WIVB NEWS 4 UPDATE (FEBRUARY,1982) FULL EPISODE WITH ORIGINAL COMMERCIALS

[@footwork216]

A lot of heavy hitters in this newscast. Bob Koop, Carol Jasen, Van Miller and Kevin O'Connell. All legends in WNY. I've always been a WGRZ guy but this is fantastic.

[@coyote520]

Those were the days. We always watched ch7 growing up, but I do remember this

[@ericbattle4597]

​@coyote520 , growing up, my neighbor was good friends with Ch 7's Linda Pellegrino. In my household, we watched Irv on Ch 7, and sometimes the late Bob Koop on 4. Now I watch Ch 2.

[@jeffreyg4626]

Thank You for posting. Warm memories. I was 16 yrs old.

[@uncommon_niagara1581]

Interest rates came down by one half point to SIXTEEN AND A HALF PERCENT. Wow.

[@BudSchnelker]

That's how you tame inflation. Not this nod-and-wink stuff they're trying today.

[@waynemasters]

Ahh, this brings back some good memories ... Amazing how the news was on in the AM, Noon, 6 and 11. Not 24/7 like it is today. Man I wish we could turn back the clock...

[@ericsamuelson5656]

Carol Jasen was the sexiest anchor in Buffalo and she's a very tall 5'10. Kevin O'Connell will soon move to KNBC Ch 4 Los Angeles replacing Pat Sajak who set his focus on Wheel of Fortune. Kevin spent the rest of the 80s on all 3 network stations before returning to this station by 1990.

[@johnnyballenatl]

And while at KNBC, Kevin would get a taste of the national spotlight when he hosted the short-lived game show “GO”.

[@bcmteacher]

Susan Banks

[@Art--Deco]

If you grew up in Southern Ontario in the 70's and 80's, you have heard the word "Lackawana" more times than you need to know. All I knew about the place back then was two things: I'm on the American channel waiting for a kid's tv show to start and hearing about the weather in Buffalo this weekend, or that the damn place was CONSTANTLY ON FIRE.

[@coyote520]

Lackawanna is, and always was, pretty grimy and gross.

[@76marji]

🥵 🔥 👨🏼‍🚒 🚒 🧯 🤣

[@BudSchnelker]

No, no. It was Cheektowaga that was constantly on fire.

[@paulmaul2186]

I loved this. I think I have the Jays world series win on VCR tapes that's about all I have from that era.

[@Michael-lm2yg]

Theme music by Tuesday Productions! Excellent theme!

[@njh4473]

Then a year later Bethlehem steel started to shut down.

[@bobroland]

Amazing quality!

[@Retrontario]

From a VHS!

[@retroDave80]

RIP Bob Koop.

[@ericbattle4597]

He was one of legendary male anchors in the Buffalo area, along with Irv Weinstein, Rich Kellman, Keith Radford, and Rich Newberg.

[@RaveSacks]

Great stuff, especially that Super Duper commercial! Super Duper is one of my favorites stores from childhood.

[@76marji]

that miracle whip ad🤢nauseated me; i almost tossed my cookies!🤮

[@cell151]

Love that Super Duper!

[@russellpavlov1343]

February 23, 1982 News 3 Update 11pm

[@crb4059]

Back then Reagan was trying to rein in $100 billion deficits, today deficits are over $1.5 trillion!

[@jeffreybaker100]

RIP Van Miller and Bob Koop

[@jerlewis4291]

Compare this news broadcast to what you see today. You don't see a lot of stories today, and very few with a reporter. If you watch this you'll wonder what happened.

[@NortyDorty]

Uncle Junior from the Sopranos in one of the commercials!

[@joshgalka9414]

Nice!

[@JamesR1986]

Amherst, Buffalo, Cheektowaga, Cowlsville, Lockport One of these things is not like the other...

[@webdubois4142]

Nice.

[@RolloSmokes]

At 3:47 and 33:47, listen for the WBEN/WIVB half-hourly tone.

[@speederz1]

2 loaves of bread for .89 cents..WOW look how young hot headed kevin oconnell looks

[@76marji]

yeah, i used to be in love w kevin.🩷

[@alfonsogreen2722]

What movie ending this was from?

[@mortimerbrewster1028]

at 14:59, isn't the father of the bride Junior from the Sopranos?

[@Retrontario]

It is indeed!

[@georgealmeter3562]

That’s why they shut their doors that guy right there

[@philovance1940]

Wow! news that isn’t totally biased opinion.

[@wnychevy09]

I think Thomas Radich eventually was mayor in Lackawanna

[@jeffreybaker100]

I miss Chi Chi's

[@BudSchnelker]

The weather forecast was fairly accurate. That Thursday it was 19 for the high (forecast of 20); Friday was right on the money with a high of 23; Saturday had a high of 31 (forecast of 32). Sunday was where it fell apart. They said a high of 40, but it wound up being only 28. So all-in-all they could accurately predict the weather about three days out. It's probably not much better today.

[@coyote520]

This was a better time, when women were women, and men were men, and there was no "leftist progressive" bullshit.

[@76marji]

🏀🥍⚾🏒VAN MILLER❣️

[@canadianmike711]

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