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Early 90s Syracuse WSTM (Syracuse, NY) October 23, 1991 6:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]235658028[/MEDIA] WTVH (Syracuse, NY) October 25, 1991 6:30am [MEDIA=vimeo]235658495[/MEDIA] WTVH (Syracuse, NY) October 22, 1991 6:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]235660249[/MEDIA] WIXT (Syracuse, NY) October 23, 1991 5:30pm [MEDIA=vimeo]235657564[/MEDIA] Jim

2 Bonuses: Twin Cities + classic KTRK clips WCCO (Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN) August 3, 1998 12noon [MEDIA=vimeo]235655240[/MEDIA] KTRK (Houston, TX) 2003 - With a classic "MCTYW" open and some unforgettable Action 13 Commentary: "Maaaarrrvin Zindler, Eye Witness News" "Thank ya', Marvin" - Dave Ward [MEDIA=vimeo]235659704[/MEDIA] Jim

I'm going through everything methodically, migrating from DVD to hard drive(s). I'm prioritizing the posting based on newscast age - the older the better. (I haven't run across my KCEN 1987 newscast yet, but do have the tape, if I need to re-digitize it...) If I run across any pre-2000, they'll get posted, once converted and I don't run out of space for the week (I get 5GB upload/week, unless I upgrade to 20GB - which I'm thinking of doing, but need to save a little money up first). Once/If I upgrade, get ready for a slew of stuff, up through about 2006...

I'm trying to recall who did WRCB's. When I worked at KAMU in the late 80s, there was some internal feeds for stations, where they'd showcase a designer, to promote creative ideas (i.e., when stations had graphics staffs, and that was a PBS station with no local news...). I believe it was whomever designed the WDIV graphics late 80s/early 90s using First News (where "News 4" flies in and "bounces" off the screen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vfR6KD6QZc, WKXT Knoxville's Great News open (Logo here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdk3NfOwEEI) WBAL's Pride Inside Open (though this isn't the one I have somewhere): WFMY was also a client as was KJRH with their 80s' 2 logo. The design house used a lot of static "cut out"/silhouetted shots and "flying 3D Text" images (aka the end of the WRCB open). I'll see if I can find the original feature... Jim

Early 90s... Tulsa, Cincinnati, Chattanooga, and Louisville KJRH (Tulsa, OK) September 28, 1990 6pm [MEDIA=vimeo]235246895[/MEDIA] OETV - KETA (Oklahoma City/Tulsa, OK) September 28. 1990 6:30pm [MEDIA=vimeo]234256895[/MEDIA] WCPO (Cincinnati, OH) May 3, 1991 6:30am [MEDIA=vimeo]234257333[/MEDIA] WRCB (Chattanooga, TN) May 10, 1991 11pm [MEDIA=vimeo]235242450[/MEDIA] WDRB (Louisville, KY) August 18, 1991 10pm [MEDIA=vimeo]234597782[/MEDIA] Jim

I was a bit sad with audio at the end - I was expecting a full long close, and someone cut out the theme, leaving the SoT remnants. I really enjoy then themes that are clearly developed with a full orchestration. KTVT has had 2 good ones (in my mind): EarWitness News and their custom "The Eye of Texas".

Now for 2 Springfields, D/FW Network Affiliation Switch, and another from, to quote Wikipedia, the market that has "no basis in television reality": Lincoln, Hastings, Grand Island, Kearney, NE. WGGB (Springfield, MA) April 30, 1993 11pm [MEDIA=vimeo]235239991[/MEDIA] KYTV (Springfield, MO) July 29, 1994 10pm [MEDIA=vimeo]235239535[/MEDIA] KTVT (Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX) July 1, 1995 8pm - Special early edition of "The Nine O'Clock News" due to baseball... IIRC, during the game, KTVT switched logos on the graphics and the announcers switched shirts with the new logo when it was official - 10pm? [MEDIA=vimeo]235239225[/MEDIA] KDFW (Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX) July 1, 1995 10pm - New Graphics and theme with the switch to Fox. KDFI simulcast the 9pm news until the fall, when they aired new syndicated programming. [MEDIA=vimeo]235238038[/MEDIA] KHAS (Lincoln/Hastings/Grand Island/Kearney, NE) April 27, 1993 10pm [MEDIA=vimeo]235238463[/MEDIA] Enjoy! More to come this week, including stuff from my 1991 trips to and from Michigan. Jim

Plus... KPRC (Houston, TX) June 11, 1994 10pm - Houston Rockets Playoff Mania Newscast opening (and the full newscast)... [MEDIA=vimeo]234608090[/MEDIA] KBTX (Bryan/College Station, TX) February 19, 1993 5pm [MEDIA=vimeo]234256380[/MEDIA] Jim

