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The biggest laugh I had was about the company credit cards going away. Employees will be "reimbursed" for buying things for the company. And anyone who doesn't have a card or doesn't want to use one needs to find someone to buy their stuff! Perry said (just let your boss buy it!) You don't get cheaper than this. Building a company while your employees are holding the bag.

 

Oh yeeeeah and gotta love the line following that about "your boss" will appreciate being able to rack up more bonus points/card rewards or something to that effect on their personal cards due to them helping the "poor, lowly" employee out. He didn't say poor or lowly but it's probably true that regular employees don't have the means to afford much working for that company. Basically soon, there will be plenty of managers with even higher credit scores and purchasing power due to this Mickey Mouse way of doing things. It was such a wink wink, nod nod gesture directed towards his top managers and he didn't even try and hide it. Haaa

All in all, a big step down for the ex MG/Lin/Young stations. Lots of the word LOCAL tossed in for fluff and added creative flair. Wonder if Mardek1995 wrote the script for this??!? What a mess of an introduction for the newly acquired stations, as the standards of taking care of employees, definitely goes down.

 

No surprise over the big step down. No employee stock option plans, less 401K employer match, less vacation time, lots of conforming to Nexstar guidelines... but moooooore SICK time! Employees will probably need to use every bit of that working for this company. If all else fails, just stumble around and chant local, Local, LOCAL a few times and things will magically appear to look up in your life! The smart ones will find a better company to work for or get out of the business.

Here we go... unfortunately it's not very exciting. A root canal might surpass this garbage.

We can't miss the Nexstar Town Hall on Jan 25th.

 

Thanks for the link. Should be starting any moment. For now, it's still screens and some kind of "Americana: Reflecting On Our Musical Roots" series from Stephen Arnold's production vault blasting through.

 

Guess Sooky's handlers are currently putting on his HD makeup face

Acccording to FTVLive, Nexstar is shutting down the long-running Media General graphics hub (MGFX) and will be reverting back to having graphic artists at each station.

 

http://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2017/1/24/nexstar-to-shutdown-media-generals-graphics-hub

KWKT has a new open. I don't know if Nexstar actually went through with bringing the news department in-house but you will notice something different that I'm not going to say:

 

I know this isn't what is supposed to be noticed as different, but boy oh boy, what a wacky ass mix of Overture and FOX O&O themes going on there, plus awful directing and mixing... All around bad effort no matter where it's being produced.

 

Needs polish, snappier pacing and more.

 

Horrendous!

Wow, that's News 88? I would never have guessed.

 

Yes sir indeed! I wish we could find more Tuesday demos or full packs out in the wild errr umm station storage, especially the WISC "All We Are" stuff. I had that demo too and it was pretty awesome considering how dated it was and featured many themes like News 88.

It's time for more Joplin! KOAM News at Five in April 1987, but we're missing the open:

 

 

There's a bump at 2:13, 6:53 and 11:43 and a close at 18:59. I recognize none of them. I have a 5pm open from this period with News 88, but nothing here sounds like it.

 

Dating myself here, but I once had a cassette *ahem, GASP* with ALL of those cuts on it from Tuesday and they were are part of a long News 88 demo. I had that when I first started in the biz in the early to mid 90's. That 6:53 mark cut that you referenced was on there and it's almost as if that theme was a repurpose from the Network Music catalog. If you listen to the :25 second mark of News 88 on the NMSA it thematically matches up with the 2:13 bump in the video. Also the 11:43 bump shares some same melody with the same NMSA cut around 40 seconds in. They're all related, but some Tuesday packs did better than others, as you know, when it comes to having a strong logo that stands out.

One thing I do think that will also happen: Nexstar stations will adopt the LIN/MG graphics package, since they are inheriting the in-house graphics, like MG did when LIN was acquired.

 

True over the graphics, and I bet Arnold and the boys were popping some bubbly after the FCC approval was announced. Just a matter of months and all of the MG/LIN stations will switch over to a SAM/360 pack if they don't do so voluntarily. I don't predict many fights over that mandate besides a station like WAVY-TV10 and WOOD-TV.

 

WAVY should have paid 615 to fully and totally buy-out the complete and total rights to the entire package before this deal went through. That would have been their only way to continue with the music long-term and to where Arnold could have updated it and kept the logo verbatim, without having to side-step around it with slight logo variations to keep 615/Warner-Chappell happy.

