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Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
35 Years Ago Today

Here's a promo for the "Festival of Television" and their first night of special programming on WFLD Channel 32. June 19th 1978 was "The Jack Benny Show" at 10:30 PM and "My Hero" at 11 PM. This promo features noted Disc Jockey, actor and voiceover artist, Terry McGovern.

WFLD Channel 32 - "Festival Of Television" (Promo, 1978)

Here's a promo for the "Festival of Television" and their first night of special programming on WFLD Channel 32. Here are Chris Tuft's recollections:

"It was a weeknight hour of 1950s sitcoms. Monday (June 19th 1978) was (as noted in the promo) "The Jack Benny Show" (at 10:30pm) and "My Hero" (at 11pm). Tuesday was "Topper" and "The Gale Storm Show", Wednesday was "Love That Bob" and "How to Marry a Millionaire". Thursday was "Bachelor Father" and "People's Choice." Friday was "The Great Gildersleeve" and "December Bride". The Festival with different programs played on Field Communications stations. The station ID promos used music from the 1950s. No zooming WFLD bumpers, just a card with a picture of the lead actor inside a star. The music in the Festival's closing came from Bill Conti's theme to the film "An Unmarried Woman."

The promo features noted Disc Jockey, actor and voiceover artist, Terry McGovern. Chris adds, "Toward the end of the run, the Festival aired without McGovern's introductions.

This likely aired a few days before Monday, June 19th 1978.

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Did you know Terry McGovern was the voice of Launchpad McQuack in Disney's Ducktales and Disney's Darkwing Duck cartoons?
Comment posted by Dth1971 on Tuesday, September 14th 2010 at 8:32pm.

Makes you wonder if 32 was phasing out the old logo to make room for the Field-era one. But I think the Field-era logo came out in July instead since at the time that was when the networks and stations unveiled their fall image campaigns.
Comment posted by jPHQ on Thursday, September 16th 2010 at 2:10am.

Why is this guy wearing a tablecloth? Yuk, yuk, yuk!
Comment posted by Pete on Thursday, September 16th 2010 at 2:34am.

Yeah, and looking at that jacket, it looks like somebody shot the couch at a cheap motel in Berwyn!
Comment posted by ArmitageNLowell on Friday, September 17th 2010 at 8:42pm.

BERWYN??????!!!!! :-D
Comment posted by Pete on Saturday, September 18th 2010 at 12:57am.

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