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Thalia Assuras' Last Day on WNN-1997 Posted by: knewt01
Video duration: 470 seconds A look back at Thalia Assuras's tenure on ABC's overnight newscast, World News Now, on her last broadcast with the show on January, 17, 1997. Includes a brief clip of pre-WNN at CTV. Though it is kinda strange that Barbra's Streisand's "The Way We Were" plays during the montage of Assuras reading "death and destruction" stories. Related: assuras, mark, mullen, news, now, overnight, polka, thalia, wnn, world |
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WWBT-12 Sign- Off -1991 Posted by: knewt01
Video duration: 69 seconds This is the sign-off jingle to Richmond, Virginia NBC affiliate, WWBT from November 1991. Skyline shots of Richmond and the news team. Related: 12, news, promos, richmond, sign-off, television, themes, virginia, wwbt |
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WNN "Official" Thalia Doll-1997 Posted by: knewt01
Video duration: 188 seconds A sports segment on ABC's overnight newscast, featuring the Thalia Assuras doll, on the anchor's last day with the show and network, January 17th, 1997. Ends with a rundown of sports scores set to The Clash's song "Career Opportunities". Related: assuras, clash, doll, mark, mullen, news, now, overnight, thalia, the, wnn, world |
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WTVR 6 Hip Hop News Piece-1993 Posted by: knewt01
Video duration: 164 seconds A fall 1993 sweeps story on Richmond, Virginia TV station WTVR Channel 6's 11pm newscast "Nightbeat" about the cultural impact of hip hop, with a local angle. Reported by former WTVR reporter/weekend anchor Mike Corbin. Anchor Lisa LaFata's intro and tag are clipped(sorry). Related: 1993, arrested, cbs6, corbin, development, hip, hop, ice-t, mark, marky, mike, news, nightbeat, rap, richmond, sweeps, television, wtvr |
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WNN Disco Fever 1997 Posted by: knewt01
Video duration: 169 seconds Disco Fever fun during a sports segment on ABC News' Overnight Newscast World News Now, from Wednesday, June 4th 1997. Anchor Mark Mullen tries to get through the sports report as co-Anchor Asha Blake boogies with a staffer to McFadden & Whitehead's "Ain't No Stopping Us Now". Fun TV moment. Related: asha, blake, disco, mark, mcfadden, mullen, news, now, overnight, television, whitehead, wnn, world |
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WNN -Okito, Okito...Okiiiitooo!!! 1996 Posted by: knewt01
Video duration: 84 seconds From October 3, 1996: ABC's Overnight Newscast World News Now lets the prompter operator/actor introduce the "Asia Business News" reporter, Okito Toyoda ala "Streetcar Named Desire". Okito looks profoundly confused. Related: asia, brando, business, desire, named, news, now, okito, overnight, streetcar, toyoda, wnn, world |
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WWBT-12 Sports Promo Fall 1991 Posted by: knewt01
Video duration: 34 seconds Uptempo version of the "On Your Side" jingle, this time for WWBT sports, lyrics similar to the sign-off jingle. Preceded by part of a "Peaches" music store ad. Related: 12, news, promos, richmond, sports, television, themes, virginia, wwbt |
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WTVR-Snow Team Six Promo 1992 Posted by: knewt01
Video duration: 14 seconds Snow Team 6 Promo from Richmond, VA TV station WTVR 6. From Jan/Feb 1992. Features former TV 6 meteorologist Alan Winfield, who now works for Bay 9 News in Tampa, Florida. Plus a quick shot of current WCVB-Boston meteorologist Mike Wankum. Spot clips off at the end. Related: 6, alan, mike, richmond, snow, team, television, virginia, wankum, weather, winfield, wtvr |
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wric.com promo 1997 Posted by: knewt01
Video duration: 10 seconds Early promo for wric.com website from Richmond, Virginia station WRIC-TV 8. Related: 1997, internet, news, promo, richmond, television, tv8, virginia, wric, wric.com |
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January 1993 WRIC 11pm News Promo Posted by: knewt01
Video duration: 20 seconds 11pm News promo from WRIC TV-8 in Richmond, Virginia. Features current evening anchor Lisa Schaffner. Related: lisa, news, promo, richmond, schaffner, television, tv-8, virginia, wric |
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WWBT Overnight News Crew Promo 1992 Posted by: knewt01
Video duration: 30 seconds Promo for Richmond Va Station WWBT-12 from Spring 1992. Touts their overnight news crew's large size and expertise. Shots of Channel 12 van cruising the streets of Richmond in the middle of the night. Note use of the NBC chimes in the promo. Audio quality is low (clip taken from old tape). Related: 12, 1992., news, overnight, promo, richmond, team, virginia, wwbt |
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WTVR- Who is Mike Wankum? Promo-1992 Posted by: knewt01
Video duration: 29 seconds 1992 Promo for former WTVR TV 6 Meteorologist Mike Wankum, who now works for WCVB in Boston. Random Richmonders (including one English chick) are asked who Mike is. Promo briefly features former anchor Charles Fishburne. Audio quality is low (clip dubbed from an old tape). Related: 1992, 6, mike, promo, richmond, virginia, wankum, weather, whos, wtvr |
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1999 WRIC 11pm News Tease Posted by: knewt01
Video duration: 31 seconds June 1999 WRIC 11pm News Tease featuring then-new male anchor Juan Conde (who replaced Ric Young) and substitute anchor Laura Main (filling in for Lisa Shaffner). The entire tease consists of local and national crime stories. Followed by a commercial promoting a Renaissance Faire Related: 11pm, 1999, conde, faire, juan, news, renaissance, richmond, tease, television, virginia, wric |
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WWBT On Your Side: "12 About Town" Version 1992 Posted by: knewt01
Video duration: 30 seconds Upbeat WWBT "On Your Side" early 1992 promo. Features Former "12 About Town" reporter Bernice "Bernie" Simmons, as she covers various community and entertainment events around Richmond. Related: 12, bernice, bernie, channel, jingle, news, promo, richmond, simmons, television, tv, virginia, wwbt |
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Popkin Furniture commercial 1993 Posted by: knewt01
Video duration: 30 seconds 1993 low-budget commercial for the now-defunct Popkin Furniture store in Richmond, Virginia. One of many that aired from the 70s well into the late 90s. The old West Broad Street store is now a restaurant called "Popkin Tavern". Related: 1993, budget, commercial, furniture, low, popkin, ricmond, virginia |
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Stretching Your Dollar-WTVR 1992 Posted by: knewt01
Video duration: 30 seconds Promo for February 1992 sweep piece "Stretching Your Dollar". From Richmond, Virginia TV station WTVR. Features part of the Pink Floyd song "Money". Related: 1992, 6, dollar, floyd, money, pink, promo, richmond, stretching, sweeps, virginia, wtvr, your |
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XL102 Deep Cuts -Promo 1992 Posted by: knewt01
Video duration: 30 seconds Commercial for the late lamented Richmond Virginia rock station XL102. Then-Program Director Bill Pugh rides around in a Richmond trolley at night, explaining "Deep Cuts" (the concept of playing songs from popular rock albums, not usually heard on the radio). Commercial uses intro to Pink Floyd's song "Time" from the album "Dark Side of the Moon". Related: &, 1992, cuts, dark, deep, floyd, moon, of, pink, radio, richmond, rock, roll, side, station, the, time, virginia, xl102 |
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