Classic Video Thread (pre-2008)

[Info Junkie 1286]

A collection of opens from all the "Big Three" stations in Omaha, circa early '90s. Includes an unknown KMTV theme.

[ChesapeakeTV 312]

Wow, the voiceover copy on the first WOWT open sounds like it was written by the Department of Redundancy Department. "Now...this is Channel 6 News - Now!" Not very well thought out.

[TexasTVNews 1378]

[TheOneManHerd 555]

A collection of opens from all the "Big Three" stations in Omaha, circa early '90s. Includes an unknown KMTV theme.

I love those first three KMTV opens. I've been wanting to see those since I saw a tease left after a Jeopardy! episode posted on YouTube. The musical signatures don't seem to match any of the known news music composers, but rather that of Nebraska's own Chip Davis of Mannheim Steamroller.

[Samantha 2902]

I love those first three KMTV opens. I've been wanting to see those since I saw a tease left after a Jeopardy! episode posted on YouTube. The musical signatures don't seem to match any of the known news music composers, but rather that of Nebraska's own Chip Davis of Mannheim Steamroller.

 

That's gotta be it!

 

SESAC lists Chip Davis of Mannheim Steamroller as having done a news theme and other on-air music for KSHB. ...

 

There are also SESAC records of news themes by Davis for KMGH and KMTV. Maybe the KMTV 1990 clip in the last page [unfortunately no longer on YT] is his theme? (I dunno what KMGH theme could have been his - the 1989 one?)

[susquvalleywgal 521]

 

Here is the evolution of the NBC Today opens. From 1950s through today.

 

-- Matt

[TexasTVNews 1378]

[Samantha 2902]

I'm in a WBMG mood tonight...

 

Whether that be a big hunk of 42 News Plus from 1978...

 

 

Or the 1989 Christmas tape... (All 45 minutes of it!)

 

 

Or a 1994 newsbreak!

 

[KnoxvilleTVFan 286]

Nice. I believe there is something that has not been shared. a KNDU newscast from 1986.

 

 

Also, how about a WREG clip from 1975? Talk about rare!

 

 

Here is a KNBC news open from 1981.

 

 

How about a KNBC Newservice close from 1973?

 

[KnoxvilleTVFan 286]

And that's not all...here is KATU's "Eyewitness News" from 1975.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdDe4yMMEhI

 

Plus, here is KENS 5 "Eyewitness News" from 1989 with Kym Benson.

 

 

I do not know if this has been shared, but here is some classic KMOL "NewsCenter 4" from 1981 featuring current WATE Knoxville anchor Lori Tucker.

 

[TexasTVNews 1378]

 

[ChesapeakeTV 312]

WVEC in 1987 - we'd only seen a partial clip from this series of opens until now.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=TEFvv31DoV0;t=26

[WAVY 10 Fan 233]

WVEC in 1987 - we'd only seen a partial clip from this series of opens until now.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=TEFvv31DoV0;t=26

 

Shoot. Was just about to post the same video.

 

Anyone catch the sports guy's name? I couldn't make it out.

[Ntropolis 599]

Anyone catch the sports guy's name? I couldn't make it out.

 

I did some digging, and his name is Roger Cawthon. I guess he did the evening sports between Brad Face and Scott Cash.

 

There's not a whole lot about his time at WVEC, but he's now a building contractor in Virginia Beach.

[WWUpdate 1292]

Behind the scenes at the KNBC newsroom, 1974:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsA-C9usEjE

[Samantha 2902]

CM Sloan, one of the first major uploaders of news opens, has new content for the first time in more than six years, with this WPEC open being the best new piece:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxJqtzkNWRk

[jerseyfla 207]

CM Sloan, one of the first major uploaders of news opens, has new content for the first time in more than six years, with this WPEC open being the best new piece:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxJqtzkNWRk

 

Either he got rid of it fast for some reason or he is going to upload it to his cmsload2002 channel which has a bunch of new South Florida news videos. Mostly from 1989 and 1990.

[10Viewer 338]

Former (current?) TWC OCM Mike Seidel has a bunch of local affiliate weather promos

 

 

[Samantha 2902]

Things are very poorly labeled. This is actually Jon Fox's broadcast demo from 1990 which includes the WTVJ and WNBC redesign reels, plus KHOU, KOVR, KIRO and a KPNX "Town Hall" open:

 

 

WPTV on Christmas Day 1989:

 

 

That KOTV 1991 newscast in full:

 

 

Edit: A WRBL *reel* with an unidentified news theme! This one is bizarre. Apparently WRBL presented their news in the early 90s in front of a green screen. Also, Rece Davis!

 

The elements in this reel appear to come from a newscast around May 3, 1992.

 

[KnoxvilleTVFan 286]

There's more KNDU where it came from. This time, we feature an entire 11pm newscast from 1986.

 

[Samantha 2902]

A KSWT promo from 2003-05. Note the Television by Design package similar to what then-sister KDBC had:

 

[Info Junkie 1286]

 

CM Sloan does it again -- this time with a KWTV newscast from 1988. It's always a treat whenever an Oklahoma television station footage is uploaded to YouTube.

[Samantha 2902]

Not often you see a Canadian open you've never seen before, but here are two from Edmonton:

 

 

[Info Junkie 1286]

 

No open, but WYFF in 1984 on the solar eclipse.

 

 

Also a KOCO raw clip of weatherman Chris Lee shows what their first Gannett era logo looked like at the beginning (this isn't the "Death Star" ident, which I'm still trying to search for).

[Samantha 2902]

Anyone recognize this image song?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=Ds2JQJjZJRQ;t=52