Videos Baton Rouge: WVLA news footage and promos 1986-2011 NBC 33, Baton Rouge, LA

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Here is the companion piece to the WVLA (formerly WRBT) station ids. These feature some promos but primarily news updates and footage. Copyrights acknowledged. WVLA is a UHF station broadcasting on channel 33 serving as Baton Rouge's NBC affiliate. The station had a weeknight primetime newscast until 1989 at 6 and 10 PM (MetroNews), then had just a morning newscast/community outreach until about 2004 and had no news until 2007 when it brought back a full newscast. Warning: audio and video quality varies throughout video. Footage includes: 1. 2 MetroNews promos with Robyn Ekings (now at LPB) and Huel Perkins (now at WJBK Fox 2 in Detroit) from early 1986--news theme, "Let's All be there" from NBC 2. 0:52 The Freedom Bowl promo, from December 1986 3. 1:24, Mike Reeves weather promo from 1986 or 1987 4. 1:54, Today's Business 5. 2 Baton Rouge Tonight/MetroNews 1987 promos (not sure of news theme title used here and until 1992, but it probably came from NBC's affiliate package) 6. May 1989 news promos 7. 2:23 MetroNews newsbreak from May 1989, shortly before the station ended primetime newscast (Leslie Cameron mentioned, Dana Kaye (later at WBRZ and Nashville's WTVF Newschannel 5 (passed away in 2006)) was the female anchor, and Jack McCracken was likely the male anchor) and Our Lady of the Lake commercial 8. 3:03 Easter season 1990 MetroNews bumper with Monique Bienville with a OLOL Tau Center commercial 9. Bienville Air Quality Day PSA 10. 3:53, 1992 MetroNews Update/Baton ...