8.7K views · 148 reactions | Ah, when to find peace and quiet to watch the news. Here comes Channel 11 to the rescue with Midday, weekdays at 11:30 a.m. This 1984 commercial is memorable -- and shows how much the world has changed in 33 years! | WPIX Archives | Facebook

5.7K views · 50 reactions | WE'RE ALIVE! Wow, this surprised us in the WPIX Archives! Here's a NEW version of the "11 Alive" jingle, not the one most of us remember. It reflects the overall 1983 station-image overhaul, but we think it's very cool. | WPIX Archives | Facebook

Actor Abe Vigoda, who played the part of Detective Fish in 'Barney Miller,' was 54 when this scene was shot. In 1982, People Magazine referred to Vigoda as "the late Abe Vigoda" in a story, leading to the belief by many that he was dead. He was alive and well — 60 years old at the time. The rumors persisted for years. "My wife keeps getting condolence cards from people who believe I died," Vigoda told the Toronto Star in 1988. "Many are producers. I'm sure there are many who may have thought abo

From January 1980, a rare piece of WPIX Archives television and a slice of New York TV history. Here's the close of the Saturday Action News anchored by usually off-camera announcer Bill Biery, followed by a long credit roll that gives us a chance to enjoy the fantastic "Move Closer" Action News instrumental theme and see some street scenes from early 1980 New York, followed by a "Next" bumper (a slide on the old telecine) for "The Rookies" and a little bit of a Richard N. Hughes editorial, in w