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WTEN Commercial Breaks (January 29, 1999) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-28 | #salute #to #steve Taken from 20/20 on ABC affiliate WTEN (channel 10) in Albany, NY. 20/20 debuted a Monday edition three days later, in place of Monday Night Football.Steve Caporizzo appears in the news tease, and in a promo at the beginning that claims "If you're not watching News 10, you're not getting the news." WTEN was in first place during November sweeps, and had settled into a second place battle with WRGB before falling to third again.(C) 1999 Young Broadcasting; WTEN is now owned by Nexstar Media Group. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WTEN Commercial Breaks (December 25, 1995) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-27 | #salute #to #steve Taken from the Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade on WTEN (channel 10), the ABC affiliate in Albany, NY. This is my second upload of the parade, as I also have the 1991 one, and also my second Disney World-themed upload in this marathon.Steve Caporizzo's appearance here is to promote how News 10's weather forecasting keeps viewers safe during the holidays, and how News 10 will keep that tradition again in 1996. The "Happy Holidays" jingle in the promo is either one used for ABC stations, or composed for WTEN itself, as it does mention their "TV10" name.(C) 1995 Young Broadcasting; WTEN is now owned by Nexstar Media Group. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We don't profit off this video.
WTEN Commercial Break (August 30, 2001) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-27 | #salute #to #steve This lone commercial break aired during Good Morning America on ABC affiliate WTEN (channel 10) in Albany, NY, and aired with fuzzy reception. I just included this because it has a Steve Caporizzo advert.This one showcases WTEN's weather forecasting technology, which was about to undergo changes. That December, WTEN launched "Storm Tracker" which was their answer to "First Warning" and "Instant Doppler," and it also included online weather forecasts. WTEN still uses "Storm Tracker" as its weather moniker today.(C) 2001 Young Broadcasting; WTEN is now owned by Nexstar Media Group. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WTEN Commercial Breaks (February 28, 1997) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-26 | Taken from Disney World's 25th Anniversary special, 20/20 and WTEN's 11pm news. WTEN (channel 10) is the ABC affiliate located in Albany, NY. Walt Disney World opened up on October 1, 1971 and has become the world's most visited resort destination.I myself have been to Disney World five times. I've always enjoyed Epcot, for its futuristic-looking atmosphere and the many different parts of the world showcased, and Animal Kingdom (which opened the following year) is also a must-visit. Given how expensive it's become, however, I'm probably not going back to Disney World anytime soon.(C) 1997 Young Broadcasting; WTEN is now owned by Nexstar Media Group. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WTEN 11pm Newscast (February 28, 1997; 94% Complete) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-26 | #salute #to #steve Most of the 11pm edition of "News 10" on WTEN in Albany, NY, the Capital Region's ABC affiliate. The D block is cut off at the end, missing the final news story.Jim Brennan is the lone anchor, with Angela Hampton off that night, while John Spadafora fills in for Dan Murphy. Robin Schwartz and Dan Levy have news reports, and Sue Nigra does a VO during the lottery bump on her anchoring the weekend news. And of course we have Steve Caporizzo, who will be leaving WTEN in just 4 days; 1997 marked his seventh year with the station.In the news a hazing incident at a North Adams, MA frat house gets the police involved, and Dan Levy (now at WNYT) goes to some houses at RPI for student reaction. Also, a man is killed on I-787 while crossing the road (NEVER EVER cross a highway!), earthquakes hit Iraq and Pakistan, a house-ran drug operation is ordered closed by the city of Amsterdam (and the owner is arrested in the process), retailers begin the process of checking ID's for those buying tobacco, WGY apologizes for a racist newspaper advert which triggered a protest outside their studios, and John Kerry goes on a tour of Western Massachusetts. Kerry eventually ran for President in 2004.In sports high school basketball goes into the postseason, and Spad covers it all. Hoosick Valley vs. Mechanicville and Watervliet vs. Galway are the games up at Glens Falls' Civic Center (with the same scores, 59-48), and Spad notes the girls' scores weren't called in to News 10 yet because "they didn't have the time to call." He does have scores from the Siena women, who beat Iona in the MAAC Tournament just barely (the women have only gone to March Madness once, in 2001).Also of note is the Siena men playing their "best basketball of the season." This was a dreary season for the Saints, then with just one NCAA Tournament under their belt. Bob Beyer was fired as head coach that year, in what would be his only head coaching job; he is now assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers. Paul Hewitt took over the program from Beyer, and Siena went dancing again, in 1999.Finally we have Steve Caporizzo, with spring-like weather in the forecast, starting March off (in a way) like a lamb. He also does a ski report in the last section of the video. Albany TV, much like Liz Bishop, will be very different with his departure, plus with Trishna Begam's impending leave it means WTEN will only have three staff holdovers from Young ownership. Sign of the times, am I right? I can't see today's news people working in tenures as long as Cap's and Liz's.The news theme (at least for the opens) in Sportsworld, a production music track by FirstCom, and the voiceover is an unknown personality that many of Young's stations used. The graphics are part in-house and part out-of-house, and I believe LoConte Goldman did them (the font choices and animations are similar to their other clients). WTEN changed the graphics up a bit in April of 1997, after 2 and a half years with the look seen here.(C) 1997 Young Broadcasting; WTEN is now owned by Nexstar Media Group. No copyright infringement intended. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WTEN Commercial Breaks (December 14, 1991) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-25 | #salute #to #steve Taken from Winnie The Pooh & Christmas Too on ABC affiliate WTEN (channel 10) in Albany, NY. Some Disney shorts featuring Donald Duck were also included in the mix as well.Steve Caporizzo's appearance here is in a promo for WTEN being "the weather source for the 90s," proudly proclaiming his then-10 years of forecasting the weather. Cap previously worked at WWLP in Springfield before coming to Albany in 1989.(C) 1991 Young Broadcasting; WTEN is now owned by Nexstar Media Group. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We don't profit off this video.
