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Doesn't look like the Houston market cleared any of the new Allen Media Group court shows.

13 WMAZ Eyewitness News Nightwatch (January 10, 1995)

13 WMAZ Eyewitness News Nightwatch (December 5, 1997)

WSB Channel 2 Action News Nightbeat (August 21, 1998; starts at 3:42)

13 WMAZ Eyewitness News at 11:00 (October 28, 2001)

"The Big Bang Theory" moves to KIAH here in Houston starting September 4 at 6:00pm CST.

Also, "Who the Bleep is That" and "People Puzzler" are going to KTXH at the respective times of 3:00pm and 4:30pm/1:30am.

More updates to come...

KMJ-TV (now KSEE) News 24 (1979)

KJEO Eyewitness News at 11:00 (Spring 1985; starts at 24:36)

WLFI Lafayette Live TV-18 News at 6:00 (with what sounds like a VERY early Brian James VO sighting) (September 1, 1989)

WRC News 4 special coverage on Princess Diana's funeral (September 6, 1997)

The Fox Weather weekend afternoon/evening programming is airing right now instead of Kelly Costa's overnight weather update loop (I suspect Kelly had the night off).

Some footage and newscasts from Plano, Illinois low-power TV station W30AL (WFXV) in 1993.

On 7/25/2023 at 6:34 PM, VHSgoodiesWA said:

I was plenty shocked when I first heard him talk. I expected a young anchor out of college or a Latino anchor given the demographics of our area (we just passed 50% Hispanic/Latino in the last census). I bet he has plenty of stories to share from his days of covering Eurovision and his time growing up in England.

 

*Has there ever been another British lead anchor in a US local news department before? I know we had Jenni Hogan who did traffic in Seattle, mostly KIRO, for a few years, and she's from Australia or New Zealand...and I know KTVV Austin had Anne Fulwood in the 1980s, also from Australia.*

There's Ashley Webster, a Fox Business alum and formerly from WZTV in Nashville and WGBA in Green Bay; he's also a UK native

Betty Ann Bruno, a child actor in "The Wizard of Oz" who later became a longtime TV reporter for KTVU in San Francisco, died Sunday. She was 91.

Betty Ann Bruno Dies: ‘Wizard Of Oz’ Munchkin Who Became Longtime Local TV Reporter Was 91 (msn.com)

KFMB News 8 at 11:00 (January 4, 1996)

KWTX Channel 10 News Tonight (June 28, 1989)

KOVR 13 News Various Opens from 1995 and 1998.

KOVR 13 News at 10:00 (2003, unknown date)

I don't think I've ever seen this happen before... Fox Weather cut to some program involving the American Red Cross from Kelly Costa's usual overnight weather update loop, then cut back to the latter. That's odd... (This is being typed only a few minutes after the "technical difficulty" happened)

Looks like Steve Bender and Marissa Torres are hosting the automated loop of weather updates tonight instead of Kelly Costa.

WBZ Eyewitness News at 11:00 (November 21, 1976)

KJAC Channel 4 News Weekend Report open (November 1987)

KFDM Channel 6 News Update open (November 1987)

WTVC TV-9 Action News Update open (May 1989)

WSIL News 3 Weekend (December 8, 2002)

23 hours ago, Georgie56 said:

KTTC has joined the GrayONE party.

 

 

Sister station KXLT got the GrayONE package as well.

Can't wait to see which Houston TV stations will be getting what as far as syndicated programs are concerned next fall...

2 hours ago, MidwestTV said:

 

WMAZ, KSDK, WHAS, WCNC, even KEWS are some examples of stations that modified their weather banners by themselves. Hell, KEWS totally bucked the standard Tegna 7-Day for a more traditional one at least 18 months ago without a peep.

 

Typo: KWES, not KEWS

augustv123's trend of uncovering rare Louisville, KY TV sign-offs continues! This time, a WAVE-3 sign-off from the late 70's:

Two well-known KRIV Fox 26 News personalitiles are retiring in June: Longtime morning news anchor José Griñan and longtime sports director Mark Berman.

mikemcguff.com: José Griñan to retire from FOX 26 Houston

mikemcguff.com: Mark Berman to retire from FOX 26 Houston

7 hours ago, VHSgoodiesWA said:

 

Oh, and The Weather Channel is a laughing stock...they air Funny You Should Ask weeknights at 8pm. No, seriously. It's on the freakin' schedule.

A game show on The Weather Channel?! How low can you go TWC?! 

A WLKY 32 Alive sign-off from the late-1970s!

WRBL Eyewitness News Update (October 3, 1986)

WBAL Action News Special Report on the Colts' move to Indianapolis (January 1984)