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Going 4 it: The inside story of the rise of WDIV

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Re: Going 4 it: The inside story of the rise of WDIV

Post by Deleted User 7620 » Thu Nov 03, 2022 2:15 pm

Was about to post this 😂. Anyhow, I’m very interested to seeing how Channel 4 went from first in the 1950s and 1960s, to dead last by the 1970s. Heard Channel 4 was a dud by the late 1960s. The fact that no one remembers anyone of value from 1967 to 1978 speaks volumes. I already know how Channel 4 rose again in the 1970s. Can’t wait to see this.



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Re: Going 4 it: The inside story of the rise of WDIV

Post by Deleted User 7620 » Thu Nov 03, 2022 2:23 pm

https://youtu.be/MVvLnJsUkUo

A very clever promo from 1981.



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Re: Going 4 it: The inside story of the rise of WDIV

Post by MichMash » Thu Nov 03, 2022 3:30 pm

CircleWXYZ wrote:
Thu Nov 03, 2022 2:15 pm
I’m very interested to seeing how Channel 4 went from first in the 1950s and 1960s, to dead last by the 1970s. Heard Channel 4 was a dud by the late 1960s. The fact that no one remembers anyone of value from 1967 to 1978 speaks volumes.
I suspect it was due to NBC's prime-time ratings lagging behind CBS for most of that time.

In our house during those years, the local news of choice was always Channel 4. We couldn't stand the ego and bombast of Bill Bonds, so 7 was never an option. I just wanted information without opinion or emotion. The first anchorman I remember from those years of watching 4 was Dean Miller, the old actor who got out of Hollywood in the early '60s. He went into broadcasting when he bought a radio station in northwest Ohio, I think. Later on, for the 6 o'clock news we'd go for Joe Glover and Bev Payne on 2, then our choice at 11:00 pm was Mort Crim on 4.



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Re: Going 4 it: The inside story of the rise of WDIV

Post by KeenerGold » Thu Nov 03, 2022 3:43 pm

blizzard wrote:
Thu Nov 03, 2022 1:12 pm
https://youtu.be/weunFYUZdTc
:hat
Who was the voiceover talent heard at 2:57? I remember hearing that voice regularly on WDIV through the 80's.



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Re: Going 4 it: The inside story of the rise of WDIV

Post by edj » Thu Nov 03, 2022 6:31 pm

It might be Ted Anthony.



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Re: Going 4 it: The inside story of the rise of WDIV

Post by Momo » Thu Nov 03, 2022 7:17 pm

Are there any plans to broadcast the Dateline episode preempted for this local special?



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Re: Going 4 it: The inside story of the rise of WDIV

Post by IIN4MU » Thu Nov 03, 2022 10:03 pm

Momo wrote:
Thu Nov 03, 2022 7:17 pm
Are there any plans to broadcast the Dateline episode preempted for this local special?
It will air at 9 p.m. tomorrow on Cozi (4.4)



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Re: Going 4 it: The inside story of the rise of WDIV

Post by Momo » Fri Nov 04, 2022 4:28 am

^ Thanks!



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Re: Going 4 it: The inside story of the rise of WDIV

Post by organman95 » Fri Nov 04, 2022 6:33 pm

Will the special be streamed online also?



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Re: Going 4 it: The inside story of the rise of WDIV

Post by Deleted User 7620 » Fri Nov 04, 2022 7:00 pm

organman95 wrote:
Fri Nov 04, 2022 6:33 pm
Will the special be streamed online also?
Yes. Both online and on TV.



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Re: Going 4 it: The inside story of the rise of WDIV

Post by organman95 » Fri Nov 04, 2022 7:06 pm

Thank you!



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Re: Going 4 it: The inside story of the rise of WDIV

Post by Deleted User 15867 » Fri Nov 04, 2022 10:42 pm

Wdiv is very high on themself. They are a non player in news. The average person does not watch local news



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Re: Going 4 it: The inside story of the rise of WDIV

Post by Deleted User 7620 » Fri Nov 04, 2022 11:06 pm

I loved it!!



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Re: Going 4 it: The inside story of the rise of WDIV

Post by ChrisWL1980 » Sat Nov 05, 2022 12:22 am

I enjoyed it as well. Learned quite a bit.



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