I wonder if Paterniti challenged WCBS's broadcast license as a result of that editorial, and if he did, I wonder if WCBS management issued a formal apology just to keep him quiet.
Here's The People Who We're Working At WCBS-TV At The Time In This November 1985 Videp Clip, Jim Jensen, Roland Smith, Barbara Nevins Taylor, Dr. Frank Field, Warner Wolf, Dennis Cunningham, And Lesley Crosson.
Like what the CBS station in New York had weather with Dr. Frank Field, Portland's CBS station had Dr. John Walls with the weather. He retired in 1986.
Barbara Nevins Taylor is now with WWOR; as far as others still living, I'd say Dr. Frank Field, Warner Wolf and Rolland Smith. Don't know about Dennis Cunningham, though. We're a few months away (as this is being typed) from the 10th anniversary of JIm Jensen's death.
I <3 the gradients in the different fullscreens! It was so cutting edge technology that must had cost about 3 arms and 5 legs to get that technology in the mid 80s that would be a $40 graphic software less than 10 years later!
Four men at the anchor desk -- five if you count Dennis Cunningham, the entertainment critic seated at the end of the show. That is something you don't see today, and probably will never see again.
Look at it this way: almost every TV news team is mixed-gender, and most others are multi-ethnic. That's not being sexist, it's just recognizing the changing times.
Now, if I said four WHITE MEN at the anchor desk, would you call that racist?
Well, it wasn't always all men. When Jim Jensen and Rolland Smith anchored the 5PM and 11PM newscasts, respectively, they had female co-anchors. Jensen's co-anchor was Carol Martin and Smith's co-anchor was Michele Marsh.
And after Mr. Smith left WCBS, Ms. Martin became Mr. Jensen's co-anchor at 6 - while, at 11, Ms. Marsh was joined at the anchor desk by Mike Schneider.
IIRC, WCBS was one of the first and only CBS entities that laid off the Romans on the copyrights starting in 1987 and ever since. I can't think of any other CBS entities that doesn't use Romans on their (c) closes.
Not a fan of this look. It's very sterile and cold, from the deathly serious version of the PNP to Cranston-Csuri's bland CGI waltz to the set. Jim and Rolland look like they're anchoring from a hospital waiting room.
This really improved when they switched to far more upbeat theme music and stuck a skyline in the set to make it less bland.
And I now wonder if it was HulkieD that kinda fed the folks from TV-ARK with that comparison, lol! ;-) Wondered where that came from! I thought the entire era of the PNP/Cranston/Csuri and the set rocked. Those were one of the better days of Channel 2. And the couple changes after that was fine. The 1993 set - god that was regression - some of those elements looked more 80s appropriate. Also a sorta rip off of Ch. 4 with the monitors, etc. Ch. 2 looks like a total joke with their slutty packages
And it was several months after this newscast that Rolland Smith's run with WCBS, which dated back to 1970-71, came to an end. (Notice Jim Jensen is still more on an even keel on-air wise . . . his coke- and Valium-influenced "embarrassing moments" didn't seem to come out until after Carol Martin replaced Smith at the anchor desk at 6 in '86. However, towards the end here he seemed to refer to the newscast title as "Channel 2's at 6.")
It is not everyday you have a news anchor and sports anchor banter about sports after the sports report. Nowadays, the sports anchor is adjacent from the main table.
Editorial director Lesley Crosson . . . who did she replace in the 1980's? I'd forgotten about her . . . must've come after Peter Kohler and Sue Cott.
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radiodj1520 11 months ago
Great clip. Thanks for posting. This aired on Monday, November 25, 1985.
0814ma 1 year ago
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"Dr. Frank Field has some problems in weather with just a blank map and he doesn't get to sit on the set, just hangs out in front of the desk."
Well, maybe Dr. Field just didn't feel like sitting down. Perhaps he preferred standing up instead.
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pooka5472 1 year ago
Still my favorite news theme. Even after some 25 years later!
