In the News: 20 Saturday morning info briefs from the '70s and '80s

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Note: The first segment is from 1979, not 1985.

[@144wychwood]

I used to love "In the News" back in the 70s. Had no idea they were still doing them as late 1985. By then, I was 21 and had long stopped watching Saturday morning cartoons. They were really informative and educational snippets. R.I.P Christopher Glenn

[@nathancoleman8413]

So did I Wychwood

[@Rangersly]

Oh man! I loved In The News! I just got transported to a time when the best part of the week was watching saturday morning tv while eating a bowl of cold cereals. Thanks Fred!

[@sambradley2975]

I miss "In the News ", I learned so much. Made me understand the Nixon, Ford, Carter, & Reagan eras.

[@deekk3936]

I felt so”grown up” when I was watching this show bc I’m watching the news just like my parents. I was 7 years old at the time 😊😁

[@collegeman1988]

This was the golden age of Saturday morning television. Shows like ABC's Schoolhouse Rock, which I have on DVD, CBS's In The News (I remember CBS for a short while had a kids news show hosted by Christopher Glenn called 30 minutes), and NBC's One To Grow On were all shows that didn't focus on rampant materialism and really did teach kids about the world around them. Great days! Thanks for posting this.

[@Tarantulisimo]

LMFAO yeah back then Saturday mornings didn't focus on a fantasy world or rampant materialism at all: As we sat like zombies for 6-8 hours straight & watched ridiculous cartoons, crazy escapist shows, monster movies, & gabillions of toy commercials. Saturday mornings were all about eating cereal & blocking out the real world -- which is the reason why all three networks found some way to add a little education & information to the mix: In The News, Schoolhouse Rock, The More You Know, & One To Grown On....

[@kennethdemuchest5171]

I loved this show.

[@scottvaldes70]

Unfortunately, if they brought something like this back, it would probably be over produced, slick and focus on msm talking points

[@gemjourney5210]

Remember 'Zoom' and 'Hodgepodge Lodge'...on PBS?

[@collegeman1988]

@@gemjourney5210 Yes! Zoom was really ahead of its time. A show hosted by kids for kids, and kid viewers contributed a large part to that show, and this was 25 years before there was an Internet and everything had to be done by mail. A large part of PBS in the 1970s was ahead of its time.

[@StevenC32]

Saturday Mornings were so great in the 70s, great cartoons, and we managed to even sneak in a little bit of education such as In the News and School House Rock.

[@joelaffey9933]

I've always loved to hear the globe spun around and make the sound we heared for years and the news guy would say. In the news all the the time.

[@snichols1973]

The "spinning globe" sounds like a digital time bomb ticking down, concluding with a big digital "kaboom"...

[@sambradley2975]

I am so blessed to remember "In the News ". It came in between cartoons & other Saturday morning shows.

[@roberthalfull]

Christopher Glenn. I really liked his delivery.

[@randallintx]

"in the news, in the news, in the news." I used to say that every time it came on when I was a kid. It always came on Saturday Mornings with the Cartoon shows. I loved Christopher Glenn's Voice. I felt like I was really Learning Something from him.

[@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427]

randallintx I remember sometimes I was still half asleep and thought I heard "And now Henry Kissinger in the nude!"😱 Thank god I was wrong!

[@Tarantulisimo]

Never appreciated these "In The News" info breaks back in the day: Back then we didn't wanna see no damn news, we just wanted uninterrupted cartoons, toy commercials, & cereal ads LMFAO

[@quietman71]

I have to agree about Christopher Glenn. He had a great news voice, and he knew how to tell kids what was going on without coming across like he was talking down to them.

[@erikbunty2016]

​@@quietman71He did a few "Newsbreak" segments as well, same wireframe globe in that, too.

[@lorettatayor5840]

i'd like to get the sound of in the news as my ringtone...

[@stevemandl5140]

I think it would be a good one for an alarm clock

[@tubefan10]

Omg I never thought of that! Thanks Loretta for that idea I'm doing that asap lol!

[@BrianSerpente]

I loved watching this segment on Saturday mornings the commercials the cartoons sitting on the floor in my pajamas 😀 what a simple time❤

[@amputee1967]

Why can't Saturday morning TV be like this again? I think this generation been robbed.

[@stevemandl5140]

so true

[@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427]

Smh! So true.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

They all are!

[@Lesrevesdhiver]

Saturday morning TV. For us generations who grew up without cell phones and the web - We had no idea how good we had it. Saturday morning cartoons, commercials for kid stuff, In the news, we just had it good.

