Info Junkie

Here's the opening to KSTWashington's Ten O'Clock News from February of 1988:

 

And a WPTV Action 5 News special on the one year anniversary of the Challenger Explosion, along with the first segement of WPLG's 11pm news from that same day:

 

How about something from a PBS station? KENW's Scene 3 News from November 1992:

So “Good News” debuted in early 1987 then? Also Deborah Gianoulis must’ve taken a break from ‘JXT to report for WPTV at the time... She must’ve been a one-year-stint, because she headed back to Channel 4 shortly after.

What was it with WABC and short-lived anchors from nearby markets in the 1970s? Larry Kane also joined the station for about a year in 1977 before heading back to Philadelphia.

Then Kane was replaced by Ernie Anastos, in what began his NYC career, and then Bill Beutel joined 11PM in 1989, and then by 1999 he was replaced by Bill Ritter.

Amazing. Who was more badass back then, KNXV or KSAZ with that cool coyote-howling, eagle-screeching, golfball-hitting heck of an open?

A KSBW news promo appears at the very beginning -- according to the description, some parts of this were taken during the 11 PM news, so I'm sure Pannoni will upload that to the channel soon.

Here's a WKBW promo with Paul Turner, around the time Granite was beginning to ruin the station's legacy.

The latest bigO playbax - KMTV from 1981!!

WTVH's opens from 1999-2002 are ok, but MAN... that announcer sounds really bored.

Going back on that WTVH brief, a news open from that period appears in this video here around 0:36.

Here's a 1983 WTVH newsbreak with an unknown theme. Their graphics look like the same ones from the 1970s, hence the old "5" logo (Meredith made the "5"s less round by the early 80s) and what looks like Dolphin Productions graphics.

Next up from bigO playbax- a KETV Newswatch 7 promo (with News People)! Anchors include KTXL's Ted Mullins, WTLV's Marcia Ladendorff, Charlie Martin (Levy) of TWC doing weather, and Boise's Wayne Dzubak on sports.

Yeah, sounds more like a parade march. I do hope that bigO playbax uploads more Omaha stuff, that's one of many markets with such rarities.

Anyway here's what they were using at KMTV back in 1982. Gotta love how the news open syncs up with "Production Music: Energy".

Whoa! KMTV used "3 For All"?

KCCI news update, this is definitely earlier than 1990.

I just asked ewjxn what KPNX newscasts will be uploaded yet, seeing what he says...

Update: He is out of town, but he said he does have about maybe three coming up next week.

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!

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Jim

I can't tell if there are two voiceovers -- they both sound like Beau Weaver.

Some WFIE promos with News One at the beginning, this was the first generation with said package.

WOW... Never saw that KPHO open before... Another Phoenix newscast open discovered! Now let's see what we're still hunting for:

KPNX:

- 1979-1980, according to the NMSA they were still using "Classical Gas" but the 1979 documentary uses "It's All Right Here"

- 1989-1990, "Real News" and first wave of TvbD era

KOOL/KTSP/KSAZ

- Early 1980s, after they changed their call letters, known as "TV 10 News"

- 1983, when they became "Newscenter 10"

- 1995-1996, the transitional "10 News" era before the Fox takeover

KTVK

- 1978-1980, "Count On Us" and KIII-style logo era

- 1982-1984, "The News Image" and current debut of the red circle 3 era

- 1984-1986, so far only an election update from their "Turn To" era has been seen

KPHO

- Late 1970s to early 1980s, using "Part of Your Life"

- 1994-1996, "Fresh News" era (including before CBS)

KNXV

- 1994, when they launched their newscast

- 1995-1998, first wave under ABC

In total we are currently hunting for 12 more Phoenix newscast gems.

http://www.wnem.com/clip/12321546/dick-fabians-final-tv5-broadcast

A WNEM 1997 broadcast of "Take 5" with a farewell to former anchor Dick Fabian.

More 1994 KPNX teases

As for WRAL, I'd say Gerald Owens would be the best pick for Crabtree, don't know about Bill Leslie though...

WAVE-TV's 1985 newscast in full. The opening looks a bit similar to WHAS's open with "Hello News" (seen on a NewsActive3 compilation).

Also that WBNS '94 open in the NMSA as well as their '96 open incorrectly credit Jeff Laurence instead of Eric Gordon.

Speaking of Des Moines, is it just me or does WOI's promo music from 1984 sound similar to KNSD's 1985 theme?

Don't know if anyone ever came across this, but here's some KCCI in 1992 with Gari's "Champion" news package and some KTSP-like graphics.

KREM 2 News in 1996 (!!)

KXAS (Dallas/Ft. Worth) December 22, 1991 10:00pm (Sunday night 20 minute sportsless newscast).

Never knew "Primetime News" began in 1991. I guess they debuted it once David Finfrock took over?

Sticking with Pennsylvania, here's a 1993 WBRE newscast