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Orlando TV news history chronicled in new galleries

September 1, 2011 Roger Simmons

Bob Jordan never looked so young. Same with Danny Treanor. And remember Dave Walker from CNN’s early days? Before he went to cable, he was on the anchor desk at WESH-Channel 2, reporting “Newscope” each … MORE

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Blast from the past: It’s Mike Douglas on WESH

August 8, 2011 Roger Simmons

Blast from the Past features an icon of TV talk shows, Mike Douglas. This ad from November 1965 touts Douglas’ show on WESH-Channel 2 as a “merry go round of mirth and madness.” I vaguely … MORE

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Blast from the past: Channel 9 news ad from 1969

August 5, 2011 Roger Simmons

Blast from the Past focuses today on WFTV-Channel 9 and ABC. This ad is from February 1969, promoting the ratings-challenged news on ABC and Channel 9. Frank Reynolds was the anchor of the “ABC Evening … MORE

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Blast from the past: WDBO-6 ad from 1975

August 4, 2011 Roger Simmons

Blast from the Past continues with a bit of history in this classic advertisment. The date was June 14, 1973. You would think having anĀ embattled President Richard Nixon in town give the commencement address at … MORE

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Blast from the past: WESH, NBC ad from 1968

August 3, 2011 Roger Simmons

Blast from the Past continues with this ad for the 1968 NBC fall lineup on WESH-2. The online archives this came from are only in black and white. Too bad, since I believe the NBC … MORE

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Blast from the past: Prime time on WMOD-Channel 43

August 2, 2011 Roger Simmons

Blast from the Past goes back to 1986 today. That’s not that too far back, but a lot has changed since then. Take these advertisements for WMOD-Channel 43 for example. In 1982, the Melbourne-based station … MORE

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Blast from the past: WFTV ad from 1981

August 1, 2011 Roger Simmons

Our summertime series, Blast from the Past, continues with this ad for the Eyewitness News team that first boosted Channel 9 to news dominance in Central Florida. Here you see the promotion for the 5:30 … MORE

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Blast from the Past: WESH 2 logo from 1965

July 24, 2011 Roger Simmons

Thanks to the online archives of the Daytona Beach Morning Journal, we’ve discovered another Orlando TV station logo from long ago. Here’s one for then-Daytona Beach based WESH-2. This logo from 1965 touts the station … MORE

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Blast from the past: WOFL ad from 1979

July 14, 2011 Roger Simmons

WOFL is now quite the ratings force locally, thanks in large part to Fox. But back in 1979, WOFL was just trying to survive. Orlando’s original “independent” station, WSWB-Channel 35, signed on in 1974 but … MORE

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Blast from the past: WESH ad from 1968

July 13, 2011 Roger Simmons

We’re climbing into the Wayback Machine again today, taking a look at an old newspaper ad from WESH-Channel 2. Back in the late 1960s, NBC was riding high with programs like Laugh-In, Bonanza and Julia. … MORE

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