Classic Video Thread (pre-2008)

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25+ minutes of coverage of the 1978 World Series from New York TV stations WCBS, WNBC, WNEW, WABC, and WPIX. Includes cameos from pretty much every New York TV sports anchor of the time. Plus John Tesh, Larry Kane and Chuck Scarborough.

 

Ahhh... Marv Albert before his infamous trial 20 years later.

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WMAQ, Chicago; special halftime edition, 1994:

 

[SoFloTVClassics 1005]

KYW Eyewitness News 1975.

 

[Samantha 2902]

Thirty years ago tomorrow, a tornado slammed into Middlesboro, KY, killing one, causing tons of damage and resulting in this WYMT special:

 

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A 1983 ABC News brief with Brit Hume.

 

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WBBM, Chicago; 10 p.m., 1976 -- featuring the WPVI-style rapid-montage open used in the mid-'70s:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=ZpyoLNrt5CY;m=9;s=39

[Samantha 2902]

The oldest newscast on file at KTRK — August 23, 1978:

 

[onthesea 292]

Argentinian TV news reports on the Guns N' Roses concert in Buenos Aires and its controversial visit (from December 1992)

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I don't know how we missed this, an open from WCMH during the early days of the NBC ownership, they were still using Signature:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h=1;id=IN7fKCZ7LMc;m=2;s=17

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At long last we've found WFMJ's Counterpoint open:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=1P3QiqlwqG4;m=34;s=35

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Larry Carroll anchoring a NBC News special report on Friday, June 17, 1994: the day of the OJ Simpson chase.

He worked at NBC between 1993 and 1994 before going to KCBS-TV.

[SoFloTVClassics 1005]

Even more vintage south florida clips.

 

 

As for the clip at the end it's referring to south florida television so if you have any clips feel free to submit it to RET's Youtube channel.

[Info Junkie 1286]

Even more vintage south florida clips.

 

 

As for the clip at the end it's referring to south florida television so if you have any clips feel free to submit it to RET's Youtube channel.

Ahhhhh... Classic WSVN prior to its dramatic change later in ‘88 to tabloid news (and giving Scott Chapin his big break as the voice of tabloid TV). I bet the change was to hype up the switch to Fox. Whatever it was, it worked because ‘SVN not only climbed to the top in ratings but it also paved the way for what newscasts would look like for a Fox station for years to come.

[SoFloTVClassics 1005]

Ahhhhh... Classic WSVN prior to its dramatic change later in ‘88 to tabloid news (and giving Scott Chapin his big break as the voice of tabloid TV). I bet the change was to hype up the switch to Fox. Whatever it was, it worked because ‘SVN not only climbed to the top in ratings but it also paved the way for what newscasts would look like for a Fox station for years to come.

 

Yeah, and NOW with the FOX sale to WSFL, I'll bet FOX is maybe a little regretted.

[SoFloTVClassics 1005]

WPLG May 12, 1997 The great Miami Tornado.

 

Vintage WBIR News clip.

 

WWJ/WDIV Promo 1977

 

WJBK 1978 Newsbreak

 

WTNH The First 30 years 1978.

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KNBC, Los Angeles; 5 p.m., 1977:

 

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WXIA-TV Channel 11 did a series of fire reports in 1994 along with the fire department.

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=sijBhqwbeWQ;t=9

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How's this for rare, WKOW's Eyewitness News from 1986:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=dNOyvHVQwtI;m=26;s=2

 

And the original channel 45 in Schenectady, WUSV-TV:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=uxS0khyBcLg;m=6;s=36

 

And I really love this ABC News promo, looks very advanced for 1988:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=P9RPLgK90LA;m=15;s=53

[Samantha 2902]

Hmm, that's the theme used by NJN. Almost sounds like it might have an image song? I can easily hum something like "People You Can Count On, 27 Eyewitness News"... (Certainly explains WXOW having that theme)

 

Here's a KOVR newsbrief from 1981:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=g-mQix0sGP0;t=834

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Does anyone know what this "Tellstar News" was? It looks like the later years of CBS Nightwatch but on a lower budget:

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KYW Eyewitness News 1975.

 

 

Best I can recall, this is the first complete newscast from Jessica Savitch's KYW days that I have seen.

 

Elsewhere, another WRC newscast from the first week of August 1971 (This one from that Friday, the 6th)

[Samantha 2902]

Does anyone know what this "Tellstar News" was? It looks like the later years of CBS Nightwatch but on a lower budget:

 

Some sort of syndicated "alternative" program? It was apparently headquartered in the Twin Cities area.

 

I found this on some St. Paul cultural interview schedule from 2016:

 

"Ramsey County Historical Society

Television: Medium to the Mind — Preserving the Interviews of TELLSTAR NEWS

 

TELLSTAR NEWS, a nationally syndicated news and commentary television program, brought viewers alternative perspectives and information on critical issues facing the nation and the world; 112 half-hour interviews have been saved from its six years of production. Ramsey County Historical Society would like to conserve, preserve, and share these important stories with youth and adults within the Cultural District and Saint Paul Public Schools. Funding in the amount of $12,430 from the Cultural STAR program will enable the conversion of all interview videos into a digital format, produce four 10-minute videos for classroom use, and make all of these resources available to the public on the RCHS website."

 

The video description says 1986-1995.

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Some sort of syndicated "alternative" program? It was apparently headquartered in the Twin Cities area.

 

I found this on some St. Paul cultural interview schedule from 2016:

 

"Ramsey County Historical Society

Television: Medium to the Mind — Preserving the Interviews of TELLSTAR NEWS

 

TELLSTAR NEWS, a nationally syndicated news and commentary television program, brought viewers alternative perspectives and information on critical issues facing the nation and the world; 112 half-hour interviews have been saved from its six years of production. Ramsey County Historical Society would like to conserve, preserve, and share these important stories with youth and adults within the Cultural District and Saint Paul Public Schools. Funding in the amount of $12,430 from the Cultural STAR program will enable the conversion of all interview videos into a digital format, produce four 10-minute videos for classroom use, and make all of these resources available to the public on the RCHS website."

 

The video description says 1986-1995.

 

The only station I could find carrying it was a local Minnenapolis cable access station called "Metro Cable Network". So it was apparently a local show.

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Elsewhere, another WRC newscast from the first week of August 1971 (This one from that Friday, the 6th)

 

I see that Herb Dudnick was the executive producer; he went on to create and produce the legendary NBC News Overnight and later served as KRON's news director and a producer of World News Tonight.

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KNXT (now KCBS), Los Angeles, 11 p.m., 1974 -- with a tribute to the first anniversary of Newsroom (and a few thoughts from Joseph Benti about TV news) starting at the 26:30 mark:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=nB0_14xZcXE;m=5;s=2