WJW TV8 Cleveland 1971 Daytime Promo

[DNSKansas]

Phil Donahue was still an Ohio institution in '71, doing his show every day live from Dayton. We had no idea Bob Barker would be on TV for 35 years on The Price Is Right.

[WitzlawTN]

The music used in this piece is on the SoftTempoLounge channel.  Look for the title "Pink Balloon," by Horst Jankowski. Album is "Black Forest Explosion" (1968). No I don't think YT will let me point to it directly. --SJR

[kresblain]

@WitzlawTN Thanks a bunch for sharing that tidbit. TV seemed much simpler and carefree back in the olden days.

[choosing2lookeast]

I miss TV and radio from the 1960s and 70s. Most of what is on now is just garbage

[dcat918]

It would be nice if someone had some old reels of CCN with Marty and Murray and Dick doing the news. 1970-73. I'd pay an arm and a leg for a copy of it.

[usa02]

I believe the v/o for the WJW's "Get it all and Then Some" campaign ad was the late Joe Grant.

BTW, I miss Big Chuck and Lil John, I wish WJW would've kept the show in reruns. Especially the skits.

[WordUp4Life]

Bob Barker hosted a show called Truth or Consequences before hosting The Price Is Right.

[mediamadman747]

As a kid, I traveled sometimes with my father on business to Cleveland and remember seeing a lot of this while holdup at the Alcazar. We got stranded there for almost a week during a 70s snow storm. TV 8 was pretty entertaining.

[usa02]

Talk about WJW Channel 8 (now FOX-8) back in '71, they had Franz the Toymaker, Merv Griffin, City Camera News, Hoolihan and Big Chuck, Adventure Road, Truth or Consequences w/Bob Barker and news anchors Dave Buckel (he retired in 1993), Jeff Maynor (now at WKYC Channel 3), Howard Hoffman (he passed away in 2006). Evening anchors were Marty Ross (he passed away in 1973) and Murray Stewart (he passed away in 1976) and of course still there to this day, Dick Goddard.

[kendawg1111]

That's Jeff Maynor doing the voice over...how old is he anyway?

[runnerduck]

I'm guessing since the clip is from 1971 (38 years ago), he has to be in his late sixties or early seventies, and even though he's at WKYC, I doubt he'll be on local TV much longer..

[bhilcu1]

@kendawg1111

No, that was not Jeff Maynor, that was the late Joe Grant v/o the "Get it All and Then Some" Promo!

[cdude1920]

Does anyone remember Murray Stewart? He's in this promo.

Sadly,  Murray Stewart committed suicide in a Beachwood hotel in '75.

[audiophile55]

I sure remember Murray Stewart. Did he really commit suicide? I also remember, very, very vividly, when Marty Ross passed away, how hard Dick Goddard cried while doing the weather. I was at my grandmothers home when this happened. That is one of those things you never forget.

[veritasvg]

I didn't know that.

[SergeantReese]

@audiophile55 I lived south of Cleveland at that time and remember that too. I also remember Goddard doing the wather report on April 3, 1974 during the super tornado outbreak of that day - he showed footage of vehicles trying to outran the F5 tornado in Xenia that afternoon.

[MsTexas73]

OK so Mer V Griffin used to come on Ch 8...I only remember when it came on Ch 5 in the afternoons after the soaps went off. *pre Oprah*...the music is cute...I dont' remember it...I DO however remember the old City Camera shows with McArthur Park as the theme.

Now refresh my memory please, was Dave Buckel also the host of the show Public Square? I remember the theme song was Weschester Lady by Bob James.

[nsa12345]

IIRC, Merv Griffin moved from Ch 8 to 5 and back at least once or twice during his syndicated run in the 70s/80s. I think he was on 8 mostly in the 70's, though.

[Buckpenn]

I enjoyed Jim Doney's Adventure Road and all the fabulous places around the world they showed. But when Doney left for Hawaii in 1973, I was bummed out, only because the show was cancelled in favor of CBS' new game shows.

