The freeway reference Russ Bloxom made was for the present-day Interstate 20, then just in design. The bids were being opened up so that construction could begin.
Interesting introduction. Jerry Desmond spent some time at TV stations in San Antonio and Midland-Odessa. He finished his career at KSAT in San Antonio; he passed away in 2003 in Austin.
I've been knocked to the floor ever since yesterday about this vid and the other WBAP ones...just amazing, when you think there may be no more retro treasures, along come some more ... excellent work johnlp!! BTW, I'm wondering which freeway is the one Russ is talking about, is it I-35W south of downtown, or is it I-20 between Loop 820 and I-35E in south Oak Cliff? I know I-20 was getting built in the early 1970s thru there.
I remember from the brief time I was living as a child in the DFW area, a few years before this particular tape, that the station ID for Channel 5 was read as "WBAP-TV Ft. Worth Star-Telegram" [Channel 5 back then was co-owned with the newspaper]. Any chance you might have video with that particular spoken ID?
@efrem Jerry Desmond was also on KOBR-TV in Roswell in the mid 90's
jethancampos 9 months ago
Harold Taft- best weatherman ever.
MarksCoffeeHouse2 1 year ago
@easttxtv
The freeway reference Russ Bloxom made was for the present-day Interstate 20, then just in design. The bids were being opened up so that construction could begin.
case139 1 year ago
Interesting introduction. Jerry Desmond spent some time at TV stations in San Antonio and Midland-Odessa. He finished his career at KSAT in San Antonio; he passed away in 2003 in Austin.
efrem1 1 year ago
That was also the brief time in the late 1960s that the station DIDN'T call the newscast The Texas News. Interesting.
case139 2 years ago
Harold Taft was made of awesome.
lothartheterrible 2 years ago
I presume this was not long after the then WBAP-TV was the first station in the U.S. to acquire RCA TK-44A cameras?
wmbrown6 2 years ago
Former Red Sox Manager Pinky Higgins died on March 21, 1969, which I assume would date this telecast as either the 21st or 22nd of March.
kylebook 2 years ago
I've been knocked to the floor ever since yesterday about this vid and the other WBAP ones...just amazing, when you think there may be no more retro treasures, along come some more ... excellent work johnlp!! BTW, I'm wondering which freeway is the one Russ is talking about, is it I-35W south of downtown, or is it I-20 between Loop 820 and I-35E in south Oak Cliff? I know I-20 was getting built in the early 1970s thru there.
easttxtv 2 years ago
I remember from the brief time I was living as a child in the DFW area, a few years before this particular tape, that the station ID for Channel 5 was read as "WBAP-TV Ft. Worth Star-Telegram" [Channel 5 back then was co-owned with the newspaper]. Any chance you might have video with that particular spoken ID?
byrd56 2 years ago