00:20 i met him in a shopping mall his father was known as mr. nice guy he would give you the shirt off his back when an engineer at the stations car broke down he said you can borrow my car you can sleep in my apartment what ever you want
00:04 BARBARA WALTERS [ she didnt like wa wa] was the reason why grimsby was fired becauase it wasnt the huntley brinkley report anymore with a woman anchorman on the national news which was what the new york news was imitating
So good that this is on YT! Hey- does ANYone who lived in the NY tri-state area in the 70s recall a tv commercial (forgot the product), where a guy leans over a sleeping guy named Stanley? He says- "Stanley...Staaaanley...GET OUTTA BED!!"
grimsby was a funny, sad faced maniac. i believe he was caught cursing on air once or twice. "precursor" to sue simmons,who was funny as hell i thought, in her famous verbal bloop.
@brainsareus he called ursulla andress ursella undress on mike grimsby was given up for adoption he hunted for his mother as many orphans do and he finally found her don pardo was the annoncer on live at 5 with sue simmons when belushi died he was interviewed because he as the announcer on saturday night live he said belushi never did anything wrong on or off the set but a director at nBC said they used to take the mirrors off the wall to cut the cocain it would take hours to get
Roger Grimsby was awesome, he never did crack much of a smile but I remember when he commented at the end of a news cast , that he came back from doing a story and security asked where he came back from. he said Etheopia and the guard replied "smart ass"
Does Anybody have any clips of Roger Grimbsy doing KGO-TV news scene with Bob Young from 1965-1968 before ABC Moved him to NY to do WABC Eyewitness News with Bill Beutel. I always wanted to See Grimsby as the Bay Area Anchor until ABC put Jerry Jensen and VanAmburg to take Grimsby's San Francisco desk.
RPN-9 used the Cool Hand Luke: The Tar Sequence theme music for "NewsWatch" in 1969-1993, succeeded the News Series 2000 theme music for NewsWatch in 1993.
@DC322 : Grimsby also popped up in a couple of my favorite flicks: Woody Allen's BANANAS from 1971 and in GHOSTBUSTERS from 1984. He was like the hardboiled newsman from Central Casting except he really was a newsman.
Roger Grimsby was the most aptly named newscaster who ever lived. The man almost never cracked a smile. And I also liked John Johnson, or as he pronounced it, "Jawn Jawnson."
Once I was sitting in the Prince Street Bar when all of a sudden in the back door leaps a SWAT team with flac Jackets machine guns and JON JOHNSON holding up the rear. They went up that elevator, I waited, but never saw them return.
00:20 i met him in a shopping mall his father was known as mr. nice guy he would give you the shirt off his back when an engineer at the stations car broke down he said you can borrow my car you can sleep in my apartment what ever you want
spacepatrolman 4 months ago
00:04 BARBARA WALTERS [ she didnt like wa wa] was the reason why grimsby was fired becauase it wasnt the huntley brinkley report anymore with a woman anchorman on the national news which was what the new york news was imitating
spacepatrolman 4 months ago
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holy fuck its a nigger
SOLIDSNAKEXXX360 8 months ago
So good that this is on YT! Hey- does ANYone who lived in the NY tri-state area in the 70s recall a tv commercial (forgot the product), where a guy leans over a sleeping guy named Stanley? He says- "Stanley...Staaaanley...GET OUTTA BED!!"
What WAS that??!
rockuvages 8 months ago
grimsby was a funny, sad faced maniac. i believe he was caught cursing on air once or twice. "precursor" to sue simmons,who was funny as hell i thought, in her famous verbal bloop.
brainsareus 9 months ago
@brainsareus he called ursulla andress ursella undress on mike grimsby was given up for adoption he hunted for his mother as many orphans do and he finally found her don pardo was the annoncer on live at 5 with sue simmons when belushi died he was interviewed because he as the announcer on saturday night live he said belushi never did anything wrong on or off the set but a director at nBC said they used to take the mirrors off the wall to cut the cocain it would take hours to get
spacepatrolman 4 months ago
@spacepatrolman him out of the dressing room
spacepatrolman 4 months ago
Larry Kane came to WABC in 1977 after a few years at WPVI in Philadelphia, and when he left in 1978, I believe he was replaced by Ernie Anastos.
