Action News was always my favorite, I watched all the time growing up in the Bronx as a teen....And to see this now is awesome.... Priceless...And i loved the way you Edited it...And mixing in the classic movies.. Great job...Much Thanks BIGBLUEPLANET .
@Lockemeister - She was certainly better than much of the women anchors in NYC today (I'm thinking of the current occupant of the "PIX 11" anchor desk, Jodi Applegate, who like most "news chicks" these days seems to come across as skanky by comparison).
What is the name of the comedian on here with the mustache? I think he's the same guy that used to come on talk shows and throw confetti at the end of his punch lines.
Today, Dead Men, (and Dead Women), DO watch the news! (With all the bad stuff arund in 2009, we've all become zombies, as you'll no doubt agree!).
Taday, N Nov, 2009, that poor guy is, I think, STILL reporting on t Republican convention! (S he t ghost -reporter-- of a living OR dead person), who seems 2 show up at efrt Republican Convention since? Or s that ghost just some poor Democrat or Libertarian, trying 2 retain the liberty of t Constitution? Do u give him a ghost of a chance?
Is that Ian Hunter at :34? - I worked with him once at CNBC on a story about the Hamburger industry... He couldn't wait to create the term "Big Meat" (like 'Big Oil') to describe them....If that IS him - it figures he'd be caught pissing in the woods.
Dig the crazy jacket Jeff Lyons was wearing at the 9:39 mark. I'm double crosseyed because judging from the set design behind him, that clip was from at least 1984...not a trendy sportcoat for that era. I'd like to see him wear that getup on the Channel 4 set one day.
Does anyone know how I can get the full unedited INN news theme at 0:56 and 1:15? I've tried to contact WPIX with no luck. Would ove the composer info too. Kick ass theme.
I AM SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT STEVE BOSH IS STILL ALIVE. WHEN I KNEW HIM, HE WAS DOWNING AT LEAST 15 CUP'S OF COFFEE A DAY AND SMOKING 2 PACK'S OF WINSTON'S A DAY! good for him!
Pat Harper was my mother.The best damn anchor in New York.She died of a sudden heart attack in our home in Spain.Joe Harper was my step dad,who died in 1983 and is buried in Maine,his favorite place in the world.Every anchor should aspires to be as good as the were.
Oh my God, I watched your mom all the time, on TV, in Staten Island, NY! Your mom certainly was a great anchor. Those were the days, huh? Brings back some good memories of those years. We'll all be re-united with our loved ones, one day. It's true! Take care.
@mchlharper You are correct, Pat Harper was the best damn anchor in New York. A professional journalist all television newspersons should aspire too. You have every right to be proud. It's a shame she died so young.
@mchlharper I always watched the Yankees on WPIX, and I always stay tuned in for the news after the game. Pat and Joe were excellent newscasters. I am sorry to hear your mother passed away. You should be very proud of her.
@mchlharper I remember when they co-anchored the news together on WPIX. They were awesome, growing up in NYC, it was my favorite news to watch. Your Mom was a class act, she is missed.
As a former New Yorker that grew up watching Pat Harper, Roger Grimsbe, Bill Beutel and the WPIX news Team........... THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE MEMORIES............ It seems so long ago.....and I feel so old. THANKS AND GOD BLESS!!
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great stuff, thanks. I had such a crush on Pat Harper back then. Wonder where she is tonight. I remember once they came back from commercial too soon and she got caught smoking on the air
@thedavisgroup - I know of only one example of Joe Harper's work on YT - from 'MSTS1', an audio-only clip from a weekend edition of Boston station WBZ Channel 4's "Eyewitness News" he'd anchored in 1970:
watch?v=dhq1AiurLCE
In contrast to Pat whose years at both WPIX and WNBC have been comparatively well-represented.
The Independent Network News (INN) was a nationally-syndicated nightly news program, seen from June 1980 until June 1990, and produced by WPIX in New York City, designed mainly for independent stations.
I lived in New York in the 80's, so I remember a bunch of these people. Oh, my goodness, that was some funny stuff. Especially the poor guy who can't hear his producer up above lol.
I must say that the WPIX news team of Steve Bosh, the late Pat Harper, Bill Jorgensen and the late Jerry Girard were the best, bar none! The nice thing about the folks at Channel 11, they even kept their sense of humor.... even at their own expense. What a time, what a team!
She was still beautiful well into her fifties. She must have been really something in her twenties!
Pat was able to be the most serious anchor you could think of (what a great authoritative voice that she had!) and then later on in the newscast be the biggest goofball. She was one of the best.
LMAO! "...And right here in beautiful downtown Miami while we're being blown the fuck away! Wind speed has just hit 130, the light is wiggling, and my toupee is gonna come off." Classic! :D
Live TV is awesome! I think just about every station has a 'blooper reel'. Mostly the underpaid and overworked crew collect funny video and put them together at some point. My high school journalism teacher worked at an ABC affiliate in El Paso, and she had a blooper reel that was hilarious. That one however had clips from all 3 news stations in town and was put together in a half hour format as if to air, but never really did.
Pat was the ex of 1973-76 WPIX anchor Joe Harper. They co-anchored together from 1975 to '76. He had "predeceased" her, in 1983 at age 61. I.I.N.M., he died after a brief illness. As for Pat, she passed away in Spain from a heart attack.
I like the blooper at 3:53, where the reporter rides in a flooded part of the street, falls off the bike and he then gets up and justs stands there....with those wet *dduheee* HIGH WATER pants--buaha haha!!
And I also like the reporters response at 4:47. Oh man! Thats what you get for standing in the middle of a crowd at a convention - A**hole!
"And right here in beautiful downtown Miami where we're being blown the f--k awaaaaay..."
We used to get INN in the L.A. market on KCOP, didn't know WPIX was where it was sourced from (but hey, I was in my single digit years, didn't know much at all)
Lastly, this whole clip couldn't have been shown over the air over there, could it? Was this sold on video or something?
Gerry Girard was the best NY News Sportscaster!
aitraining 8 months ago
Also, at 1:25 - 1:34 and again at 5:53 - 5:56, is Christy Ferer.
wmbrown6 9 months ago
Action News was always my favorite, I watched all the time growing up in the Bronx as a teen....And to see this now is awesome.... Priceless...And i loved the way you Edited it...And mixing in the classic movies.. Great job...Much Thanks BIGBLUEPLANET .
bjroberts65 1 year ago
Anyone know the name of the reporter at 04:18?
I think he was the sports reporter.
ravi48819 1 year ago
@ravi48819 ......Jerry Girard
bjroberts65 1 year ago
I liked Pat Harper much more than the other women anchors in NYC.
Lockemeister 1 year ago
@Lockemeister - She was certainly better than much of the women anchors in NYC today (I'm thinking of the current occupant of the "PIX 11" anchor desk, Jodi Applegate, who like most "news chicks" these days seems to come across as skanky by comparison).
wmbrown6 9 months ago
lol he called the lady a fucking cunt lol
bernie205 1 year ago
She certainly was a great anchor!
elimvp42 1 year ago
What is the name of the comedian on here with the mustache? I think he's the same guy that used to come on talk shows and throw confetti at the end of his punch lines.
cscott1975 2 years ago
Rip Taylor
bigblueplanet 2 years ago
Thanks!
cscott1975 2 years ago
@bigblueplanet
who else?
wiedep 1 year ago
Today, Dead Men, (and Dead Women), DO watch the news! (With all the bad stuff arund in 2009, we've all become zombies, as you'll no doubt agree!).
Taday, N Nov, 2009, that poor guy is, I think, STILL reporting on t Republican convention! (S he t ghost -reporter-- of a living OR dead person), who seems 2 show up at efrt Republican Convention since? Or s that ghost just some poor Democrat or Libertarian, trying 2 retain the liberty of t Constitution? Do u give him a ghost of a chance?
UTAOUB 2 years ago
i did, any you WOULDN'T !!!! IT WAS A NUTHOUSE!!!
wiedep 2 years ago
I would have enjoyed working at WPIX in 1984.
andan04 2 years ago
I didn't know Doug Lwellyn was on WPIX
RJS3566 2 years ago
Is that Ian Hunter at :34? - I worked with him once at CNBC on a story about the Hamburger industry... He couldn't wait to create the term "Big Meat" (like 'Big Oil') to describe them....If that IS him - it figures he'd be caught pissing in the woods.
musicom67 2 years ago
Dig the crazy jacket Jeff Lyons was wearing at the 9:39 mark. I'm double crosseyed because judging from the set design behind him, that clip was from at least 1984...not a trendy sportcoat for that era. I'd like to see him wear that getup on the Channel 4 set one day.
davemock 2 years ago
Does anyone know how I can get the full unedited INN news theme at 0:56 and 1:15? I've tried to contact WPIX with no luck. Would ove the composer info too. Kick ass theme.
kidflash6 3 years ago
How come no one notices that he calls her an "f-ing cu*t" at 6:40?
hardtruthsin08 3 years ago 4
@hardtruthsin08 Oh, I noticed.
musicom67 1 year ago
This is almost like SCTV
johnozed 3 years ago
more than you know!!!!
wiedep 2 years ago
I AM SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT STEVE BOSH IS STILL ALIVE. WHEN I KNEW HIM, HE WAS DOWNING AT LEAST 15 CUP'S OF COFFEE A DAY AND SMOKING 2 PACK'S OF WINSTON'S A DAY! good for him!
AHOLENELLIE 3 years ago
That was fun to watch. I miss those anchors. They were great. Thanks for posting it!
joeysmom411 3 years ago
Pat Harper was my mother.The best damn anchor in New York.She died of a sudden heart attack in our home in Spain.Joe Harper was my step dad,who died in 1983 and is buried in Maine,his favorite place in the world.Every anchor should aspires to be as good as the were.
mchlharper 3 years ago 19
Pat was a classy lady!! I allway's enjoyed her.
AHOLENELLIE 3 years ago 2
Oh my God, I watched your mom all the time, on TV, in Staten Island, NY! Your mom certainly was a great anchor. Those were the days, huh? Brings back some good memories of those years. We'll all be re-united with our loved ones, one day. It's true! Take care.
life54321 3 years ago
I remember them well. They were amazing and NY news was never the same without these pioneers.
Donicababe 3 years ago
I remember watching Pat Harper on TV during my childhood in NY during the 1970s. She was certainly a class act.
thowen1988 3 years ago
Pat Harper was an inspiration to all young women who grew up to be journalists. I remember her and your stepdad with respect..
annikee59 3 years ago
@mchlharper She was good from the old school. They don't make 'em like that anymore. Hope Tribune left you something nice...
musicom67 1 year ago
@mchlharper You are correct, Pat Harper was the best damn anchor in New York. A professional journalist all television newspersons should aspire too. You have every right to be proud. It's a shame she died so young.
nycdude999 1 year ago
@mchlharper I grew up watching your mom. She was a real pro. I am so sorry for your loss.
kpenguins48 8 months ago
@mchlharper I always watched the Yankees on WPIX, and I always stay tuned in for the news after the game. Pat and Joe were excellent newscasters. I am sorry to hear your mother passed away. You should be very proud of her.
richiguy 1 month ago
@mchlharper I remember when they co-anchored the news together on WPIX. They were awesome, growing up in NYC, it was my favorite news to watch. Your Mom was a class act, she is missed.
NorwoodGlen 1 month ago
As a former New Yorker that grew up watching Pat Harper, Roger Grimsbe, Bill Beutel and the WPIX news Team........... THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE MEMORIES............ It seems so long ago.....and I feel so old. THANKS AND GOD BLESS!!
JAMAICNLIGHTEN818 3 years ago
Unfortunately, Jerry Girard died a couple of years ago. He was a GREAT sport's anchor...!
newjersey421 3 years ago
Wow, I didn't know Jerry Girard died. He had a great sense of humor, too.
life54321 3 years ago
Pat Harper died of a heart attack. I had heard once that she was a heavy smoker, so cancer would have not been a surprise.
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Turkbot506 3 years ago
What happened to Jerry Girard? That's a blast from the past.
But sad to hear about Pat Harper.. I didn't know she died.
LadyJay114 3 years ago
DAMN IT!!!!!!
pjgraves1975 3 years ago
I believe she died of cancer.
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carstenatgrcc 3 years ago
"would you buy a used car from that man"? lol
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Pat Harper looked like she liked to take it up the ass
edfriedmanlaw 3 years ago
oh wow, didn't realize she past away. sorry to hear that.
paul353 4 years ago
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SatansCreamyJizz 3 years ago
great stuff, thanks. I had such a crush on Pat Harper back then. Wonder where she is tonight. I remember once they came back from commercial too soon and she got caught smoking on the air
paul353 4 years ago
paul353, I remember when she was caught smoking (A CIGAR)!! on the air. Pat died many years ago.
TechMaven 4 years ago
This was great! I miss Channel 11 the way it used to be!
Barrog1 4 years ago
PIX! PIX! PIX! Damn, I wish I could have played that game...
stargate121 4 years ago
Hey JBliss was this the network prgram that started in the early 70's as Harper News. I think Pat's dad was the groundbreaker
thedavisgroup 4 years ago
@thedavisgroup - I know of only one example of Joe Harper's work on YT - from 'MSTS1', an audio-only clip from a weekend edition of Boston station WBZ Channel 4's "Eyewitness News" he'd anchored in 1970:
watch?v=dhq1AiurLCE
In contrast to Pat whose years at both WPIX and WNBC have been comparatively well-represented.
wmbrown6 9 months ago
The Independent Network News (INN) was a nationally-syndicated nightly news program, seen from June 1980 until June 1990, and produced by WPIX in New York City, designed mainly for independent stations.
JBliss 4 years ago
I can't believe 1984 is 23 freakin years ago!!!
The 80's was my decade. Pat Harper died 13 years ago.
I feel so f'n old now!
tastyorange 4 years ago
Anyone recognize Donna Hanover at 2:30 in the clip?
paktype 4 years ago 2
OMG - Yes, that's her ? I never knew she worked in New York taht long ago.Cool.
AstringOfPoloponies 4 years ago
LOOLL did anybody catch that?? At 6:38 when she was walkin away he called her a "Fucking Cunt" hahaha
Macmittens411 4 years ago 2
Yep, he did say that! And Jerry Girard was a Yankee shill.
paktype 4 years ago
Does anyone know what happened to Greg McCampbell? His blooper is from 4:27-4:44. Also does anyone have footage of him doing actual reporting?
thruthealcove 4 years ago
I lived in New York in the 80's, so I remember a bunch of these people. Oh, my goodness, that was some funny stuff. Especially the poor guy who can't hear his producer up above lol.
Sledgeh101 4 years ago
I lived in California in the 80s. I am originally from NY so I enjoyed seeing this- I LOVE that frustrated reporter whomever he is - LOL !
AstringOfPoloponies 4 years ago
i love news bloopers! i work with my college's tv station and i've seen plenty of things along these lines.
ally525 4 years ago
I must say that the WPIX news team of Steve Bosh, the late Pat Harper, Bill Jorgensen and the late Jerry Girard were the best, bar none! The nice thing about the folks at Channel 11, they even kept their sense of humor.... even at their own expense. What a time, what a team!
petequentin 4 years ago
I'm learning how to be a journalist myself, so sometimes I should expect the unexpected.
Jerseysson27 4 years ago
Anything can happen on live television!
Jerseysson27 4 years ago
For an older lady, Pat Harper was a very attractive. God rest her soul.
lighthouse44 4 years ago
She was still beautiful well into her fifties. She must have been really something in her twenties!
