The switch was flipped on May 16, 1949, and we became San Diego’s first television station. The first couple of years—it if wasn’t a test pattern on air, it was likely a cowboy program. In 1951, the daily newscast was launched. It was only thirty minutes but as Ray Wilson said, it was quite a struggle to gather that much news. No wonder—the news department consisted of six people. In 1969 CBS 8 turned twenty and celebrated the milestone with a 30-minute special. Our archives editor Barb Nielsen edited the highlights and took creative license by adding newly digitized film the 1950s and 60s. George Lewis and Nicki Pierce anchored the show. KFMB legends Ray Wilson and Harold Keen reminisce about the good old days and the struggles to get news on the airwaves. It’s a fascinating look at television in its early days. The Big News open—incredible late 1960s/early 1970s newscast open. It was quite long but oh so compelling. 1978 news promos with Michael Tuck, Allison Ross, Clark Anthony, and Walter Cronkite. Another legend of a different sort, Larry Himmel, did a four-part special for our 65th anniversary in 2014. Part one explores our history and the people that made 8 great. Part 2 is about the major news events we covered throughout the years. Larry wrote this introduction: To steal a line from Dickens: “It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” Over the past 65 years KFMB-TV has aired the good news and bad, the joyous, and the sad, events which have been captured by the unblinking eye of a camera. These stories, down trough the decades, have been presented by a distinguished group of photojournalists, editors, writers, reporters, and anchors. Here are just some of the stories that shaped our lives in San Diego. CBS 8 is the local source for San Diego breaking news and top story headlines. Get the latest local San Diego TV news, sports, weather and more. More from CBS 8: Website: https://www.cbs8.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/CBS8 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/News8 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbs8