KTLA News Watch 1978

Opening minutes from a 1978 post-"Movies 'Til Dawn" rebroadcast of a KTLA News Watch, anchored by Hal Fishman, Marilyn Devin and Larry McCormick.

[@AnthonyWilliams-li5mz]

I was in LA last weekend where I grew up in Downey CA. Boy has KTLA changed. Sad what it is now, nothing like this anymore.

[@anthonykardoes499]

Sadly, today's KTLA news looks just all the rest of the stations; a two-anchor desk, with unskilled reporters who can't pronounce certain names or places, and goof around, especially on the morning news. Hal Fishman, Larry McCormick and Stan Chambers were the dream team of KTLA back then.

[@raulledesma4213]

We're you going to be one of the dream team🤬🤬🤬👻☠️👻

[@TerryT1976]

This is a time machine trip back. KTLA had great movies back then.

[@alansands256]

Back then, all the independent stations in LA didn't have any original programming so would show movies at 8pm. Every week would have a theme, like Al Pacino week, or wacky teen themed movies.

[@esesluggo9344]

How Hal Fishman you were the best rest in peace

[@johnedwards484]

Hal and Larry were real news people unlike many in the media today they spend a lot of time

[@kurtkauffman4326]

FYI: KTLA is the oldest TV Station west of the Mississippi & in town.The 1st airdate was 1/22/1947.

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

Clete Robert's then reported

[@debgibsonfan]

"Movies 'Til Dawn" Where I saw Night of the Living Dead for the first time in 1978 !

[@brettshepherd5240]

I remember that movie being on channel 5. I swear when it ended, it started to rain

[@calchick82]

Good reporting on the number one news story at that time in L.A., the Hillside Strangler. Notice how much time was spent on what were the latest developments in the story, a recap of who the victims were and where they were found, and especially how women were learning to defend themselves(and tips to those women out there watching who were not at the particular class being shown). Useful info all around. What has happened to KTLA news today is very sad:( If Hal Fishman were still around...

[@tg3grant704]

2024 here for the nostalgia

[@LAWoman323213]

I saw Hal Fishman at an Italian restaurant in 2006 before he died. R.I.P.

[@Trackstacka]

Based on the information regarding the date the final victim featured in the Hillside Strangler story, it appears that this newscast was recorded on December 1, 1977.

[@RobertDeloyd]

I miss Hal's voice

[@davecoop6960]

It wasn't Ted Bundy. It was the Hillside Stranglers, Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono.

[@Kellyannk308]

I do remember classic movies in the morning they used show Twliight Zone in afternoon hour LOL!

[@eurasian73]

I love how this broadcast gets briefly interrupted by CB radio. I remember as a child this would happen from time to time when I watched TV.

[@BadGurl404]

Like Bill Moyers once said, "Old journalists, like old soldiers, never die. They just tell new stories".

[@93Vet]

damn this really brings back some memories. I was 12 when this aired here in los angeles. I grew up here in norwalk, which is in l.a. county. I remember hal fishman and larry the most. Richard Ramirez is the night strangler.

[@jettp3810]

Richard Ramirez was the night stalker in 1985.

[@cbs2don]

The newscast was a replay of the 10pm program which would run after Movies 'til Dawn.

[@victorbrunswick]

@4:29 I remember very well how CB radios used to interfere with TV reception LOL

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

Memories

[@ericsamuelson5656]

The newscast theme is Prestige Theme 1 by Keith Mansfield. It was also theme music for WTVT CBS-13 Tampa, WOTV NBC-8 Grand Rapids, WISH CBS-8 Indianapolis, and WPTZ NBC-5 Plattsburgh from the 70s to the mid 80s.

[@discotime79]

I LOVE THIS!!! MEMORIES

[@brendabaloyan]

KTLA the first TV station in Los Angeles history! Started broadcasting in December 1947! That's Al Fishman & Larry Macormick! Both of them RIP

[@ilovethetampabaylightning92]

I love those 70's suits,especially the ties!

[@AlexCubLA]

This video referenced the Los Angeles Strangler AKA The Hillside Strangler back in the late 70's. Really cool to see old news footage from that era during these infamous murders in LA history. Always found KTLA right at historic LA news events growing up.

[@LindaMerchant-pm8vn]

That was when News was news

[@dangho9364]

Rip Hal Fishman

[@Kellyannk308]

I agreed especially when I couldnt sleep there was good classic movie from 1930s to 1950s and in afternoon hours on weekdays it was Twlight Zone and Andy Griffin but on the weekend I think they show Godzilla movies LOL!