WTEN Commercial Breaks (December 7, 2000) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-24 | Taken from "Shooting War," an ABC special that covered war soldiers in motion pictures (hosted by Tom Hanks, whose movie "Castaway" is promoted in here). Also included are commercials from Nightline, Extra and Jenny Jones. All of this aired on WTEN (channel 10) in Albany, NY.Aside from a brief cameo in a News 10 promo, Steve Caporizzo doesn't appear in this set of commercials, so I used my normal intro instead. He does appear in the other set (the tape ran the whole 6 hours, but the news was cut off).(C) 2000 Young Broadcasting; WTEN is now owned by Nexstar Media Group. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WTEN Commercial Breaks (December 8, 2000) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-24 | #salute #to #steve Taken from Jenny Jones and ABC World News Now on WTEN (channel 10) in Albany, NY. WTEN would also save 30 minutes for a "Hair Club For Men" infomercial just before World News Now.Steve Caporizzo's appearance in this video is to promote the "Bell of Life" from The Children's Hospital. Interestingly, the advert still uses WTEN's 1997 graphics (as do a few website promos). I wonder if it was made last Christmas season, or if the 2000 graphics weren't ready yet when it was produced.(C) 2000 Young Broadcasting; WTEN is now owned by Nexstar Media Group. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WTEN 11pm News Segments (December 7, 2000) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-24 | The 11pm edition of "News 10" on ABC affiliate WTEN in Albany, NY, featuring the news teaser and the D block. Most of the show was taped over but the sports were left in.Terry McSweeney is the solo anchor, Andy Gregorio fills in for Steve Caporizzo on weather, and Dan Murphy has sports. Terry had just arrived at WTEN that October, following a news set renovation and new graphics (which WTEN used in some form for 11 years, specifically the open). A bit annoyed Cap isn't featured here, but I do have a few more newscasts with him in them coming up later in the marathon.The sports stories include NBA scores, a preview to the high school basketball season (Murph highlights Schenectady vs. Amsterdam as a key matchup for the week), the Jersey Devils make up a delayed game with Buffalo, and some historical artifacts, both national and local! The national is on Drew Brees, who enjoyed 20 seasons in the NFL, won college football's "Player of the Year," while the local is on Jon Mueller, who announced his retirement from the Albany-Colonie Yankees. Mueller took on the head baseball coaching position at UAlbany, and he just finished his 25th season there this year. His son, Jaxon, plays midfield for the team.The news theme is Primetime News by Non-Stop Music, and the graphics were done by VDO. They were based off the graphics used at WJBK in Detroit, which utilized a cameraman shadow in the news opens. The cuts of Primetime News used here were the 1999 remixes, originally done for KXAS in Dallas.(C) 2000 Young Broadcasting; WTEN is now owned by Nexstar Media Group. No copyright infringement intended. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WTEN Commercial Breaks (September 10, 2006; with 11pm News Open) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-23 | #salute #to #steve The next edition of "Salute to Steve" is an airing from "The Path to 9/11," an ABC special that aired once due to its controversial portrayal of the September 11th attacks (2006 marked 5 years). Following that is the news opening, which aired without an intro probably due to the somber milestone. WTEN (channel 10) is ABC's Albany, NY affiliate.This is also my fourth twinning with WTEN and WABC in New York. "The Path to 9/11" aired with limited commercials due to sponsor withdrawal. WTEN inserted local breaks towards the end, which is what you see here.The Steve Caporizzo portion of the video is a promo for how he is "All Over Your Weather." The promo is intended to showcase Cap's childhood, featuring him doing a weather forecast in front of a stuffed Mickey Mouse. Cheesy, indeed.(C) 2006 Young Broadcasting; WTEN is now owned by Nexstar Media Group. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WTEN Commercial Breaks (May 8, 2000) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-22 | #salute #to #steve It's the final days until Steve Caporizzo hangs up the weather clicker, and we're going to close out June with commercials and newscasts commemorating his stellar 35 years at WTEN!To start we have commercials from The Rosie O'Donnell Show, which aired on WTEN for Albany viewers throughout its run. Cap appears in a promo for "Pet Connection," which he has agreed to still do after his retirement.(C) 2000 Young Broadcasting; WTEN is now owned by Nexstar Media Group. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WXXA Commercial Breaks (May 21, 1989) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-21 | Taken from 21 Jump Street on Fox affiliate WXXA-TV (channel 23) in Albany, New York. The show was one of Fox's early successes, and had an additional season in syndication.That fall, Fox expanded to Monday nights, its first expansion since network launch. Still not breaking ground just yet, Fox did score a hit with The Simpsons the following year, which went into the Top 30 in its first season.(C) 1989 Heritage Broadcasting Group; WXXA is now owned by Mission Broadcasting. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WRGB Commercial Breaks (November 7, 1996) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-21 | Taken from 48 Hours on CBS affiliate WRGB (channel 6) in Schenectady, NY, serving the Albany DMA. 48 Hours still airs on CBS, on Saturday's.48 Hours was launched in 1988 based off a documentary CBS News produced, "48 Hours on Crack Street." It became heavily focused on "true crime" in its current format, being CBS' answer to Dateline and 20/20.(C) 1996 Freedom Communications; WRGB is now owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We don't profit off this video.
