea originated around 1989). The Taking Pride In...series was actually something sold to a whole bunch of TV and radio stations. (A list is at the end of this) It was produced by Impact Broadcast Marketing, a Nashville shop. According to this 2014 article on the KREM version (which already was online), apparently the lyrics were nearly the same for each market (with two songs being altered) — just the narration changed. Found a mention of it on this site: The article mentions some of the more than 25 (!) versions that were made, and there have to be some more: Inland Northwest (KREM) Nashville (WSMV) Topeka (KSNT) Dayton (WHIO) Portland (KOIN) Peoria (WMBD radio and TV) Maine Wichita (KSNW and KFDI radio) Cedar Rapids (KGAN) Nevada (KOLO) San Antonio (KENS) Rochester (WOKR) Omaha (WOW radio) Georgialina (WRDW) East Tennessee Central Florida Four States (KSNF, I'm sure) Eastern Carolina (WITN) West Michigan (WZZM and WMUS radio) Greenville; Spartanburg; Asheville; Anderson (WSPA, four separate entries) Amarillo (KAMR) Mid-Missouri (KOMU) Austin (KTBC) Macon (WMAZ) as "Straight from the Heart of Central Georgia" Springfield [IL] (WICS) Texoma (KFDX) El Paso (KTSM radio and TV) Buffalo (WIVB) the Tri-State (WOWK) South Bend (WNDU) as "Celebrate Michiana" Lubbock (KAMC) The Coastal Empire (WTOC) Celebr8te Oklahoma (KTUL)

Don't normally squeeze something like this in here, but a promo from the Australian half of the Adelaide/Austin news anchor exchange in 1986: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoYdn0zClmI (As a note for people who didn't realize, including me: the full KTVV newscast we have is from a second trip Fulwood did to Austin later that year, not the straight up exchange that occurred in May)

TServo2049 actually talked with Byrne in 2014, but he did ask me not to share the information he told me with the public. Unfortunately much of what was said has not circulated publicly since. KMOL '79 is also his work (he did a total of 3 to 4 themes) as is WAGA '79 (which the NMSA has since incorrectly lumped into X Belongs as sample 3). Not everything Hayes did had Byrne's music.

Ooh, even some early 2000s KTVA: This guy has had a LOT of career stops (there's also WAAY, KIVI and KRGV on his channel!).

Yep, and I didn't see that. Oops. (The April '82 videos weren't up when you posted.) Removing the ones you posted.

This channel's adding WALA material and it's a positive treasure trove. News film as old as Camille: There are 6 and 10pm newscasts from April 1982 (before the fall '82 theme change): A WALA sales presentation from 2002:

This WITI promo from 1981 is, uh, something.

It's almost American: John Lindsay VO, "coverage you can count on" slogan...but this ain't America:

Not many! Kari Lake at KSAZ has spot filled in at times when necessary, but...that's spot duty. KOLR weather and close from 1986 with the unique "The Quest" theme music they used at the time (and uploaded by Ted Keller himself):

WIS didn't have a 6:00 newscast until the Gulf War, I believe, when they started "6:00 Carolina". Can't say I've heard this exact cut of Tuesday WWL before:

Yup! New Jersey Nightly News had just begun airing that May, and Vaughn left KOTV to help start it. He decided to return to KOTV in September 1979, stating, "I have not assimilated well with this part of the country. I just miss Oklahoma and the Southwest. People tend to be friendlier and more open there."

No opens but there's a KTVL Tuesday2 bump and KOBI apparently was using the NBC '83 Let's All Be There pack in 1987... There's also KOTI material in there!

No news but KXLY dumped a bunch of early 90s and later news specials onto its YT today. Here's one:

It's 4 Sure—ahem, no, it's for real. KOLN is ALSO on the Peters client list. They debuted the 10/11 Strong moniker in 1977 with this ad, which is pretty darn Peters-y. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48745979/

It's the WTVG Noon Report for September 18, 1981: If you like news music, this is a 🌩 moment: it suggests a potentially different history for WTVG. Clearly this music went with the "13 Strong" theme — the ident has the same three note signature. 13 Strong debuted when WTVG was WSPD-TV, either in early 1977 or very late 1976. WSPD-TV is listed as a Peters Productions client. Did this music come from them...and from then?

We could all use some good news right now. Congrats to them.

Y'all want some more...Canadian news? Well, there's a lot of it in this video, which includes opens and partial shows from CBC, CTV and Global News in Saskatoon. At 1:05:00 is the Global open using Total News, which appears to actually be February 1999 (the NMSA doesn't have a sample for CFSK):

It's a really cool logo! But it's no faux throwback. Got this higher-res version: It seems the first video with this logo was uploaded March 30.

Guessing 1977 based on the story. Harry Hill was elected in 1976.

Heck no. The music, yes, but that is as mid-2000s Raycom Design as it gets.

Winnipeg never looked more like Kansas City: