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(Since we're going international!)

O Canada! Enjoy the 90s Canadian goodness on this Remembrance Day.

CIHF/MITV (Halifax) September 28, 1996 6:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]241360455[/MEDIA]

CFQC (Saskatoon) April 26, 1995 11:30pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]241360257[/MEDIA]

CBXT (Edmonton)/CBRT (Calgary) April 27, 1995 6:00pm

I love this theme - it's been used around Canada by CBC stations, including (at least) in British Columbia, Ottawa, and Montreal

[MEDIA=vimeo]241359891[/MEDIA]

CBLT (Toronto) October 20, 1994 11:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]241274473[/MEDIA]

Clearing out some backlog... Coming soon - a few 90s newscasts from Canada!

Also, I will be posting some "20 years ago today" newscasts over the next few months.

Enjoy!

WLBZ (Bangor) Oct 1, 1996 5:30pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]241360875[/MEDIA]

WABC (New York) February 7, 1997 11:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]241393164[/MEDIA]

WJLA (Washington) October 22, 1997 5:30am

[MEDIA=vimeo]241393484[/MEDIA]

KXAS (Ft. Worth) July 2, 1994 10:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]240311417[/MEDIA]

Weekend Treats! Grand Rapids, MI; Kingston, NY; Lincoln/Grand Island, NE; and Philly!

WWMT (Kalamazoo) September 6, 1996 11:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]240942744[/MEDIA]

WOOD (Grand Rapids) September 7, 1996 11:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]240942373[/MEDIA]

WRNN (Kingston/New York City) February 7, 1997 10:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]240942061[/MEDIA]

KOLN/KGIN (Lincoln/Hastings) June 19, 1997 6:00am (First 15 minutes)

[MEDIA=vimeo]240334504[/MEDIA]

KYW (Philadelphia) April 24, 1997 11:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]240941645[/MEDIA]

Happy Wednesday! St. Louis from 1998.

KMOV (St. Louis) August 21, 1998 5:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]239360227[/MEDIA]

KSDK (St. Louis) August 20, 1998 6:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]239749182[/MEDIA]

KDNL (St. Louis) August 20, 1998 5:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]239749733[/MEDIA]

Orlando from 20 years ago! WCPX prior to call sign change and a fairly rare newscast on WRBW (from WFTV)...

WRBW (Orlando) May 12, 1997 10:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]240312612[/MEDIA]

WFTV (Orlando) May 12, 1997 11:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]240312255[/MEDIA]

WCPX (Orlando) May 15, 1997 6:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]240311939[/MEDIA]

Again folks, as I find stuff, I post it. Right now, I'm focusing on getting the 20+ year old newscasts. Once I get to the 2000s, I've got tons, and it will take some time just in uploading stuff (just the real time converting and uploading the files takes a while - and I have a full-time+ job and am taking a class in the evenings).

I'm going to start linking everything off of a web-site - which will probably become my "Classic Newscast Museum". Once I get stuff posted (and a standard page format developed), I'll let everyone know...

Jim

Can you upload any WNYT if you have any?

As I find stuff from the 90s, I'm uploading. There's some WNYT somewhere in the stacks...

I hadn't even noticed the "unique coloring" on the clip...

Jim

Happy Thursday Night - 2 from Albany and another KPRC!

WTEN (Albany) February 8, 1997 6:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]239357422[/MEDIA]

WXXA (Albany) February 8, 1997 10:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]239750743[/MEDIA]

KPRC (Houston) December 3, 1997 10:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]239750197[/MEDIA]

Also, I'm testing some 30fps vs. 60fps content from SD:

http://mezzogreen.com/kprc3060

Thoughts/Comments? (Vimeo seems to be giving me fits with the 60fps video...)

Bonus video from the South...

WBRC (Birmingham) September 10, 1994

[MEDIA=vimeo]239748690[/MEDIA]

Happy Midweek! 2 Post-network Switch newscasts from DFW.

KTVT (Ft. Worth) August 25, 1995 10:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]238499973[/MEDIA]

WFAA (Dallas) August 26, 1995 6:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]239354663[/MEDIA]

J

Why KPNX was airing a 7pm newscast on a Sunday evening?

KPNX ran Wonderful World of Disney from 5-7pm, rather than 6-8pm (as was done in Central Time zone). I believe at that time, when the NFL ran long, Disney was "joined in progress", thus a 7pm newscast guaranteed that they full half hour (+ the full Nightly News West Coast feed) ran in their entirety.

J

As requested, some video from the red stick...

