Classic Video Thread (pre-2008)

[VHSgoodiesWA 310]

KXMD KX11 Eyewitness News from 1983. WOW! It's awesome to see this very small-market footage pop up. Makes me have faith that we will find some vintage KXGN Glendive clips soon, too. That's one of my holy grails as a VHS collector - an entire primetime schedule and news from market #210.

 

Anyhow... WQAD NewsChannel 8 Nightside from December 1993

 

A KNDO Saturday newscast on 1/24/1998, originating from KNDU

and Tonya, Tonya, and Tonya are the themes of this KGW clip from 2/8/1994.

 

[H-Town TV Fan 219]

WGRZ NewsCenter 2 Weekend (July 13, 1985)

 

ABC Newslink Alaska on Alaska's Superstation (February 18, 1999)

 

[MediaZone4K 2254]

Just discovered this WTVT open from the 90s and it was excellent. 90s saxophone, love that marimba like instrument, and love the way the set lights up when the announcer Charlie Van Dyke says "Tonight"

 

https://youtu.be/E995_PjHbUM?si=nMkHN7WKJG44jobq

Edited July 11, 2024 by MediaZone4K

[VHSgoodiesWA 310]

A couple of local finds:

 

KNDO 9/26/02 11:00 news with Sunny Jenkins

and Cynthia Schnabel on KIMA News Weekend Edition, 9/10/2000

but wait there's more: A NewsWatch 35 teaser is on this compilation of commercials from WSEE Erie, 2/24/1999 during the Grammys. This was from the C-Band Primetime 24 feed, thus the 800 numbers and "See CBS" IDs. PT24 had the local ads plastered over like they did with WRAL.

 

[H-Town TV Fan 219]

KWTX Region 10 News at 5:00; the 30th anniversary of the station's launch is mentioned near the end! (April 3, 1985; starts at 17:58)

 

KRDO News 13 Weekend 10:00 Report (December 30, 1984; link below)

https://youtu.be/0RO4RDfNPho?si=0let9DZc5p0a6WCm

 

Edited June 12, 2024 by H-Town TV Fan

[H-Town TV Fan 219]

KETV NewsWatch 7 at 10:00 (January 19, 1987)

 

[sfomspphl 498]

Bill Evans' first WABC weathercast - see Rolanda extend a handshake after the end of the show.

 

 

[H-Town TV Fan 219]

KYW 3 Eyewitness News at 11:00 (May 5, 1998)

 

WSJV NewsWatch 28 at 6:00 (May 19, 1988)

 

WAGA TV-5 Eyewitness News at 11:00 (August 30, 1988)

 

Edited June 21, 2024 by H-Town TV Fan

[SoFloTVClassics 1005]

KCNC and KUSA coverage of the Stapleton Airport Tank fire in 1990

 

WIVB News 4 Update 1980

 

Edited June 22, 2024 by SoFloTVClassics

[KnoxvilleTVFanDerrick 3]

One of the great things about searching for videos on YouTube is that you never know what you'll find.

Case in point: Stations that once had a news operation.

Well, with that said, I want to share with you a clip out of WTLW 44 out of Lima, Ohio which was a religious independent station.

During the 1990s, WTLW had a news operation and even used Gari's "You've Got 8 On Your Side" as their news theme.

So, with that said, here is a 10pm open when WTLW once had a news operation.
 

 

[SoFloTVClassics 1005]

Vintage Dayton newscasts about the Miamisburg Mound mid to late 90's

 

 

 

 

Vintage Cleveland Newscasts about the Cleveland Press Final Edition 1982

 

 

Edited June 23, 2024 by SoFloTVClassics

[VHSgoodiesWA 310]

A few new clips

 

WXYZ 11PM Action News Update, 11/17/1990

 

Some rare Liberty Weekend stuff! Today Show, 4th of July 1986, with the Parade of Ships, Gov. Mario Cuomo, etc. - and look at those Missoula commercials!

 

Morning news clip from KOMO 4 Seattle, October 1994

 

[SoFloTVClassics 1005]

WRBL Newswatch 3 1990

 

 

[Breaking News 839]

KERA PBS station did a story about the two stations in Dallas/Ft.Worth in 1976.

 

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Inside Wall $treet Week with Louis Rukeyser, maybe around 1994 (I'm guessing)

[H-Town TV Fan 219]

Excerpts of various Houston newscasts (January 1996)

 

 

 

 

KSAZ Fox 10 News at 9:00 and 10:00 (September 22, 2005)

 

KEZI Eyewitness News Weekend (January 15, 1995; starts at 0:54)

 

Edited July 5, 2024 by H-Town TV Fan
Forgot the KSAZ newscast had the 10pm newscast as well

[SoFloTVClassics 1005]

WOWT Vintage 80's News intros

 

 

KSDK Newschannel 5 1992

 

 

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WCCO 75th anniversary

 

 

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KPIX 1987 promo - haven't come across this promo cut of Telesound Signature / And You before

 

 

[Route66Fan 77]

Segment from the KDFW newsmagazine "Insights" about KLMG-TV (Now KFXK-TV.), Ch. 51 in Longview, TV from 1985 (Segment starts at 1:49.)

 

[MediaZone4K 2254]

Looking at KPRC from 2004, it looks exactly like WSVN in the 90s. No doubt that Channel 7 had to have had some inspiration on the formatting in Local 2.

WSVN 90s

 

Edited July 10, 2024 by MediaZone4K

[SoFloTVClassics 1005]

Vintage Rockford Newscasts 1984

 

KCPM 24 Reports First News 1988

 

KTVI 2 News 1990

 

 

Edited July 11, 2024 by SoFloTVClassics

[MediaZone4K 2254]

WCBS Jim Jensen 1964

WCBS Jim Jensen 1994, 29 years later. One thing I noticed by the '90s Jim could not sit still and the camera operator constantly had to shift the framing so that the overhead graphic didn't cover his face. Jim was a real talent, to my understanding alcoholism was his undoing. Shame. Even in his more disheveled state by the '90s he commanded a classic anchorman and strong on camera presence.

https://youtu.be/ETMkcr-k4AU?si=-lO0scxEv58Sqf0j

[MediaZone4K 2254]

Amazing footage from KABC (1974) of the SLA raid/shoot out involving Patty Hearst. Much of this footage wouldn't be aired raw on tv today.

NYC News compilation of the 1989 Staten Island tornado! Good to see WNYW in there, I often overlook them when seeking classic footage.

https://youtu.be/0senSxTxZ7k?si=gyVuF2zNZkKyqmNf

Edited July 20, 2024 by MediaZone4K

[SoFloTVClassics 1005]

WGAL Newscenter 8 1986

 

WHEC News 10 1994

 

WHEC News 10 1995

 

KPNX 12 Action News 1980

 

WMAR Newschannel 2 1992

 

WSTM 3 Action News 1995

 

 

Edited July 28, 2024 by SoFloTVClassics