Wait the annoucer in the KRON 1980's open has been on KGO for 8 years since Pete Wilson Came to KGO in 2002. and this annoucer disappeared from Bay Area TV in the 1990's
@fanotv I read somewhere that Paul Udell's last stop was Honolulu, where he became a local news legend, before retiring I think in the last year or so.
@fanotv I was just getting ready to say 'behold, another Paul Udell sighting on youtube !! His apperance on the Indianapolis "Eyewitness Newscenter" is classic.
KRON was taking a few style tips from the Gannett stations here, the graphics anyway. The set on the other hand, very spiffy and a few years ahead of it's time.
That might not have been coincidental. Gannett was attempting to purchase KRON around this time. If only they had succeeded, the station would not be in its present mess!
My best guess is that this is from the 6:00 p.m. weekday newscast, but I might be wrong. Weatherman Mark Thompson's and sports announcer Tom Nettles' presence during the open a bit is a bit amusing because I'm sure that they both left the set a few moments later to prepare for their segments. By the mid-'80s, the four-some would be seen chatting with one another during the intro., perhaps to look more natural. The lead anchor would turn serious at the end, waiting for the cue to begin speaking.
Still waiting for NBC to buy KRON as it should have done 30 years ago.
micmac99 3 months ago
Interesting how Nettles takes his seat on the set just as they go on the air...wonder if that was a one-time thing, or standard?
It's good to hear that 4-note ID again that's at the beginning of this clip...I hadn't heard that in probably 30 years.
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hgunari 1 year ago
Is Tom Nettles back in San Diego; if so, is he doing sports for a TV station there?
ludlt1 1 year ago
You dont' see opening 4 shots anymore. I grew up on this stuff, and when I started in TV news in 2004, I was in for an eye openign.
dynamo805 1 year ago
Wait the annoucer in the KRON 1980's open has been on KGO for 8 years since Pete Wilson Came to KGO in 2002. and this annoucer disappeared from Bay Area TV in the 1990's
dinfg6 1 year ago
Man, Paul Udell was like that old 2Pac song..."I get around!"
RolloSmokes 2 years ago
The theme used here was used at WIVB in Buffalo in the early to mid 80s.
StukInBuf 2 years ago
Paul Udell has worked all over the place. Chicago, Indianapolis and New York I believe, before San Fran.
fanotv 2 years ago
@fanotv I read somewhere that Paul Udell's last stop was Honolulu, where he became a local news legend, before retiring I think in the last year or so.
micmac99 2 years ago
@fanotv And one of the most (if not THE most) arrogant, self-serving jerk who ever worked in the news business. And there have been plenty of them.
God, what a pompous ass.
rayjr62 1 year ago
@fanotv I was just getting ready to say 'behold, another Paul Udell sighting on youtube !! His apperance on the Indianapolis "Eyewitness Newscenter" is classic.
joebradio 1 year ago
KRON was taking a few style tips from the Gannett stations here, the graphics anyway. The set on the other hand, very spiffy and a few years ahead of it's time.
JimmySand9 2 years ago
That might not have been coincidental. Gannett was attempting to purchase KRON around this time. If only they had succeeded, the station would not be in its present mess!
manhizzy 2 years ago 2
@manhizzy Gannett tried to buy KRON? Where did you hear that?
JimmySand9 1 year ago
It was in the Chronicle or Examiner at the time. I found a blurb about it going through old microfilms of newspapers at SF City College years ago.
manhizzy 1 year ago
My best guess is that this is from the 6:00 p.m. weekday newscast, but I might be wrong. Weatherman Mark Thompson's and sports announcer Tom Nettles' presence during the open a bit is a bit amusing because I'm sure that they both left the set a few moments later to prepare for their segments. By the mid-'80s, the four-some would be seen chatting with one another during the intro., perhaps to look more natural. The lead anchor would turn serious at the end, waiting for the cue to begin speaking.
jaybee1973jaybee 2 years ago
the big guy walking in on the left was tom nettles, sports anchor
80stvthemes 2 years ago