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PACKAGE NAME,
# OF DISCS,
AND # OF THEMES
# OF CUTS PER CD
SPECIAL COMMENTS/
INTERESTING INFORMATION

AUDIO LOGO/
ID

Advantage
(7 Discs)

Disc 1:
77 cuts;
Disc 2:

84 cuts;
Disc 3:

31 cuts;
Disc 4:

77 cuts;
Disc 5:
59 cuts;
Disc 6:

50 cuts;
Disc 7:
57 cuts;

Advantage started as a custom news package in 1990 at WFSB/Hartford. Later on, many other stations used this package. Two years ago, the package was renamed Advantage replacing 'WFSB News Package'.

Allegro
(1 Disc)

 Disc 1:
21 cuts;
 Allegro was commissioned for KPIX/San Francisco in 1992.
ID
Catch 5
(1 Disc)
 Disc 1:
8 cuts;
Catch 5 was Frank Gari’s first news music and station image package, commissioned in 1970 for WEWS/Cleveland. The logo can also be heard from in several other Gari packages.
ID
Champion News Series
(1 Discs)

Disc 1:
47 cuts;

 

ID
Countdown
(1 Disc)
Disc 1:
33 cuts;

 

ID

Daily News
(6 Discs)
Over 500 cuts

Disc 1:
?? cuts;

Daily News was originally called New News when it created in 2006. The name changed to Evolution in late 2006, and was renamed to Daily News in 2007. This package is the current Sinclair Station Group package, and is used by stations that used the Sinclair News Music Package by Stephen Arnold Music.
ID
Empire
(1 Disc)
Disc 1:
61 cuts;
 
ID
Eyewitness News
(6 Discs)
Disc 1:
97 cuts;
Disc 2:

82 cuts;
Disc 3:

37 cuts;
Disc 4:

81 cuts;
Disc 5:
87 cuts;
Disc 6:

90 cuts;
 Eyewitness News was originally created in 1993 to replace News Series 2000 on WABC/New York. This package was commissioned to abide with Lalo Schifrin's loyalty demands on the theme used in News Series 2000. Two years later, KABC/Los Angeles and KTRK/Houston started using this package. Disc 5 is the Toolkit and Disc 6 is the pre-New Generation updates KABC commissioned in 2005.
Eyewitness News (New Generation)
(4 Discs)

Disc 1:
96 cuts;
Disc 2:
65 cuts;
Disc 3:
51 cuts;
Disc 4:
57 cuts;

Eyewitness News-New Generation was commissioned by KABC/Los Angeles in 2005 to premiere with their new HD newscasts and new graphics. Many ABC and ABC O&O stations across the country simultaneously picked it up to bring a more modern sound to their stations.
First News
(6 Discs)
Disc 1:
97 cuts;
Disc 2:

75 cuts;
Disc 3:

68 cuts;
Disc 4:

75 cuts;
Disc 5:
80 cuts;
Disc 6:

56 cuts;

First News was commissioned by WTNH/Hartford in 1995. This package delivers the brighter side of the news with lots of tremendous themes that roughly any market can use. Disc 5 is the WEWS/Cleveland updates and Disc 6 is the Toolkit. Disc 7 was added by KSAN/San Angelo and WQAD/Quad Cities.

ID
First News w/ News Series 2000 Plus Signature
(? Disc)
Disc 1:
?? cuts;

First News w/ News Series 2000 Plus Signature was commissioned by WLS WLS/Chicago in 2001 when they debuted their updated set and a morning theme change to replace the morning theme they had used from News Series 2000 since the mid 80's.

ID
Good Day
(1 Disc)
Disc 1:
24 cuts;
Good Day was commissioned by KTTV/Los Angeles in 1999 for their award-winning morning news show, Good Day LA and later for their short-lived syndicated show, Good Day Live. This package is not to be confused with The X Package's morning theme.
Good News
(4 Discs)
Disc 1:
53 cuts;
Disc 2:
80 cuts;
Disc 3:
20 cuts;
Disc 4:
50 cuts;
Good News was commissioned by WPLG/Miami in 1986. This package has a lovely station image campaign used at several stations. The latest WCSH/WLBZ updates are not included in this cut count.
Hearst TV News Package
(? Disc)
Disc 1:
?? cuts;
 
ID
Hello News
(4 Discs)
Disc 1:
59 cuts;
Disc 2:

49 cuts;
Disc 3:

71 cuts;
Disc 4:

19 cuts;
Hello News was commissioned by WISN/Milwaukee in 1978. It was highly popular and known as the most prominent station image campaign ever. Disc 4 is the 2004 Update made by Chris Gari.
Hometown News
(2 Discs)
Disc 1:
?? cuts;
Disc 2:

62 cuts;

Hometown News was commissioned by KPRC/Houston. This is Series 2 of the package and its missing Disc 1. There is also a Series I & III of Hometown News.

