CBS8 - Larry Himmel

Vintage Himmel: The Price is Right

Fri, 04 Mar 2016 21:42:13 GMT

It was one of the most exciting days of their lives, and they got to relive it with Larry.

Vintage Himmel - Up for debate

Sat, 13 Feb 2016 01:50:54 GMT

It's debate season, a battle of words that just never seem to end.

Vintage Himmel - Larry heads to the big game

Wed, 10 Feb 2016 02:03:14 GMT

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.

Vintage Himmel: You Don't mess around with Jim

Tue, 02 Feb 2016 00:09:01 GMT

It's the end of an era in San Diego as we learned this week that Croce's Restaurant is closing its second and final location.

Vintage Himmel - Rockin' with the Mar Dels

Sat, 23 Jan 2016 00:40:09 GMT

Let's have a little music courtesy of Larry's favorite retro band.

Vintage Himmel - Larry and the lion triplets

Sat, 16 Jan 2016 00:15:14 GMT

Local animal sanctuary Lions, Tigers and Bears was one of Larry's favorite places.

Vintage Himmel - Larry does weather with Raquel Welch

Fri, 08 Jan 2016 21:26:20 GMT

Larry often filled in doing the weather, and a few years back his forecast was "Vah Vah Boom!"

Vintage Himmel - A trip down Candy Cane Lane

Sat, 26 Dec 2015 00:23:44 GMT

There was a time when a Chula Vista neighborhood needed a little longer than everyone else to take down the holiday decorations.

Vintage Himmel: "Twas the Night Before Christmas

Fri, 18 Dec 2015 23:52:22 GMT

On Friday, we re-lived a Larry Christmas tradition.

Vintage Himmel: Christmas 1995

Fri, 11 Dec 2015 23:53:27 GMT

In many ways, Larry was quite predictable.

Vintage Himmel: Christmas Eve 1993

Sat, 05 Dec 2015 00:52:07 GMT

Larry took this whole Christmas thing very seriously.

Vintage Himmel - A Little League Legend

Fri, 27 Nov 2015 22:24:10 GMT

A big loss for local little league earlier this week when longtime coach Joe Schloss died at the age of 88.

Vintage Himmel - Riding the rails

Fri, 20 Nov 2015 21:30:24 GMT

Larry loved new things and in 1995 a whole new line of the trolley opened.

Vintage Himmel: Veterans Day 2008

Sat, 14 Nov 2015 00:51:34 GMT

Events like today once gain prove the world can be a volatile place.

Vintage Himmel - Buried Treasure

Sat, 07 Nov 2015 00:46:46 GMT

This week's Vintage Himmel is about buried treasure, searching for it and what you actually find.

Vintage Himmel: Breaking Up With The Cubs

Fri, 23 Oct 2015 21:53:13 GMT

Even the most die-hard Chicago Cubs fan would describe themselves as "long suffering." And this season was another heartbreaker.

Vintage Himmel: At home with Jeff & Jer

Fri, 16 Oct 2015 23:24:20 GMT

This week, Jer of Jeff & Jer hung up his mic after many great years here in San Diego.

Vintage Himmel: Kolender on 'San Diego At Large'

Mon, 12 Oct 2015 15:04:51 GMT

This week marked the passing of local law enforcement legend Bill Kolender. A man with a gun, a badge and--it turned out--a great sense of humor.

Vintage Himmel: Batter Up

Fri, 21 Aug 2015 23:52:11 GMT

ck in 1996, Larry Himmel decided his swing could use some work, and he had a new option.

Vintage Himmel: Let it snow

Fri, 14 Aug 2015 22:32:43 GMT

It's been a very hot summer, and we need a break.

Vintage Himmel: Opening Day 1998

Fri, 10 Jul 2015 21:53:21 GMT

Opening Day at the Del Mar Races is next week, and it was always Larrys favorite day of the year.

Vintage Himmel: Hair today, gone tomorrow

Fri, 12 Jun 2015 21:24:41 GMT

Saturday is Larry's birthday, and he would have been 69.

Vintage Himmel: Checking under the hood

Mon, 08 Jun 2015 15:00:12 GMT

Larry Himmel loved his job and he loved talking with people who love their jobs too.

Vintage Himmel: Larry says goodbye to an old friend

Fri, 29 May 2015 21:30:19 GMT

In 2007, Larry watched his home burn during the wildfires. The next year he want back to say goodbye to an old friend.

Vintage Himmel: Larry finds David Letterman

Sun, 17 May 2015 13:51:19 GMT

As David Letterman begins his retirement, CBS News 8 devoted this month's Vintage Himmels to Larry and David Letterman.

Vintage Himmel: Larry's journey to find David Letterman Part II

Sat, 09 May 2015 00:19:13 GMT

Previously, Vintage Himmel took a viewers back to 1993, David Letterman's first year on air at CBS.

Vintage Himmel: Larry's mission to find David Letterman

Sun, 03 May 2015 14:03:45 GMT

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 i...

Vintage Himmel: Larry's poetic take on the drought

Fri, 17 Apr 2015 21:47:06 GMT

California droughts are nothing new, in fact in 2009 Larry Himmel decided to deal with the drought through poetry.

Vintage Himmel: When the cat's away

Sat, 14 Mar 2015 14:00:37 GMT

There's an old saying that goes, "When the cat's away, the mice will play."

Bench at Tourmaline dedicated to surfing icon

Tue, 10 Mar 2015 09:52:18 GMT

The Pacific Beach surfing community is preparing to honor surfing legend Larry Gordon.

Vintage Himmel: Larry goes whale watching in Mexico

Sat, 07 Mar 2015 14:12:05 GMT

Larry never did anything halfway, so when he went whale watching, he really went whale watching.

Vintage Himmel: June 4, 1993: The Happiest Place on Earth?

Fri, 27 Feb 2015 22:27:40 GMT

This installment of Vintage Himmel takes us back to 1993.

Vintage Himmel: The horror of the DMV

Sat, 21 Feb 2015 13:50:24 GMT

Nobody really likes going to the DMV, but it's not nearly as bad as it used to be.

Vintage Himmel: Flower power

Sat, 14 Feb 2015 14:28:58 GMT

Last Valentine's Day, Larry was very much into flower power.

Vintage Himmel: Larry at Hodad's

Sat, 07 Feb 2015 14:21:46 GMT

When Mike Hardin opened a Hodad's in downtown San Diego, Larry Himmel paid him a visit.

Vintage Himmel: Larry meets 6-year-old Hunter Hayes (December 9, 1997)

Sat, 07 Feb 2015 14:20:14 GMT

Larry Himmel was a Hunter Hayes fan from way, way back.

Vintage Himmel: Two old friends hit the trail

Sat, 31 Jan 2015 14:26:13 GMT

Sometimes a man just needs a little time away to bond with a friend and contemplate life.

Vintage Himmel: The story that got Larry the job

Sat, 24 Jan 2015 14:18:15 GMT

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...

Vintage Himmel: Larry is now a father

Sat, 17 Jan 2015 15:37:17 GMT

In this Vintage Himmel, Larry reaches a milestone.

Vintage Himmel: Larry's Super Bowl road trip

Sat, 10 Jan 2015 13:53:08 GMT

It's obviously not going to happen this year, but back in 1994 the Chargers were on their way to the Super Bowl.