(screaming)
(upbeat music)
- Look how cute she is.
(upbeat music continues)
- Did you just spit my face?
(upbeat music)
(laughs) - Look at that.
(upbeat music)
- I am not worthy.
I am not worthy.
- What's this like for your Sammy
must be a really big night
for all of you with KTLA channel five?
(upbeat music)
- Hi everyone, I'm Jessica Homes.
- And I'm Frank Buckley
and we're celebrating
the 25th anniversary of the KTLA Morning News.
(people cheering)
- 25 years of countless stories, unforgettable moments
and enough belly laughs to last a lifetime.
- Let's go back to how it all got started
at a time when serious news was the norm.
KTLA took a chance on a different type of morning show
a show that broke the mold.
- A show with personality, delivering the news
and waking Los Angeles up with a smile
became the brand of the KTLA Morning News.
And since our humble beginning, morning shows
around the country have tried replicating our style
hoping to discover their very own
Mark Kriski, Eric Spillman and Sam Rubin.
- But let's be honest those three simply
cannot be duplicated, right guys?
(air whooshing)
- Well, maybe Sam and I, but definitely not this one.
(laughs)
- I can't believe, it's been 25 years
but when I met you guys first.
First of all, I thought Sam ruin,
come on Mr. LA and Hollywood.
Hello Mr. Hollywood, and then Eric.
Oh, he was Mr. Serious reporters.
- Maybe back then but we have a lot of fun together.
We hang out by the pool.
We even celebrate holidays together come on.
- No question about that.
You know, one thing that is so nice
about the show is able to sort of gauge the mood
of what's going on important time to be serious
or just to have a really good laugh.
And nobody's better at bringing the funny
than our friend from Nova Scotia.
The one and only Mr. Mark Kriski.
(air whooshing)
People ask me about what's Mark KrisKi, really like
♪ This girl's on fire. ♪
We're on TV.
(Mark screaming)
What are you gonna do?
Boss, man
- Kriski is as goofy and crazy
as he appears to be on TV.
♪ Now flexy brown ♪
- No
Let's go out to Jennifer Chan.
See what's happening in traffic.
- I'm Ginger Chan.
- Ginger, I got to get her name, Wow.
(ginger giggles)
25 years, no I really can't imagine.
And it's even hard to actually think back
that I was somewhere else.
I feel like I was born and raised here and
my forever home.
♪ Cause I'm on top of the world ♪
- Imagine this the first face you see
in the morning is Mark Kriski.
- Kriski is my brother from another mother.
- The guy cracks me up.
- He may be the smartest one amongst all of us.
- The vitamins have me a little whacked out.
Hey everyone.
(thud)
Sometimes the girls just gotta shake it out.
We started out just as a normal
sort of ordinary newscasts.
I can't be blamed for the weather on this one.
(Kriski chuckles)
This is my first shot.
All of a sudden we started thinking
this isn't going to last.
And we started laughing during the commercials
and going, Oh boy.
And one time that the laughter
sort of spilled over on the air.
And next thing we knew the whole thing lightened up.
Let's have a look at what's going
on down the weather forecast, despite the,
okay, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, monkey.
The thing kept on evolving even though
our bosses kind of,
I still think they go,
what are they doing?
But it clicked.
And it caught on and 25 years later.
Good morning, I'm Mark Kriski live at 65th annual.
(laughing)
That's what we gonna expect
to see some cooler temperatures, there you go exactly.
Megatron you gotta be able to help out
with the weather forecast.
Everybody wants to do the weather.
There's something about that whole Green Screen thing.
- This is so awesome.
(Michael laughing)
- Will be hot all over the place
and I love weekend.
- 84 in San Bernardino, a lot of porno
being made down there.
(laughing hysterically)
You are little scared with kid rock here.
You never know what's gonna happen.
- I like it how Jule Gloob covered way early.
(laughs)
(inaudible)
People seem to want to just whack him.
I do believe one of the first ones was Joshua Gabor.
I don't know what it's up with me but maybe
it's because I stand at the Green Screen
Chroma Key now I'm more accessible.
But things have happened to me, pie in the face,
cats falling on my head.
