WTAE Ch. 4 Action News (February 27, 1979)

[@chuckdieselkicksdisks2380]

I met Don Cannon about 2002. Thanks for posting media stash!

[@Pawnfaz409]

Seems like such a better time then today. I was born in 90s and that was great but just how things are today makes me sad to think how far society has regressed.

[@BruTube]

What a fantastic ending to a local newscast. That last shot is so dramatic with the Classical Gas theme building up to its crescendo.

[@GameShowMike]

19:36 This is Myron Cope on sports!

[@jameysummers1577]

Thank you for posting this video!

[@johnbroadway4196]

Boy does this take me back. The clothes and cars, the hair ! And we all talked so differently too. Love these memories ! I Love Pittsburgh ! YUNZ !

[@rayinpau.s.a.6351]

I actually got to know Joe Denardo very well . He was a Mans , Man . Well spoken and very kind . RIP peace Mr. and Mrs. Denardo .

[@jrodlange8099]

Not a bad time for sports in the ol' burg. About a month removed from the Steelers beating the Cowboys in the Super. And oh by the way, another Super Bowl win was right around the corner. Pirates about 8 months away from winning the World Series. Pitt football a top 5/6 team. And lastly, and most importantly, this broadcast was about 9 months before The Fish that Saved Pittsburgh would be playing at a theater near you. :)

[@williamsmith1609]

Don Cannon had the coolest news caster hair..😁

[@andrewd.conard5088]

Dig that unique font they used for "Action News"!

[@michaelguernsey7925]

Me Too. WTAE Channel 4 Local News Back In This Generation Was Good Journalism. I Miss Myron Cope Now. He Was One Of The Greatest Pittsburgh Icons Of All Time. A Legendary Pittsburgh Icon.

[@eriks9417]

Pittsburgh's golden era!!

[@syed2247]

Great to see this memory.

[@matthewpingor8040]

My God Cyril Wecht was investigated back then too? Geez. I remember delivering the discovery documents for a print shop I worked for the last time someone, uh the NFL went after him. That explains why he swears so much.

[@tkara1980]

Mike Schneider would go national later on.

[@B-and-O-Operator-Fairmont]

Bill Hillgrove in years gone by.

[@chuckdieselkicksdisks2380]

Cool they used "classical gas" by mason Williams

[@petesacco3255]

Whatever happened to Deborah Fox

[@jessiehenry5405]

She Left Wtae in 1986 Started Fox Learning Systems In The Late 90s