Action News 2-23-81 WPVI

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Action News 2-23-81 WPVI

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8 жыл бұрын

A partial broadcast of the 11pm Action News from Feb 23, 1981 with Jim Gardner, Don Tollefson and the late great Jim O'Brien. This was the golden era of Action News.

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@philaman1972 8 жыл бұрын

Unbelievable! Talk about a time capsule... All these years later, Jim O'Brien is still untouchable.

@dchang11 5 жыл бұрын

philaman1972 Dave Roberts and Cecily Tynan don’t even match, but they do a great job honoring Jim’s legacy

@vintagetvandexciting Жыл бұрын

@@dchang11 same way with Rick Williams and Brian Taff when they took over Jim Garner's place recently

@acca5512 5 жыл бұрын

40 years later and Jim Gardner is still reporting the news.

@janettemcclelland2959 4 жыл бұрын

Jim celebrated 44 years at Action News on June 1st. How time flies.

@w5winston 2 жыл бұрын

He is legend.

@zackw.9793 Жыл бұрын

He just did his last broadcast on 12/21/2022. Spectacular sendoff! A legend indeed!

@IMDEBESable 5 жыл бұрын

35 years ago today - we lost Jim O'Brien. a TRUE legend! Unreal how time flies.

@bobbertirvin2116 5 жыл бұрын

I was 16 years old then and Jim O Brian's weather forecast was my best part of Action News. It was a sad day when I heard of his death, it wasn't the same onymore. I'm now 54 and I still remember Jim as if he was still with us in our hearts. Thanks for sharing this video it brought back fond memories of Jim O Brian, we will never forget you Jim.

@w5winston 2 жыл бұрын

I was 12. 😥

@mperson1890 11 ай бұрын

I miss Jim O’Brien and the simpler. Happy times back them. Thanks for sharing.

@BenJabituya Жыл бұрын

Here because of Jim Gardner's retirement on December 21st, 2022.

@AstralPixie 7 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, this was the golden era. Jim O'Brien was wonderful. This was far and away the most popular news show. Action News.. they had the best news intro - both the pictures and the terrific theme!

@joshuahyman3612 Жыл бұрын

What a wonderful time capsule for Philadelphia. Incredible to watch in 2023.

@davecaldwell445 Жыл бұрын

What a delight. I knew he was really good 40-some years ago, and I loved him and we all still miss him, but Jim O'Brien was superb in his basic role as a communicator. He was clear, even-tempered, pleasant, smooth and damn entertaining, but the basic information he gave never, ever, ever, got tangled. He made it look just so easy. He was immensely gifted. How I wish he wouldn't have left us so early. I'm glad these are around to still watch, though. They make me smile.

@46monkeyes 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the memories of Jim O'Brien!

@PopePlatinumBeats 4 жыл бұрын

Seeing Jim o'Brien do the weather on that old achool weather board...wow the memories.. i was like 7 year old then..even the old commericals was great

@felicciasc 8 жыл бұрын

Jim O'Brien isn't dead- He lives on in the Airwaves travelling in space and here!

@queen_of_domination 2 жыл бұрын

This is amazing footage.

@pseudonym8029 2 жыл бұрын

I had forgotten how good Don Tollefson was. It’s sad the way his career ended.

@galesayers 7 жыл бұрын

Great to see Jim O'Brien in his element. "As raw as Rita Jenrette". Classic Jim. Loved that guy.

@dchang11 4 жыл бұрын

galesayers I don’t think he’d be staying around if it was done today

@straycatttt2766 Жыл бұрын

LOL, I had to Google her name. Sounded familiar. Classic Jim O’Brien, followed by background chuckling in the studio. Refers to Caribou, Maine as the last house out there. Explained weather in a manner we all could understand with a dose of humor. Also enjoyed the last topic about the captured bird with sarcasm, dry wit, and a chuckle from Jim Gardner. This was the Golden Age of local news.

@itscringecat 8 жыл бұрын

R.I.P. Jim O'Brien.

