Big 2 News, KPRC-TV Houston May 8, 1978

[@DavesArchives]

Was that William Christopher (MASH) in the Lawn-Boy commercial?

[@joebradio]

both the Houston Aeros and the Southwest Conference now history

[@DavesArchives]

This is excellent. Never seen Houston based content from such an early period. Is this from a Beta tape?

[@texasarchive]

It's from a 3/4" U-matic tape!

[@JohnR-cx6uz]

I was almost 10 years when this came out lived in the El Campo area. Remember most of it....

[@micmac99]

Set looks like standard NBC set of the era. Many NBC affiliates and O&Os used that design.

[@prairiedogsareextant]

Pretty Jan Stephenson has finally found the golf game to match her looks. Jesus, dude. Hysterical.

[@MrPhotodoc]

Looks like Houston was a cool place. There was nothing going on around Macomb, Il back then.

[@steveboudreaux7933]

Those uppity outside agitators stirring up trouble at Moody Park.

[@kevingray8616]

Wow. Old school. I was 8, almost 9 at this time. I don't remember the anchor. I do remember the sports guy and the weather guy, but only because they were around years later. The hand drawn temperatures, fronts, and such for the weather were wild. I don't remember these.

[@case139]

@kevingray8616 That news anchor, Larry Rasco, was in his final days as one of the primary anchors on Channel 2. He'd been there since the '60s. Bill Balleza would eventually move from Channel 11 to replace Rasco on 2. By the way, Bill Worrell retired two years ago after working the Rockets' TV broadcasts for almost four decades, along with a long career in Houston sports.