It's all part of the gig
and somebody's got to take the fall.
- Oh my God
- There he is
(people cheering)
Mark Kriski yes.
(reporters applauding)
- Hey look, I am the moral center
and the truth center of KTLA.
Come dance with me.
(cars honking)
She liked it.
(shrieked)
- Oh there he is are you walking in.
(gentle music)
- Over a 25 year period.
You're gonna have so many things happen in life.
And unfortunately I fell ill for a period of time.
Thank you guys.
It's good to be back.
And the support I got from KTLA
and the staff from fellow employees
and then from the viewers too.
It's just amazing people still ask,
"Hey, what happened? And are you okay?"
And I'm glad to be able to say, I am perfectly fine
through the thoughts and the prayers I am here.
(gentle upbeat music)
(air whooshing)
- Now my friend, you know what?
You are the true moral compass of this program.
You never know quite you gonna get.
- Welcome.
- Which is a good thing.
(laughs)
One thing you can always count
on is KTLA news is really exemplary coverage.
And when it comes to live sport news
and all the major events have taken place
no one better than Eric Spillman.
(air whooshing)
- We can see the extent of the damage
and the destruction brought by last night's rioting.
There's gonna be a situations that people
are gonna have to cope with as
they get over the initial shock of the quake.
- KTLA 5's Eric Spillman joins us live.
- Eric, tell us what's happening.
- We're in a neighborhood where homes burned.
So this could be the beginning of a long, long day.
- Eric Spillman is awesome for many reasons.
- He's been here from the beginning.
- He is the very best at what he does.
- He goes out there and he tells it like it is.
- He'll go the extra mile when he's in the field.
- I like being a reporter.
I mean I like finding out about stuff, new stuff.
Seeing stuff before anyone else does.
You have anything to say?
- Excuse me, please?
- He gets it done and then the next day
he's out doing something fun and silly.
- Do it.
- Goes for it.
(Hall screaming)
(laughing)
- Get in bo...
(reporters applauding)
- Eric Spillman, ladies and gentlemen.
- I am not worthy.
You lose that camera we're in big trouble.
You've made me cry.
Are we now married?
- Eric still works at the station.
- That's the great thing about the morning news
is we're there for everything.
We're there for the big events that
have changed the history of Los Angeles.
And then also for the lighter moments.
When we can bring a smile to people's faces
The winning turtle here at Brennan's,
we'll be back with more turtle racing next hour.
(cheers)
I don't know if I can stand the excitement.
- One, 20
(wind whooshing)
(Spillman cheering)
- Initially, I got to do the hard news
four days a week and then I switched to gale
and got to do the feature story
in one day out of the week and that was a great opportunity.
We did so many fun things.
- They'll be outta of here.
- It's all about the fist,
always about the fist.
- All right shaking his fist.
- People related to the fist.
Shake the fist.
- It's something that's happening
that shouldn't be happening.
And everybody recognizes that they are just plain wrong.
- Winter hasn't started until we've seen Eric Spillman.
Give us a snow angel.
- I don't know where it started.
I think it was Carlos
originally asked me to do a snow angel.
We've done variations on snow angels.
I did a dirt angel in Dodger stadium.
- That is a classic.
- We've been friends on camera
and off camera the entire time.
He's the greatest guy.
And there is an integrity and intelligence
to Eric Spillman that shines through
on every single report.
The KTLA morning news has
had a tremendous impact on my life.
When you wake up with KTLA morning news,
hopefully you're getting something
that can make you smile.
Shirley McClain just happens to be here at LAX.
I'm proud that we've been an important part
of people's lives over a long period of time.
You just couldn't ask for a more enjoyable,
beneficial, fantastic experience.
Fist cam there we go (Chan laughs)
(air whooshing)
- And Eric of course throwing the fist to father time.
How have you not aged in 25 years?
- I can't explain it.
(Sam laughs)
- It's incredible.
It's incredible.
And when I got here 25 years ago,
as I said, you were Mr. Hollywood.
Now you have the experience
to actually substantiate that.
Here are some of Sam's greatest moments.
(air whooshing)
- Sammy.