WLTX Commercial Breaks (February 15, 1998) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-20 | Taken from the Daytona 500 on CBS affiliate WLTX (channel 19) in Columbia, South Carolina. I am now twinning with my WRGB upload from the same day, and in fact I edited the commercials to be nearly similar to that video (with the repeat ads cut out).WLTX would be purchased by Gannett a few months after this aired. Gannett heavily invested in the station, upgrading its on-air product and acquiring higher-market technology to make the station competitive. They were using Stephen Arnold's "Wall to Wall News" at the time.This is also my last Columbia, SC upload! I am fortunate to have found content from a DMA we don't much of, and hopefully I get more Carolinas material soon!(C) 1998 Lewis Television; WLTX is now owned by Tegna Media. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WNYT Commercial Breaks (May 8, 1989) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-19 | Taken from Top Gun, airing on NBC affiliate WNYT (channel 13) in Albany, NY. This was the network premiere of the acclaimed 1986 movie; the following Sunday (May 14th) was the network premiere of another 1986 movie, Ferris Bueller's Day Off.This is also my second upload this month of a showing of Top Gun; I also have the movie from a 1995 airing off WXXA. Top Gun was the highest-grossing film of 1986 and received a cult following in the decades since. It also spawned a sequel, Top Gun: Maverick, in 2022.(C) 1989 Viacom, now part of Paramount Global; WNYT is now owned by Hubbard Broadcasting. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WLTX Commercial Breaks (February 5, 2004) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-18 | Taken from Guiding Light and Starting Over on WLTX (channel 19), the CBS affiliate in Columbia, South Carolina. Both shows are no longer airing new episodes.Guiding Light aired for 57 years on CBS, and if you count its radio era, 72 years in total. The show ended in 2009 and was replaced with a revival of Let's Make a Deal hosted by Wayne Brady. The revived hour-long edition of said show still airs on CBS today, and Brady is still the host.(C) 2004 Gannett, now Tegna Media. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WLTX 6pm Newscast (December 10, 2003; Partial A Block) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-18 | The first segment of "News 19" on WLTX in Columbia, SC, the area's CBS affiliate. WLTX at this point was a solid second place behind WIS in the ratings.J.R. Berry and Darci Strickland anchor the news, with meteorologist Jim Gandy and a brief look at the weather, and reporters Tabitha Kitchens and Natasha Curry. Jim Gandy was the big steal WLTX got when Gannett began remaking their newsroom, and he spent 20 years there. Bob Shields, the sports director who was held over from previous ownership, spent 30 years at the station as well.In the news, the CDC alarms the country on rising flu cases due to a lack of vaccinations. WLTX also interviews a family who lost their loved one to the disease as well. Also, families across the state say goodbye to soldiers shipping off to Iraq to fight in the war, and a preview for their 7pm news, a drug raid in a state high school that had police bodycams leaked a month later. WLTX introduced 7pm newscasts in 2001 following 9/11, directly competing with WIS' own show.Also we get a talent bump! This channel may have done justice unearthing Albany, NY material for the past four years, but for it to come across this is just as important. We don't have much WLTX (or WOLO) from the early 2000s, and especially since Gannett's WLTX was a game changer for the market. I do wish we had a regular open though.Nick Michaels is the voiceover, and the news theme is Overture by Stephen Arnold Music. Michaels (who died in 2021) was replaced the next year by Lisa Malay, who voiced most of Gannett's stations. She also was the voice of WRGB for 15 years.(C) 2003 Gannett, now Tegna Media. No copyright infringement intended. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WIS Commercial Breaks (December 2, 1999) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-17 | Taken from ER on NBC affiliate WIS (channel 10) in Columbia, South Carolina. ER aired for 15 seasons on NBC.WIS' slogan was "The Spirit of Carolina," using an image campaign that was created in 1984 for WFAA in Dallas. WIS introduced it in 1991 alongside the introduction of using its call letters instead of its channel number, an interesting idea since they were the only VHF station in the market.(C) 1999 Liberty Corporation; WIS is now owned by Gray Television. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We don't profit off this video.
