Saturday morning cartoons such as "Scooby Doo" became much more entertaining with the addition of 'In the News". i think it was just as Nixon was going and the Vietnam war was concluding. what a time to be alive and all of 12 or 13 years old. Thanks Chris, you touched an entire generation.
I actually remember watching these and paying close attention even though I was still too young to catch everything that was described in them. I remember one about South African elections and the huge imbalance between the voting white minority and the non-voting black majority. It stuck with me so well that when the subject was brought up many years later, I actually remembered that two minute CBS news segment from many years back.
Good God man, this was on when I was a kid. Nowadays you've got people like Bill O'Reilly, Glenn Beck, and Keith Olbermann polluting the airwaves with total filth.
If you weren't born in the 70s or 80s, you missed out BIG time. In the News was one of the greatest, if not THE greatest and most educational news segments around. And I agree with oakland2949, the sound the show made was priceless. :D
I was only looking for this because I remember the synth sound that it made throughout the entire intro. My buddy reminded me about it about 10 years ago but we didn't have this wonderful youtube yet so I waited and when I remembered it again, TADAH!!! YouTube to the rescue.
So, In The News did exist in 1985 after The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show had finished its final first run broadcast in June. Now that I've seen this, I'd like to see the BB/RR Show Closing credits with the "Cartoon Gold" instrumental, followed by the "CBS Starcade" bumpers and an "In The News" segment from after the final episode of The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show. If that initial In The News segment doesn't exist on YouTube, I'll understand, so you can randomly edit them together.
I remember Mr. Glen very well. His voice-over and news footage would appear on CBS during the Saturday morning cartoons to explain current events (in this the anniversary there of) in a way that the kids watching would understand.
Yet he did not talk down to the kids or try to sugar-coat it.
Rudy Disantis from Deminski and Doyle (now on 97.1 FM, starting Jan 5, 2009) once said that Glen sounded like Smithers(aka Harry Shearer)from "The Simpsons". He was so friggin' right! LOL
Yes, I agree, these segments were excellent, and they were presented in a simple, straightforward manner, so as to be understood by children, but not "dumbed down". ABC's "Schoolhouse Rock" may be better remembered, but "In the News" attempted to do something pretty remarkable, namely inform and engage a generation of children into their world and its events.
As this was about the 40th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it would have come out in August 1985, one of the very last In the News shorts left.
Many less channels then, and look at the quality of this programming. I'm sorry but it was better and I am glad I grew up in the 80s.
ashland1977 10 months ago 2
I miss saturday segments
HowardSternn 1 year ago
Amazing how much more fair and balanced these reports seem to be than the propoganda on CBS these days.
Srd1126 1 year ago
Saturday morning cartoons such as "Scooby Doo" became much more entertaining with the addition of 'In the News". i think it was just as Nixon was going and the Vietnam war was concluding. what a time to be alive and all of 12 or 13 years old. Thanks Chris, you touched an entire generation.
unclexeres 1 year ago
I actually remember watching these and paying close attention even though I was still too young to catch everything that was described in them. I remember one about South African elections and the huge imbalance between the voting white minority and the non-voting black majority. It stuck with me so well that when the subject was brought up many years later, I actually remembered that two minute CBS news segment from many years back.
TheCanadianPublic 1 year ago
Good God man, this was on when I was a kid. Nowadays you've got people like Bill O'Reilly, Glenn Beck, and Keith Olbermann polluting the airwaves with total filth.
If you weren't born in the 70s or 80s, you missed out BIG time. In the News was one of the greatest, if not THE greatest and most educational news segments around. And I agree with oakland2949, the sound the show made was priceless. :D
RadcliffOfCrymod 1 year ago 5
dee dee dee dee dee dee!
davidpar2 2 years ago
Alright, stop with that cliche deedeedeedeedeedee. This is NOT MTV news. :P
RadcliffOfCrymod 1 year ago
Loved watching these during Saturday morning cartoons.
silverrhawk 2 years ago 6
I first learned about Agent Orange and its effects from CBS' In The News before anybody else would talk about it!
We need more shows like this today!
TheRebel2007 2 years ago 7
I was only looking for this because I remember the synth sound that it made throughout the entire intro. My buddy reminded me about it about 10 years ago but we didn't have this wonderful youtube yet so I waited and when I remembered it again, TADAH!!! YouTube to the rescue.
LOVE THAT SOUND BAYBEE!!!
oakland2949 2 years ago 3
1980sVideoVault 2 years ago 2
sorry, I meant 94.7 FM
wolf359x 3 years ago
I remember Mr. Glen very well. His voice-over and news footage would appear on CBS during the Saturday morning cartoons to explain current events (in this the anniversary there of) in a way that the kids watching would understand.
Yet he did not talk down to the kids or try to sugar-coat it.
Rudy Disantis from Deminski and Doyle (now on 97.1 FM, starting Jan 5, 2009) once said that Glen sounded like Smithers(aka Harry Shearer)from "The Simpsons". He was so friggin' right! LOL
wolf359x 3 years ago
Yes, I agree, these segments were excellent, and they were presented in a simple, straightforward manner, so as to be understood by children, but not "dumbed down". ABC's "Schoolhouse Rock" may be better remembered, but "In the News" attempted to do something pretty remarkable, namely inform and engage a generation of children into their world and its events.
mthivier 2 years ago 3
As this was about the 40th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it would have come out in August 1985, one of the very last In the News shorts left.
disneyfan85 3 years ago