NBC News Overnight is a television news program on the NBC television network that aired weekday mornings from 1:30 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. from July 5, 1982 to December 3, 1983 for 367 telecasts. The program was noteworthy because during this era a large majority of TV stations signed off between 1 and 3 a.m., with the rest running obscure syndicated shows and old movies.
Key personalities
NBC News Overnight was the brainchild of NBC News president Reuven Frank, who conceived the show as inexpensive overnight programming after Late Night with David Letterman. Frank had created the news program Weekend in 1974, and the two programs shared a similar, sometimes ironic outlook on the news. Weekend's co-hosts Lloyd Dobyns and Linda Ellerbee were reunited for the program initially, though Bill Schechner replaced Dobyns in November 1982. Herb Dudnick was the program's first executive producer and was succeeded by Deborah B. Johnson.
Humorous sign offs
During the show's early months the anchors were known for signing off in a humorous fashion. For example, during one installment Dobyns was given a very long, complex word to say and he stumbled over it; at the end of that broadcast the anchor took a moment to praise his writing staff, only to light-heartedly threaten to "take it all back" if they ever included such a word in his scripts again. Dobyns and then Ellerbee closed each show by saying, "And So It Goes." (which had been Dobyns' sign-off on Weekend). It became a bit of a catch-phrase and was the title of her first autobiographical book.
Anchored by Lloyd Dobyns and Linda Ellerbee, "NBC News Overnight" premiered in 1982 and was American television's first full length late night news show.
“You hear something that may be music or may be the sound Donald Duck would make if you held his head underwater a while,” that is how Ellerbee described this unusual theme once.
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For you night owls out there, here's a complete broadcast of an edition of the late great NBC News Overnight, anchored by Linda Ellerbee and Bill Schechner.
Includes:
Station ID / promo for Harold Washington inauguration as Mayor (voiceover by Jim Hill)
Linda and Bill preview coming edition, followed by opening titles
And so they go:
- Outrage over Reagan's nomination of Richard Stone as Central American envoy, as reported by Andrea Mitchell; reports on regional reactions from George Lewis in San Salvador, followed by Mauri Moore in Managua, Nicaragua
- Irving R. Levine on goings-on at laser tech company, Helionetics Inc. (several stockholders are advisers on Reagan's Star Wars program)
Commercials for:
Buick Skyhawk - with 9.9% APR offer
Genie Trac-Drive garage door opening syste...
published: 29 Dec 2021
The Very First NBC News Overnight
A clip from the very first edition of ovrenight, which was a late-night news show back in the early 80's. It lost in ratings to CBS' Up to The Minute, and ABC's World News Now. Therefore, it was canceled in 1983
To watch the final NBC News Overnight, click here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W977W0Pmxc4
Date: July 3, 1982
published: 03 Jul 2011
Linda Ellerbee discusses "NBC News Overnight" - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG
See the full interview at http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/linda-ellerbee
published: 09 Jul 2012
NBC News Overnight 1983-12-03 final broadcast
Accompanying article at http://finleyquality.net/never-mind-jon-stewart-i-still-miss-nbc-news-overnight/
Playlist of the complete final week plus extras: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlLSoSX-lg_e46gwxu3ncHRX7Uv5z-H7A
Here is the final broadcast of Overnight. It aired at 2am, a half-hour later than usual, the morning of Saturday, 3 December 1983.
Most of this is the digital copy I made from the videotape I recorded that night. The quality improves greatly after the first five minutes, which I got from another source – I missed the opening on the night. Hey, it’s even got commercials, including a seemingly 12-year-old Kevin Costner pretending to know how to use a shockingly clunky looking Apple computer.
Linda Ellerbee anchors this 1983 NBC News Digest, followed by an ad spot for Hardee's.
published: 13 Nov 2009
NBC News Overnight Final Broadcast Last 5 Mins (1983)
published: 15 Aug 2019
Crunch time for candidates in 2024 election
Early voting starts Thursday in North Carolina, and is already underway in parts of the country.
WCNC Charlotte rounded up some helpful resources for people that can assist in registering to vote or checking your voting status: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/politics/elections/north-carolina-south-carolina-voter-guide-registration-check-polling-location/275-2019caff-7618-4d76-b70b-ee22a4f9cfde
published: 16 Oct 2024
NBC News Overnight 1983-11-30
Accompanying article: http://finleyquality.net/never-mind-jon-stewart-i-still-miss-nbc-news-overnight/
Playlist of the complete final week plus extras: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlLSoSX-lg_e46gwxu3ncHRX7Uv5z-H7A
The Wednesday 1:30am broadcast of the final week of NBC News Overnight in November-December 1983.
Slightly edited to remove the sports scores on a roll because the segment included copyrighted music.
Anchored by Lloyd Dobyns and Linda Ellerbee, "NBC News Overnight" premiered in 1982 and was American television's first full length late night news show.
“You ...
Anchored by Lloyd Dobyns and Linda Ellerbee, "NBC News Overnight" premiered in 1982 and was American television's first full length late night news show.
“You hear something that may be music or may be the sound Donald Duck would make if you held his head underwater a while,” that is how Ellerbee described this unusual theme once.
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Anchored by Lloyd Dobyns and Linda Ellerbee, "NBC News Overnight" premiered in 1982 and was American television's first full length late night news show.
“You hear something that may be music or may be the sound Donald Duck would make if you held his head underwater a while,” that is how Ellerbee described this unusual theme once.
Jim On History Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/JimHeathChannel
Jim on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JimHeathTV
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Jim on IG: https://www.instagram.com/jimheathtv/
Latest Fact News: https://www.jimheath.tv
For you night owls out there, here's a complete broadcast of an edition of the late great NBC News Overnight, anchored by Linda Ellerbee and Bill Schechner.
In...
For you night owls out there, here's a complete broadcast of an edition of the late great NBC News Overnight, anchored by Linda Ellerbee and Bill Schechner.
Includes:
Station ID / promo for Harold Washington inauguration as Mayor (voiceover by Jim Hill)
Linda and Bill preview coming edition, followed by opening titles
And so they go:
- Outrage over Reagan's nomination of Richard Stone as Central American envoy, as reported by Andrea Mitchell; reports on regional reactions from George Lewis in San Salvador, followed by Mauri Moore in Managua, Nicaragua
- Irving R. Levine on goings-on at laser tech company, Helionetics Inc. (several stockholders are advisers on Reagan's Star Wars program)
Commercials for:
Buick Skyhawk - with 9.9% APR offer
Genie Trac-Drive garage door opening system - from Alliance
Sealy Posturepedic
Rescue Emergency Fuel
Back to the news:
- Report from Linda Yee of KRON Channel 4 in San Francisco about landing of aircraft carrier Enterprise at Alameda Naval Air Station after running aground in a sand bar in San Francisco Bay
- Video of testimony of children about state of the world at a hearing
- John Simpson of the BBC on the plight of Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov and the walls coming down on him
- Jim Bitterman in East Germany reports on populist investigation of origin of "The Hitler Diaries"
- A "newsreel" on Amtrak train derailment in Connecticut, conservative protests in France, Argentines wanting to visit Falklands graves
Commercials for:
The Gallant Men of Olds
Shutan Camera - sale on Canon AE-1
People magazine (May 2nd issue)
Datsun 280ZX Turbo
Not Ready for Prime Time News segment, with Michael Fagan who broke into royal residence and attempting punk singing career, from Brian Stewart of CBC
Commercials for:
Buick Century
Preparation H (with Don Habjan)
Jartran Truck Rental (with Clara Peller)
Promo for V (voiceover by Danny Dark)
