Members Max Posted June 3, 2012 Members Share Posted June 3, 2012 I thought it would be interesting to start a thread where we could post clips of old television news intros and/or stories. Here is a CBS News 1984 Report, complete with their graphics package, of Gary Hart's upset victory over Walter Mondale in the 1984 New Hampshire Democratic Presidential Primary: <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pOvRpT2p9LE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Though the story I posted above was political, this thread can include news reports on all types of different topics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted June 3, 2012 Members Share Posted June 3, 2012 Goodbye Jessica Savitch. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr8AExHciBE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MissLlanviewPA Posted June 3, 2012 Members Share Posted June 3, 2012 IMO, the best network news theme ever. I was 2 when it debuted, and 17 when it was retired. It was the end of an era when that happened. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keA7vfK_Wbk And two of the campaign music packages ever. Lord knows I grew up with the second one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLpJRE0MkTo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rchmoqssrQw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MissLlanviewPA Posted June 3, 2012 Members Share Posted June 3, 2012 NBC News Digest. Notice the Earth is spinning the wrong way . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3YTQbYxkAg From ABC World News Now: The World News Polka! I've always loved this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bEuUJmZUh8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Max Posted June 3, 2012 Author Members Share Posted June 3, 2012 That was such a tragedy. All of the Big 3 network news themes were superb at the time. I mistakenly thought that this theme debuted in 1987; rather a variant of it did. When Scott Pelley took over as anchor, CBS thankfully dropped the depressing Katie Couric theme and went back to the 87-91 music. The NBC News Digest theme is wonderful because it is so 80s-ish! And the World News Polka is hilarious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MissLlanviewPA Posted June 3, 2012 Members Share Posted June 3, 2012 They've shown it outside of Chicago for years, so here it is: WGN News at Nine in 1993: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5B8ia3nzsM&feature=related Tom Skilling is still there today (minus the hair now), and Allison Payne just retired a few months ago. The World News Polka: Shatner style! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuceDEC2HoU&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MissLlanviewPA Posted June 3, 2012 Members Share Posted June 3, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StvbnZsQD8w http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utIN-NDsxWM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xctus2mlWSA&feature=relmfu (My parents actually taped the CNN coverage from 1992, but none of what is on YouTube here. It's only from after Clinton was declared the winner.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MissLlanviewPA Posted June 3, 2012 Members Share Posted June 3, 2012 The first election year I have any memories of . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cauWmILOe8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Max Posted June 3, 2012 Author Members Share Posted June 3, 2012 Some parts of a 48 Hours report (from 1993, I believe) about the 1989 stalking death of Rebecca Schaeffer: <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/sEGYdjeL8tY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> It's so sad that this event to had to happen before law enforcement took stalking seriously. Andrea Evans was first threatened by her stalker before Schaeffer's murder, but her story got so little press attention at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members beebs Posted June 4, 2012 Members Share Posted June 4, 2012 We always had the dorkiest news intro. This from CBC's National circa 1978: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6cApyFvlgI&feature=related Good lord, what is that bizarre movie in the intro. It sounds....hilariously bad. Anyone recall? XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members beebs Posted June 4, 2012 Members Share Posted June 4, 2012 And this is my favourite. It was the only National intro that a) stuck in my head and b - made us sound like we had a proper news program in this country. Side note: My mom and I went to the CBC open house when I was 9, and I sat in the anchor's seat, and did an apparently enviable intro to the 6pm news (the cameramen shouted "woah! Watch out Peter Mansbridge!" when I finished). Unfortunately, they only aired the ones of kids screwing up Suhannah Meharchand's name. I was so sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted June 4, 2012 Members Share Posted June 4, 2012 Love this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biUr6XAwqkM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted June 4, 2012 Members Share Posted June 4, 2012 The classiest of the late night news opens (revamped a few years ago, sadly) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWQMu3YU_RI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lj-1kr_lBVk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted June 4, 2012 Members Share Posted June 4, 2012 I remember watching the last episode of GL, and being shocked, and saddened, that this was also the end of CBS Newsbreak. I'd gotten so used to that when watching in real time, or at the end of a tape, or going through on the DVR. I'm still not sure why they got rid of it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YABnTEm1_4E Here is a 1977 Newsbreak. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA_YiMf72ho&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members quartermainefan Posted June 4, 2012 Members Share Posted June 4, 2012 News but not the news <iframe width="640" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rQWx9892r-E" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> and these I remember like it was yesterday how all the networks devoted time to retrospectives. <iframe width="640" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pEYfYfqL6qE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="640" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/l9BEFfErJpU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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