CBS "West 57th" 1989

This sequence contains the following clips:
* WNEV "Lottery Live" Megabucks drawing - May 13, 1989
* CBS Color animation - 1966
* "West 57th" excerpts - May 13 and 20, 1989
* WNEV news tease - May 13, 1989

I used to enjoy watching the CBS News broadcast "West 57th" for its slick, avant-garde production style, strong storytelling skills and creative pacing techniques. Pieces of the program's open and close are included in this video.

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[fromthesidelines]

The "CBS Color" bumper seen here was originally shown before the start of virtually every CBS program in prime-time from 1966 through 1970 [Bob Hite, announcer]. Why it was shown before this 1989 edition of "WEST 57th", I don't know...I do know that was supposed to a "yuppie" version of "60 MINUTES" (it ended in '89); eventually, Steve Kroft and Meredith Viera did become reporters for the latter...

[VintageTelevision]

The CBS Color animation seen in this composite did not air prior to "West 57th."

[VaultMasterDBT]

Dawn Hayes did plug West 57th as coming up next at 8pm, and show was in an 8pm slot around that time, so if the 1960s CBS bumper was part of the transmission, then it did air before '57th'. Also, Lottery Live aired twice, at 7:50 and 7:58, so the Megabucks drawing couldn't have been later in the evening.

Did you stick the bumper in for fun, by any chance? :)

[VintageTelevision]

This is a sequence, a composite, of clips. They did not necessarily air back to back.

[wiedep]

the open should show the talent getting lost in the maze of corridors in the 57th st broadcast center...

[gootenslog]

This was a really decent TV news magazine. I miss it.

[videonut33]

Love the bumper music on the "News7" preview.

[johnnyafairbanks]

@mediadude08 Speaking of #2, let's not forget the "CBS StereoSound where available" in the '80s to early '90s.

[VSN411]

I like that Megabucks video:) Thanks!

[gli7utubeo]

Nice editing job. Love those dimples on Meredith. 57th st. was a really slick show.

Thanks for this.

[TresGriffin]

This whole clip is like Edd Kalehoff-fest...I think he had something to do with that lottery music (given it's similarity to the MGHS theme). The West 57th theme is sort of similar to the (Nickelodeon's) Double Dare theme too. (Interestingly EK did the theme to both unrelated versions of "Double Dare")

[ab348]

That West 57th theme really is a great composition by Edd Kalehoff one of his best, thoigh very 80s in style. It really takes me back... I remember I watched the program fairly regularly on Saturday nights if I was home, mostly I think during the time when Jane Wallace was on the show because I thought she was incredibly beautiful and sexy.

[NEUDude]

Wow, I have to say that Lottery Live clip totally brought back memories, and makes me feel young again. I had been wanting to see a Lottery Live drawing from prior to 1992 for AGES. I had always been curious about that outro, which was discontinued early in 1992. Also, it would appear that on this clip, the drawing was done right before the 8:00 show on CBS. When I watched from 1992-94, it was always done right after Jeopardy!

[chyrongeek]

Yeah, I thought I posted that, but I guess it got deleted...