WABC Eyewitness News vintage newscast -- Oct. 8, 1980

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Turn back the clock to the 6 p.m. Eyewitness News from Oct. 8, 1980. Our top stories include a Jordache Jeans blimp crash, a rat crisis in Rockland County, Ted Kennedy on the campaign trail, a Penthouse Pet who rejected the title of Pet of the Year, and much more.
Most of the newscast is here, except sports.
The anchors are Roger Grimsby and Bill Beutel. The newscast opens cold, with Grimsby talking over the start of the theme music, without the traditional open playing.
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@raivenneny 9 ай бұрын

Roger Grimsby, "Jeans weren't made for blimps." Straight faced. Here I'm dying 🤣 Loved him & Bill Beutel.

@JMGEntertainmentify 7 ай бұрын

LMFAOO Classic@@@!!

@BlazeOfGlory742 7 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@Tonia682 3 жыл бұрын

That theme song brings back childhood memories.

@2004cyrus 3 жыл бұрын

I can’t get enough of it! I get chills. I think it is a wonderful news orchestral piece. I could play it on repeat tbh. I’m also in tv news. None of the local news intro music is like this anymore.

@tonymontana4284 3 жыл бұрын

Cool hand Luke movie.

@thedecider1984 3 жыл бұрын

They should bring back it back

@GeneralZodFDNY77 2 жыл бұрын

Same.

@southernlightning775 2 жыл бұрын

Yes it does😎👍 Love it!!

@alfonsogreen2722 3 жыл бұрын

R.I.P Roger Grimsby Bill Beutel Roger Sharp n John Slattery

@twel604 4 жыл бұрын

I wish Channel 7 would bring back the Cool Hand Luke theme. I love it.

@swayybaby9772 3 жыл бұрын

@@sillygoose635 your opinion

@thebestchannel5456 8 ай бұрын

@@sillygoose635It sounds pretty smooth to me

@elpilonvideo 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the memories ✌🏽🙏🏾 Bill Beutel the only one I recognized in this video😳 he died saturday , March 18 2006 at the age of 75 🤔 I was 18 years old when I started watching channel 7 In nyc...didn’t speak any English but did learn a lot by watching 'Eyewitness’

@user-oe1ch7mw2i 10 ай бұрын

I'm from long Island this is a part of my childhood

@oliverv291 Жыл бұрын

Can I go back to 1980 , I was 15

@eaglefood4584 22 күн бұрын

I was 2.

@themig71 6 күн бұрын

Take me with you.

@arthurbishop3173 5 сағат бұрын

I was 11-1980 was a fun year. I didn't give two shits about politics, religion or anything like that. I lived in Southern California and I was only interested in the NFL and skateboarding.

@sockhopskunk6099 3 жыл бұрын

This is so much more interesting than the news of today!

@sillygoose635 3 жыл бұрын

not true.

@swayybaby9772 3 жыл бұрын

@@sillygoose635 opinion something you can’t judge

@arthurbishop3173 5 сағат бұрын

@@sillygoose635He said interesting - not sad and pathetic

@samuelgriffin4167 Жыл бұрын

Bill Beutel was the nicest newsman opposite Roger Grimsby

@DonKeecock 5 ай бұрын

I remember that drought of 1980. My Dad dug a hole in our back yard and pumped ground water out to water the garden. Scary times. Thanks.

@thahman187 6 ай бұрын

Just turned 12 years old when this newscast aired. RIP Roger Grimsby, Bill Beutel, Bob Miller, John Slattery, Milt Lewis & Roger Sharp. Tracy went upstate to WTEN, now retired, don't know Storm's whereabouts, but this was when the news was worth watching!

@DonKeecock 5 ай бұрын

Storm Field, Born Elliott David Field, November 25, 1948 (age 75) Field was let go by WWOR in 2007 after ten years due to cutbacks at both WWOR and its sister station, WNYW, and was replaced by former WCBS weather personality Audrey Puente. He retired shortly thereafter. Field has two daughters and lives in Westchester County, New York.

@thahman187 5 ай бұрын

@@DonKeecock Thanks for the update. I remember he worked at Ch. 2 as well. I'd like to know what ever happened to Chee Chee Williams?

