Allan's been at channel 9 many years. Phillip still does weather and Brian sports right? I moved out of Eastern NC last year (but still visit sometimes), at least 9 has a fairly consistent set of weekday anchors. WITN, a little less so. WCTI, hardly watched.
Say, the continuity announcer also sound like WAVY's. Classic news track though. WAVY did it better though back in the day, with the zooming into the logo across the Elizabeth to the Norfolk side and all.
I know he voice-over's for WAVY, and heard him briefly on WNCT (thinking it was a different person with a similar voice to Charlie, LOL)...but how can Charlie be allowed to voice-over for 2 stations in different (albeit adjacent) markets? Different companies own the 2 stations (Media General WNCT, LIN-WAVY), so couldn't there be conflict of interest or whatever? What do I know, I'm just a dabbler with this stuff...I don't work in the field. ;-)
...The company really isn't a factor. Some companies like to go with the same voiceover guy for many of their stations (maybe other stations in the group call the other one up asking who does their v/os), like Van Dyke is also the voice for WIVB, owned by LIN. Chris Corley is used on Scripps stations WFTS and KSHB and many of the FOX O&Os like Scott Chapin and Greg O'Neill.
I believe Charlie Van Dyke is in Phoenix, and he is the most-used television station voiceover artist. WIVB is the LIN-owned CBS affiliate in Buffalo.
That's interesting, now that I think of it, I heard a voice-over that sounded a lot like Van Dyke's on Greensboro, NC's WFMY when I still lived in NC. Could it be him, or a soundalike guy? By the way, I could get various stations from 3 markets: Triad, Triangle and some from down east. I even lived along the NC coast for a little while. About the only NC market I'm not too familiar with is Charlotte.
Thanks again. You're helping me learn a few more things! Dang, I guess most stations now don't have announcers that work at the station. I recall from my past that WXII, WFMY, WRAL, etc. used announcers that actually worked at the station (as anchors, etc.), but alas not much locality seems to be taking place at stations anymore, both TV and radio. Many commercial radio stations don't even have live DJ's anymore. :-( That's why public radio rules. (Better music too)
I love that bumper of Wall to Wall -- not so crazy about the open though, they should have used a more modern-sounding theme for that. Wall to Wall is still a great package.
This theme music used to be an older package for WAVY TV - plus Van Dyke did (and continues to do) voice overs as well. The guy is a classic!
robbieb73 3 years ago
Theme needs major update.
hkfreak 4 years ago
Allan's been at channel 9 many years. Phillip still does weather and Brian sports right? I moved out of Eastern NC last year (but still visit sometimes), at least 9 has a fairly consistent set of weekday anchors. WITN, a little less so. WCTI, hardly watched.
huggyface 4 years ago
Say, the continuity announcer also sound like WAVY's. Classic news track though. WAVY did it better though back in the day, with the zooming into the logo across the Elizabeth to the Norfolk side and all.
nemalki 4 years ago
Yeah, the announcer heard here is Charlie Van Dyke. He's been voicing WAVY since 1989 and WNCT since 2005.
ntropolis 4 years ago
I know he voice-over's for WAVY, and heard him briefly on WNCT (thinking it was a different person with a similar voice to Charlie, LOL)...but how can Charlie be allowed to voice-over for 2 stations in different (albeit adjacent) markets? Different companies own the 2 stations (Media General WNCT, LIN-WAVY), so couldn't there be conflict of interest or whatever? What do I know, I'm just a dabbler with this stuff...I don't work in the field. ;-)
huggyface 4 years ago
I'm not in the biz either.
I guess it would be up to the v/o agency or whatever... Van Dyke has actually been the voiceover for KTBC, KXAN *and* now KVUE in Austin...
ntropolis 4 years ago
...The company really isn't a factor. Some companies like to go with the same voiceover guy for many of their stations (maybe other stations in the group call the other one up asking who does their v/os), like Van Dyke is also the voice for WIVB, owned by LIN. Chris Corley is used on Scripps stations WFTS and KSHB and many of the FOX O&Os like Scott Chapin and Greg O'Neill.
ntropolis 4 years ago
Thanks for the info. And where is WIVB? I guess Van Dyke doesn't reside in Hampton Roads does he?
huggyface 4 years ago
I believe Charlie Van Dyke is in Phoenix, and he is the most-used television station voiceover artist. WIVB is the LIN-owned CBS affiliate in Buffalo.
ntropolis 4 years ago
That's interesting, now that I think of it, I heard a voice-over that sounded a lot like Van Dyke's on Greensboro, NC's WFMY when I still lived in NC. Could it be him, or a soundalike guy? By the way, I could get various stations from 3 markets: Triad, Triangle and some from down east. I even lived along the NC coast for a little while. About the only NC market I'm not too familiar with is Charlotte.
huggyface 4 years ago
Yup, that's him on WFMY.
In Charlotte, Charlie is heard on WBTV.
ntropolis 4 years ago
Thanks again. You're helping me learn a few more things! Dang, I guess most stations now don't have announcers that work at the station. I recall from my past that WXII, WFMY, WRAL, etc. used announcers that actually worked at the station (as anchors, etc.), but alas not much locality seems to be taking place at stations anymore, both TV and radio. Many commercial radio stations don't even have live DJ's anymore. :-( That's why public radio rules. (Better music too)
huggyface 4 years ago
@ntropolis Bill Ratner could make a run for that title nowadays...*sigh* Bill's voice gets to me.
raymieX 1 year ago
OK. Van Dyke v/o - good. 80s news music in '06 - BAD.
bigTubeMan 4 years ago
This is the theme song WAVY-TV 10 in Hampton Roads,Virginia had back in the 1990s.
cb335 4 years ago
Yep, this music package is called "Wall to Wall News" by Stephen Arnold Music.
ntropolis 4 years ago
I love that bumper of Wall to Wall -- not so crazy about the open though, they should have used a more modern-sounding theme for that. Wall to Wall is still a great package.
newsmusicnow 4 years ago