Classic Video Thread (pre-2008)

[Info Junkie 1286]

Some WLWT (and other Cincy stations) snippets from May 1998, featuring EQ Vance-ish L3’s:

 

[Samantha 2895]

So EQ Vance's site is no more but the client list is available from the Internet Archive in this hard to read image. Yes, WLWT is on there.

 

The list of TV station clients is

 

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WSB WFAA KHOU KIRO WFTV WKYC WWL KVUE KVOA KTBC WSOC WLWT WBRZ WECT KTVK KENS KMBC KJRH WHIO WROC KDNL KFOX KSLA WHBQ WMC TXCN WSMV WJTV WHNS WGAL WBRC WABG WHAS

 

[TheOneManHerd 553]

On 11/1/2020 at 12:19 PM, Samantha said:

Ah yes, the Clarendon package! Very...different look for local TV.

 

The theme they were using in the mid-2000s has to be another piece of David Miller work, even if the NMSA has no listing.

Well, KTVK is very different station; though I'm sure you knew that already. 

[bmasters1 403]

 

ABC News coverage of The '82 Vote (a midterm election to determine House and Senate seats and state governors/lieutenant governors [state equivalent of President/VP], which is why this election coverage was from Washington, unlike Presidential election coverage from New York)

Edited November 6, 2020 by bmasters1

[hmaxhanson 650]

Some WTMJ imaging from the last weeks of NewsChannel 4, the following month, Today's TMJ 4 would be born:

KSAT 12 News tonight before they introduced the famous tabloid open for that newscast:

An almost complete edition of CBS This Morning from December 23, 1996, taped off WJMN with WFRV newsbreaks: 

 

[Info Junkie 1286]

WCNC in 1996:

 

[TriadMetrolinaNewswatch 17]

1 hour ago, Info Junkie said:

WCNC in 1996:

 

Aw man, you beat me to it! But anyways, I am thankful that someone had unearthed a CLT newscast from 1996. I do hope more people are willing to unearth more CLT content. AirchiveSloan is a legend!

[TexasTVNews 1377]

I found another 6 News open from '96.

 

WCPX Hurricane Andrew Coverage 1992

 

[WWUpdate 1292]

WBBM, Chicago; 10 p.m., 1986:

 

 

And a rare (partial) clip of WBBM's First Edition from the same year:

 

 

Edited November 9, 2020 by WWUpdate

[Jakob 21]

NBC Nightly News for September 2, 1999.

 

 

[bmasters1 403]

 

ABC News midterm election coverage of The '78 Vote; has Frank Reynolds in New York, Max Robinson in Chicago, Howard K. Smith in Washington, et al.

 

Here's what the Chicago bureau looked like on that '78 midterm coverage (wide shot showing more than we usually see):

 

[WWUpdate 1292]

WMAQ, Chicago; 10 p.m., 1990:

 

 

[WWUpdate 1292]

WLS, Chicago; 10 p.m., 1990:

 

 

[WWUpdate 1292]

WGN, Chicago; 7 a.m., 1997 w/ a KTLA-inspired open (even featuring Sam Rubin!):

 

 

Edited November 10, 2020 by WWUpdate

[WWUpdate 1292]

WFLD, Chicago; 9 p.m., 1997:

 

 

[hmaxhanson 650]

Some Billings news from 1985, starting with a rare open of KULR's Straight 8 NewsService, seems like many small town ABC affiliates used Cascom Select Effects in the 80s: 

 

Edited November 11, 2020 by hmaxhanson

[WWUpdate 1292]

The first edition of Headline News after the big 2001 revamp:

 

 

[TexasTVNews 1377]

 

 

 

 

[Yankees4life 558]

We got some stuff here

A 2003 WTXF news open 

 A 1982 WABC news open (jump to 6:38)

A 1993 WESH news open (jump to 18:02)

 

Edited November 13, 2020 by Yankees4life

[TexasTVNews 1377]

@Yankees4life I just posted the KPNX and KCBS Newscast just yesterday.

[WWUpdate 1292]

WTVJ's 50th anniversary special from 1999:

 

 

[WWUpdate 1292]

WMAQ, Chicago; 6 p.m., 1997 -- w/ an unusual theme (an obscure cut of Newswire?) just days before the station adopted the Cheatwood-era Newschannel 5 branding:

 

 

[Spring Rubber 702]

On 11/10/2020 at 8:08 PM, WWUpdate said:

The first edition of Headline News after the big 2001 revamp:

 

 

Nice, I always have fond memories of that era. I didn't realize that the format launched without Robin Meade at the helm in the mornings. I just looked it up, and apparently Robin Meade joined CNN Headline News on 9/11/01 of all days. What the heck.

 

38 minutes ago, WWUpdate said:

WMAQ, Chicago; 6 p.m., 1997 -- w/ an unusual theme (an obscure cut of Newswire?) just days before the station adopted the Cheatwood-era Newschannel 5 branding:

 

 

Is that a sports cut of the theme because of the Bulls in the NBA Finals? Kinda has a sports cut vibe to it.

[LexTVandRadio 418]

WLEX open in 1994.  

 

Edited November 13, 2020 by LexTVandRadio

[promoguy98 253]

@WWUpdate@Spring Rubber  The theme appears to be a custom "newswire" cut and mixout variation originally made for a series of promos with the tagline: Committed to Chicago. You can make out the newswire audio logo towards the end for a sports promo in the first commerical break at 9:42 and in the morning show tease during the second comm. break at 16:26 in the 1997 clip above.

 

Here's another mix variation of it for a 1995 "Commited to Chicago" news promo.  There may be more promos on Youtube.

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