WAFB logo/id montage part 3 (1997-2004, Second Newschannel era, CBS affiliate for Baton Rouge, LA)

This is part 3 of 4 of a series of WAFB legal idents and news promos and commercials for the CBS affiliate in Baton Rouge, LA. Copyrights acknowledged.

This is the second generation of Newschannel usage and third generation of "Louisiana's News Channel" branding. Raycom purchased the station around 1997 or 1998 from AFLAC. Clips are in rough chronological order and vary in quality/sound, so beware!

1997 clips:
1. George Sells news bumpers about LSU cloning
2. Whom do you Trust News promo
3. Mike Graham plugging the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra pet fair and concert/Woman's Hospital Family Concerts (originally sponsored by Mervyn's)—Garfield: A Cat and his Music
4. George Sells bumper about flooding and missing drug money from jail
5. Newsbreak with George Sells and Our Lady of the Lake promo, news about Alice Foster
6. Late Show with David Letterman promo
7. Donna Britt station ID
8. Sells bumper repeat
9. Welcome Home to WAFB Channel 9 (localized version of CBS's "Welcome Home" campaign) station IDs (start at 2:05) with George Sells, Victor Howell, Vernon Roger,

Late 1990s/early 2000s:
10. 2 Donna Britt news promos
11. CBS Evening News/Today Show/WAFB news promo—it's all Here
12. George Sells news bumper
13. Jeanne Burns station ID (3:06)
14. WAFB/Access Travel promo selling a taping of "Friends" in Los Angeles

50th anniversary era (2002-2003)
15. Paul Gates station ID (3:41)
16. Martha Stewart Show bumper (out of place, should be about 2006)
17. Dr. Valerie Burton of OLOL and Donna Britt for the Children's Fund
18. George Sells promo (2003)
19. Mike Graham retirement bumper (4:26)—Straight Ahead
20. Happy Holidays bumper
21. 9 News Extra bumper
22. 5:21 news bumper about Nick Saban and break up of fake ID and Southern Grades Scandal
23. WAFB newsbreak with Julie Baxter
24. First United Methodist Church promo
25. Jay Grymes station ID
26. Answering the Call to Save a Life/Daybreak promo
27. 9 News Extra bumper about Cyber Affairs
28. 7:06 WAFB 50th anniversary promo about the website
29. 6 PM newscast relayed to WJBO-AM (9 News on the Go)
30. Donna Britt station ID
31. Louisiana's Weather Channel/Sentry 9000 Doppler/Storm Team promo
32. WBXH station ID (out of place)
33. 8:41 Sells/Britt news promo
34. WAFB station promo about loose prisoners including Gerald Bordelon
35. Sentry 9000 Doppler Radar promo
36. Bold and the Beautiful bumper
37. Sentry 9000 Doppler Radar promo (2)
38. Pat Simon station ID (10:48)

2004 clips (start at 11:06)
39. Donna Britt promo regarding her Louisiana Association of Broadcasters Lifetime Achievement Award
40. Mayoral Race promo regarding the race between Bobby Simpson and Kip Holden

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• WAFB
• Baton Rouge
• Louisiana
• Newschannel
• Louisiana's News Channel
• CBS

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