7-10-89 Mel Blanc death reports, ABC & more

7-10-89 Mel Blanc death reports on local news stations, ABC, & more, followed by an older Blanc profile on Public People/Private Lives. The BetaGems channel also has "1989 Ralph Bakshi Mighty Mouse toys TV commercial," "Ralph Bakshi Dec. 1988 intvw, Basing cartoons on toys is bad for kids," "Don Bluth VS Ralph Bakshi December 1988 TV report," "Osamu Tezuka 1987 profile & interview Astro Boy creator," "Animator David Silverman 1982 Strange Case of Mr. Donnybrook's Boredom," "Chuck Jones 1984 interview & demonstration," "Siskel & Ebert An American Tail review 11-25-86," and "The Making of Frog & Toad animator interview 9-3-87."

BetaGems are culled from an archive of over 1000 beta video tapes recorded from the early 1980s into the 1990s. Most feature live music performances broadcast on television in San Diego CA, though there are also rarely seen commercials, comedy clips, and other material that doesn't seem to be anywhere else on Youtube or online.

Most of the tapes were recorded on a Sony SL-HFT7 Super Beta Theater Hi-Fi Stereo - the same model was refurbished and is being used for these digital transfers and uploads. In rare occasions where a BetaGems clip does appear elsewhere, we're only uploading if our own beta master is better quality or contains material not seen previously. Much footage comes from public television and public access broadcasts that the taper monitored nightly for several years. Some of the programming is strictly regional, mostly from the San Diego area. This upload features materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners. To be used for research and archive purposes only, no commercial reproduction allowed.