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** 1983?-1984: Same as the one before this, but the globe simply zooms out without flashing. Also, an orange "{{Font color|orange|{{Font|Arial Black|'''''12'''''}}}}", in the same font as used originally, flashes in, shines and shimmers, and "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''IT'S ALL RIGHT HERE'''}}" and "{{Font|Times New Roman|KPNX-TV· 12 PHOENIX· MESA}}" fade in below. "An Equal Opportunity Employer" fades in below the Gannett logo. Sometimes, it may be absent.
*WXIA:
** 1980-1983?: Similar to the KPNX variant, but with a {{color|red}}-and-{{
** 198?-1984: This now features a 3D "'''{{Font color|red|1}}{{Font color|blue|1}}{{Font color|red|ALIVE}}'''" logo in {{color|red}} with the "{{Font color|red|1}}{{Font color|blue|1}}" being both {{color|red}} and {{
*KBTV: Like the last two, the logo flashes and is colored {{color|red}} and {{
*KARK: Like KBTV's version, the logo flashes and is colored {{color|red}} and white, the "{{Font color|red|'''4'''}}" is {{color|red}} and "KARK-TV" and the city name are white.
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'''Nicknames:''' "Gannett Death Star", "The Evil Orb"
'''Logo:''' On a black background, a {{Font color|gray|gray}} spherical object emerges from the top-left of the screen. Many {{
'''Variants:''' Depending on what the local station was, the local station identity appeared above the globe.
*WTCN: We see the top of a 3D "WTCN{{Font color|blue|11}}" with the "WTCN" in white and the "{{Font color|blue|11}}" in {{
*WUSA (Minnesota): A 3D "WUSA11" tilted to its top zooms out above the Gannett logo."Minneapolis/St. Paul" appears below "WUSA11".
*KARE:
**Same as WUSA before changing to KARE, but "{{Font color|blue|KARE11}}" in {{
**A later version has the KARE logo coming in from the right as three rectangles ({{color|red}}, white and {{
* WXIA:
**A 3D "'''{{Font color|red|1}}{{Font color|blue|1}}{{Font color|red|ALIVE}}'''" in {{color|red}} with the "'''{{Font color|red|1}}{{Font color|blue|1}}'''" being both {{color|red}} and {{
**A later version simply had the logo zooming out onto a {{Font color|gray|gray}} background, then slide to the left; this would also play at the beginning of the news. When the short-lived 11News name was introduced in 1994, this ident was no longer used; instead a small Gannett logo and the EOE message were incorporated into an ident where Paul Turner says: "You're watching 11Alive, WXIA-TV, Atlanta's News Channel."
*KVUE:
**An angular, {{color|gold}} "{{Font color|gold|'''24'''}}" with the network's name below zooms down over a {{
**A later version had the logo (the {{color|gold}} "{{Font color|gold|'''24'''}}", now thinner and the letters "KVUE", which also look angular, with a {{
*KUSA: The {{
*KPNX: When the Gannett logo is done animating, the background changes to {{
*KOCO:
**The first version of the logo resembled the WLVI variant. After that, another version was used that had a horizontal "5 Alive" logo in {{Font color|silver|silver}} over a {{
**Around 1994, another version came into use, supplanting the previous two. On a {{Font color|purple|purple}} background, after the Gannett globe is done animating, it stops, and a curved 5 in a circle comes from the right, and the text "KOCO-TV Oklahoma City" appears. An announcer (Mike Lewis) says "This is KOCO-TV, Oklahoma City".
*WLVI: The {{
*WUSA (Washington, DC):
**Had a far different version in the late '80s animated by PDI (right after Gannett bought it; the "WUSA" callsign was moved over from what is now KARE). The station logo was displayed, in space, with the Gannett logo above it. We zoom up to the Gannett logo, which turns around and takes on the features of Washington, DC (including the Washington Monument, which served as a transition from the animation into the news).
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*WXIA: Cuts in in the midst of the animation; the station's "11 Alive" logo and the NBC peacock zoom up to the upper right corner, but not before a flash announces its arrival. The zooming logo also has a cheap looking glowing effect around it while zooming out. "An Equal Opportunity Employer" is absent from below the Gannett logo.
*KUSA: The same as the 2nd logo, but instead of a star drawing the line, the logo slides in.
*WKYC: The Gannett logo animated, then as it zooms out, a large white "3" in a {{
*WMAZ: Once the Gannett logo starts zooming out, a {{Font color|purple|purple}} rectangle with a "13" with a {{Font color|hotpink|pink}} heart in the middle faces downward and then flips into view while zooming out. "WMAZ-TV", slightly turned facing its right, zooms out and slightly turns, facing a straight angle, and is placed just below the rectangle. A copyright notice fades in somewhat far below the rectangle and network name. And finally, "MACON" fades in below the call letters.
*KVUE: The KVUE logo with the "26" next to it zooms out just like the logos used by KUSA and WUSA. "AUSTIN" zooms out into the space below the KVUE logo.
