Here’s a portion ABC’s broadcast of the 1987 miniseries ‘Amerika,’ as seen on Oak Hill/Beckley affiliate WOAY-TV 4 on the night of Feb. 20. There are several local/regional commercials scattered throughout, including spots for Ballard’s, Earhart Toyota, Bank of Raleigh, LeRose Motors, In Season Sports and Andy Clark Ford.
In addition, we get a WOAY Newsbrief and the first couple of minutes of the night’s 11 p.m. Nightwatch newscast. Both are anchored by Lisa Holbrook, and if I hadn’t already told you this tape was from the 1980s, you’d certainly know the moment you laid eyes on the style Ms. Holbrook was bringing to the news desk on this night.
The brief portion of the newscast preserved here includes stories on a traffic accident involving the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, a tragic mine accident in Boone County and the closing of a Beckley plant, among others.
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