Image
(9 Discs)
Disc 1:
99 cuts;
Disc 2:

96 cuts;
Disc 3:

99 cuts;
Disc 4:

95 cuts;
Disc 5:
68 cuts;
Disc 6:

91 cuts;
Disc 7:
51 cuts;
 Disc 8:
37 cuts;  Disc 9:
12 cuts;
Image was created in 1996, previously named 'Hearst A Package' after its commissioners, the Hearst-Argyle Group. It was used at most Hearst-Argyle TV stations before they dumped the theme in 2003. Disc 6 is the Toolkit. Disc 7 has the NBC Signature themes. Disc 8 is the WISN Update and Disc 9 is the WMGM Update which is a separate CD, but the same cuts displayed from Disc 7 (NBC Signature).
Image w/ WJXT Signature
(? Disc)
Disc 1:
?? cuts;
Image w/ WJXT Signature was commissioned in 1999. It is the second package to use the WJXT signature.  
ID
Innovation
(? Disc)
Disc 1:
?? cuts;
 
ID
It's All Right Here
(1 Discs)
Disc 1:
71 cuts;
It's All Right Here was commissioned by KUSA/Denver in 1988. Its station image campaign created for KUSA was called 'It's All Right Here on Channel 9'.
ID
KXTV News Package
(1 Disc)
Disc 1:
39 cuts;
The KXTV News Package was commissioned by KXTV/Sacramento in 2005. 
ID
KYW-Enforcer
(? Disc)
Disc 1:
?? cuts;

 

ID
KYW-New Millennium
(? Disc)
Disc 1:
?? cuts;

 

ID
Making A Difference
(2 Discs)
Disc 1:
48 cuts;
Disc 2:

72 cuts;
Making A Difference was commissioned in 1987 by WISN/Milwaukee. 
ID
Mi San Diego
(1 Disc)
Disc 1:
?? cuts;

 

ID
NBC-Flagship
(2 Disc)
Disc 1:
96 cuts;
Disc 2:
28 cuts;
NBC-Flagship was commissioned by WPXI/Pittsburgh in 2003. WPTV/Palm Beach and KTSM/El Paso commissioned Disc 2, the seasonal updates in 2005.
NBC-New Generation
(1 Disc)
Disc 1:
29 cuts;
NBC-New Generation was commissioned by WNCN/Raleigh and WVIT/Hartford in 2005. 
ID
NBC-New Millennium
(2 Disc)
Disc 1:
97 cuts;
Disc 2:
83 cuts;
NBC-New Millennium was commissioned by KSDK/St. Louis in 1997. There are recent updates that are not included in this cut count.
NBC-News Now
(3 Discs)
Disc 1:
51 cuts;
Disc 2:

53 cuts;
Disc 3:
77 cuts;
NBC-News Now was commissioned by WTVJ/Miami in 1997. This is the first package in the NBC Collection.
NBC-Premier
(2 Discs)
Disc 1:
98 cuts;
Disc 2:

51 cuts;
NBC-Premier was commissioned by KNBC/Los Angeles in 1998 as another remake from the classic NewsCenter Package by Michael Randall. There are recent updates that are not included in this cut count.
NBC-Speed of Life
(1 Disc)
Disc 1:
54 cuts;
NBC-Speed of Life was commissioned by WXIA/Atlanta in 1997. This is the second package in the NBC Collection.
ID
Newschannel
(7 Disc)
Disc 1:
86 cuts;
Disc 2:

83 cuts;
Disc 3:

28 cuts;
Disc 4:

19 cuts;
Disc 5:
53 cuts;
Disc 6:

81 cuts;
Disc 7:
80 cuts;

Newschannel was commissioned in 1983 by WSB/Atlanta. It also has a 1990's Update and many utility and franchise (non-news) cuts on Discs 5 and 6. Disc 7 is the Toolkit.

