This program includes local news covering the Fort Wayne area, and it aired around 6 pm on October 18, 1984. Included in this newscast are two men who were identified as brothers, two politicians debating on a mock debate at a local high school, and IU banning illegal drugs to be stocked and sold throughout the university campus.
0:00: We see the final credits after the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather aired.
0:10: CBS promos
0:24: Two news anchors introduce themselves on News Channel 15.
0:38: commercials
01:07: Channel 15 WANE-TV Fort Wayne has narrator introduce the news anchors Liz Berry and Ken Owens with technological intro
01:29: top news segment
01:49: Faith Assembly controversy story, includes an interview, raw footage with to
03:28: Ken Owens introduces meat packaging layoffs. Includes raw footage from the Eckrich meat plant in Fort Wayne.
04:14: City school teachers meeting 1984 contract that was overturned segment. Includes b-roll from the county meeting.
04:39: Overnight news rundown
05:55: Dan Coats and Mike Bernard mock debate introduction
06:08 Dan Coats and Mike Bernard mock debate pkg, including interviews with Dan Coats at the end of the event, and raw footage from students voting on the candidates, the school, and the candidates speaking at the event.
08:17: Anchors preview what comes ahead in the news.
08:34: commercials
10:14: commercials end
10:16: news segment #2 from across the tri-state and nearby Fort Wayne area.
12:06: Interview with Robert Wells, the President of Northern Indiana J-A.
12:23: Return to the original story about the school testing.
12:37: National news rundown
13:38: VA Hospital reunited story
13:59: Interview with one of the men reunited, Gene A. Neal.
14:16: Intevriew with the second man, Reginald Neal.
14:35: VA reunited segment closes
14:42: Back to the studio as the two anchors and the weather reporter introduce themselves before going to a commercial break.
14:52: Stocks report
15:05: commercials
17:05: commercials end
17:06: anchor introduces meterologist who discusses the weather, Maureen Tighe was the meterologist. Weather report includes her going to a radar featuring a digital map.
20:00: commercials
21:21: weather report part #2
22:00: Anchor thanks meterologist, turns to full stocks segment
22:30: job watch segment
23:22: anchors introduce sports reporter before break.
23:25: Sports footage in the foreground with retro technological background.
23:32: commercials
24:44: news anchor introduces sports anchor.
24:48: sports segment
24:54: special student athlete of the week segment
25:05: student athlete pkg featuring interview with the student athlete and his coach.
25:57: Fort Wayne College hockey highlights, with footage from the hockey game/
26:40: sports segments continues which includes national stories
27:50: national interview with the new Boston Red Sox’s manager, John McNamara.
28:38: more national sports news segment
29:20: sports segment ends
29:22: news anchors close out the broadcast, introducing news shows
29:30: show ends.
29:53: commercials
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This segment discusses a school education program that helps students connect with state politicians as the election season was fast approaching, and students debated with two state candidates to decide a winner of a mock election the school ran.
06:08 IC: “The two discussed everything from the utility bills to the federal deficit…”
08:16 OC: “Rick Dawson, News Fifteen…”
In this segment, the anchors talk about a new student curriculum development program to better prepare students for higher education and improve their marketability and math skills making this the largest state funded education program.
11:40 IC: “Local junior achievement officials…”
12:22 OC: “and educators tell us it will be the largest curriculum development program in history…”
This interesting fact about two brothers, who were once strangers that met at a VA Hospital while awaiting treatment by the staff. The two found of they were brothers and bonded instantly after meeting each other.
13:38 IC: “The families of two Fort Wayne men…”
14:42 OC: “The two men say they definitely plan to keep in touch…”