Sports report, with news of player injuries, baseball scores and NHL playoffs
- Report from Norm Uhl of WAVE Channel 3 in Louisville, KY, about Running of the Rodents at Spalding College
Commercials for:
Fleetwood Construction Company (with president Alan Dennison)
Fashion Fair - with Vin Rosé beauty bonus
Better Buick Dealers
York Central Air Conditioners
More news:
- Reports about alleged Soviet submarine spying in France, Norway and Sweden, with Richard Valeriani sorting it all out
Commercials for:
Renault Alliance
Happy Cat cat food
Promo for V (voiceover by Danny Dark)
Promo for Monitor (voiceover by Howard Reig)
Back to Overnight:
- Joan Gartlan of WMAR Channel 2 in Baltimore, MD, reports on Post Office "rewrapping room"
- Report from Neil Guillermo of KRON about how February storm knocked out Cable Channel 8 in Pacifica, CA
Commercials for:
Chicagoland AMC/Jeep/Renault Dealers - "ABC's of Saving Money"
People magazine (repeat)
Henninger Bier
Better Buick Dealers (repeat)
"Once Overnightly" segment, recapping headlines reported earlier in newscast
- Argentinian government accounting for war against leftists in '70's
- More problems with Pershing II missile system
- Dr. Seth Neddermeyer given award by Reagan for breakthroughs in atomic discoveries, then in speech says "there must be some mistake"
- Verbatim quote of UPI report of people taken off welfare by Reagan budget cuts
Weather forecast (such as it is)
- 12-year-old Lin Yan goes from Cambodian refugee to spelling bee competitor (with video clip)
- Charles McClain report from Miami about Cuban boat refugees and how they're making out
- Story from Dedham, MA, about 9 old people (oldest 68, youngest 58) convicted on charges of moonlighting as bookies
- Illinois demanding William Land pay sales tax on free food he sells
And with that, another edition ends
Repeat of Monitor promo (voiceover by Howard Reig)
Commercials for:
Dominick's Finer Food sale on sirloin steaks
PSA from Illinois Dangerous Drug Commission - with Jack Klugman
New Nissan 4 x 4 trucks
Station ID / "It's Judgment Day" promo from Doug Llewellyn for The People's Court
This aired on local Chicago TV early Friday, April 29th 1983 during the 12:30am to 1:30am timeframe.
About The Museum of Classic Chicago Television:
The MCCTv (FuzzyMemoriesTV) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose primary mission is the preservation and display of off-air, early home videotape recordings (70s to early 80s, mostly) recorded off of TV (in Chicago or other cities now too); things which would likely be lost if not sought out and preserved digitally. If you have any old 1970s videotapes recorded off of TV please email: [email protected] Even though (mostly) short clips are displayed here, we preserve the entire broadcasts in our archives - the complete programs with breaks (or however much is present on the tape), for historical preservation. For information on how to help in our mission, to donate or lend tapes to be converted to DVD, please e-mail [email protected] Thank you for your help!
For you night owls out there, here's a complete broadcast of an edition of the late great NBC News Overnight, anchored by Linda Ellerbee and Bill Schechner.
Includes:
Station ID / promo for Harold Washington inauguration as Mayor (voiceover by Jim Hill)
Linda and Bill preview coming edition, followed by opening titles
And so they go:
- Outrage over Reagan's nomination of Richard Stone as Central American envoy, as reported by Andrea Mitchell; reports on regional reactions from George Lewis in San Salvador, followed by Mauri Moore in Managua, Nicaragua
- Irving R. Levine on goings-on at laser tech company, Helionetics Inc. (several stockholders are advisers on Reagan's Star Wars program)
Commercials for:
Buick Skyhawk - with 9.9% APR offer
Genie Trac-Drive garage door opening system - from Alliance
Sealy Posturepedic
Rescue Emergency Fuel
Back to the news:
- Report from Linda Yee of KRON Channel 4 in San Francisco about landing of aircraft carrier Enterprise at Alameda Naval Air Station after running aground in a sand bar in San Francisco Bay
