@sickandtiredofmorons This piece of music is "Will-O'-the-Wisp" by Passport, from their "Cross-Collateral" CD (then on LP).
I remember being away at summer camp during the summer of 1975. Without my prior knowledge, my dad called the station during that time to find out the artist and title of this track; upon my return, he surprised me by giving me the LP as a gift. Such great memories...
@Market42Fan no they should not. I'm glad Youtube does not allow you fucking lowlifes to edit your posts...because the first post you make proves how stupid you are.
Well at least they fought through the flames and did the newscast despite the malfunctioning film machines. WHDH just flat out cut their newscast a couple of years ago when the main switcher died. A station that large most cetainly has a backup plan, so they just chickened out, the losers.
A few years ago, two parents went out for dinner. A few hours later, the babysitter was calling to ask if she could cover up the clown statue in the kids' room, the father said,"Take the kids and get out of the house. We'll call the police, we don't have a clown statue." The "clown statue" is really a killer that escaped from jail. If you don't post this letter on to 10 videos tonight, the clown will be in your bed at 3:00 am with a chainsaw in his hand
we'll come back in a moment...after having strangled the film guy. lol.
katmusic2006 6 months ago
jeez! why bother going on then!
djrage70 7 months ago
Someone was new at the controls that day; or else someone wanted to make this guy look bad on purpose!
jsbach15 7 months ago
Gotta dig the suit that blends in with the green screen
MCL21 10 months ago
oh Channel 2.... you never let me down
MCL21 10 months ago
sounds like music from a bad 70s porno.
sickandtiredofmorons 1 year ago 4
@sickandtiredofmorons This piece of music is "Will-O'-the-Wisp" by Passport, from their "Cross-Collateral" CD (then on LP).
I remember being away at summer camp during the summer of 1975. Without my prior knowledge, my dad called the station during that time to find out the artist and title of this track; upon my return, he surprised me by giving me the LP as a gift. Such great memories...
novice841 3 months ago
We don't have that film either.
HamptonRoadsTVFan 1 year ago
jack bowden had a small part in forrest gump
firstcowtails 1 year ago
This is why the movie Anchorman was so profound
tsliao 1 year ago
0:02 Did someone who play the drums???
pjvalisnochannel 1 year ago
You know channel 2 has always looked like a traveling carnival you see in a shopping center parking lot.
dkkght46 1 year ago
We don't have that tape either.
Market42Fan 1 year ago
@Market42Fan Should be "We don't have that FILM either."
YouTube seriously needs a way to edit a previously posted comment if a mistake was made.
Market42Fan 1 year ago
@Market42Fan no they should not. I'm glad Youtube does not allow you fucking lowlifes to edit your posts...because the first post you make proves how stupid you are.
DrFubarProzak 1 year ago
Does Jack Bowden love lamp?
singinglawnchair 2 years ago
For anyone who's wondering, the music at the opening of the show is Will o' the Wisp by German jazz fusion band Passport.
singinglawnchair 2 years ago
I've been trying to find out what that tune is forever! Thanks for the update!
am74343 2 years ago
That was sort of the opposite of a meltdown. This guy's cool as a cucumber.
mistabook 2 years ago 7
Bowden may've been "cool as a cucumber" - it was the news operation around him that was melting down, it seems.
wmbrown6 2 years ago 2
music is funky
ukendcx2000 2 years ago 2
I love that slapback audio effect for the voice too!
am74343 2 years ago
I've pinpointed a date: This aired on or about August 1, 1975.
RolloSmokes 2 years ago 2
Whoa, that green screen technology is SO obvious, lol. I'm so used to hightech these days that this looks positively primitive.
That opening music is FABULOUS.
Cathalain 2 years ago
yeah those wood grain desks were cool too. have to love that huge ear piece
ukendcx2000 2 years ago
I love screwups like this! Looks like the anchor wasn't as mad as others I have seen.
Love that 70s theme music!
someguy23475 3 years ago
What YEAR was this from??? Anybody know? Absolutely AWESOME classic funky 70's music!
am74343 3 years ago
From the looks of it, maybe 1970 or 1971. A search for anything regarding the mass arrests came up fruitless, so this is just a guess.
gatorman295 3 years ago
Supposedly, the tenant strike riots happened around 1975.
am74343 2 years ago
@am74343 - This newscast was from July 9, 1975. (The Baltimore Sun - which owned WMAR at the time - reported on this in their July 10 issue.)
wmbrown6 1 year ago
Jack Bowden = Steve carell
pudah657 3 years ago 2
What a weird set. Wood-grain desks, and the anchor sitting in the newsroom instead of a studio. It was the 70's, I guess.
warszawianka 3 years ago
Well at least they fought through the flames and did the newscast despite the malfunctioning film machines. WHDH just flat out cut their newscast a couple of years ago when the main switcher died. A station that large most cetainly has a backup plan, so they just chickened out, the losers.
devswartz 3 years ago
Poor Jack is right - It's called LIVE TV - Susan
grandmeme 3 years ago
That is the FUNKYIEST news music I've EVER heard!!!!
am74343 3 years ago
I want an IFB like that...
leshaunfossett 3 years ago
Traffic must've been rough in Baltimore that day. Haha
abwvu1 3 years ago
Which 70s song was this theme based on?
pkennyburns 3 years ago
Whoa!
dylansdad65 3 years ago
Poor Jack...thanks for the control room guys. I guess Susan White was the only employee at WMAR he could depend on...
dylansdad65 3 years ago
You mean, Susan White-Bowden :D
torgman 3 years ago
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A few years ago, two parents went out for dinner. A few hours later, the babysitter was calling to ask if she could cover up the clown statue in the kids' room, the father said,"Take the kids and get out of the house. We'll call the police, we don't have a clown statue." The "clown statue" is really a killer that escaped from jail. If you don't post this letter on to 10 videos tonight, the clown will be in your bed at 3:00 am with a chainsaw in his hand
kmanderson619 3 years ago