Image News (news music)
Image News is a television news music package composed by Frank Gari of Gari Communications. Composed in 1995, the package features up to 800 cuts of opens, closes, stingers, bumpers and promo beds in a hard news format, with most of the music featuring a xylophone ticker sound. It has been used by at least 45 television stations in the United States.
In the mid-1990s, Hearst-Argyle Television commissioned two news packages, the "A Package" and the B Package, for its television stations. "The A Package" was later renamed Image News by Gari in an attempt to attract stations outside of the Hearst-Argyle stations group, and was very successful. The B Package was also marketed to other stations, and has enjoyed some of the same success.
While the Hearst stations have dropped the package in favor of Jerome Gilmer's Hearst-Argyle TV News Music Package, Image News continues to be a popular package, and has enjoyed several late updates.
Stations that used or have used Image News
DMA# |
DMA Name |
Station |
Affiliation |
Year Used |
Notes |
7. |
Boston, Massachusetts |
WCVB-TV |
ABC |
1995-2003 |
Made dual debut of Series 1 with WTAE in November 1995, also 1st to commission Series 2 in 1999 & 1st to commission Series 3 in 2001 |
16. |
Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
WSFL-TV, formerly WDZL & WBZL |
The CW, formerly Independent, The WB |
1997-2006 |
Used to air a 10pm newscast produced by WTVJ |
17. |
Cleveland, Ohio |
WOIO |
CBS |
1999-2002 |
Commissioned Series 1 |
WUAB |
MyNetworkTV, formerly Independent, UPN |
1999-2002 |
10pm newscasts produced by WOIO |
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23. |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
WTAE-TV |
ABC |
1995-2005 |
Made dual debut of Series 1 with WCVB in November 1995, also commissioned Series 2 in 1999 & Series 3 in 2001 |
26. |
Baltimore, Maryland |
WBAL-TV |
NBC, formerly CBS |
1996-2003 |
Commissioned Series 1 in 1996, Series 2 in 1999, & Series 3 in 2001 |
31. |
Kansas City, Missouri |
KMBC-TV |
ABC |
1997-2004 |
Commissioned Series 1 in 1997, Series 2 in 1999, & Series 3 in 2001 |
35. |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
WISN-TV |
ABC |
1995-2005 |
Commissioned Series 1 in 1995, Series 2 in 1999, & Series 3 in 2001 |
37. |
San Antonio, Texas |
WOAI-TV, formerly KMOL |
NBC |
1998-2007 |
Commissioned Series 1 in 1998, Series 2 in 2000, & Series 4 in 2004. Theme retained for "San Antonio Living" in 2008 |
KPXL |
ION Television |
2002-2004 |
Aired rebroadcasts of WOAI-TV's newscasts |
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40. |
Birmingham, Alabama |
WVTM-TV |
NBC |
1999-2002 |
Commissioned Series 1 |
44. |
Albuquerque/Santa Fe, New Mexico |
KOAT-TV |
ABC |
1998-2004 |
Commissioned Series 1 in 1998, Series 2 in 1999, & Series 3 in 2001 |
45. |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
KWTV |
CBS |
1997-present |
Commissioned Series 1 in 1997, Series 2 in 2000, & Series 4 in 2005 |
News Now 53 (cable) |
No affiliation |
1997-present |
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47. |
Jacksonville, Florida |
WJXT |
Independent, formerly CBS |
1997-2002 |
Commissioned a customized signature |
48. |
Memphis, Tennessee |
WREG-TV |
CBS |
2001-2005 |
Commissioned Series 3 |
50. |
Louisville, Kentucky |
WLKY-TV |
CBS |
2000-2003 |
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51. |
Buffalo, New York |
WGRZ-TV |
NBC |
1998-2008 |
Commissioned Series 1 |
WNYO-TV |
MyNetworkTV, formerly The WB |
2006-2008 |
Aired a 25-minute newscast produced by WGRZ-TV |
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WPXJ-TV |
ION Television |
2001-2005 |
Aired rebroadcasts of WGRZ-TV's newscasts |
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54. |
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
WBRE-TV |
NBC |
1998-2004 |
Commissioned Series 1 |
58. |
Richmond, Virginia |
WTVR-TV |
CBS |
2000-2001 |
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59. |
Knoxville, Tennessee |
WATE-TV |
ABC |
1998-2001 |
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WTNZ |
FOX |
2001 |
10pm newscast produced by WATE-TV |
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62. |
Ft. Myers/Naples, Florida |
WZVN-TV |
ABC |
1998-2002 |
Commissioned Series 1 in 1998 & Series 2 in 2000 |
64. |
Dayton, Ohio |
WDTN |
NBC, formerly ABC |
1996-2002 |
Commissioned Series 1 in 1996, Series 2 in 1999, & Series 3 in 2001 |
65. |
Charleston, West Virginia |
WOWK-TV |
CBS |
1997-2003 |
Commissioned Series 1 |
67. |
Roanoke, Virginia |
WFXR-TV |
FOX |
2003-2008 |
10pm newscast produced by WSLS-TV |
Lynchburg, Virginia |
WWCW (sattelite of WFXR-TV) |
FOX |
2006-2008 |
10pm newscast produced by WSLS-TV |
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71. |
Des Moines, Iowa |
KCCI |
CBS |
2000-2006 |
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73. |
Toledo, Ohio |
WUPW |
FOX |
2000-2004 |
Commissioned Series 1 |
76. |
Omaha, Nebraska |
KETV |
ABC |
2000-2004 |
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79. |
Columbia, South Carolina |
WACH |
FOX |
1999-2002 |
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80. |
Rochester, New York |
WROC-TV |
CBS |
1998-present |
Commissioned a customized version of the package, only used for bumpers and closes |
84. |
Shreveport, Louisiana |
KTAL-TV |
NBC |
2001-2006 |
Commissioned Series 3 in 2001 |
90. |
Jackson, Mississippi |
WAPT |
ABC |
1999-2005 |
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91. |
Colorado Springs, Colorado |
KRDO-TV |
ABC |
1996-2006 |
Commissioned Series 1 |
93. |
Burlington, Vermont |
WPTZ |
NBC |
1998-2003 |
Commissioned Series 1 in 1998, Series 2 in 1999, & Series 3 in 2001 |
98. |
El Paso, Texas |
KFOX-TV |
FOX |
1998-present |
Commissioned Series 1 |
108. |
Reno, Nevada |
KTVN |
CBS |
Date unknown-2006 |
|
115. |
Augusta, Georgia |
WRDW-TV |
CBS |
1998-2004 |
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124. |
Salinas/Monterey, California |
KSBW |
NBC |
1999-2004 |
Commissioned Series 2 in 1999 & Series 3 in 2001 |
133. |
Columbus/Tupelo, Mississippi |
WTVA |
NBC |
2000-2004 |
|
141. |
Port Arthur, Texas |
KBTV-TV |
FOX, formerly NBC |
1999-2002 |
Commissioned Series 1 & 2 |
145. |
Wichita Falls, Texas |
KSWO-TV |
ABC |
1998-present |
Commissioned Series 1 |
165. |
Abilene, Texas |
KTAB-TV |
CBS |
2000-2005 |
Commissioned Series 2 |
173. |
Jackson, Tennessee |
WBBJ-TV |
ABC |
1999-2007 |
Commissioned Series 1 |
183. |
Charlottesville, Virginia |
WCAV |
CBS |
2004-2005 |
Commissioned Series 1 |
185. |
Meridian, Mississippi |
WMDN |
CBS |
2002-2005 |
External link
"Image News" at SouthernMedia's NMSA - listing of American stations which have used Image News