WSFA TV 6 O'CLOCK NEWS - 1985

WSFA was and remains by far the dominant television station in Montgomery. Bob Howell, the main anchor, was the station's news director at the time as well. Howell is still WSFA's main anchor. Rich Thomas, the weatherman remains on the air as well. In the late 1990s, he left for a short stint at the shortlived news operation of WNCF-TV 32. This particularly cheap news look and set lasted just a year before a very high-end, major market set and look premiered. WSFA used the KNBC and NBC O&O news package "Newscenter".

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[robivy64]

Bob and Rich haven't aged a bit!

[rastephens82]

Station ID and intro v/o by Carl Stephens

[GPAPoetics2]

Rich Thomas rocks

[tanner232852003]

rich thomas looked so funny back then!!! haha

[ILovestorms]

After Mark Thornhill left, they got Jeff Shearer to replace him.

[ILovestorms]

Does anyone remember Bob Ingram, who would talk about the Alabama legislature?

[saturnday]

WSFA does not look cheap. It was 1985. Their graphics were fresh for 1985, the music fresh for 1985.

They have come a long way because they kept with the times...its 24 years later! Everything has come a long way from 1985 and WSFA stayed up to date (on the air) even though they are STILL in their original studio building.

[saturnday]

Im sorry I have to say this. WSFA has always been on the forefront. In 1985 their set and graphics were "major market" and not "cheap" especially for a "small market".

WSFA has grown with the times. They were on top of it in 1985 and they are on top of it today. There is a reason why they are the leading station in Alabama and one of the best in the South.

[DerrickLee2006]

Do you have a WSFA newscast from when they unveiled the major-market set and graphics?

[jwgreek8606]

Bob Howell actually was the one who fell for a short stint. Rich Thomas always did the weather.