PBC5NewsUnova 65 Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 I bet most of you guys seen these videos before. For those new, these are the news opens KWEX used in the late 90s to early 2000s. 1996 1999 (Not sure if they still use the former) Here's a small little bonus: A brief history of KWEX during their special analog shutoff program in 2009 which contain some classic footage. The juiciest part is at 0:40, a news open of "Noticentro 41", most likely from around the late 1980s. KMEX also did something similar too. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/220/#findComment-195783 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnoxvilleTVFan 286 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 "The TV-8 News Final with Russ Van Dyke and Rick Fredericksen" We take you back to 1976 and some rare KCCI footage in the form of a newscast anchored by Rick Fredricksen. A news open is included. Courtesy of former KCCI news anchor Rick Fredericksen. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/220/#findComment-195813 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hadley 129 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Circa 1984, the PBS business documentary series ENTERPRISE examines the battle between CNN and its first major challenger, the short-lived Satellite News Channel. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/220/#findComment-195840 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Info Junkie 1286 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 It appears WICU used Balls & Walls circa late 1990s... And here’s a KTSM open at the end of this commercial set: 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/220/#findComment-195847 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesapeakeTV 311 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 I'm pretty sure that WICU look is a knockoff...not the only one to have appeared lately! Meanwhile from Huntsville, The News Station brings you Action News 19, on the day after the 1977 crash of Southern Airways Flight 242: 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/220/#findComment-195849 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 I'm pretty sure that WICU look is a knockoff...not the only one to have appeared lately! That is the real deal, though the weather bump was most certainly edited. There also was probably a change in news music at some point. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/220/#findComment-195853 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmaxhanson 650 Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Apparently WSAV's TVbD-esque look began at the tail-end of their short ABC affiliation, also in the vid are two ids most likely related to their news theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=lZ8Tu6Ybqsg;m=7;s=1 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/220/#findComment-195907 Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthesea 292 Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 TCN9's partial newscast from Thursday, May 26, 2005, anchored by Mark Ferguson (now with Seven). Includes a political report by Tim Lester (he's also with Seven now!). It looks that, when Nine's ratings plummeted, many of its newspeople emigrated to Seven. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/220/#findComment-195923 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Info Junkie 1286 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 A KSNW newsbreak from 1986 using possibly the potential Peters/Chip Davis package that the Hatch Family stations used in the mid-1980s - wouldn’t be too surprised if this package was also used by KUTV, or even if they were the commissioners (KUTV debuted the Welch graphics in ‘84, KSNW was using “All The News” and a cheap WFSB knockoff around that time): 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/220/#findComment-195957 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmaxhanson 650 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 A teaser for Pro News 7 in Texas, but from KVIA! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=1l220AObs_4;m=24;s=10 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/220/#findComment-195960 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 A teaser for Pro News 7 in Texas, but from KVIA! Tuesday1! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/220/#findComment-195961 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Info Junkie 1286 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 That news anchor during the tease looks exactly like Ron Burgundy, but with a smaller amount of hair! 4 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/220/#findComment-195984 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Info Junkie 1286 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 A WRGB update from April 1984 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/220/#findComment-195991 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFloTVClassics 972 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 A little WESH 2 History. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/220/#findComment-195994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmaxhanson 650 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 A little WESH 2 History. Those have been on YT for 7 years and we only just now notice them? A news update from WOWK-TV in 1993: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=ZVaRUGYkxt8;m=10;s=25 Some clips of WRC-TV and WUSA newscasts, including opens, from June 19, 1986. The first open has one of Fox's Friends in it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vRm-5GLMLY 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/220/#findComment-195999 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Info Junkie 1286 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 WDVM would change its calls a few weeks later to coincide with the Fourth of July. They changed their opens too in late ‘86 to that CGI flyover of Washington DC that lasted till late 1991/early 1992 when they moved to a new studio. Wish we had WJLA from that era - that station is surprisingly lacking! And here is WESH’s 1980 “tall tower” promo on the switch to their new transmitting tower, which was the top story on the 1980 newscast radioman1968 posted. Audio of the “TuesdayA” open can be heard too: 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/220/#findComment-196002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Probably my single favorite Canadian news theme...and I've never seen the original open with it! By early '97, they'd tightened up the open. And get a load of the set! 5 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/220/#findComment-196009 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToriElectra 292 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Probably my single favorite Canadian news theme...and I've never seen the original open with it! By early '97, they'd tightened up the open. And get a load of the set! I still like the 90s CityPulse themes better. That is one bright set. I like the superimposed map, that's a neat thing. And whose idea was it to call the news op "VRLand News"? That's just bizarre. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/220/#findComment-196017 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 I still like the 90s CityPulse themes better. That is one bright set. I like the superimposed map, that's a neat thing. And whose idea was it to call the news op "VRLand News"? That's just bizarre. The idea was obviously to give a regional touch to the news department on a station that seemed to otherwise be aiming much more for Toronto as time went on. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/220/#findComment-196019 Share on other sites More sharing options...
