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'''''KABC Eyewitness News''''' is an American television [[news program]] of [[KABC-TV]], an [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]-[[Owned-and-operated television stations in the United States|owned-and-operated]] [[television station]] in [[Los Angeles]]. |
'''''KABC Eyewitness News''''' is an American television [[news program]] of [[KABC-TV]] (channel 7), an [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]-[[Owned-and-operated television stations in the United States|owned-and-operated]] [[television station]] in [[Los Angeles]] owned by [[ABC Owned Television Stations]]. |
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The '''''KABC Eyewitness News''''' is broadcast from 12 p.m. to 11 p.m. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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The '''KABC Eyewitness News''' was premiered in January 1969, there were no reporters on television and the very reason for that is the union would have to pay them. Primo came up of an idea of creating television’s first "beat system", similar to the print press, where reporters would go out on the scene to cover the news and deliver their reports on the set next to the anchorman. For example, the anchor reads his script of a news story, then introduces the reporter who covered the story and after the film package, the anchor would ask the reporter a question about the story afterwards. |
The '''''KABC Eyewitness News''''' was premiered in January 1969, there were no reporters on television and the very reason for that is the union would have to pay them. Primo came up of an idea of creating television’s first "beat system", similar to the print press, where reporters would go out on the scene to cover the news and deliver their reports on the set next to the anchorman. For example, the anchor reads his script of a news story, then introduces the reporter who covered the story and after the film package, the anchor would ask the reporter a question about the story afterwards. |
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It was a very simple concept that had never been done before in television news, but the anchors at [[KYW-TV|KYW]] who were Tom Synder and Vince Leonard were against Primo’s idea saying, "We’re not going to be news jockeys!" Eventually, Primo convinced them that the idea would be a better information format because of the reporter sitting next to the anchor with the '''"'''eye on the scene'''"''' news package that elevated the importance of a particular story. The reporter would start by saying, "I was there in the county jail where John Doe was arrested for shoplifting. Here’s what happened..." The viewer would see them as an "Eyewitness" to this event. |
It was a very simple concept that had never been done before in television news, but the anchors at [[KYW-TV|KYW]] who were Tom Synder and Vince Leonard were against Primo’s idea saying, "We’re not going to be news jockeys!" Eventually, Primo convinced them that the idea would be a better information format because of the reporter sitting next to the anchor with the '''"'''eye on the scene'''"''' news package that elevated the importance of a particular story. The reporter would start by saying, "I was there in the county jail where John Doe was arrested for shoplifting. Here’s what happened..." The viewer would see them as an "Eyewitness" to this event. |
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| KABC Eyewitness News | |
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| Genre | News program |
| Directed by | Pam Chen |
| Presented by | Marc Brown Michelle Tuzee Jovana Lara Brandi Hitt Ellen Leyva John Gregory David Ono Christina Salvo |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Edd Adamko |
| Production locations | ABC7 Broadcast Center, 500 Circle Seven Drive, Glendale |
| Running time | 294 minutes |
| Production company | KABC-TV |
| Original release | |
| Network | KABC-TV |
| Release | January 1969 – present |
KABC Eyewitness News is an American television news program of KABC-TV (channel 7), an ABC-owned-and-operated television station in Los Angeles owned by ABC Owned Television Stations.
The KABC Eyewitness News is broadcast from 12 p.m. to 11 p.m.
History
The KABC Eyewitness News was premiered in January 1969, there were no reporters on television and the very reason for that is the union would have to pay them. Primo came up of an idea of creating television’s first "beat system", similar to the print press, where reporters would go out on the scene to cover the news and deliver their reports on the set next to the anchorman. For example, the anchor reads his script of a news story, then introduces the reporter who covered the story and after the film package, the anchor would ask the reporter a question about the story afterwards.
