70 Years of ABC7: Van Amburg, the 1970's and a TV News revolution

[@iamtimfoley]

In October of 1975, KGO and Rigo Chacon covered the story of my birth. I am a twin. When we were born, my twin brother and I were the second largest set of twins born in US history. Our story also appeared in the San Jose Mercury News.

[@freddyhoyt1849]

I grew up in Castro valley ca an I remember watching channel 7 news when I was a kid

[@micmac99]

I grew up in Oakland and this was the powerhouse. The go-to place for news and information. The TV was always on Channel 7. ABC's local stations did it right and I believe KGO did it best out of all of them (and people in every city speak highly of their "Channel 7") but KGO was the best.

[@Eyes2C.]

I remember that commercial! Yeah, im old!

[@billjackson1317]

Van was way COOL. 👍👍

[@RamBo-we9ii]

Dennis Richmond couldn't hold Van Amburg's jock strap.

[@TC-vg3pr]

I remember the Channel & News Gang. That was a good commercial. Brings back good memeories I saw Peter Giddings working at ABC KOLO 8 in Reno as Chief Meteorologist in the late 90's while on vacation in Tahoe. KGO TV 7 News Scene was one of the best newscasts around

[@geoffdb9638]

I was there during those years watching Van Amburg & Jerry Jensen deliver the news each afternoon when my last class dismissed in middle school. I was glued to the news each day and remember when AIDS was first reported. I was saddened when Jerry Jensen die but then KGO found a great replacement. God, thank you for blessing me to be born in Generation X.

[@brtherjohn]

Whatever became of John O'Reilly, who did the sports back in the early 70s on News Scene?

[@LarryLeeMoniz]

Van Amburg , Jerry Jensen and David Louie were pioneers of television news reporting. Back in the days when stations reported the news, instead of rendering their personal opinions... giving their "interpretation" of what the news is. Objectivity is lost in today's news.

[@ericsamuelson5656]

Did you know Christine Lund was a reporter on this channel in the first 2 years of the 70s before becoming a legend at KABC Los Angeles. Maury Povich anchored at 5pm on this channel in the last 2 years of the 70s long before Current Affair and who's the father.

[@PinkyPuff69]

This is AMAZING to watch! Thank you KGO TV Channel 7 for my childhood years!

[@frankdenardo8684]

I remember watching Van Amberg, and Jerry Jensen growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area during the 1970's. I remember the theme from the movie Cool Hand Luke which was composed by Lalo Schifrin used in the opening and closing credits. KTVU 2 used Move Closer To Your World from 1971-1974. I remember the time KGO 7 interrupted regular programming to cover the killings of George Moscone and Harvey Milk.

[@nhoomiteub]

Valerie Colman was our first Oprah!!!!!!!

[@brakerbraker829]

Where are the Russ Coughlans' of today? Worth the watch just to see him put Mike Wallace in his place.

[@gregsells8549]

The other ABC O&Os used Eyewitness News, but Group W's KPIX had the brand in the Bay Area, hence 7 News Scene. The format was the same.

[@RaymondHng]

9:22 I forgot the anchor's name who's seated to the left of Valerie Coleman.

[@thomasasiano9195]

That was Don Sanchez

[@brakerbraker829]

Those were the days...and no political correct "quotas" on personnel.

[@PinkyPuff69]

Actually as a little bit-racial girl growing up in San Francisco, Marin and Oakland I yearned to see anyone who looked even a little bit like me....Valerie Coleman was my favorite part about Channel 7 back then. So “quotas” is a derogatory term that meant “inclusion” to me and still does. Good ol’ Van Amberg and Jerry Jensen (and all of them) were part of my childhood but diversity is a San Francisco tradition worth holding on to.

[@eva.cassidy]

Classic. Now if KGO could drop the dumb "Building a better Bay Area" tag.