- Video of testimony of children about state of the world at a hearing
- John Simpson of the BBC on the plight of Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov and the walls coming down on him
- Jim Bitterman in East Germany reports on populist investigation of origin of "The Hitler Diaries"
- A "newsreel" on Amtrak train derailment in Connecticut, conservative protests in France, Argentines wanting to visit Falklands graves
Commercials for:
The Gallant Men of Olds
Shutan Camera - sale on Canon AE-1
People magazine (May 2nd issue)
Datsun 280ZX Turbo
Not Ready for Prime Time News segment, with Michael Fagan who broke into royal residence and attempting punk singing career, from Brian Stewart of CBC
Commercials for:
Buick Century
Preparation H (with Don Habjan)
Jartran Truck Rental (with Clara Peller)
Promo for V (voiceover by Danny Dark)
Sports report, with news of player injuries, baseball scores and NHL playoffs
- Report from Norm Uhl of WAVE Channel 3 in Louisville, KY, about Running of the Rodents at Spalding College
Commercials for:
Fleetwood Construction Company (with president Alan Dennison)
Fashion Fair - with Vin Rosé beauty bonus
Better Buick Dealers
York Central Air Conditioners
More news:
- Reports about alleged Soviet submarine spying in France, Norway and Sweden, with Richard Valeriani sorting it all out
Commercials for:
Renault Alliance
Happy Cat cat food
Promo for V (voiceover by Danny Dark)
Promo for Monitor (voiceover by Howard Reig)
Back to Overnight:
- Joan Gartlan of WMAR Channel 2 in Baltimore, MD, reports on Post Office "rewrapping room"
- Report from Neil Guillermo of KRON about how February storm knocked out Cable Channel 8 in Pacifica, CA
Commercials for:
Chicagoland AMC/Jeep/Renault Dealers - "ABC's of Saving Money"
People magazine (repeat)
Henninger Bier
Better Buick Dealers (repeat)
"Once Overnightly" segment, recapping headlines reported earlier in newscast
- Argentinian government accounting for war against leftists in '70's
- More problems with Pershing II missile system
- Dr. Seth Neddermeyer given award by Reagan for breakthroughs in atomic discoveries, then in speech says "there must be some mistake"
- Verbatim quote of UPI report of people taken off welfare by Reagan budget cuts
Weather forecast (such as it is)
- 12-year-old Lin Yan goes from Cambodian refugee to spelling bee competitor (with video clip)
- Charles McClain report from Miami about Cuban boat refugees and how they're making out
- Story from Dedham, MA, about 9 old people (oldest 68, youngest 58) convicted on charges of moonlighting as bookies
- Illinois demanding William Land pay sales tax on free food he sells
And with that, another edition ends
Repeat of Monitor promo (voiceover by Howard Reig)
Commercials for:
Dominick's Finer Food sale on sirloin steaks
PSA from Illinois Dangerous Drug Commission - with Jack Klugman
New Nissan 4 x 4 trucks
Station ID / "It's Judgment Day" promo from Doug Llewellyn for The People's Court
This aired on local Chicago TV early Friday, April 29th 1983 during the 12:30am to 1:30am timeframe.
About The Museum of Classic Chicago Television:
The MCCTv (FuzzyMemoriesTV) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose primary mission is the preservation and display of off-air, early home videotape recordings (70s to early 80s, mostly) recorded off of TV (in Chicago or other cities now too); things which would likely be lost if not sought out and preserved digitally. If you have any old 1970s videotapes recorded off of TV please email: [email protected] Even though (mostly) short clips are displayed here, we preserve the entire broadcasts in our archives - the complete programs with breaks (or however much is present on the tape), for historical preservation. For information on how to help in our mission, to donate or lend tapes to be converted to DVD, please e-mail [email protected] Thank you for your help!
A clip from the very first edition of ovrenight, which was a late-night news show back in the early 80's. It lost in ratings to CBS' Up to The Minute, and ABC's...
