Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Here are four "Season's Greetings" promos from WABC, channel 7 in New York City, recorded in December of 1985. The first one is a minute long, the other thirty seconds each. They show photos (and even a few home movies) of the personalities of their Eyewitness News program, mostly of when they were children. You'll see:
Bill Beutel; Roger Grimsby (as an adult, in Korea!); Josh Howell; Kathie Lee Johnson (later Kathie Lee Gifford); Regis and Joy Philbin (and family); Katie Kelly; Art McFarland; Ernie Anastos (as a tot and with his family today); Joel Siegel; Mary Nissenson; Kaity Tong; Vince Lipari; Larry Mendte; Tappy Phillips (with three L's!); Bob Blanchard; John Johnson; Sarah Wallace; Corey McPherrin; Jay Adlersberg; Carol Iovanna; Tracy Egan (with daughter Bridget Blythe, who grew up to become a newscaster herself!); and Louis Young.
Some areas may find the music (by Frank Sinatra and The Ronettes) muted.
And NO, other YouTubers, you may NOT hijack this video for your own channels--I'd prefer the views stay right here, thanks!
No rights held or implied. (If you'd like this video removed for copyright reasons, please contact me rather than notifying YouTube, I will gladly take it down from this channel.) These are on compilation 14 at oldtvads.blogspot.com...
Here are four "Season's Greetings" promos from WABC, channel 7 in New York City, recorded in December of 1985. The first one is a minute long, the other thirty seconds each. They show photos (and even a few home movies) of the personalities of their Eyewitness News program, mostly of when they were children. You'll see:
Bill Beutel; Roger Grimsby (as an adult, in Korea!); Josh Howell; Kathie Lee Johnson (later Kathie Lee Gifford); Regis and Joy Philbin (and family); Katie Kelly; Art McFarland; Ernie Anastos (as a tot and with his family today); Joel Siegel; Mary Nissenson; Kaity Tong; Vince Lipari; Larry Mendte; Tappy Phillips (with three L's!); Bob Blanchard; John Johnson; Sarah Wallace; Corey McPherrin; Jay Adlersberg; Carol Iovanna; Tracy Egan (with daughter Bridget Blythe, who grew up to become a newscaster herself!); and Louis Young.
Some areas may find the music (by Frank Sinatra and The Ronettes) muted.
And NO, other YouTubers, you may NOT hijack this video for your own channels--I'd prefer the views stay right here, thanks!
No rights held or implied. (If you'd like this video removed for copyright reasons, please contact me rather than notifying YouTube, I will gladly take it down from this channel.) These are on compilation 14 at oldtvads.blogspot.com...
