I'm with you on that one. I'm from Baltimore and as crazy as it sounds, I loved the sign-offs. This clip really brought back memories. If someone starts a petition, I will sign it.
Mr. (Richard) Sher is now at WMAR-TV2 moderating the panel discussion show that gave him local renown on Channel 13 on Saturday Nights but now on Sunday Mornings on Channel 2, "Square Off"
I remember they used to do an Oprah promo before she came to Baltimore where they'd say "what's an Oprah?" and then say to tune in on a certain date and find out.
WJZ's test pattern was exactly the same design as was used by KYW-TV in Philadelphia, the only differences being: a) the call letters, set in the font that was approximated for Anklepants, was directly above the city/state of license in the inner lower left quad, and b) no '13 in a 13 in a 13'.
I will say one thing, It's hard to imagine one co-host(Richard Sher) is still with the station after all these years(since at that time, Dec. 1981), Reporter for the famed "Eyewitness News".
Don't forget the call letters 'WJZ' originated here in NYC, It was a radio station which started in 1922 it's location on the radio dial was 770 now (WABC) The name changed after WWII, In 1957 'WJZ' would resurface in Baltimore to replace the name on it's local TV station (WAAM)
@Tomsonic41 TV signoffs were real and for an insomniac like me were dreaded. All stations were usually off the air by one or two o'clock. I grew up in between Baltimore and Washington and we were able to pick up stations from both cities. WTTG channel 5, a Metromedia owned station at the time, was the last to go of the air. It ran Perry Mason from 1 am to 2 am and that was it for the weekdays. During the weekdays the some UHF stations would run late night features. Ghost Host & Creature Feature
@Baltimoreman78 Which it is. However, an unknown movie (which included the sign-off in the video) was sent about 1981 so that's why you are getting this title.
Yep. And nowadays, the Westinghouse stations are CBS owned and operated. Only two of those stations (this and KPIX) still have the Westinghouse look, the other three sold out to the "CBS Mandate."
Same goes for here in Detroit. If nothing else, those infomercials are very sleep-inducing. The sign-offs were more interesting, and back in the day I would sometimes stay awake just to watch a station go off at night before I went to sleep.
Supposing this is 1981, the date would be Wednesday night/Thursday morning, December 30 & 31. Also, sign-off slides tended to keep for more than one season, as do many test graphics these days.
If only the news could be like it used to and tell the truth about God instead of saying Mother nature that is fake. The news now could be better with more heart.
It's just the quality of the film that aired--rather beat up and with a good amount of hiss in the audio. Wonder if WJZ-TV dubbed it onto that videotape thing--lol! Anyhow, during a bit of DXing in 1990, I saw 'JZ's sister Westinghouse station KYW-TV in Philly sign-off using that same film.
Oprah Winfrey before she got her own talk show and, eventually, her own TV network. Wish I was born before I actually was. I was born in the wrong era. Why didn't I live in the days before the 90s?
It was called "SmokeEnders" (like your current Lindora for weight loss) and they took big ads in TV Guide (I have tons of TV Guides from the late 70's and early 80's with SmokeEnders in Los Angeles-Orange Co.) fyi. Joe
Yup, ABC screwed over WJZ, and Westinghouse decide to affilate all of their stations to CBS. Though at this point Group W's only stations that were CBS already were KDKA in Pittsburgh, and KPIX in San Fransisco.
The "Big Three" stations in Baltimore all switched affiliations on New Year's Day 1996. WBAL went from CBS to NBC, longtime NBC affiliate WMAR went to ABC and WJZ went to CBS, WNUV & WBFF were not affected by the big switch of '96
ddavenport-- Isn't that the truth? All too often, and I'm just as guilty of this as anyone else, we don't take the time to think about some of the precious gifts that God has given us in our lifetime. Perhaps, the greatest gift that we take for granted is our own lives, which some of us have come close to losing so many times.