[waterdog456]

if anyone can tell me where i can see old footage from Cleveland's own Captain Penny PLEASE let me know. I still remember the whistling melody from his Pooch Parade segment. Thanks for the Big Chuck...kielbasa kid episodes would also be greatly appreciated!

[studebaker62]

Regarding Murray Stewart. His daughter Maggie was in my class at Mercer School when he killed himself. I think that they lived on Inverness Road area.

[studebaker62]

Oh my God is this a blast from the past. I would have been 9 in 1971, and living in Shaker Heights, 3rd grade, Mrs. Rankin's class.

Does anyone where the music came from? I think it had greater application than just this promo and its FABU!

[neopatriot777]

It makes me want to go to Iraq and kill a rag-head.

[cvjucla3]

Who are these two guys? Are they part of some public access show in Cleveland, Ohio?

[gnolt]

They were friday late night movie show host on the local CBS station.Big chuck worked at tv8 in the 60's and was asked to be in a skit by TV8 horror movie host ghoulardi.Ghoulardi left in the late 60's and later became the voice of the ABC network.Bob Houlihan and Big Chuck took over as host.Lil john seen here replaced Houlihan around 1980.They recently ended this show after a 41 year run.

[runnerduck]

Great explanation for this, I couldn't have said it better as a Communication graduate!

[gnolt]

Thank's.I was lucky to have an older brother that would bug my mom to let me stay up late on friday night to watch Big Chuck and Houlihan when i was 6 or 7 and i continued to enjoy that show.I did forget to mention that Bob (Houlihan) Wells also was a fill in weatherman at TV8 during that time also.

[veritasvg]

I understand Bob Wells is living in Florida, and has a ministry there. He's also former Air Force and I assume was a pretty decent pilot.

[gnolt]

My favorite skit with Bob was snoopy and the red baron.He flew the plane in that skit.I heard that channel 8 in cleveland is considering replaying their skits.That would be great.

[veritasvg]

Yes. Rumor is that Fox wanted the show gone because it doesn't understand the whole Cleveland thing and doesn't care to learn. It's very unfortunate but those of us who grew up during that era have the memories and of course there's YouTube.

[nsa12345]

And after getting rid of BC&LJ, Fox sells off the station less than a year later! Interesting that (under the new ownership) their 1999 Holiday Special was aired on WJW 4 times over the last week.

[angelapleasant2009]

Dave Buckel was on the left at 00:28 When he worked Since 1968 to his retirement on 1993

[giorgiomichello]

Nice jeans, Chuck. Jesus Christ. :-)

[huggyface]

The "ei8ht" logo WJW-TV used back then was also used in the 60's-70's by WGHP-TV in Greensboro area, NC..where I grew up. They were an ABC affiliate then (but now FOX).

[gsnman]

Ok, so, thanks to Joe Madigan who showed me this awesome clip, TV8 aired Truth or Consequences with Bob Barker...I LIKED THAT!

[runnerduck]

I remember watching Truth or Consequences with Bob Barker as well - it just seemed to be the thing to do after dinner and homework..

[gsnman]

I have to give you a thumbs up on that, Runnerduck!

[dcat918]

I remember watching the 11 o clock city camera especially on friday night when my parents would let me stay up to watch hoolihan and big chuck. Does anyone remember the commercial for fisher fazio and at the end it would say? fisher fazio fisher fazio we've got a storeful in store for you.

[heine71]

WJW Cleveland in 1971 carried Truth or Concequences with the pre The Price is Right 1972-2007 host Bob Barker!

[Donkey9900]

at 7PM right after the CBS Evening News was T or C-I watched it faithfully-sponsored by GLOBAL Moving & Van Lines ("Next Time Call GLOBAL!") I'd love to see some reruns of that!

[Donkey9900]

One thing I meant to add to the below-this being 12/23-I recall Murray Stewart heading off a newscast on a 12/23 long ago referring to the day as Christmas Eve-Eve. Only time I'd ever heard the day referred to as such & every year when this day rolls around that memory still comes to mind-RIP Murray-we loved ya!

