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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News & Politics

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• wral
• action
• news
• open
• 1982
• charlie
• gaddy
• raleigh
• newscast
• TV
• television

[AuburnTowers]

I agree.

[WVU1981]

... and now with this idiot Gov Perdue the tax is 8.25%

[randygupton2]

A 5% sales tax in North Carolina? OH, I only wish!

[WRALdirector80s]

@rmg1204

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.

[WRALdirector80s]

I was the director of this newscast. The headlines was pre-recorded about 15 minutes prior to the newscast. At 6, Master Control rolled that tape and then gave "control" to control room number 2 at that point. I then rolled the opening (earth spinning) from TCR, dissolved to camera one as it trucked left to right and then dissolved to camera 2 for Charlie. The move that camera one executed was actually a difficult shot.

[blueboy962000]

Wow ... I always knew WRAL had always been a classy operation (it was practically the only station I watched when I was at Carolina). But this open almost looks major-market in quality. Then again, back then the Charlotte and Raleigh stations (with the notable exceptions, in both cases, of the NBC affiliates) had pretty high production values.

[SopranosFan777]

Does anyone have any more news opens of WRAL during its ABC days and WTVD during its CBS days? I've seen the one from 1983 that I already posted, but I'm more interested in stuff from 1976-1981. Any help would be appreciated.

[rmg1204]

During the open, it looks like Bob DeBardelaben is mocking the cameraman...

[devswartz]

That shot at 0:26 seriously looks like a network newscast with stunning lighting and a very busy newsroom. I'm amazed that, considering the success of their normal paced newscast, they felt the need to sell a breathless WRAL. True, it was one of the slickest images 5 ever had, but let WTVD be the one that scares its viewers away.

[714arewenotmen]

yeah i remember the switch all this talk about Charlie Gaddy makes me feel old also brings back lotz of memories! Thanks!