News Horizon
(? Discs)
Disc 1:
94 cuts;
 
ID
News Line
(1 Disc)
Disc 1:
36 cuts;
News Line had its first start on Germany's Television Network, RTL, for their newscast. In 1997, the package was re-commissioned for the Maryland Public Television stations for their 'NewsNight Maryland' newscasts. The package's name was changed to News Line when the newscast was dropped in 2001.
ID
News Series 2000
(2 Discs)
Disc 1:
83 cuts;
Disc 2:
79 cuts;
News Series 2000 was based on the classic 1968 score of the movie Cool Hand Luke: The Tar Sequence made by Lalo Schifrin. This package was first used in 1983 at WLS/Chicago. This package was used at many ABC Stations for their award winning newscasts, Eyewitness News.
News Series 2000 Plus
(2 Discs)
Disc 1:
96 cuts;
Disc 2:
33 cuts;
News Series 2000 Plus was based on News Series 2000 as an alternate melody due to Lalo Schifrin’s loyalty demands from the classic theme. There may be more Discs which were commissioned by WLS/Chicago in 1992. There are updates that are not included in this cut count.
News Series 2001
(? Disc)
Disc 1:
?? cuts;
 
ID
News Source Now
(4 Discs)
Disc 1:
79 cuts;
Disc 2:
77 cuts;
Disc 3:

31 cuts;
Disc 4:
47 cuts;
News Source Now was commissioned by WBNS/Columbus in 1996. Two Years later, WFOR/Miami commissioned updated themes. WFOR then commissioned Disc 4, more updates in 2005.
News Station
(6 Discs)
Disc 1:
57 cuts;
Disc 2:
47 cuts;
Disc 3:
70 cuts;
Disc 4:
39 cuts;
Disc 5:

63 cuts;
Disc 6:
?? cuts;
News Station was commissioned at KPNX/Phoenix in 1992. Disc 5 is the update disc and is also used for that station. Disc 6 is the Toolkit.
News Watch
(1 Disc)
Disc 1:
69 cuts;
News Watch was commissioned in 1993 by KGW/Portland. This package premiered on KGW's News Magazine show 'Good Evening'. Later when the station's news branding changed to Northwest NewsChannel 8 the following year, the package was updated added. Frank Gari previously named it the KGW News Package only to change the name to News Watch shortly after.
On Your Side
(? Disc)
Disc 1:
83 cuts;
Disc 2:
19 cuts;
 
ID
Pride Inside
(? Disc)
Disc 1:
?? cuts;
 Pride Inside was commissioned by WBAL11 Baltimore in 1990.
ID
So Good To Turn To
(1 Disc)
Disc 1:
26 cuts;
So Good To Turn To was commissioned by WJLA ABC7 Washington D.C. in 1982.
Target News
(4 Discs)
Over 275 cuts
Disc 1:
?? cuts;
 
ID
The B Package
(5 Discs)
Disc 1:
98 cuts;
Disc 2:

42 cuts;
Disc 3:

15 cuts;
Disc 4:

92 cuts;
Disc 5:
52 cuts;
The B Package was created in 1996. This package was also used on selected Hearst-Argyle and other non-network O&O stations. There are updates that are not included in this cut count.
The CBS Enforcer Music Collection w/ News in Focus
(8 Discs total)
Disc 1:
64 cuts;
Disc 2:

87 cuts;
Disc 3:

20 cuts;
Disc 4:

17 cuts;
Disc 5:
41 cuts;
Disc 6:

99 cuts;
 Disc 7:
45 cuts;  Disc 8:
47 cuts;
The Enforcer was originally commissioned by WBBM/Chicago in 1994. The CBS Enforcer Music Collection includes updates for KRIV/Houston, WOIO/Cleveland, and WUSA/Washington D.C. This theme uses the "I Love Chicago, Chicago's My Home" folk song as a signature, originally used by Dick Marx's WBBM 1975 Package. News In Focus was commissioned in 1997 for KCBS/Los Angeles. Gari bought this package from John Hegner and added it to the collection. Disc 7 and 8 are News in Focus.

The CBS Enforcer (New Generation)
(4 Discs)
Over ?? cuts

Disc 1:
97 cuts;
Disc 2:
46 cuts;
Disc 3:
?? cuts;
Disc 4:
?? cuts;
The CBS Enforcer-New Generation was commissioned by WBBM/Chicago in 2005.

