NBC News Today Show 1987 Intro

This is a great piece of history. It's the first couple of minutes from The Today Show at its height in 1987. It's much more intelligent and watchable than the garbage they put on the show now. Sorry...but the thought of seeing hyper, screaming people behind a police barricade doesn't appeal to me at 7AM.

This Clip (C)1987 NBC News, Inc

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• 1987
• 1980s
• 80s
• Late-80s

[micmac99]

Off KCRA Sacramento.

[YouAreSpotOnWithThat]

This is a week or so before the 87 stock market crash.

[Bigstarrocker9]

thats always been my favorite tune as well on today

[royalscam76]

To jmsweat: Well, Bryant was #1, legally. It was in his contract that he opened and closed every show. He was the anchor of the show and Jane was the co-anchor. (The "anchor" title went away when Matt Lauer replaced Bryant.) It seems like a silly distinction, but 1987 was a long time ago.

[Lakeview312]

I always liked this opening theme...

[jmsweat]

It was so obvious how Bryant hogged the show and thought he was #1 over everyone else. I'm glad it was more equal between Katie and Matt when they were hosts.

[royalscam76]

Jane would move to another position on the set to get in place for interviews. There was a living room set directly across from the anchor desk in the show's old studio, 3B, where Bryant and Jane would conduct interviews apart from the anchor desk.

[GMAFAN]

i have one question can someone say where does jane go, whenever williard comes onto the set, he takes her seat so where does she go

[TubeBMF]

Excellent! It's always fun seeing how this show has changed over the years. If you have anything from 1990 during the short-lived Gumbel/Norville duo, I'd really enjoy seeing it.