Here's some more smooth sailing late night style from Global TV crica 1986. This clip has a nice drive around downtown T.O, including another buzz by Sam the Record Man and the legendary A&As.
You always knew it was well past your bed time when this was on. Global's late night, jazzy filler which came in 3 variants - NIGHT RIDE, NIGHT WALK and NIGHT MOVES. This short clip has a nice run ...
The first in many u/ls from CityTV in 1980. Sadly only a glimpse, but check the styles... Dailey on intro vox, crash zoom into the TV screen and baller Temptations theme. God I miss 1980.
For my 1000th upload (*gulp*), a nice little promo for CityTV's Great Movies series, the one which inspired me to start this crazy hobby. Back in 2007, I assumed the GM intro would be on Youtube ...
Here's an ident from when CityTV was still channel 79, and using the instrumental "People City" theme. Sadly the tape cut out after the opening few moments of a CityPulse newscast.
Sadly Bob Segarini's live hosting of the Late Great Movies didn't last very long, but is remembered fondly. Special thanks to Peter Kenter for sheparding this footage through the years.
In the old days CITY always switched to a slide, as seen here with this picture of Yonge & Bloor. I'm still looking for City's "We're Experiencing Technical Difficulties" slide with Godzilla, which...
*Almost* as funky as the HNIC theme, Dolores Claman's "Theme From Ontario Place" sadly isn't heard too much anymore. This came off a scratchy 45, which also has a slower, more pensive version on th...
Anyway you look at it, this was another overplayed commercial from the festive 1986 season which I still really enjoy. Sorry for the quality it came off a rather ropey betamax.