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KFMB "Say Hello" promo, 1985: Most of the material on the channel is sports, and for news it's mostly KFMB. Wow, that "tumbling News Eight" logo (which appears to be a model) lasted a while: 1983/4-88, possibly as far as 1990.

Sad news from Joplin: former KODE anchor Rich White has died at 56 of complications from multiple sclerosis. A video here includes a photo of the KODE Newsight 12 set from the 80s. And includes some 1995 promos with White and other KODE anchors.

A great story from 1988 on the personal lives of local anchors in Chattanooga: Also, I think I hear WVII 1992 in the bumper at the end! And a super treat from Monroe: KNOE full 10pm newscast from 1979!

Right, I remember you saying that to me, I just wasn't sure if I could say that yet.

Forgot to include this earlier... This KGET commercial block from 1987 has the longest cut of a certain news theme I've ever heard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_vqI0SGfMQ#t=163

WTOV promo, 1985...I feel like I've heard this theme before. Tuesday9? WESH in 1996, just changing over to the short-lived "NewsChannel 2" look. The promo at 5:36 is from the last generation package! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvOSc6Ktm68

NBC's newest affiliate is KAIT, who will offer the network on a digital subchannel beginning January 26. The new NBC subchannel will offer WMC's newscasts with local inserts (I assume WMC is already the common NBC affiliate for the area, so this makes sense).

KCRA near-full newscast, 1990: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T56LsiEuMrs As to the KGAN open, given that it was 1993 that looks completely modified. That open animation would probably date to 1988/89. It was used by KMPH and KOTA (which of course held onto it throughout the 90s).

WTOC 50th anniversary documentary (44 minutes): It looks like they had the brand "Eleven Country News" in the late 70s. Did they use Home Country? A good 50-minute or so documentary on how news was produced at KAKE in 1989: Commercial real includes elements from KERO in 1988 using Turn To: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH50on0lwWQ The package was unknown for KERO but should have been known all along as their current website is turnto23.com

WOFL/WRBW announced today that it will be the local TV partner for MLS's Orlando City SC starting with the club's inaugural season next year.

WTOV early 90s (maybe late 80s) promo featuring music from the "Team to Watch" package: A chunk of KRIS from 1995. The top story, the death of Selena: I don't know how to describe this:

I'd at least add Bob Palmer (though he did jump stations a bit), and maybe Bill Close (though I think Close's ability to be iconic was hurt by the market he was in).

Another end of an era. You'll be missed, Bill.

It's not exactly local news but it certainly is interesting. Leaked Sony Pictures emails detail the impact of Thursday Night Football on Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy and also attempts to create a Jeopardy-NFL tie-in category while said Thursday night games hurt WoF/J! ratings.

We all could have seen this one coming after the station was sold, but local news is returning to WEVV in the near future. When it signs on the air in 2015, the new WEVV local news product will mark the end of a 14-year period without local newscasts.

I thought there couldn't be a worse rendition of the Turn To song than KXLY. Well, I was wrong...thanks to KXLY.

KHBS/KHOG reports Kurt Cobain's death, 1994. Note the logo, set, big hair and weather tease with Gari's On Your Side (or, in other words, wow, much out of date): Now with full open: WIBW, 1987:

I'm beginning to suspect there may be multiple versions of "WNDU 1991" (WSOC 1985), with one produced as late as 1993. All the additions would have been made by WSOC.

Wow. That is one heck of a copy. And they were never sister stations. The 11pm branding to me suggests that it aired on KNDO and KNDU together.

I'm imagining Fox motioned to dismiss the sale.

Quick hits: > On November 20, the FCC dismissed the acquisition of KBCB by Fox. > WOAI, KJRH and KLAX received admonishments and, in the case of KLAX, a fine for $2,400. The first two concerned commercial limits in a children's television program that was supplied by the network, and the third was about an untimely licensed renewal. > Another Pappas asset sold, this time WMMF to Vinions, LLC. This Atlanta company has been buying other LPTVs and may be a spectrum speculator. For this privilege Vinions paid $25,000.

Ah, WOAY, a station that forgot that PSIP existed. (To be fair it seems that many Mexican non-commercial stations have the same problem, but really, WOAY?) Meanwhile, back in Phoenix, another personality out at KNXV: their traffic presenter. Internal speculation says the position will not be filled.

A couple of other stations have produced Spanish newscasts (KUSA for KDEN is the largest market example I can think of at this time; there are some in Texas and California). I'm more focused on stations that don't have news in English at all.

Not bad for the market size. Is WORA the first affiliate of any Big Four network to have flagship non-English newscasts?

Doug Gealy, who had been a group manager in Sinclair for various mid-Atlantic markets, has abruptly died. In a press release, David Amy commented, "We are grieved and shocked at the sudden loss of one of our own." His age was not given. Our sincerest condolences to Sinclair on this tragic occasion.