[@Tarantulisimo]

hey it's the luck of the draw. we were born at a perfect time

[@jess4metoo]

Ronnie Schell at 3:32. I’ve always remembered this commercial since I was a Gomer Pyle fan.

[@scottvaldes70]

Who also remembers Big Blue Marble, a 30 minute educational/news show that aired on Sunday mornings at 9am, at least where I lived

[@cocoaorange1]

I do. It garnered my interest in establishing pen pals.

[@andrewehunt68]

Thank you for posting this! I used to love In The News when I was a little kid, watching Saturday morning cartoons. I always found it engaging and informative, and it never talked down to its audience. It's fascinating to see these again. I really appreciate you taking the time to put these together and put them on KZbin.

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, Andrew.

[@kennethdemuchest3985]

Yes, thank you.👍👍👍

[@greghowell2766]

Those were some serious news segments. No dumbing down for kids. Awesome.

[@lulasghostasmr3779]

I love the Intro music! Please, please make more " In the News" compilations as it brings back so many memories. I almost feel like I am there again as a little kid chomping my frosted flakes & just loving the whole Saturday morning ritual.

[@FredFlix]

I think I used all the "In the News" segments I could find on that one video, but I'l be on the lookout for more. It's one of my more popular videos.

[@delvin681]

Ditto my friend love 70s & 80s tv Saturday mornings were great 👍

[@darkaneurysms8633]

Wow I can remember those days! You know how to make me smile big bro, thank you! ☺

[@retrobrahhh]

Still remember the sound of "In The News". Great times. I think TV Land showed these segments in the mid to late 90s and I instantly remembered them after not thinking about them for years. Amazing!

[@JennieLovedoll]

🌝CBS News 'In The News' was equally as fun to watch as the Saturday morning cartoons themselves. 🌝I think about my oldest brother on the segments that are sponsored by food companies. He's an executive chef. The food commercials made me feel hungrier even after breakfast!!😋

[@myst4hire1]

Awesome! I always loved "In the News" as a kid and most of the time learned something from it, thanks to my parents explaining it to me. I started my grade school youth in 1980, so anything 1980 on up I totally remember! Thanks for posting!

[@RusstheTroubadour]

"I'm Christopher Glenn..and this is In The News"

[@jfilesgraphics]

It was segments like this that made watching the news fun and not so depressing. It was just the right mix with the cartoons. Blast you, government intervention.

[@RusstheTroubadour]

Fred...thanks for sharing this. Lots of good memories from my childhood.

[@FredFlix]

Happy to do it, Russ.

[@JennieBonbons]

😥Rest in peace, Christopher Glenn. Your news segments were tantamount to listening to my late grandfather's life stories. I wish I was a girly girl all over again, Sigh❣❣🧖‍♀️

[@gerardgiudice8303]

FRED YOU AMAZED Me .I HAVEN'T SEEN THESES IN A LIFETIME

[@randyharper7776]

Thanks for sharing this. As a kid, I loved In The News I was amazed by the intro music and the globe, This news was also very educational.

[@emerybayblues]

I remember Christopher Glenn on 30 minutes, a version of 60 minutes for young people.

[@AldenRDavis]

emerybayblues It’s good to know. 30 Minutes, a pattern version of 60 Minutes lasted from 1978 to 1982 following its Saturday morning cartoon lineup on CBS.

[@robertdozier9481]

Only 80's kids would recognize this melodic tune...

[@r.6731]

I'm glad I found this! Every time I hear that sound with the globe spinning, it reminds me of my dad. He would be in the kitchen making pancakes Saturday morning while I lay in the floor watching the big ol console tv. Dad passed away in 1972 when I was just four years old.

[@kennethdemuchest5171]

I'm sorry to hear that. I hope these shows bring back some good memories.

[@ladyi7609]

OMG, you have something from my generation!!!! I distinctly recall getting to see this either before or during episodes of "Pee Wee's Playhouse" -- the only commercial kids' TV show aside from "You Can't Do That on Television" I'd watch -- back in the mid '80s. It's been SO LONG since I've seen any of these, and I appreciate looking back at them and seeing how they weren't condescending in the slightest. Thank you so, so much! This was completely unexpected!

[@MosaicRose99]

I can remember that sound effect clearly as the globe spun around announcing the news...

[@davidj5910]

I was just about to comment on the same thing. As a kid I barely payed attention to the new but loved that sound effect and the globe

[@kct1975]

David J Same here!

[@tmatthews65]

Me as well, and I could still sing all the commercial jingles.

