Classic Video Thread (pre-2008)

[WAVY 10 Fan 233]

It's good to see you back on YouTube (though I thought you were going to be "WAVYSpirit" for some reason).

 

Can you reupload the ABC promos (non-sports)?

 

Will ASAP.

[stevieboy247 42]

WCBS-TV - Channel 2 News Open (1982)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6llPbwynik

 

CBS Newsbreak with Bill Kurtis (1981)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOlaLBSipvo

[RetroCirq 148]

WCBS News Break from around 1984 [it's part of the 80s commercial batch I have]:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqyYt5gmV38

[fox2 191]

War in the Gulf, as seen in NZ.

 

 

These are from the incredible collection of user Nighthawk006 at YouTube. Nighthawk spent days compiling, editing and uploading hours of continuous coverage of the war. In New Zealand, the networks drew extensively on the resources of their American affiliates, notably ABC on TVNZ and NBC on TV3.

 

If you'd like a 3x bigger screenshot, I guess just ask here and I'll put it up. I have each screenshot and row in 'YouTube size' but not the whole wallpaper. Note a row that "starts with ... and ends with ...", I'll post it. A YouTube search is another option.

 

As an aside, this is so like how it played in Australia, with CNN eclusively on Ten, ABC/CBS/ITN on Nine and NBC on Seven.. oh and ABC/BBC on, uh, ABC!

[10Viewer 338]

WSOC 1989 News Open with Charlotte institutions Bill Walker and Ray Boylan:

 

[stevieboy247 42]

WCBS-TV News Bloopers:

 

Part 1

 

Part 2

[Weeters 1969]

WITI-TV Image Campaign Promo (Late 1970's-early 80's):

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WTMJ-TV 10PM clean open (1992):

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[capsgm2002 65]

 

A 1982 WHAS-TV "Action 11" open with MCTYW, fires, and cops... a classic "Action News" open! Throughout the video, there are four different cuts of Hello News, which would later become the main news music package for WHAS in 1983.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5i7aq0tq4U

 

Another gem from Ray (videoholic2008, et al.) with a 1984 morning news cut-in from WPLG, featuring my favorite voiceover (who has been identified as Thom Allen, but I can't confirm so he's still Post-Newsweek Man to me), the TuesdayC theme and a sign language news interpreter. As usual, lots of gems in the user page.

[RetroCirq 148]

WJZ News Open from 1991 (Rarely seen Open):

 

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Two closes from the 1980 WFMY "Action Center" era with the vastly-underrated "It's All Right Here" theme, also used on WTNH, WLKY and KBTV (now-KUSA).

[mbhcity 3]

 

Two closes from the 1980 WFMY "Action Center" era with the vastly-underrated "It's All Right Here" theme, also used on WTNH, WLKY and KBTV (now-KUSA).

 

KHJ (now KCAL) also used this theme in the late 80's.

[jerseyfla 207]

KHJ (now KCAL) also used this theme in the late 80's.

 

This is not the same theme. Frank Gari composed the theme that KCAL and three Gannett stations (KUSA, KOCO, and KTHV) used in the late 80s and early 90s. The one refered to in the WFMY video is from an unknown composer.

[WWUpdate 1292]

WBBM, Chicago, news promo and newsbreak, 1980:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k4B-Rjrtd0

 

Inside Out: The Magic of TV, WBBM, 1981 (lots of behind-the-scenes footage of WBBM's news)

 

Part 1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKuBYEW30g0

 

Part 2:

 

Part 3:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqReN1Ncc1Q

 

Part 4:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL9w9akaOXs

[fox2 191]

WJZ News Open from 1991 (Rarely seen Open):

jesus christ. Um, Your #1 Source for Cheezy News Music!

[WAVY 10 Fan 233]

2 reruns, 1 new to my current channel uploads

 

New upload

1988 WAVY Olympic ID

http://youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ea1-1kEJU

 

Reruns

1989 CBS News "Trail Mix" (Close from Commie summit in Cuba w/Rather & Goldberg, related CBS This Morning promo, and 1988 CBS ID)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-ZEKTyDE8Gc

 

1989 WTKR Tease/Open

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9HCxkgH9C_Q

[RetroCirq 148]

jesus christ. Um, Your #1 Source for Cheezy News Music!

 

That theme has been around for a while. So, I wouldn't consider it to be "cheezy!"

[Ntropolis 598]

WDBJ clips from 1993:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWzSv6kPOss

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyfNMoDGa1o

[channel2 982]

jesus christ. Um, Your #1 Source for Cheezy News Music!

 

Chroma Cues isn't cheesy. WJZ has used it for over 20 years and I think it's better than some of the 615 crap.

[RetroCirq 148]

Chroma Cues isn't cheesy. WJZ has used it for over 20 years and I think it's better than some of the 615 crap.

 

I'm not from B-more, but I find the Chroma Cues news theme very cool, considering it was written by Bruce Upchurch (writes jingles for JAM, JonesTM and did a news package for WRC-TV)

[ColumbusNewsFan 217]

That theme has been around for a while. So, I wouldn't consider it to be "cheezy!"

 

Sorry but I agree with Channel 2 here. That package is cheesy and to add to that, smooth jazz and news don't mix well. Some time and rarely it mixes well but not this case.

[RetroCirq 148]

I think you meant fox2, not channel2.

[ColumbusNewsFan 217]

You're right, I meant fox2 ,But I still think that WJZ theme is extremly cheesy

[Ntropolis 598]

I don't think Chroma Cues is cheesy... it's actually very classy as in this open:

[RetroCirq 148]

Promo for KCOP's Real News from 1993:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL4YPGN_k7o

 

Steve Edwards on KTLA's 40th Anniversary:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v0M6ZXHanI

 

Courtesy of yours truly.

[fox2 191]

I don't think Chroma Cues is cheesy... it's actually very classy as in this open:

 

classy? yeah, um, you're joking, right...!

 

I suppose the CBS News theme and The Mission are cheesy, then..