Anybody remember VIDEO HITS on CBC?

[expo86]

With Samanth Taylor. I never missed an episode. It used to come on at 5:00pm. LOTS of great videos back then. Especially in 1985. I believe it went off the air in 1989.

[harleytexas]

Didn't someone else take over the show from her??

[KMFDM10000]

I didn't like Video Hits as much. It was a little too "top 10" for me. I remember that fat "Dan" guy hosting it. My favourite show was "Flipside". Now if anyone can remember that, I will be very surprised. I remember one day they played all the video

[I. M. He]

That would be Dan Gallagher if I recall...
Far better though (for those in Southern Ontario) was City TV's "The New Music" - now that was a show I watched religiously throughout the early 80's. Great videos, revealing interviews - after the success of MT

[KMFDM10000]

I used to listen to The New Music for a few years, in the begining. But it did "morph" into something sick and uninteresting. One of the last shows I watched was about "The Pursuit of Happiness". That was kind of interesting, then they started intervie

[audiofool]

The New Music was a great show in its' early years! It was hosted by JD Roberts, now John Roberts of CBS News, White House correspondent and imbedded reporter for CBS in the Iraq War. It was a great source for (at the time) non-mainstream music and vide

[harleytexas]

I loved video singles and flipside both on cfmt in the 80's. Both had tons of performances from old grey whistle test and top of the pops. I still have tons of my video tapes from then. I also loved new music before the grunge/rap stuff too. Anyone rememb

[KMFDM10000]

Yes, Citylimits. That's the show I was trying to remember. Good show too, Morrissey & stuff like that.