KYW - 2003 - CBS 3 Eyewitness News This Morning

KYW from October 2003, a few weeks after Larry Mendte and Alycia Lane began their ill-fated pairing as main anchors. To make room, anchor lineups were changed significantly, a new look was adopted (the second in nine months), and several longstanding KYW elements (such as the signature theme) were dropped.
The replacement for the KYW signature was "News in Focus", by John Hegner. The station used this theme package amazingly well, using almost every major cut and theme - a huge variety of cuts. The best part was mornings, where they adopted those great acoustic cuts, my favorite themes in the package.
This clip features Ukee Washington back on the morning shift, paired with Amy Caples. Regular meteorologist Paul Deanno is working late, but that's okay because the always-great Tom Lamaine is subbing. Any Tom Lamaine is a good thing.

[@hulkiedsmediaarchive6947]

Oh yes! That's why News in Focus was so awesome on 3 - because they used so many cuts. All of the main themes were used in some way or another. The morning stuff was the best, though - I love that arrangement. I listen to the droning noise that now passes for CBS 3's news music and I really wish there was some way they could go back to something like this.

[@drewandjeffers5695]

The news in focus by John Hegner is definitely awesome ever since I heard that theme song on KYW's sister station WCBS-TV CBS 2 News bumpers and commercials in 2003 until 2006.

[@kevinhoward9593]

This was my favorite audio opening. sucks they don't use it anymore.

[@YellakInc]

october 24th! my birthday!

[@friesareyummy]

News In Focus wasn't bad.......but the themes using KYW's signature were better.