@paulj0557tonehead 2 жыл бұрын

Tomorrow will be John Lennon's 40th Birthday. His last. In five days I will be 15. I was born on Lenny Bruce's and Margaret Thatcher's 40th birthday. It would be Lenny's last.

@steveferguson823 2 ай бұрын

Miss 1980 wanna. Relive. My. Senior. Year. Wanna. Relive. 1980

@jorgegaston5391 Жыл бұрын

October 8, 1980 (I was 8 year old at that time) I was in my 6th year in The Bronx when all this was happening. The NYCTA buses and subway cars were experiencing a Graffiti pandemic. Carter will lose the presidency to Reagan a month later. This new decade would start a development for me that will garnish so many awards along the way

@khaledkifafi8403 Жыл бұрын

I was 11 years old lots of beautiful and good memories know i am 53 years old

@AndyB718 3 жыл бұрын

When NEWS was NEWS and not activist telling everyone how they should feel. Real New Yorkers remember and love this.

@davidrivera9743 4 ай бұрын

Lol

@kursk_kuku141 3 жыл бұрын

The Boy Band Cons” documentary brought me here. Late Alan Gross was telling the story of Jordache Blimp crash, and how Lou Pearlman purposely orchestrated this disaster to get a $3 Million insurance.

@michaelfruchter732 2 ай бұрын

Great Video Thank You for posting. Love The Whole Eyewitness News real . Miss Bill and Roger

@davidbaise5137 2 жыл бұрын

A lot of top local stories, thanks for uploading. I guess Gabe Pressman was at WNBC at this time.

@dawnwelch6579 2 жыл бұрын

This was also my 12th birthday! Cool!

@ericsamuelson5656 2 жыл бұрын

Can you please upload Eyewitness News from 1971 when Peter Jennings anchored with Bill Beutel. Peter was subbing for Roger Grimsby.

@TheRonnette4 11 ай бұрын

New York Memories....

@josephhoman8602 3 жыл бұрын

Back when news reporters had jokes

@bethdibartolomeo2042 2 жыл бұрын

You can still see many gaffes and wisecracks if you watch news blooper compilations on YT. ;)

@salmenella5751 3 жыл бұрын

Kudos 2 whoever cleaned up this video

@nicholaskoranteng811 4 жыл бұрын

Keep the Bill Beutel gems coming.

@steverogers9824 4 жыл бұрын

WHEN NEWS WAS TRUSTWORTHY .....

@sillygoose635 3 жыл бұрын

still is.

@swayybaby9772 3 жыл бұрын

@@sillygoose635 not really

@thebestchannel5456 9 ай бұрын

@@sillygoose635Good joke and the fools that agree with you 😂

@Polostar79 8 ай бұрын

News wasn’t corporate back then

@arthurbishop3173 5 сағат бұрын

@@sillygoose635you definitely win a DB award for that one

@joes9954 4 жыл бұрын

Grimsby must have thrown out one of his priceless asides as they were all fighting laughter when Tracy Egan was tossing back to Bill.

@Zickcermacity 3 жыл бұрын

24:31 I say this to every customer as they conclude their visit to the store i work in!

@WaltGekko 10 ай бұрын

They noted in the promo they were on late, which suggested this was following Game 2 of the National League Championship Series at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia between the Phillies and Houston Astros which I believe started at 3:05 PM ET and was three hours, 34 minutes in length as the Astros won 7-4 in 10 innings.

@angelahoffman270 2 жыл бұрын

5:45 Broadcast is from: 5/6/1937

@yougod7253 2 жыл бұрын

Not FAKE NEWS.

@angelahoffman270 2 жыл бұрын

5:36 *in July of last year a goodyear blimp was torn from its (?) by heavy winds in Iowa lots of damage but no one hurt*

@christophersmith1475 3 жыл бұрын

9:18 “Reagan also seen as a one-term President...”

@5drm825 Жыл бұрын

Christopher u hot dude…would luv to talk more personal babe

@YilEspin-ey2mg 9 ай бұрын

2 term president

@jeffj.3496 3 жыл бұрын

Boy I guess in Hindsight; Roger Grimsby did have a little smile now and then. But I did like him and Bill reading the news back then.

