WABC-TV 11pm News, February 1, 1979
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- Weeknight newscast from the ABC O&O in New York. Commercials are included.
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Roseanne Scamardella was the inspiration for Gilda Radner's SNL character Rosanna Rosannadanna.
Ostensibly. Though Ms. Scamardella, off-camera, was said to have an earthy sense of humor, she kept it all (and then some) in check on-camera. She was, however, a big fan of Gilda Radner, and openly credited her with her rise in prominence on Channel 7. Unlike Ms. Radner's flaky, frizzy-haired character with the often gross tangents, however, the worst that could have been said of Ms. Scamardella was an occasional tendency to mispronounce a word or two. But that's it.
Near the end of her run with WABC, Ms. Scamardella had her own "Weekend Update" moment. Only, in her position (if not temperament), she was more akin to Jane Curtin. You know it by now: the incident where, on the air in front of millions of TV viewers, Mara Wolynski gave "the finger" to an off-camera crew member as Rose Ann was introducing her (and saw that whole gesture).
Haa I knew she looked familiar
back when New Yorkers actually had New York accents
kids place on channel 9 I completely agree
That’s because back then New Yorkers could still afford to live in New York
@Kolin Dunn: What is that supposed to mean when New Yorkers actually had New York accents?
@@AliciaP9999 Due to many people moving to NYC and things such as the internet etc many accents are dissapearing. The same thing is happening in Boston. Many generations of New Yorkers and Bostonians etc are becoming the minority, resulting in a homogenized plain accent.
@@Polostar79 Right !!🤣🤣
How did I get here in why do I like watching these old newscast so much
It's blowing my mind I was one year out of high school during this broadcast and everything looks so ancient and alien. My memory of that time is so much shinier and familiar.
Yeah, I graduated following year 1980... it all seems so archaic
Back when we were still relatively sane here in the USA. My God, what has happened? I wish I could travel back in time. This was such a better time in so many ways. Sure, we have technology, less crime, and other things that on the surface make it seem like things are better now, but the there is a hole where the soul used to be. Every city is the same. The soul of this country is gone.
You have said everything that I have been thinking for a long time now.
Right on. The kindness and decency that comes through from people, without any effort...
You can blame the left wing traitors and the entire democratic party for all the crime, the mess and the taxes.
Inflation was actually worse than it is now, gas had lead in it, Jimmy Carter was hopeless, music was horrible, homosexuality was literally illegal, women were harassed even more than today, the crack epidemic and AIDS were around the corner (though they didn't know it) and I guarantee people longed for 40 years prior fondly, despite that being even worse than 79 lol but don't worry, in 40 years people will be talking about how great and wonderful today was. It's the same reason people are sanctified after death even if they were jerks, people forget the bad with time. My advice is enjoy the present while you have it. Every generation acts the same, it just takes adulthood to realize how dumb, annoying and niave teenagers and younger people are lol
@JackieDaytona1776 People, in general, were more mature back then too. You can see it in these broadcasts in both the newscasters and the People they interview. Everything just seems more loud, obnoxious, and silly these days.
I miss the 70's and 80's WABC news teams. As a teen in 1979 I would catch the newscast while I did my homework. There were only 9/10 channels here in the city. When there were still true NY accent in the city. Now all you hear is Midwestern hipsters. How I miss the past.
Wow New Yorkers with N.Y. Accents..how rare now..
i was born june 1st 1979, i was in mama's womb at the time, i found this time so boring at the moment, now i know these were the best times of my life
+NewsActive3; Thanks for posting this. Even though WABC was at the forefront of so-called 'happy-talk' news, it's still good to watch, and sad to look at this, and compare it with current 'news' broadcasts, and think THIS is the summit of local news broadcasting.
Ikr
Things may not have been 'innocent' back then, but it was certainly a more 'sincere' and 'genuine' time.
40 years ago next month, I remember seeing this broadcast. I miss hearing this accent now that I live in Florida.
Spencer Christian used to be at channel 12 here in Richmond Virginia before this..
Tex??....
This was Warner Wolf's last year at WABC before moving to WCBS. "Let's go to the videotape ", the 1st time I heard anyone say "videotape " on TV, this was when news was transitioning from film to videotape.
1:43 that Queens accent
WABC-TV NEW YORK Eyewitness News was the real deal but I still watch the news program today with Bill Ritter Sade Baderinwa Liz Cho Ken Rosaro and Shirleen
Ken recently departed from EWN this year
wow actual stories and not crap hate news
And news people actually reporting a story as accurately as possible without spinning it with their own opinions and trying to reach a political conclusion.
@@fscap811💯
Lol his afro. It's cute.
Wow Ernie looks mad young lol
I love the Citibank sign behind the people in the housing group segment.. Thanks for the Upload 👍 !! XD
commercials are awesome.
Ernie Anastos had an afro!?
Sadly, Joel Siegel died in 2007.
'Fro time. Both the news anchor and the bis driver had white-fro's. Well, it was 1979.
Ernie Anastos @ 0:28 - not Peter Bannon.