[@kct1975]

Absolutely!

[@Murrlin27]

YOU TOO? :D

[@sambradley2975]

Sometimes when I heard the tag line "I'm Christopher Glen ",I feel like saying "..and you're not.. ".😆

[@votewithbullets5027]

About a thousand times more useful than the internet. Back then, we could all agree on a set of facts.

[@Tarantulisimo]

yeah because back then, you didn't have a president telling you not to believe anything you see or hear, only what he tells you, nor did the president have his very own propaganda channel -- the good old days!!!!

[@liecrusher3506]

@@Tarantulisimo Yes, those Obama days were oppressive.

[@nikkibest5010]

​@@TarantulisimoYou also didn't have politically biased "news" channels that report half truths and out of context snippets. So much so that the President of the US has to literally go over their heads to report actual facts about his presidency. The good old days, indeed.

[@Tarantulisimo]

@@nikkibest5010 LMFAO really? Obviously you are referring to CNN for "reporting half-truths" & "out of context snippets" -- by that you must mean daring to play complete footage of Trump interviews & press conferences then calling him out on it..And by "going over their heads" to "report actual facts" you must mean Trump being so butt-hurt & pissy that he would scurry to his FOX safe-haven rather than take on an appearance anywhere else...That's what you mean right?

[@zibbyzubb]

I loved these In The News segments when I was a kid watching cartoons on Saturday mornings.

[@davidlanham99]

I remember this so well, I was 10 or so, watching cartoons on Sat morning and these would come on. They didn’t talk down to us, we were expected to become young adults, not like today.

[@pst702]

I grew up during the 70's, the golden age for Saturday morning cartoons and other shows. CBS's In The News was an excellent way of kids learning about many topics in between cartoon shows (very clever indeed). I used to watch this with my 2 younger sisters for many years...then my sisters at 11 or noon would switch to American Bandstand or Soul Train, GREAT MEMORIES...I pity these young kids today, they'll never have an experience of what being a kid without a worry in the world like I and millions of others. Sad actually Super blessed to have lived in that period in time. Those memories are worth more than gold

[@MidnightBanshi]

I so remember these on Saturday mornings. They were nice little bite-size news tidbits for kids between the cartoons. Sadly, these went away long before the demise of the Saturday morning cartoons altogether.

[@Tarantulisimo]

Never appreciated these "In The News" breaks back in the day: Back then we just wanted uninterrupted cartoons, toy commercials, & cereal ads

[@drummerbraves]

Christopher Glenn was also the host of "30 Minutes" that also aired on Saturday afternoons right after cartoons were over. It was a kid's version of 60 Minutes.

[@Musicradio77Network]

Same as with ABC where they did the "Weekend Specials" and "American Bandstand" hosted by Dick Clark. And afterwards, it went to sports coverage during the afternoon.

[@billgatchel7231]

I'd love to see a "30 Minutes" program again

[@erikbunty2016]

He also did some "Newsbreak" segments in the 1980s, with that famous CBS "wireframe" globe.

[@brianarbenz1329]

30 minutes had a “who’s right” segment in which a lawyer would explain a legal conflict between two actual people. It was done fairly and with no sensationalism. Great quality and integrity that young people needed more of.

[@simonbyrd6518]

Ooey, gooey, rich and chewy inside, Golden flaky, tender cakey outside ♫

[@3hooks781]

These came on every Saturday afternoon!!!! Thanks for this!

[@terrybardy2923]

R.I.P Christopher Glenn. He put the news where the kids could understand.

[@erikbunty2016]

And it was "fair and balanced".

[@sambradley2975]

I remember "In the News ", I learned so much. It taught kids like me the news & interesting stories about pop culture, etc.

[@rrcoope]

Omg I had forgotten all about these!

[@kct1975]

rocky cooper Me too!

[@laceyw8689]

I miss "In the News."

[@RusstheTroubadour]

Ronnie Schell ( Gomer Pyle, USMC, Good Morning World) as the father in the Eggo commercial.

[@jennytice8849]

Thanks, Russ! I couldn't place who he was or what shows he had been in. It's been so many years since I have seen those programs. :)

[@wgd14u]

This makes me feel so old. Thanks for posting. You have some great posts!

[@leanajo754]

Me too! I just turned 46 years old 2 weeks ago & I hadn't seen these at least since 1986. Wow! I am getting 'Up There"...LOL! Over the hill. LOL!

[@cocoaorange1]

I am a few years older, it's been eons for me as well.

