Info Junkie

Al Vanik?!! Haven’t heard voice work from him in years - betcha his voice sounds different. WTEN in my hometown of Albany is still using “The Edge” in promos for its weather app and has kept the same graphics and L3’s, but they still have the new open and “Inergy”.

Still no KTVX, eh? I wonder why that station is missing lots compared to Channel 2 and Channel 5? Did many people not watch KTVX’s News at the time? Same goes for KOLD, too. Also that KTNV morning open features a young Cecily Tynan pre-WPVI!

That KTVI open is new... Here is KMSP’s Prime Time News from 1991 (there’s also a large gap in the entire decade that needs to be filled in at some point)

This “All My Children” Episode is from WQAD - go to 25:51 for an “Active 8” image promo!

WLVI still using its Field-era logo in the Deathstar ID, fyi... I’m still searching for their first opens under “The Ten O’Clock News” which was nearly two months away from premiering at that point. Would love to see it. Here’s an inside look at KOKI’s news in 2006, narrated by Sean Caldwell.

Speaking of WOOD, Jim, do you have any newscasts from Mid-Michigan on your radar? I’m specifically looking for WNEM from the mid 90s as well as WJRT and WEYI. Some Lansing would be good, too, but just give us what you’ve got.

Here’s a WXXA weather promo from 1999

KDRV ripping off WCVB

KGUN’s WNDU 1986 open in full

Is that Charlie Van Dyke? Sounds like him. And you won’t BELIEVE what KTVX was using in the late 1970s-early 1980s (you can see it at 4:01 in the video on this link): http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/how-news-graphics-have-changed-over-70-years/732000007 This’ll stump Raymie that’s for sure.

WHEC in 1994

Here’s a 2001 WBAY news report, posting this as it’s strange how rare anything this station has between 1995 to 2007. Judging by the L3’s, they must’ve been using the KMGH Giant Octopus package earlier than we thought.

Speaking of Atlanta, here’s some 11 Alive promos voiced by a very “Young” John Young. (Heh heh...)

Some newscasts from the ATL on March 24, 1997

Nice to see that WJW 1992-94 Open in clear quality. Also I wonder if they have anything from Toledo, specifically WTVG?

Has this WITI news snippet from 1979 ever seen this blog? The end graphic matches a WITI open shown here (at 5:02) in a Dolphin Productions demo:

‘GNX and WBNS were two of Eric Gordon’s first clients for doing the voiceover, back when he wasn’t overused as he is now. Never got why Doug wasn’t used for news/promos - or was he? Here’s WAGA talking about said affiliation shuffle:

Ok... first of all WDHN’s open is completely bland and low budget compared to what Morris Multimedia’s other news-producing sister station KARK in Little Rock was using (“Signature” with flashy graphic), and that WJHG open has taken lots of cues from WMAR’s before they switched to ABC. Also WSFA’s open has taken cues from their sister station in Columbia, SC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj3RTgg_T_s I believe that voiceover is Keri Tombazian, as WSFA’s NMSA page credits her as unidentified.

Here’s a KSNW news segment with a logo I haven’t seen before...

That WHBQ open I’ve never seen before. I wonder if that is a new news theme they’re using or if it’s production music? Also, I’d like to know if you have any Omaha or Salt Lake City anywhere. That would be cool if you do (especially KTVX).

That WHBQ open I’ve never seen before. I wonder if that is a new news theme they’re using or if it’s production music? Also, I’d like to know if you have any Omaha or Salt Lake City anywhere. That would be cool if you do (especially KTVX).

The NMSA has this wrong - the WJET 1986 theme is actually the WNAC 1980 theme (the tail of the intro is only shown here though - go to the NMSA to hear it in full)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuXp-HhDGts WRAU in 1984 And KLBK reveals its “Brave New World” Open

Is there a missing KIRO era lurking around? I ask because some totally different L3’s appear towards the end. Must’ve been temporarily made when Cox took over, as by 1998 they debuted the E.Q. Vance graphics.

This is amazing!!!! I’ve never seen that WNYT Open in full before... Plus it’s worth noting that this was the first open using their current logo — graphics are very resembling to that of sister station KMOV. Anyway WJAR used the WTVX 1983 theme earlier than we thought: