WBAL 11PM News Tease and Open 1981

[kishonna78]

stan is one sexy guy as a old man and when we  was young!

[Aestros909]

That intro's cool! I love these retro montages!

[JayTSOfan]

I remember this. And the funny thing about it is they show a stripclub's sign on The Block in the news opener!

[faststop4]

they had the hello news package in kansas city in the 80s kcmo/kctv cbs 5

[Hanssen69]

WOW Stan had hair back then. He does the morning news and the news on 5:30PM now

[GSeward]

I'm Ron Burgundy, go fuck yourself San Diego

[Zipster90]

God, I love this! Running! Working! Playing! Firefighters! Ambulances! Babies! SPORTS!! ACTION NEWS!!!!!!!!!!

[csworldwide101]

One of my favorite cues from Frank Gari's Hello Package!

[MasonsInquiries]

@victornewman

yeah, the music does indeed sound like SHAFT or somebody is about to walk out.......LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!

[Baltimoreman78]

Ya know...I love this promo. You can show both a women kissing a baby. Then A Baltimore Street Strip Club(Free Ad). Then a little boy running with a football(looking so cute might I ad)

[tyrese3745]

This came approximately six months prior to the affiliate switchover to CBS from NBC (when it used the "Proud as a Peacock" 2nd edition campaign).

[AjMannpieWeekly]

i want a copyright agreement on AjMannpie,Skeader,and Wadman

[chipdrusano]

Pinbusters was still being broadcast by wbal when this aired in february 27,1981.

[tyrehoward]

Oh wow 10 cents, so what was the gas like 80 cents!?

[applesauce2100]

LOL

[upinflamezzz]

@tyrehoward Gas was less than a dollar in 88'. I remember filling my car up for around 15 bucks

[southwestguy223]

wow stan stoval has aged!

[applesauce2100]

No he hasn't! He looks as young as me!

[MasonsInquiries]

this was a great opening. even at 5 years old, i remember this....

[gsnman]

I'm wondering if channel 11 was still an NBC station at the time. I know it switched to CBS around 1981, like around the time I was born, which was back in August.

[pancakeproductions]

Holy shit, Stan Stovall circa 1981. I am speechless.

[300Spartans]

I was about 14 when this was running. I had such a crush on Rudy Miller!

[upinflamezzz]

@300Spartans Rudy Miller? Huh?

[Bus3204]

WOW! Thank You So Much! This really is an incredible intro, and makes the current stuff seem so boring in comparison. I love all the eye candy of Baltimore's past in here: old Police Cars, and even the "Downtowner" bus! And that's before you include the other goodies like the Colts, Orioles, Norm Lewis with a creepy do' and Stan Stovall with a mini-fro! PURE GOLD! :)

[eyeontv]

I completely agree, I always liked this high energy open with all the great vintage Baltimore scenes, the real working class Baltimore.

[Airsoftcleaner]

@Bus3204 You and me both,Kinda makes me homesick.

[victornewman06]

Man that opening theme is so PIMPALICIOUS!!!!!! LOL

[victornewman06]

How about those Baltimore Colts LOL

[hkfreak]

Mike Hambrick is John Hambrick's brother (TVJ) ???? Or what?

Too funky Hello News.

[RGSJenkins]

Mike, John and Judd Hambrick from Cleveland are all brothers.

[joebradio]

The Hambrick brothers seem to lead the league in old newscast appearances on You Tube !! Clevland, Baltimore, Miami, Phoneix .. And I'm sure left somewhere out.

[blklthrtn]

KTVT in DFW in the mid 90's before they went to CBS. Mike was there.

[USAGiant]

Dumb question: Does anyone know why does Washington, DC and Baltimore area which are less than 40 miles apart, have 'separte' local network station affilates?

[Squirrel3D]

Think of why DC has Rediskins and we have Ravens and you'll get your answer.

[blklthrtn]

Population Sizes.

Here is a comparison, LA has 2 CBS Radio affiliates, KNX and KFWB serving the same market.

[mshroye2]

looks like they have improved since the 1960 none of that puppet doing the weather crap

[dgendvil]

Stan Stovall is back at WBAL after a stint at WMAR for many years.

[faysal21adigun]

He can be seen on 11 News Today aside Mindy Basara & at 5 next to Donna Hamilton.

[Squirrel3D]

Why was this video taken off in the past? Good to see it back on youtube agian, and back in my favorites. I was born a year after this aired in baltimore!

[WeHeartDoreenG]

Currently, in 2007, Mike Hambrick hosts a weekly, nationally-syndicated radio show, "America's Business" for The National Association of Manufacturers (for whom he serves as Senior Vice President of Communications). He also very handsomely sports the Kojak look, having given-up hair pieces. (For a recent photo, Google the words "knew Mike Hambrick bald"; Choose the "cached" version of "dcrtv com - mailbag" and scroll down the page.)