Report on country singer Tennessee Ernie Ford's health; Report on the death of Torres Sanders, a young boy who died in Detroit fire; feature on Henderson arts festival
This video shows clips from a nightly news broadcast from Newswatch at 10 in 1991. It covers stories from the country singer Tennessee Ernie Ford’s health, the Henderson arts festival, sports and weather, and a story about a young boy who died in a house fire in Detroit.
00:08 The video starts off with the introduction of the station and their title sequence, as well as Rick Notter introducing himself.
00:10 Country music singer Tennessee Ernie Ford is in critical condition for his advanced liver disease. He is described as gravely ill.
00:26 The broadcast is sent over to Jim Travis who is reporting from Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame about his legacy.
02:28 There was a dramatic rescue in Detroit, Michigan when neighbors rescued several children from a burning home. A four year old boy died in the fire.
02:44 Bob Bennett reports the story from Detroit.
04:12 Ana Cabrera covers a story of a flood that washed a family out of their home in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
06:00 John Graham reports that thousands of people crowded into the Audubon State Park in Henderson for the 18th annual Big River Arts and Crafts Festival.
08:23 Super PoliGrip commercial, Sensodyne toothpaste commercial, Newswatch commercial for news at 5
09:33 Lotto America drawing live on October 5, 1991
10:29 Rick Notter reports on the winning numbers for the Tri-State area lotto drawings.
11:05 The filming of the movie A League of Their Own is wrapping up and the shooting of feature films in New York is picking up. John Metaxas reports on this.
11:56 Six Hollywood studios organized the boycott of the city last year until they could negotiate wage and time issues with the local theatrical unions.
13:28 Hardee’s commercial, Newswatch commercial
14:28 Rick Notter speaks about the weather.
16:37 Cadillac commercial, Golden Girls commercial
17:45 Comes back with weather forecast
18:12 First annual Zoo Run put on by the Greater Evansville Runners Club.
19:16 Dairy Queen commercial, Cash Five lottery game commercial
20:17 Broadcast comes back with high school sports
21:20 coverage of Aces Football
22:28 coverage of Indiana University and other college football
24:00 Commercial for McDonald to be re-elected as Mayor, Regis & Kathie Lee commercial
25:02 broadcast comes back with coverage of baseball, Braves win the National League West
26:25 Evansville boys tennis results
26:43 Soccer Eagle sand Aces Soccer results along with highschool sports
27:42 New movie about football, Necessary Roughness, hits the box office by Arch Campbell
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This segment covers the story of Tennessee Ernie Ford’s health. It shows that a lot of people in the community cared about him and his music and he is a part of history.
00:26 IC: “At Nashville's Country…”
06:52 OC: “...Jim Travis, channel four news of the day.”