The Royal Winnipeg Ballet opened up their current school location on Graham Avenue, after they were at their former location for 48 years. Narrator: Stan Mahalak (sp?). January 1988
YTV Canada (Youth Television) promo from summer of 1988. Just 18 hours a day wholesome family entertainment, transmitted via the Anik C3 satellite. No more than eight minutes of advertising per hour.
About a week before Portage Place opened, Mike McCourt interviewed Institute of Urban Studies (Univ. of Winnipeg) David Walker, speculating whether Portage Place will help downtown Winnipeg or not. September 1987.
TV2 Eyewitness News from Detroit. Report that Ford Motor Company profits of $4.63 Billion were the best out of the three American auto makers in 1987.
April 1988.
Newsworld's BusinessWorld program on Videotron's expansion of it's Telidon-based Videoway two-way system. The thing is that the graphic web was just around the corner which would make Telidon obsolete. April 1994.
The brand new, much waited for studio and set were constructed in 1998.
Here's the very first opening of 24Hours and a studio and newsroom tour. That new digital video format Diana was showing us is Betacam SX, which CBWT still uses. The portable video recorder/editor is from the SONY DNW-A25 line. September 21, 1998.
CBWT CBC Winnipeg's 35th Anniversary Look back, with Anne Petrie and Ernie Nairn. Clips from 1954, 1955, 1959, and 1960.
A more detailed station history is available at:
http://en.wikiped ia.org/wiki/CBWT
May 31, 1989.
CKND EyesWest, a regional newsmagazine, profiles the Core Area Initiative 1 program. Host: Marjorie Salki. Reporter: Joanne Bennison. Interviewees: Lloyd Axworthy, Bill Norrie, and Jim August. 1988.
Anne Petrie of CanadaLive interviews outgoing CBC President Pierre Juneau on the day of CBC Newsworld's launch. Pierre headed the corporation between 1982 and 1989. July 31, 1989.