That’s some thick NY accents! They all sound like Italians. Anyway, these old news broadcasts are fascinating for those of us who weren’t born yet. Although I can’t take anyone named Chee Chee seriously, that’s what my son named his stuffed caterpillar.
The O.J. commercial... Awesome!
ROSEANNE ROSEZANADANNA
Yep that character was based on Rose Ann Scamardella anchorwoman on this WABC-TV's Eyewitness News video.
@@jtridexter REALLY?
OJ Hahaha they didn't rent Ford Bronco's back then!
Back when the USA was still the USA.
What an amazing, top notch newscast! The inspiration for Gilda Radner's Roseanne Rozannadanna aside, if this newscast was on today, it would be more relatable, more entertaining, and a better exemplification of what cutting edge local TV news is all about than anything currently available in New York City! That's without all the updated technology, computer graphics and presumably much higher salaries of today. The in-depth reporting is first-rate, taking it's time to tell the real stories. I also like the retro staff huddle concept, where the anchors and reporters create a sort of Greek chorus that watches and readily expresses their own sentiments on the stories in real-time with the viewers. I don't think everyone understood the importance of having a Roseanne Scamardella at the anchor desk, which was to put someone on who sounded like she grew up in Brooklyn, Queens or The Bronx--as opposed to a prim, vanilla-sounding Annie Announcer. The only real question is whether anchor Ernie Anastos's hair bun was ever checked for bees or hornets. Something had to be living in there!
$1.69 for bottom round meat?? That was a long time ago.
Is that Wayne Knight (Newman) in the Waldbaum's ad?
+Sarah Paquet Yep!
@@feverspell 2++
8:20 Vic Caroli on the voice-over for A&P.
26:31 Taylor Grant on the voice-over for TV Guide.
20:59 - Les Marshak V/O for Gimbels warehouse sale
And for the "EWN" newscast, Tedd Lawrence V/O.
.... Ernie's awesome 'fro ! ! !
@ 5:46 Why is NY Telephone involved in landlord - tenant disputes? Holy Sxxx ! @ 15:06 Check out the commercial.
Memories if you lived right are so enjoyable..Wow !!!
I was in high school. Better times .
Never gonna see those cold temps anymore…especially in the south
Today, the weather in New York City would be about 40- 50 during the day, and drop into the high 30's at night during the winter. No snow predicted "for you skiers". When I grew up in the 70's there used to be winter w/ cold temps., and lots of snow that wouldn't melt until mid April. Kids skated on frozen ponds back then, too. It wasn't unusual to have opening day at the ballpark cancelled due to snow. During football season there was snow falling in late November.
10:23 “Khomeini is telling foreigners to leave the country and warns he’ll cut the hands of foreign influence.” (…as he is driven through Tehran in a new Chevy Silverado. 😆😆😆)
Movies are at least $10 .It hasn't hit $44, (yet... )
@25:55 Newman!!!!!
Two journalists called Peter Bannon, that must have been confusing 😁
I still have the CHiPs TV Guide.
Still find the TV Guide jingle haunting.
@@robertnycguyraisedonrecord7587 - Credit Reynold Wiedenaar (sp?). He wrote that piece - "Solar Song 3" - which was a Sam Fox music library number that, from 1968 to 1980, TV Guide used as its backing music as Mr. Grant read his copy.
One thing I definitely remembered as a 6 year old girl in 79 the LTD everyone had one or at least in it seem like it, according to my memory 😂
I was 5 at the time
6 😂
An ad for Fiat and a very familiar looking cartoon rendition of Lord of The Rings. Just goes to show each generation just regurgitates the same things.
Why was she an inspiration for Rosanne Rosannadana? There's nothing at all quirky about her.
Just the name.
@@PungiFungi - However, Ms. Scamardella was one of Gilda Radner's biggest fans, even going so far as to credit her for her rise into that co-anchor position. (Ironically, near the end of her WABC run, she was involved in a Weekend Update-type occurrence - only she was more the observer a la Jane Curtin: the time she was introducing a report on Black History Month to be filed by Mara Wolynski, and on the two-shot you could see her glancing as Ms. Wolynski flipped "the bird" briefly at an off-camera crew member - and an almost "WTF? / I didn't see that" expression as, after ending her intro, she sheepishly said, " . . . Mara?" as Ms. Wolynski commences her report as if nothing happened - that was the incident that led Roger Grimsby, that night, to make one of his most famous quips: "Well . . . as Mara Wolynski would say, 'We're Number One.' ")
The worst that could ever be said about Ms. Scamardella on-air was an occasional tendency to mispronounce a word or two (as I once saw while, on assignment at Vatican City in the period between John Paul I's death and the installation of John Paul II, she mispronounced Papal as "Papple"), but she was a competent professional who did her job and then some.
I never saw the connection between Roseanne Scarmadella & Roseanne Rosanndanna. Gilda Radner looked nothing like her. Scarmadella was more subdued than Gilda's flaky character.
And more composed than Jane Curtin on such occasions (see: Mara Wolynski giving "the finger").
25:55 Wayne Knight
Rosanne Rosanna Danna
Anchorman
Were can i fine news of fist execution of top general army after revolotion in iran in february 11 1979.....
Olive Bran? Eww