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From the 1980s: Channel 3 Christmas bloopers and greetings!

Once upon a time, back in the 1980s, local TV stations would round up the news people, the weather forecasters, and sports guys for a Christmas promo shoot.  The producers… Read more »

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Christmas Classic #2: CBS 1966 Christmas message

They don’t make them like this any more:  it’s hard to imagine any network would carve out 60 seconds of prime time that is A) unpaid, and B) not a… Read more »

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Christmas Classic #1: “White Christmas” by The Drifters

It’s been said the most popular Christmas song of all time is “White Christmas,” written by Irving Berlin and first performed by Bing Crosby in 1942.   Since then, it’s been… Read more »

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Great TV moment: “I’ll Be Home For Christmas”

Spoiler alert:  you will need a Kleenex or two if you watch this video.  I was a kid watching this when it aired on ABC in 1967 and I thought… Read more »

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A TV news Christmas story: a life-changing experience

(I’m proud to bring you a guest column from my friend Steve Beverly, an outstanding broadcaster, writer and professor at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. This is excerpted from his… Read more »

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She said “YES” on the ice!

I knew something good would come from that ice rink.  For years, I’ve badgered every politician I know, asking “Why can’t we get an ice skating rink in Chattanooga?”  Well,… Read more »

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Found: 1964 Channel 3 Christmas Show!

Fifty years ago today, chestnuts were roasting on an open fire at Channel 3’s original studio on McCallie Avenue.  It was 9:00 a.m., and the daily Roy Morris variety show… Read more »

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East Ridge officer’s good deed goes viral!

A simple photograph is all it takes. We are in the mood to see and hear something good about police officers.  Yes, they make mistakes.  When they do, they usually… Read more »

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34 years ago today: John Lennon died

It was one of the most surreal moments I’d ever seen on television.  It was late (after 11:00) Monday night, December 8, 1980, and the New England Patriots and Miami… Read more »

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James Gregory: Chattanooga’s favorite funnyman

James Gregory is billed as “The Funniest Man In America,” and after you leave his show, sore from an hour of nonstop laughter, you’ll probably agree.  The Georgia native is… Read more »

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