WMC-TV Action News at

[@christophernicholson20]

The technology sure has changed a lot since the days of weather, maps and temperature. No green screen or CGI you had a board with a pointer

[@spwash1000]

This was actually the 10pm edition, that ran for 30 minutes while the 5:00 newscast was an hourlong leading into NBC Nightly News @ 6

[@RetroManMike]

Oh ok. Thanks for the info!

[@AldenRDavis]

Jarvis Greer is now retired from WMC and Memphis TV news after 43 years. Good luck to you, Jarvis.

[@AldenRDavis]

29:44 - WMC-TV Memphis (riverboat whistle)

[@AldenRDavis]

Wow! A real mighty blast from the past. I love ACTION NEWS 5 and I love MEMPHIS.

[@shaunfossett]

The date of this newscast is Tuesday, January 19, 1982

[@russellpavlov1343]

Retro Man Mike, this would be the January 19, 1982 10 pm edition of WMC-TV Action News 5 Update at 10.

[@RetroManMike]

Thank you!

[@tyrese3745]

@@RetroManMike You might want to correct that title so we don’t get confused.

[@RetroManMike]

@@tyrese3745 Got it, thanks! I intended to before and it slipped my mind.

[@montyjohnson8587]

All of these iconic personalities...nice video

[@philipdefibaugh5683]

Dave Brown the interviewer for Mid-South/USWA Pro Wrestling!

[@AldenRDavis]

Retro Man Mike. You got power, my friend.. SUPER RETRO POWER of the 80s.

[@RolloSmokes]

All of Charlie's Angels (and Bosley) are depicted in that promo slide.

[@wpflesh6510]

Funny I have been watching Dave Brown do the wrestling on Memphis tv all these years and tonight was the first time I ever saw him do his day job

[@christophernicholson20]

He was doing the weather. He was a meteorologist and he did the commentary on the wrestling show on Saturday mornings

[@AldenRDavis]

19:09 - Jarvis Greer's first sportscast.

[@TheMrlocalcelebrity1]

41 years ago today.

[@anthonygipson4519]

I couldn’t wait to get to holly springs Mississippi to see my grandparents and watch wrestling on Saturday mornings and watch channel 5 news on Monday nights to get the wrestling results from the mid south coliseum

[@christophernicholson20]

Yes,sir yeah I miss them days. Saturday mornings TV5 wrestling in the studio. They don't make wrestling shows like they used to anymore

[@AldenRDavis]

28:36 - BUD DAVIS CADILLAC at 5433 Popular Avenue.

[@KingEric-nr8gv]

1:27

[@anthonygipson4519]

Do anyone know the song they used for the local stocks reports?

[@mixon270]

yellow magic orchestra - technopolis

[@MrRdavis1776]

That's wonderful.