WTAE-TV News, August 10, 1986

I had found this on old BETA tape. Yes, Beta tape. Remember those? Anyway, I've had this video file sitting on my computer for... ooh say... 4 or 5 years. I spotted it sitting in a back corner of my hard drive and decided to post it so we can all get a small chuckle of the what the news was back on August 10, 1986. One thing I do know is, times were sure a heck of a lot better back then. I had a job, a house, a car, my Harley, and lots of good times. Now, I've got pretty much nothing. Well, I hope you enjoy the video from a simpler time.

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• TheLazyComic
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• 1986
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• Pittsburgh
• Pennsylvania

[MPW68]

Good to see Adam Lynch again, He and Ray Tannahill use to be the lead anchors on WIIC TV back in the 70's

[thelazycomic]

@MPW68 Wow... completely forgot that Tennehill was at channel 11 way back. Funny how both Tannehill and Lynch were kind of... blah at channel 11... but after they left, Tannehill to channel 2 and Lynch to channel 4, both got really good. I always thought channel 11 was 2nd rate... and still do. I don't know what it is, but everything they do is just so chee-zee.

[radiodj1520]

In This Clip, From 0:00 To 0:51, It Was WTAE-TV's Channel 4 Action News Tonight's Weekend Edition Video Open From August 10, 1986.

[thelazycomic]

Okay ?? I timed the opening clip, which ran from 0:00 to 19:00. I didn't do any editing on the clip. (Heck, I couldn't believe I had this laying on an old VHS tape). LOL I didn't bother checking the actual day the newscast ran, I figured the date was good enough, and I was able to track that down through the story of the plane that caught fire, which I figured that out perfectly as August 10, 1986. (God, I need to get a life). I was only 28 at the time. Wow, I must have been bored to death.

[JLATL1973]

Great video....its funny how ancient the graphics look!

[thelazycomic]

Yeah... and how young Sally looked in the video.

[thelazycomic]

And Channel 11 is still the worst. Yick !!!

[TJC450]

the best news station still :D