KMPH - promo set - 1979

This is a set of three 1979 promos from KMPH in Visalia, Ca. KMPH was an independent station at the time; it is now a Fox affiliate. These videos were originally on TV-Ark.

The first promo is perhaps the best known of the three -- the "Get To Know Us" spot, featuring disco music and a dancing couple doing the Hustle all over the Fresno area. The second is a brief news promo with a bouncy jingle ("26 News is everywhere"), and the third is a holiday identification spot. Listen as the announcer mentions "Tulare-Fresno" during the ID; KMPH's original city of license was Tulare, California.

Copyright 1979 KMPH/Pappas Telecasting Companies

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• KMPH
• Visalia
• Fresno
• California
• promos
• 1979
• disco
• dancing
• Hustle

[brooke050870]

Are you talking about Creature Feature? I grew up near Fresno and clearly remember when these promos were aired. I was nine years old!

[shmacka]

man i bet fresno was the shit in the 70's and early 80's

[djfingersflores]

born in Fresno myself, man i miss those good ol' days...

[JeffATL]

The first jingle was ALSO used on Channel 29 in Buffalo, New York, in 1980.

[zookster22]

That's my friend Art in this promo! We used to work together at ABC-TV in Los Angeles in the '80's on hundreds of TV shows including the Academy Awards, the Emmy Awards, and American Bandstand where sometimes WE did the dancing! Those days were so much fun! Great to see Art performing in this promo! Fantastic!

[jjdef33]

I used to work with Art in Hollywood in the 1980's - in the years shortly after this promo. We used to go "discoing" at Clubs all over LA. I didn't know he was a celebrity!

[menthepalmtrees]

The guy's name in the video is Art. Lives in Southern California is doing great. What a great blast from the past looking back when Fresno was so fun.

[Nicholas4141]

IT USED  TO BE ON FROM 2AM-5:30AM

[Nicholas4141]

1 YEAR LATER IN 1979 IT WAS ALSO USED BY KMPH Channel 26 Fresno  California

[cindyschoonmaker]

The girl in this video is Donna Ensom but I can not remember the name of the guy. Amazing! She's still around town.