tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943321092483498805.post8065519725953216260..comments2024-01-02T03:25:05.523-05:00Comments on Cleveland Classic Media: Channel 3 in Cleveland-60 years old in 2008.Tim Loneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208281099970788558noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943321092483498805.post-43492645092489327022008-07-17T10:17:00.000-04:002008-07-17T10:17:00.000-04:00Great stuff, Tim. Do you ever recall seeing any ad...Great stuff, Tim. Do you ever recall seeing any ads for the Giant Tiger department store? When I was a kid in the late 1960's, that store was one of my favorite places.Hugo Sleestakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02927369804540489337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943321092483498805.post-51985618176046098832008-07-13T11:18:00.000-04:002008-07-13T11:18:00.000-04:00Actually, I see Mr. King was with WNEW in 1963, no...Actually, I see Mr. King was with WNEW in 1963, not long before that station's 30th anniversary. So that answers that question . . . he also did some announcing work for "That Was the Week That Was," alternating with Jerry Damon (but that's another story).wbhisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270661237413315760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943321092483498805.post-75597106690516906212008-07-13T11:15:00.000-04:002008-07-13T11:15:00.000-04:00Did Wally King work at WNEW 1130? I know another ...Did Wally King work at WNEW 1130? I know another Wally - Wally Parker, who was an ABC staff announcer out of New York from 1965 to 1990 - had been with WNEW prior to joining ABC, when would Mr. King have been at the legendary radio station?<BR/><BR/>Finally, at what point would that copyright disclaimer I mentioned first take effect in the scripts of sign-offs, including KYW/WKYC?wbhisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270661237413315760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943321092483498805.post-61783642488099256432008-07-13T07:56:00.000-04:002008-07-13T07:56:00.000-04:00According to Jerry Immel, the first sign-off annou...According to Jerry Immel, the first sign-off announcement may have been Tom Fletcher, who worked for WJW-TV and was the first host of "Polka Varieties" on WEWS Channel 5. The One on the WNBK ID was definitely Wally King of WTAM-1100, who did have a career in New York Radio and TV at WNEW Radio and CBS-TV.<BR/><BR/>WBHist:<BR/> The KYW and WNBK clips were definitely from the 1955-57 era..With the "Blaushield Chevrolat" ad mentioning "1955 Chevrolet". Anything from WTAM/WNBK would have been no later than February 13, 1956. Of course, the WKYC-Jay Miltner ID was likely from the mid-60's.<BR/><BR/>Plus, the "jingle" before the Gordon Ward/Tom Field sign-off announcements..(We're gonna blow our own horn..etc)..Would appear to be from the first days/weeks of Westinghouse ownership in 1956..Tim Loneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15208281099970788558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943321092483498805.post-49045095111779286022008-07-13T02:41:00.000-04:002008-07-13T02:41:00.000-04:00The first KYW-TV sign-off on this clip sounds like...The first KYW-TV sign-off on this clip sounds like the early formings of the script they used after the 1965 FCC/Justice Department-ordered reversal of the NBC/Westinghouse license swap and "Group W's" going back to Philadelphia (although those KYW/Philly sign-ons and -offs I've heard made no mention of the TV Code). It also sounds like pre-1960, given the mention of the Superior Avenue address and the lack of "Programs broadcast by this station..." copyright disclaimer.<BR/><BR/>Also, I presume the Wally King mentioned in that sign-off was one and the same as the New York-based CBS announcer of the 1960's-'80's?wbhisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270661237413315760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943321092483498805.post-84432896887905983432008-07-11T23:37:00.000-04:002008-07-11T23:37:00.000-04:00Bill: Those are some I didnt have names for..T...Bill:<BR/> Those are some I didnt have names for..The person I got them from didnt have the names either..Tim Loneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15208281099970788558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943321092483498805.post-75102350624246257802008-07-11T23:22:00.000-04:002008-07-11T23:22:00.000-04:00I don't recognize the announcer who did the first ...I don't recognize the announcer who did the first sign off announcement in this vid. Nor do I recognize one of them who did the station ID for WNBK.Bill Wickline Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15110733279224833346noreply@blogger.com