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Could we please retire the SAM Extreme package already? It's so dated. I mean of all the packages you could choose, Extreme? Seriously?

I agree they could have chosen something more better. The good thing Aerial is gone thank goodness.

WOWK 13 New set alert.

 

Nexstar’s WOWK 13 Huntington/Charleston WV has received the standard Nexstar CBS affiliate set and graphics makeover. That debuted with the 11 PM news cast. There were some technical glitches and a mix of old and new music. But otherwise a huge improvement over what they had under West Virginia Media Holdings

 

http://www.wowktv.com/weather/crazy-weather-snow-to-70s-and-our-new-look-stormtracker-13-sunday-night-forecast_20180402033009/1092519187

SAM's Extreme package. That set and graphic overhaul was way overdue.

Absolutely wonderful nod to the past! Kudos to them!

I agree 100% and complete with GroupW "4".

Anyone love a good reboot? See what WBZ did with "One4All". Complete with well at the end you will see it.

I got bored.

Nexstar owned WVNS has new voiceover and added a ticker. Could changes be coming soon to this former WVMH station and rest? Stay tuned.

Morning weather forecaster at WFMJ in Youngstown left the station. She is off to Nexstar's WTEN/WXXA. Cake was served on WFMJ Today.

Now this a gem from Cleveland's Own Newscenter8.

Also, I strongly suspect WOWK is 1996. If they did Leading the Way for WBNG, they had to have done "13 Believes in You" for WOWK which has a massive graphic similarity and was in the same station group...

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=x8MR8Nlfor0;t=889

I am going to search and ask people I know in the Huntington-Charleston market for old tapes of WOWK, WSAZ and Sinclair8.

Sad news out of the Cleveland TV news market. Former WJW reporter Kathleen Cochrane has passed away from a brief illness she was only 38 years old. Thoughts and prayers to her family, friends and her colleague's at WJW.

http://fox8.com/2017/12/31/kathleen-cochrane-depiero-beloved-reporter-for-fox-8-passes-away-unexpectedly/

WKBW did half special about Irv.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10154927471982443

Sad news out Atlanta, Amanda Davis has passed away from a stroke.

http://www.cbs46.com/story/37148800/cbs46-anchor-amanda-davis-passes-away

http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/atlanta-anchor-amanda-davis-suffers-stroke-at-hartsfield-jackson-airport/198335

http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/longtime-atlanta-news-anchor-hospitalized

Truly sad news out of Buffalo Irv Weinstein has passed away at the age of 87 from ALS.

https://www.wkbw.com/news/remembering-irv-weinstein-a-buffalo-broadcasting-legend

Changes to WKBW in the Weather Dept.

http://buffalonews.com/2017/12/21/changes-coming-in-the-weather-department-at-channel-7/

Meteorologist Erik Taylor joined WMAR.

Same Erik Taylor from WOWK I just seem him on air Friday while in Charleston. That was a fast move up 79 to 68 to 70 into Baltimore.

Finally a video of WCHS TV out of Charleston WV using "Brave New World". Starts about 1:08 into video. This was in summer of 1997. Same year Sinclair took over WCHS.

News from the old number 9. Jim Ramsey has announced his retirement.

http://wgntv.com/2017/12/12/wgn-weatherman-jim-ramsey-announces-his-retirement/

I just heard on the morning news that Jim Ramsey is retiring after 30 years.

 

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His last day is Dec 30th. http://wgntv.com/2017/12/12/wgn-weatherman-jim-ramsey-announces-his-retirement/

Sally Wiggin to retire in Nov 2018.

http://www.wtae.com/article/sally-wiggin-announces-retirement-from-wtae-channel-4-in-november-2018/14032560

Ok - it's officially here!

 

Ohio January 1993

- Really love WHIZ-TV's Open - can you get more generic? This Region? This Vicinity? This Area? And The World!

- Also, can't place the theme they briefly use on their ID

- Not a big fan of WCMH's theme, except for the close - would be interested in hearing the complete treatment

- Wish I had more from WJW - the theme is so quiet in the morning newscast...

- Unfortunately, no WUAB - the VCR froze up after bringing into the hotel room from the car without giving it time warm up (condensation...).

 

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WTRF 12pm; WTRF 5:30pm; WTOV 6pm; WFMJ 11pm; WYTV 11pm®; WKBN 6am; WBNS 5pm; WHIZ (NewsBreak/ID); WHIZ 6pm; WCMH 5pm; WSYX 6pm; WBNS 6pm; WSYX (Close); WCMH 7pm; WSYX 11pm; WCMH 7am; WBNS 8am; WKYC 12pm (WE); WEWS 6pm; WAKC 11pm; WJW 8am; WKYC 9am

All those opens from Ytown, Wheeling-Steubenville and Cleveland stations take me back. Especially the Ytown I've never seen the close of WYTV from that era. One market I would love to see from is the early 90s to early 2000s era would be the Charleston-Huntington WV market.

Looks like the former WV Media Holding stations have went to back to call letter websites. When Nexstar took over those stations under brokerage agreement websites changed to example: tristateupdate.com for WOWK. Now it's back to wowktv.com same goes for WTRF, WVNS and WBOY. Could this be a sign of change?

Pittsburgh!

 

KDKA (Pittsburgh) November 24, 1998 11:00pm

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WTAE (Pittsburgh) November 27, 1998 11:00pm

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WPXI (Pittsburgh) December 2, 1998 11:00pm

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Yes that KDKA open and talent rejoin takes me back.

I think he was at KDKA-TV in the morning slot here about a decade or so. He might have co-anchored with either Sonni Abatta or Heather Barnett at the time? The name and face seem familiar.

Yes was on KDKA and before that he anchored the evening news on WOWK in Huntington-Charleston WV market.

Lotteryball5 aka WEWS has had that L3 for little awhile. I also believe WKBW has had it for the same time period.

http://www.news5cleveland.com/about-us/tv-legends-leon-bibb-and-lee-jordan-announce-plans-to-retire-from-news-5

Wow what a day TV5, two retirement announcements in 1 day.