WGN-TV news opens

• published: 06 Oct 2014
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The following video features various news and talent opens from WGN-TV in Chicago (available outside of the Chicago market through WGN America) from c. 1965 to present. This is a reupload of the compilation originally uploaded on October 24, 2013 to include additional talent bumpers and opens, including the addition of a few clips from 1965 to 1980, available on FuzzyMemories.tv, as well as the intros and talent bumpers introduced in September 2014. Here's what you can see in this video: (0:07) "Carl Greyson and the News" intro (1965-c. 1968) (0:20-1:08) "John Drury and Newsnine" intros (c. 1977-1980) (1:08-2:45) "Nightbeat" intros (1970s-1980) (2:45-3:30) "The Nine O'Clock News" intro (early 1980s), weekend (?) intro (early 1980s) (3:30) "Nightbeat" intro (1980-1983) (3:48) "The Nine O'Clock News" weeknight intro (1984-1987) (4:08) "Newscope" intro (1984-1987) (4:28) "Midday News" intro (1987-1990) (4:41-5:08) "The Nine O'Clock News" intro (two versions, including one with closed captioning tag (1987-1991); variants of the open were also used by Los Angeles sister station KTLA and former Atlanta sister station WGNX/WGCL-TV (5:08) "Weekend Morning News" (1992-1993) and "Chicago's Midday News" intros (1990-1993) (5:32-6:06) "The Nine O'Clock News" intros (versions with two different voiceover styles by Doug Paul, 1991-1993) (6:06-7:25) "WGN Morning News" (1994-1995), "WGN News Sunday Morning" (1993-1994), "WGN News at Noon" and "WGN News at Nine" intros (1993-1995); Sunday morning and 9 p.m. intros and one version of noon intro voiced by Beau Weaver (who was presumably the voiceover for the 9 p.m. intro from 1993 to 1994), weekday morning and second version of noon intro voiced by Doug Paul (7:25-9:05) "WGN Morning News" talent intro (two versions) and "WGN News at Nine" intro, Monday-Thursday talent bump and Sunday talent bumper (1995-1997; "Skycam 9" version of morning open was used from 1996-1997 after station began using the helicopter) (9:05-9:34) "WGN News at Noon" talent bumper and "WGN News at Nine" intro (1997-2000) (9:34-11:39) "WGN Morning News" 7 a.m. intro and 6 a.m. talent bumper, "WGN News at Noon" intro and talent bumper, "WGN News at Nine" Monday-Thursday (two versions) and Friday talent bumpers (2000-2002) (11:39-15:15) "WGN Morning News" 5, 6 and 7 a.m. intros, and 7 and 8 a.m. talent bumpers, "WGN News at Noon" intro (2002-2004) and talent bumpers (2002-2003 and 2006-2007 versions), "WGN News at Nine" intro (version with remixed cuts from Non-Stop Music's "WGN News Theme," 2004-2007; same but set to 615 Music's "Chicago's Very Own," 2007-2008), end-of-break bumper (2007-2008), Monday-Thursday (two versions, 2004-2007 and 2007-2008) and Sunday talent bumper (2004-2007) (15:15-23:11) "WGN Morning News" intros (2008-2014) and talent bumpers (2012/2008-present), "WGN News at Noon/Midday News" intros and talent bumpers (2008-2014), "WGN Evening News" intro, talent bumper and end-of-break bumper (2008-2010), "WGN News at Five" intro, talent bumper and end-of-break bumper (2010-2014), "WGN News at Nine" intro (versions with three voiceovers), out-of-break bump, and Monday-Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday talent bumpers (2008-2014) (23:11-25:54) "WGN Morning News" 4 a.m. intro and 4 and 9 a.m. talent bumpers, "WGN Evening News" intros, 4 and 5 p.m. talent bumpers and end-of-break bumper (2008-present), "WGN News at Nine" intro and Monday-Thursday and Sunday talent bumpers (2014-present) The posting of this video is designed to facilitate criticism, commentary, scholarship, and research relating to the television broadcasting industry, and for purposes of historic preservation, consistent with the provisions set forth in Section 107 of Title 17, United States Code. © 2014 WGN-TV, owned by Tribune Broadcasting. Accurate captions are available for this video, activate the caption track and select "English" (the selection without the "automatic captions" tag) to view them.