puck2008 0 Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 KSWO's current open This open makes me wanna :puke: Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/2/#findComment-32691 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGSJenkins 434 Posted April 29, 2008 Author Share Posted April 29, 2008 KIEM-TV in Eureka, CA is the most watched news... more like the ONLY news in the area. KIEM News Channel 3 6pm Open KIEM News Channel 3 6pm Talent Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/2/#findComment-32726 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVY 10 Fan 233 Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 WBAL 1981 News Open (from when it was a CBS affiliate) My complaint is that they picked what has to be the WORST cut of "Hello News" that I've heard. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/2/#findComment-33048 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3948 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 WBAL 1981 News Open (from when it was a CBS affiliate) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iUwJFFlwjU My complaint is that they picked what has to be the WORST cut of "Hello News" that I've heard. WEWS used the same cut of music (remixed with Catch 5) in their 1981-1984 open. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c76FPVObElg Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/2/#findComment-33130 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGSJenkins 434 Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 Why didn't you bring the cheese to sickbay? You dropped it off at the wrong place. WKEF 1995 (Dayton, OH), when they were a NBC station- Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/2/#findComment-33669 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Buck 35 Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 You thought the KSAT opening was scary? Wait until you see this intro from good ol' WSVN in November 1992: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urXTwx8dc1Y Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/2/#findComment-33769 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaskanews 113 Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 You thought the KSAT opening was scary? Wait until you see this intro from good ol' WSVN in November 1992: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urXTwx8dc1Y Leave it to SVN.... wow Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/2/#findComment-33770 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjdickens 1 Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 I'm hoping somebody made this up... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/2/#findComment-33955 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ntropolis 596 Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOeA75CQaAw Ew. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/2/#findComment-35061 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGSJenkins 434 Posted June 7, 2008 Author Share Posted June 7, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOeA75CQaAw Ew. What that a news open or cop show drama type of thing? I just asking. That right there IS the worst news open of all time. Nothing can bottom that. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/2/#findComment-35064 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 804 Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOeA75CQaAw Ew. Looks more like a news open you would see on a low-budget public access channel, and they have the nerve to call themselves a CBS affiliate? :rofl!::rofl!::rofl!::rofl!::rofl!: Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/2/#findComment-35065 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColumbusNewsFan 217 Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOeA75CQaAw Ew. Nate, I Don't know if we can get lower than that. I REALLY don't want to imagine what the news product looks like.:rofl!: Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/2/#findComment-35077 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGSJenkins 434 Posted June 8, 2008 Author Share Posted June 8, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOeA75CQaAw Ew. Here's their website: http://tvtv.com/ (click on KXD-TV) Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/2/#findComment-35118 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroCirq 148 Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Here's their website: http://tvtv.com/ (click on KXD-TV) Looks like a college-produced newscast to me! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/2/#findComment-35158 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColumbusNewsFan 217 Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Looks like a college-produced newscast to me! Hush VSN, you're insulting the college-produced newscast. This is more good public access than college newscast but it is still bad anyway you cut it. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/2/#findComment-35179 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGSJenkins 434 Posted July 7, 2008 Author Share Posted July 7, 2008 "Atlanta's Newschannnnnnnnnnel!" WGCL News Open 6pm 2004 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/2/#findComment-36755 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRAP-TV 146 Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 "Atlanta's Newschannnnnnnnnnel!" WGCL News Open 6pm 2004 Oh, the memories! I've been watching this one over the past couple days. Love it. Atlanta's Newschannnnnnnnnnnnnnnel - indeed! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/2/#findComment-36759 Share on other sites More sharing options...
William 0 Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Oh, the memories! I've been watching this one over the past couple days. Love it. Atlanta's Newschannnnnnnnnnnnnnnel - indeed! That was stuck in my head during that era. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/2/#findComment-36761 Share on other sites More sharing options...
leach 0 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 The worst news open EVER had to be the one that was used at Woodstock, Virginia's WAZT-TV from 1985 until 1992 when their news was known as "The Evening EYE". The anchor was Art Stamler who BTW at the time was the owner of WAZT. Very nice man and his late wife Virginia...great person !!! However both Art and Virginia were VERY overweight ( think Orson Wells size !! ) and Art always seemd to be "dirty" looking like he had bought his clothes from Family Dollar !! The WAZT opening ( 1985-1992) was nothing more than a hand painted sign with the words of "WAZT..THE EVENING EYE", and the music was "A 5th of Beethoven". There were some old WAZT clips on You Tube a few years back but they were taken down thanks to Winchester, Virginia's WINC-FM radio. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/2/#findComment-36865 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ntropolis 596 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 I wish nashvilletv.org had their clips up... they had the open from WKZX's "News 28"... just horrible. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/2/#findComment-36867 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVY 10 Fan 233 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 (Has this one been added already?) Early 1980 WNBC Open with the Consort gang of Jack Cafferty and Marv Albert...along with Dr. Frank Field The Octagon 4 from when WNBC had some trouble figuring what to do with their "4". They went from the plain 4 to the octagon seen here to the zig-zag, WTAE-ish 4 for their early N4NY period before settling for the modified version. Add the music which sounds like it came from an early Moog synthesizer, and you have a sketch show's dream. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/2/#findComment-36868 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess 1115 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Not actually a bad open, IMO, but the logo issue is worth mentioning. They went to the Octagon 4, then a plainer "4" (not the same as before) while painting the set beige. Then News 4 New York was launched with the "zig-zag" 4 logo before settling on the modified logo a few months later. Through all of this, promotions retained the 1970s "4" logo next to the Proud N, despite the rather radical logo changes used for news. They did not drop that logo for the new one (the revised die-cut 4) until 1981. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/2/#findComment-36871 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sctvhound 27 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Yep, if not for those people who stole those videos and put them on Youtube back when it was getting popular. That WKZX open was a hoot. With the main anchor or whoever saying "Looking Great, 28!" at the beginning in a karate chop, those cheesy graphics which looked like they were made fifteen years before, and the poor voice-over. Also, the main anchor was not that good, with a deep Tennessee accent, and what looked like a bad wardrobe. The theme (audio, that is) is still on Southern Media. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/2/#findComment-36877 Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroittv313 3 Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 "Atlanta's Newschannnnnnnnnnel!" WGCL News Open 6pm 2004 Who in their right mind to sing a news music package during a news open???!!!! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/2/#findComment-37420 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ntropolis 596 Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Who in their right mind to sing a news music package during a news open???!!!! Good Morning Arizonaaaa! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/3540-the-worst-news-opens-of-all-time/page/2/#findComment-37421 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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