"I hear the viewers here in Dallas-Fort Worth are flipping over the great Friday night lineup on WFAA-TV, Channel 8"
10/07/11 09:23 AM
By ED BARK
The late Anne Francis looks as though she's on automatic pilot at this point. Still, the stars from TV's days of yore regularly did customized promos for the network affiliates carrying their programs.
In this 1965 spot, Francis and Honey West co-star John Ericson talk up WFAA8's Friday night ABC lineup before encouraging viewers to stay tuned for the late news with Bob Gooding, Dale Milford and Woody Van Dyke.
Woody Van Dyke? Yes, he was the sports guy a couple of years before Verne Lundquist came along.
Here's the video.
The late Anne Francis looks as though she's on automatic pilot at this point. Still, the stars from TV's days of yore regularly did customized promos for the network affiliates carrying their programs.
In this 1965 spot, Francis and Honey West co-star John Ericson talk up WFAA8's Friday night ABC lineup before encouraging viewers to stay tuned for the late news with Bob Gooding, Dale Milford and Woody Van Dyke.
Woody Van Dyke? Yes, he was the sports guy a couple of years before Verne Lundquist came along.
Here's the video.