Retro Friday: AM Los Angeles, 1989

It's funny, 1989 sometimes doesn't seem like a long time ago ("Buffalo Stance"! Milli Vanilli! "The Simpsons" Christmas special!) until you watch something like this. Starting with a 20-years-younger Steve Edwards, this 1989 episode of KABC/Channel 7's long-gone "A.M. Los Angeles" feels like a much more innocent time, even if it wasn't.

By the way, the other amazing thing? Mr. T looks exactly the same. Pretty much exactly. He pities the fool who ages (sorry, Steve Edwards).

Los Angeles Local Emmy Noms: A Good Day For Steve Edwards

Steve Edwards has graced Los Angeles airwaves for decades, hosting everything from "2 On The Town" to KABC's "A.M. Los Angeles." He's hosted KTTV/Fox 11's "Good Day L.A." now for 15 years. (Wow.)

Now Edwards (seen above doing the weather for KNXT/Channel 2 in 1978) is about to receive this year's L.A. Area Governors Award at the L.A. Area Emmys.

Edwards joins a group of past honorees that include Jess Marlow, Kelly Lange, Jerry Dunphy, Larry McCormick and Dr. George Fischbeck.

Meanwhile, KNBC/Channel 4 leads this year's Local L.A. Emmy nomincations, with 15 nods, followed by KTLA/Channel 5. KTLA was among the stations to already land an Emmy this week, as its coverage of the death of Michael Jackson last year was the only nominee in the "live coverage of an unscheduled news event" category.

The L.A. Area Emmys take place on July 31.

Retro Friday: L.A. TV History, As Recounted in 1981

Here's a great "2 On The Town" package (split into two YouTube videos), as Steve Edwards interviews three legendary L.A. TV personalities in 1981. KTLA's Stan Chambers, of course, is still on TV, believe it or not! Great rememberances by Chambers, as well as KTTV's Bill Welsh (standing in front of the Pan Pacific Auditorium, which was still standing in 1981!) and KHJ's Ted Myers. As aired on KNXT-TV (now KCBS) on March 6, 1981.