Classic Video Thread (pre-2008)

[KnoxvilleTVFan 286]

What you are about to see is a video containing reports done by Joe Collum who reported on the county commission in Tampa. Throughout the video, you can see some WTVT opens starting with an 11pm news open at the beginning, a Pulse 13 First News open at 8:06 and a 6pm news open at 12:34.
 

And we take you back to the mid 1980s where WYMT in Hazard, KY used this news theme until the mid 1990s.
 

 

Edited August 13, 2020 by KnoxvilleTVFan

[Yankees4life 563]

We got a 1994 KLST news open

 

[Info Junkie 1286]

8 hours ago, KnoxvilleTVFan said:

What you are about to see is a video containing reports done by Joe Collum who reported on the county commission in Tampa. Throughout the video, you can see some WTVT opens starting with an 11pm news open at the beginning, a Pulse 13 First News open at 8:06 and a 6pm news open at 12:34.
 

And we take you back to the mid 1980s where WYMT in Hazard, KY used this news theme until the mid 1990s.
 

 

Those WTVT opens have resemblances to KETV’s 1983 graphics package:

Definitely the same company.

 

Also at the end of the first open you can see that WFTS is being broadcast on the first monitor behind Terry Casey (their “28” logo intact).

Edited August 13, 2020 by Info Junkie

[TexasTVNews 1379]

21 hours ago, KnoxvilleTVFan said:

What you are about to see is a video containing reports done by Joe Collum who reported on the county commission in Tampa. Throughout the video, you can see some WTVT opens starting with an 11pm news open at the beginning, a Pulse 13 First News open at 8:06 and a 6pm news open at 12:34.
 

 

 

Pay close atten to the WTVT promo. Skip to 3:44.

 

[Yankees4life 563]

We got a 2000 KTXS news open

 

[Info Junkie 1286]

WRGB circa May 1986:

Later that year, they would upgrade their set, graphics and hire a new meteorologist (John Cessarich).

[hmaxhanson 650]

Huh. Apparently during the first era of ViacomCBS, BET had a nightly newscast powered by CBS News:

 

[NewsStar2 90]

Promo from KRIV, circa March 1988 featuring longtime anchor Mike Barajas during his time as anchor of the weekend newscasts on the station.

 

 

[sfomspphl 501]

KNBC Channel 4 News Nightside January 1993 (clip date is wrong) - still using the 1987 open

 

 

Edited August 16, 2020 by sfomspphl

[Samantha 2905]

WHEC in 1993, early into the Live/Local/Up to the Minute era:

 

 

[hmaxhanson 650]

For a time, back when they were still an independent, KMPH aired a midday newscast at 11:30am in addition to their 10pm newscast. Here's a broadcast from February 6, 1985:

 

[C Block 1573]

On 8/14/2020 at 7:34 PM, hmaxhanson said:

Huh. Apparently during the first era of ViacomCBS, BET had a nightly newscast powered by CBS News:

 

Logo TV also had a newscast during that time. Ross Palombo was the anchor.

 

 

[Yankees4life 563]

We got a 1995 KEPR news open (jump to 0:28)

 And a 1989 WMAQ news open (jump to 25:49)

 

[hmaxhanson 650]

No open here, but still glad its here, a KOLR newscast from December 23, 1977.

 

[Yankees4life 563]

We got a 1980 WREX newscast 

 

Edited August 22, 2020 by Samantha

[TexasTVNews 1379]

KXAS 5/1/1991 10pm - Nolan Ryan's 7th No-Hitter Live.

 

 

[WWUpdate 1292]

On 7/20/2020 at 2:04 PM, WWUpdate said:

Another Phoenix video, this time bits and pieces of KPNX -- the only station not to change affiliations in the '94/'95 shuffle -- from January 1996:

 

 

 

And some from October 1994:

 

 

[TexasTVNews 1379]

WCBD TV2 Action News 1989 11pm Close: Hugo's Arrival.

 

Oprah and TV2 Action News promo at the end.

 

Edited August 23, 2020 by TexasTVNews

[PBC5NewsUnova 65]

Here's a very rare news clip of Telemundo affiliate in Washington DC, WZDC back when it was on channel 64. Sometime between 2002-2007.

 

[Yankees4life 563]

We got a 2005 WAFB news open

 

[PBC5NewsUnova 65]

From 0:00 to 0:17, WLTV Noticias 23 morning news open from the early to mid 2000s, then a newsclip from 2009. How did the uploader mixed up these clips is beyond me.

 

[bmasters1 413]

Here's a really neat WJZ 1992 Eyewitness News opening I just saw; might be of particular interest to the ID Junkie for an update to the WJZ package.

 

 

 

Edited August 24, 2020 by bmasters1
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[Yankees4life 563]

We got a circa 1984 WLWT news open

And a 1998 WKRC open (jump to 11:22)

 

Edited August 25, 2020 by Yankees4life

[jerseyfla 207]

On 8/13/2020 at 10:33 PM, TexasTVNews said:

 

Pay close atten to the WTVT promo. Skip to 3:44.

 

With the slogan in the image campaign promo at 3:44, it probably is safe to say the news music package known at WTVT 1983 Theme should probably be titled “Where News Comes First”. Who knows they probably had been using it since 1982 just like WFLA’s “Spirit of Tampa Bay” theme was discovered as starting that year too. 

[Samantha 2905]

@jerseyfla Yup, and it's a confirmed custom (though no composer known). I'd title it "Big 13, Where News Comes First". Debuted September 1982.

 

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58047792/

 

Edited August 26, 2020 by Samantha