View source for WPBT/South Florida PBS

<div class="WPC-editableContent"><div><font size="3"><u>Background</u>: WPBT is a PBS affiliate located in Miami, Florida, also serving Ft. Lauderdale and the Palm Beaches.</font></div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"> <br/> <br/>1st Logo<br/>(1979-1983)</font><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font><div align="center"> <font size="3">[[File:3ECh h8ZyYYVV79u2s5eLA130772.png|230px|WPBT (1979, A)]][[File:MnqW2kaz9Ww2DDTpcTj3FA204057.png|229px|WPBT (1979, B)]]</font></div><div align="center"><font size="3"><iframe frameborder="0" height="171" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/af362297ace34a342ebfd8efbe9723aac210130b" width="254"></iframe></font></div><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><br/><u>Logo</u>: On a </font><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">blue </font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">background, the letters "<b>WPBT</b>" drop down, in a computer font, "vibrating" as they do so. The letters are outlined at first, but are filled in </font><font color="#808080" face="Arial">white </font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">seconds later. "<b>WPBT</b>" flips up and disappears, and "<b>MIAMI</b>", in the same font, scrolls downward, copying itself. It then flips into place and "<b>PRESENTS</b>" appears below.<br/> <br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: Early Scanimation effects.<br/> <br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: A Moog synth tune that sounds like a telephone ringing, not like in the "Tri-Colored" PBS logo. Towards the end, a synth bass note is heard. This piece is actually a musical cut by Don Voegeli (who originally composed the theme from NPR's "All Things Considered"), from a record in his Instant Production Music series, "Volume 4: News and Public Affairs".<br/> <br/><u>Availability</u>: Rare. You'll find this on old <i>¿Que Pasa, USA?</i> and <i>Nightly Business Report</i> tapes.<br/> <br/><u>Editor's Note</u>: The Scanimation doesn't look nice, and the music isn't friendly, especially to children. This shouldn't be a major problem, however.</font></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/>2nd Logo</font><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">(1983-1985)</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">[[File:7e239080cb01a06a337d74846ac99848.png|257px|WPBT (1983)]]<iframe frameborder="0" height="211" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/unknown/c8ecc1eaf1facfd8c87e1efdce043ca595864d52" width="273"></iframe></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div align="left"><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Logo</u>: We zoom into Earth, with a light sparkling where Miami is located. Then we fade to a grid with a huge wave of light coming straight to us. We cut to a black background with "<b>wpbt2</b>" in a </font><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">blue</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">/</font><font color="#f51bf1" face="Arial">pink </font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">late '70s esque font and a blue outline sparkle. Below fade the stacked words "<b>Miami - Fort Lauderdale</b>".</font></font></div><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: The zooming in and the sparkling, all good Scanimate effects.</font></div><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><u>Music/Sounds</u>: A dramatic synth and orchestral theme. An announcer says "WPBT, Miami-Fort Lauderdale."</font></div><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/><u>Availability</u>: Ultra rare.</font></div><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/><u>Editor's Note</u>: Typical '80's elements are abound here, like grids and flashing lights.</font></div><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">3rd Logo<br/>(1985-1989)</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/> </font><div align="center"></div> <div align="center"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">[[File:FsAsUZ4f2P8NipmNevtwvQ9020.jpeg|237px|WPBT (1980's)]][[File:4eefb0dd45bb8a09a5785baaaad9b0e1.png|223px|WPBT (1985)]]</font></div><div align="center"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><iframe frameborder="0" height="158" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/unknown/307d0cc72736bcde00359fc9758c62c925f1d0bb" width="278"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" height="158" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/unknown/3f014550c5b314ffb6121278156eee53678c3006" width="209"></iframe><br/></font><div align="left"><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><br/><u>Logo</u>: Against a black background with rotating bars of light (the same background used in the show's intro at that time), "<b>wpbt</b>" in a </font><font color="#808080" face="Arial">silver </font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">late '70s-esque font and in between two lines, zoom in and flip downward  to the bottom left of the screen. "<b>from</b>" and "<b>miami</b>" are shown on the top left and bottom right, respectively.</font></font></div></div><div></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Variant</u>: One variant has a </font><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">blue </font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">tint with less cheesy flipping.</font></font></div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: The lights, and the flipping.<br/> <br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: A soothing bass sounder with a constant cymbal beat, and a "whoosh" when the logo comes in.<br/> <br/><u>Availability</u>: Ultra rare. This can be found on old tapes of <i>Nightly Business Report</i>, one of which can be seen on the American Archive of Public Broadcasting online.<br/> <br/><u>Editor's Note</u>: None.