WRAL-TV: "Action News 5" (March 9, 1977)

This is a nearly complete 11 p.m. newscast from March 9, 1977. The recording I received was fast-forwarded through sports. Using my editing software, I slowed it down as best I could. The audio is intelligible. Unfortunately, the video in that section is fair at best.
Charlie Gaddy anchors. Bob DeBardelaben does the weather and Nick Pond anchors sports.

[@rottiesdad]

Here in 2020! Thanks to all the news folks that were a part of my childhood.

[@jenko701]

The news on tape sounds like it could be from today's headlines.

[@edmund184]

wow, you are not wrong.

[@RaleighChickenMan]

GREAT! I remember these like it was yesterday.

[@popweaverhdtv]

Wow! Another jewel...thanks for continuing to posting these videos of WRAL!

[@stephenedwardsnyc]

Thanks for posting these. I was 8 years old when these aired, don't remember the sets until the 1979 desk appeared.

[@KentB3]

WGHP in High Point, NC used this news theme as well, around the same time period.

[@evan22303]

I moved to the Raleigh area 30 years after this newscast; in March 2007.

[@ALVAREZ126126]

At 0:03, KDBC TV 4 In El Paso, Texas Used This 1970's Theme During 1979 Until 1984.

[@elainep1772]

I was 6 years old back then.

[@kellylynneden1977]

The day I was born , 40 years ago.

[@clemcrumb919]

Does anyone have or know where I could find more old WRAL footage from around this time, Nick Pond (sports) was actually my grandfather and I'd be really interested to see more.

[@siggyretburns7523]

Oh, sure. I go mortar hunting all the time. I keep them as souvenirs. But I dont take them home. I just carry them a while and leave them wherever.

[@urbanprotestantstormtroope1149]

Memories...

[@tonyadair1270]

The more things change.. the more things remained the same..

[@tkaye2]

Too bad they went into the commercial breaks without a music bed. It would have been great to hear some alternate cuts from the "Home Country" package.

[@StukInBuf]

The news theme... heard in Louisiana on WWL in N'yawlinz and KATC in Lafayette.

[@Burroughs479]

About to sample the mess out of these commercials

[@joebradio]

..and at 20:37 its Gordon Jump AKA the Big Guy on WKRP

[@jonathancreveling5658]

12:48 Hilarious sound warping

[@genejordan6248]

27:45... thunderbird commercial ... amazing!

[@mbp7060]

Where did this recording come from?

[@3656761]

No women?