It's definitely not from a Sunday. The 4 anchors on the set were all weekday anchors. Also, the lead story (which is not shown on this clip) was shot at a school.
Interesting that we saw John Hambrick. Judging from some of the later videos from this market, it would look like Hambrick wasn't at this station for long after the switch to NBC.
I would guess that this aired on or around Tuesday, September 5, 1989.
The graphic over Hambrick's shoulder is of then-President Bush, and the caption is "Drug Message".
On Tuesday, September 5, 1989, Bush delivered his first major address on drugs.
I have seen several News 4 openings from late 1988 and early 1989, and the anchors were not mentioned in any of them.
By Tuesday, October 17, 1989, this theme had been replaced.
0814ma 1 year ago
Cliff Morrison with weather? I thought he was a rock and roll star.
JLizard 2 years ago
Dear God, the graphics and colors scream late-1980s Art Deco. Also, I feel that the theme is way way too lax for a newscast.
Reed488 2 years ago
No. that theme is the greatest of all time.
It was pleasantly slutty.
TVTfan 2 years ago 9
agreed!
grahambrunk 2 years ago
One might call it "smoot" even.
jestbiteme 2 years ago
Not any more. WCIX and WTVJ switched broadcast towers and channel assignments in 1995.
NewmanNewsman 3 years ago
isn't WTVJ channel 6 in miami?
yellowdiva21 3 years ago
The guy that created that look is now head of Hothaus Creative in Texas.
ReverendTaft 3 years ago
This is from Sunday, February 26, 1989.
KarasuInugami 3 years ago
It's definitely not from a Sunday. The 4 anchors on the set were all weekday anchors. Also, the lead story (which is not shown on this clip) was shot at a school.
NewmanNewsman 3 years ago
our guess is maybe Feb 7, 1989?
wolfsonarchive 3 years ago
I have a little more of this show on tape. The lead story reporter was Steve Abrams.
NewmanNewsman 3 years ago
yeah, I checked, Feb 7, 1989 seems right.
wolfsonarchive 3 years ago
Interesting that we saw John Hambrick. Judging from some of the later videos from this market, it would look like Hambrick wasn't at this station for long after the switch to NBC.
WVECSpirit 3 years ago
Hambrick soon moved over to WCIX Channel 6 across town, and he switched female co-anchors from Susan Lichtman to Barbara Sloan.
newscaster13 2 years ago
lol opening theme sounds tropical...almost like something the Miami SOund Machine or Gloria Estefan would put on their albums.
louie77 4 years ago 7
its amazing how graphics were then for 1990 in miami!!!! we have cbs 4 qc and kwqc tv 6 and our graphics just now look like that
luckyc120 4 years ago
This is an awesome open, also on my favorites list -- morning open from WTVJ at this time was also amazing.
jdsynchs 4 years ago
Awesome - keep it coming!
puck220 4 years ago
This is one of my all-time favorite openings. Thanks for posting.
btm85bubs 4 years ago 2