Little Rock, Lubbock and the other station from Grand Junction in 1995... KARK (Little Rock, AR) August 15, 1992 6pm [MEDIA=vimeo]234255423[/MEDIA] KATV (Little Rock, AR) August 15, 1992 10pm [MEDIA=vimeo]234255875[/MEDIA] KTHV (Little Rock, AR) August 15, 1992 10pm [MEDIA=vimeo]234257909[/MEDIA] KLBK (Lubbock, TX) October 1, 1994 10pm [MEDIA=vimeo]234598621[/MEDIA] KJCT (Grand Junction, CO), March 25, 1995 6pm [MEDIA=vimeo]234598256[/MEDIA] Jim

I'm guessing that ctmikect was someone I traded with a while back, as that was on one of my original "mix tapes" of newscast opens and promos... I think I have the entire KPNX newscast on VHS - hopefully it's already digitized. I've fixed the KSAZ open date... To say goodnight to everyone - remember to "Team Up with NewsChannel 3!" [MEDIA=vimeo]234610612[/MEDIA] (and if I find anything new from Phoenix, it will have to wait until next week, as I've hit my weekly quota on Vimeo...) And back to our regularly scheduled newscasts from the 90s... Jim

I thought Patty Kirkpatrick had gone over to KTVK/3 at this time. I have a Channel 3 Promo that goes (to the Can-Can song): It's Cameron Harper, Cater Lee at 5 o'clock on TV3. Patty teams with Heidi now, 6pm, Holy Cow. Cameron's back and so is Heidi, 10pm Monday through Friday. Only on Newschannel 3, Arizona's Family.

I believe it's a MJPEG codec - but can't remember the capture card manufacturer... Hopefully I'll find the original tape or the full-resolution digitized version soon... The DVD drive on this machine has been working overtime. I've copied from DVD or CD to a hard drive over 839 newscast files and counting (note: some early hour-long newscasts are split into to, as that's all that would fit on a CD at the time...). I may have to upgrade my Vimeo account if I want to upload everything... (That's my eventual goal...)

Now to make folks (somewhat) happy... Here's what Raymie is looking for - I apologize for the low resolution, but the larger format is an AVI file that I need to find the Codec for - it just shows up as "green lines" on the screen, and my video editing software just gives me a black screen... Cue the Deathstar... Live from KPNX, Channel 12 - Your choice for Real Life, Real News in the 90s - Kent Dana, Jineane Ford, Bill Austin weather, and Bill Denney's Sports - 12 News Tonight [MEDIA=vimeo]234605673[/MEDIA] Then... I'll take your wolf's howl and eagle screech and raise you a retiree's "Thwack" of a golf ball at 6am! [MEDIA=vimeo]234605978[/MEDIA] Enjoy! Jim

I'm not in support of the merger, but I will say one thing about the commentaries from Sinclair - at least they don't make it look like it's a part of the newscast - different graphics, theme, look, etc. If you like the news on Sinclair's Local 37, but don't like the commentaries - perfect time to visit the crapper, walk the dog, or whatever makes you happy. J

Basically, with ABC in College Football mode on Saturdays and ABC Sports on Sundays (which could run long), I'm guessing they got tired of the "will it or won't it air", and just is running on the CW, which we all know, is rife with potential program blocking concerns...

Time for some Grand Rapids, Michigan! WOTV (Grand Rapids, MI) May 9, 1992 11pm - Before the call letter switch on June 1, 1992 back to WOOD TV 8 [MEDIA=vimeo]234259154[/MEDIA] WOOD (Grand Rapids, MI) September 24, 1992 6:30am - After the call letter switch... (WOTV calls were moved to the former WUHQ in Battle Creek) [MEDIA=vimeo]234258557[/MEDIA] WZZM (Grand Rapids, MI) September 23, 1992 6pm - No changes here (well, the logo did change over the summer...) [MEDIA=vimeo]234260380[/MEDIA] Enjoy your week! Jim

Five more to get you through the weekend... WGAL (Lancaster, PA) September 19, 1992 6:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]233244185[/MEDIA] WHTM (Harrisburg, PA) September 19, 1992 7:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]233244834[/MEDIA] WHP (Harrisburg, PA) September 19, 1992 11:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]233244476[/MEDIA] WAAY (Huntsville, AL) June 20, 1991, 6:30am - this one is missing part of the middle, but has a nice long NewsSeries 2001 close... [MEDIA=vimeo]233245151[/MEDIA] WKRN (Nashville, TN) August 24, 1991 5:30pm [MEDIA=vimeo]233245383[/MEDIA] Jim

