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I chose Vimeo for several reason - mostly, I have better control over the content (quality, access, etc.). I've seen too many cases of entire histories of newscasts gone when someone gets kicked out of YouTube over content. Plus, I'm fed up with the ads all over YouTube. I'm paying for the hosting, so I can better manage the content. If a question is raised, I can address it, rather than having a flat-out ban. It's content I can control (in that it's stuff I recorded or was recorded specifically for me), and I feel that Vimeo provides the best option for my needs. Plus Vimeo flies a but under the radar, whereas YouTube is more "in your face". I'm not trying to monetize anything - just want to make the content available to fellow enthusiasts. (Plus if I dumped everything at once, there'd be a giant productivity loss from y'all!) Jim

I meant sales - too late on a Saturday night... I thought that some of the new rules required the sales staffs to be fully separate. Jim

More KNAZ... I do have the full 7pm 12News Sunday newscast - will have to wait until I have more storage on Vimeo (next week, as I've already nearly hit my limit of this week's content uploaded...). KNAZ May 1992 Open & "KNAZ - The Place to Be" Promo... [MEDIA=vimeo]237344183[/MEDIA] Jim

I believe I have Fresh News for KPHO and KNXV early ABC, and possibly transitional KSAZ. I'm still digging. Unfortunately getting stuff off of tape is a real-time activity... (Though I usually start the playback/recording process and go do something else...) Plus I royally suck at labeling my tapes... And I have hundreds of tapes to go through... I believe I have the full 12News Sunday 7pm Newscast from 5/3/92 - It's recording right now, and we'll see... Jim

Just found more fun from Phoenix in May 1992, including a theme not in the SouthernMedia-NMSA for KPHO! May 1992 - KTVK, with the "KTVK Can-Can" promo - look for the entire newscast soon. [MEDIA=vimeo]237336304[/MEDIA] May 1992 - KPHO 9pm Open/Close and KTSP 10pm Open/Close [MEDIA=vimeo]237336656[/MEDIA] Jim

Parts from my 1998 trip around the US. First up: Toledo, OH: WUPW (Toledo) August 25, 1998 10:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]237298286[/MEDIA] WTVG (Toledo) August 25, 1998 11:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]237297866[/MEDIA] WNWO (Toledo) August 25, 1998 11:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]237300997[/MEDIA] Jim

You're correct. American Spirit and Raycom are 2 totally independent entities and each has to negotiate their own carriage agreements (Same for Mission/Nexstar and Sinclair/Cunningham). The "side car" stations may be run out of the other station (for example, the Raycom station provides Master Control and Playout services to the American Spirit station for a fee, provides a newscast for a fee, etc.), but other entities (marketing) are supposed to be completely independent (they may be independent, they may be linked at the hip...). Many times (but not always) the main station (Raycom, Nexstar, Sinclair, etc.) is a Big 4 station (with an easier carriage mandate), and the side-car station (American Spirit, Mission, Cunningham) is an independent/CW/MyNet station (with less of a desire to pay [as much as the bigger station]). Hope this helps. Jim

I didn't say they were all good... Just a "nice" variety from the past... Basically the station was run almost like a radio station that ran almost all syndicated fare. At the time, the 47News rebroadcast was probably the highlight of the broadcast day... J

Plus some Detroit! WXYZ (Detroit) August 8, 1996 11:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]236522463[/MEDIA] WKBD (Detroit, MI) August 8, 1996 10pm [MEDIA=vimeo]236522119[/MEDIA] Jim

A little from out west in the second half of the 90s... KJEO (Fresno, CA) July 17, 1998 6:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]237015270[/MEDIA] KETV (Omaha) June 19, 1997 6:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]237015609[/MEDIA] WOWT (Omaha, NE) June 19, 1997 5:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]237016583[/MEDIA] KHGI - NTV (Kearney, NE) June 19, 1997 6:30am [MEDIA=vimeo]237016018[/MEDIA] KCNC (Denver) August 18, 1997 6:30pm [MEDIA=vimeo]237016321[/MEDIA] Jim

Much better graphics... And I see that NewsActive3 has posted the KNAZ May 2, 1994 newscast... Hmmm... Out of courtesy to the original "owners" of newscasts, I have no plans to post any newscasts that were traded for (unless they were original off-air specifically for me, and not a copy of a copy...). That being said, if I post something that was generated by someone else, please let me know and I'll take it down... Jim

With all of the focus on Central Arizona, I needed to throw in a few Northern Arizona pieces! (And for the 7 of you who already found the newscasts, they have been "fixed", if you understand what I mean...) KNAZ (Flagstaff, AZ) May 2, 1994 6:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]236521035[/MEDIA] KNAZ (Flagstaff, AZ) March 24, 1995 6:00pm (Same Graphics, Different Theme) [MEDIA=vimeo]236521364[/MEDIA] KVBC (Las Vegas, NV) May 3, 1994 5:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]236521639[/MEDIA] KXAS (Dallas/Ft. Worth) December 22, 1991 10:00pm (Sunday night 20 minute sportsless newscast). [MEDIA=vimeo]236521889[/MEDIA] Jim

Here's the rest of what I have from my trip to the San Francisco Bay Area from July 1992: 3 Newscasts plus a compilation of the remaining "bits". KNTV (San Jose/San Francisco, CA) July 16, 1992 11:00pm I love this theme - very creative use of the song... [MEDIA=vimeo]236325296[/MEDIA] KTVU (Oakland/San Francisco, CA) July 16, 1992 10:00pm The opening graphics were way ahead of their time... [MEDIA=vimeo]236325735[/MEDIA] KRON (San Francisco, CA) July 16, 1992 11:00pm The 10pm News (late night repeat) during the "Early Prime" experiment. [MEDIA=vimeo]236326291[/MEDIA] Remainder Compilation - July 1992 Pardon the video from KSBW - the source video is crappy, but the music comes through and you can see enough to get an idea. Also, catch KICU as its own, separate from KTVU... [MEDIA=vimeo]236329772[/MEDIA]

As I'm going through stuff on discs and looking for newscasts I know I have (somewhere on tape...), I wish I could go back in time to my early newscast recording self and give myself a few pieces of advice: 1) ,Record the entire newscast - I spent too much time recording the open and close, ignoring the middle... 2) Label the Video Tape right after it's recorded - with details - not just "Detroit" or "Programs"... 3) Put the full date and time and the station on the tape... 4) Keep detailed records in a simple spreadsheet (and occasionally print it out)... I have details in a database that I can no longer open - and can no longer find... Since the last thing printed was in 2006, no telling which computer it was on... (and I no longer have said computer...). Anyway, more stuff coming with the new week... Jim

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.