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He was on CBS for so long...did the Sunday Night News in the early-mid '90s, and was a chief correspondent through multiple presidents. This came out of left field, especially with the hurricane going on. RIP Bill.

Tons of new stuff to upload...been away from uploading for 2+ weeks because my life is so darn busy. KVEW 12/30/99 sports segment and a bit of KNDU KVEW 1/4/00 and 1/6/00, 'Hoop Train' segments KNDU Live at 11, 1/4/00, with Scott Stovall, still at KEPR. KIMA NewsBeat open, early 1993 KING 5 News following the Seoul Closing Ceremonies, 10/2/1988. A younger Joyce Taylor, David Kerley...and Rich Marriott with a beard?! (he's still there, the last KING meteorologist from my childhood) KING 5 News at 11, 4/4/1988 (partial) - different opening montage on this one. Classic desk pairing - Don Porter, Jeff Renner, Tony Ventrella.

Well, it looks like NewsNation will air the state funeral for the Queen. At least they did something right, heh?

NewsNation SHOULD HAVE stopped regular programming and AT LEAST SIMULCAST WGN-9 when the announcement broke out... But they didn't. What a joke of a 'network'. Poor Dan Abrams, Marni Hughes, and Leland Vittert. Whenever the time comes to jump ship, do it!

If Fredo gets more than 50,000 viewers, I'll be shocked. I wonder where Marni would go if NN gave her the ax.

Gosh, another millennium broadcast...I've been looking for Seattle or Yakima coverage for several years with no luck. I found an hour of early AM 'ABC 2000' on a VHS last year, when Asia was still going into 2000 and there was a partial KOMO 6am newscast on it. But no Pacific time celebration(s) yet. KNDO Yakima had local coverage according to the Ellensburg Daily Record, and all three Seattle stations did the same (IIRC, I believe KOMO did leave ABC 2000 behind at the PT midnight). I do have some new clips, it's been a long time since I've posted anything. KAPP 6PM 3/20/97 (open) and a KCRA lifestyle segment taped 11/2/98, from the Noon news

When people were still recording to VHS and watching on a 25-inch tube TV either on a 50-channel analog cable system or with rabbit ears. Nothing gets 30 million viewers a night anymore except for NFL Football. What will be interesting is to see if they go through with this and how many stations add local news at 10 vs. syndicated shows. Will the ratings match up to Fox/netlet stations that have news? In my market, the NBC actually produces the 10:00 news for Fox, but only weeknights - weekends is a straight simulcast from Spokane (3 hrs away) on both Fox (from KAYU) and NBC (from KHQ-TV). Meanwhile, in small and medium markets, the local revenue is drying up. Anyone can look up the news on their phones and most people 25-54 aren't watching TV news at all. On cable, while Fox News holds the fort at #1, only 1/3 of those viewers are under 55. How long before we see a purge of affiliates going defunct for good? Late 2020s? Early 2030s? Once the revenue dries up, the stations in market #160 can't keep broadcasting. Maybe even #100.

Both are new overall. KIMA News Weekend Edition, New Year's Day 2006, with a younger Lisa Van Cise before she went to KING-5 and NWCN (Rick's daughter) An early appearance of Dana Cowley in the first couple minutes of KAPP 35's 11:00 Report, taped 1/16/1989 And a repeat posting from the old account: KBCI Idaho 2 News 10 at 10, 9/26/2002.

All they need to do is give WGN's Tom Skilling the chief meteorologist slot. Boom, problem solved. Heck, they might gain a few viewers from their superstation days.

Start of a KTPX (now KWES) Odessa/Midland newscast from 1991...it is rare to find Permian Basin clips on YT

Morning in America with Adrienne Bankert isn't even on that list! LOL! The WGN Morning News would have higher ratings at this point.

Harry Caray and Bob Bell are rolling in their graves. In fact, they might get better ratings if they give Bozo an hour-long talk show. Where's Joey D'Auria? The whole network is a circus, no pun intended, and an insult to what WGN used to be as a cable superstation. When reruns of a particular Tom Selleck program beat Dan Abrams and Fredo, they are in deep trouble. I can't see too many people returning to Chris Cuomo, tainted from his brother's COVID nursing home death and sexual scandals.

NEW finds...About eight minutes of KOMO News 4 at 11, taped 2/1/93 with Dan Lewis and the late Kathi Goertzen Also a KING 5 News open at the end of this from 3/19/90...interesting theme that must have been short-lived. Ed O'Brian is the v/o - not Joe Michaels or NBC promo announcer Danny Dark who did work for KING in the early '90s.

Interestingly, Donahue episodes seem to be 'safe' on YouTube as of 2022...some episodes have been up for nearly 10 years.

Too bad that the late David Downs' legacy has been wiped from YouTube. That is why I've been on the fence on posting any 'Price' episodes as I now know Pluto has a 'channel' with both Barker and Carey-era episodes.

KIMA News at 11 (5/17/2000) a previous upload before the channel(s) went down last March. I'm still around, but haven't spent time digitizing as much as I should...too many other priorities including a move back to Yakima last week. Many 100s of tapes are in storage right now.

Treats...some from old re-uploads, some new KING 5 News at 5, 2/17/94 CNN covers the annular eclipse on May 30th, 1984, includes some Take Two clips Most of The World Today on CNN, 4/26/90, with Bernard Shaw and Catherine Crier. KIRO Eyewitness News at 11 - 2/9/88 (most) - a classic pairing of Aaron Brown pre-ABC/CNN, the late Harry Wappler and the late Wayne Cody. What a team.

CNN Headline News with Gordon Graham, taped 8/15/91 (TBS)

KOMO 4 News at 11 open, 4/12/99 with Dan Lewis and Margo Myers KY3 Action News from August 2nd, 1987 (KYTV Springfield MO) at end of this clip...a new find overall! Early ABC World News Now, taped 10/1/1992 with Lisa McRee and Aaron Brown. KNDO News 23 Late Edition open 11/6/91 at end of this clip (also new)

Mt. St. Helens retrospectives from Yakima, all reuploaded from the old channel

Two Sunday night 'Eleven at 11' Eyewitness News broadcasts from KIRO, taped 4/27 and 4/20/2003. Wayne Havrelly and Sally Schulze are the anchors.

KNDO NewsCenter 23 broadcast from 1/23/89, hours before Ted Bundy was executed. Anchor is Mary Leonard

Dennis Prager tried to put his hat into the ring based on the minor success Rush Limbaugh was getting on his TV program. It didn't work. Gloria Allred is a guest in this episode, and also includes a WPTA Fort Wayne sign-off.

Save those videos from VintageNoSpinage. There's lots and lots of stuff on that account that is eligible for strikes. Oprah Winfrey's, Geraldo's, etc. even soaps. Anyways, here's 5 minutes of KING 5 News at 11 from 11-15-88, with Don Porter KIMA NewsBeat at 11 (most), 6-1-92 with Heidi Adami, and a story about Bickleton (WA)'s HS graduation of *one*!

KIMA News at 11 open, 4/23/96, with April Minister anchoring