Classic Video Thread (pre-2008)

[Justin Hill 38]

 

WPBF ABC 25's "PBFNEWS"

[DucNguyen0131 49]

Here's an old WRGB newscast in 2000 from the Freedom days.

 

[DucNguyen0131 49]

Here's an old newscast for WNYT in 1988:

 

[MediaZone4K 2172]

Today Show 9/11/2002, 1year later extended coverage:

 

[WWUpdate 1292]

This is a treat -- a complete WLS 10 p.m. Christmas Eve broadcast from 1983, the tail end of the (Seven's) On Your Side era -- and Alan Krashesky with the weather:

 

 

Edited December 19, 2021 by WWUpdate

[WWUpdate 1292]

28 minutes ago, WWUpdate said:

This is a treat -- a complete WLS 10 p.m. Christmas Eve broadcast from 1983, the tail end of the (Seven's) On Your Side era -- and Alan Krashesky with the weather:

 

 

 

By the way, is that a temporary set or a secondary one they used for the weekend news? Here's their main 10 p.m. set from earlier in 1983:

 

 

[24994J 5575]

2 hours ago, WWUpdate said:

By the way, is that a temporary set or a secondary one they used for the weekend news? Here's their main 10 p.m. set from earlier in 1983:

 

Temporary. They vacated the main set sometime after November sweeps, and with tonights upload, basically confirmed that News Series 2000, new anchor assignments, and the KABC-style set debuted after Christmas, but likely right on January 2nd, 1984.

[WAVY 10 Fan 233]

From 1958, an edition of what was then WCKT in Miami's political discussion show "First Federal Presents" (sponsored by First Federal Bank{?}) with then-Florida Democratic Senator George Smathers as the guest.

 

[WWUpdate 1292]

On 12/19/2021 at 7:25 AM, 24994J said:

 

Temporary. They vacated the main set sometime after November sweeps, and with tonights upload, basically confirmed that News Series 2000, new anchor assignments, and the KABC-style set debuted after Christmas, but likely right on January 2nd, 1984.

 

I just noticed that they created the temporary set by combining the main news desk with the backdrop used by 4:30:

 

 

 

[bmasters1 403]

The other best part on that '83 WLS Eyewitness News weekend late edition was the end-title music; we heard more of it here than in that evening edition from earlier in that year (the mayoral election) when it was on YouTube.

 

And something to look for-- in the billing at the top, the announcer says "Jim Rose, sport"; the announcer also sounded a shade robotic, it seems to me.

[sfomspphl 490]

On 12/18/2021 at 10:25 PM, 24994J said:

 

Temporary. They vacated the main set sometime after November sweeps, and with tonights upload, basically confirmed that News Series 2000, new anchor assignments, and the KABC-style set debuted after Christmas, but likely right on January 2nd, 1984.

 

And things improved really quickly - forgot Bill Applegate was brought in a few months before Swanson brought his KABC playbook. Here's part of a Feb 84 article that talks about his changes (including daily 'discrepancy reports' for on air technical glitches).

 

 

[newsteam13 394]

LONG promo for KUSA Denver back in 1985. This was after the call letter change from KBTV to KUSA in 1984, while channel 9 was STILL an ABC affiliate (now an NBC affiliate since September 1995).

I noticed the same visuals were used in another KUSA promo, which had the song God Bless the USA by Lee Greenwood.
 

 

[10Viewer 334]

WTSP from 11/5/94. Lots of promos for the switch from ABC to CBS. 

 

 

[DucNguyen0131 49]

WTCN from 1985:

 

[sfomspphl 490]

13 hours ago, newsteam13 said:

LONG promo for KUSA Denver back in 1985. This was after the call letter change from KBTV to KUSA in 1984, while channel 9 was STILL an ABC affiliate (now an NBC affiliate since September 1995).

I noticed the same visuals were used in another KUSA promo, which had the song God Bless the USA by Lee Greenwood.
 

 

 

Whoa they went really literal with the 'USA' branding at the outset

[H-Town TV Fan 214]

WZTV Fox News at Nine (October 15, 1997)

 

And now, a full newscast of WCPO's Al Schottelkotte News at 11. (December 22, 1981)

 

KCBS Channel 2 News Weekend (December 15, 1984)

 

[WAVY 10 Fan 233]

December 5, 1996 CBS Morning News broadcast (taped from WNCT in Greenville, NC)

 

[WWUpdate 1292]

Another newly uploaded clip of a complete newscast from WLS in Chicago, this time the 10 p.m. news from 2000:

 

 

[DucNguyen0131 49]

Here's a WPIX Independent Network News 10pm newscast from Christmas Day 1986:

 

[WWUpdate 1292]

On 12/19/2021 at 4:25 AM, WWUpdate said:

This is a treat -- a complete WLS 10 p.m. Christmas Eve broadcast from 1983, the tail end of the (Seven's) On Your Side era -- and Alan Krashesky with the weather:

 

 

 

And from the following day (Christmas Day):

 

 

[10Viewer 334]

A huge compilation of promos, news opens, and other material from WFLA between 1987 and 1995. A lot of the material from 23:00 to 29:00 is from the 1993-95 tabloid era. Some real gems here:

 

 

[DucNguyen0131 49]

 

Here's a WNYT newscast from December 5, 1997!

First at noon:

Then at 5pm:

Then at 5:30pm:

And at 6pm:

Have a Merry Christmas, and even a Happy New Year!

 

 

[johnnya2k6 171]

From their archives: How WABC covered the crash that killed Yankees manager Billy Martin in 1989 (the other major story that Christmas was of course the execution of Romania’s dictator Nicolai Ceausescu and his wife): 

 

[E. R. 67]

Over three hours worth of footage from KIRO-TV in 1985, including two more "Spirit of the Northwest" promos - the first one at 4:36 using the remixed Klein& cut, the second at 22:13 used one of the original cuts:

Plus some newsbreaks and promos (including another "Spirit of the Northwest" promo with that remix in Part 1 of the set) from the same year:

 

Edited December 26, 2021 by E. R.

[jerseyfla 207]

On New Year’s Day, ewjxn is going to upload a full February 1983 newscast from WTSP.

 

 

 

 

Edited December 27, 2021 by jerseyfla