[@NorthRiverTV]

Awesome Golden West top hour ID! Love that music track. (wish i could find a clean copy of it)

[@robatsea2009]

@Xpk951 It was a recording sent by a friend, and begins from what you see in the clip I uploaded. Not sure if the original taper recorded the movie that preceded the news broadcast but it wasn't on the recording sent to me.

[@robatsea2009]

@Xpk951 Sorry, not sure - the recording did not include the movie

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

Hal fishman young then

[@kurtkauffman4326]

KTLA stands for "Television Los Angeles".

[@andrewehunt68]

I love the CB radio interference, but the timing of it is quite creepy.

[@patrickharrison6710]

That is who i grew up with to.

[@arealmanofgenius15]

Wait, was Gerald Ford talking about getting sterilized? I was distracted by the fashions and flashy graphics.

[@78ythjasnx]

I had forgotten about interference from CB radios! (starts at 4:30) Used to drive me crazy trying to watch with some BS conversation interrupting your TV program.

[@radcam69]

The La Habra Dodge location was Friendly Hills, now it's just an empty lot.

[@kurtkauffman4326]

That & WGN (The Chicago Station) are Tribune Stations.

[@theangryYouTube]

It means (W)orlds (G)reatest (N)ews

[@adcschoolonline]

The number does not work 😢

[@hossrex]

WHOA! 2:59 It's Adam Carrolla!

[@93Vet]

cb interference at 4:30 this was most likely recorded with the top loading VCR at the time. VHS. Very high tech in that year. No remote, No self tracking. My grandfather had one, still, in his norwalk home up until 2000! It worked, but he bought a dvd player that year. lol

[@StukInBuf]

2;08... Larry McCormick, who played "Thatcher" in a JEFFERSONS episode. Watching that clip, before I googled up more about him, I thought he could've easily been a reporter; his voice sounded like he could open a newscast, "From the desert, to the sea, to all of Southern California, Good evening; here's the latest at six..." Wow...

[@Kellyannk308]

You ever try put antenna on old regular tv set I have Verzion FIOS and so called old regular TV OTA for while Verzion FIOS didn't put Antenna TV for six month after premire I always try watch Antenna TV in my bed room on old fashioned regluar OTA TV set

[@raulledesma4213]

THAT'S SPOOKY 💀💀💀!!!

[@hossrex]

I wonder if La Habra Dodger is still there.

[@Disnydude1]

No

[@JBBooks-yg2vf]

This news cast whould have actually have been Thursday December 1, 1977

[@dgendvil]

Yeah, he's still working at 90+ plus years old, which is pretty unusual for an old news reporter.

[@CelesteK]

Is that Stan Chambers?

[@davecoop6960]

Its funny the guy at 6:02 looks like Kenneth Bianchi....

[@DetroitLove4U]

I was born in 1978.

[@LAWoman323213]

I was very very young when this happened. Nevertheless, I have read a lot of books about the “Hillside Strangler”. It makes me mad that Kenneth Bianci is still alive! One of the younger teenagers was a student of one of my high school teachers. When my teacher told me about her murder, it had happened years before but she was still very emotional about it.

[@tomservo56954]

@888music He died the following year.

[@kurtkauffman4326]

It was owned by Golden West,now Tribune.

[@danalong1237]

Now it's part of the Sinclair Broadcast Group family.

[@thisguyhere6641]

I guess you can say that women have the right to stand up for themselves, if they wind up getting mugged, assaulted, harassed, and accosted in somewhere unfortunate, like a dark alley!

[@DA90027]

Hal's wig is older than I am.

[@tomservo56954]

@mgriffin132006 And Chambers just stepped down earlier this year.

[@wmbrown6]

The use of lower-case letters on the Vidifont during the news was an interesting touch.

[@logansrun16]

neat

[@93Vet]

23 dollars was alot of money back then. lol considering how much gas was..that would give you a clue..it was less then a dollar for regular, easily.

[@tomservo56954]

@brendabaloyan And before he got into to TV, he was a disc jockey on KFWB...one of the first African-Americans to do Top 40 radio.

[@BrakRulesAll]

Let's hear it for "the award-winning Hal Fishman"! One thing's for sure - that hairpiece didn't win any awards.

[@Kellyannk308]

I think you could blame on CW network and also Tribune company if you do get Antenna TV you could watch holiday shows on their network especially Christmas shows on Christmas eve and day and Burns and Allen Jack Benny back to back on New Yea eve and Three Stooges and New Year day You got blame Tribune company

[@rosiemelkonian]

where r all those good real americans years ago now all we see r foregners armenyans from armenya or russia or just russians we need our real americans back please

[@ShaggyDawg]

That’s a bizarre comment coming from someone named “Melkonian”. 🤔

[@THX1205]

Governor Brown will be Governor Brown again!