Yankees4life 530 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Looks like they were trying to carry over that edgy early 90s Fox feel to NBC, to disastrous effect Here is their open just one year earlier for comparison Found one just after they switched to NBC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlnews2 557 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Found one just after they switched to NBC Marcinkiewicz looks like a lost school girl in some dark Kansas City alley. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1173 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Found one just after they switched to NBC Can we please discuss the horrendous strobe light effect in this and the Fox version? Like holy crap those newscasts needed to have come with a seizure warning. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJClementeFan69 477 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Somewhat off-topic, but speaking of KSHB...their newscast format back then was interesting to say the least. It was highly experimental. For many stories, instead of an anchor reading a script live, they would voice-track the script over graphics or VO and music. Almost like little 20-30 second packages. The photography and presentation was fascinating as well; music on almost every story, lots of camera tilts, slowed-down shots, zooms. And don't forget the newscast ending in "SEE YA!" It's definitely worth a watch. It almost reminds me of what Tegna is attempting today in terms of radical changes to traditional newscast formats. (The problem, IMO, is that Tegna is messing with established stations, while KSHB is an upstart, but that's for another thread.). 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGSJenkins 432 Posted August 26, 2018 Author Share Posted August 26, 2018 WHCP 2005-06 (Now WQCW) I think they spent a wee too much money on that open. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ntropolis 593 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 WHCP 2005-06 (Now WQCW) I think they spent a wee too much money on that open. Looks like Cinemagic work... they did a lot of medium-market stuff in the early-mid 2000's, but did have some bigger clients like KDKA and WMAR. They sure did blow their budget on graphics instead of spending it on things more worthwhile from the sound of it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 1847 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 WHCP 2005-06 (Now WQCW) I think they spent a wee too much money on that open. You know what's sad about that? The WSAZ-produce 10pm news is better than WHCP's own attempt at news and that's astonishing that news produced by a sister station offers a better quality than the one that the station tried to attempt on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
news89 467 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 You know what's sad about that? The WSAZ-produce 10pm news is better than WHCP's own attempt at news and that's astonishing that news produced by a sister station offers a better quality than the one that the station tried to attempt on. I have that newscast on tape. I will upload it sometime I know everyone is on the edge of their seats to see it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 1847 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 I have that newscast on tape. I will upload it sometime I know everyone is on the edge of their seats to see it. [ATTACH=full]6388[/ATTACH] Oh god no. No no. After watching that intro, I've already seen enough. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhratbrat 423 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Looks like Cinemagic work... they did a lot of medium-market stuff in the early-mid 2000's, but did have some bigger clients like KDKA and WMAR. They sure did blow their budget on graphics instead of spending it on things more worthwhile from the sound of it. It is Cinemagic's work. It was based off of the FOX Toledo GFX package that CINEMAGIC did for them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees4life 530 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 We got another winner That anchor's voice didn't help either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payton39 25 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 These Hearst theme songs are underwhelming along with their intros Interesting. I used to get that station at my college in Vermont, and I really liked their opening for the nightly slots (opening with a booming announcement of their calls and market: "WCVB TV BOSTON!). This was back in the mid-90's. Still a good station, apparently., I'm watching the breaking news report on the gas fires right now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmasters1 377 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 And we got another winner Talk about an underwhelming open Doesn't even have the channel number in it, just "WCTV"! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmasters1 377 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 And we got another winner Talk about an underwhelming open Doesn't even have the channel number in it, just "WCTV"! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius22 120 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Doesn't even have the channel number in it, just "WCTV"! at one point they did. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 43 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Marcinkiewicz looks like a lost school girl in some dark Kansas City alley. She was shaking her head a lot there. She's been here in Pittsburgh for close to two decades now. She seems better suited as a beat reporter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 1847 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 at one point they did. And they still do. In fact, speaking of them, not to get too off-topic, WCTV added an hour-long WCTV Eyewitness News at 4:00 today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swillh2k2 203 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 We got another winner That anchor's voice didn't help either That's actually not bad. Obviously a Nexstar package, but not bad. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payton39 25 Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Looks a bit glitchy at :04 , but overall, not bad at all, especially for a fairly small market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees4life 530 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 And we got another winner Certainly it isn't hard to get some photos of the anchors 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Info Junkie 1285 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 I’ve got one too - why WSTM chose MCTYW in 1993 when that theme became dated is beyond me. Keep it in Pennsylvania folks! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brain 81 Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 I’ve got one too - why WSTM chose MCTYW in 1993 when that theme became dated is beyond me. Keep it in Pennsylvania folks! MCTYW actually goes pretty well with the "Balls & Walls" opening. That's not a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlnews2 557 Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 I'd like to nominate this mid 90s KDBC open 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 On 8/15/2018 at 9:20 PM, Yankees4life said: Found one just after they switched to NBC Oh my God what is that news music they're using. That whole newscast would give me nightmares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees4life 530 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 (edited) Good God. That is one underwhelming intro Edited December 12, 2018 by Ramona (Put a space after a YT URL so the forum system catches the embed) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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