When local news promos were best enjoyed under the influence

By adamg - 12/8/06 - 10:36 pm

Maybe you remember the Monolith-sized 5 that would show up at random New England spots (like on the back of a lobster boat). Or WBZ anchor Sharon King bicycling to work. But perhaps the most wacked-out local promo ever is this Jackson 5/Poltergeist promo for Channel 5 (thanks to Spatch for showing me all the fun stuff you can find by searching YouTube on terms such as WBZ, WCVB and WHDH - the world is truly a richer place for being able to watch Dawn Hayes read the daily numbers in 1996):

Comments

Speaking of...

By Dave - 12/8/06 - 11:55 pm
#1

... Channel 5 and Poltergeist...

Is Chronicle the only local show left?

By adamg - 12/9/06 - 9:27 am
#2

On commercial TV, that is?

channel 7 still has "Urban Update"

By Ron Newman - 12/9/06 - 4:57 pm
#3

but that's only once a week, on Sundays. The other stations may also have some local Sunday morning shows.

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