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WFLA Channel 8 - Channel 8 Reports (Part 4, 1965)

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Here's Part 4 (the final part) of an edition of Channel 8 Reports on WFLA Channel 8 in Tampa / St. Petersburg, Florida, anchored by Arch Deal. Also featuring longtime sports director Milt Spencer.

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Milt Spencer reading the following sports items:

- High school basketball scores (only one of which was played in Tampa), printed on a long sheet and panned down: Brandon 72, King High 58; East Bay 94, Brewster Tech 46; Pasco 64, Plant C...

WSVN Channel 7 - Gigglesnort Hotel - "Vanity" (Part 1, 1987)

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Here's Part 1 of an episode of Bill Jackson's Gigglesnort Hotel (entitled "Vanity", which was Episode #17 of the series, and whose original airdate was Sunday, May 11th 1975.)

This aired on Channel 7 - WSVN Channel 7 in Miami / Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that is. (The station was an NBC affiliate at the time; it is today an affiliate of the FOX television network.)

This program - the last major show to feature Mr. Jackson's parade of puppets...

WSVN Channel 7 - Gigglesnort Hotel - "Vanity" (Part 2, 1987)

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Here's Part 2 of the Gigglesnort Hotel episode "Vanity" (episode #17, original airdate 5-11-75) as aired on WSVN Channel 7 in Miami / Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Includes:

Gigglesnort Hotel bumper

Desk clerk B.J. (Bill Jackson) straightening out the hotel lobby to the best of his ability - though it's now three feet off its foundation, as well as extremely freezing. He tries to reach Mr. Gigglesnort again - the old man thinks the hotel hit an icebe...

WSVN Channel 7 - Gigglesnort Hotel - "Vanity" (Part 3, 1987)

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Here's Part 3 (the final part) of the Gigglesnort Hotel episode "Vanity" (episode #17, original airdate 5-11-75) as aired on WSVN Channel 7 in Miami / Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Includes:

Gigglesnort Hotel bumper

B.J. (Bill Jackson) is trying to put Blob back together after falling apart over Dirty Dragon's profile - and transforms him into "Mr. Huggy Man," also setting him up with a teddy bear.

Next, B.J. does a drawing, starting o...

WFLA Channel 8 - Channel 8 Reports (Part 3, 1965)

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Here's Part 3 of an edition of Channel 8 Reports on WFLA Channel 8 in Tampa / St. Petersburg, Florida, anchored by Arch Deal. Also featuring meteorologist Jack Stir.

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Jack Stir's weather report, in which he reports the current weather conditions (warmer than normal for this time of year) and forecast; notice the old-fashioned weather meters (for Barometer, Winds, Wind Speed, Temperature, Humidity and Rainfall) and drawn maps which contrast with t...

WFLA Channel 8 - Channel 8 Reports (Part 2, 1965)

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Here's Part 2 of an edition of Channel 8 Reports on WFLA Channel 8 in Tampa / St. Petersburg, Florida, anchored by Arch Deal.

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Arch reading more items:

- Republican National Committee, in their Ohio meeting, names Ray C. Bliss as their chairman (a position in which he would serve until 1969, during which time he helped pave the way for the election of Richard M. Nixon as President in 1968), and Barry Goldwater admits blame for his r...

WFLA Channel 8 - Channel 8 Reports (Part 1, 1965)

Views: 1526

Here's Part 1 of an edition of Channel 8 Reports on WFLA Channel 8 in Tampa / St. Petersburg, Florida, anchored by Arch Deal.

This newscast was transferred from a 2" Quad tape that was found in, of all places, the coat closet of former Chicago TV news anchor Jim Ruddle.

Includes:

Station ID slide with "TV Channel 8" jingle

Arch Deal opening the newscast, followed by sponsor billboard for West Coast Rambler Dealers (voiceover b...

WFLA Channel 8 - Channel 8 Reports (Pre-Show Break, 1965)

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Here's the pre-show break for Channel 8 Reports on WFLA Channel 8 in Tampa / St. Petersburg, Florida. The anchor was Arch Deal.

This newscast was transferred from a 2" Quad tape that was found in, of all places, the coat closet of former Chicago TV news anchor Jim Ruddle.

Includes:

Brief shot of "Dolphin Enterprises" bumper (indicating the end of an edition of The Jack Paar Program, whose final season this was)

"This H...

WBBM Channel 2 - The Best of CBS - "The Night That Panicked America" (Opening & Pre-Movie Break, 1979)

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Here's the opening moments of The Best of CBS presentation of the 1975 made-for-TV movie "The Night That Panicked America" on WBBM Channel 2. Includes:

Station ID slide (seen briefly)

Show opening (slightly cut-off at the beginning?) with clip excerpts from upcoming film (opening voiceover by Jerry Harper) (music is "Heavy Action" by legendary production music composer Johnny Pearson - same music was used as the theme for Monday Night Football for many y...