[@jalaneperry7643]

I used to watch in the news before the Shazam Isis hour I was 11 years old back in 1975 i live Greg Gautier live you so much

[@jeopardy60611]

I saw these reports a lot as a kid when I watched the cartoons back in the 70s on CBS. I especially loved the Sunday morning shows like Far Out Space Nuts, Marlo and the Magic Movie Machine, and Dusty's Treehouse.

[@jackmessick2869]

Marlo and the Magic Movie Machine.👍👍👍

[@jeopardy60611]

@@jackmessick2869 Yeah, I watched that too. That show with the machine looking like a talking computer made me get into computer programming. The machine did exactly what a video jukebox and KZbin do.

[@mowm88]

I was wondering if some of these would turn up on here...loved them. Helped actually keep us kids informed back then.

[@kalmac6255]

I had forgotten this. It was cool to be reminded of it. Thank you.

[@darlenegoodwin6467]

I do remember this. Other than Soul Train and American Bandstand and later Inside Stuff , Saturdays are not the same.

[@breath888]

I'm so glad the Internet has brought all this stuff back to watch. I loved everything about this news segment as a kid. I thought it was only on in the 70s. And I loved the weird sounding theme. Not quite music, but a bunch of strange sounds lol

[@wildcatkelly1966]

Saturday morning TV was cool, especially CBS'S IN THE NEWS. Thank you for these great memories.

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, Wildcat.

[@belia1313]

Jimmy Carter who was a Lieutenant on the Sub my dad was on he was my dads boss back in the day

[@timdub70]

In The News replaced another news segment in 1971. That was called In The Know and was "hosted" by characters from Josie And The Pussycats and only lasted the 1970-71 season.

[@FredFlix]

Good to know, Tim.

[@seanstube]

Tim Warneking Fred'll find "The Know", cant't wait to see those.

[@valerieteti1755]

I remember that thanks for the memory jog

[@retronarf]

@@seanstube Did you manage to find them?

[@tommyhajimoto6968]

Thank you, brings back memories.

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, Tommy.

[@cocoaorange1]

I liked these as well. I was trying to remember the name of the news program. Great memories!

[@100PurpleAvenue]

In The News, holy shit it's been 40 years

[@ChinWah77]

I can’t tell you how much the music on these got in my head as a kid, and is still there😂

[@erikpridemore3174]

The late Christopher Glenn surely did those 2 minute CBS Newsbreak segments called In the News for 15 years, between CBS Saturday Morning animated kids shows on its lineup from 1971 to 1986. And back in the late 1990s, Nick at Nite's TV Land aired reruns of its original segments during commercial breaks, Doug Poling and Gary Shepard also narrated these segments. And these sound effects we hear, sound like the globe circled around on its graphics. CBS News produced In the News, and it did brought back a memory.

[@rickmarone2382]

Best part of waking up on Saturday morning to see what's in the news. I forget which the subject on this particular Saturday but I was talking about it at school and I got my friends to start watching it too

[@thermonuclearwarfare]

I haven't seen In The News since I was a child years ago. Thank you for this upload.

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome.

[@jameschavira565]

Your work changes my day for 9 better THANK YOU

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, James.

[@andremax77]

I almost forgot about that program "In The News". Thanks Fred!

[@jacksnap3854]

So glad I stumbled across this, Thank You for editing/posting! I vaguely remember these, loved that music even then... looking forward to watching this with my kiddo! Thanks!

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, Jack.

[@jrwbtw]

I loved seeing the late character actor Anthony James in the Hubba Bubba commercial. Both he and Dub Taylor had just finished filming Burnt Offerings before doing this commercial.

[@richelliott9320]

Dub Taylor was the old cowboy in the bubble gum commercial the real life father of Newly on gunsmoke

[@sambradley2975]

He was a great character actor.

[@glorifiedng]

@@sambradley2975 I think the trio reprised some form of their roles in Back to the future III

[@nikkisixx5913]

I remember this time I had some Captain Crunch and I would fall asleep when the globe sound came on just like now brings back so many memories

[@badcompany-w6s]

WoW! Does that sound bring back memories!!!

[@dougr3142]

Any kid who grew up watching Saturday morning cartoons on CBS (Scooby Doo, Bugs Bunny, Archie, Josie & the Pussycats, to name just a few) has fond memories of "In The News". I will never forget Christopher Glenn's voice for as long as I live.

[@johnboettger1661]

Need my captain crunch ,and hot wheels.

[@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427]

jay andrew And Chips Deluxe!

[@jfiorello68]

I got really excited when I saw the thumbnail for this video! I loved In The News. Thanks for posting this!