WLTX Commercial Breaks (November 29, 2003) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-17 | Taken from Ice Wars X, presented by Olay, on CBS affiliate WLTX (channel 19) in Columbia, South Carolina. The event actually happened in Albany, at the Pepsi Arena, on November 13th, with the CBS airing 16 days later.The weekend team in this video is Natasha Curry, and Todd Santos is the weatherman. Todd now works at WIVB in Buffalo. Long a distant second to WIS, WLTX was now full speed ahead competing with them, which they finally succeeded in doing in 2019.(C) 2003 Gannett, now Tegna Media. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WIS 11pm News Open (December 2, 1999) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-17 | The start of "WIS News Nightcast," with the first story on a Republican Presidential Debate. WIS (channel 10) is the NBC affiliate in Columbia, South Carolina and has generally lead the market in newsgathering.Steve Crocker and Susan Aude Fisher anchor the news, and on the talent open are meteorologist Ken Aucoin and sports director Rick Henry. Steve now works at sister station WBRC in Birmingham, while Ken Aucoin previously had a stint at future sister station WVUE in New Orleans (and he replaced Jim Gandy who had departed for WLTX). Susan Aude Fisher had been a longtime staple of WIS' newscasts, being co-anchors with the late Ed Carter until his 1998 retirement; she was also notable for being confined to a wheelchair.The lead story, again, is on the Republican debate. The debate was held in New Hampshire, and was notable because it was televised on Fox News (which, if you had cable, was the only way to watch it). George W. Bush, then Governor of Texas and the son of his father who served a term, became the next U.S. president in 2001 and served two terms.John Young voices the news open, and the news theme is a custom track Stephen Arnold Music composed for WIS (with some hints of Stravinsky in there). The graphics were in-house (I think), and I personally don't like them. But they were still number one, so they could do whatever they wanted!(C) 1999 Liberty Corporation; WIS is now owned by Gray Television. No copyright infringement intended. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WNYT Commercial Breaks (November 9, 1987) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-17 | Taken from the second episode of Billionaire Boys' Club, and WNYT's 11pm newscast. WNYT (channel 13) is the NBC affiliate, located in Albany, NY.The next week, WNYT would air another mini-series, Poor Little Rich Girl, which I had a taping of on here originally. I deleted it because the content from this and the previous day (11/8) had more of the same, plus the newscasts.(C) 1987 Viacom, now part of Paramount Global; WNYT is now owned by Hubbard Broadcasting. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WNYT 11pm Newscast (November 9, 1987; Complete) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-17 | The 11pm "30 Minute News" on NBC station WNYT (channel 13) in Albany, NY. The tape cuts out right as the news close ends, so I will call this a complete show.Ed Dague and Chris Kapostasy anchor, Herb Stevens has the weather, Bob McNamara has sports, and reporting are Bill Lambdin, Rodger Wyland and three NBC personnel: Chris Wallace, John Cochran and John Hernandez. Only Rodger is still at WNYT currently, while Chris Wallace made his next national round over to ABC; Chris Kapostasy went national in 1998 under her married name, Chris Jansing.In the news President Reagan continues his seek for a replacement for Douglas Ginsburg (who was dismissed due to drug use), Governor Mario Cuomo slams Reagan's priorities again saying they are "wacky" (mirroring his 1984 DNC speech in some ways), Chatham resident Wyley Gates is sentenced to prison for killing his family, Northern Ireland gets an apology for a "premature" bomb explosion from Britain, and a family in Alaska makes a hockey rink... from scratch... in their house!Herb's forecast includes the "13 Snow Game" which would guess the first snowfall measurement of the season. The game got off to an early start in October when snow fell at the beginning of the month, and part of that incident prompted Bob Kovachick to return to Albany (within 5 months he had replaced Herb Stevens).Bob McNamara (or "Mac" as he's called) has quite a sports debate with his co-anchors. First off, he trashes the Knicks on-air, complaining about their 0-3 start due to a last-minute run by the Celtics (the opposite holds true now, since the Knicks beat the Celtics last month!). His debates with Ed and Chris commence when he talks about Monday Night Football's ongoing game with the Jets and Seahawks (Jets won 30-14, so Ed's bet was correct). At one point they make a joke about Ed being an RPI alum after the hockey story, and then Ed jokes they would probably have a new sports director the next day. He would have to wait 13 years!Also Rodger Wyland does a piece on South Colonie basketball. Albany's Colonie suburb has a north and south school district, with the north one called "Shaker" after the Shaker tribes, and the south just being "South Colonie." Long called the Raiders for their sports teams, Colonie became the "Wolfpack" this school year. In my eyes, they could've ditched the Native American imagery, and went with a pirate mascot. It works in Las Vegas!An interesting show all around, and one of my first Ed-and-Chris shows. They had just been signed to do the news together, after Ed spent a year and a half on the solo job. The banter was a bit much. In fact they couldn't do their usual news close because the chattering ran the time out!The news theme is an unknown track originally done for WCCO, while Ed Hopkins voices the news open and sponsor. The graphics, at least the news open portion, were done by Cranston-Csuri Productions.(C) 1987 Viacom, now part of Paramount Global; WNYT is now owned by Hubbard Broadcasting. No copyright infringement intended. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WLTX Commercial Breaks (December 11, 2003) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-16 | Taken from Starting Over and Judge Judy on WLTX (channel 19), the CBS affiliate in Columbia, South Carolina. Not to be confused with the 1979 movie of the same name, or the John Lennon song!Most of these are local Columbia, SC area commercials, including a rather catchy IGA commercial, a WLTX version of CBS' holiday promo, Queenstown Bistro, Roof Jewelers, and USA Today, a property of WLTX's owners, Gannett. This month marks a decade since Gannett's name change!(C) 2003 Gannett, now Tegna Media. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WLTX Commercial Breaks (December 10, 2003) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-16 | Taken from WLTX's airing of Starting Over, a syndicated reality TV show. WLTX (channel 19) is CBS' affiliate in Columbia, South Carolina, the state capital.Included is a news brief and a promo for the primetime "The Price is Right." Bob Barker turned 80 that weekend; he lived another 20 years and almost lived to be 100. He retired in 2007 and was replaced with Drew Carey, who currently hosts the show.(C) 2003 Gannett, now Tegna Media. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WPIX Commercial Breaks (December 31, 1996) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-14 | Taken from WPIX's annual Honeymooners New Year's Marathon. Every year, WPIX would air The Honeymooners' "Classic 39" episodes in a marathon each New Year's Eve. WPIX (channel 11) was a WB affiliate at the time, but it is now part of The CW and is the network's flagship station in New York City.This aired on cable in Albany. WPIX was available along with WWOR and WSBK in Boston, but after that very day WWOR was taken off cable systems, leaving WSBK as the only option for 518ers to watch UPN. Of course, you could also get UPN on WXXA, but you'd have to stay up late or set your VCRs!(C) 1996 Tribune Broadcasting; WPIX is now owned by Nexstar Media Group. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We don't profit off this video.