@chars437 3 жыл бұрын

Wow I was 14 years old this year 1980

@susie7336 4 жыл бұрын

I was 4 months old in Brooklyn. 👶🏼

@TuRbOToNeAE101 4 жыл бұрын

Susana Sunshine I was 4 months old in Spanish Harlem! Lol

@joyceanthony9526 3 жыл бұрын

I was 24 years old in New Jersey

@teresamanuszak4183 2 жыл бұрын

I was 6 months old down the street from that blimp!

@Polostar79 8 ай бұрын

I was 75 living in Connecticut and now I’m dead.

@tayk8080 2 жыл бұрын

Why tf am I watching this?, Maybe cuz I'm high

@nedwart 8 ай бұрын

0:04 ABC's coverage of game 1 of the 1980 ALCS pushed the news back by about 15 minutes on this evening.

@steveferguson823 4 ай бұрын

Was class of 1980 the class of. 1980 rules. Rocked the best 80s class. 1980 best music. Cars.

@arthurbishop3173 5 сағат бұрын

Nah, 70s were better, although 1980 was better than what came after it though LOL

@marc108 2 ай бұрын

Isabella lanza ...ahhh 79/80

@angelahoffman270 2 жыл бұрын

0:22 It was up for about two minutes…. and then it *crashed*

@Prifly70 Жыл бұрын

I miss him hahaha. So honest and to the point.

@drumzRfun1 11 ай бұрын

Actual grownups. Very reassuring.

@tylerlozano9849 7 ай бұрын

My confusion this broadcast was on John Lennon’s 40th Birthday two months later he would be shot.

@sr-ty7gb 10 ай бұрын

@3:12 PLOT TWIST: After watching this Newscast, a new group of burglars broke in and stole every piece of paper in the house, leaving the family destitute.

@consultaglobalbroker6273 7 ай бұрын

Can you leap me locate a news coverage regarding refugees arriving at JFK, May 21st 1986? News aired a few days later, I think.

@gluechunk 5 ай бұрын

It's hard to beat Bob Guccione sipping on a can of Tab

@shanew3293 2 жыл бұрын

where is Ron Burgundy?

@samuelgriffin4167 Жыл бұрын

Eyewitness News then Eyewitness News now

@user-id1kq2ip3l 8 ай бұрын

Whatever happened to Bob Miller

@peopleareajoke 9 ай бұрын

LOL got that prediction wrong 9:17

@thebestchannel5456 9 ай бұрын

Sad to say

@Memnoch67 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if they understand the difference between a dirigible and a blimp? I don't think they do.

@christophersmith1475 3 жыл бұрын

12:21 The Rats!

@christophersmith1475 3 жыл бұрын

13:52. Hospital Strike!

@5drm825 Жыл бұрын

Babe yeah🥰

@foulmouthken1812 4 жыл бұрын

1994

@epaddon 4 жыл бұрын

Did they cut out the sports on this? The Yankees were falling on their faces in the ALCS at this time.

@sillygoose635 3 жыл бұрын

yes, they did. as stated in the description

@sportsnetwork3509 9 ай бұрын

Newswatch theme

@charleanastasia5557 3 жыл бұрын

Even in the early 80s Republicans had campaign money scandals. Yikes

@edwardscott2498 3 жыл бұрын

0:23 It was up for about two minutes and then it cræshed

@visionist7 3 жыл бұрын

I lol'd

@a.rosesrbleu9580 3 жыл бұрын

Real news from real people who actually fact checked their work and took pride in their reporting....so much better than what we have now with fake news and fake people...

@sillygoose635 3 жыл бұрын

"Real news from real people who actually fact checked their work and took pride in their reporting...." sounds like now, but you wouldn't know anything about today's news.

@susanb2015 5 ай бұрын

@@sillygoose635 Kindergarteners with nothing but lies.

@jchristianw Жыл бұрын

the news used to be amazing

@josephhoman8602 3 жыл бұрын

Was that blimp joke a joke made towards fat people?? I ain't gonna argue

@5drm825 Жыл бұрын

Joseph mmmmm

@mshroye2 4 жыл бұрын

Why we’re they late

@WaltGekko 10 ай бұрын

This was following Game 2 of the National League Championship Series between the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia that started I believe at 3:05 PM ET. The Astros won that game 7-4 in 10 innings in a game that ran three hours and 34 minutes (ABC had the League Championship Series that year while NBC has the World Series).