Going back to radio, here is a compilation that I recently produced of current radio news jingles in the UK, including stations from the BBC, Global, Bauer, and Wireless Group. It also features what could be described as the British version of 1010 WINS, LBC News:
This is fantastic! Thanks for sharing it with us.
Speaking of which, hereâs an interesting compilation of LBCâs news sounders from the stationâs launch up until 2008:
A CNN International promo from 1992:
CNNâs first broadcast from the CNN Center, 1987:
And hereâs CNN Internationalâs first broadcast from its new production facility in 1994, including a behind-the-scenes tour:
A historical compilation of news opens from CHAN-TV in Vancouver, BC, Canada. For much of its existence, the station was known as BCTV. It now carries full Global branding is and is known on-air as Global BC. Its open newsroom set, introduced in the late 1970s, inspired CNNâs original facility.
Servus TV, Austria, 2020:
An interesting immersive reality setup from the Weather Channelâs coverage of Hurricane Laura:
Ahead of Tuesdayâs launch, hereâs the theme music:
And an article about the venture:
https://twitter.com/lisanapoli/status/1299394163641737222?s=20
Surprising observers, North Korean television provided comprehensive live coverage of last weekâs Typhoon Bavi:
https://www.38north.org/2020/08/mwilliams082820/
Speaking of tropical systems, this is what Hurricane Laura did to a station in St. Charles, Louisiana:
https://twitter.com/CodyLillich/status/1299340820500414464?s=20
And a blast from the past, hereâs CBS This Morning from 1991, with a look that couldnât get any more early '90s. Note an interesting report from the Consumer Electronics Show at the 58:10 mark:
GMB has a new VO
New VO
Old VO
And ticker changes back to scroll. But this time includes the blocked out lower part of the screen too.
God that VO is AWFUL
He sounds stoned and asleep
Also sounds like a black man
Sign of the times
But wow. That makes me wanna go back to bed
âAlso sounds like a black manâŚsign of the timesâŚâ.
Is there something wrong with having a âblack manâ be the v/o?
Not cool man
Ah, Im pointing out that a national breakfast show is using a black voice over as itâs announce in 2020. That is a first I believe in the UK. That is significant.
The comment was that and just that
Stop Trying to spin my words please.
Perhaps you should be more careful how you express your words then - the vast majority of your post was negative and there was zero cues that you were making a statement rather then passing some kind of snarky comment (like the one about him being stoned and asleep)
You said them. Youâre clearly trying to invoke something.
No. I said that the VO is awful.
And that itâs significant that theyâve elected to use a black actor for the opening VO.
Thatâs what I said. The two points are unrelated.
But you made the connection. Donât keep digging. Maybe you should have just gone back to bed this morning, as you suggested.
I didnât make the connection. You did. Stop trying to reinterpret My posts.
Not at all. Itâs great. But I canât recall a mainstream UK news service selecting a black artist for VO before, unless Iâm wrong. So itâs significant.
Your post was written poorly if thatâs what you meant to convey. Cop the criticism and move on.
