KTLA News Opens from the Last 60 Years

Compilations of KTLA News opens. All but the last one was taken from a November 2007 special during KTLA's Retro Marathon weekend as part of their 60th anniversary celebration. The last one (the current open) was from March 27, 2008. The "Flashpoint" open (1996-2005) is unavailable as I do not have any video from during that era.

If anyone has the "Flashpoint" (1996-2005) open for News at Ten (Prime News), let me know so I can create a new version of this video with that included. You will be properly credited for submitting the video clip as well.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• KTLA
• News
• Open
• Larry
• McCormick
• Weekend
• George
• Putnam
• Hal
• Fishman
• Keith
• Olbermann
• Prime
• Emmett
• Miller
• Leila
• Feinstein
• yt:stretch=16:9

[onetruepatriot]

I don't know about you guys but I liked the old opening better (2005-2009) and its music and graphics package. I'm not all that crazy about the new one.

[albear972]

LOL! I had no idea that KTLA had a news boat! Sweet! and the news is in color too! man, high tech stuff there.

The spheres on the Bell helicopter are huge.

[onetruepatriot]

Yeah, it is amazing that a TV station had a news boat but I doubt they still have that. In fact, is there any TV station now that still has one? I don't know but it would be interesting to find out.

[Futura428]

onetruepatriot

The open you're talking about.  I think I have that but it's from the morning news.

[onetruepatriot]

Thanks but I was hoping for the Flashpoint open for News at Ten. But thanks for offering though.

[anchorman87]

as in ET's Jan Carle?

[onetruepatriot]

I believe so.

[shaunfossett]

Correct. Channel 5 DOMINATED live TV and set the standard. Too bad their tabloid style of garbage TV had tarnished their legacy...

[hachibeach151]

Love the music from The George Putnam news.

hb151

[TaylorMMontgomery]

&& I think Emmett is really good on prime news, he has that evening feel.

[djwash5]

@shaunfossett

The Action News Theme.

[tachikaze222]

@albear972 prolly had midgets in the camera bubbles to point them

[recto89]

I noticed that KTLA in the Hal Fishman and Larry McCormick era seems to resemble KTVU in the Dennis Richmond era and Now the Frank Sommerville era. BTW Ron Boltz is the best annoucer on KTLA and on KTVU.

[schs1977]

This is the same music used by WOWK TV13 in Charleston, WV.

[mbclev]

I don't know if you mean the late actor Steve Dunne (with an "e" at the end). He was the announcer on Wink Martindale's first game show, "What's This Song?", so he might have begun an announcing career that might have led him here.

[wmbrown6]

In addition, it would appear that the news open with Kevin Sanders was from 1970 or so, while the Putnam news open was 1973.

[wmbrown6]

I can only presume, during Kevin Sanders' days as anchor, KTLA still used RCA TK-41's?

[SilentDrifter03]

What is a news boat needed for? Not critizing, I'm questioning.