TServo2049 81 Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Unfortunately, most of the good classic Pittsburgh stuff on YouTube (mostly KDKA) was posted by one user, stiffkids2006, who was terminated due to multiple copyright strikes at some point in the last year. It's weird, because the vast majority of the videos on that channel were posted years ago, I remember watching videos from that channel in 2007. So I don't know why they got taken down now. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/141/#findComment-166212 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnoxvilleTVFan 286 Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Today is Sunday and it's time for something rare. In fact, anytime is a good time for something rare and it is no exception. We take you back to the mid to late 1980s where WAOW presented the weekend late edition of "Newsline 9" with Liz Talbot. The open at :21 features an unknown news theme used during that period. Â 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/141/#findComment-166217 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Wow, that tease graphic is funky! Â This has to be late in 1985 judging by the story about the Union Carbide chemical spill. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/141/#findComment-166231 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesapeakeTV 311 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 ICYMI, VHSgoodiesWA switched to a new channel...and from it, we have a KMGH close and late movie intro from March 1981. Â Â The close theme matches the opens found in that gag reel that turned up a while back, but check out the music for the movie intro...Where You Belong! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/141/#findComment-166317 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnoxvilleTVFan 286 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 We take you back to 1993 and 1994 where we feature a rare look at WKAG's news in the form of news reports done by former WKAG reporter, James La-Giglia. News opens can be seen at 31:04, 43:49, 53:14 and 55:13. A news rejoin can also be seen at 22:27. Talk about rare footage considering that there were no videos of WKAG newscasts other than one from 2009. Â Â We come back to 1990 where we feature a news story from TV-43 in Hopkinsville and contains a clip of WKAG's news set from that year. Â Â From 1988, here are the opening minutes of a KWGN newscast from 1988. The open can be seen at the beginning and features a different opening arrangement of the "WNEV News Theme" by Tuesday. Â Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/141/#findComment-166432 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnoxvilleTVFan 286 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 ICYMI, VHSgoodiesWA switched to a new channel...and from it, we have a KMGH close and late movie intro from March 1981.  The close theme matches the opens found in that gag reel that turned up a while back, but check out the music for the movie intro...Where You Belong!  That movie open is vintage. If I am not too badly mistaken, this must have been a syndicated package used on various stations including one in Canada that I am mentioning. CFMT in Toronto, Canada used the same package in the early 1980s for their Italian movies on the station known as Italcine.  EDIT: I did find the CFMT version of the movie open. They not only used it for Italcine (movies in Italian), they also used it for their all night movies on CFMT.  Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/141/#findComment-166443 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 That KWGN open almost has a hint of The News Image in it! I'd never seen a "cylinder"-type TVbD open for KWGN, either. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/141/#findComment-166447 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaking News 829 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 small clip of WMAR/Baltimore [then CBS 1980] Â https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=ogw0Nh4ftU8;t=6 Â WBAL/Baltimore [when it was CBS 1985] Â https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=kkIsssjAJG4;t=210 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/141/#findComment-166450 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWUpdate 1292 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 This is what the Soviet equivalent of Today or Good Morning America looked like in the 1980s; the news starts at the 11:20 mark: Â Â Thanks to Remlap at TV Forum. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/141/#findComment-166579 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PelicanGuy 117 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 So videoholic2000 created a few clips to commemorate Cleveland TV, with tributes to all market stations. Â My question is which station did a promo for the jingle used in the videos? Â Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/141/#findComment-166648 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PelicanGuy 117 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Get a load of the multi-colored "4" logo in this clip of commercials from 1979. Â https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=7EKuPEyHv4U;m=9;s=44 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/141/#findComment-166649 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TServo2049 81 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 So videoholic2000 created a few clips to commemorate Cleveland TV, with tributes to all market stations. My question is which station did a promo for the jingle used in the videos?   You're probably thinking of TM Productions' "The Best Things in Life", which was used by WWL, WYTV and others. The promo for WYTV was posted on Facebook some months back: https://m.facebook.com/groups/952495251429652?view=permalink&id=1187427394603102  However, the Cleveland jingle was not done for a station, it was commisioned by the Greater Cleveland Growth Association in 1974 as part of a campaign to improve Cleveland's public image. I doubt that it was done by TM, the singers sound different, and there is an entry in the January-June 1974 Copyright Office music catalog for "Cleveland, The Best Things in Life Are Here" written by Wilbur Dorfman, a Cleveland-based composer. Maybe that was a submission for a jingle for the campaign that wasn't used in the end, maybe someone else did the final song, maybe I'm wrong and it was also TM. Also, while it has very similar lyrics to the WYTV promo, the melody is different.  I am thinking TM's campaign was a rip-off of the Cleveland jingle with a new melody, and a more distinctive musical "logo" for the tag line. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/141/#findComment-166651 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneManHerd 553 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Now, here's something you'll really like. A WTVT news hour from 1980, with "co-anchor for a day" then-Governor Bob Graham. He did O.K., in my opinion, just not what I'd call "big market material". Becoming a senator was a much better career move. Also, look for long, long-time NYC reporter Lou Young. Â https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=EvFEmxiTogw Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/141/#findComment-166653 Share on other sites More sharing options...
