Anatomy of Eyewitness News (1969) 

If you're wondering how "Eyewitness News" ever got its title, the story originated not in New York City, but in Philadelphia, where Westinghouse owned KYW-TV had the first local news program in which a team of reporters had cameramen and a crew (reports were shown on film then) going on location to,say, a fire taking place at an abandoned factory. The viewers saw the report taking place at that area. Hence, that's how "Eyewitness News" was born back in 1965.

Great documentary, I remember Roger Grimsby. He was the best Anchor,hands down. I was 7 yrs old when this started. I have been a News fan since.

12:28 News veteran John Schubeck, whom he would two years later migrate from the East Coast back to the West Coast, namely L.A., for the remainder of his career (KABC-TV from 1971-74, KNBC Channel 4 from 1974 to 1983, and KNXT/KCBS-TV Channel 2 from 1983 to '88).

If Roger Grimsby and Bill were part of the 50th anniversary of the news program them two would have plenty to say about the news show sadly they're not here to share their stories about what they done on eyewitness news in New York

I seem to remember from ads "at the time" that "EWN's" debut would have been Nov. 11, 1968 (the first day "If You Weren't There, We Were" ads appeared in the New York newspapers) - Nov. 17 was the night of the infamous "Heidi Bowl." This would have documented the production of the 11 P.M. newscast in late July 1969, nearly two months before what would have been the 6:30 P.M. edition (30 min.) was moved up to 6 P.M. and expanded to an hour. (Lou Boda handled 11 P.M., Howard Cosell only did the early evening newscast.)

Memories of wabc eyewitness news anchors for 50 years most of them are gone from the news team on television then and now are now retired from the news Doug Johnson and John Johnson were part of the channel 7 eyewitness news team for the 50th anniversary milestone I wish John slattery was there too bad he wasn't he passed away some years ago

6:46 I believe that was former anchor/reporter (and former host of "Like It Is") Gil Noble.

The reporter at 19:00 was Tom Dunn who went to WOR Ch 9 where he anchored from 1971-87

At 21:21, Director Martin Morris, and AD Larry Kantrowitz. Audio Engineer Richard Sloan at 21:49.

2:42 14:45 John Bartholomew Tucker.

This is why and when the local news were so popular🧐🤗

A very youthful Roger Grimsby😊

I wonder if this film might have beer made for showing to students in school interested in a career in broadcast journalism as it showed what a big city TV news operation was like in 1969.

How did the Eyewitness opener and theme created. It made my grandmother said “Y’all hush the news is on”

My how things changed!

13:04 - 13:12 That would veteran reporter Milton "Milt" Lewis.

These people apparently took it seriously then in the Big Apple; neither FOX "News" nor MSNBC gives a rip now.

Apparently, this documented the newsgathering process for July 30, 1969. The Mariner 6 development and Nixon's trip to Vietnam were a key to dating when this was filmed. Also . . . wasn't WABC's news department, at this point, tethered somewhat to ABC News, and if so, when it become independent thereof?

Just think, almost every job here could be done with just an iPhone today, including timing the stories, lol. All these people would be out of work.

0:00 what was that motorcycle for?

Question: Did robert laphe REALLY get sick with that type of flu and did this story?! If he did, kudos to him for that! :)

So funny to see even the cameramen wore suits back then

Maybe zoom a little further up their nostrils 😂😂😂