Classic Video Thread (pre-2008)

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WCAU 10 Philadelphia October 13 1983

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Apparently BDA/PROMAX posts items from its archives every week or so. Here's one from KPIX in 1986

 

http://brief.promaxbda.org/content/from-the-promaxbda-archives-kpix-5-san-francisco-1986

 

Don't remember that part of the KPIX mid-80s set with the Alamo Square view in the background, but it's a nice touch

[WAVY 10 Fan 233]

From stevations' channel; here's a 1984 WAVY Daily News promo (apologies for the very poor quality).

 

Considering the mention of lead anchor Bob Grip handling the Wednesday's Child segment; this was probably early 1984 (it would be later that year when Terry Zahn was promoted)

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More WISH-TV:

 

1987 NewsCenter II close, clean!:

1994 "The Best Gets Better" 40th anniversary promo:

 

Not much else of note that was added.

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Found some rare WGAL videos from Tom Miller of YouTube.

 

1985 story on the Roll "R" Way Fire (York, PA)

 

Sports Report from 1984

 

News Story on York County, PA's Enhanced 911 from the 1980's

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More WISH-TV:

 

1987 NewsCenter II close, clean!:

1994 "The Best Gets Better" 40th anniversary promo:

 

Not much else of note that was added.

Finally on NewsCenterII.

 

This one almost got the full bumper

 

 

What is the status of reels of that package?

 

Some good jazzy cuts they used for the late night news on KNBC missing as well.

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Blame YouTube, they also took down the 1992 KNBC videos which contained what I believe to be one of the best themes KNBC ever had. NewsCenter II.

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Just came across this live overnight - near 2 AM - news update from WMC back in early 1994. This during that nationwide trend where local stations went "24-hour". Joyce Peterson, now at WATN, anchors from what had to be very near her debut on Memphis television. Not surprisingly this is where the newest anchors/reporters began.

 

The end also features the classic WMC ID of the era.

 

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This isn't really a news open, but I love it. It's the title sequence for Whicker's World, a U.K. series featuring globe-trotting reports/travelogues by journalist Alan Whicker. This one is from his 1980 California episode:

 

 

According to a YT comment, the spectacular final shot isn't even a montage!

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Another part of the NewsActive3 collection which has two WKXT closes that are probably production music from a period when their music is a big question mark, the mid-90s:

 

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Don't know if these have been posted or not, but some great 1970s film opens of WPVI Action News before the MCTYW era:

 

 

 

 

 

[WAVY 10 Fan 233]

Man, that's a cool discovery.

 

Few more clips I'm adding:

 

1988 WAVY Christmas ID

 

1993-94 WVEC Promo (13 News; not sure of year)

 

1994 WTVZ Sign-Off

 

Oct. 17, 1995 NBC Nightly News Close (well, last 5 minutes or so)

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Don't know if these have been posted or not, but some great 1970s film opens of WPVI Action News before the MCTYW era:

 

 

 

 

 

Some of these could cause an epileptic seizure... But still great history of the Delaware Valley's News Leader.

 

J

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with a newsbreak, news open and close. The news theme is in the NMSA as KTVK 1987. A major find indeed. Also, that is one ugly set.

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From Youtuber dzanello, WMUR News 9 Tonight, 9/15/99:

 

WMUR has never looked better IMO. The custom theme by Michael Karp is also pretty good. The only thing I don't like about it is the beeping sound that can faintly be heard during the tease.

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Jim Heath strikes again!

 

KOOL News 10 10pm open and close, 1982 with the 1981 theme:

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On today's date 19 years ago, American Eagle Flight 4184 crashed while making its approach to Chicago's O'Hare Airport. I was in Chicago at the time and remember watching WBBM's coverage of the accident:

 

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Another stevations upload; this one being a 1999 clip of local coverage from WVEC and WTKR on the case of a missing 5-year-old named Meredith Botros.

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From Chicago, a compilation of WGN opens from the 1970s onward:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqN1Jia-KBc

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Don't recall seeing this, but here's a WFAA close from 1973 I just ran across

 

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WLS, Chicago, 10PM, 1983 (seen before, but as a short, low quality clip):

 

 

WLS, Chicago, 10PM, 1990:

 

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WLS, Chicago, 5PM, 1993:

 

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WLS EWN full 6 P.M. edition, April 11, 1983 (Main story: the Chicago election of that year). I'll never forget it (from seeing the opening from The 80s TV Theme SuperSite all those years ago) how the announcer opened the newscast:

 

"This is Eyewitness News with Joel Daly, Dick Johnson for Fahey Flynn, Dr. Dave Iser's weather, Al Lerner on sports, and the Eyewitness News team."

 

Don't know if I spelled that weatherman's name right, but that's how I remember hearing it.

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KTVU 1987 10 O'Clock News - Oct 1, 1987 - Covering Whittier (Los Angeles) Earthquake

 

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From the 2007 WWL-TV Celebrating 50 Years special:

 

1980 WWLTV - Eyewitness News Noon open

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WWLTV -1980 Eyewitness News 6PM open - edited*

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*This was shortened in the special to exclude "Jim Henderson, with Sports...and Nash Roberts, with The Weather!" to focus on Garland and Angela. If there's anyone out there who has the full intro (preceding hurly station ID cue included), please gimme a buzz!

 

 

BTW, the news theme was cut in 1979 at TM Productions in Dallas, TX as part of a TV station package entitled "The Best Things In Life."