Original upload date: Sun, 08 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Fri, 10 Dec 2021 01:23:41 GMT
In the early years, from 1949 to 1953, KFMB operated in the basement of the San Diego Hotel. The ceilings were too low for theater lighting, so we had to move. The 5th and Ash Journal Building downtow
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n was the second home for KFMB stations from 1953 to 1977. The building was deemed unsafe because it didn't pass earthquake inspections. Sadly, it was demolished and it's now a parking lot. The late News 8 photojournalist Bob Gardner edited this homage to the beautiful building with the fitting 5th Dimension song “Ashes to Ashes.” Since 1977, KFMB's broadcast home has been in Kearny Mesa on Engineer Road where it remains as of 2019. https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/throwback/news-8-throwback-delivering-news-to-san-diego-for-70-years/509-33d426a7-f948-4356-95f5-f631bdae68bb
