I miss Jeff Heitz, he was the best news anchor.

The days of real journalism. I miss local tv, hell I miss tv.

Much simpler times. Dial phones, push button cash registers, simple weather graphics, video camera (mini cam) was relatively new. I was 15 years old and had a great time exploring the streets, hitching cars and ups trucks, throwing snow balls at busses,even ice skating in the streets when they froze over. As a kid it was fun.

$30 an hour in 1978 would be $135 an hour today! I would of bought a jeep asap. Wow! Thanks for the upload so cool!

It was the final storm that convinced me to move to SoCal..... So happy I did!!!

Joe Ashton always have an accurate weather forecast. And this was the time before green screen, computers, cell phones, and satellite dish!

I remember the blizzard of '78. I was only 3 but I remember not being able to leave the house for about a week. 6 to 8 inches of snow and the wind gusts caused snow drifts. Our front door was snowed in. Couldn't even get off the back porch. I just settled in and watched TV. I think I watched replays of Captain Kangaroo!!!!!

my mom and dad were stuck in the house and i was born 9 months later :)

I wish there was more film left. Different station broadcasts.

I was 11 when that happened. Went outside to play in the snow, had a blast. Can't remember how long we were out of school.

I always just miss the good stuff. I was born February 2. The day after the roads opened.

Back then a journalist whether at a TV station or newspaper, his main concern was getting to work so they could inform the public. They were really dedicated.

Thanks for sharing this clip. WBGU-TV also did a documentary of the great blizzard of 1978. It's available at the library and probably on YT as well.

I remember watching this newscast as a kid thinking...well I guess they were snowed in at the station, as they couldn't go home and change clothes. :)

A week later New England got its own epic blizzard. 78 was a scary, scary winter to state the obvious.

I remember the snow was so high it covered our door and had to shovel a snow tunnel.. Was so much fun!!

I was working for a landscape company during the time period. go to work 36 hrs ,go home sleep 10 hrs go to work 36,and so on "catch my drift" !!!!!!!!!!

It started snowing that Friday evening and snowed non-stop until Monday morning. It was AWFUL! LOL!!!!

I was 10 years old at the time... I remember watching this very broadcast. Seems like yesterday. School was closed for 2 weeks... it took that long to replace all the broken water pipes.

16 years old, had to pick up my Dad , snow banks above the car, car slid all over the place, I was the only one on the road err packed snow, (no road in sight), enjoyed it very much. At one time realized that I was driving in a corn field as the road wasn't in sight, due to drifting... either way the snow was too deep to drive on the road hehe :)

I was a mere 6yrs. of age. I can't believe it was that long.

Went into labor when it began!

100 miles from home working construction site Upper Sandusky lost power ate fruit from cellar. PLAY POOL BY CANDLE LIGHT 9 months later moved to Florida

Jeff Heitz! I remember seeing him for the first time in person at Tiedkes department store fire. I remember thinking "wow, he's nine feet tall"!

@thudable me too! I lived in Curtice at the time. It was great!

This is awesome.

I'm from Toledo I was in the 8th grade we were out of school for a week

why does everyone think of french toast during a snow storm?? egg milk and bread

People freaked over that little storm yesterday and the people in 78' were out on the streets and it was much worse. I was just a little baby so I don't remember it.

I was 5 years old when this happened

It was causing problens in Mississippi!! 🤣🤣🤣 Think he meant Minnesota!! 😄

Wow!

$30.00 an hour in 1978. I worked at Eckrich one of the best paying jobs at that time 1/3 that pay Fremont Ohio.

WTOL had ths same style logo as WIS BUT in the colors of the 1980 logo?

that's not Mississippi Mr. Weatherman. That's Minnesota.

Good ole days. Wtf happened??

Dam 30 dollars an hour?

Looks like the man who's filling up the mobile unit van. I'm sure it was definitely out of fuel. How will they get back to the TV station when they're out of fuel?

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one week

Payed $30 per hour?