[@michaelbrantley.8628]

I watch cbs Saturday morning cartoons but i remember this many years ago in the afternoon saturday before the cartoons goes off rip christopher glenn gone but not forgotten bless his heart the segments were back in the day i want forget it i miss in the news my childhood memories every Saturday morning.

[@odessa870]

Agree with StevenC32. We really did have THE best children's programming ever.

[@DrQuizzler]

If you listen carefully during the segment about kids' health clinics, That's a David Cassidy live concert they show where the teenage girls are screaming. He's singing "I'll Meet You Halfway," at kind of fast tempo, but clearly the kids dug it. :) RIP David.

[@kaymeuwissen2165]

Hubba Bubba gum ad with Dub Taylor as the old man,his son played Newley,on Gunsmoke Buck Taylor,was his name.

[@patricialambert3110]

As a proud member of "Gen X", I remember this being on every Saturday morning during cartoons, usually late mornings between Shazam and Fat Albert. This seemed like an early attempt to get kids interested in current events. It did work for me, and I liked the cheesy intro music. Unfortunately, Saturday morning in the 2000s is PURELY educational, and no fun anymore, period!

[@jackmessick2869]

RIP Christopher Glenn. This program lasted from 1971-1986.

[@plateshutoverlock]

Ok the first one is from '85 but I am seeing bell bottoms which puts the footage used no later than '81, maybe '82 (which is stretching it a bit)

[@stevewilson5749]

Let's admit it, we all miss our "growing up times 😢

[@Shadowman...]

That intro sound effect was both mesmerizing and scary at the same time~wonder how they did it. Still remember eating freakies cereal and loving land of the lost. We grew up in the best time, we really did.

[@henrys3629]

The thing about Sat AM TV, is that it was scheduled and not all over the place. We'd have to wait a whole week for our favorite programs. Like the movie of the week, the anticipation was part of the fun.

[@megatron8461]

This bring me back childhood memories...in the news.

[@AnnaAnnaYes]

Loved"In the News".First time I heard of Bigfoot.

[@csfan65]

Had forgotten In The News until seeing this. Seems like I like to watch everything that I hated back then.

[@k.t.5405]

No wonder folks were smarter back then, they started young with quality news.

[@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427]

@3:59 R. I. P David Cassidy!

[@RusstheTroubadour]

Veteran character actor Dub Taylor in the Hubba Bubba commercial.

[@Beatlefish]

I love this . I learned about the Winchester house on this. I could not remember what it was called . Thanks for posting

[@tichdaddy1]

Ah that memorable "In The News" music.. I remember it fondly as a kid.. Great memories, thanks for posting this rare gem.

[@Musicradio77Network]

It's not the music from "In The News", it's just a series of bleeps and bloops, and there was no music in there, just sound effects.

[@damonfordham9803]

I'm old enough to remember "In The Know" with Josie and the Pussycats that was the predecessor to "In the News."

[@patzimmer1052]

This was awesome. Thank you. I never heard about that Grumman Bus thing

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, Pat.

[@LoveMyCountryAussie]

Time goes quick mate ,,good stuff again Mr Fred ,

[@mechagojira6951]

boy that "In The News" jingle is easily recognizable if your of a certain age.

[@DinoLondis]

Another great one Fred. Thank you.

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, Dino.

[@kiethblack3870]

Oh wow -- I was thinking of this last week! I remember during either (one of the many) Scooby-Doo shows, THIS would pop in with that "In the News" voice over the electronic sound. It also popped in during The Pink Panther, Ant & the & Aardvark, Mister Jaws, Tarzan, School House Rock & etc. I guess it was for parents / adults who were watching because us kids didn't give a hang about it -- ha ha!

[@stevewilson5749]

I absolutely love that Levi's commercial!!!!! 😋😀😁😆 Here are a few words about Levi's jeans and cord's.......

[@Interfect727]

The first report on roller skating says 1985, but the copyright states 1979. I didn't remember roller skating surviving the disco crash of 1980.

[@FredFlix]

I think you're right, Brian. I'll put a correction on the video.

[@daviddrouant2852]

In 85 it was all about breakdancin

[@stevemandl5140]

it originally is 1979

[@joemartin1253]

Disco actually ended in early 1982

[@gregoryscott3858]

@@joemartin1253 Disco never ended, it just took a nap then woke up in the mid 90's with a colorful new suit and glowsticks.

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

That synthesized sound seems to have been done on an EMS Synthi-A VCS-3, or perhaps a Buchla VC synth.