A clip from the very first edition of ovrenight, which was a late-night news show back in the early 80's. It lost in ratings to CBS' Up to The Minute, and ABC's World News Now. Therefore, it was canceled in 1983
To watch the final NBC News Overnight, click here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W977W0Pmxc4
Date: July 3, 1982
A clip from the very first edition of ovrenight, which was a late-night news show back in the early 80's. It lost in ratings to CBS' Up to The Minute, and ABC's World News Now. Therefore, it was canceled in 1983
To watch the final NBC News Overnight, click here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W977W0Pmxc4
Date: July 3, 1982
Accompanying article at http://finleyquality.net/never-mind-jon-stewart-i-still-miss-nbc-news-overnight/
Playlist of the complete final week plus extras: https...
Accompanying article at http://finleyquality.net/never-mind-jon-stewart-i-still-miss-nbc-news-overnight/
Playlist of the complete final week plus extras: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlLSoSX-lg_e46gwxu3ncHRX7Uv5z-H7A
Here is the final broadcast of Overnight. It aired at 2am, a half-hour later than usual, the morning of Saturday, 3 December 1983.
Most of this is the digital copy I made from the videotape I recorded that night. The quality improves greatly after the first five minutes, which I got from another source – I missed the opening on the night. Hey, it’s even got commercials, including a seemingly 12-year-old Kevin Costner pretending to know how to use a shockingly clunky looking Apple computer.
Accompanying article at http://finleyquality.net/never-mind-jon-stewart-i-still-miss-nbc-news-overnight/
Playlist of the complete final week plus extras: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlLSoSX-lg_e46gwxu3ncHRX7Uv5z-H7A
Here is the final broadcast of Overnight. It aired at 2am, a half-hour later than usual, the morning of Saturday, 3 December 1983.
Most of this is the digital copy I made from the videotape I recorded that night. The quality improves greatly after the first five minutes, which I got from another source – I missed the opening on the night. Hey, it’s even got commercials, including a seemingly 12-year-old Kevin Costner pretending to know how to use a shockingly clunky looking Apple computer.
A complete episode of NBC News Overnight from September of 1982. Bill Schechner is filling in for Lloyd Dobyns (before officially taking over for him later in ...
Early voting starts Thursday in North Carolina, and is already underway in parts of the country.
WCNC Charlotte rounded up some helpful resources for people...
Early voting starts Thursday in North Carolina, and is already underway in parts of the country.
WCNC Charlotte rounded up some helpful resources for people that can assist in registering to vote or checking your voting status: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/politics/elections/north-carolina-south-carolina-voter-guide-registration-check-polling-location/275-2019caff-7618-4d76-b70b-ee22a4f9cfde
Early voting starts Thursday in North Carolina, and is already underway in parts of the country.
WCNC Charlotte rounded up some helpful resources for people that can assist in registering to vote or checking your voting status: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/politics/elections/north-carolina-south-carolina-voter-guide-registration-check-polling-location/275-2019caff-7618-4d76-b70b-ee22a4f9cfde
Accompanying article: http://finleyquality.net/never-mind-jon-stewart-i-still-miss-nbc-news-overnight/
Playlist of the complete final week plus extras: https:/...
Accompanying article: http://finleyquality.net/never-mind-jon-stewart-i-still-miss-nbc-news-overnight/
Playlist of the complete final week plus extras: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlLSoSX-lg_e46gwxu3ncHRX7Uv5z-H7A
The Wednesday 1:30am broadcast of the final week of NBC News Overnight in November-December 1983.
Slightly edited to remove the sports scores on a roll because the segment included copyrighted music.
Accompanying article: http://finleyquality.net/never-mind-jon-stewart-i-still-miss-nbc-news-overnight/
Playlist of the complete final week plus extras: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlLSoSX-lg_e46gwxu3ncHRX7Uv5z-H7A
The Wednesday 1:30am broadcast of the final week of NBC News Overnight in November-December 1983.
Slightly edited to remove the sports scores on a roll because the segment included copyrighted music.
Anchored by Lloyd Dobyns and Linda Ellerbee, "NBC News Overnight" premiered in 1982 and was American television's first full length late night news show.
“You hear something that may be music or may be the sound Donald Duck would make if you held his head underwater a while,” that is how Ellerbee described this unusual theme once.