[Donkey9900]

I was 5 in 1971 but remember all this vividly. We always had Ch.8 on. Marty passed away from cancer in 73 or 74 (correct) & remember the footage they showed of his funeral, with Murray Stewart sitting by the casket. Murray committed suicide several years after that, & recall that was the lead story that evening on the news.

[dcat918]

I never knew that Murray killed himself. I do remember when they announced that Marty died around 73 or 74 I'm not quite sure which year it was but I remember my mother saying "Marty was a good man"

[runnerduck]

Gee, I didn't know that or I forgot (I was a teenager by then). And I didn't know Murray killed himself. Seems like another sad tale in the timeline of Cleveland television..

[GBS1043]

Cleveland WAS a great place to live in the 1950's and 1960's. Was is the operative word here.

[sabrinaoregon]

I can remember watching channel 8 as a kid! One thing about Cleveland in those days, they had great local programming on all the channels. Remember the "it's 10:00 do you know where your children are?" promos?

[joebradio]

That clip with Donahue was from his days in Dayton, Ohio when he was making his name interviewing the likes of Ralph Nader and famed atheist Madeline Murray O'Hare. He would later become the bigger liberal weinie in his moves to Chicago and NYC.

[huggyface]

Yeah, Donahue even called himself a "liberal's liberal." And BTW that plump atheist O'Hair is dead..may have been murdered, along with some of her family. Her son became a Christian, and she disowned him! Ralph Nader might as well give up (running for Prez); he knows by now (or should) that he'll NEVER be taken seriously enough to even be more than a blip on the radar..or more likely a bug in the mirror. ;-)

[blank77]

What was the song in the background in that promo?Sounds catchy,after all,it was 1971!

Please let me know.

[nsa12345]

Sorry, no idea

[groundhog713]

Wow I was a toddler in those days being looked after my aunt, who always seemed to have Channel 8 on when she watched TV...

[videoholic2007]

This is truly great stuff! The earliest Ch. 8 footage I have is from 1976, when I got my first Betamax.

[ramoorhead]

VERY COOL CLIP !!!!!

[ChrisKewl]

Nice upload, seeing Dick Goddard from 71 and watching him progress from your videos paints a full picture of him. When he retires they'll have to call you for stock footage. :P

[dcat918]

The music from the promo sounds very late 1960s. I was either 3 or four when this promo aired. I really dont remember seeing it but this is mindblowing. This is what make youtube so good. I was thinking of doing a website dedicated to City Camera. Maybe I can contact WJW and see if they can lend old footage from the 60s and 70s and any contributions from fellow youtubers would be greatly appreciated.

[runnerduck]

I would like to see that happen as well. I've always thought of creating a website on the history/timeline of Cleveland broadcasting...

[veritasvg]

If you do, feel free to leave me a private message here. I'll help in any way I can.

[videoholic2007]

OMG!! ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!!! FROM AN OLD TV 8 FAN (see a lot of my YouTube videos!)...good job!!!!!!

[dcat918]

Not only that well im 39 now was born in 67 and I remember the day when they announced when Marty Ross passed away from cancer. Murray Stewart made the announcement on the 11 o clock news and I remember my Mother saying " Marty was a good man " does anyone remember when he may have passed away? I'm guessing 1973 or 1974.

[vjmlhds]

Holy Crap!

Did you check out the young Jeff Maynor and Dick Goddard?

Truth or consequences was Bob Barker's old show pre-Price is Right.

But one thing never changed--Phil Donahue is still a liberal weenie.

[dcat918]

I would give a million dollars for one of those old city camera newscasts with marty ross and murray stewart.

[dcat918]

omfg............that is amazing.

[kd8aqiradio]

May 27, 1994 was a right after the anouncement that ch 8 was switching to FOX.

[darkguardian1314]

Wow that was way back. I remember when the news was called City Camera News and the old logo with the 8 replacing the g. That's some history. I'll miss Big Chuck. When I'm in Cleveland, I always make a point of catching Big Chuck and Little John. Thanks.