In a pre-24 hour news world in 1976, the final news of the day on WCCO Channel 4 was a voiceover a painted slide reading the day’s headlines. This was after the CBS late movie, the tape cut after a couple minutes, so I am not sure how long this originally aired. Interested if anyone viewing this can identify the names of the “news makers” painted in this picture.
The first of several parts of KSTP bloopers. These bloopers were recorded over a period of 37 years. This first part focuses on the 1990s and early 2000s. Chris Conangla, Kalley King, Randy Meier, Dave Dahl, Julie Nelson, and Joe Schmit are some of the “stars” of this reel.
Video Courtesy of Tom Olson
A short skit/film featuring then KSTP-AM (known as “the music station”) DJ Machine Gun Kelly illustrating a scene on how he fills his audience. Some great historical scenes of the surroundings of the KSTP studios (and Block E)
Video courtesy of Tom Olson
Most of the KSTP 10pm News broadcast from August 31, 1985. Pat Milan, Angela Astore, Karen Filloon, and Robb Leer. Two big events in this broadcast – Live Newstar 5 coverage with Dennis Feltgen on Hurricane Elena. Dennis spent several days covering the storm across the gulf coast. Later Robb Leer debuts his newly born son Robert Murray Leer…
A very little watched news broadcast on a recent affiliate of the also little watched NBC network (at the time). Stan Bohrman anchored the WTCN news for about a year when WTCN gained the NBC affiliation from KSTP. WTCN was trying to heavily promote its NBC affiliation in station branding. If nothing else it is worth to hear the disco news theme song.
Step back 30 years to KSTP, then the number one rated news program in the Twin Cities. Blue Chroma key walls with slides, weather maps that use markers, and a news team all seated at the desk ready for breaking news.
Absent is regular anchor Ron Magers, however “Professional Meteorologist” (as labeled) Dennis Feltgen, Sports Director Bob Bruce, Neal Murray with consumer advice on gum and baby cribs, and fill in Don Ellison bring you all the days news from September 12, 1980.
“This Must Be the Place” appears to have been a late night weekend talk show with WCCO host, weatherman, and anchor Bill Carlson. It looks to be a collage of interviews taken and recorded at separate times and edited together for this half hour installment. I do not have a lot of memory or background of this program. In tonight’s TMBTP features interviews with Annette O’Toole and Dave Durenberger. Also more vintage 1980 commercials, the kind that appear late at night.
