WPLG Channel 10 [Miami, FL] - Newswatch 10 with Ron Hunter (Complete Broadcast, 3/16/1976) 📺

Here's a complete newscast of Newswatch 10 on WPLG Channel 10 in Miami, FL, anchored by Ron Hunter a few months prior to his joining WMAQ Channel 5 in Chicago. Reports from Harry Reasoner, Lou Cioffi, Chuck Gomez, Jim Malone, Dan Cordtz, Stephen Geer, with Chuck Dowdle on sports and Dr. Walter Cronise with weather are included.

Includes:

Incomplete preview of news ("Newswatch Is Next - 10" bumper)

"The One to Watch" promo for Let's Make a Deal at 9am and Rhyme & Reason at 9:30am (voiceover by ??)

PSA for National Audubon Society (main voiceover by Phil Tonken - ending voiceover by ??)

Station ID with "Newswatch Next" voiceover (by ??)

Newswatch opening

Ron opens with Ford and Carter winning Illinois primary and introducing report by Harry Reasoner (which he misidentifies as from Chicago); Carter and George Wallace are interviewed

- Samuel Brenner elected Mayor of Surfside, FL, voters approve 2-year council term limits

- Dr. John Grady to challenge Lawton Chiles for Senate seat

- Harold Wilson to resign as British Prime Minister (reported by Lou Cioffi)

- Another bomb goes off in London subway

- Naval station at Key West to be closed

- 16 dogs and cats in Dade County died from poisoning so far this year; Chuck Gomez reports, and pet owner Lisa Newland is interviewed

- Jim Malone reports on scoutmaster James Bush set free by Broward County judge after being wrongfully imprisoned for 2 years

- Economic indicators point to recovery from recession

- Coffee prices going up again (reported by Dan Cordtz)

- Preview of Hearst trial and fighting in Lebanon

Commercial: Jefferson Four Leaf Clover Sale

Commercial: Potamkin Chevrolet with Luba Potamkin + the Custom Cloud

Commercial: Almay Deep Mist moisture treatments

Commercial: Breakstone Sour Cream Salad Dressing

More news:

- Patty Hearst's onetime best friend testifies for defense (Stephen Geer reporting), and Randolph Hearst testified later in day

- Manson cultists Sandra Good and Susan Murphy found guilty

- Jim reports on Broward County playboy Leo Goodwin III caught driving drunk after being banned from driving on state highways

- About 500 Mafiosi operating in Florida, mostly in South

- In Lebanon, rebels want President Suleiman Frangieh to resign but he won't; fighting continues in Beirut hotel district

Preview of more news and sports before break

Commercial: Exxon (voiceover by Peter Thomas)

Commercial: Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida

Commercial: Cardin by Pierre Cardin - at Burdines Florida

Commercial: King Oldsmobile

More news:

- Metro-Dade puts off to October cutting of taxi fares; also freeze marina dock fees for 60 days and recommending rabies shots for dogs every 2 years

Chuck Dowdle reports on baseball strike, Miami missing out on hosting 1978 Super Bowl which goes to New Orleans

- Tampa Bay Bucs head coach John McKay interviewed about expansion draft

- Michigan State coach Denny Stolz resigns

- NBA and NHL scores

- Univ. of Miami coaches Jack Harding and Andy Gustafson honored with Distinguished Americans award

- Univ. of Miami International Golf Tournament action at Biltmore golf course

- Minor league baseball scores

- Boxing at Miami Beach Convention Center

Back to news:

- Defense Secy. Donald Rumsfeld reprimands Pentagon's research chief Dr. Malcolm Currie

Ron previews weather with Dr. Walt before break

Commercial: Weed Eater (voiceover by Pat Summerall)

Commercial: Barnett Bank

Commercial: Israel Government Tourist Office

Commercial: RC Cola

Weather with Dr. Walter Cronise

Ron's Pictures in the News, then he says goodnight

Voiceover promo for Political Spirit of 76 by ??

Commercial: Citgo No Lead Gasoline

Commercial: Jefferson Four Leaf Clover Sale

Commercial: BIll Binko Used Cars

WPLG Editorial by Norman Davis, VP for news and public affairs, on insurance awards

Station ID / promo for The Vanishing Shadow at 7pm weeknights

Notice of delay for showing of "The House and the Brain"

First minute or so of Political Spirit of 76 coverage anchored by Harry Reasoner

This aired on local Miami TV on Tuesday, March 16th 1976.

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