60 Years of Channel 17 - Video

[jaxlongtimer]

I remember going to the Channel 17 studios and volunteering for the Jerry Lewis Telethon local broadcast.  I also remember the excitement of finally getting an ABC affiliate in Jax to see Batman, Superman, Wide World of Sports ("..the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat.."), etc. although you needed a "newer" TV to pick up stations higher than a Channel 13.  Motivated my parents to finally buy our first color TV that included the higher bandwidth.

The below video features 17 news staff from the way-back past including Karen Bowling, recently at City Hall, and Joyce Morgan, current property appraiser.

https://www.news4jax.com/features/2026/02/19/celebrating-60-years-jacksonvilles-channel-17-reflects-on-decades-of-broadcasting-milestones-and-memories/