KPAD

KPAD (channel 5) is the ABC affiliate serving the Paradise City, CA area. It is a sister station to WCVB in Boston, MA. The two stations have shared the same 5 logo since 1988.
==Newscast themes==
*WCCO 1978 News Theme (1978-1983)
*Newschannel - Gari Media Group (1983-1988)
*Palmer News Package - Shelly Palmer Company (1988-1995)
*Image News - Gari Media (1995-2003)
* Hearst TV News Music Package: Coverage You Can Count On - Newsmusic Central (2003-2010)
*Production Music: This Just In - Killer Tracks (2010-2014)
*Strive - inthegroovemusic (2012–present)
==Announcers==
*Drew Dimmel (1983-1994)
*Ed O'Brien (1994-1999)
*Jim Birdsall (1999-2000)
*Bill Ratner (2000-2014)
*Charlie Van Dyke (2015–Present)
== News slogan history==
*The Southwest Land's News Leader (1974-1991)
*Where The News Comes First (1991-2000)
*Coverage You Can Count On (2000-2014)
*News For Paradise City (2015–Present)
==Notable current on-air staff==
===Anchor(s)===
*Aaron Davis - Weekend, 12:00 P.M. (2005–Present)
*Adrienne Gleckerson - Weekend, 5:00 P.M. (2014–Present)
*Dave DuBois (Also reporter) - Weekday, 12:00 P.M. (2008–Present)
* Dick Larson - Weekday, 5:00, 6:00, and 11:00 P.M. (1988–Present)
* Julie Friede - Weekend, 6:00 & 11:00 P.M. (1998–Present)
*Katelyn Hannigan - Weekday, 5:00, 6:00, and 11:00 P.M. (1989–Present)
* Keith Long - Weekday, 5:00-7:00 A.M. (2002–Present)
*Kelly Patton - Weekday, 5:00-7:00 A.M. (2010–Present)
*Layne Grey (Also reporter) - Weekend - 7:00-9:00 A.M. (2001–Present)
*Leslie Butch - Weekend, 6:00 & 11:00 P.M. (2012–Present)
*Ryder Ellerslie - Weekend, 5:00 P.M. (2011–Present)
===Meteorologist(s) ===
*Cade Steele - Weekend, 7:00-9:00 A.M. (2003–Present)
*Frankie Belmont - Weekend, 11:00 P.M. (2016–Present)
*Jack Cerney - Chief Meteorologist. Weekday, 5:00, 6:00, and 11:00 P.M. (2002–Present)
*Jeff Steiner - Weekday, 12:00 P.M. (1995–Present)
*Pete Francis - Weekday, 5:00-7:00 A.M. (2009–Present)
*Stephanie Ritz - Weekend, 5:00 & 6:00 P.M. (2013–Present)
===Sports Anchor(s)=== 
*Alain Walsh - Weekday, 12:00 & 6:00 P.M. (2012–Present)
*Brennan Jefferson - Weekend, 7:00-9:00 A.M. (2018–Present)
*Collie Wood - Weekend, 12:00 P.M. (2002–Present)
*Jarvis Fuller - Weekend, 5:00, 6:00, & 11:00 P.M. (2000–Present)
*Uriah DeVinci - Weekday, 5:00-7:00 A.M. (1998–Present)
*Wade Louis - Sports Director. Weekday, 6:00 & 11:00 P.M. (1991–Present)
==Notable former on-air staff==
===Anchor(s)===
*Hank Richardson - Weekday, 5:00, 6:00, and 11:00 P.M. (1956-1987, deceased)
* Irving Rowe - Weekday, 5:00-7:00 A.M. (1982-2001, now with KFPL)
* Julie Davis - Weekday, 5:00, 6:00, and 11:00 P.M. (1967-1984, retired)
===Meteorologist(s)=== 
*Christopher Dorn - Meteorologist. Weekday, 5:00, 6:00, and 11:00 P.M. (1991-2002, now with KHDH)
*Scott Erickson - Chief Meteorologist. Weekday, 5:00, 6:00, & 11:00 P.M. (1976-2000. Retired)
==Gallery==
KPAD Pre-1988.png|Circle "5" logo used from 1979-1988
KPAD Pre-1992.png|1988-1992
KPAD Pre-1994.png|1992-1994
KPAD Pre-1995.png|1994-1995
KPAD 1995.png|1995-2007
KPAD 2007.png|2007-2012
KPAD5.png|KPAD's former logo when it was at its former news studio. Used from October 22, 2012 – December 31, 2014
KPAD News5 Pre-1988.png|1982-1988 News 5 logo
KPAD NewsChannel5 Pre-1995.png|News Channel 5 Logo from 1988-1994
KPAD NewsChannel5 Pre-95.png|News Channel 5 Logo from 1994-1995
KPAD NC5.svg|NewsChannel 5 logo since 2007; this variant has been in use since 2015
Image.jpg|KPAD Promo for ABC's The Bachelorette from 2015
KPAD 1995 ID.png|1995 Station ID
KPAD 1998 ID.png|Station ID from the Late '90s
KPAD 2000 station ID.png|Station ID from 2000-2004
KPAD 1995 Open.png|KPAD's news open from the Mid '90s (1995-1998)
KPAD '98 Open.png|1st variant of the Late '90s News open (1998-2000)
KPAD '00 Open.png|2nd variant with the "Coverage You Can Count On" slogan. Used from April to November 2000
KPAD Late '00 Open.png|News open from 2000-2004
KPAD 2018- news open.png|News open since 2018
Category:ABC network affiliates
Category:Paradise City
Category:California
Category:Hearst Television
Category:Channel 5
Category:Former CBS affiliates
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1956