"Evening Magazine" Retrospective - 1990

This sequence contains excerpts from a 1990 retrospective about "Evening Magazine" that aired on Boston's WBZ-TV.

"Evening/PM Magazine" was a half-hour local program that was in production at many stations from the late 1970s through the early '90s. The show pioneered the use of small-format videotape field equipment and electronic editing to tell stories about local people, places and things.

The program was known as "Evening Magazine" at the five Group W stations (Baltimore, Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and San Francisco) and "PM Magazine" on other stations where it was franchised. "Evening/PM" was seen on over 100 stations at it peak, and usually aired at either 7:00 or 7:30 P.M.

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Education

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• WBZ
• Evening
• Magazine

[itwontbez]

I almost want to say that this was Channel 4's answer to Channel 5's "Chronicle", which still has a following to this day.

[VintageTelevision]

WCVB-TV's "Chronicle" arrived four years after "Evening Magazine" started on Channel 4.

[fgldnglbs]

I'm looking for the Philadelphia version where Chef Tell Erhardt(R.I.P.) got his start.

[GenericGene]

Interesting video - Gene

[jgjklhlgkbmbkjkjbfsg]

I'd like to know how "Live At Five" started. It's pretty much the same thing.

[SailorCallie]

I recall that KSAT 12 would air PM Magazine back in the 80's at 6:30. Today, that timeslot belongs to Entertainment Tonight.