http://www.cbs8.com/category/154779/larry-himmel-vintage-stories-on-cbs-8 en-us Copyright 2000 - 2019 WorldNow and CBS 8 San Diego Promotion 14 15 larry-himmel-vintage-stories-on-cbs-8 http://www.cbs8.com/story/26867145/remembering-larry-himmel S26867145 CBS 8 San Diego Wed, 22 Oct 2014 17:22:00 EDT We are saddened to report our beloved colleague Larry Himmel,  CBS News 8's legendary reporter, humorist and consummate broadcaster died Wednesday, November 5th following his brave battle with cancer. Larry was 68 years old. Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/31391624/vintage-himmel-the-price-is-right S31391624 CBS 8 San Diego Fri, 4 Mar 2016 21:37:00 EST It was one of the most exciting days of their lives, and they got to relive it with Larry. Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/31213933/vintage-himmel-up-for-debate S31213933 CBS 8 San Diego Sat, 13 Feb 2016 01:50:00 EST It's debate season, a battle of words that just never seem to end.  Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/31155666/vintage-himmel-larry-heads-to-the-big-game S31155666 CBS 8 San Diego Wed, 10 Feb 2016 02:03:00 EST Lots of San Diegans are excited about the Super Bowl, but not nearly as excited as we were in 1995 when the Chargers were in it.  Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/30981323/vintage-himmel-larry-and-the-lion-triplets S30981323 CBS 8 San Diego Sat, 16 Jan 2016 00:15:00 EST Local animal sanctuary Lions, Tigers and Bears was one of Larry's favorite places. Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/30922885/vintage-himmel-larry-does-weather-with-raquel-welch S30922885 CBS 8 San Diego Fri, 8 Jan 2016 21:26:00 EST Larry often filled in doing the weather, and a few years back his forecast was "Vah Vah Boom!" Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/30831539/vintage-himmel-a-trip-down-candy-cane-lane S30831539 CBS 8 San Diego Sat, 26 Dec 2015 00:23:00 EST There was a time when a Chula Vista neighborhood needed a little longer than everyone else to take down the holiday decorations.  Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/30790510/vintage-himmel-twas-the-night-before-christmas S30790510 CBS 8 San Diego Fri, 18 Dec 2015 23:52:00 EST On Friday, we re-lived a Larry Christmas tradition.  Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/30730165/vintage-himmel-christmas-1995 S30730165 CBS 8 San Diego Fri, 11 Dec 2015 23:53:00 EST In many ways, Larry was quite predictable. Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/30673744/vintage-himmel-christmas-eve-1993 S30673744 CBS 8 San Diego Sat, 5 Dec 2015 00:52:00 EST Larry took this whole Christmas thing very seriously.  Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/30618907/vintage-himmel-a-little-league-legend S30618907 CBS 8 San Diego Fri, 27 Nov 2015 22:24:00 EST A big loss for local little league earlier this week when longtime coach Joe Schloss died at the age of 88.  Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/30573769/vintage-himmel-riding-the-rails S30573769 CBS 8 San Diego Fri, 20 Nov 2015 21:30:00 EST Larry loved new things and in 1995 a whole new line of the trolley opened.  Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/30516694/vintage-himmel-veterans-day-2008 S30516694 CBS 8 San Diego Sat, 14 Nov 2015 00:51:00 EST Events like today once gain prove the world can be a volatile place.  Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/30460457/vintage-himmel-buried-treasure S30460457 CBS 8 San Diego Sat, 7 Nov 2015 00:46:00 EST This week's Vintage Himmel is about buried treasure, searching for it and what you actually find. Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/30451112/one-year-after-his-death-larrys-legacy-lives-on S30451112 CBS 8 San Diego Thu, 5 Nov 2015 21:14:00 EST It has been one year to the day since we lost our beloved Larry Himmel. Jeff Zevely News http://www.cbs8.com/story/30399128/vintage-himmel-the-great-pumpkin S30399128 CBS 8 San Diego Sat, 31 Oct 2015 00:43:00 EDT Bates Nut Farm, was one of Larry's favorite places.He affectionately called it "Nate's Butt Farm."  Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/30338891/vintage-himmel-breaking-up-with-the-cubs S30338891 CBS 8 San Diego Fri, 23 Oct 2015 21:53:00 EDT Even the most die-hard Chicago Cubs fan would describe themselves as "long suffering."  And this season was another heartbreaker. Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/30284297/vintage-himmel-at-home-with-jeff-jer S30284297 CBS 8 San Diego Fri, 16 Oct 2015 23:24:00 EDT This week, Jer of Jeff & Jer hung up his mic after many great years here in San Diego.  Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/30232192/vintage-himmel-kolender-on-san-diego-at-large S30232192 CBS 8 San Diego Sat, 10 Oct 2015 17:21:00 EDT This week marked the passing of local law enforcement legend Bill Kolender.  A man with a gun, a badge and, as  it turned out, someone with a great sense of humor. Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/30176713/vintage-himmel-father-and-son-hospital-tour S30176713 CBS 8 San Diego Sat, 3 Oct 2015 00:12:00 EDT Twenty-one years ago, we asked Larry to give us a tour of Rady Children's Hospital.  News http://www.cbs8.com/story/29964783/vintage-himmel-bloopers-circa S29964783 CBS 8 San Diego Fri, 4 Sep 2015 23:29:00 EDT When it comes to live television, everything does not always go as planned, and it's been that way from the start.  News http://www.cbs8.com/story/29855635/vintage-himmel-batter-up S29855635 CBS 8 San Diego Fri, 21 Aug 2015 23:52:00 EDT ck in 1996, Larry Himmel decided his swing could use some work, and he had a new option.  Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/29739679/vintage-himmel-a-dip-in-the-pool S29739679 CBS 8 San Diego Sat, 8 Aug 2015 00:05:00 EDT It's been a little warm lately, so how about a dip in the pool? News http://www.cbs8.com/story/29685318/vintage-himmel-the-hippest-man-in-san-diego S29685318 CBS 8 San Diego Fri, 31 Jul 2015 23:48:00 EDT Larry loved jazz, and he even named his son Miles after Miles Davis. News http://www.cbs8.com/story/29630210/vintage-himmel-larry-goes-to-a-rave S29630210 CBS 8 San Diego Sat, 25 Jul 2015 00:53:00 EDT It's 1993, and Larry had just heard about something called a rave. News http://www.cbs8.com/story/29577401/vintage-himmel-2006-high-gas-prices S29577401 CBS 8 San Diego Sat, 18 Jul 2015 00:33:00 EDT Back in 2006, Larry was doing what the rest of were doing, complaining about high gas prices. News http://www.cbs8.com/story/29524026/vintage-himmel-opening-day-1998 S29524026 CBS 8 San Diego Fri, 10 Jul 2015 21:53:00 EDT Opening Day at the Del Mar Races is next week, and it was always Larry's favorite day of the year. Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/29427207/vintage-himmel-the-old-west-in-valley-center S29427207 CBS 8 San Diego Sun, 28 Jun 2015 16:40:00 EDT Larry shot this story April 29, 1996, but the story takes us back a lot further. News http://www.cbs8.com/story/29368517/vintage-himmel-alls-fair-in-del-mar S29368517 CBS 8 San Diego Sat, 20 Jun 2015 15:09:00 EDT Larry loved San Diego and all of its traditions including the fair. Back in 1996 it was still called the Del Mar fair and Larry got in right before it opened. News http://www.cbs8.com/story/29310469/vintage-himmel-hair-today-gone-tomorrow S29310469 CBS 8 San Diego Fri, 12 Jun 2015 21:24:00 EDT Saturday is Larry's birthday, and he would have been 69. Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/29254423/vintage-himmel-checking-under-the-hood S29254423 CBS 8 San Diego Sat, 6 Jun 2015 00:58:00 EDT Larry Himmel loved his job and he loved talking with people who love their jobs too. Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/29194512/vintage-himmel-larry-says-goodbye-to-an-old-friend S29194512 CBS 8 San Diego Fri, 29 May 2015 21:30:00 EDT  In 2007, Larry watched his home burn during the wildfires. The next year he want back to say goodbye to an old friend. Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/29139253/vintage-himmel-read-all-about-it S29139253 CBS 8 San Diego Fri, 22 May 2015 21:26:00 EDT Something you don't see often nowadays is a good old fashioned paperboy. News http://www.cbs8.com/story/29080186/vintage-himmel-larry-finds-david-letterman S29080186 CBS 8 San Diego Fri, 15 May 2015 23:19:00 EDT As David Letterman begins his retirement, CBS News 8 devoted this month's Vintage Himmels to Larry and David Letterman. Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/29020448/vintage-himmel-larrys-journey-to-find-david-letterman-part-ii S29020448 CBS 8 San Diego Sat, 9 May 2015 00:19:00 EDT Previously, Vintage Himmel took a viewers back to 1993, David Letterman's first year on air at CBS. Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/28958881/vintage-himmel-larrys-mission-to-find-david-letterman S28958881 CBS 8 San Diego Sat, 2 May 2015 01:21:00 EDT SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - In May, David Letterman is retiring, and he has been working at CBS since 1993. In 1993, Larry Himmel set out on a mission to find him in New York. Watch the Larry's mission in the above video. Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/28895639/vintage-himmel-larry-explores-a-nudist-colony-east-of-el-cajon S28895639 CBS 8 San Diego Fri, 24 Apr 2015 21:43:00 EDT When Larry heard about a nudist camp in Dehesa, he just had to get to the bottom of it. News http://www.cbs8.com/story/28835343/vintage-himmel-may-6-2009-larrys-poetic-take-on-the-drought S28835343 CBS 8 San Diego Fri, 17 Apr 2015 21:44:00 EDT California droughts are nothing new, in fact in 2009 Larry Himmel decided to deal with the drought through poetry. Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/28493199/vintage-himmel-when-the-cats-away S28493199 CBS 8 San Diego Fri, 13 Mar 2015 21:39:00 EDT There's an old saying that goes, "When the cat's away, the mice will play." Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/28285409/vintage-himmel-larry-goes-whale-watching-in-mexico S28285409 CBS 8 San Diego Fri, 6 Mar 2015 21:12:00 EST Larry never did anything halfway, so when he went whale watching, he really went whale watching. Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/28225551/vintage-himmel-june-4-1993-the-happiest-place-on-earth S28225551 CBS 8 San Diego Fri, 27 Feb 2015 22:27:00 EST This installment of Vintage Himmel takes us back to 1993. Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/28164085/vintage-himmel-the-horror-of-the-dmv S28164085 CBS 8 San Diego Fri, 20 Feb 2015 21:51:00 EST Nobody really likes going to the DMV, but it's not nearly as bad as it used to be. Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/28108403/vintage-himmel-flower-power S28108403 CBS 8 San Diego Fri, 13 Feb 2015 22:21:00 EST Last Valentine's Day, Larry was very much into flower power. Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/28048737/vintage-himmel-larry-at-hodads S28048737 CBS 8 San Diego Fri, 6 Feb 2015 21:53:00 EST When Mike Hardin opened a Hodad's in downtown San Diego, Larry Himmel paid him a visit. Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/28048576/vintage-himmel-larry-meets-6-year-old-hunter-hayes-december-9-1997 S28048576 CBS 8 San Diego Fri, 6 Feb 2015 21:12:00 EST Larry Himmel was a Hunter Hayes fan from way, way back. Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/27989785/vintage-himmel-two-old-friends-hit-the-trail S27989785 CBS 8 San Diego Fri, 30 Jan 2015 21:13:00 EST Sometimes a man just needs a little time away to bond with a friend and contemplate life. Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/27928725/vintage-himmel-the-story-that-got-larry-the-job S27928725 CBS 8 San Diego Fri, 23 Jan 2015 21:10:00 EST When Larry Himmel was trying out for a job here at CBS News 8, he came in with a single story on his resume tape. Chris Meyer, the chairman of the board of our station, watched it and hired him. It was April 1979. Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/27873423/larry-himmel-memorial-newsroom-dedicated-at-kfmb S27873423 CBS 8 San Diego Fri, 16 Jan 2015 21:14:00 EST It's a special day here at CBS News 8 and KFMB. News http://www.cbs8.com/story/27873432/vintage-himmel-larry-is-now-a-father S27873432 CBS 8 San Diego Fri, 16 Jan 2015 21:17:00 EST In this Vintage Himmel, Larry reaches a milestone. Promotion 14 http://www.cbs8.com/story/40241531/an-egg-splainer-on-egg-carton-labels S40241531 CBS 8 San Diego Tue, 2 Apr 2019 22:04:00 EDT When shopping for groceries, you’ve probably seen egg carton labels featuring claims that the eggs are “cage-free” or “free-range.” But what do those labels really mean? Marcella Lee News http://www.cbs8.com/story/40241382/magic-the-gatherings-8-year-old-card-shark S40241382 CBS 8 San Diego Tue, 2 Apr 2019 20:55:00 EDT If you have never heard of Magic: The Gathering, it's a strategic card game played across the world. In Tuesday's Zevely Zone, Jeff was invited to meet Carmel Valley's Dana Fischer. Jeff Zevely Station 10 http://www.cbs8.com/story/40241371/your-stories-investigation-barbed-wire-found-on-lake-hodges-biking-trail S40241371 CBS 8 San Diego Tue, 2 Apr 2019 20:49:00 EDT A dangerous discovery at the San Dieguito River Park was made recently. Barbed wire was reportedly found hidden along a popular trail near Lake Hodges.  Shawn Styles News http://www.cbs8.com/story/40232546/nestl-purina-wet-cat-food-recalled-due-to-potential-choking-hazard S40232546 CBS 8 San Diego Mon, 1 Apr 2019 17:32:00 EDT Nestlé Purina PetCare Company has voluntarily recalled some of their wet cat food due to a potential choking hazard, according to the FDA. News http://www.cbs8.com/story/40233299/tacos-el-gordo-location-in-downtown-san-diego-due-to-open-in-april S40233299 CBS 8 San Diego Mon, 1 Apr 2019 21:27:00 EDT Popular Mexican food chain Tacos El Gordo is set to open its doors in Downtown San Diego in the coming weeks – years after the location was announced.  Jennifer Lothspeich News http://www.cbs8.com/story/40233205/dog-who-survived-car-crash-looking-for-new-home-in-san-diego S40233205 CBS 8 San Diego Mon, 1 Apr 2019 20:37:00 EDT A dog who survived a deadly car crash in San Bernardino County earlier this year is looking to start a new life in San Diego County.  Brandon Lewis News http://www.cbs8.com/story/40231541/san-diego-mothers-pay-tribute-to-organ-donors S40231541 CBS 8 San Diego Mon, 1 Apr 2019 14:55:00 EDT Two local moms who cheated death are part of a group paying tribute to anonymous heroes who save lives in San Diego through organ donation. Jennifer Lothspeich Steve Price News http://www.cbs8.com/story/40222192/the-fred-hall-show-now-at-the-del-mar-fairgrounds S40222192 CBS 8 San Diego Fri, 29 Mar 2019 20:51:00 EDT The 43-year-old Fred Hall Show is back at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. If you're looking for the boss of the show, he may be hard to find. Jeff Zevely Station 10 http://www.cbs8.com/story/40216076/the-zevely-zone-goes-inside-uc-san-diegos-health-cardiac-rehab S40216076 CBS 8 San Diego Thu, 28 Mar 2019 21:08:00 EDT If a loved one told you to go to the doctor would you? Jeff Zevely Station 10 http://www.cbs8.com/story/40200614/news-8-throwback-celebrating-50-seasons-of-san-diego-padres-baseball S40200614 CBS 8 San Diego Tue, 26 Mar 2019 22:47:00 EDT It’s almost time to root, root, root for our home team as the San Diego Padres will kick off their 2019 season at home this Thursday. But before the team takes to the field at Petco Park, we’re looking back at some vintage clips of the Pads' 50-season history. So, grab some peanuts and Cracker Jack and enjoy this News 8 Throwback footage of San Diego Padres seasons past. Jennifer Lothspeich Barbara Nielsen Station 16