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GK Chevrolet Of Downers Grove - "General Motors Raises Prices" (Commercial, 1979)
Views: 2335
Here's another commercial for GK Chevrolet in Downers Grove. The last time we saw one it had a really bad technical difficulty moment in it.
GK Chevrolet is now Bill Kay Chevrolet - part of the Bill Kay Automotive Group - still at the same place, 1601 Ogden Avenue in Downers Grove - even has the same phone number, except the area code is now 630 of course. :-)
Ending voiceover by J...
WYEN FM 107 - "Request Radio" (Commercial, 1979)
Views: 3420
Here's a commercial for WYEN FM 107 ("Request Radio," licensed to neighboring Des Plaines - and today Spanish-language WPPN, "Amor 106.7"), featuring snippets of such tracks as "No Tell Lover" by Chicago, "Last Time I Saw Him" by Diana Ross, "Forever In Blue Jeans" by Neil Diamond, and "Too Much Heaven" by the Bee Gees.
The "Request Radio" slogan referred to the station playing music requested by listeners.
This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, September 22...
WGN Channel 9 - The Groovie Goolies and Friends (Opening & Break, 1980)
Views: 4796
Here's the opening for The Groovie Goolies and Friends on WGN Channel 9, followed by a commercial break. Includes:
WGN "Last Farewell" animated station ID (voiceover and time check by Bob Bell)
Opening of The Groovie Goolies and Friends (the main show was originally run as part of Sabrina and the Groovie Goolies, which aired on the CBS Network from 1970 to 1971, and then aired on its own from 1971 to 1972); this umbrella also includes Las...
WMAQ Channel 5 - "The Wizard of Oz" (Commercial Break #1, 1973)
Views: 3772
Here's a surviving commercial break for the 1973 airing of the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz" (starring Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley and Bert Lahr) on WMAQ Channel 5. This was the seventh airing of this classic by NBC, which held the rights from 1967 to 1975. (Among the fare preempted this evening: The Wonderful World of Disney.) Includes:
Commercial: Jell-O Pudding & Pie Filling and Instant Pudding Mix - with kids in summer camp grousing about the camp food -...
Rock of Ages 10th Anniversary Tribute (1979)
Views: 3732
Here is a video tribute to the long-running WCIU Channel 26 program "Rock of Ages" in honor of its 10th Anniversary. Features still pictures, clips and music from the program's history.
"Rock of Ages was a gospel music show hosted by Isabel Joseph Johnson. Isabel also hosted a similarly named show on Sunday mornings on WVON-AM. Both shows featured local talent from churches all around Chicago. Rock of Ages, it it's original format, was a live 90 minute show with the firs...
WJPC 95 AM - "The Station All Your Friends Are Listening To" (Commercial, 1979)
Views: 1330
Here's a commercial for WJPC 95 AM, with celebrity endorsements from Michael Jackson (wearing a London police constable's hat and sporting his first nose job as would be seen on his breakthrough album Off the Wall) and his pet parrot named Ricky, Muhammad Ali, Redd Foxx (with Tom Joyner holding the microphone - and being KO'd by him), the Commodores, Soul Train host Don Cornelius, and Slappy White. Also seen with Joyner at the end are fellow WJPC air personalities Jo Jo Bell Wi...
WMAQ Channel 5 - 4:30 Channel 5 News - "Mystery Lottery Winner Revealed" (1984)
Views: 2089
Here's a segment of Channel 5 News on WMAQ Channel 5, anchored by Ron Magers. Featuring Al Lerner reporting, with a brief appearance at the end by Deborah Norville.
Includes:
(mostly complete) Opening animated of the 4:30 Channel 5 News title sequence
Ron Magers reports that only one person won the $40 million Illinois State Lottery "Lotto" jackpot, and throws it to Al Lerner at 111 East Wacker where he interviews the winner, 28-year...
WSNS Channel 44 - Popeye with Steve Hart - "Viewer Mail" (1975)
Views: 719
Here's the "Viewer Mail" segment of Popeye with Steve Hart which aired on WSNS Channel 44. This was from the original master tape, recorded on August 12th 1975. Includes:
Steve welcoming everybody back to the show, joined by the puppet "Bookie Worm" who advises this is Mail Day on which viewer mail is read; he says he will pick five winners, with the sixth to be invited to the lighthouse if they send a letter with the words "I Watch Popeye on Channel 44." Before readi...
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A true fuzzy memory (since the reception was pretty bad) - here's Commercial Break #1 from the Son of Svengoolie presentation of "Attack of the Mushroom People" on WFLD Channel 32, which features Chicago Radio DJ Bobby Skafish (doing his best Mick Jagger impersonation - well, physically - not vocally) and "The Not-Ready-For-VHF Blues Band" performing his singing tribute to Sven. (the song Bobby sings is a parody of the old blues song "The Seventh Son" by Willie Dixon)
B...