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Here you'll find various TV News
themes, opens, closes, promos, station IDs, and various other stuff from
my collection.
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KPIX-5
KPIX Eyewitness
News Special Report (36 sec. - 97k) This is an open/return from commercial
break from a KPIX special report from 1994 or '95. During the 30 minutes
of the "Special Report" that I have on tape, there were at least four commercial
breaks. I think the theme is "Allegro" by Frank Gari. This music was also
used in a 1997 promo on KRNV.
KICU-36(San Jose)
(these are from sometime around 1994 or 1995)
Station ID
(26k) This is a 5 second KICU station identification.
Station ID
#2 (38k) This is another 5 second KICU ID. This one doesn't have the
voice over, and lists a Salinas-Monterey translator station.
KLIV Radio
Promo (91k) This is an advertisement for KLIV News Radio 1590 in San
Jose, "The Radio Station Next to the Glove Compartment of your car". It's
preceded by a short KICU ID. There are various slightly different versions
of this KICU ID. They're not especially interesting, but I'll post them
if anyone wants them.
Three's Company
promo (164k) This is a 60 second promo from around 1995 for reruns
of "Three's Company" on KICU. It's not really worth watching (the show,
or the promo).
Movies on KICU
(89k) This is an advertisement for KICU's line up of movies.
Coming soon: a 1994 "KPIX 5 News" "Allegro" news promo, KTVU news promos (and possibly an open and close), and possibly KGO opens and promos.
KSAZ-10
Promo
and Station ID This is 10 second promo for Access Hollywood,
followed by a extremely FOXish 5 second station identification. As seen
in the Access promo, in 1997 KSAZ had various people on the street doing
their promos, and used the slogan "cool". KSAZ's original call letters
were KOOL. By the way, Access Hollywood was advertised as being on at 6:30
PM, but later moved to 3:30 AM. It then moved to KPNX where it aired at
11:35 PM (or 11:37, or whatever...), and currently airs at 6:30 PM on KNXV.
"Where
it's @" Promo This is a promo for a story on the 9:00 PM News which
used the slogan "Where it's @, FOX10 News at 9:00".
9:00
PM Promo with Robin Garrison This is a promo for the 9:00 PM News with
Robin Garrison.
9:00
PM Promo with John Hook This is a promo shown durring the credits to
the FOX program aired before the 9:00 PM News.
FOX10
News@9:00 (2 min. - 307k) "Now! Live from Studio A!", This is
a 9:00 PM open from May 1997 with John Hook and Robin Garrison. At the
time, Hook and Garrison anchored the 60 minute 9:00 PM news, as well as
the 30 minute 5:00 PM news, while Terry McSweeny and Marlene Galan anchored
the 30 minute 6:00 PM news, and the 35 minute 10:00 PM news. Around 1998,
the 6:00 PM news was eliminated, and the 5:00 was expanded to an hour with
Hook and Garrison. Now, Hook, and Kari Lake (former weekend anchor on KPNX)
are at 5:00 and 9:00. Troy Hayden and Elsa Ramon are now the 10:00 PM anchors.
The 10:00 PM news has recently been reduced from 35 minutes, to 30. I'm
not sure what happened to Garrison and Galan. I think McSweeny was a reporter
for a while, but I'm not sure if he's still with the station. The theme
in this open is "Image I" by Jerome Gilmer.
Display of sports
scores This shows FOX10 screwing up primetime
network programming to show the scores of a sports event. As mentioned
in the above promos, it was a game being shown on Pay Per view, but FOX10
has the First "Free" Highlights...
KNXV-15
Tipping Promo
This is a 30 second promo for a News15 report "To tip, or not to tip?".
10:00 PM News
Promo This is a 5 second promo with a voice over by Robin Sewell mentioning
"the late breaking details..."
10:00 PM News
Promo This is a 40 second promo for the 10:00 PM News with Marc Bailey
and Robin Sewell.
