NEW PHOTOS: Old WAKA TV building on Eastern Boulevard in Montgomery being torn down
Posted: Jun 13, 2024 10:49 PM CDT
Updated: Jun 19, 2024 3:48 PM CDT
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WAKA Action 8 News
Former WAKA TV building on Eastern Boulevard in Montgomery being demolished, Thursday, June 13, 2024 – Photo from Action 8 News
This is the view of the rear of the WAKA TV building, where the main studio had been located. To the right was the newsroom.
This is the view of the rear of the WAKA TV building, where the main studio had been located. To the right was the newsroom.
Former WAKA TV building on Eastern Boulevard in Montgomery being demolished, Thursday, June 13, 2024 – Photo from Action 8 News
This is a portion of the WAKA TV newsroom.
Former WAKA TV building on Eastern Boulevard in Montgomery being demolished, Thursday, June 13, 2024 – Photo from Action 8 News
This is the rear corner of the newsroom, where the assignment desk was located.
Former WAKA TV building on Eastern Boulevard in Montgomery being demolished, Thursday, June 13, 2024 – Photo from Action 8 News
In the rubble of the WAKA TV studio are these remnants of the final news set used in the Eastern Boulevard location.
In the rubble of the WAKA TV studio are these remnants of the final news set used in the Eastern Boulevard location.
Former WAKA TV building on Eastern Boulevard in Montgomery being demolished, Wednesday, June 19, 2024 – Photo from Action 8 News
This was the front entrance to the two-story lobby as seen from Eastern Boulevard - Photo from WAKA Action 8 News
This was the front entrance to the two-story lobby as seen from Eastern Boulevard - Photo from WAKA Action 8 News
Former WAKA TV building on Eastern Boulevard in Montgomery being demolished, Thursday, June 13, 2024 – Photo from Action 8 News
Stairs to the front entrance to the two-story lobby area - Photo from WAKA Action 8 News
Former WAKA TV building on Eastern Boulevard in Montgomery being demolished, Thursday, June 13, 2024 – Photo from Action 8 News
Sales Department area to the right of the front entrance - Photo from WAKA Action 8 News
Former WAKA TV building on Eastern Boulevard in Montgomery being demolished, Thursday, June 13, 2024 – Photo from Action 8 News
A few of the unique gold-plated windows still remain in the Sales Department area - Photo from WAKA Action 8 News
A few of the unique gold-plated windows still remain in the Sales Department area - Photo from WAKA Action 8 News
It is a bittersweet time for those of us at WAKA Action 8. Our former home on Eastern Boulevard in Montgomery is being torn down.
The TV station moved from these studios to our new home on Harrison Road in 2013, which gave us more room to produce news in HD with three studios, three control rooms and a cutting-edge digital newsroom.
Still, it’s sad to see the old building come down. It opened in 1985 when WAKA moved from Selma to Montgomery.
FILE – WAKA TV building at 3020 Eastern Boulevard in Montgomery, which opened in 1985. – Photo WAKA Action 8 News
We have several people still on staff who remember moving into the building when it was new nearly 40 years ago.
The building had been used for storage over the past decade. The property was recently sold and the new owner plans to develop it.
