WABC - 1980 - Eyewitness News at 6pm pt. 6 Video

Here, now, the news - part six of a full 6pm WABC Eyewitness News broadcast from 1980 featuring the legendary anchor team of Roger Grimsby and Bill Beutel. It might look plain, but its beauty is apparent once you look deeper.

And now, here's sports. Remember sports? Granted, it's now the most irrelevant part of the newscast thanks to sportscenter and 24 hour regional networks, but it barely gets 2 minutes these days. Here it gets five and interesting stories to boot - one of them is about the America's Cup regatta race.

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dgendvil: I know Bruce King really well from KOMO as well, since he was the main sportscaster for many years.

wmbrown6: This, in spite of Warner "Let's Go to the Videotape" Wolf's defection earlier in 1980 to rival WCBS-TV. And another thing about this newscast: No direct, blatant tie-ins to any program running on the network at the time (unless you count Gary Wells' failed motorcycle jump at Caesars Palace and the mention of "That's Incredible").

Author: HulkieG; Uploaded: Oct 27, 2009; Duration: 8:56; Views: 323

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