Finishing up Abilene/Sweetwater from 1992 + Democratic Convention night coverage from 1992 from the Bay Area... KTXS (Sweetwater/Abilene, TX) August 27, 1992 6pm [MEDIA=vimeo]233242183[/MEDIA] KPIX (San Francisco, CA) July 16, 1992 10:00pm - This was during KCRA and KRON's test of early Prime Time on the west coast starting at 7pm. KCRA and KRON had FCC approval for the early start, so they ran a traditional 35 minute 10pm newscast and the Tonight Show starting at 10:35. KPIX made the switch to early start also, but was not approved by the FCC (and IIRC, outright told "No, they couldn't run Letterman early), so they ended up with a one-hour newscast at 10pm followed by Letterman at 11pm. KGO and KTVU stuck with the traditional 8pm start time, so program ratings were all over the place during this timeframe. [MEDIA=vimeo]233241642[/MEDIA] KGO (San Francisco, CA) July 16, 1992 11:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]233241353[/MEDIA] More to come... Don't be surprised when you start getting inundated with 2004/05/06 stuff - I have lots of that timeframe from allover the US... Jim

I'm working on finishing up that Northeastern Trip around Thanksgiving 1992. Still need to find Providence and the rest of Boston, but there still is more to come... (I apologize in advance if there are bits of newscasts - particularly in the middle - missing. Had I known then what I know now...) WHDH (Boston, MA) November 20, 1992 5:30pm [MEDIA=vimeo]233243918[/MEDIA] WVIT (Hartford, CT) November 25, 1992 11:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]233242471[/MEDIA] WTNH (New Haven, CT) November 27, 1992 11:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]233242833[/MEDIA] WTIC (Hartford, CT) November 27, 1992 10:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]233243163[/MEDIA] WCBS (New York, NY) November 26, 1992 11:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]233243519[/MEDIA] Jim

And to finish up the week... WWLP (Springfield, MA) April 30, 1993 6:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]232757515[/MEDIA] WMTW (Poland Spring/Portland, ME) November 23, 1992 6:45am [MEDIA=vimeo]232757871[/MEDIA] WTEN (Albany, NY) May 1, 1993 6:00pm - Hmmmm, where have I seen this design before??? [MEDIA=vimeo]232758058[/MEDIA] WGME (Portland, ME) November 11, 1992 11:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]232761046[/MEDIA] Have a great weekend, everyone! Jim

More for the weekend! WKTV (Utica, NY) May 28, 1993 6:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]232755612[/MEDIA] WLBZ (Bangor, ME) November 23, 1992 11:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]232755955[/MEDIA] WMTW (Poland Spring/Portland, ME) November 22, 1992 11:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]232756311[/MEDIA] WPTZ (Plattsburgh, NY) November 24, 1992 6:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]232756710[/MEDIA] WVNY (Burlington, VT) November 24, 1992 11:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]232757076[/MEDIA] Jim

I also have a KJCT newscast from that same date. It's coming soon. For all interested, I've "fixed" the settings for the first set of videos available - those who understand will know what I mean... Jim

More 90s Goodness! KDFW (Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX) November 6, 1992 5:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]232753589[/MEDIA] KHTV (Houston, TX) August 27, 1990 7:00pm - First Newscast of the new news department! [MEDIA=vimeo]232754002[/MEDIA] KHTV (Houston, TX) August 27, 1990 11:00pm - The attempt at an 11:00pm newscast... [MEDIA=vimeo]232754401[/MEDIA] KREX (Grand Junction, CO) March 25, 1995 10:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]232754795[/MEDIA] WKTV (Utica, NY) May 23, 1993 12:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]232755212[/MEDIA]

I'm digging... Right now, I have 32 cases, each with 10 DVDs (3-4 newscasts per DVD) sitting on the desk to migrate from DVD to a Hard Drive. I've been through 12 (not in the 32 above) already - a nice tedious process, but when all is said and done, I'll have everything stored (at least) 4 ways: CD/DVD, Server Storage, Upload to Vimeo, and external hard drive (which will probably end up at my parents), and a possible second one elsewhere for safekeeping... Now the question - do I upgrade my Vimeo account so that I can upload more than 5GB/week? (about 10-11 videos...) More are in boxes... Update: just found another 34 cases in a box upstairs... Lots of newscasts!!!! J

Two more... WAAY (Huntsville, AL) June 19, 1991 10:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]231368474[/MEDIA] WAFF (Huntsville, AL) June 20, 1991 5:30pm [MEDIA=vimeo]231368940[/MEDIA] Jim