</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/>4th Logo<br/>(1985-1990)</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font><div align="center"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">[[File:0dcea253f16edfa2b72276b4f582cb3d.png|269px|WPBT (1986)]]<iframe frameborder="0" height="201" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/unknown/f3ec8d82aaf4c73e6c4257cd8e2c810355870d8b" width="268"></iframe></font></div> <div align="center"></div><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><br/><u>Logo</u>: In a space backdrop, a </font><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">blue </font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">star flashes on screen, and the same "<b>from wpbt miami</b>" logo appears and twirls around until it stops on the bottom left corner. It then flies back to the center.   <br/><br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: The star flashing and logo twirling.<br/> <br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: Only the theme tune to <i>Star Gazer</i> (then called <i>Star Hustler</i>).<br/> <br/><u>Availability</u>: Ultra rare. Obviously, it's on old <i>Star Hustler</i> tapes.<br/> <br/><u>Editor's Note</u>: None.</font></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/>5th Logo<br/>(1988-1991)</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">[[File:Jg25jbAqRUp7TAJpqLPHA6726.jpeg|278px|WPBT (1980's-1990's)]]<iframe frameborder="0" height="209" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/unknown/2968a772ab53c99ad9a1651b85e72f0ea1da8225" width="275"></iframe></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><div><div align="center"></div><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Logo</u>: On a black background, we see "<b>wpbt2</b>", colored </font><font color="#b700ff" face="Arial">purple</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">, and in the same font as the 2nd logo, over the word "m i a m i", in a different, smaller font, but in the same color. The logo zooms in quickly, and we travel through the "<b>b</b>".   <br/><br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: The logo zooming in quickly.<br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: A single synth chime note, seguing into the opening theme of <i>Nightly Business Report</i>, which is a synth orchestra sounder.</font></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/>Availability: Rare. Old tapes of <i>Nightly Business Report</i> are more than likely have this logo at the beginning. It might also be seen on <i>StarGazer</i> (then <i>Star Hustler</i>), and <i>¿Que Pasa, USA?</i>.<br/> <br/><u>Editor's Note</u>: None.</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/>6th Logo<br/>(1990-1998)</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font><div align="center"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">[[File:MC9aEHgjkY3LCIon01ZPtQ243739.png|250px|WPBT (1991)]]<iframe frameborder="0" height="194" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/unknown/f33a1e29d1ed907faf18816181ea7e9f204fc335" width="340"></iframe></font></div> <div align="center"></div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/><u>Nicknames</u>: "Silhouetted City"</font></div><div><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><br/><u>Logo</u>: Against a black background with </font><font color="#ffa500" face="Arial">orange </font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">flares, the same WPBT logo from the 2nd and 5th logos zooms in, but tilted upward, and even more </font><font color="#ff00e6" face="Arial">pink </font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">than in the previous  logo. After we zoom through the "<b>b</b>", the background splits in two in circular form, and we cut to a silhouetted shot of Miami at night. We then zoom to just one building with lights on, and a sun rises from the bottom and zooms away, leading into the show's intro.</font></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><u>Variant</u>: On some episodes of <i>Star Hustlers</i>, the WPBT2 logo does not appear. Instead, it moves directly to the skyline. The first part is replaced with the type of season this show aired (SPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN, or WINTER) on a tan background (as part of something from the show itself, or the show's main intro), but the sound plays as normal.<br/><br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: Excellent animation for its time.<br/> <br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: A breathy rising synthesized wind jingle that sounds similar to Viacom's "V of Doom" music. We then hear a synth chime as the sun gets really close to the screen, which segues into the show's theme. This is actually a piece of music from <i>Ascent</i>, by Don Dorsey. This is also heard on a 1995 CBS ID.<br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: Ultra rare, bordering on extinct, despite it living for eight years. Can be seen on older episodes of <i>Star Hustler</i> (now <i>StarGazer</i>), at least on VHS. <br/> <br/><u>Editor's Note</u>: None.</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">7th Logo</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">(1998-2008)</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font><div align="center"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">[[File:RFCPhIKbcRqSbEON-mHHpA292435.png|267px|WPBT (1998- )]]<iframe frameborder="0" height="207" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/unknown/66d73bd1542feb46dd0989487e3af7264c3c6f40" width="275"></iframe><br/></font><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/><u>Nicknames</u>: "The Seashore"</font></div></div> <div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><u>Logo</u><font face="Arial">: We fade in to a close-up of sand. Water passes over the sand and unveils a rectangular-shaped box with a "</font><b><font face="Times">2</font></b><font face="Arial"><font color="#333333">" inside, tilted in a 20th Century Fox-like position. Some </font><font color="#0000ff">blue </font><font color="#333333">chyroned-in text "An Original Production of WPBT" fades in, along with "Miami", "Fort Lauderdale", and "Palm Beaches". Then the logo fades to black.</font></font></font></div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: The waves passing over the sand to unveil the "2", the chyron text fading in.<br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: Just waves crashing to shore.