Jim On History Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/JimHeathChannel
Jim on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JimHeathTV
Jim on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JimHeathTV
Jim on IG: https://www.instagram.com/jimheathtv/
Latest Fact News: https://www.jimheath.tv
For you night owls out there, here's a complete broadcast of an edition of the late great NBC News Overnight, anchored by Linda Ellerbee and Bill Schechner.
Includes:
Station ID / promo for Harold Washington inauguration as Mayor (voiceover by Jim Hill)
Linda and Bill preview coming edition, followed by opening titles
And so they go:
- Outrage over Reagan's nomination of Richard Stone as Central American envoy, as reported by Andrea Mitchell; reports on regional reactions from George Lewis in San Salvador, followed by Mauri Moore in Managua, Nicaragua
- Irving R. Levine on goings-on at laser tech company, Helionetics Inc. (several stockholders are advisers on Reagan's Star Wars program)
Commercials for:
Buick Skyhawk - with 9.9% APR offer
Genie Trac-Drive garage door opening system - from Alliance
Sealy Posturepedic
Rescue Emergency Fuel
Back to the news:
- Report from Linda Yee of KRON Channel 4 in San Francisco about landing of aircraft carrier Enterprise at Alameda Naval Air Station after running aground in a sand bar in San Francisco Bay
- Video of testimony of children about state of the world at a hearing
- John Simpson of the BBC on the plight of Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov and the walls coming down on him
- Jim Bitterman in East Germany reports on populist investigation of origin of "The Hitler Diaries"
- A "newsreel" on Amtrak train derailment in Connecticut, conservative protests in France, Argentines wanting to visit Falklands graves
Commercials for:
The Gallant Men of Olds
Shutan Camera - sale on Canon AE-1
People magazine (May 2nd issue)
Datsun 280ZX Turbo
Not Ready for Prime Time News segment, with Michael Fagan who broke into royal residence and attempting punk singing career, from Brian Stewart of CBC
Commercials for:
Buick Century
Preparation H (with Don Habjan)
Jartran Truck Rental (with Clara Peller)
Promo for V (voiceover by Danny Dark)
Sports report, with news of player injuries, baseball scores and NHL playoffs
- Report from Norm Uhl of WAVE Channel 3 in Louisville, KY, about Running of the Rodents at Spalding College
Commercials for:
Fleetwood Construction Company (with president Alan Dennison)
Fashion Fair - with Vin Rosé beauty bonus
Better Buick Dealers
York Central Air Conditioners
More news:
- Reports about alleged Soviet submarine spying in France, Norway and Sweden, with Richard Valeriani sorting it all out
Commercials for:
Renault Alliance
Happy Cat cat food
Promo for V (voiceover by Danny Dark)
Promo for Monitor (voiceover by Howard Reig)
Back to Overnight:
- Joan Gartlan of WMAR Channel 2 in Baltimore, MD, reports on Post Office "rewrapping room"
- Report from Neil Guillermo of KRON about how February storm knocked out Cable Channel 8 in Pacifica, CA
Commercials for:
Chicagoland AMC/Jeep/Renault Dealers - "ABC's of Saving Money"
People magazine (repeat)
Henninger Bier
Better Buick Dealers (repeat)
"Once Overnightly" segment, recapping headlines reported earlier in newscast
- Argentinian government accounting for war against leftists in '70's
- More problems with Pershing II missile system
- Dr. Seth Neddermeyer given award by Reagan for breakthroughs in atomic discoveries, then in speech says "there must be some mistake"
- Verbatim quote of UPI report of people taken off welfare by Reagan budget cuts
Weather forecast (such as it is)
- 12-year-old Lin Yan goes from Cambodian refugee to spelling bee competitor (with video clip)
- Charles McClain report from Miami about Cuban boat refugees and how they're making out
- Story from Dedham, MA, about 9 old people (oldest 68, youngest 58) convicted on charges of moonlighting as bookies
- Illinois demanding William Land pay sales tax on free food he sells
And with that, another edition ends
Repeat of Monitor promo (voiceover by Howard Reig)
Commercials for:
Dominick's Finer Food sale on sirloin steaks
PSA from Illinois Dangerous Drug Commission - with Jack Klugman
New Nissan 4 x 4 trucks
Station ID / "It's Judgment Day" promo from Doug Llewellyn for The People's Court
This aired on local Chicago TV early Friday, April 29th 1983 during the 12:30am to 1:30am timeframe.