WNBC Commercial Breaks (May 16, 1990) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-14 | Taken from Steve Doocy's show "House Party" and a rerun of The Golden Girls on NBC O&O WNBC-TV (channel 4) in New York. Doocy was a former employee of sister station WRC, and before going national he worked in the Big Apple at WCBS.WNBC had just changed its logo and news graphics to a design from Hothaus Creative, which made graphics for sister station WTVJ. This look only lasted two years, I guess because it didn't fit the area's city-like vibe. It does fit Florida, of course!(C) 1990 NBC Owned Television Stations. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WLTX Commercial Breaks (July 28, 1996) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-13 | Taken from the DieHard 500 on CBS affiliate WLTX (channel 19) in Columbia, South Carolina. It is now called the YellaWood 500, and it has been held in Talladega, Alabama since 1969. Following that is golf coverage.Wanted to acknowledge two CBS affiliate personalities who passed away this week, Gary England and Charlie Gaddy. Gary England was a longtime meteorologist at KWTV in Oklahoma City, and worked opposite future WLTX meteorologist Jim Gandy at one point (Gandy worked at KTVY, now KFOR). Charlie Gaddy, meanwhile, was the longtime anchor a state above at WRAL, which is now an NBC affiliate.(C) 1996 Lewis Television; WLTX is now owned by Tegna Media. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WACH Commercial Breaks (June 3, 2001) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-13 | Taken from the 2001 MBNA Platinum 400 on Fox affiliate WACH (channel 57) in Columbia, SC. A race held since 1969, it is now called Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400.The race held the MBNA Platinum 400 title from 1998 to 2002. It has also been called the Autism Speaks 400, the FedEx 400, the AAA 400 Drive for Autism, the Gander RV 400, the DuraMAX Drydene 400, the Best Buy 400, and the Miller Genuine Draft 500. Basically a name change every year!(C) 2001 Raycom Media, now part of Gray Television. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WCPX Commercial Breaks (February 16, 1992; Part 1) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-12 | Taken from the 1992 Daytona 500 on CBS affiliate WCPX-TV (channel 6) in Orlando, Florida. WCPX is now WKMG, and shares the same "6" logo that6 WRGB used from 1998 to 2004.Davey Allison, who passed away the following year in a helicopter accident, won the race, and led for 127 laps. He appeared in nine Daytona 500s, five as part of the Robert Yates Racing team.(C) 1992 First Media Television; WKMG is now owned by Graham Media Group. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WCPX Commercial Breaks (February 16, 1992; Part 2) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-12 | Taken from the last portion of the Daytona 500, and CBS' Winter Olympics coverage on WCPX-TV (channel 6), now WKMG-TV, in Orlando. The Daytona 500 takes place each year about an hour north of WKMG's studios.Channel 6 had just changed its news operation format, featuring the anchors standing instead of sitting at a desk (a concept made famous by CityPulse in Toronto). The changes also saw a new anchor in David Wittman (who came from Boston), and the following year longtime WFTV anchor Bud Hedinger joined the team after a stint in Nashville.(C) 1992 First Media Television; WKMG is now owned by Graham Media Group. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WSBK Commercial Breaks (June 11, 1987) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-11 | Taken from The Movie Loft's airing of Catch-22, 38 years ago today, on WSBK-TV (channel 38) in Boston. WSBK is an independent station, but it also was part of UPN and MyNetworkTV throughout its lifespan.Dana Hersey doesn't really speak much in the interstitials, he just says "we'll be right back" in each of them. Usually he would spout trivia about the movies during the commercials, or give fun facts about the movie's production. I usually cut his longer segments out.(C) 1987 Kohlberg Kravis Roberts; WSBK is now owned by CBS Television Stations. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We don't profit off this video.
WPIX Commercial Breaks (September 5, 1992) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-11 | Taken from the premiere of Goof Troop on WPIX (channel 11) in New York, NY. Goof Troop was one of the many shows that aired as part of "The Disney Afternoon," which WPIX carried. WPIX is now part of The CW, and is owned by their majority owner, Nexstar.WPIX also was notable for Yankee baseball and for being "New York's Movie Station," plus its newscasts were at one point syndicated to independent stations across the country. This was also recorded off cable in Albany, which received WPIX until 2002.(C) 1992 Tribune Broadcasting; WPIX is now owned by Nexstar Media Group. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We don't profit off this video.
WPIX Commercial Breaks (September 4, 1992) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-11 | Taken from Saved by the Bell on WPIX (channel 11) in New York, NY, back when it was an independent station. WPIX is now affiliated with The CW.The date on this one, usually hard to tell from independent stations, was obtained from the Yankees game promo. The Desi Awards actually happened in August, but WPIX did not air them until Labor Day Weekend for some reason.(C) 1992 Tribune Broadcasting; WPIX is now owned by Nexstar Media Group. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WRGB Commercial Breaks (May 25, 1986) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-11 | Taken from Neil Diamond's special "Hello Again" on CBS affiliate WRGB (channel 6) in Schenectady, NY (serving the Albany area). The special was named after a song from the Jazz Singer remake, which Diamond starred in.I do not know the anchor in the news brief ID, but he was either filling in for Brian Burnell or was weekend sports. This was just weeks before WRGB upgraded its news set and news theme under new ownership, so anything goes.(C) 1986 Freedom Communications; WRGB is now owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We don't profit off this video.