MrMichaelChua 11 months ago
this was my favorite News show back then
jody808 1 year ago
Anyone have a clip of John Johnson reporting the death of Phyllis Hyman?
adelgado75 1 year ago
Channel 7. The only news channel my family would watch.
crossbronx63 1 year ago
Roger Grimsby was awesome, he never did crack much of a smile but I remember when he commented at the end of a news cast , that he came back from doing a story and security asked where he came back from. he said Etheopia and the guard replied "smart ass"
jukedar 1 year ago
Does Anybody have any clips of Roger Grimbsy doing KGO-TV news scene with Bob Young from 1965-1968 before ABC Moved him to NY to do WABC Eyewitness News with Bill Beutel. I always wanted to See Grimsby as the Bay Area Anchor until ABC put Jerry Jensen and VanAmburg to take Grimsby's San Francisco desk.
Dook6 2 years ago
Larry Kane would've been a great permanent fixture in NYC. But things happen for a reason, he is better known in Philly.
johnissoevil 2 years ago
RPN-9 used the Cool Hand Luke: The Tar Sequence theme music for "NewsWatch" in 1969-1993, succeeded the News Series 2000 theme music for NewsWatch in 1993.
lianlaspinas 2 years ago
Roger Grimsby along with other New York News Anchors made cameos appearance for the 1985 movie Turk 182.
DC322 2 years ago 2
@DC322 : Grimsby also popped up in a couple of my favorite flicks: Woody Allen's BANANAS from 1971 and in GHOSTBUSTERS from 1984. He was like the hardboiled newsman from Central Casting except he really was a newsman.
GaryPeterson67 1 year ago
Roger Grimsby was the most aptly named newscaster who ever lived. The man almost never cracked a smile. And I also liked John Johnson, or as he pronounced it, "Jawn Jawnson."
paktype 3 years ago 8
Behind the scenes, to poke fun on Roger Grimsby and Chevy Chase, John would say, I'm Jawn Jawnson and you're not!"
nynewsguy7 2 years ago 4
If you knew Grimsby, you'd have found him to be one of the funniest people you knew. And yes, he did it without smiling!
UX210 2 years ago
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grahambrunk 3 years ago
Larry King? I don't recall him being an anchor on the news in NYC!
happyquails 3 years ago
That's because he wasn't.
Larry Kane was what was said.
fatman50000 3 years ago
Nice hair for 70's
RowanAthikson 3 years ago 9
Paul Newman's theme and his life will be missed!
Dook6 3 years ago 2
ITS RON BURGANDY!
Kevster1993 3 years ago 5
Wow... Haven't heard that closing theme in maybe 15 years!!!
thesims1depot 3 years ago 2
Closest thing to that would be NewsSeries 2000 from a 1993 clip via KABC in Los Angeles.
StukInBuf 3 years ago
More specifically, "KABC 1993 Eyewitness News AM Open."
StukInBuf 3 years ago
Once I was sitting in the Prince Street Bar when all of a sudden in the back door leaps a SWAT team with flac Jackets machine guns and JON JOHNSON holding up the rear. They went up that elevator, I waited, but never saw them return.
guywalker29 3 years ago
That sound was an ending of a Joel Siegel film package.
nynewsguy7 3 years ago
Ah, makes sense.
wmbrown6 3 years ago
What's that noise in the background?!
lviefortoday 4 years ago
Must be the CHL Theme
dinfg6 3 years ago
I think they meant the gunshot sound prior to Mr. Grimsby delivering his famous sign-off.
wmbrown6 3 years ago