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A 5-minute promo of Central in April 1998, just days after dropping the longtime "cake" logo to make way for a simpler logo, similar to its old counterpart Carlton, which owned the station since 1994.

Argentina: former sportscaster Sergio Gendler died today at the age of 53, after losing his battle with cancer. Here is a tribute from his former colleagues at Canal 13/TN, where he worked for 21 years between 1993 and 2014. He moved to Fox Sports in 2015, where he presented weekday editions of Central Fox. Santo Biasatti, who worked with him for many years at Telenoche's anchordesk, cried while announcing his death on Crónica TV's morning show.

Highlights of the final day of LWT (London Weekend Television) on October 27, 2002. Includes old slides, music and a clock, plus appearances from announcers Trish Bertram and Glenn Thompsett.

Intro and promo of Platea Vip, a weekly movie series that aired on Canal 9 in the late 1990s. The intro was recorded in November 1998, while the promo presents the lineup of the movies shown a couple of months earlier, between May 26 and June 30, 1998.

For those of you who like to stay up late and watch TV, 8 minutes of Meridian's public access show Freescreen from January 1998:

Two idents of Scottish Television from the early 2000s (in high quality!), showing the beauty of Scotland's landscapes. The music was composed by Savalas Studio. A Tuesday night lineup promo and station ID from the Nine Network in 1994.

Walter Cronkite says goodbye to NBC colleague Chet Huntley in July 1970. The video also includes Huntley's farewell message and the traditional sign-off from both Huntley and David Brinkley, followed by the credits with Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.

We should add KCBS (another O&O) to the list: in 1994 the station canceled its hour-long 6 a.m. newscast and replaced it with a back-to-back airing of the CBS Morning News. The morning show was reinstated on August 12, 1996, beginning at 5:30am.

A WCAU morning cut-in from 1991, anchored by John Blunt. Like then-sister station WBBM, WCAU didn't have a morning newscast at the time and aired the CBS Morning News back-to-back from 6 to 7am. When it switched affiliations in September 1995 and became an NBC O&O, launched a 90-minute morning show with a start time of 5:30am and expanded the noon news to a full hour.

Thanks for clarifying it!

Mike Lynch is retiring this summer, and one of the best ways to celebrate his career is with this well-remembered campaign called "I Like Mike" from the late 1980s/early 1990s. I can't believe he's leaving WCVB.

A small post with some sign-offs from around the world. Let's start with LWT, ITV's old weekend London franchise in the 1980s. I love the remainder from the announcers to turn off the TV sets. Was it that because some people left them on during the night? Television Nacional de Chile (TVN) closes down for the day in August 1993, right after an episode of Tales from the Darkside, with pictures of Chile's most beautiful landscapes. The sign-off message is voiced by its legendary announcer Fernando Solís. ABN2 in Sydney signs off in 1987 with footage of Australia's largest city and a brief check of the next day's evening lineup! ZDF closing down in 1993, with an energic announcer repeating several times that the station is off the air. And finally, a modern sign-off message from Canal 13 in 2004, where the station's personalities were in charge of saying goodnight to the viewers.

WBBM's morning newscast premiered on August 12, 1996. Before that, channel 2 used to air Rush Limbaugh at 6am, CBS Morning News at 6:30 and This Morning at 7. When the show began, Rush Limbaugh and CBS News were moved to 5 and 5:30 respectively, followed by the news at 6am and This Morning at 8. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-08-09-9608090214-story.html

Dave Murray was at WBZ in Boston before returning to St. Louis. Here's a video from its first months at 'BZ in 1986.

An excerpt of WCPO's 11pm edition of the Al Schottelkotte News in December 1973, where the eponymous anchor returns a stolen Rembrandt painting to the Taft Museum in Cincinnati.

NBC's Today Show's visit to Buenos Aires in February 1986 made headlines in the city. Here's a report from Franco Salomone (then with Canal 9's Nuevediario) where he interviews hosts Willard Scott, Jane Pauley and Bryant Gumbel. I just realized that I didn't post it on the International section. Sorry about that.

A snippet of the KNBC Newservice's sign-off edition in 1972.

An old ID from WNDS in Derry, NH in the late 1990s, when the station's slogan was "The Winds of New England". Includes the intros of TV classics Ironside and The Bold Ones. An old intro of an Argentine variety show called Estudio Philips, that aired on ATC in 1984, presented by Uruguayan broadcaster Juan Carlos Mareco. The studio orchestra was conducted by Raúl Parentella, who also composed a couple of news themes. Ironically, the program's intro was voiced by Daniel Ruiz, Canal 13's main announcer since 1974. CFCF in Montreal signing off in 1985.

An "emotional" promo of Grupo Clarín to promote the launch of its new logo in May 2000. Clarín is the largest media conglomerate in Argentina: it owns several TV stations, a cable company, newspapers, magazines and radio stations. This commercial aired on Canal 13, owned by Clarín itself!

A snippet of WBZ's talent show "Community Auditions" with Dave Maynard in 1981. A full edition of Venture, CBC's business magazine hosted by Dianne Buckner from 2002. BBC2 ident and intro of Ski Sunday from New Year's Day, 1989.

Intro and excerpt of WNAC/WNEV's long-running public affairs program Revista, hosted by Sixto Escobar (date unknown)

A promo of Travel Travel, a travel show produced out of CFCF in Montreal, hosted by Don McGowan. In the US, the program aired on the Travel Channel. WHDH-TV in Boston was one of the handful of OTA stations that carried the show. Some local and national promos from STW-9 Perth in September 2003. Seven Network's intro of its coverage of summer tennis in 2002: Epic intro of Futbol de Primera in 2005, the year of its 20th anniversary. Part 2 of the intro is at 4:31.

Legendary Argentine newscaster Luis Otero retired today from Canal 13 after 35 years with the station. He will run for mayor of Avellaneda, his hometown, located 7km south of Buenos Aires. Here's the full farewell video. https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/musica/despues-35-anos-luis-otero-deja-television-dedicara-politica_0_TzdIqkFi7.html

Back then, WFLD's 9pm hour was divided into two segments: the first half hour was devoted to news, sports and weather, and the remaining half hour was a light news program with features. It didn't last long.

The intro of the very first edition of Nightline after the retirement of Ted Koppel (November 28, 2005), when Terry Moran, Cynthia McFadden and Martin Bashir took over as hosts of the program. Strange to see the opener in 16:9. Anyone knows when the program started to be broadcast in this format before switching to HD?