<br/> <br/><u>Availability</u>: Uncommon. <i>StarGazer</i> is one example that has this logo.<br/> <br/><u>Editor's Note</u>: None.</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial, sans-serif" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial, sans-serif" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial, sans-serif" size="3"><br/></font><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">8th Logo<br/>(????-200?)</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">[[File:0029e8d35363d4e35f176ef26768d258.png|274px|WPBT (1998)]]<iframe frameborder="0" height="210" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/unknown/a57f835f918577a4303d3113a72402fc530cdc77" width="275"></iframe></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><u>Logo</u>: TBA</font></div><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><u>FX/SFX</u>: TBA</font></div><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><u>Music/Sounds</u>: TBA</font></div><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><u>Availability</u>: TBA</font></div><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><u>Editor's Note</u>: TBA</font></div><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">9th Logo<br/>(2008- )</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font><div align="center"> <font size="3">[[File:FHl8qsusaUSwMku6vcLVZQ164793.jpeg|284px|WPBT National ID (2012)]][[File:THgxCDM8yFAJiyXU6C1S0A294052.png|273px|WPBT (2011)]][[File:60BOXAjBIxE9nTQlHHTwqg235095.png|271px|WPBT (2008)]][[File:946298147aef8fbf605aff385b712f56.jpeg|288px|WPBT (2014)]]<font color="#333333" face="Arial">[[File:C8d6349ac8e744797c8981179bc4fc3a.png|276px|WPBT (2013)]][[File:392db2fe932295a60be1a3fa5bc45e4e.png|285px|WPBT (2016)]]</font></font></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><font size="3"><iframe frameborder="0" height="150" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/unknown/ca377d09151977af356ce22edab650133232f352" width="266"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" height="150" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/unknown/3deda87c310f1e27a71db6d24ee02fd25750f0b0" width="259"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" height="150" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/unknown/98100bfd352ae873a7014236921300f1164b10ea" width="266"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" height="150" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/unknown/5217deab890a2301cb370a9310e1dc8674704cde" width="266"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" height="150" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/unknown/5af837a3e421147b0fb5ee6602316b00cd354c5f" width="266"></iframe></font></div><div align="center"><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div align="center"><div align="left"><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><u>Logo</u>: On a black background with a </font><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">blue</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">/</font><font color="#00ff00" face="Arial">green</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">-colored aurora, we see a streak of light skim from the left across the screen. Then the current WPBT logo in </font><font color="#808080" face="Arial">white </font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">fades in from the left. "A presentation of" appears above it.</font></font></div><div align="left"></div></div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/><u>Variants</u>:</font><ul><li><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">Sometimes, "An original production of" appears in place of "A presentation of".<br/></font></li><li><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial">Around 2011, a </font><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">blue </font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">aurora was also introduced.</font></font></li><li><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial">A zoomed in variant of the </font><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">blue </font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">aurora variant exists.</font></font></li><li><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">A variant appeared on 2013-2014 episodes of <i>Nightly Business Report</i> with the byline "In honor of Charles E. and Dorothy F. Schmidt" sandwiched in between two blue lines.<br/></font></li><li><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial">Starting in 2015, the </font><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">blue </font><font color="#333333" face="Arial">aurora is used, the PBS logo is 3D with color, and "South Florida PBS" appears below.</font></font></li></ul><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: All 3D effects.<br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: A calm 5-note string sounder. The blue aurora variants use a catchy theme. The byline variant is silent.<br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: Common. Can be seen on <i>StarGazer</i> and on 2008-2014 <i>Nightly Business Report</i> episodes before production was transferred to WETA. The 2011 blue aurora variant and its zoomed in variant was seen on <i>StarGazer</i> and <i>Art Loft</i>.<br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u>: None.</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div></div><div></div><div></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">10th Logo</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3">(2017-)</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div align="left">[[File:9b95269796957c4e9a083c1c29ba0da5.png|332px|WPBT]]</div><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><u>Logo</u>: TBA</font></div><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><u>FX/SFX</u>: TBA</font></div><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><u>Music/Sounds</u>: TBA</font></div><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><u>Availability</u>: TBA</font></div><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></div><div align="left"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="3"><u>Editor's Note</u>: TBA</font></div></div></div>