Tuesday, February 10, 2015 Richard Sher, creator, executive producer and host of the National Public Radio game show Says You!, died Monday at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston with his family at his bedside. He was 66
Randy Orr has the wrong Richard Sher...that is unless....Sher had the ability to return to earth to celebrate his 75th birthday in Nov. of 2016. This according to Mr. "I'm Michael Olesker": www.jmoreliving.com/2016/11/16/happy-birthday-richard-sher/
The only hint that WJZ was an ABC affiliate here, was that diagonal stripe and circular cutout on the I.D. slide, as in use then by ABC. One question I have here: Who was the announcer on duty that night?
Or as of this writing, by 'seanmc31076': watch?v=OnXcdt9HrtE ('1980 WJZ All Night Movie Intro') watch?v=65rqE-5LcVU ('1981 WJZ All Night Movie Opening') watch?v=9dvl5LDTPcI ('1981 WJZ All Night Movie Intro') By that yardstick, this clip HAD to be December 1979 at the very least.
@Baltimoreman78 Why would that be lazy? WJZ was ABC's longest-running affiliate until it was purchased by CBS as part of its merger with Westinghouse in the mid-1990's.
Wow, Oprah looks young :). And that print is...awful. Although I can see where Star Wars got the inspiration for Luke's fighter pilot jumpsuit in the original film...
I'm with you on that one. I'm from Baltimore and as crazy as it sounds, I loved the sign-offs. This clip really brought back memories. If someone starts a petition, I will sign it.
Man, I remember those "inspirationals"' from very early on. I miss how stations used to sign-off.
Gets people to bed, relaxed and prayed for the night!
Mr. (Richard) Sher is now at WMAR-TV2 moderating the panel discussion show that gave him local renown on Channel 13 on Saturday Nights but now on Sunday Mornings on Channel 2, "Square Off"
Actually, Sher is sadly deceased and will be sorely missed by Baltimore TV viewers everywhere.
Are you sure you're talking about the correct Richard Sher? The one posted in this video is from Baltimore.
I remember they used to do an Oprah promo before she came to Baltimore where they'd say "what's an Oprah?" and then say to tune in on a certain date and find out.
WJZ, the greatest station in Baltimore.
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The staff announcer doing the sign-off for Baltimore's WJZ-TV is the memorable Larry Walton.
The good old days of local TV, when they signed off for the night, and the picture changed to all snow.
WJZ's test pattern was exactly the same design as was used by KYW-TV in Philadelphia, the only differences being: a) the call letters, set in the font that was approximated for Anklepants, was directly above the city/state of license in the inner lower left quad, and b) no '13 in a 13 in a 13'.
I will say one thing, It's hard to imagine one co-host(Richard Sher) is still with the station after all these years(since at that time, Dec. 1981), Reporter for the famed "Eyewitness News".
Sometimes I used to get TV signals from WJZ... on LONG ISLAND!
One of the best sign-offs I've seen on youtube.
That wideo brought back late-night meoories from my Hometown(Baltimore,MD)TV station!
i live in baltimore and my aunt taped all of those shows and makes me watch them everyday ....she loves oprah
Wow we had the same old beat up national anthem print as well, only ours had so many splices in it that half the song was missing...
Don't forget the call letters 'WJZ' originated here in NYC, It was a radio station which started in 1922 it's location on the radio dial was 770 now (WABC) The name changed after WWII, In 1957 'WJZ' would resurface in Baltimore to replace the name on it's local TV station (WAAM)
@Tomsonic41 TV signoffs were real and for an insomniac like me were dreaded. All stations were usually off the air by one or two o'clock. I grew up in between Baltimore and Washington and we were able to pick up stations from both cities. WTTG channel 5, a Metromedia owned station at the time, was the last to go of the air. It ran Perry Mason from 1 am to 2 am and that was it for the weekdays. During the weekdays the some UHF stations would run late night features. Ghost Host & Creature Feature
Last I heard, Mr. Sher was still with WJZ.
that inspiration message was right on time
Sure do miss these days the wholesomeness wow have things changed
I miss the years of sign-offs!!
