I never watched Channel 2 news, but I LOVE this song and commercial! Could you please send this to fuzzymemories? He has a whole site with stuff like this!
Wow, this is phenomenal. I remember WBBM from when I was a kid. In fact, had many opportunities to sit in that newsroom in those days during shows. Love the two-inch quad VTR shot. Some of that stuff was still in use until they moved to 22 W. Washington in 2008! A few bits and pieces I'm sure ended up in the care of the Museum of Broadcast Communications, too.
It was great to be a journalist back in the day. Sometimes, I even miss typewriters.
You know what I'd like to see on YT? Back in '74, WBBM TV had station IDs they'd show on certain holidays. I definitely remember the Memorial Day, Easter & Passover ones.
At the :25 mark, whoever the reporter was with the cigar in his mouth wouldn't be allowed to do that today... tells how times have changed.
Another "Channel 2 News" promo I liked comes from Detroit, late 1986. The promo is called, "Channel 2: The last people you want to see." Likely for their hard-core reportage and investigative reporting.
Yeah...I'd say this was a really good reason why they were one of the most respected news organizations in the country--and also a Chicago news powerhouse--in the 70s. It's a shame how far they've fallen since then.
It's a shame how far it seems every station in the country has fallen from its respective glory days. I might sound like an idealist, but it would be beautiful if every station in the country to re-adopt the journalistic philosophy which is implied in this promotion; I sure as hell don't see any reporting from crime scenes, fires, or car accidents in here.
I never watched Channel 2 news, but I LOVE this song and commercial! Could you please send this to fuzzymemories? He has a whole site with stuff like this!
DiamondDragon419 1 year ago
Kind of a conscience the phrase came in the same year Carly Simon had a hit from the James Bond movie "The Spy Who Loved Me."
EricandDish 1 year ago
Ah, brings back the memories.
dccoulthard 1 year ago
Wow, this is phenomenal. I remember WBBM from when I was a kid. In fact, had many opportunities to sit in that newsroom in those days during shows. Love the two-inch quad VTR shot. Some of that stuff was still in use until they moved to 22 W. Washington in 2008! A few bits and pieces I'm sure ended up in the care of the Museum of Broadcast Communications, too.
fgolman 1 year ago
harry porterfield did the "someone you should know" for abc channel 7
beeb1421 2 years ago
Now he's back @ Channel 2
ctmajka 2 years ago
It was great to be a journalist back in the day. Sometimes, I even miss typewriters.
You know what I'd like to see on YT? Back in '74, WBBM TV had station IDs they'd show on certain holidays. I definitely remember the Memorial Day, Easter & Passover ones.
MadameLil 2 years ago 2
At the :25 mark, whoever the reporter was with the cigar in his mouth wouldn't be allowed to do that today... tells how times have changed.
Another "Channel 2 News" promo I liked comes from Detroit, late 1986. The promo is called, "Channel 2: The last people you want to see." Likely for their hard-core reportage and investigative reporting.
StukInBuf 3 years ago
That's John Drummond. He's old school and Chicago loves him for it. Screw pretty faces and huge egos. He was in it for one reason. News.
crispycritterz 3 years ago 3
Was he the same Channel 2 News reporter who appeared in the 1993 "Fugitive" movie, wearing the hat?
StukInBuf 3 years ago
Yes. They made all of their field reporters show up for that one. Lester Holt and Pam Zekman where there too.
crispycritterz 3 years ago
@StukInBuf that was John Drummond if I'm not mistaken
MrKrime 2 years ago
I can see Gene Siskel in this one!
ortonWWEchamp 3 years ago
@ortonWWEchamp Gene was the movie man in Chicago before anybody. He was the one you relied on for whats good or bad at the movies
MrKrime 2 years ago
Makes me feel sad for the rest.
palmercomm 3 years ago
Yeah...I'd say this was a really good reason why they were one of the most respected news organizations in the country--and also a Chicago news powerhouse--in the 70s. It's a shame how far they've fallen since then.
devswartz 3 years ago
It's a shame how far it seems every station in the country has fallen from its respective glory days. I might sound like an idealist, but it would be beautiful if every station in the country to re-adopt the journalistic philosophy which is implied in this promotion; I sure as hell don't see any reporting from crime scenes, fires, or car accidents in here.
Reed488 3 years ago 3
Makes me feel sad for the rest.
palmercomm 3 years ago
This is an excellent news promo. Too bad they don't make them like these today!
burbank 3 years ago 7
Ive never seen a better news promo. Great team, great city.
tigerman8000 3 years ago 2
This has always been one of my favorite clips since I've seen it on 80sTVthemes!! Thanks for posting this quality back up!!!! :)
tcidolfan 3 years ago 4
Wow! What a flashback! Very nice!
cyborgescapee 3 years ago
This is timeless! One of the best news promos of all time!! Thank you so much for the clean copy!
TVAMFM 3 years ago 6