The CBS Enforcer (New Generation II)
(2 Discs)
Over ?? cuts

Disc 1:
84 cuts;
Disc 2:
67 cuts;
The CBS Enforcer-New Generation II was commissioned by WCBS/New York in 2007 when they went HD with a new graphics package.
The Great News Package
(3 Discs)
Disc 1:
95 cuts;
Disc 2:

97 cuts;
Disc 3:

49 cuts;

Based on an alternate version of Hello, The Great News Package has a prodigious amount of themes. From the time it started in 1986 commissioned by WXIA/Atlanta, it has dominated stations all across the country. The updated themes are on Disc 3.

The One and Only
(10 Discs)
Disc 1:
51 cuts;
Disc 2:

94 cuts;
Disc 3:

39 cuts;
Disc 4:

88 cuts;
Disc 5:
68 cuts;
Disc 6:

97 cuts;
Disc 7:
52 cuts;
Disc 8:
?? cuts;
Disc 9:
?? cuts;
Disc 10:
?? cuts;
The One and Only was commissioned by WPLG/Miami in 1992. This package has been used or is being used in basically every market you see, roughly the non O&O stations. It has the highest national recognition by viewers. Disc 7 is the 10 Second IDs. This cut count does not include the updated CD & 2 Toolkit CDs.
The One and Only w/ WJXT Signature
(? Disc)
Disc 1:
?? cuts;
The One and Only w/ WJXT Signature was commissioned in 2002. It is the third package to use the WJXT signature. 
ID
The One For All
(1 Disc)
Disc 1:
37 cuts;
The One For All was commissioned by WBZ/Boston in 1979. It includes the "One For All" image campaign and is the latest version of this package. This cut count does not include the classic 1979 version.
ID
The Paramount
(2 Disc)
(1 Toolkit CD)
Disc 1:
80 cuts;
Disc 2:
?? cuts;
Disc 3 :
?? cuts;
The Paramount was made exclusively for local UPN affiliates. This package was only used by a few stations before they dropped the package when they used another package or the station seized their news operations. This package is currently used by only one station.
The Reporter
(? Disc)
Disc 1:
?? cuts;
 
ID
The World at Home
(1 Disc)
Disc 1:
6 cuts;
 
ID
The X Package (Generic)
(2 Discs)
Disc 1:
57 cuts;
Disc 2:

85 cuts;
The X Package Generic was freelanced by Gari Communications in 2001.
The X Package FOX
(1 Disc)
Disc 1:
35 cuts;
The X Package FOX was commissioned by KTTV/Los Angeles in 1999.
The X2 Package
(1 Disc)
Disc 1:
84 cuts;
The X2 Package was commissioned by WTTG/Washington D.C. in 2000, as a bolder version of the X Package with a stronger alternate melody.
This Is Your News
(4 Discs)
Disc 1:
93 cuts;
Disc 2:
80 cuts;
Disc 3:

37 cuts;
Disc 4:
19 cuts;
This Is Your News was commissioned by KMOV/St. Louis in 1995. This package also includes an Emmy award-winning image campaign theme used and customized to several stations. Disc 4 has some updated themes.
Turn To News
(? Disc)
Disc 1:
69 cuts;
Turn To News was commissioned by WKYC/Cleveland in 1984. It included the extremely popular and ingenious 'Turn to 3' image campaign.
WBZ 1986 News Package
(1 Disc)
Disc 1:
13 cuts;
 The WBZ 1986 News Package was commissioned by WBZ/Boston in 1986.
ID
We'll Take You There
(? Disc)
Disc 1:
?? cuts;
We'll Take You There was commissioned by WBAL/Baltimore in 1981. It includes the popular 'We'll Take You There' image campaign used at WBAL.
ID
Where It All Happens
(2 Disc)
Disc 1:
33 cuts;
Disc 2:
85 cuts
 
WJXT News Package
(1 Disc)
Disc 1:
38 cuts;
The WJXT News Package was commissioned by WJXT/Jacksonville in 1995. It was the first package to use the WJXT signature which was later used in Image w/ WJXT Signature and The One and Only w/ WJXT Signature. 
ID
Working For You
(? Disc)
Disc 1:
?? cuts;
 
ID
You've Got A Friend
(? Disc)
Disc 1:
?? cuts;
 
ID

 

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