BEHIND THE SCENES AT 11 ALIVE: So much of what you see here on the WPIX Archives was produced by the great people you see in this awesome video. This is the 1982 Christmas greeting that ran at the end of the news, giving viewers a chance to see the men and women who put the "Alive" in 11. You'll love how you can see the "cart room" where commercials played from the RCA TCR-100, the telecine and tape rooms where movies and sitcoms rolled and so much more of what went into broadcasting decades ago

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From January 1980, a rare piece of WPIX Archives television and a slice of New York TV history. Here's the close of the Saturday Action News anchored by usually off-camera announcer Bill Biery, followed by a long credit roll that gives us a chance to enjoy the fantastic "Move Closer" Action News instrumental theme and see some street scenes from early 1980 New York, followed by a "Next" bumper (a slide on the old telecine) for "The Rookies" and a little bit of a Richard N. Hughes editorial, in w

CLASSIC 1970S TV NEWS! Remember the awesome "Move Closer" Action News theme on Channel 11? Enjoy a nice extended play of it here in this amazing video -- the close of the May 18, 1977 11 Alive Action News, with Pat Harper, Steve Bosh, Roberto Tirado, Jerry Girard and the Action News team. Have a great weekend from the WPIX Archives! | WPIX Archives

June 9, 1980 — 37 years ago today. At Channel 11, something exciting is coming alive! At 10 p.m. that night, we debuted INN — The Independent Network News, with co-anchors Pat Harper, Bill Jorgensen and Steve Bosh. CNN had just launched nine days before — and INN had been in the planning stages for several years before that. Here's how we promoted the big night. Do you remember INN? | WPIX Archives