WNEW Commercial Breaks (February 21, 1986) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-10 | Taken from a showing of the film "Return of the Dragon" on then-independent station WNEW-TV (channel 5) in New York City. In two weeks, the station became WNYW, and became a property of Fox, with the network launching in the fall of 1986.YouTuber tapthatt2012 has a snippet of these commercials already on here, but I have more of the commercials, include some news promos. Despite switching to Fox, WNYW kept the Metromedia news theme a year into the affiliation.(C) 1986 Metromedia, now part of Fox Television Stations. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WXXA Commercial Breaks (December 16, 1992) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-10 | Taken from "Swan's Crossing," a teen soap opera that aired in syndication for one season. Fox affiliate WXXA-TV (channel 23) in Albany aired the show before Fox Kids programming, which the commercials segue into. Swan's Crossing was notable for starring 15-year-old Sarah Michelle Gellar, who later gained stardom as Buffy The Vampire Slayer.WXXA had a host during Fox Kids shows named "Ranger Danger," played by local personality Gary Locatelli. Gary would film interstitials of himself as a forest ranger getting into trouble, in this video's case having an accident while putting up Christmas lights. He also played "Uncle Vito Masonetti" on PYX106.(C) 1992 Heritage Broadcasting Group; WXXA is now owned by Mission Broadcasting. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We don't profit off this video.
WRGB Commercial Breaks (January 16, 1993) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-10 | Taken from a Duke vs. Iowa college basketball game on CBS affiliate WRGB (channel 6) in Schenectady, NY, serving the Albany DMA. The date was incorrectly typed as the 17th on the intro.The Duke Blue Devils had won 35 straight home games up to then, and that night, in front of 9,314 fans, they made it their 36th straight home win, 65-56. Duke would have the streak broken the next day, when Virginia beat them 69-77.(C) 1993 Freedom Communications; WRGB is now owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WXXA Commercial Breaks (February 4, 1997; with Sign-off) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-09 | Taken from the WXXA 10pm news and "The Burning Zone," followed by a sign-off. WXXA-TV (channel 23) is the Fox affiliate for Albany, New York. There has been a sign-off from this era posted before, but this is the first time it's appeared on this channel.There was more taped on here (the station didn't sign off after the news obviously), but it was taped over with other things. I chose the February 4th date because most of the commercials aired in the early morning hours. "The Burning Zone" was a UPN show (back when WXXA aired the network following Fox programming) that lasted one season.(C) 1997 Clear Channel Communications, now iHeartMedia; WXXA is now owned by Mission Broadcasting. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WXXA 10pm Newscast (February 3, 1997; Partial) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-09 | Part of "Fox News at Ten" on WXXA-TV (channel 23) in Albany, NY, from what I believe is the A and B blocks. The newscast was launched on October 8, 1996, and WXXA enjoyed a 17-year run with an in-house news operation, merging it with WTEN's on March 26, 2013.Greg Floyd and Alison Seymour anchor the news, Noah Francis takes a first look at the weather, and reporting are David Wade, Kristin Stinar, Jon James and Wayne Perry, in that order. Greg moved to WRGB in 2005, Alison moved to Washington, D.C. and David to Boston in 1998, and Jon James, who was also weekend weather, eventually worked at WTVQ in Lexington, Kentucky. Wayne Perry eventually hosted a segment called "The Mad Minute" when WXXA began 6:30 news in 2000.The news stories sum up any Fox station with news in the 90s: plenty of crime and murder. Thomas Ciccone pleads not guilty to hitting Governor Pataki's vehicle at a Schenectady intersection, an "exotic dance club" owner is charged with prostitution, two Burnt Hills high schoolers are charged with a break-in plan to close the school, a man is sentenced to 10 months for animal cruelty, and from a national story, a child gets behind the wheel of a bus in Dorchester, MA and crashes it. There is footage of some of the crash victims being hoisted into ambulances, so if you want to skip the story, it begins at 8:50 and ends at 9:12.Also, Wayne Perry reports on the ever-popular goth phenomenon and "role-playing." An interesting story to say the least. Feels like they needed to fill time with this one. Wayne goes to "Imagination Games & Comics" in Colonie to report the story (I wonder if that's where "Zombie Planet" is now?). Apparently, people were actually imitating what vampires do, which is "blood-sucking." If so, gross!For a more positive story, Jon James heads to Bennington to report on a dog who saved the life of a man who fell unconscious. The lower third indicates he is "lucky to be alive." Another story, this one more humorous, a battle over a police officer who had been on sick leave for 15 years! Seriously. Even more strange, when WXXA showed up to the man's driveway, his house put up a "no trespassing" sign.The news theme is a custom track made for WXXA, which was used until 2000 when it was redone by Cotton Hill Productions. The graphics were most likely in-house, but do incorporate the Fox searchlights (which aren't a Fox property anymore). Neither versions of the news theme aged well, they sound extremely 90s.(C) 1997 Clear Channel Communications, now iHeartMedia; WXXA is now owned by Mission Broadcasting. No copyright infringement intended. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WNYT Commercial Breaks (October 3, 2003) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-08 | Taken from Dr. Phil on NBC affiliate WNYT (channel 13) in Albany, NY. Dr. Phil moved to WRGB in the fall of 2006 and stayed there until the end of its run in 2023; it still airs on WRGB today in reruns.Included is a promo with John Gray who was still working there following Ed Dague's retirement. John was expected to be the replacement for Ed permanently, but Jim Kambrich was chosen instead; as a result John Gray moved to WXXA in 2004 and is now at the station's combined news operation with WTEN.(C) 2003 Hubbard Broadcasting. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WNYT Commercial Breaks (September 23, 2003) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-08 | The third and final Dr. Phil upload for the day, airing on NBC affiliate WNYT (channel 13) in Albany, NY. Oprah would air afterwards leading into the 5pm news.Phil in fact got his TV stardom on Oprah's show, when in 1995 Oprah Winfey used him as a consultant in a lawsuit known as "Texas Beef Group v. Winfrey." He then became a regular face on the show every Tuesday, and when his show launched in 2002, Oprah's production company, Harpo Studios, helped create it.(C) 2003 Hubbard Broadcasting. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WXXA Commercial Breaks (April 29, 1995) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-08 | Taken from the Fox 23 movie showing of Top Gun, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. "Fox 23" is the namesake for WXXA-TV (channel 23), the Fox affiliate for Albany, NY. The picture quality is at times rough because this was recorded off analog.Within two months, WXXA changed its logo for the second time under Clear Channel ownership to include the Fox logo again. I think it was a wise choice - the logo looked ugly. For the 1996-97 season, WXXA changed its logo again, in wake of launching its news department, and Hercules moved to WRGB.(C) 1995 Clear Channel Communications, now iHeartMedia; WXXA is now owned by Mission Broadcasting. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We don't profit off this video.