10:00 PM News
Promo This is a 10 second promo with Marc Bailey. The music can be
heard especially well in this clip, and the next one. I'm not sure what
the music is, I think it might be a KNXV custom theme.
10:00 PM News
Promo This is the promo aired at the beginning of the last commericial
break during the last network show.
News15 at 10:00
Open (1 min. - 177k) This is a 10:00 PM open from April or May 1997.
KNXV used the "Live, Local, Late Breaking" slogan, which I'm pretty sure
KPHO used at some time, I think both stations might have actually used
it at the same time.
Coming soon: Various promos
from KPNX, and a current open from knaz tv in Flagstaff.
Weather
Promo 5 second weather promo for the 11:00 PM News.
"Thanks for
watching NBC" Promo A 5 second promo with Jim Sackett and Laurel Sauer
NewsChannel5
at 11:00 PM Open (2:36 - 409k) This is an 11:00 PM open from November
2000. This could very well be the worst news open... Ever! It's so lame
how two feathers of the NBC Peacock light up in a camera lens as each note
of the NBC chime is played! The theme is of course "Counterpoint", "composed"
by Stephen Arnold.
Decision 2000
Theme (30 sec.) This is an 11:00 PM return from commercial break in
which WPTV used NBC's "Decision 2000" theme.
Weather Report
Open (55 sec. - 149k) This is the open to the 11:00 PM weather segment
with Steve Weagle.
"Secret City"
weather segment (48 sec. - 128k) This is the end of the 11:00 PM weather
segment, in which the weatherman shows a shot of a "Secret City", and the
anchors guess where it is. Fritz Coleman sometimes does a similar segment
on KNBC.
NewsChannel5
11:00 PM Close (30 sec.)
"Special
Report" Promo This is a 30 second promo for a NewsChannel5 Special
Report. "The season for giving is in full swing... but so is taking!"
"Anger Management"
Promo A promo for another "Special Report"
Steve Weagle
Promo This is a promo advertising that Steve Weagle also does weather
reports in the Sun-Sentinel newspaper. It's not as good as a similar promo
on KPNX with weatherman Sean McLaughlin.
Various
WPTV Promos This clip includes a promo with Jim Sackett talking
about "Digital Doppler Radar". I don't know why they used Sackett instead
of weatherman Steve Weagle. It's followed by a public service annoucement
which shows a "5 Cares" logo at the end, another PSA with Governor Jeb,
and a promo for movie reviews on NewsChannel5.
More WPTV Promos
60 seconds of additional boring WPTV promos.
Equal Opportunity
Employer Message This is is a 20 second annoucment about WPTV being
an Equal Opportunity Employer. It's followed by a 20 second promo for the
Fishing Report. "We'll reel you in!"
Business Report
Promo This is a 30 second ad for the "South Florida Business Report".
It looks like child porn to me. Perhaps it's "art".
Food For Families
This is a promo with Jim Sackett for a holiday food donation drive. I have
at least two additional versions of this on tape, but none of them are
especially interesting.
Lottery Numbers
This clip shows WPTV screwing up network programming by playing the NBC
chime and shrinking the picture to display the winning lottery numbers
(even KOAT can do it better!), and subsequently putting a large WPTV logo
on the screen. WPTV's picture quality looks about as bad as WNBC, but unlike
WNBC, WPTV looks as bad at all times, rather than just during network programming.
Al Roker flooding
ad This is a 15 second spot shown on WPTV of Al Roker in the WNBC weather
center talking about flooding.
WPEC-12
Special
Report (2:30 - 397k) This is a special report on "The Fight
for Florida" from November 2000. "B Package" by Frank Gari can be heard
at the beginning and end.
WPBF-25
(According to the Heast-Argyle website,
WPBF is operated, but not owned by H-A)
11:00 PM News
Promo Promo for the 11:00 PM news
11:00 PM News
Promo #2 A slightly different promo for the same 11:00 news. With Tiffany
Kenney.