About The Museum of Classic Chicago Television:
The MCCTv (FuzzyMemoriesTV) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose primary mission is the preservation and display of off-air, early home videotape recordings (70s to early 80s, mostly) recorded off of TV (in Chicago or other cities now too); things which would likely be lost if not sought out and preserved digitally. If you have any old 1970s videotapes recorded off of TV please email: [email protected] Even though (mostly) short clips are displayed here, we preserve the entire broadcasts in our archives - the complete programs with breaks (or however much is present on the tape), for historical preservation. For information on how to help in our mission, to donate or lend tapes to be converted to DVD, please e-mail [email protected] Thank you for your help!
A clip from the very first edition of ovrenight, which was a late-night news show back in the early 80's. It lost in ratings to CBS' Up to The Minute, and ABC's World News Now. Therefore, it was canceled in 1983
To watch the final NBC News Overnight, click here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W977W0Pmxc4
Date: July 3, 1982
Accompanying article at http://finleyquality.net/never-mind-jon-stewart-i-still-miss-nbc-news-overnight/
Playlist of the complete final week plus extras: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlLSoSX-lg_e46gwxu3ncHRX7Uv5z-H7A
Here is the final broadcast of Overnight. It aired at 2am, a half-hour later than usual, the morning of Saturday, 3 December 1983.
Most of this is the digital copy I made from the videotape I recorded that night. The quality improves greatly after the first five minutes, which I got from another source – I missed the opening on the night. Hey, it’s even got commercials, including a seemingly 12-year-old Kevin Costner pretending to know how to use a shockingly clunky looking Apple computer.
Early voting starts Thursday in North Carolina, and is already underway in parts of the country.
WCNC Charlotte rounded up some helpful resources for people that can assist in registering to vote or checking your voting status: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/politics/elections/north-carolina-south-carolina-voter-guide-registration-check-polling-location/275-2019caff-7618-4d76-b70b-ee22a4f9cfde
Accompanying article: http://finleyquality.net/never-mind-jon-stewart-i-still-miss-nbc-news-overnight/
Playlist of the complete final week plus extras: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlLSoSX-lg_e46gwxu3ncHRX7Uv5z-H7A
The Wednesday 1:30am broadcast of the final week of NBC News Overnight in November-December 1983.
Slightly edited to remove the sports scores on a roll because the segment included copyrighted music.
NBC News Overnight is a television news program on the NBC television network that aired weekday mornings from 1:30 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. from July 5, 1982 to December 3, 1983 for 367 telecasts. The program was noteworthy because during this era a large majority of TV stations signed off between 1 and 3 a.m., with the rest running obscure syndicated shows and old movies.
Key personalities
NBC News Overnight was the brainchild of NBC News president Reuven Frank, who conceived the show as inexpensive overnight programming after Late Night with David Letterman. Frank had created the news program Weekend in 1974, and the two programs shared a similar, sometimes ironic outlook on the news. Weekend's co-hosts Lloyd Dobyns and Linda Ellerbee were reunited for the program initially, though Bill Schechner replaced Dobyns in November 1982. Herb Dudnick was the program's first executive producer and was succeeded by Deborah B. Johnson.
Humorous sign offs
During the show's early months the anchors were known for signing off in a humorous fashion. For example, during one installment Dobyns was given a very long, complex word to say and he stumbled over it; at the end of that broadcast the anchor took a moment to praise his writing staff, only to light-heartedly threaten to "take it all back" if they ever included such a word in his scripts again. Dobyns and then Ellerbee closed each show by saying, "And So It Goes." (which had been Dobyns' sign-off on Weekend). It became a bit of a catch-phrase and was the title of her first autobiographical book.
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