10Viewer 334 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 KOOL news open from 1971: Â https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=r2IO8QsmdU0;t=24 Â There's also a news open at 2:57, but not sure what station, could be KNXT? 4 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/141/#findComment-166654 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Holy mooing wow. Â It's hard to follow that but...WNEM with Allegro in 1993? Two news updates and an 11pm tease: Â Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/141/#findComment-166655 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnoxvilleTVFan 286 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 We take you now to Fort Wayne, Indiana where we feature a set of news stories about Pyle Speakers as featured on WKJG, WPTA and WANE. At 1:35 is a WPTA news close from 1983 using the classic "It's All Right Here" package by Peters Productions. Â Â From 1978, here are a few commercials as recorded off WMAR-TV in Baltimore when they were affiliated with CBS. Included toward the end is a WMAR news tease featuring Bill Markham. He would later team with Cindy Sexton at WHNT in Huntsville and WRCB in Chattanooga. Â https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3UfVn4XS70 Â Get ready for some rare Louisiana newscasts. Starting it off is WBRZ in Baton Rouge from back in 1984. It does contain most of the newscast with John Pastorek, but no open is shown. Â Â Continuing with the Louisiana theme, we go to WRBT (now Nexstar-owned WVLA) where we feature an entire 10pm newscast from 1980. The theme they used during that period was also used as the theme to the NBC Nightly News during the mid to late 1970s. Â Â And rounding it out is a complete newscast from KATC-TV in LaFayette as recorded in 1980. Â 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/141/#findComment-166669 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 "It's time for News 4"...wait a minute, THAT'S NOT IMAGE IX! Â https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=MRxBRb5p0aM;t=83 7 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/141/#findComment-166705 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhratbrat 437 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Hmm..I wonder how long they used Newswire on top of Image IX and VIII at the time Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/141/#findComment-166707 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ntropolis 596 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 "It's time for News 4"...wait a minute, THAT'S NOT IMAGE IX! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=MRxBRb5p0aM;t=83  Woah, that's a surprise! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/141/#findComment-166711 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2415 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 "It's time for News 4"...wait a minute, THAT'S NOT IMAGE IX! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=MRxBRb5p0aM;t=83  As always... love the last open because of the music.  But wow... surprised KCNC used Newswire. But now that can fill the missing open in the NMSA database for KCNC. 7 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/141/#findComment-166713 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 The whole open is. It's an unholy mashup of eras and some completely unexpected news music. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/141/#findComment-166714 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToriElectra 292 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 That was bizarre- I associate Newswire with two stations, WAVY and WLVI. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/141/#findComment-166715 Share on other sites More sharing options...
compubit 673 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 That was bizarre- I associate Newswire with two stations, WAVY and WLVI. Also WMAQ (where I first ran across it...). Â Based on the set, it was probably December of 92? The open used the Circle 4, which then switched to the "extra bold" block 4 (used by the other NBC O&O channel 4s at the time). Â November 92 (Monday after Thanksgiving) was when WNBC changed their 4, and WRC was about the same time. In April '93 KCNC was using Image IX, but the open gfx had the elements used in the Image IX package. Â IMHO, Image IX is one rocking package! Â Jim Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/141/#findComment-166717 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 The December 1992 guess is definitely mine as well on that KCNC open. It is definitely a transition between the Image VII and Image IX eras (and even the Image VII opens changed with some regularity - the open before it in that montage would have been used earlier in 1992).  Early January 1993 may also be in play. I did a little digging on the mention of a "public health emergency" in the Denver metro area...turns out there was a Hepatitis A outbreak that had to be contained around New Year's. The culprit was a catering company that handled nearly 100 holiday parties.  ———  KREM and KHQ opens in 1993:   Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/141/#findComment-166718 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ntropolis 596 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Also WMAQ (where I first ran across it...). Based on the set, it was probably December of 92? The open used the Circle 4, which then switched to the "extra bold" block 4 (used by the other NBC O&O channel 4s at the time).  November 92 (Monday after Thanksgiving) was when WNBC changed their 4, and WRC was about the same time. In April '93 KCNC was using Image IX, but the open gfx had the elements used in the Image IX package.  The style looks similar to what WTVJ was using at the time... with the tabloid talent shots  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=LU8S8Gs5f6w;t=26 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/141/#findComment-166720 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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