WABC Eyewitness News July 8 1988

A full Eyewitness News 6pm broadcast from July 8, 1988. This is from the brief period where Bill Beutel and John Johnson co-anchored. Sports is handled by Corey MACPHERRIN (I'm sorry, that stupid 1992 WBBM open always triggers when I see him). Weather is handled by Storm Field. In just a few years time, MacPherrin would leave for the aforementioned WBBM in Chicago, Storm Field would leave for an eventual arrival at WCBS, and Beutel would begin solo anchoring ala WPVI's Jim Gardner.
The video quality here is not great, and dips into black and white in places. It's still a great time capsule, so enjoy.

[@ScottMorrisIV]

Cool Hand Luke+News Series 2000 = Eyewitness News!!!

[@bestfood2624]

She loved to turn around and do her work neatly and carefully in the classroom!

[@MichaelOKeefe2009]

1988 was the year when WABC introduced their then new "Blue Set" that was used up to 1997.

[@Nathanminooka]

1988

[@DavidSamuelBl10]

When I was 5 years old, I'd truly used to watching it every single day after day with my family.

[@ericsamuelson5656]

My late father lived in Sayreville, New Jersey when this aired

[@bestfood2624]

Do not run outside at the street!
Walk outside at the street!
Do not run in the store!
Walk in the store!
Do not run in this church!
Walk in this church!

[@briankelly9347]

Can you just fuck off

[@reinasanchez1718]

I had to watch news with the family as a child

[@vsmokethon]

That's a fact

[@bestfood2624]

We can stand up and we can push our chairs in the large table in the classroom!
We can pull our chairs out of the large table and we can sit down on the chairs at the large table in the classroom!

[@loughlin14]

I was a newborn that time already blessed.

[@axeladame9376]

David Novarro From Eyewitness News at Noon & First at 4

[@reinasanchez1718]

I see Macys has always been over priced!

[@islandblader]

1988- I was merely a year old

[@friesareyummy]

CapitalCities/ABC era WABC. Nice.

[@StukInBuf]

July 14th... a Thursday.

[@meatyproctor9103]

HulkieD Great video Upload But What Am i Gonna Do? I've Been To Every Single You Tuber. And Not One of Them Has Content From WAM! Either. Not One. Can You Help Me? Please?

[@meatyproctor9103]

@Harry Armis Wait! Please Don't! I don't want to get blocked But i'm sorry for harassing others, I didn't mean to! I just needed help that's all.

[@axeladame9376]

David Novarro

[@giathomas8844]

Club win

[@retroguy1976]

my bday i turned 12 years old

[@retroguy1976]

my bday I turned 12 yrs old lol

[@kevinburke6055]

Good luck be well good night

[@bestfood2624]

Do not make some lot of noise in this church!
Be quiet in this church!

[@briankelly9347]

Hey bitch shut the fuck up

[@briankelly9347]

Bitch