WDAU-TV AD:

The WDAU-TV 22 NEWS TEAM.  This promotion for the station is from 1969.  This comes our way courtesy of a young Hoyt Keiser.

Above: the WDAU-TV Review from 1973 (courtesy: Jack Scannella)

The days of Newscene 22 and News 22

Our hallway in the basement of Scranton Prep.  The Newsroom  was  off to the left.  The radio stations, musak, and control room were on the right.  Behind  the door at the end of the hallway was that dam punch-in time clock!

Part of the WDAU-TV Control Room (courtesy Johnny Wareham)

Doug Engle in the old film processing room 1981 (courtesy Gerry Alferio)

Mary Ellen Keating outside the "Men" 1981 (courtesy Gerry Alferio)

Jim Keenan 1981 (courtesy Gerry Alferio)

 The "high end"  Ford Pinto newscar.  Our beloved "clown" cars.   Do you remember what  used to happen if you hit them hard in the rear end?  Below: We're live!  One of our two original microwave live trucks.   I believe this picture was taken in 1980.

WDAU-TV reception area/Christmas 80' (courtesy: Sue Miller Merkel)

 Jack Scannella & Sylvia Kolosinsky (courtesy: Sylvia)

Tom Powell and Sylvia (courtesy: Sylvia)

Newscene 22: above:  Derry Bird, Debbie Dunleavy, Dan Jamison & Mike Gemei. (courtesy Steve Gianacopoulos)  below: ad in TV Guide from September of 1982 feautres Derry, Debbie and Kent Wuestling. (courtesy: Andy Palumbo)

The Original Charlie's Angels!!

Having some fun during a break at a promo picture photo shoot.  Debbie Dunleavy, Barbara Monaco and June Hagman.

(courtesy Steve Gianacopoulos)

Producer Chris Kropp..

above: Reporter Steve Homan and Jack Scannella. Steve now works for the department of transportion in Florida... Jack is retired and living in Dunmore.  (courtesy Jack Scannella)

Right: a very Happy Mike Dodgson.

right: Linda Hughes, Lorri Lewis, Chirs Krop.

right: Dave Jones and Donnie Perry at a live shot in Downtown Scranton.  I believe it's at the corner of Lackawanna and Adams Avenue. Dave now works with me at WNEP-TV. (photo: Dave Jones)

WDAU-TV's Dave Jones and Sue Miller.   Dave is sporting the TK-76 look complete  with that light and compact recording deck.  Sue was forced to lug around that reporter notepad and that bulky UHF two way radio.   (photo: Sue Miller Merkel)

right: Joe Butash at one of the telethons.    Below:  WDAU-TV GROUP PHOTO.   (Both pictures courtesy Sue Miller Merkel)

right: Bernie Jellig (WNEP), Tom Smith (WBRE), and Tom McGoldrick (WDAU) (photo: Bernie Jellig)

City Hall Scranton: (right)

(l) Tom McGoldrick (WDAU), Jody Davis (WDAU), Bernie Jellig (WNEP). the others pictured are/were Scranton City Hall workers. (Photo: courtesy Bernie Jellig)

right: Russ Spencer & Dave Jones.

Left Director Don Yerger, and Producers Mike Dodson and  Chris Kropp in the Newsroom. (courtesy: Sue Miller Merkel)

below: Noon Newscene tv guide ad from April of 1982.  (courtesy Andy Palumbo)

left: Photographer Tom McGoldrick

left: Doug Lasselles, Linda Hughes, Carl (me) and Scott Dobson  (party photos courtesy: Mike Dodgson)

left: Picture is from a WNEP-TV costume party!  Sue went as "Madge!!!"  Left to right: that's  Channing Reis, Jody Davis, Sylvia  Gambardella, Mike Igo & Sue Miller! (courtesy Sue Miller Merkel)

left: Doug Lessells interviews Dick Howser during the early 1980's at Yankee Stadium.  Who is the photographer?  (photo: Dave Jones)

left: Dave Jones, Jim Keenan & Derry Bird at Sue Miller's going away party. (photo: Sue Miller)

Election night: (left)

Photographer Dave Jones,Reporter Sue Miller, Reporter Mary Ellen Keating,Photographer Frank  Regan (back)   (Photo: courtesy Bernie Jellig)

Left: Joe Butash & Dave Jones at the Bishop O'Conner ordination.

(photos courtesy: Dave Jones)