WTOL 11 Vault: April 1, 1986 | Toledo 11 News at 6 p.m. (Headlines, sports, weather and commercials)

Please join us now for a historic look at a typical day in Toledo from back in 1986!
Jeff Heitz and Jill Olmsted anchor this Toledo 11 News six o’clock show from April 1, 1986. They're joined by meteorologist Charlie Umpenhour and sports director Orris Tabner for the latest headlines, weather and sports from Toledo and beyond.
Highlights include...
Toledo firefighters extinguish a grass fire at Swan Creek Metropark. Reporter Stuart Watson talks to Communications Workers of America organizers and University of Toledo personnel as UT classified staff consider unionizing. Reporter Elizabeth McGuire talks to local dairy farmers about the national milk surplus. Reporter Faith Murphy shows us a neat way area Girl Scouts are preparing to become the best babysitters on their block. And of course, WTOL 11 legend Dick Berry put on his shades to tell us about a unique way some choose to make a living.
Then, in weather, Charlie records a new record-high temperature in Toledo and Orris follows up with the results of the 1986 NCAA Basketball Championship game between the University of Louisville Cardinals and the Duke University Blue Devils!
There’s a big appliance sale at Highland Superstores and to close out the day, Jeff has exciting news for travelers flying Air Wisconsin from the Toledo Express Airport.

[@IlGreven]

Jill Olmsted is now an associate professor of communications at American University in Washington DC...

[@dicdollars1911]

No kidding? Wow

[@misterdavis9078]

Just upload every single episode since day one

[@MultiCreditKIng]

Back when Toledo was a nice place.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

It was.

[@dicdollars1911]

It's nicer now

[@treebuck]

John Smoltz. Wonder how he turned out. Oh yeah... 8 time all-star, Cy Young award winner and Baseball Hall of Fame. Guess he was a pretty bright young guy.

[@JazznRealHipHop]

If I remember right the summer of 86 or 87 was very dry for northwest ohio, family photos outside show a completely yellow brown grass in the yard

[@nicholassiefker7126]

Can you upload AM Saturday and Big Board Friday from 1990s up to 2010

[@chadarthur6304]

It would be nice to see all those old BigBoards as well as 13’s Football Friday. I remember watching FF as early as 1986

[@alexbodi5526]

Can you please upload full broadcasts from 2006 through 2010?

[@mrnobunnyzone9433]

6 months before I was born lol