- Hello-
- How are you, Sam?
- It's the Sam Rubin.
- KTLA it's such a staple of LA.
- You look so good.
- Lemme talk about all the time.
I was on the phone with Kevin Costner today
and Tom Cruise because we were talking about
Sam Rubin moment that we knew that was coming along.
- So Sam,
- Yes.
(audience laughs)
- Why did you not believe that was my blood?
- Sam is Sam, I mean I can't say
enough wonderful things about him.
I really can't.
- He's such a natural, he's so knowledgeable.
- He's truly become a legend in Hollywood, among actors.
Everybody knows when he's on the red carpet,
they know, hey it's Sam.
- Hello, everyone.
- Good to see you.
- How are you George?
- Good you are all right.
- Congratulations.
- The man with his pulse on the industry.
What's this life for you, Sam?
It must be a really big night for all of you at KTLA.
- He's excited to come to work every day.
He's like a kid in the candy store.
And I think that is infectious.
- Very good.
- Wow
Let go
(applauds)
- Let go Sam. (laughing)
- You got great legs, buddy.
- You like the wheels?
- Yeah, I do man.
- Are you uncomfortable in anyway?
- No it's all good.
- You're feeling good about it.
- It's one of those inside things.
(Sam laughs)
- The viewers get to see this sort of
inside look at entertainment
but I think only someone as talented
and as inside the Sam Rubin, brings to the table.
- Oh God.
- Let me show you there.
(reporters screaming)
- I think that you guys absolutely own LA news.
I mean, this is just the morning news
on steroids and I love it.
- This is so unfair for Heather.
(laughs)
Every single day, somebody comes up to me
and says, I love that show.
I've grown up watching you.
This thing you guys did today was hilarious.
Every single day.
Of course we didn't know, appropriately feed him
because all the croissants were gone, right?
What is up with that?
(laughing)
- I'm gonna need to know.
- Yes.
(Sam laughs)
- The KTLA morning news is very,
deep connections that people have with the show.
And we're so grateful that they do.
And here is Jennifer Lawrence.
- Jason Hoffman just pull of the back of my-
- Can we trade places? Go ahead.
- Yeah you might love.
- Who's your favorite people have always asked me that.
I feel I've met everybody.
What's nice about all this,
Los Angeles seems like this giant city.
The whole thing to me, it feels like a small town
All right, the last time I saw Amy Adams,
- Yes
- In Hollywood, we were both at Staples.
And this kind of small town of Hollywood
happily in a large numbers watch the morning news.
- Best part of waking up is watching,
KTLA in the morning, you did?.
- I'm glad dad let me hold this.
- When I came here, I was 31.
I was married, but I had no children at all.
- How hard can this be? Anyone can do it.
- And so now 25 years later, I'm not 31.
My oldest daughter is 20, 15, 10 and eight
(soft gentle music).
- You have given me brownie points
for the rest of my life.
- We gotta get some cookies, for Cookie Monster.
- Oh oh boy cookie I need, no can't wait.
- Good job well done.
- Thank you.
- Had a good time.
- The longest relationship.
Mark makes a joke about this, but it's true.
I mean, Mark and I, Eric have had this 25 year relationship
with the viewers of Los Angeles, Frank and Jessica.
Have had very long and productive relationships
with the viewers as well.
So these are the people that we know the best.
And I think to a large degree, know us the best.
- Come on, man give me some.
(laughs)
- Sam.
(soft music) (air whooshing)
- Asha love your hottest.
- The only difficult job you have.
- It is really difficult so many memorable moments.
Let's head over to Chris Henry and Megan,
see what's coming up next.
(air whoshing)
- Thanks guys, coming up, did you know
that Henry and Megan first worked together
when they were both starting their careers?
We are gonna talk about that.
- Also it has to be one of the most
memorable moments on our show.
Of course, we're talking about QuickBase.
I'll talk about what I was thinking
about before and after coming up.
- Oh, that oughta be good.
- Yeah, also Gail Anderson gets emotional
when she talks about one of the
most defining moments of her career.
Our 25th anniversary celebration continues coming.
(air whooshing)
(upbeat music)