ðə nˈuːzkæst lˈɑːntʃt æz ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl sˈɪkstimˈɪnɪt nˈuːzkæst ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks, wɪð ɹˈɑːdʒɚ jˈaʊŋkɚɹ æz ɪts ˈæŋkɚ fɹʌm ɪts ɪnsˈɛpʃən ʌntˈɪl hɪz dᵻpˈɑːɹtʃɚɹ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː.
The newscast launched as a single 60-minute newscast in 1986, with Roger Younker as its anchor from its inception until his departure in 2002.