WBRZ (Baton Rouge) September 9, 1994 10:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]239245070[/MEDIA]

Here's the last of the Phoenix stuff I've found... There may be more, but right now, I have a whole bunch of other things in the queue.

KTVK (Phoenix) May 2, 1992 6:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]239244838[/MEDIA]

KPNX (Phoenix) May 3, 1992 7:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]238499110[/MEDIA]

KSAZ (Phoenix) April 30, 1994 10:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]239244453[/MEDIA]

I don't think this WTAJ news open has been shared. The news open is seen at 17:40 and is a custom version of the classic Tom Sellers "Action News" theme done by Frederick Morden.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=SyLUwXO62EQ;t=1060

I try to stay positive, but to me, that was brutal...

J

I also want to see that 12News Sunday newscast you recorded as well...

Coming tomorrow or Monday...

God Bless those vintage Texas Newscasts! Thanks Jim!

I plan to add a KXAN open from that timeframe to that newscast (with a fade to black) and will update. I was disappointed that the open was chopped...

J

Weekend Update:

WESH (Orlando) May 23, 1990 5:30pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]238500754[/MEDIA]

KXAN (Austin) January 31, 1990 10:00pm (Missing Open)

[MEDIA=vimeo]238500471[/MEDIA]

KPRC (Houston) July 2, 1992 10:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]238499490[/MEDIA]

KVUE (Austin) February 22, 1993 5:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]239244616[/MEDIA]

WXIA (Atlanta) September 12, 1994 5:30am - I think this package would translate well into HD...

[MEDIA=vimeo]238501432[/MEDIA]

Jim

Here's some 30 year-old goodness from Baltimore. I found this on an old tape and knew I needed to post it... This is my second-oldest newscast I recorded (that I've found so far). The oldest is a mid-summer 10pm from KCEN (it was supposed to be KTVV, but due to interference, the Channel 36 signal dropped from our cable system, as I was recording "a Thursday night of NBC").

At the time WMAR didn't carry the Tonight Show, pre-empted NBC often for Orioles Baseball, and didn't clear parts of the NBC daytime schedule (thank goodness WRC, which I could also receive at the time, did clear the entire schedule - can't miss the game shows!).

I do chuckle at Ken Matz struggling through "North American Man Boy Love Association" during the tease... Also, during the 6pm newscast, the 2 logo flies toward the screen to the studio through the hole in the 2.

Enjoy!

WMAR (Baltimore) August 28, 1987 11:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]238501088[/MEDIA]

Jim

The graphics in that WVIR open set, especially the beginning and end animations and the lower third, have a very strong NBC News early '90s feel...

They had no real emphasis to change - as a 180s/190s ranked market with 1 commercial and 1 PBS station (a satellite out of Richmond, I believe). Everything else was out of market on cable; not bad for a one-station college town (reminds me of Bryan/College Station during the mid 80s...).

Jim

More from my 1998 Trip:

WRC (Washington) August 28, 1998 11:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]237301896[/MEDIA]

WUSA (Washington) August 28, 1998 11:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]237298717[/MEDIA]

WWBT (Richmond) August 28, 1998 11:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]237299605[/MEDIA]

WVIR (Charlottesville) August 28, 1998 11:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]237299162[/MEDIA]

Jim

Rochester & Kalamazoo

WOKR (Rochester) August 26, 1998 11:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]237301450[/MEDIA]

R News (Rochester) August 26, 1998 10:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]237302784[/MEDIA]

WROC (Rochester) August 26, 1998 11:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]237302313[/MEDIA]

WWMT (Kalamazoo) August 21, 1998 6:00pm

[MEDIA=vimeo]237300047[/MEDIA]

Jim

Holy moly there's a lot to digest here.

 

That KNAZ open is just...bad.

 

Just wait until I post the KKTM newscast open and close... I've never seen a plywood set - where you can see the grain of the plywood... (That one may have to go onto YouTube...)

Last thing from Phoenix for a while - I think I've gotten everything I can for the near term...

(I'm also on a business trip for a week, so I'll be posting pre-uploaded content through early next week...)

KPHO April 1994 - Fresh News!

[MEDIA=vimeo]237486605[/MEDIA]

Jim

Now for a little Atlanta 1994: WAGA, WGNX & WXIA

[MEDIA=vimeo]237475991[/MEDIA]

IMHO, that WXIA package would do well in HD... (especially with the Serifed fonts)

Jim

Why are you even posting there to begin with? Why not just use YouTube? (As far as I know there isn't a limit on how much you can upload....)

You could just put the full newscast on YouTube, as they'll let anybody upload anything. They don't even have that 10-minute limit anymore.

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