LTSC1980 112 Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/18/#findComment-251870 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3951 Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Here's an interesting one from the "dog days" of WVUE in New Orleans. I call it the Soap Opera-Courthouse Sketch open. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we7_8uL7xD8 Here's a better quality version of their weekend anchors, without the supers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3cUSrTkD6U That logo was kind of ominous too, as about 20 years later, the station would be under water thanks to Hurricane Katrina. But ever since then, they've risen up to become the #1 station in New Orleans. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/18/#findComment-251872 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees4life 559 Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Man...this is just lazy Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/18/#findComment-251881 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJClementeFan69 477 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 On 10/10/2020 at 5:26 PM, Yankees4life said: Man...this is just lazy Well...consider the fact that the purpose of the "newscast" is only to fill time between political ads... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/18/#findComment-252436 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees4life 559 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 What even is this open Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/18/#findComment-253530 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWUpdate 1292 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 10 hours ago, Yankees4life said: What even is this open This looks (and sounds) like an SNL parody of a small-market station's newscast. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/18/#findComment-253541 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCA TK47 277 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 53 minutes ago, WWUpdate said: This looks (and sounds) like an SNL parody of a small-market station's newscast. LOL! The voiceover almost sounds exactly like Chris Parnell from SNL! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/18/#findComment-253545 Share on other sites More sharing options...
froyo49 230 Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 If you thought that was bad, look at their morning show’s open. It looks like they made it in Windows Movie Maker or something. Btw, if I saw this show first thing in the morning, it’d probably put me back to sleep. Also, the almanac at the end of the clip is an assault on the eyes. But I guess it has that hometown feel that the people of Cordele, GA apparently love Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/18/#findComment-253564 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1715 Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 1 hour ago, froyo49 said: If you thought that was bad, look at their morning show’s open. It looks like they made it in Windows Movie Maker or something. Btw, if I saw this show first thing in the morning, it’d probably put me back to sleep. Also, the almanac at the end of the clip is an assault on the eyes. But I guess it has that hometown feel that the people of Cordele, GA apparently love Grace of god, eh? Too bad no creative sense was imparted by "His" grace. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/18/#findComment-253566 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 When it came on, WSST was the only full-power station in the Channel America network, which was almost exclusively an LPTV play. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/18/#findComment-253583 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnoxvilleTVFan 286 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 On 11/16/2020 at 1:41 AM, Yankees4life said: What even is this open The announcer isn't no Chris Parnell, but sounds like an announcer who has been in broadcasting for a long time. The announcer doing the WSST news open is Lee Wright who, if I am not mistaken, is still at the station and even hosts a music video program which airs on the station. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/18/#findComment-253584 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3951 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Meanwhile on sister station WSWG, who is also owned by Marquee, is this piece of newscast from INN. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/18/#findComment-253585 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees4life 559 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Entravision needs a bit of help here with FOX South Texas Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/18/#findComment-253586 Share on other sites More sharing options...
qunewsguy 377 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 20 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said: Meanwhile on sister station WSWG, who is also owned by Marquee, is this piece of newscast from INN. Where exactly is "South Geogria"? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/18/#findComment-253619 Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.L. Hughes 890 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 20 minutes ago, qunewsguy said: Where exactly is "South Geogria"? Basically, it's the area that is otherwise known as Southeast Georgia, encompassing cities like Valdosta, Brunswick and Waycross and other areas on the northern regions of the Jacksonville and Tallahassee markets. There are some places within the Albany DMA that use the term as well. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/18/#findComment-253620 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3951 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 29 minutes ago, T.L. Hughes said: Basically, it's the area that is otherwise known as Southeast Georgia, encompassing cities like Valdosta, Brunswick and Waycross and other areas on the northern regions of the Jacksonville and Tallahassee markets. There are some places within the Albany DMA that use the term as well. Technically, Valdosta is part of the Tallahassee market, and before Marquee purchased the station, it was largely a repeater of WCTV in Tallahassee designed for the Albany market to pipe in CBS programming. With WSST up in Cordele, the stations are available on each other's .2s to provide more of a reach since the WSWG signal barely reaches Albany itself. Long ago, I believe WSB was piped in all the way from Atlanta to provide ABC service to the market, from the time when WVGA which preceded WSWG, went off the air. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/18/#findComment-253621 Share on other sites More sharing options...
qunewsguy 377 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 I was making reference to the misspelling in their graphic (best seen at 0:08) Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/18/#findComment-253622 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaZone4K 2176 Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 WPIX in 2010 CBS News Special Report intro 2018-2020.....just too flat and cheap looking IMO Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/18/#findComment-253704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees4life 559 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 What even is this open? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/18/#findComment-253725 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3951 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 18 hours ago, Yankees4life said: What even is this open? A Sinclair station that outsources its news to a Lockwood station that still has the Gray-era graphics from their former ownership. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/18/#findComment-253738 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees4life 559 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 On 11/22/2020 at 3:12 PM, tyrannical bastard said: A Sinclair station that outsources its news to a Lockwood station that still has the Gray-era graphics from their former ownership. Basically a freakshow Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/18/#findComment-253790 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyNewsArchive 197 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Looking at this recent open has got me confused about which newscast branding is the correct one... KTRE 9 News (voiceover/1st chryon) or KTRE News 9 (anchor/other chryons)? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/18/#findComment-253901 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED2 144 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Here are some bad news opens from small market TV in Canada... "Primetime Local News" from CITL-TV/CKSA-TV in Lloydminster, Canada (a city that sits on the border of the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan). This station could use a new brand like "Border News Now" or something... Southwest TV News, Swift Current, Saskatchewan. This news operation came about after the closure of the only local TV station in town, CJFB-TV, in 2002. I believe they were cable/online only. CFTK-TV, Terrace, BC (2004). It's the quick fade of the music for me. One more... CJDC-TV Dawson Creek, BC Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/18/#findComment-253922 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmasters1 403 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 At the 23:57 mark of this NewsActive3 retrospective, a new candidate for one of the worst-- an early edition opening from WTWO Newschannel 2 where the entire opening is in song, and there is no announcer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8yyfpxhpNM Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/18/#findComment-254218 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared DiCarlo 53 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 On 11/16/2020 at 1:41 AM, Yankees4life said: What even is this open Looks like something a college news station would make. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/18/#findComment-254220 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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