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'''Nickname:''' "KUSA/WUSA G Globe"
'''Logo:''' On a {{
'''Variants:''' Stations that use this put their own logo on this. Another list is used for these stations:
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The Gannett Company is a media company founded in 1923 as an outgrowth of a small newspaper business in Elmira, New York that was founded in 1906. They eventually got into the broadcasting industry by acquiring many affiliates of NBC, CBS, and ABC, as well as a few independent stations. By 1979, they owned 79 newspapers. They eventually spun off their broadcast assets into a new company called Tegna, Inc. in 2015.
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Nicknames: "Early Gannett Death Star", "Laser Death Star"
Logo: Against a black background, we see a multicolored wireframe globe zooming out. The globe turns blue-green, and an outline of a "G" rotates toward us and moves to the left as the globe becomes solid with the "G" cut out of the left side and wireframe lines cut across the "solid" part. The word "GANNETT" in its corporate font fades in below, and the logo turns white, flashes (with sparkles), and zooms out rapidly with the station's logo. The words "AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER" (in white) also appear and zoom out below the Gannett logo.
Variants: Depending on what the local station was, the local station identity appeared above the globe:
FX/SFX: The rotation and "solidifing" of the globe. It is rumored to be from Cascom.
Music/Sounds: A "creeping" synth tune, followed by a three note synth piano stinger. In the key of F minor.
Music/Sounds Variants: An announcer might be heard:
Availability: Extinct. It was only seen on newscasts and news blooper reels, which only enthusiasts will preserve.
Legacy: The videotaped KPNX logo variant can appear that they cropped out the original channel logo.
KUSA:
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Nicknames: "Gannett Death Star", "The Evil Orb"
Logo: On a black background, a gray spherical object emerges from the top-left of the screen. Many blue light streaks run across the object, giving it the illusion of latitude and longitude lines on a globe. There is a red glow in the gap of the object. Once it centers itself to the middle of the screen, it is revealed to be a spherical "G". We zoom through the sphere as a gray dot with "GANNETT" in white zooms in. The dot turns into a white globe-like shape with latitude and longitude lines as a black "G" slides onto the globe. It then zooms to the bottom of the screen as "An Equal Opportunity Employer" appears below the globe.
Variants: Depending on what the local station was, the local station identity appeared above the globe.
FX/SFX: The light streaks, the 3D "G", the grey dot, and the local station identity appearing. CGI from Cranston/Csuri Productions.
Music/Sounds: A warbly synth, followed the 1st logo's music. The difference here is when the previous logo's music starts, a whoosh can be heard.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: See 1st logo, unless America Today was released on VHS.
Note: For the first video at the top, the logo starts at 2:20.
Nickname: "Metallic G Globe"
Logo: On a purple/black gradient background, a 3D rendition of the Gannett logo zooms up, turns 2-D, and zooms to the bottom-right hand corner of the screen. The station's logo appears at the top left. "An Equal Opportunity Employer" appears below the Gannett logo.
Variants: Every station that used this put their logo in it. Here is a list of them.
FX/SFX: The spinning of the logo, and the zoom out effects of the station logo.
Music/Sounds: The long version uses the extended version of the previous logo used by KARE. The short version uses the music from the first logo. Otherwise, the end of the station's news music package.
Availability: See above.
Nickname: "KUSA/WUSA G Globe"
Logo: On a blue/black gradient background, a 3D version of the Gannett logo zooms out, the "GANNETT" name zooms in, and zooms to the bottom-right corner of the screen. The website URL "www.gannett.com" and "An Equal Opportunity Employer" appear below the logo and the station's logo zooms in at the middle-right. Thee zooming effects are accompanied by a blue trailing effect. Around 2009, two filmstrip-like objects are added to the background.
Variants: Stations that use this put their own logo on this. Another list is used for these stations:
FX/SFX: The animation.
Music/Sounds: See the 1995 logo.
Availability: Same as the previous logos. As of now, it was only known to exist on Denver's KUSA and Washington, DC's WUSA; there were no other sightings confirmed.
Logo: On a white background, Gannett's 2011 corporate logo zooms in slightly, then shines with a wipe effect from left to right. Gannett's slogan, "It's all within reach." appears below with a similar wipe effect and shrinks, with ripples appearing shortly afterward.
Variant: A variant used as the ID for WCSH in Portland had the station's logo on a white background, with the station's website "wcsh6.com" appearing below first, and then text reading "A GANNETT COMPANY" appears below the website.
FX/SFX: The wiping and shrinking effects described above.
Music/Sounds: A four-note sounder with a computer sounder in the background similar to that used in the 1981 Gannett theme. The WCSH ID also contained the voiceover, "You're watching WCSH 6 Portland, a Gannett company."
Availability: Extinct.
Logo: As glass panels pass by, the camera is close up and swings past the Gannett Logo. It then zooms out. The logo is on a sky blue/white gradient background. The Gannett slogan, "It's all within reach.", appears below the logo.
FX/SFX: All CGI animation.
Music/Sounds: An orchestrated 6-note tune. Composed by Jonathan Fields and Frank Gari.
Availability: Used on all stations until the spinoff of Tegna, including on acquired ex-Belo and London Broadcasting stations.