WUSA Sign On 1988

From WUSA Washington DC, one of the best National Anthems and the sign on animation from 1988.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• WUSA
• Sign
• On

[angelapleasant2007]

Was That Mike Lewis?

[eyeontv]

Yes it is Mike, he was the voice of the station just under 20 years!

[mca1218]

Thank you, eyeonTV. I remember this fondly. I always enjoyed the local TV stations' sign-offs and sigh-on's-- something that is literally out of date now in this 24/7 world of on-air TV. Do you also have the video of Massinet's 'Meditation' played on Channel 9 of the rolling surf and the crashing waves with the sun on the horizon? Always wondered what happened to that, and when it came out. Looks like something from 1966 or so.

[eyeontv]

yes I do have that along with High Flight!

[krystlerita]

Mike Lewis- what a voice

Him, as well as other TV announcers like Charlie Van Dyke, and of course the voice of God, Don LaFontaine, are what inspired me to study to become a voice-over artist

[NEPatriot]

Not to get political, but it was and still is a part of our history--dark part yes, but to not allow the confederate flag is like revising history--as if the thing never even existed at all.

[zjc92]

I'm a very unpatriotic person, for the most part, but you know what? This strays into "solitary manly year while saluting the giant waving flag behind me and flying a bald eagle" territory. God bless the USA! (Or what it was. Or what people tend to think it was. Whatever.)

[pancakeman22]

How excellent of a sign-in you did!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tam0165]

I think he's over at WABC-TV (Ch. 7) in New York.

[Jumpondees]

I miss Mike Lewis' voice, especially when doing the intro the 4pm news.

[wmbrown6]

The Flag Evolution "SSB" was produced in 1971 by Saxton Graphic Associates, Ltd., a New York graphics firm. Their copyright notice was shown at the end following the final shot of the flag on the moon. Alas, most stations, including WTOP/WDVM/WUSA, WRAL, WTAF/WTXF, WAVE et al., cut off that notice, but WNEW-TV in New York (to 1978) and WITI in Milwaukee showed the copyright at the end.

[eyeontv]

Just color bars is correct! I don't think there was ever a WDVM test pattern. I'll have to see if I can find any WDVM bars anywhere.

[wmbrown6]

By this time, I'm sure they'd have color bars. Way back when it was WTOP-TV, they had the exact same "CBS style" test pattern used at one time or another by WCBS-TV in New York (albeit with the same font layout in WTOP's case), WBBM-TV in Chicago, etc. I'm wondering what the station used in WDVM-TV days.

[angelapleasant2007]

Where is Mike Lewis after working as a voiceover at WUSA?