 

I predict a few fights at WAVY, both over the music and the website just for starters. It'll be super surprising if their GM and a few other long-timers don't leave or get forced out by the end of the year.

Thanks to a some video links by @KnoxvilleTVFan under the Classic video section, we may have found the producer/company for WAFF's "We're Your Kind of People" not sure if anyone else has ever connected this on here before :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt9ROI8fZ48 I did a search for the guy (Tim Tappan) mentioned in the WAFF jingle story and his obit showed that he produced jingles and such for "Sound Shop Studios" of Nashville. [URL]http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=106408808[/URL] So, it looks most likely that another unknown jingle/news theme may be solved.

Anyone know who's responsible for these two themes of synthy 90s goodness from WLNE? I believe the first one ran concurrent with John Tesh's "Shock."

 

I'm prolly way off, but Doppler Studios Atlanta (also producers of the WSB 1991 theme) come to mind, especially with the second YouTube clip. And behind the anchor portion of the second clip, I'm reminded of the WJLA 1992 Open, which I previously wondered if Doppler Studios had anything to do with. Also, wonder if Rhode Island based Star Trak Music (startrakstudios.com who composed their 1995 theme may have composed any earlier themes? According to their website, they've been around over 30 years, so either of these guesses may be a slim possibility! Checked through ASCAP and BMI and with BMI, StarTrak Music composer John Rametta only had one listing for WLNE, but he also listed a ton of individual package cuts separately as BMI composition entries, so there is really no way to know for sure if there wasn't other things made. Lots of rabbit holes here to jump in and out of.

 

Maybe some others will chime in with some more guesses that get us in the right direction or with some confirmation somewhere over these two packs.

Always thought it sounded like Newsleader in parts...

 

Yeah, especially the first few seconds up until the ID reverses out to reveal the open segment.

This is probably a long shot, but I'd love to have the mystery solved to one of my favorite unknown themes...

 

Any clue as to who did this incredible WCSC theme? It's unfortunate there aren't any more clips of WCSC from this era to hear more... I'm thinking this came in around 1991 and was gone by '94

 

Sure wonder if it was a tiny one-off package from Arnold that was custom and never syndicated/marketed? It has some similiar stylings to some of his stuff back in the early 90's. Anyway, that's one opinion and it lines up with the fact that they had another Arnold custom package that they had used up until 96. You could always email them a clip of it and see if they recognize it.

Wilson Stribling of WLBT on Facebook uploaded a WLBT newscast from 1984. The opening is very nice and features a full newscast. The WLBT 1990 News Theme is heard which leads me to believe that WLBT started using that theme in 1984 or earlier.

 

 

 

Awesome! BTW, I knew this already and don't believe I've ever posted about it, but that WLBT theme started in 1984 and lasted until 1992. As a confirmation, Stribling posted in the comment section of another full newscast (Oct. 17, 1980) that it launched in '84. From Wilson's comment: "Channel 3 used (Firepower) for about five years until changing to something a bit more modern in 1984"

 

Personal sidenote: I know that the theme was a custom production for WLBT when "Frank Melton / Civic Communications" took over the station that year and was recorded and produced in a Jackson area recording studio. The package was updated with an additional theme mix in the late 80's/early 90's for their morning and midday show, that was loosely based on the main theme, with hints of the same melody.

 

The theme really held up great over the years considering it was a synthesizer and drum machine production! Perhaps, Wilson may be able to uncover a reel in their promo offices or some additional info/documentation on the theme if you or someone else happens to reach out to him.

 

Here's another clip with a longer audition of the music.... and not too sure why the audio operator had to do that weird cross-fading with the mix, but ohhhh wells

Well heck yes...

The incoming prez has shown that he really doesn't need the media to get his message out to the public.

Trump payed the media like a fiddle...and thus the cash poor media has become irreverent in the eyes of many.

 

Are the TV ownership rules really a giant priority for the incoming admin in say the first 200 days?

 

Exactly....well said eat.... there is bound to be some turbulent and choppy waters ahead for the media... Some folks can't seem to read between the lines. There's a reason why Sin***** is trying to cuddle and cozy up. I have a feeling it'll work for some, but not some great for other players. All in all, it may not be a fair process. haaaa

Watch them shimmy around and make a way to "lease" or otherwise run these stations without "technically" holding the licenses, until the deal gets settled one way or the other. That will happen before January 20th, my prediction.