It was a very simple concept that had never been done before in television news, but the anchors at KYW who were Tom Synder and Vince Leonard were against Primo’s idea saying, "We’re not going to be news jockeys!" Eventually, Primo convinced them that the idea would be a better information format because of the reporter sitting next to the anchor with the "eye on the scene" news package that elevated the importance of a particular story. The reporter would start by saying, "I was there in the county jail where John Doe was arrested for shoplifting. Here’s what happened..." The viewer would see them as an "Eyewitness" to this event.
In September 1968, Primo took the "Eyewitness News" format to WABC-TV in New York where "Channel 7 News" was the lowest rated newscast on television. WNBC-TV and WCBS-TV, with their "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" mantras, never brought the "eye on the scene" concept to their newscasts because they were the most watched among New Yorkers.
Before Primo took the job, the WABC-TV news operation was a complete mess. The producer, director and the writers would hold a poker game every afternoon at 3:00PM and the show would supposedly come together by magic. The format changed every night. One night it would be headlines and no music and then the other way around. WABC-TV had over ten news directors in a five year period and Primo’s new job was convincing the show’s "names" to submerge their egos and go for a "team" effort. So Primo designed an upgraded version of his "Eyewitness News" for WABC-TV. He did the whole shot - set, talent, "Cool Hand Luke" music, and graphics - in about 8 weeks. On November 17th, 1968, "Channel 7 Eyewitness News" was born.
It took a year to get to the top. Primo's concept was totally different than the one he did for Philadelphia. He hired newcomer ABC News correspondent and former KGO-TV anchor and News Director Roger Grimsby as his star anchor and the talent was referred to Primo as his "Eyewitness News Team" - a title still used by WABC-TV today. The original "Eyewitness News Team" was Tom Dunn, Melba Tolliver, Howard Cosell, Tex Antione, Rona Barret, John Schubeck, Milton Lewis, Dell Wade, Bob Miller, Bill Aylward, Bob Lape, Gil Noble, and John Bartholomew Tucker. Another reporter, Doug Johnson, was added in 1969. The "team" wore blue blazers emblazoned with a gold "Circle 7" logo on the left breast pocket and every one of the talent had a different image, much like a cast of characters. Milton Lewis' role was an Investigate Reporter - tough but fair. Rona Barret was an Entertainment Reporter - had all the gossip on the stars in the movie industry. The newscast was produced at "Studio 7" at the ABC7 Broadcast Center on West 62nd Street and remained there until the move to 149 Columbus Avenue or 7 Lincoln Square in 1980.[1][2]
Anchors
Current anchors
- Marc Brown – anchor (1994–present)
- Michelle Tuzee – anchor (2001–present)
- John Gregory – anchor (2014–present)
- Christina Salvo – anchor (2014–present)
- David Ono – anchor (2000–present)
- Ellen Leyva – anchor (2001–present)
- Brandi Hitt – anchor (2016–present)
- Rob Fukuzaki – sports anchor (1995–2001 and 2003–present)
- Dallas Raines – weather anchor (1984–present)
- Jovana Lara – anchor (2012–present)
Former anchors
- Laura Diaz – anchor (2000–2003)
- Johnny Mountain – weather anchor (1992–2001)
- Bill Weir – sports anchor (2000–2002)
- Harold Greene – anchor (1994–2001)
- Ann Martin – anchor (1988–1993)
- Todd Donohoe – sports anchor (1992–1998)
- Paul Dandridge – anchor (1992–1996)
- Joanna Shiomina – anchor (1993–1999)
- Phillip Palmer – anchor (2001–2019)
- Micah Ohlman – anchor (1996–2009) (moved to KTLA)
See also
WABC Eyewitness News, a New York's news program of WABC-TV.
References
- ^ "abc7LA: EYEWITNESS NEWS HISTORY". abc7la.tripod.com. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ Ono, David (2019-02-28). "ABC7 looks back on 50 years of Eyewitness News". ABC7 Los Angeles. Retrieved 2021-05-09.