@OldsVistaCruiser 6 жыл бұрын

It's sad that the 1981 Kawasaki advertised at the beginning of this video was more technologically advanced than a 2018 Harley-Davidson.

@richarddambrosio3602 7 жыл бұрын

Jim O'Brien was the best. His weather forecast was entertaining, low-tech, yet informative. There was no Action Radar or funky graphics needed to tell the viewers what the temperature was. He gave you a pithy and succinct weather report that was probably more accurate than what Cecily Tynan gives us today.

@libertubey2199 6 жыл бұрын

Richard D'Ambrosio You're right about that. Unfortunately, news programming has rapidly changed (for the worse, IMHO, but who am I?) and continues to change. 6 ABC's "Action News," while they introduce change slowly, nevertheless, has to change with the times. I miss the descriptive cloud (Happy, when the weather was going to be great, sad when it was going to be horrible, etc.). I also miss that map of Philly indicating what the temperature was in certain parts of the city (Northeast, Airport, WPVI Studios, and Camden, a.k.a. "East Philly").

@birdsfan57 5 жыл бұрын

He was the best!! His corny jokes and camaraderie with Jim Gardner and Steve Levy (and "Tolly") were EPIC! The Delaware Valley was in a state of prolonged shock and mourning for quite a few years after his shocking death in September, 1973. He was really irreplaceable and still missed and fondly remembered today.

@bmasters1981 2 жыл бұрын

@@birdsfan57 Sept. 1983, I think you mean.

@birdsfan57 2 жыл бұрын

@@bmasters1981 Yes...thanks...didnt even realize my typo when i commented. Fingers going faster than brain when using phone to comment. He WAS the BEST, though, wasn't he?

@michaelwilson8793 5 жыл бұрын

Jim Gardner is still going strong on channel 6 today.

@dawnskijawn8890 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for including the commercials!

@GooglyMcDoubleface 6 жыл бұрын

OMG this is awesome.

@ThatGuyInPhilly 7 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is an incredible upload! Thanks!!

@spacemanmonster23 8 жыл бұрын

Wow this was a month before I was born!! Awesome find/upload!!

@rwboa22 3 жыл бұрын

I was 4 and still in pre-school when this aired.

@karenlewis2568 2 жыл бұрын

Jim O'Brian was an absolute gem. Irreplaceable. Miss him.

@johnny1963ify 4 жыл бұрын

I really do wish Jim O'Brien was back with the Accu weather forcast.

@lifechanges4097 3 жыл бұрын

I could watch these all day. Takes me back.

@robchamberlin4900 Жыл бұрын

Rollie Massamino. That's a real blast from the past!

@eperor Жыл бұрын

I miss when commercials were that short😭

@MikeSmith-qs4ll 7 жыл бұрын

Great to Jim O'Brian again.

@buckbuck9225 Жыл бұрын

That's A solid sports segment. Channel 6 will always be special to us...

@chazcov08 6 жыл бұрын

Oh, the memories!

@JosephPratt1986 8 жыл бұрын

Jim Gardner has been at WPVI for almost 40 years now!

@tp9526 8 жыл бұрын

+Michael Chua it's a shame it's no clips of him on WPVI from the 70's

@jessyleppert2 8 жыл бұрын

+Michael Chua and shows no signs of retiring

@janettemcclelland2959 8 жыл бұрын

+Jessy Leppert Nope.

@libertubey2199 8 жыл бұрын

They probably are. We just have to look very hard. By chance, I just happen to find a Prime Time episode with Jim O'Brien, complete with the original theme.

@classyguy1712 8 жыл бұрын

would love to see just one clip of Jim Gardner from 1976

@mrdman094081 2 жыл бұрын

JIm O'Brien was the best weather man ever !

@FlavioGirl 4 жыл бұрын

thank you for including commercials :)

@robchamberlin4900 Жыл бұрын

I was 6 turning 7 in 1981. My Grandparents used to watch Action News and I'd play on the living room floor during the broadcasts.