WNYT Commercial Breaks (November 6, 2003) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-08 | Taken from an episode of Dr. Phil on NBC affiliate WNYT (channel 13) in Albany, NY. Dr. Phil ended his show 20 years later, after 21 seasons.So far I am both liking and disliking WNYT's new graphics. While they do a good job of blending 3D and 2D, and they keep and accommodate the News Channel 13 logo, the font choices I'm not crazy about, and their teaser graphic is too big. Plus they got rid of talent bumps!(C) 2003 Hubbard Broadcasting. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WFSB Commercial Breaks (February 26, 1995) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-07 | Taken from "Children of the Dust," a CBS mini-series which in Hartford, CT aired locally on WFSB (channel 3). This was the first episode of the series, and the only one taped.The commercials also dump into the 11pm newscast which I have a taping of. WFSB was still the number one station in town at the time, even with CBS in the ratings cellar; however WVIT was now making a credible effort. The Hartford-New Haven DMA in general is now very competitive with its news operations.(C) 1995 Post-Newsweek Stations, now Graham Media Group; WFSB is now owned by Gray Television. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WFSB 11pm Newscast (February 26, 1995; Partial) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-07 | A partial weekend edition of Channel 3 Eyewitness News Nightbeat on WFSB, the CBS affiliate in Hartford, Connecticut. "Nightbeat" was the longtime title for the station's 11pm newscast, but now it is just "Channel 3 Eyewitness News at 11."Greg Coy is the anchor, with Bruce DePrest handling weather, legal analyst F. Mac Buckley on the O.J. Simpson trial, and Sean Comey reporting. Greg now works at WJCL in Savannah, Georgia, while Bruce enjoyed a long career with WFSB, eventually taking the weeknight shifts before his retirement. Mark Dixon is now chief meteorologist.In the news Sidney Poitier is interviewed on his performance as "Gypsy Smith" in the CBS mini-series "Children of the Dust," a rare performance for him since he began to downsize his acting career. Poitier had just turned 68 the previous week; he lived to be 94, passing away in 2022. The series was about a young, interracial love story in 1880s Oklahoma, which predated its 1907 statehood.Also, a fire kills two women, evacuates many from an apartment complex and lands a man in jail for arson, the World Trade Center marks two years since the 1993 bombing, a pilot operating a blimp in San Francisco falls to his death, the man who coached Greg Louganis tells Oprah Winfrey about how he hid Louganis' HIV positivity (Louganis being a famous Olympic diver), more on the O.J. Simpson trial with testifies on Mark Furman, and speaking of Olympics, ice skating comes to Hartford! Katarina Witt (which Greg calls "Katrina"), Scott Hamilton and Kristi Yamaguchi hold a one-night-only "Stars on Ice" and Sean Comey gets reaction from fans.WFSB had just updated its news open and graphics, and ditched "Advantage," its custom news theme Frank Gari created, after 5 years. The news theme, also custom, only lasted two years, and in my opinion the tracks used during the news teases are better than the one used for the news open. Maybe because the saxophone is more prominent in the teaser cuts? It seemed like a prominent instrument in most 90s news themes.This was also the second graphics package to use WFSB's current "3" logo. The purple circle became blue in 1997, and eventually in 2004 the whole logo became engulfed in a blue circle like it is now (I don't think the multicolor design would fit well in 2025).Paul Turner is the voiceover. WFSB introduced him until 1994, and he was used for a decade, when Scott Chapin replaced him. Brian Lee is now WFSB's voiceover.(C) 1995 Post-Newsweek Stations, now Graham Media Group; WFSB is now owned by Gray Television. No copyright infringement intended. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WIS 6pm Newscast (August 4, 2002; Complete) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-06 | A full edition of "WIS News at 6," the weekend edition of the program. WIS (channel 10) is the NBC affiliate for Columbia, South Carolina. The audio was the best I could do (it is a bit warbly). Unfortunately during the weather the guys taping this turned the volume down!Jennifer Miskewicz is the anchor, Crystal Davis fills in for meteorologist Steve Caparatta (who is in the talent bump), and Ric Garni has sports. Brian McConchie does a news report. Jennifer left the business to work in PR for Lexington Medical Center, Steve is now chief meteorologist at sister station WAFB in Baton Rouge (and previously was at sister station KPLC in Lake Charles), and Ric is the executive sports producer at WXIA.In the news, the University of South Carolina moves along with the construction of its new basketball arena, the "Carolina Coliseum" (now Colonial Life Arena). USC basketball fans get to visit the ongoing construction site, with an opening date set to kick off basketball season in November. USC athletics also holds its freshman move-in day (minus the crappy audio, it features then-coach Lou Holtz in an interview. Plus, Holtz's replacement, Steve Spurrier, wins his NFL debut with the Washington Redskins (now Commanders); Spurrier coached South Carolina from 2005 to 2015, winning the 2010 divisional title.In other news a man goes missing while trying to go find a pack of cigarettes, the seat for the deceased senator Edward Saleeby has an approaching deadline (Saleeby