John Hook was in Tucson TV news before Channel 10 Phoenix...
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Arizona TV Nostalgia
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Here's an entire newscast of Hook and legendary Tucson anchor Patty Weiss anchoring the 5 p.m. news in 1989:
Recently started Digitizing some of my old VHS Recordings from the Mid-2000s. Here's a few things I got from them so far.
KPHO-TV Channel 5 - Phoenix - 1949-Today
This playlist combined all of KPHO-TV Channel 5, CBS affiliate television station in Phoenix, from 1949 to today.
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On the tenth anniversary of the collision, KNXV looked at how the tragedy changed helicopter newsgathering in the Valley:
More than a decade before Good Morning Arizona went on the air for the first time, KTVK aired 11 AM Arizona Morning at, you guessed it, 11 a.m. Here's the only clip of that program I've ever seen online:
A 1992 commercial for all-news/sports radio station KNNS (branded as "K-NEWS"):
And a mid-'90s commercial for news/talk radio station KTAR:
And a mid-'90s commercial for news/talk radio station KTAR:
Apparently KPHO CBS5 has now been on the air 75 Years.
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What was Phoenix like when KPHO had its first broadcast 75 years ago?
KPHO became Arizona’s first-ever television station, broadcasting from a tower at Hotel Westward Ho in Phoenix.
Their anniversary is Wednesday.Apparently KPHO CBS5 has now been on the air 75 Years.
What was Phoenix like when KPHO had its first broadcast 75 years ago?
KPHO became Arizona’s first-ever television station, broadcasting from a tower at Hotel Westward Ho in Phoenix.
KPHO then and now: 75 years of Arizona television broadcast history
KPHO-TV, also known as CBS 5, is celebrating 75 years as Phoenix's first television station. We're taking a look back at this historic moment in time with some Arizona broadcasting legends.
To celebrate the anniversary, here's a 1974 ad for KPHO's Eyewitness News as seen in the Arizona Republic (via Ancestry.com); this was before the station moved its late news to 9:30 p.m., and yes, KPHO used the Eyewitness News brand before KTVK adopted it in the '80s:
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Why Wallace and Ladmo was more than just a children’s show
The iconic children's show, Wallace and Ladmo, aired from 1954 to 1989 on KPHO-TV. But more than three decades later, people are still gathering, reminiscing and talking about the show and their memories.
And AZFamily gets to do it again next February, with KTVK's 70th anniversary.KPHO then and now: 75 years of Arizona television broadcast history
KPHO-TV, also known as CBS 5, is celebrating 75 years as Phoenix's first television station. We're taking a look back at this historic moment in time with some Arizona broadcasting legends.
Celebrating 75 Years of KPHO: Former Anchors and Staff Share Fond Memories
It’s been a while since some KPHO-TV CBS 5 legends stepped into a TV studio, but the memories didn’t take long to come roaring back.
Wallace and Ladmo star explores transformation of former KPHO-TV studios
Pat McMahon sat down with Arizona's Family to share the secret of Wallace and Ladmo's enduring popularity.
Freshly uploaded to YouTube, a 1999 series of nostalgic features devoted to KPHO's 50th anniversary:
From 2003, Brad Perry visits the cast of the School House Rock play at the Valley Youth Theater during Good Morning Arizona's Weather segments.
This was around the time a young Emma Stone was involved in VYT.