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Old 04-14-2008, 12:39 AM   #1
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We have the greatest news opens of all time thread, how 'bout the worst. It could the music package, talent shots, or the one thing that can ruin a news open. I got a few right here which make me laugh.

Bad music package
WRCB-WDEF 1994 Opens (What was WRCB thinking at the time?)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS3fCrovMEs

Bad talent shots
WAPT 10pm News Open - 1990 (Those aren't still pictures)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF-8a5q1zmg

Both
KSAT 12 10pm news open 1994 (I like it but...)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVdq7bhVUaQ
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Old 04-14-2008, 03:05 AM   #2
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This early '90s WJAR open isn't bad, but its "slogan overload" cracks me up. As I posted in YouTube's comments section...

Whenever I watch this news open, I imagine a group of station executives sitting behind a big desk trying to pick the best news slogan (out of several proposals) to include in the open. They can't agree on which one to go with, so in the end they just give up: "What the heck! Let's include them all!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44y0ZIVwiX0
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA_13zBeJs0
WDTV/1988 - Wouldn't be bad except for the pushpin map!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPeRJb2sn9E
"Newstouch 25"/1990 - not sure what actual station this is or if it's just cable.
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That WVII open from the early 90s where the police are doing a raid!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnRRNpDbcUo

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Old 04-14-2008, 03:59 PM   #5
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHtK4MF5Yog
2006/WSEE Erie (Yes it is a very low budget station, but I think they should be able to do better than that.)
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Old 04-14-2008, 05:48 PM   #6
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I was never a fan of KCNC's 1992-1995 open. The pictures of the talent looked cheesy, and I didn't like that they looked off screen.
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Old 04-14-2008, 06:04 PM   #7
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Oooh! Forgot about this one...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCNCm-m9Dbo
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The fastest talent open ever (Huh?)
KNVN Action News talent open 2008- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtSz0adGLTM
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The fastest talent open ever (Huh?)
KNVN Action News talent open 2008- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtSz0adGLTM
Was just about to post that....that's BAD.
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