Me Too
@Baltimoreman78 Which it is. However, an unknown movie (which included the sign-off in the video) was sent about 1981 so that's why you are getting this title.
Yep. And nowadays, the Westinghouse stations are CBS owned and operated. Only two of those stations (this and KPIX) still have the Westinghouse look, the other three sold out to the "CBS Mandate."
As of early this year, no more.
Oh yes! And I remember these religious messages at the end, too. When the network signed off, that's when I knew I stayed up too late.
Oh my. They are still writing "13" with the same font. Wowie Zowie
Thirteen still uses the "anklepants" font from the station's Westinghouse era since 1963.
As of this year, they stopped using it.
Same goes for here in Detroit.
If nothing else, those infomercials are very sleep-inducing. The sign-offs were more interesting, and back in the day I would sometimes stay awake just to watch a station go off at night before I went to sleep.
I love how he says "Baldimore."
That's how we pronounce it with our accent.
Bawlmer.
God is the Greatest. Creator of all Humans and all knowing. This Man is smart.
Tina Marie AMEN!!!
Supposing this is 1981, the date would be Wednesday night/Thursday morning, December 30 & 31. Also, sign-off slides tended to keep for more than one season, as do many test graphics these days.
If only the news could be like it used to and tell the truth about God instead of saying Mother nature that is fake. The news now could be better with more heart.
Channel 13's ''Group W" font is Anklepants.
A ABC affiliate, but it was now a CBS owned-and-operated station.
WMAR 2, Gaithersburg MD Opening June 2002
Anyone think of Poltergeist when they watch a sign-off?
Ever notice WJZ didn't say they were an ABC station or even acknowledge that in anything even before the 1995 network affiliate switch.
Not explicitly, But the logo at 4:05 is a localized version of ABC's "We're the One" campaign.
WOW!!! Richard Sher and his Hair!!! LOLOL!!!
It's just the quality of the film that aired--rather beat up and with a good amount of hiss in the audio. Wonder if WJZ-TV dubbed it onto that videotape thing--lol! Anyhow, during a bit of DXing in 1990, I saw 'JZ's sister Westinghouse station KYW-TV in Philly sign-off using that same film.
@zefallafez
Yep, and before that The Odd Couple. Those were the days!!
Oprah Winfrey before she got her own talk show and, eventually, her own TV network. Wish I was born before I actually was. I was born in the wrong era. Why didn't I live in the days before the 90s?
I'm a native Baltimorian and I remember this
she has come a long way hasn't she
You are so right on that one.
I dont think any station signs off anymore
wow thanx for this vintage singoffsguy
Corian Reid Can you blame her?
yup, it's Oprah Winfrey
5 years before she got her own nationally syndicated TV show that would last a quarter-century.
It was called "SmokeEnders" (like your current Lindora for weight loss) and they took big ads in TV Guide (I have tons of TV Guides from the late 70's and early 80's with SmokeEnders in Los Angeles-Orange Co.) fyi. Joe
WJZ was an ABC affiliate back then before it switched to CBS in 1995.
Yup, ABC screwed over WJZ, and Westinghouse decide to affilate all of their stations to CBS. Though at this point Group W's only stations that were CBS already were KDKA in Pittsburgh, and KPIX in San Fransisco.
You are right!,It has!
The "Big Three" stations in Baltimore all switched affiliations on New Year's Day 1996. WBAL went from CBS to NBC, longtime NBC affiliate WMAR went to ABC and WJZ went to CBS, WNUV & WBFF were not affected by the big switch of '96
Chris Foster wrong! 2&13 swapped and 11 returned to NBC on the 2nd day of 1995!
@@cfoster81WBAL went back to NBC. It was NBC from its inception until 1981.
Eu assisti ha 18 anos do 2005 e a 18 anos do 2006
I believe this was December 1979,because the WJZ-13 abc logo is from the 1979-80 season.
We're the One.
