A couple of days ago, KSAZ took a look back at the career of Mary Jo West, the first anchorwoman in Phoenix:
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Arizona TV Nostalgia
- Thread starter Prescott Joe
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K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
I'm a little late with this, but McFarland, as one of Arizona's U.S. Senators, authored the 1952 legislation that allowed the FCC to hold hearings on unbuilt television construction permits -- most of them UHF, in an era when people got CPs and then delayed prosecuting them, given the insecure financial situation that came from owning a non-VHF in those early days of "U" -- and then left office when he was defeated by Barry Goldwater in 1953, just as the McFarland Act was being implemented by the FCC for the first time.
History of UHF Television
This 10 p.m. KTVK newscast from March 1994, aired just months before the station would learn it was to lose its ABC affiliation, includes a report on the death of Ladmo of KPHO's Wallace and Ladmo (at the 8:36 mark):
The original studios of KPHO, Arizona's first TV station, have received an official historic designation from the City of Phoenix:
I like the mural on the building.
Not a Phoenix Clip, but a rare clip of Mary Jo West during her stint as host of CBS Nightwatch in 1983:
I think it's cool that the building is still used as a studio for filming, multimedia, and creative arts.
And Pat McMahon, still going strong at 90 + years young!
Here's a 1990 KTVK special devoted to that year's Dude Fire. Arizona radio fans may be interested in a brief profile of Payson AM station KMOG and its role in keeping the community informed (at the 43:40 mark). By the way, reports from RD member @michael hagerty feature prominently in this compilation.
KMOG is in danger of falling into the $ trap so many AM's are suffering now. Once was a 5kW DA-N, now a daytimer running with 1kW.
Their local eng says it is only a matter of time before it goes dark.
DG
Their local eng says it is only a matter of time before it goes dark.
DG
A 4:30pm Channel 12 newscast from 1978, when the station still had the call letters KTAR:
Trying to watch this video reminded of what I don't miss about old analog TV....having to adjust the horizontal and vertical lines.
Also, so much was cut out of the newscast. Sorry, but this one is not very watchable.
Two hours' worth of KTVK's Good Morning Arizona (weekend edition) from July 4, 1998:
Staying with KTVK, this 1989 newscast, with live coverage of the Loma Prieta (Bay Area) Earthquake, won the station an Emmy, but you'll need to sign into YouTube because it's age-restricted (because of scenes showing people injured in the quake):
Staying with KTVK, this 1989 newscast, with live coverage of the Loma Prieta (Bay Area) Earthquake, won the station an Emmy, but you'll need to sign into YouTube because it's age-restricted (because of scenes showing people injured in the quake):
Another look at KPHO's historic studios, this time from KAZT:
Network anchors doing promos for Phoenix stations:
John Chancellor for KPNX, 1981:
Frank Reynolds for KTVK, 1981:
Tom Brokaw for KPNX, 1984:
John Chancellor for KPNX, 1981:
Frank Reynolds for KTVK, 1981:
Tom Brokaw for KPNX, 1984:
In its entirety, a weekend KTSP (KSAZ) newscast from 1987:
A rare version of the 1980 KOOL (KSAZ) News theme with vocals:
We've seen some editions of KTVK's Good Evening Arizona with the director's track; well, here's a "clean" edition (the 5 p.m. hour from 1996):
Excellent video w/ anchor Patti K. handoff to Mike Watkiss report...
Good Evening Arizona frequently outrated KPNX in this period--an unusual achievement for an independent station. The other stations were far behind.