 

Contrary to what a lot of the media keeps repeating in their echo chamber, the incoming administration isn't the biggest fan of concentrated media and the taking away of market voices/perspective. Could be a very rough time for SOME of the media companies, over the coming months, than is being let on.

Reminds me a lot of WOAY (ABC Beckley/Bluefield WV)'s logo before the DT switch.

 

The logo looks fairly decent, with its retro 80's vibe to it. Even on a bad logo making day, it's still miles better than WEWS 5 or Cox's FOX25 Boston logo...... Sadly, it pains me to say all that considering it's a "Morris 'The Cat' Communications" station.

 

Anyone know who did the WJLA 1992 theme? A really underrated, very newsy early-90s tune (the close is especially good). Definitely fit DC.

 

The theme reminds me A LOT of the 1991 WSB open as far as the music styling and that very newsy sound.

 

I wonder if Cheryl Rogers who composed the theme for WSB 1991 open had a hand in this one? If not, it still sounds a lot like the Fairlight CMI Synth/Sampler sound that was used for the WSB composition. If she wasn't involved, it could have been an Atlanta "Doppler Studios" staff composer.

 

Also, wonder if the open video animation/composites for both WSB 1991 and WJLA 1992 came out of Crawford Post / EQ Vance / John Christopher Burns in Atlanta? I see some similiar stylings there. Anyway, that's a couple of thoughts....

[quote name='promoguy98']Finally, a clean one minute closing cut of "News '80s" by VTS Productions was added to the NMSA site. I noticed hints of the WWLP-WANE-WLOX theme, which is listed as the "KTVW 1986 News Theme" [/QUOTE] @Raymie @ChesapeakeTV @TServo2049 @Ntropolis Tagged a few peeps where we had discussed the WGHP News '80s package back a month or two ago. Found a clip earlier today from WLOX in 1984 that features the News '80s theme off and on for the first couple of minutes, starting at :28 seconds in. I don't think the first track before 28 secs is related. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP30snibz7s So, this puts WLOX using the package at least as early as 84 through the early 90's,which they followed with the "Jazzy" mixed cut of "Full Potential" from Network Music. Anywhoooo, this shows the theme that WLOX-WANE-WWLP-KTVW-WEVU used was a part of the overall WGHP package or an update to it. One thing is for sure - - it's definitely VTS, not that there was much doubt by anyone... :)

TVSpy/Adweek reporting moments ago that former WJHG Panama City Chief Meteorologist Jason Kelley has passed away at 45 years old. Details below.

 

http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/former-panama-city-chief-meteorologist-dies-at-45/174826

Fin Dryer?

Is that some kind of shark slur?

My brothers gave up their fins for your soup!

 

So basically they are about 1200 watts?

That's pretty sad.

 

LOL Sad indeed.

Silly question...

Why don't those stations operate the in-house radars?

 

Your common, ordinary hair dryer (fin dryer in your case) has more power and wattage than any of the in-house systems in that market.

and we already know WRTV 1990 - not yet ID'ed as VTS at NMSA, but I believe this is either 99.9% or 100% confirmed by us - goes with "Making a Difference".)

 

TServo, you are 100%, without any doubt, correct! I recall you and a few of us discussing this a couple of years ago inside this thread. I had a demo of the news package and vocal campaign from Hal many moons ago, as well as a long demo of his 200+ cut package for KTLA which is listed as the KTLA1990 News Theme in the NMSA.

 

The WRTV 1990 listing is definitely VTS and the image campaign featured vocals by Sandi Patty. For anyone who hasn't heard the song, here is the loooong-ass version of it!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=AaAw77z2j7g;m=0;s=40

The signature at 0:13/the end is the same as the KTVW/WWLP package!!

 

I bet that the KTVW set (from the "barrel roll" open) is a "News 80s v2".

 

Makes sense. Like your thinking over that!! Yeah, seems like we've got just about definite proof that VTS did some kind of spinoff, v2, variation of the original and added an additional ending note to the signature.

Finally, a clean one minute closing cut of "News '80s" by VTS Productions was added to the NMSA site. I noticed musical stylings and instrumentation similar to the 1985 WAVY theme and hints of the WWLP-WANE-WLOX theme, which is listed as the "KTVW 1986 News Theme"... I still think the KTVW package was produced and released by VTS. One of these days, hopefully someone will uncover a music reel or something for the proof.