11:00 PM News
Promo #3 This is the 11:00 PM news promo which airs at the beginning
of the last break on the last primetime ABC show.
Eyewitness News
11:00 PM Open (2:41 - 417k) This is a November 2000 open to the 11:00
PM news with Tom Donovan and Tiffany Kenney. Donovan used to host the late
night news program "Nightside" on NBC. WBPF's theme is "Image News" by
Frank Gari.
11:00 PM Close
(2 min.- 286k) This is the close from the 11:00 PM edition. It includes
a report about "election jokes".
WFLX-29
Promo for 10:00
PM News This is a promo aired before the credits of the last primetime
show
Your FOX29 10
O'Clock News Open (3 min. - 459k) This is a November 2000 open from
the 10:00 PM News. It includes the promo, the opening theme, and about
the first 90 seconds of the news itself. WFLX's news is produced by WPEC.
Anchor Curt Fonger is often seen as a reporter on WPEC. WFLX supposedly
uses "Champion News Series" by Frank Gari, but it doesn't sound like it
to me. WFLX's graphics resemble those used by FOX a few years ago.
10:00 PM Close
(2 min.- 345k) This is the close to the 10:00 PM news (notice that
both Freedom Broadcasting, and Raycom Media are mentioned). It's followed
by
some promos for WFLX programming, and an ad for a AIDS Walk with anchor
Claudia Shea and some local radio hosts.
WTVX-34
Judge Judy promo
In case anyone was wondering what WTVX's graphics are like, here's a 10
second Judge Judy promo. Most, if not all UPN/Paramount/Viacom O&Os
use similar graphics.
Coming soon: opens and closes
from WPEC and the WFLX morning news!
KOB-4
6:00
PM Promo This is a promo which precedes the 6:00 PM News.
Channel
4 Eyewitness News at 6:00 PM Open (2:24 - 382k) This is a 1996
open from the 6:00 PM news. The theme is "Palmer News Package" by Shelly
Palmer.
6:00 PM Bumper
6:00 PM Weather
Open This is the open to the 6:00 PM weather report.
Ski Report
This is a skiing report from the 6:00 PM news. It's not terribly interesting,
but you can hear some unidentified music playing faintly in the background.
Part of PNP perhaps?
6:00 PM Close
(2 min - 316k)
Seinfeld Promo
This is a promo for "Seinfeld" airing in syndication on KOB.
KOAT-7
Consumer Watch
Promo This is a promo for a "Consumer Watch promo". It's followed by
the beginning of the Barbara Walters ABC 20th Anniversary special, with
the ID for KOAT, and it's satellites KOCT Carlsbad, and KOVT Silver City
Barbara Walters
Clip This is a clip of that Barbara Walters special which shows the
open to ABC News from 1978, as well as a show called "Issues and Answers".
A "KOAT New Mexico" ID can be seen over it.
Action 7 News
Promo This is a promo with Nelson Martinez for Action 7 News Live at
Ten
KOAT commercial
break This is a commercial break from KOAT. It includes an ad for Jewel
Osco supermarkets, as well as a News at Ten promo with Nelson Martinez
and Diane Anderson, and another short KOAT promo.
Live at Ten
Promo This is the promo which airs at the beginning of the last commercial
break during the last network program.
Action 7 News
Live at Ten Open This is a 10:00 PM open from 1996. The theme is "The
One and Only" by Frank Gari.
Coming eventually: various
promos from KRQE, and a report by ktla's Sam Rubin about a sweeps stunt
in DMA #50.
KRNV-4
KRNV
News 4 Promo This is a 30 second promo for KRNV 11:00 PM news, evidently
from October 20, 1997. At the time, KRNV used "WFSB News Package" by Frank
Gari, and the signature of that can be heard at the end of this promo,
however
the theme played in the background thoughout the entire promo was a theme
used on KPIX around 1994. It might be from "Allegro", I'm not sure.
Coming soon: a KRNV open, promos from KTVN, and possibly KOLO.