Draft:WMAQ News

1st Intro (1949-1959)
Visuals: There is text reading

NBC

News Room

Chicago

which is placed on a board. After a few seconds, the camera pans downward towards the right, revealing the name "Clinton Utley". The camera then zooms out and the board is moved offscreen to the left.

Technique: Live action.

Audio: A sound reminiscent to that of a moving train with faint bells ringing in the background.

2nd Intro (1959-1970)
Visuals: A count-up from 1 to 10 in Roman numerals is seen, with the addition of the two final I's in "III" merging at the bottom to form "IV". Once the count-up reaches X, a close-up of a Roman numeral clock fades in around the setting, then the screen zooms out and turns to reveal the clock in full view. The hands, which initially point to read 10 O'clock, turn to form a horizontal line as the rest of the clock fades out. The line turns into text reading "NBC NEWS NIGHT REPORT", which subsequently zooms in.

Technique: Cel animation.

Audio: The sound of a clock ticking, followed by a bell toll and a male voice saying "This is the NBC News Night Report".

3rd Intro (1970?-1975)
Visuals: A skyline of Chicago at night is displayed in the background. In the foreground is stacked white text reading "NEWS CHICAGO Night Report", with a large "5" right of the text.

Technique: A still, computerized image.

Audio: A male voiceover saying "This is the News 5 Chicago Night Report, with [names of each news reporter]".

4th Intro (1975-1978)
Visuals: Unknown.

Technique: Unknown.

Audio: Unknown.

5th Intro (1978-1980)
Visuals: Unknown.

Technique: Unknown.

Audio: Unknown.

6th Intro (1980-1982)
Visuals: Unknown.

Technique: Unknown.

Audio: Unknown.

7th Intro (1982-1984)
Visuals: Unknown.

Technique: Unknown.

Audio: Unknown.

8th Intro (1984-1985)
Visuals: Unknown.

Technique: Unknown.

Audio: Unknown.

9th Intro (1985-1989)
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Technique: Unknown.

Audio: Unknown.

10th Intro (1989-1992)
Visuals: Unknown.

Technique: Unknown.

Audio: Unknown.

11th Intro (1992-1994)
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Technique: Unknown.

Audio: Unknown.

12th Intro (1994-1995)
Visuals: Unknown.

Technique: Unknown.

Audio: Unknown.

13th Intro (1995-1997)
Visuals: Unknown.

Technique: Unknown.

Audio: Unknown.

14th Intro (1997-1998)
Visuals: Unknown.

Technique: Unknown.

Audio: Unknown.

15th Intro (1998-2000)
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Technique: Unknown.

Audio: Unknown.

16th Intro (2000-2005)
Visuals: Unknown.

Technique: Unknown.

Audio: Unknown.

17th Intro (2005-2012)
Visuals: Unknown.

Technique: Unknown.

Audio: Unknown.

18th Intro (2012-2016)
Visuals: Unknown.

Technique: Unknown.

Audio: Unknown.

19th Intro (2016-2021)
Visuals: Unknown.

Technique: Unknown.

Audio: Unknown.

20th Intro (2021-)
Visuals: Unknown.

Technique: Computer animation overlaying live-action video footage.

Audio: Unknown.