WRAL-TV "Action News 5" Open - 1982 Video

This is a recording from the first-ever hour-long edition of "Action News 5" at 6 p.m. Recorded in June 1982. All copyrights acknowledged.

The general NC tax ...
The general NC tax rate is 4.75% with local taxes in most counties adding another 2% for a total of 6.75%. All permanent sale tax increases happened before Governor Perdue took office. The only tax hike under Governor Perdue was the temporary 1% hike that took effect on 1/1/11 and expired 7/1/11. So? why are you blaming her? Just because she's a Democrat?

...? and now with ...
...? and now with this idiot Gov Perdue the tax is 8.25%

A 5% sales tax in ...
A 5% sales tax in North Carolina?? OH, I only wish!

@rmg1204 Hello ...
@rmg1204 Hello rmg1204...Bob was actually complimenting the cam operator on executing a difficult move. I was the director of this? newscast and the anxiety level was high for this first newscast.

I was the director ...
I was the director of this newscast. The headlines was pre-recorded about 15 minutes prior to the newscast. At 6, Master Control rolled that tape and then gave "control" to control room number 2 at that point. I then rolled the opening (earth spinning) from TCR, dissolved to camera one as it trucked left to right and then dissolved to camera 2 for Charlie.? The move that camera one executed was actually a difficult shot.

it? is so good
it? is so good

Wow ... I always ...
Wow ... I always knew WRAL had always been a classy operation (it was practically the only station I watched when I was at Carolina).? But this open almost looks major-market in quality. Then again, back then the Charlotte and Raleigh stations (with the notable exceptions, in both cases, of the NBC affiliates) had pretty high production values.

Does anyone have ...
Does anyone have any more news opens of WRAL during its ABC days and WTVD during its CBS days? I've seen the one from 1983 that I already posted, but? I'm more interested in stuff from 1976-1981. Any help would be appreciated.

During the open, it ...
During the open, it looks like Bob DeBardelaben is? mocking the cameraman...

That shot at 0:26 ...
That shot at 0:26 seriously looks like a network newscast with stunning lighting and a very busy newsroom. I'm amazed that, considering the success of their? normal paced newscast, they felt the need to sell a breathless WRAL. True, it was one of the slickest images 5 ever had, but let WTVD be the one that scares its viewers away.

yeah i remember the ...
yeah i remember the switch all this talk about Charlie Gaddy makes me feel old? also brings back lotz of memories! Thanks!

I'm still certain ...
I'm still certain that this music is Tuesday? Productions...

My guess is 1984.?
My guess is 1984.?

Correction - ...
Correction - Charlie Gaddy started at RAL in 1970 but did not become the main anchor until '74.?

yep, I remember the ...
yep, I remember the switch over. I was nine years old and thought it was the end of? the world. Took a while to get used to.

Wow this brings ...
Wow this brings back some memories?

The expanded ...
The expanded edition of Action News 5 from 1982. The woman coveraging the head story was Ann Devlin and? the top anchor was the legendary Charlie Gaddy who was at the helm of the WRAL Newscast from 1969-1994. And speaking of this segment from 1982 is sportscaster Tom Suiter,who has been at WRAL since 1971,and to this day is a legend in the Triangle area when it comes to sports!!! And the time Channel 5 was the ABC affliate until 1985.

I? lov when Charlie ...
I? lov when Charlie Gaddy anchored the news from 1970-94.

Dude, I love that ...
Dude, I love that music! The news used to be an adventure.?

I remember when ...
I remember when channel 5 was an ABC? affiliate around the time I was born.

I? agree.
I? agree.

That? has to be one ...
That? has to be one of the very best '80s opens I've seen.

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