News 10 (KXTV) News open 1985

This is one of the first "Spirit of California" news opens for News 10, KXTV, Sacramento. This aircheck was recorded on VHS tape. Jennifer Smith, George Warren, and Mark Hedlund, who in 2007 are all still prominent reporters/anchors with the station are featured.

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• 10
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• Sacramento
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• Jennifer Smith
• George Warren
• Mark Hedlund

[wannawatchu66]

Yeah, I think Jennifer's now (or soon will be) in her 30th (!) year at KXTV. Wow. Way to keep on truckin', Jennifer. Your longevity alone is to be admired.

[10TVMan]

Without question, she is the most admired and respected anchor still on the air in Sacramento.

[SouthOCmixdown]

Anybody know or have the "Heart of California"- promo/commercial from around this time(or maybe earlier 80s)?? Im pretty sure it was a spot for Channel 10 and Sacramento around this time. Been looking for it forever. Cant find it. If somebody has more of these KXTV 10 reels, firgured it might just be tucked into one of them. If anyone has it or can share, it would be GREATLY APPRECIATED! If you need any further description of it, just msg me and Ill give you all the info. Thanks!

[raymieX]

@videonut33 No. Blame a company called Corinthian Broadcasting. Belo bought most of Corinthian's stations (WISH-TV and WANE-TV had to be sold off to meet ownership caps) in December 1983. A similar style logo was in use at KHOU until that station's 1988 upgrade to Spirit of Texas; one at WVEC lived to see the year 1992.

WANE-TV (no 1980s footage) probably had a similar 15 logo at the time. WISH had a chubby 8 with a broken center, and KOTV kept its 6 until 1995.

[TJL31SJ]

@NightSociety I love the 10 logo,bring it back!

[videonut33]

@NightSociety Blame Belo (the former owner of KXTV)

[NightSociety]

probably the ugliest channel 10 logo.

[iMoviePhil3a]

Oh that sliding cover over the blue screen and the cutting edge computer graphics of the day! WOW!

[TinkerBebe]

Jennifer Smith is still going strong.