A History of Pinewood Pals

WSTV-8 Begins Local Broadcasting

WSTV-8 establishes itself as a local television station serving Rosewood and surrounding communities in Oregon.

During its early years, the station develops a mixture of local news, weather, community programming, advertisements, and children's programming.

Development of Pinewood Pals

WSTV-8 begins developing a new children's program intended to occupy a regular morning and afternoon time slot.

Early production documents refer to the project as Pinewood Pals. The program is designed around a group of recurring characters intended to interact with children through games, stories, music, and simple educational segments.

Production Begins

Production of Pinewood Pals begins at the WSTV-8 studio in Rosewood.

Promotional photographs from this period show the developing studio set, character costumes, production staff, and early promotional material.

The exact date of the first recorded production remains unknown.

Pinewood Pals First Aired

Pinewood Pals officially premieres on WSTV-8.

The first broadcast introduces the program's central characters and establishes the colorful studio setting that would become associated with the series.

Pinewood Pals Gains a Local Audience

Following its premiere, Pinewood Pals becomes a regular part of WSTV-8's local programming schedule.

The station begins producing additional promotional material, including newspaper advertisements, photographs, and short promotional recordings.

Meet the Pals Day

WSTV-8 holds a public promotional event known as "Meet the Pals Day."

The event gives local families an opportunity to visit the station, meet the Pinewood Pals characters, and participate in activities connected to the program.

Promotional material from the event describes games, photographs with the characters, appearances by WSTV-8 staff, and a special presentation for children.

Surviving records indicate that the event was held at the WSTV-8 facility in Rosewood.

Pinewood Pals Promotional Campaign

WSTV-8 expands its promotional campaign for Pinewood Pals.

New promotional photographs and recordings are created for use during commercial breaks and local programming.

The archive currently contains several pieces of material believed to originate from this period.

Changes at WSTV-8

WSTV-8 undergoes changes to its local programming schedule.

Pinewood Pals continues to appear in the station's programming records, although surviving documentation from this period becomes increasingly limited.

Unidentified Photograph

A photograph currently held in the archive depicts a damaged bus along an unidentified roadside.

The photograph was recovered alongside material associated with the Pinewood Pals collection. Its exact date, location, and relationship to the program have not been confirmed.

ARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPH: PP-PHOTO-UNKNOWN
CURRENT DESCRIPTION: DAMAGED BUS / LOCATION UNKNOWN
DATE: UNKNOWN
SOURCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION

End of the Pinewood Pals Period

Pinewood Pals disappears from surviving WSTV-8 programming schedules.

The exact date of the final broadcast has not yet been established.

Existing archive material suggests that the program's production period ended sometime during 1985.

The Pinewood Pals Archive Is Established

Bentley B. and Kennedy G. establish the Pinewood Pals Archive as an independent preservation project.

The project begins collecting photographs, recordings, documents, and personal recollections related to the program and WSTV-8.

Previously unidentified material continues to be catalogued.