Pat was able to be the most serious anchor you could think of (what a great authoritative voice that she had!) and then later on in the newscast be the biggest goofball. She was one of the best.
EarlSnohomish 3 years ago
I remember onr time she told Jerry to shut up on the air. I saw it happen. I fell off my chair
giles422 3 years ago
Yeah, I can picture her doing that.
EarlSnohomish 3 years ago
watch at 3:26, some poor lady catches an elbow....LOL
drewcurtis 4 years ago
I love news bloopers. I could watch this stuff for hours.
MontereyMatt 5 years ago
BTW, I live in Michigan so of course we don't get WPIX but this was hilarious!
tenchimasake 5 years ago
LMAO! "...And right here in beautiful downtown Miami while we're being blown the fuck away! Wind speed has just hit 130, the light is wiggling, and my toupee is gonna come off." Classic! :D
tenchimasake 5 years ago
This is horrible!
Don't waiste your time on it!
bernhard12345 5 years ago
"For "Independent News", Greg McCampbell, reporting.
Is it Independent News Network"? F#4k it!!! "Independent News"! F#$K IT!!! I did'nt wanna do it anyway, 'cause I'm gettin' paid for it!"
videonut33 5 years ago
this is like the movie anchorman...4:47 is definatly a ron burgundy moment hahah
jbrook1 5 years ago
Live TV is awesome! I think just about every station has a 'blooper reel'. Mostly the underpaid and overworked crew collect funny video and put them together at some point. My high school journalism teacher worked at an ABC affiliate in El Paso, and she had a blooper reel that was hilarious. That one however had clips from all 3 news stations in town and was put together in a half hour format as if to air, but never really did.
nakamichiguy 5 years ago
There were 2 Harpers at WPIX during those days right??? I read that they are now both deceased. What did they die of if that's the case???
SuperAdventures 5 years ago
Pat was the ex of 1973-76 WPIX anchor Joe Harper. They co-anchored together from 1975 to '76. He had "predeceased" her, in 1983 at age 61. I.I.N.M., he died after a brief illness. As for Pat, she passed away in Spain from a heart attack.
wmbrown6 5 years ago
This had to haven been shown at the Christmas party in 1984--LOL!
NEPatriot 5 years ago
I like the guy just after 3:00... Surprised one of our guys hasn't done that yet.
Geno2733 5 years ago
That was too funny! I remember the Ch 11 team back then. R.I.P Pat Harper.
glamslamcam 5 years ago
I like the blooper at 3:53, where the reporter rides in a flooded part of the street, falls off the bike and he then gets up and justs stands there....with those wet *dduheee* HIGH WATER pants--buaha haha!!
And I also like the reporters response at 4:47. Oh man! Thats what you get for standing in the middle of a crowd at a convention - A**hole!
mwhite36 5 years ago
Is this news team for real? What a joke...
UABBlazers87 5 years ago
Heh! Poor Marvin Scott!!
thunderstruck665 5 years ago
Marvin Scott was extremely likeable as a reporter. I'm glad that he had a long career in NY television.
EarlSnohomish 3 years ago
Eleven, Eleven Aliiiiiiiive!
Lectronimo 5 years ago
Wow, who was that who said the c--- word when the female gave him a one word response to the heat wave question?
JerzeeRicanKat 5 years ago
I don't know, but that was great!
Lectronimo 5 years ago
Besides she was definitely being one.
How about that gem at the 3:05 mark?
"And right here in beautiful downtown Miami where we're being blown the f--k awaaaaay..."
We used to get INN in the L.A. market on KCOP, didn't know WPIX was where it was sourced from (but hey, I was in my single digit years, didn't know much at all)
Lastly, this whole clip couldn't have been shown over the air over there, could it? Was this sold on video or something?
Kuahmel 5 years ago
That reporter was a fucking creep.
twizzler121 5 years ago
He was one of the assignment editors at the time. Funny guy
jhf201 4 years ago
RIP Pat Harper 1935-1994
sweetrolls 5 years ago
How did Pat Harper die?
cbsfm101 5 years ago