WABC Eyewitness News / ABC Late Night Open - 1978 

funny how watching old TV from 30 years ago is FAR more interesting than even half the stuff you see today.

Warner Wolf is one of the best in sportscasting - “Let’s go to the videotape!”

New York and the 1970s as a child good old days of classic memories

The quality of the video from 1978!!!!

Larry Kane one of the best newscasters in Philadelphia.

Interesting! I guess this is before Warner Wolf adopted his catchphrase, "Let's go to the videotape!" I also think Larry Kane went to Philadelphia soon after this. I remember him as a Philadelphia anchorman, although I could be wrong, as we got stations from both cities when I was growing up in NJ.

And she still does VO's for them. Note the Mayo still has the previous Shop-Rite logo...

OMG! There's no advertising on the hockey rink boards! Imagine that! ;-)

I moved into the town house I am living in now that weekend back in 1978 and do remember there being snow on the ground.

New York may be the bigger market but Larry Kane should have stayed at Channel 6 in Philly. Action News in Philadelphia has always been the best local news program.

this is the same Spencer Christian from Good Morning America huh?????...if it is it's before he was on Good Morning America huh??....looks different..how long was it before he was on Good Morning America this was '78 wow!!!!....enjoyed seeing the vintage commercials

I think the woman in the Shop Rite commercial might be the same one that does their voice overs now.

Warner Wolf - the best sportscaster since Bill Stern.

Thanks, wmbrown6. I had you in mind when posting this clip.

As a commenter suggested in a CBC Hockey Night discussion page, we lost some of our decorum along the way when they started putting advertising on the boards.

Ha ha wow Warner Wolf looks so young, and he has the same exact voice today.

Appearing in the Dollar Savings Bank ad was Ron Masak, who later played Sheriff Metzger on "Murder, She Wrote."

WABC-TV didn't like Larry Kane. They were jealous of him. He was good... very good. He was from Philly and wasn't allowed to joke with the NY upper crust. 01:57 Warner Wolf gets annoyed and puts Larry "in his place." Larry got tired of being ostracized and was welcomed back home to Philadelphia where he worked CBS and NBC flag-stations WCAU 10 and KYW 3.

And if you see the "EWN" wallpaper background, you'll notice that was what was being spoofed in the 1977-78 "Weekend Update" set on "Saturday Night Live."

Love those tv news days...when the personalities were more important than the actual news!

The go0ofy in theme on that circus commercial from The Joker's Wild.

I wonder who that beauty is who did the Shop-Rite ads back when I was a kid at the time? I used to see her ads throughout much of the 70s.

Larry Kane, Channel 6 Philly. Grimsby hated him so back to Philly he went!

I was familiar with the OTB jingle lyrics long before I ever heard "Yellow Rose Of Texas!"

Shop rite never changed

First sports story: Rangers and Flyers skating to a 2-2 tie. However, things would start changing as concerns regular-season hockey endings... In 1983, they added a 5-minute OT period. In 1999, they gave one point to each team if regulation ended in a tie, and then the 5-minute OT went 4-on-4. And in 2006(still in effect today), they added the shootout if the 5-minute overtime is still tied. Now, NO regular season game ends in a tie!

I recognize the Chiron II (it was spelled that way then) on the weather full screen display. Each page got read on to the screen so you you would get the jerky transitions.

13:07-my Dad, RIP, had a low-key crush on that girl..😂. ...this is a treasure! What memories!

The staff voiceover talents from ABC New York and WABC heard here were Scott Vincent (end of "EWN") and Tedd Lawrence (station ID). Plus Howard Reig of NBC heard at the end of the "American Hot Wax" trailer.

Holy smoke I can't believe I remember all this stuff, that hot chick for Menieke mufflers, they must have played that commercial a million times back then. Funny seeing the weather report without all the computer effects today

Remember Warner Wolf's catchphrase Let's Go To The Videotape

OTB - priceless!!!

How has no one recognized Katey Sagal (Peg on "Married with Children") in the segment starting at 8:04?

My mom met Spencer Christian about 25+ years ago when she was working at a rest area on the GSP she mistook him for Reggie Jackson. How'd you end up owning the resturaunt Jerry? Easy, money laundering, the joint's a mob front(I'm part Italian before anyone gets butthurt). I owned a 78 Cutlass, I miss that damn car.

7:31 - I wonder how many people saw this 1978 Dodge Colt commercial and though it actually had a jet engine in it! MCA-Jet system was an emission control thing. MCA stood for Mitsubishi Clean Air

Is that Katey Sagal in the Harlette's segment?

Thought this was anchorman outtakes...

Great hair Warner had back then, loved those highlights the rangers were a very good team back then

Warner Wolf with sports! “Let’s go to the video tape....”

Life was so simple back then!

Warner Wolf would get himself fired from ABC & Ch 7 by 1980 and then headed to CBS & Ch 2

Great times

OMG 8:52 is GEMMA aka Katy Segal

About one minute in, Frank Gifford(RIP) advertising for the Palm Beach brand of mens' suits.

all i ever watched as a kid

nice to hear scott vincent here.

I hope y’all will reply to this was that Marla Gibbs who played Florence the maid on The Jeffersons in the Trident gum commercial??????!!!!!!!!!

Any 11PM EWN with Bill Bonds? Or with the 11;30PM Channel 7 movie from the days before ABC Late Night? Thanks. CBS Late Night owes much to ABC.

5:07. The "Calvary" comes out, Warner? Uh no, I think you meant "cavalry". :)

Warner Wolf....... SWISHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

3/15/1978... a Wednesday.

Wow, I remember that Dollar Savings Bank commercial at 14:56: "I found the better way". Feels like Joe Pesci should have been there.

Weird to see Warner give scores before the highlights.

You know, I think Frank Gifford and Bill Beutel may have been separated at birth.

Joel Siegel.....eh!!!

True that.

Great news media

The Canal should have never been turned over. Jimmy Carter. 🤦🏻‍♀️

This is new york lianlaspinas not the Philippines :-D may goodness :-D

And, still they played Hockey with NO Helmets. ( Mostly)

I like Larry Kane, but man oh man was he NOT a fit for the station at the time. While the rest of the station was doing Eyewitness News, he was doing Action News. This was in the days when they were two incredibly different formats - Action News was speedy, hyperfast delivery, while Eyewitness News was relaxed, personality driven news. I mean, the differences are clear just when you listen to their respective THEME SONGS!

Warner Wolfs hair is ...

isn't OTB broke now ?? Lindsay Wagner was hot! people saving money ?? wow , what a foreign concept now !!! the tv ads were more effective back then.

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