WGME "Hello Maine" revisited, 2004

This special promo was a blend of the original 80's version with the updated version produced for the station's 50th anniversary in 2004.

The song, of course, is from Frank Gari's "Hello" package of which this station used the news component and original image component throughout the 80s.

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Film & Animation

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• WGME
• CBS
• Portland
• Hello
• Maine
• Kim
• Block
• Bruce
• Berlinger
• Dave
• Eid
• Crystal
• Canney
• Doug
• Rafferty

[Hampstead343]

I'd like to ear the newer version in instrumental

[cllewis1]

Warner's voice is used on the 50th anniversary WGME promos. For a full show of her talent, search YouTube for her performance of Hello Nashville with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra backing her up.

Interesting to note that Frank Gari's more upbeat version, voiced by him, actually has an extra chorus because of the faster tempo.

[cllewis1]

The male voice in the 80's version is Frank Gari himself. Very early on the in the life of "Hello" Gari recorded the vocals himself (check out "Hello Milwaukee" for another example.) Starting around 1982 or 83, Florence Warner was brought on to record a more ballad-styled version of the song for literally hundreds of stations; her voice is by far more identified with "Hello" than Gari's, though his was the first voice associated with "Hello."

[VintageTelevision]

Nice to see the turn of these image campaigns!

[CESkootchy]

Whoa, the 80's version is way better... the guy's voice is melodic, while that woman is just shrieky.