November 30, 1994 Then & Now…a throwback looking back at the 80s. Larry Himmel wrote: The old adage, “time flies when you’re having fun,” surely must apply here. It’s hard to believe that I’ve worked at News 8 for 15 years now. Some of your favorite anchors and reporters even longer. In the late 70s and early 80s most of us got our start in television. Here’s a look back at the way we were. See Larry on his first day—April 19, 1979. Looking back at our anchors and reporters at the beginning of their careers in the 1980s…Hal Clement, Ted Leitner, Susan Peters, Bob Hansen, Chris Saunders, Carol Hasson, Doug McAllister, Graham Ledger, Hank Bauer, and Liz Pursell.