All of those CBS shows from 1981 went into syndication.CBS was really good back in the day.I also noticed that Boss Hogg wears the same suit the John Travolta wore in Saturday Night Fever.But it looked better on John.
On the video on 0:41 that playground tower thing I used to climb that when I was a kid. I remember I got a big splinter in my hand because of that thing. How did WBAL get them A List actors and actresses at the time to do their promos?
The Norm Lewis promo at 1:00 is very similar to ones that WOR-TV New York were running around the same time for their news, with the "as a child" profiles they would have for the various newscasters at the time.
Which CBS show/character did the guy from the promo from 1:30-2:00 appear in?
Interesting tidbit. It is cool to see tv promos and other stuff from different markets. Although I would like to see more 70's/80's Raleigh/Durham market stuff.
Because of this, combined with the 1995 affiliate switches, WMAR Channel 2 ended up being the only station in the Baltimore market to have been affiliated, at one time or another, with all three "original heritage" networks (CBS, NBC, ABC).
All of those CBS shows from 1981 went into syndication.CBS was really good back in the day.I also noticed that Boss Hogg wears the same suit the John Travolta wore in Saturday Night Fever.But it looked better on John.
level242 1 month ago
Why did they switch?
ukendcx2000 2 months ago
On the video on 0:41 that playground tower thing I used to climb that when I was a kid. I remember I got a big splinter in my hand because of that thing. How did WBAL get them A List actors and actresses at the time to do their promos?
Hanssen69 1 year ago
That is Ray Bennett with Vic Tayback
Naterussell 1 year ago
Who's the dude with Vic Tayback (Mel from "Alice")?
RolloSmokes 1 year ago
Awesome.
chipdrusano 1 year ago
CBS bought rival WJZ in 1995, and at the same time, WBAL came crawling back to NBC (with Tom Brokaw).
newscaster13 1 year ago
@newscaster13 And the moral of that story: it's always best to return to your roots.
Ian16545 4 months ago
The Norm Lewis promo at 1:00 is very similar to ones that WOR-TV New York were running around the same time for their news, with the "as a child" profiles they would have for the various newscasters at the time.
Which CBS show/character did the guy from the promo from 1:30-2:00 appear in?
DanZero77 1 year ago
@DanZero77 Thats the animal, the newspaper photog from Lou Grant
eyeontv 1 year ago
@eyeontv played by Daryl Anderson
tyrese3745 1 year ago
so when did it switch to WJZ?
Robshow35 1 year ago
@Robshow35 never mind, wmbrown6 answered it for me.
Robshow35 1 year ago
Interesting to combine CBS's Reach for the Stars Jingle with the Hello Baltimore song by Frank Gari, which WBAL was using at the time
newscaster13 1 year ago
Do you have WMAR affiliate switch promos from 1981? It's called "Welcome 2 Baltimore". If so, could you upload them for me please?
nattyboh84 1 year ago
Interesting tidbit. It is cool to see tv promos and other stuff from different markets. Although I would like to see more 70's/80's Raleigh/Durham market stuff.
j85 1 year ago
Because of this, combined with the 1995 affiliate switches, WMAR Channel 2 ended up being the only station in the Baltimore market to have been affiliated, at one time or another, with all three "original heritage" networks (CBS, NBC, ABC).
wmbrown6 1 year ago