MrBlackSW 1 year ago
I wonder if Paterniti challenged WCBS's broadcast license as a result of that editorial, and if he did, I wonder if WCBS management issued a formal apology just to keep him quiet.
pooka5472 1 year ago
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radiodj1520 2 years ago
Didnt Jim Jensen go bananas in the office?
blairzel 2 years ago
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keiichiudagawa 2 years ago
Wow this takes me back.
bloggerdude2005 2 years ago
Like what the CBS station in New York had weather with Dr. Frank Field, Portland's CBS station had Dr. John Walls with the weather. He retired in 1986.
dgendvil 2 years ago
i'm feeling those graphics
ukendcx2000 2 years ago
Are these anchors or reporters still alive today ?
shiezoli 2 years ago
Barbara Nevins Taylor is now with WWOR; as far as others still living, I'd say Dr. Frank Field, Warner Wolf and Rolland Smith. Don't know about Dennis Cunningham, though. We're a few months away (as this is being typed) from the 10th anniversary of JIm Jensen's death.
wmbrown6 2 years ago
So at what point did the news start saying "adult book stores" instead of "porno book stores"?
718alterego 2 years ago
I <3 the gradients in the different fullscreens! It was so cutting edge technology that must had cost about 3 arms and 5 legs to get that technology in the mid 80s that would be a $40 graphic software less than 10 years later!
chyrongeek 2 years ago
I've dated this: November 25, 1985.
RolloSmokes 2 years ago
Four men at the anchor desk -- five if you count Dennis Cunningham, the entertainment critic seated at the end of the show. That is something you don't see today, and probably will never see again.
RolloSmokes 2 years ago
wow, you sound sexist...
chyrongeek 2 years ago
Look at it this way: almost every TV news team is mixed-gender, and most others are multi-ethnic. That's not being sexist, it's just recognizing the changing times.
Now, if I said four WHITE MEN at the anchor desk, would you call that racist?
RolloSmokes 2 years ago
sorry for getting out of context, should be typing when I am virtually asleep! :-&
chyrongeek 2 years ago
Well, it wasn't always all men. When Jim Jensen and Rolland Smith anchored the 5PM and 11PM newscasts, respectively, they had female co-anchors. Jensen's co-anchor was Carol Martin and Smith's co-anchor was Michele Marsh.
pooka5472 2 years ago
And after Mr. Smith left WCBS, Ms. Martin became Mr. Jensen's co-anchor at 6 - while, at 11, Ms. Marsh was joined at the anchor desk by Mike Schneider.
wmbrown6 2 years ago
IIRC, WCBS was one of the first and only CBS entities that laid off the Romans on the copyrights starting in 1987 and ever since. I can't think of any other CBS entities that doesn't use Romans on their (c) closes.
chyrongeek 2 years ago
Not a fan of this look. It's very sterile and cold, from the deathly serious version of the PNP to Cranston-Csuri's bland CGI waltz to the set. Jim and Rolland look like they're anchoring from a hospital waiting room.
This really improved when they switched to far more upbeat theme music and stuck a skyline in the set to make it less bland.
HulkieD 2 years ago 2
I agree. I still remember the old TVArk site comparing this set to a pink office.
Market42Fan 2 years ago
And I now wonder if it was HulkieD that kinda fed the folks from TV-ARK with that comparison, lol! ;-) Wondered where that came from! I thought the entire era of the PNP/Cranston/Csuri and the set rocked. Those were one of the better days of Channel 2. And the couple changes after that was fine. The 1993 set - god that was regression - some of those elements looked more 80s appropriate. Also a sorta rip off of Ch. 4 with the monitors, etc. Ch. 2 looks like a total joke with their slutty packages
chyrongeek 2 years ago
And it was several months after this newscast that Rolland Smith's run with WCBS, which dated back to 1970-71, came to an end. (Notice Jim Jensen is still more on an even keel on-air wise . . . his coke- and Valium-influenced "embarrassing moments" didn't seem to come out until after Carol Martin replaced Smith at the anchor desk at 6 in '86. However, towards the end here he seemed to refer to the newscast title as "Channel 2's at 6.")
wmbrown6 2 years ago
@HulkieD I always thought of this set something akin to WINDOW BLINDS. Not very inviting. Plus yes, this open was from CCP.
DanZero77 1 year ago
It is not everyday you have a news anchor and sports anchor banter about sports after the sports report. Nowadays, the sports anchor is adjacent from the main table.
jerseyman4 2 years ago
Editorial director Lesley Crosson . . . who did she replace in the 1980's? I'd forgotten about her . . . must've come after Peter Kohler and Sue Cott.
wmbrown6 2 years ago