Richard Sher during his Harpo Marx period.....
RIP Richard Sher, Baltimore TV legend.
I thought he was trying to match her hairstyle. (Or the other way around?!)
And what is Harpo spelled backwards?
Those were the good old day---I would not listen to any other station--WJZ Oprah was great--I knew she was headed for bigger and better things
And until the "Moog SSB" came along, WABC-TV, Ch. 7 in New York also used this "Navy SSB" film. (So, I.I.N.M., did WXTV/Ch. 41.)
WJZ-TV 4 Baltimore Sign-Off 1993
Channel 4 in the Baltimore-Washington area actually is WRC.
ddavenport--
Isn't that the truth? All too often, and I'm just as guilty of this as anyone else, we don't take the time to think about some of the precious gifts that God has given us in our lifetime. Perhaps, the greatest gift that we take for granted is our own lives, which some of us have come close to losing so many times.
Breaking News got rid of the Sign-Off!
So they just cut off the transmitter as soon as the National Anthem was over? I thought that was just for effect in the movie Poltergeist...
Nice.
Beverly Burke??
Where is the one sign off where the guy says "and touch the face of a God."
KABC has the High Flight poem. Look for the sign-offs from about the mid 1980s forward.
WOOOOOOOOOW a broke Opera
God obviously didn't give Richard Sher as much as Oprah!
Good . video
she seems almost... human.
I thought I saw Richard Sher on a panel show recntly. I'm seeing post about him passing, is this true?
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Richard Sher, creator, executive producer and host of the National Public Radio game show Says You!, died Monday at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston with his family at his bedside. He was 66
Damn I'm losing my mind. Thanks for the info.
Randy Orr has the wrong Richard Sher...that is unless....Sher had the ability to return to earth to celebrate his 75th birthday in Nov. of 2016. This according to Mr. "I'm Michael Olesker": www.jmoreliving.com/2016/11/16/happy-birthday-richard-sher/
Mr. Sher is still alive and still on TV!
The only hint that WJZ was an ABC affiliate here, was that diagonal stripe and circular cutout on the I.D. slide, as in use then by ABC. One question I have here: Who was the announcer on duty that night?
Larry Walton.
The year is 1979!
WJZ was an ABC affiliate back then.
+PGMEagle It switched to CBS, because its parent company of Group W, Westinghouse merged with CBS.
You are right!,It has.It is now a CBS Affiliate as of 1/2/1995.
PRESENT as WJZ-TV BALTIMORE-ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND'S VIACOMCBS 13 THE NETWORK FLAGSHIP OF VIACOMCBS-CBS TV.
@@kurtkauffman4326Also owned and operated.
richard sher is still with wjz and still reports
Who's the girl in the promo?
Three guesses (the first two don't count).
@grannie530 No that is terrible! What would you have to watch then?!?!
Or as of this writing, by 'seanmc31076':
watch?v=OnXcdt9HrtE ('1980 WJZ All Night Movie Intro')
watch?v=65rqE-5LcVU ('1981 WJZ All Night Movie Opening')
watch?v=9dvl5LDTPcI ('1981 WJZ All Night Movie Intro')
By that yardstick, this clip HAD to be December 1979 at the very least.
richards afro is bigger then oprahs. lol
Man. Oprah ditched Richard. Screw Oprah, hahaha.
@Baltimoreman78
Why would that be lazy?
WJZ was ABC's longest-running affiliate until it was purchased by CBS as part of its merger with Westinghouse in the mid-1990's.
Who's that woman with Richard Sher? lol :p
Oprah WINFREY.
Too bad no one wants to live in Baltimore anymore. At least that's what our President would tell you. :-/
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@SuperGoldfish1999 day took er jobs
Wow, Oprah looks young :).
And that print is...awful. Although I can see where Star Wars got the inspiration for Luke's fighter pilot jumpsuit in the original film...
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Pushy Dem Oprah ! Hell I left Baltimore 1981 because of bad politics tax and pretentious Rules !
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