NBC Promos February 22, 1978

Growing up, one of my favorite TV shows was Columbo. I always thought how great it would be to grow up and solve murders like Peter Falk's beloved character. I remember there was ONE episode that REALLY stood out to me. "Make Me a Perfect Murder" featured a TV executive who murdered her lover and Columbo was on the case. As usual Columbo was frequently bothering the accused, visiting her at work and hitting her with the "Oh, just one more thing..." line, but it was seeing the inner workings of the TV production world that would be a MAJOR influence on my current career in video production!

Here are some NBC Network promos for Columbo "Make Me a Perfect Murder", Project U.F.O. & the world premiere of Quark!

KOA-TV Channel 4 March of Dimes PSA February 22, 1978

A PSA which aired right before Quark for the March of Dimes.

KOA Channel 4 Commercial Break March 31, 1978

A set of commercials from KOA-TV Channel 4 in 1978

KOA Channel 4 Commercial Break March 1, 1978

A set of commercials from KOA-TV Channel 4 in 1978

A Quick Thanks

Just wanted to say a quick "thanks" to all the great feedback I've been getting about this blog. I've heard many great memories and I'm glad I have the opportunity to share some of the clippings and videos I've researched throughout the years. Growing up in the 70's and 80's it was easy to pass off television as the "electric babysitter" or a "waste of time", however at least as a kid, TV was our culture. Not only did we watch it, it was what we played on the playground at school, the toys we played with, on our lunchboxes, became our art class projects, we made friends through our mutual love for a certain TV show, became part of our initial identity through the shows we liked and for some, it even became a career!  Anyways, thanks for letting me share what is a major part of my life and look forward to sharing more!

Evening channel 7 Newsbreak with Rick Edlund

KMGH News 7 Nightscene 1983 with commercials.

Here's the beginning of the 1983 broadcast of KMGH 10 O'Clock News 7 Nightscene I posted the newsbreak for a couple of days ago. Features Kris Long & Ann Wade with stories on the Elizabeth Manning case (who was suspected of murdering her 3 year-old son) &

commercials for Garcia's, United Airlines, Cannon Cameras and the Colorado Lottery (featuring Rich Little)

KMGH News 7 Newsbreak & Barney Miller promo - 1983

This clip features a KMGH Channel 7 promo for Barney Miller, as well as a channel 7 news break with Ann Wade from 1983.

TV Guide 11-18-1967

KBTV 9 News Early 80s Part 2

Here's part of the 1983 newscast form KBTV channel 9 news. Featured news stories includes The Thorn Birds miniseries, baby condor egg hatching at the San Diego Zoo and Mike Nolan & Gary Cruz with sports

KBTV MOVIE 9 INTRO - 1983

Here's the intro for KBTV's Movie 9 which was used from the late 70's through mid 80's:

KBTV 9 News Early 80s Part 1

Part 1 of a 1983 newscast form KBTV channel 9 news featuring Ed Sardella, Mike Landess, Bill Kuster & special commentary from Karl Akers. Featured news stories include and interview with Dan Schaefer, who just won a special election to replace former Apollo 13 astronaut turned Representitive-elect Jack Swigert (who died of cancer before he could take his seat on office), the Groucho Marx trial and Amtrak cutting it's route of the San Francisco Zephyr through Wyoming. Also included are commercials from Target, KYGO Radio keep an eye open for Seinfeld's Jason Alexander during the Western Union commercial!

KOA-TV: Ruwart-Rubinstein Chevy/ KOA-TV Noonday Bumper February 22, 1978

Back in the day when cars were HUGE, this is a great commercial for a 1978 Monte Carlo & Ruwart-Rubinstein Chevy in Aurora (now Ed Bozarth Chevrolet). Also a promo spot for Channel 4's afternoon news show "Noonday". This spot aired on NBC Friday night right before the "hit" Science Fiction comedy Quark (which only lasted 7 episodes)

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KMGH TV Bumper-early 80's

Blinky's Safety Club Card

Star Trek Is Back!

2-11-78

Saturday Night in Denver

February 11, 1978

1977 KMGH Channel 7 Newscenter Update With Larry Green

 

A classic newscast featuring Bob Palmer, Larry Green and John Lindsey. The following year John Lindsey made a cameo appearance in Close Encounters of the Third Kind as the news reporter reporting on the Devil's Tower evacuation.

Late movie break on KMGH Channel 7 Denver, May 1978

TV GUIDE DENVER AREA

November 24, 1968

THE EARLY DAYS OF AMERICAN FURNITURE WAREHOUSE

Jake and Co. are still around, but I remember American Furniture Warehouse being the ULTIMATE place to go in the 70's. Vivid memories include BEGGING my parents to buy the red fuzzy, covered, circular waterbed complete with stereo, TV and "rabbit ears" jetting out of the top of the thing. Alas, I didn't get it and still to this day haven't gotten over it;-)

Early KBTV News Openings

That's the news I remember!

WE ARE ON THE AIR!!!!

TV Denver now starts it's broadcasting day! In the coming weeks I will be digitizing and posting my TV Guide and Local TV listings I have collected over the years as well as posting video clips, news and other information. Not only do I collect TV Guides but also TV programming from the Denver area up until around 1984. If you happen to have any old video tapes of Denver area television, please let me know.

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