Gannett

Credits

Editions by
mr3urious, Michael Bass, TheMisterFree and Synthavision

Background

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.

1st (known) Logo (January 1979-1984)

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Nickname: "KUSA 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:

• KUSA: The KUSA logo is similar to that of the 3rd logo, but the line is extended, and the NBC peacock is also seen. Sometimes, "TV/DT" replaces "TV". The variant with the filmstrips has "K*USA · TV/DT · DENVER" replaced with "KUSA Denver"
• WUSA: Same animation as the second KUSA variant; it utilizes the unitalicized WUSA logo with a "9" in a red circle next to it. Below the WUSA text is "WUSA9.COM", and below the URL is "Washington DC".

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.

Editor's Note: None.

5th Logo (2011-2013)

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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 similar to that used in NBC's "The More You Know" public service announcements, 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.

Editor's Note: Compared to the previous logos, this one is really simple and corporate, even by modern standards, as the iconic globe logo is nowhere to be seen. It is just as bad as the current Starz logos. No wonder it didn't last long.

6th Logo (2013-2015)

Gannett (2014)

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.

Editor's Note: Slightly better, but still boring.