was part of District 29), the town of Charleston holds a casting call for extras for the film Cold Mountain (which was released the next year), the Boys' Choir of Tallahassee performs at Atlas Church, and a plane crash in Citadel County kills its pilot, and airlifts a child to the hospital.Temperatures feel like summer, with highs in the low 90s and high 80s, and a thunderstorm pummels Houston, killing power with high winds and 3 inches of rain. The other sports story of note, the Brickyard 400, which was taped before the news (unfortunately it was taped over, so you won't see commercials from it).Despite the horrendous audio (I hate it when they adjust volume/channels while taping stuff) it's still a find. There's not much WIS from this period, which was the last on-air look it used before going with the standardized graphics Liberty used for its stations. Plus you get the weekend team and some far and wide shots of its news set (which IMO is stuck in the 90s, it looks similar to the early 90s set KIRO and WDEF used).The news theme is a custom package WIS used from Stephen Arnold, which debuted in 1995. John Young is the voiceover, a title he held with WIS from 1991 until the graphics change. The graphics were also custom, but the "WIS" typeface was a John Christopher Burns product.(C) 2002 Liberty Corporation; WIS is now owned by Gray Television. No copyright infringement intended. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WIS Commercial Breaks (August 4, 2002) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-06 | Taken from WIS' 6pm news, and NBC Nightly News. WIS (channel 10) is NBC's affiliate for Columbia, SC, the state capital. Like the newscast, audio was adjusted to the best of my ability, and at times it isn't audible; I did so to avoid tape hiss.WIS was still the market's crown jewel, being a longtime NBC affiliate and having the status of a VHF channel number compared to others which are UHF. WLTX was starting to compete with them though buckled with CBS' ratings rise and Gannett ownership.(C) 2002 Liberty Corporation; WLTX is now owned by Gray Television. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WTEN Commercial Breaks (March 1, 1996; Part 1) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-05 | Taken from All My Children and One Life to Live's first half on ABC affiliate WTEN (channel 10) in Albany, NY. Both shows are no longer on ABC, instead the network airs GMA3: What You Need to Know.Trishna Begam is now the latest personality to leave the Albany TV airwaves, and thus WTEN, after over a decade at the station. If my memory is correct, upon Cap's retirement, Christina Arangio, John Gray and Lydia Kulbida are the only ones with WTEN today who date back to the pre-Nexstar era. It's a sign of the times!(C) 1996 Young Broadcasting; WTEN is now owned by Nexstar Media Group. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WTEN Commercial Breaks (March 1, 1996; Part 2) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-05 | Taken from One Life to Live and General Hospital on ABC affiliate WTEN (channel 10) in Albany, New York. General Hospital still airs on ABC, 62 years and counting.Robin Schwartz appears to be filling in for Elisa Streeter, either that or this was a pre-taped segment from the noon show. Tracy Egan became the permanent noon anchor that May, while Schwartz continued to anchor the morning news until leaving for Detroit two years later.(C) 1996 Young Broadcasting; WTEN is now owned by Nexstar Media Group. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
WTEN 11pm Newscast (March 24, 1986; 80% Complete) Junkie’s Tape Bin 2025-06-04 | The 11pm "TV10 Action News," then titled "Nightside," airing on ABC affiliate WTEN (channel 10) in Albany, NY. The first portion of the A block was taped over, and from the airdate, this came from a 6-hour taping of the 1986 Academy Awards.Dick Wood and Marci Elliott anchor, meteorologist Arnie Rosen has weather, and Ed O'Brien has sports. Kim Marriner and Bob Lawson also do reports. Arnie had just replaced Bob Kovachick, who went to Pittsburgh; Bob returned in 1988 to WNYT and stayed there for 34 years.In the news aside from the Oscars, New York State votes 88-57 on having news cameras in courtrooms, two people in Saratoga County are charged with arson (ICYHH, two 14-year-olds in Saratoga were just arrested this week for the same crime), a volcano on Reunion Island erupts and evacuates natives, and EOC students protest over their automechancial classes being cut. “Out of Africa” won Best Picture and Geraldine Hayes won Best Actress, among the Oscars received.Arnie’s forecast includes some cheapo weather graphics that even for 1986 look like early computer fodder. The 5-day outlook has slightly high temperatures but a cooldown for the weekend (which parallels the cool weather Albany has been seeing on weekends this year). Meanwhile in sports, Ralph Sampson suffers a potential career-ending injury (he survived and played another 10 years), the Albany Patroons win over a team from Tampa (NBA legend Phil Jackson was their coach at the time), and scores from the National Invitational Tournament.WTEN would renovate its news set in time for Liberty Weekend 1986. The graphics, logo and set debuted in 1984 but got dated very quickly, and plus coupled with a news director change WTEN needed to modernize. At least you got a long close with the 1984 theme music, minus the tape hiss!(C) 1986 Knight-Ridder Broadcasting; WTEN is now owned by Nexstar Media Group. No copyright infringement intended. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.
