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2 months ago
WRAL-TV Old SKY 5 to New SKY 5.wmv
WRAL-TV news story by news anchor Charlie Gaddy regarding the transition from the original SKY 5 news helicopter to a new SKY 5. Both were Hughes 5...
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SKY 5 WRAL-TV News Helicopter as featured on AWARE, WRAL-TV public affairs program in 1982.
SKY 5 is the news helicopter at WRAL-TV in Raleigh, N.C. This video, produced in 1982 for the WRAL-TV public affairs program AWARE with Waltye Rasu...
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I used music from the soundtrack "The Electric Horseman" starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda. Composer Dave Grusin. I can't remember the name of the album cut though.
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2 months ago
WRAL-TV SKY 5 news coverage of Wright Brothers First Flight Anniversary 1983.
The Wright Brothers were the first to succeed at powered flight. They accomplished their first flight on December 17, 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Car...
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WRAL-TV SKY 5 promo with pilot Frank Beall.wmv
WRAL-TV SKY 5 news helicopter promo circa 1985-86.
SKY 5 pilot is veteran pilot Frank Beall. Frank became the third full-time pilot. (1st pilot was...
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5 months ago
WRAL-TV News promo "Team of Experts"
Circa 1982-83 news promo highlighting financial reporter, Tim Smith; investigative reporters Fred Taylor and Howard Fox; SKY 5 pilot/reporter Mike ...
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6 months ago
WRAL-TV SKY 5 helicopter pilot Mike Allen flies an Ultralight part1& part 2 (circa 1983)
WRAL-TV Consumer Affairs News Reporter, Tim Smith, receives assistance from SKY 5 pilot Mike Allen to see if flying an ultra-light is as easy as it...
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6 months ago
WRAL-TV SKY 5 news promo.wmv
WRAL-TV promo for news helicopter SKY 5 and its pilot Mike Allen. circa 1982. WRAL-TV is located in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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8 months ago
NC State Wolfpack outakes
NC State basketball players taping funny promos for the NC State Basketball Coach's Show. Terry Gannon and Lorenzo Charles are in the following out...
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9 months ago
WPTF-AM: Sales Presentation (1954)
This is a 1954 recording of WPTF announcers introducing themselves and describing their programs. It appears to be part of a sales presentation. ...
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1 year ago
Symphonic Soul - Henry Mancini
"Symphonic Soul" from the 1975 album, "Symphonic Soul", performed by Henry Mancini's Concert Orchestra. It's classical music at it's best.
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WFMY-TV (Greensboro, NC) used the last 30 seconds of Symphonic Soul for a news promo during the late 70's.
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1 year ago
Media Probes TV News
From around 1983, WQED documentary clip about news consultants' roles in changing local newscasts.
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Jay Wilkinson did a great job lighting the set and working out the logistics for other pieces of the new set. In 1981 I left WFMY for WRAL. Within 6 months, WRAL totally revamped their newscast to reflect newsroom activity.
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1 year ago
WFMY News 2 Close 1980
WFMY Greensboro
Copyright 1980 WFMY
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I directed the 11 PM newscasts at WFMY during this time period. Yes, to those who correctly guessed the Gannett look to the newscast. Harte Hanks purchased the station, brought in Mark Conrad as the GM. Larry Perret (EP) was the genius. Bruce MacCallum was the producer. Magid provided the data. L...
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1 year ago
WRAL-TV 5 News Promo Adele Arakawa
From 1983 to 1989, Adele Arakawa (now at KUSA in Denver, CO) was co-anchor of the 6:00 news on Channel 5. Here, her husband Barry sings her praises...
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Adele, Barry, and son Travis are big into racing their Porsches. I recently chatted with Adele and exchanged some pictures. Adele and I both drove Nissan 300zx cars while at WRAL and talked quite a bit about sports cars. She continues to do well in Denver.
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1 year ago
WRAL-TV "Action News 5" Open - 1982
This is a recording from the first-ever hour-long edition of "Action News 5" at 6 p.m. Recorded in June 1982. All copyrights acknowledged.
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Hello rmg1204...Bob was actually complimenting the cam operator on executing a difficult move. I was the director of this newscast and the anxiety level was high for this first newscast.
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That sounds about right. (gee, I was there but I can't put an exact date to it). Frank did fly the old SKY 5 until the station purchased an updated D model complete with new graphic look. I believe the E model was still under the FAA designation of experimental, so they stayed with the D. The mai...