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WXYZ Channel 7 - 11 O'Clock Action News (Preview & Pre-Show Break, 1976)

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Here's (most of) the WXYZ Channel 7 11 O'Clock Action News preview and pre-show break. WXYZ was the ABC affilliate in Detroit. Includes:

Commercial: Montgomery Ward

Ford Tractor Employees work notice

This aired on local Detroit TV on Wednesday, Oct. 13th 1976. (Not Chicago TV, but still cool!)

ABC News - The Next Giant Step - "Space Shuttle Landing" (Part 1, 1981)

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Here's Part 1 of a live ABC News special reporting on the first ever landing of the Space Shuttle (Columbia). Features a number of things which I will fill in later or which you will kindly add to the comments. :-)

Commercial: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines "It's A Great Place To Start"

Commercial: Qantel Business Computer with Qikplan Business Planning and Control Program software.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, April 14th 1981.

WDIV Channel 4 - News 4 Detroit (Preview & Pre-Show Break, 1979)

Views: 4935

Here's the preview for News 4 Detroit and the pre-show commercial break on WDIV Channel 4. Includes:

NBC Thanksgiving Day Parade promo (voiceover by Casey Kasem)

Preview for WDIV News 4 Detroit (with Mort Crim and Al Ackerman)

Commercial: F & M stores

Commercial: Taco Bell - "The Fresh Food Place" (Taca-taca-Taco Bell)

Commercial: Labatt's beer

WDIV promo for Good Times - Weekdays at 4pm (voiceover by ?...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News - "The Angry Sky" (Part 1, 1978)

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Here is Part 1 of some segments of a WLS Channel 7 Eyewitness News "Close Up" feature - "The Angry Sky: Tornadoes & Other Natural Disasters (Tornadoes, Lightning, and Floods). This series ran throughout the entire week.

This part features Jim Gibbons reporting and John Coleman, Fahey Flynn, and Joel Daly briefly at the end.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, May 18th 1978 during the 10pm to 10:30pm timeframe.

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News Brief With Mary Ann Childers (1980)

Views: 3577

Here is an Eyewitness News Brief with Mary Ann Childers on WLS Channel 7. Briefs include:

Labor situation in Poland grows more tense
Apartment explosion on the northside from gas leak
Hostage Drama with high-speed car chase on the southside
Commercial: Thomson Vacations
X-rated Rock Music: Special Report at 10.

Opening voiceover by Wayne Atkinson.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, November 9th 1980.

WBBM Channel 2 - The 10 O'Clock News - "Nosferatu" (Ending & Break, 1979)

Views: 3597

Here's a partial review of the new version of "Nosferatu" by Gene Siskel on The 10 O'Clock News on WBBM Channel 2, followed by the end of the news, and a post-show commercial break. Includes:

Partial Review of "Nosferatu" (1979) by Gene Siskel including a look at the original version

Commercial: Sears Bank and Trust with Bobby Hull

Commercial: FM 100 - The Music Station - "Mystery Songs Contest"

Commercial: Wool - from The Wo...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News At 5pm - "Off-Air Chatter" (Part 8, 1978)

Views: 1639

Here's Part 8 of a complete edition of the Eyewitness News at 5pm on WLS Channel 7. This is from a recording of the studio feed, so there are no commercials - instead we get to see some off-the-cuff moments where the anchors are waiting to go back on the air. Features John Drury, Terry Murphy, Bill Frink, Johnny Mountain, Bob Petty, Hugh Hill, and others.

I am too tired to fill in the info on this part yet. Too much work to do. :-(

This was recorded on Thursd...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News At 5pm - "Off-Air Chatter" (Part 6, 1978)

Views: 1434

Here's Part 6 of a complete edition of the Eyewitness News at 5pm on WLS Channel 7. This is from a recording of the studio feed, so there are no commercials - instead we get to see some off-the-cuff moments where the anchors are waiting to go back on the air. Features John Drury, Terry Murphy, Bill Frink, Johnny Mountain, Bob Petty, Hugh Hill, and others.

I am too tired to fill in the info on this part yet. Too much work to do. :-(

This was recorded on Thursd...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News - "Christmas Miracle" (1980)

Views: 2569

Here's a "Seven on your Side" story from the WLS Channel 7 Eyewitness News featuring a minor Christmas miracle - the return of a lost wallet. Featuring Kim Peterson, Roberta Baskin, good samaritan Betty McCall (related to C.W. McCall?), Alice Stokes (clearly stoked to get her wallet back), and Diane Allen.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, December 15th 1980.