News Channel celebrates 60th birthday

New Haven _ WTNH is celebrating a milestone Sunday, turning 60. News Channel 8 was the first television station in Southern New England.

[Rich]

Actually, the call letters were WNHC, not WNCH, prior to changing to WTNH - and how can NOT mention Mr. Goober?!

[Mom-Glastonbury]

As the daughter of two parents who proudly worked at WTNH for many, many years - I am honored to see "Happy Birthday!". My Dad retired about 10 years ago after working there for nearly 40 years and my Mom, God rest her soul, worked there for about 12 years before passing away nearly 2 years ago.

[roger 500]

Don't forget Happy the clown with his "happy sticks."Or the show with the sea captain .

[Rich]

Somebody beat me to the punch on Mr. Goober! Whatever happened to Mike Warren? He also hosted Dialing for Dollars on Channel 8 in the Seventies... Let's all do "The Pogo"........

[Mike]

Living on Long Island, I used to get WNHC Channel 8 fairly strong just using the rabbit ears on the back of a portable tv in the early 70's. I used to love Mr. Goober and specifically remember a special show on Thanksgiving Day (1972) when he was being interviewed by the host on the WNHC talk show "Conn-Tact". The show was absolutely hysterical and Mister Goober had the host and crew in tears from the inside jokes and laughter! Is Mister Goober still alive? What is his real name? Does anyone have any old tv clips of the show? What was the name and artist of the closing theme song when he would end the show by stating "You be good to each other now, won't you"

[MIKE BOGOSLOWSKI]

And I'm in your damn corner! Too bad they all suck. Well everyone but sonia and jodie latina. Who used to be jodie chent. Maybe they can get rid of homosexual Geoff...

[JACKSON]

Rich wrote:

Actually, the call letters were WNHC, not WNCH, prior to changing to WTNH - and how can NOT mention Mr. Goober?!

ACTUALLY IT WAS
WNHC CH 6 THEN IT WENT TO WTNH CH 8 n NOT

[jeff]

good for wtnh...!!! happy birthday... rock on!!!

(any of the female staff/talent who want a happy birthday spanking just see me...)

[Ho Hum]

Congrats..I bet any day now ya'll will get the hang of synching up tape with copy being read...or maybe finally teach Ann how to read a teleprompter...or if you really want some kicks how about presenting a story, ANY story, without the constant inbecilic liberal bias of your reporters poisoning it??..THAT would be NEWS!!

[jeff]

Ho Hum wrote:

Congrats..I bet any day now ya'll will get the hang of synching up tape with copy being read...or maybe finally teach Ann how to read a teleprompter...or if you really want some kicks how about presenting a story, ANY story, without the constant inbecilic liberal bias of your reporters poisoning it??..THAT would be NEWS!!

chan 8... don't listen to this orwellian 'banter'...

[Ho Hum]

jeff wrote:

good for wtnh...!!! happy birthday... rock on!!!
(any of the female staff/talent who want a happy birthday spanking just see me...)

Shouldnt you be in some chat room trying to arrange a date with a 14 year old??

[Ho Hum]

jeff wrote:

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chan 8... don't listen to this orwellian 'banter'...

Thanks for ensuring my "orwellian banter" appears twice....pedophile

[jeff]

Ho Hum wrote:

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Shouldnt you be in some chat room trying to arrange a date with a 14 year old??

ho hum... i guess you don't have to wait for farm animals/live stock to come of age, do you...

[Thank you and goodnight]

60 years of distorting facts, half-assed biased news stories and helping to promote the liberal agenda.

Congrats.

[Mike]

Is Mike Warren a/k/a Mr. Goober still alive and does anyone know of any existing film/video clips of the show?

[Coast Reader]

Wow , a 60 year old virgin, never had a good newscast penetrate their studio.

[CPL D]

jeff wrote:

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ho hum... i guess you don't have to wait for farm animals/live stock to come of age, do you...

Jeff, what is wrong with farm animals???

[capt jeff]

CPL D wrote:

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Jeff, what is wrong with farm animals???

chickens???

[roark]

roger 500 wrote:

Don't forget Happy the clown with his "happy sticks."Or the show with the sea captain .

the sea captain show was called "Admiral Jack" The opening and closing trailer had him navigating in and out of a pier on a small boat.

[omm]

Thank you and goodnight wrote:

60 years of distorting facts, half-assed biased news stories and helping to promote the liberal agenda.
Congrats.

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