@MrPlowboy66 Жыл бұрын

I met Tollefson and Jim O'Brien in a Benehana restaurant in Bala Cynwyd in the mid 70's. I was about 10 years old and those guys took time to talk and sign a placemat for a star struck kid 👍

@jerryarmitage8904 5 жыл бұрын

Wow. I feel real old now.

@rsw0331usmc 6 жыл бұрын

Now I can see what was going on here while I was away on my first deployment.

@bmasterb6470 7 жыл бұрын

his daughter is roz on frazier

@ianbrown9400 5 жыл бұрын

Jim O’Brien’s daughter

@liampaynefan4life496 8 ай бұрын

I was gonna say that I never knew Jim o brien daughter is roz from Frasier

@raygreenberg6720 8 жыл бұрын

19% interest rate. I remember when I was getting interest in the hundreds of dollars every month in my savings account.

@JP5466 7 жыл бұрын

Yes. I remember that too. Unfortunately, those days will never return in our lifetimes. The federal reserve bankers are robbing people.

@colettebernienasielski3408 4 жыл бұрын

Live on Jim O’Brien Live on

@Itanium153 2 жыл бұрын

Woow the memories of being a young kid. Funny WPVI is still ,y news cast in 2021

@OTownNews 8 жыл бұрын

Wow. Aerial views for the close!

@TheMrlocalcelebrity1 3 жыл бұрын

Monday, February 23, 1981.

@Liberty_76 3 жыл бұрын

This was 3 days before I was born lol

@magpieone9390 6 жыл бұрын

I used to miss Marc Howard.Then heard about he talked after he left ch6

@acca5512 5 жыл бұрын

He went to NBC where he retired

@dchang11 4 жыл бұрын

KYW offered him as the lead news presenter. He was about to retire and wanted to have the opportunity before it was time to hang the mic.

@dennistaylor3713 2 жыл бұрын

Obrien cracked up

@Muffinarm_ 8 жыл бұрын

Prime rate at 18.5. Yow!

@JP5466 7 жыл бұрын

Bad for borrowers, but great for savers though. Today the prime rate is under 1.5%!

@johndolejsch5102 3 жыл бұрын

Jim O'Brien and Gary Papa were two big losses on Channel 6.

@ajg2558 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent quality, thanks for posting, betamax?

@Kyavata 5 жыл бұрын

I wonder if the actor with dark hair in the motorcycle commercial is David Packer?

@markthor4698 4 жыл бұрын

I think it is Meat Packer

@johnpulaski6725 Жыл бұрын

👍🇺🇸🙏❤️

@johngerretz8125 Жыл бұрын

To think 9 months later Sept 25th 1981 he passed away

@retrodan5 Жыл бұрын

Jim passed away on 9-25-1983

@Ira1now123 Жыл бұрын

I would have been 9 years old

@janettemcclelland2959 8 жыл бұрын

How old was Jim Gardner when this aired?

@jasonfrancis6174 8 жыл бұрын

+Janette McClelland Jim was born in 1948, so Jim was around 32 or 33 years old here in '81.

@janettemcclelland2959 8 жыл бұрын

Seriously? He looked older(or shall I say,distinguished) with the gray hair even then. Wow.

@jasonfrancis6174 8 жыл бұрын

Janette McClelland Exactly, Jim looked very distinguished here and have been since '76.

@janettemcclelland2959 8 жыл бұрын

I've only watched Action News for about 15 years online,only visited Philadelphia for the first time last fall. So I missed the early years. Legend.

@JohnK086 8 жыл бұрын

+Janette McClelland 32 right then. Jim turns 68 on May 17.

@evelynharkins2907 4 жыл бұрын

Hey

@classyguy1712 8 жыл бұрын

I see the weather format has changed because why would people in philly care about the weather in other cities? lol

@felicciasc 8 жыл бұрын

This is when Hockey was fun. Before it became the IceCapades.

@gidzmobug2323 8 жыл бұрын

oh, fighting still exists in the NHL.

@SJDevenney1 Жыл бұрын

Wow. A time when democrats were against taxes!

@garyrosato2405 6 жыл бұрын

Tea Bag mayor Green the worst mayor ever in Philadelphia