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WMAQ Channel 5/NBC Network - "The Crash of Flight 191" (Part 1, 1979)

Views: 3609

Here's Part 1 of continuing coverage from WMAQ Channel 5 and the NBC Network of the crash of American Airlines Flight 191 at O'Hare Field, the worst air disaster in U.S. history; this features Jim Ruddle and Jim Tilmon, with NBC News coverage from Chuck Scarborough (longtime anchor at WNBC Channel 4 in New York, having worked there nonstop since 1974), featuring Jim Cummins, Fred Briggs and Heidi Schulman. Includes:

The tail end of NewsCenter5 at 10pm with Jim Ruddle, a...

WCIX Channel 6 - Snipets - "Pride Has Many Faces" (1984)

Views: 1906

Here's another rare Snipets segment! These originally were created by and aired on the Kaiser Broadcasting / Field Communications stations such as WFLD Channel 32, in the 70s and early 80s. However, with the sale and dissolution of Field starting in 1982, for whatever reason Snipets segments popped up on a few other non-Field or former-Field stations, even as late as 1986!

This particular a...

WFLD Channel 32 - Super Cartoon Sunrise - "Battle of the Planets Variation" (Opening, 1979)

Views: 1679

Here's another opening for Super Cartoon Sunrise on WFLD Channel 32, which was saved on 16mm film. The lineup consists here of Woody Woodpecker, Popeye, Battle of the Planets, and Fred Flintstone and Friends.

The theme song used is a jazzy, funky, disco-fied instrumental version of "Hail, Hail, The Gang's All Here." (anyone know where it came from or who played on it?)

This film was produced for WFLD by Chicago-based Ritter-...

Donahue - "Andy Griffith & Friends" (Part 1, 1986)

Views: 1948

Here's Part 1 (with this recording joined "already in progress") of an installment of Donahue that aired on WBBM Channel 2, hosted by Phil Donahue, with Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, Jim Nabors and George Lindsey reminiscing about their days on The Andy Griffith Show and promoting their upcoming reunion TV-movie, Return to Mayberry, which would air on the NBC Network on April 13th 1986; this was also a few months before Griffith began a nine-year run on TV as crafty defense ...

WCIX Channel 6 - Snipets - "Bad for You" (1984)

Views: 2823

Here's another rare Snipets segment! These originally were created by and aired on the Kaiser Broadcasting / Field Communications stations such as WFLD Channel 32, in the 70s and early 80s. However, with the sale and dissolution of Field starting in 1982, for whatever reason Snipets segments popped up on a few other non-Field or former-Field stations, even as late as 1986!

This particular a...

WCIX Channel 6 - Snipets - "Girls Play Ball Too" (1984)

Views: 1655

Here's another rare Snipets segment! These originally were created by and aired on the Kaiser Broadcasting / Field Communications stations such as WFLD Channel 32, in the 70s and early 80s. However, with the sale and dissolution of Field starting in 1982, for whatever reason Snipets segments popped up on a few other non-Field or former-Field stations, even as late as 1986!

This particular a...

WBBM Channel 2 - 1985 Chicago Emmy Awards (Part 5, 1985)

Views: 2530

Here's Part 5 of the (mostly complete) 1985 Chicago Emmy Awards broadcast.

This part features Jim Ruddle, Elynne Chaplik, the hosts of WMAQ's Kidding Around - Jill Leiderman and Steve Smith accepting their Emmy award, Diane Whiteley, [edit in recording], (not) Oprah Winfrey, Charlotte Koppe, Walter Jacobson, John Callaway, Bruce DuMont, John Coleman, and Scott Craig.

Ms. Leiderman, Mr. Smith and Ms. Whiteley won in the "Children's Programming For ...

WGN Channel 9 - The Pink Panther (Commercial Break, 1981)

Views: 3266

Here's a commercial break from The Pink Panther on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Ending of "The Inspector" cartoon (based loosely on Peter Sellers' "Inspector Clouseau" character in The Pink Panther movies)

"The Pink Panther will be right back" animated bumper (part of the actual show, not locally created)

Record offer for Denim from K-tel, with country hits including "On the Road Again" by Willie Nelson, "A Headache Tomorro...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Chicago Sizzlin' - The 31st Annual Chicago Emmy Awards (Part 8, 1989)

Views: 475

Here's Part 8 of the 31st Annual Chicago Emmy Awards broadcast, titled Chicago Sizzlin'.

This part features the Gus Giordano Jazz Dance of Chicago dancing to "Sing, Sing, Sing," Bill Kurtis, Carol Marin, Jerry Rose, Eric Aucoin, Ben Hollis, John Davies, Rick Rosenthal, Steve Baskerville, Walter Jacobson, Gary Weitman, Pam Zekman, Laura Washington, Andy Segal, and Sandy Bergo.

Mr. Rose and Mr. Aucoin won in the "Informational Programming - Conversation Prog...