10Viewer 334 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Interesting glimpse of the Tampa/St. Pete market after the "Big Switch" of Dec. '94. Mostly from WFLA but some WTVT clips at the end. WFLA attached the NBC peacock to their logo bug, but did not officially update their "NewsChannel 8" logo until fall '95. At this point, they were still using their 1993 'tabloid' era graphics and set, which would change (thankfully!). WTVT showed almost no sign of being a Fox affiliate. Their bug had the '13' logo and 'WTVT' calls WTSP (not in this video) debuted a new set in Sept. 1994 and a promo campaign, you can view on YT 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/220/#findComment-196038 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBC5NewsUnova 65 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 I forgot about this open, unique to KUVN. Used from 2003-2006. 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/220/#findComment-196052 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 While I posted CKVR's "VRLand News" the other day, I think it's worth putting into context how... out of character that look was for them! The 1990 open is new. In the mid-80s, CKVR used this pulsating ditty that is a production track (it was at least used by the UK's Channel 4). This is the new material - an open from 1990: This theme, with one or two graphical variations, was used from 1991/92 through to the VRLand change: 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/220/#findComment-196068 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Info Junkie 1286 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 While I posted CKVR's "VRLand News" the other day, I think it's worth putting into context how... out of character that look was for them! The 1990 open is new. In the mid-80s, CKVR used this pulsating ditty that is a production track (it was at least used by the UK's Channel 4). This is the new material - an open from 1990: This theme, with one or two graphical variations, was used from 1991/92 through to the VRLand change: Hey Raymie I’m starting to put the KTVX puzzle pieces together. If you listen closely during each of the news cut-ins in this 1994 commercial break it appears they were using Total News earlier than we thought (the drum solo in it seems to match up): As a matter of fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if they commissioned Total News and not WCBS. I still need to fill in the hole from 1986 to 1994. If i can guess why they’re surprisingly lacking, it could be because they probably were the #3 station in Utah and not many people watched them, kinda like the lack of KYW footage in the early ‘80s (their worst era being #3). Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/220/#findComment-196069 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToriElectra 292 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 While I posted CKVR's "VRLand News" the other day, I think it's worth putting into context how... out of character that look was for them! The 1990 open is new. In the mid-80s, CKVR used this pulsating ditty that is a production track (it was at least used by the UK's Channel 4). That production track is called "Flash", by Keith Mansfield, and was used as the theme for the 1983 pilot of Press Your Luck (when the series landed, they replaced it with an original theme from Lee Ringuette that sounded vaguely similar): 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/220/#findComment-196070 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmaxhanson 650 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 It'a an almost complete (missing last 5 minutes) Ten at 10 newscast from WOWT Channel 6 (For The Heartland) from November 20, 1995: Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/869-classic-video-thread-pre-2008/page/220/#findComment-196071 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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