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Chicago Health & Racquetball Club (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1006

(NOTE - this clip was originally broadcast in color but was recorded in Black & White)

Here's a commercial for the Chicago Health and Racquetball Club - join now at '78 rates!

Progressive Resistance Exercises!

Short voiceover by Ron Beattie at end. (not sure who the other announcer is)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, January 17th 1979.

WMAQ Channel 5 - Princess Grace Funeral (Bumper Promo, 1982)

Views: 2111

Here is a short bumper promo for the funeral of Princess Grace of Monaco.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, between 12 and 1am, on September 18th, 1982.

Blake-Lamb Funeral Homes (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 1707

Here's a short commercial for Blake-Lamb funeral homes. Featuring Dick Lamb.

Since 1880. With locations in Beverly, Bogan, Bridgeport, Clearing, Lombard, the Near North, Oak Lawn, the South, and Palos Heights.

Ending voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday, July 13th 1980.

WFLD Channel 32 - Comedy Classics - "Not Half Bad" (1986)

Views: 2062

Here's a technical difficulties moment during an airing of the Three Stooges short "Three Loan Wolves" on WFLD Channel 32's Comedy Classics. Looks like something got screwed up with the film chain and they had to switch to a still of the bumper while it was fixed.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, February 15th 1986 during the 10am to 11am timeframe.

WLS Channel 7 - "Season's Greetings" (1978)

Views: 2807

Here's a short station ID from WLS Channel 7 in which a (presumed) employee in the equipment room (notice the RCA TCR-100 videotape machine and carts in the background) wishes everybody Season's Greetings. Followed by 12 seconds of the ABC network logo as shaped in the 1978-79 season (remember their "We're the One" slogan?).

Can anyone ID the woman?

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, December 25th 1978 at 5pm.

"Today in Music History" (Commercial Feature, 1986)

Views: 784

Here is a commercial feature - "Today in Music History" for June 28th, 1964. Brought to you by Trident Gum.

This short aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday June 29th, 1986.

"Today in Music History" - Copyright 1985 Man in the Moon Prod., Inc.

WBBM-FM 96 - "The Mellow Sound Of Chicago" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 3034

Here is a short groovy commercial for WBBM-FM 96 - "The Mellow Sound of Chicago".

That jingle sounds like someone famous - is that the lead singer from Blood, Sweat & Tears?

This aired on local Chicago TV in January 1978.

NBC Network - Diff'rent Strokes - "Premiere" (Promo, 1978)

Views: 3729

Here's a short NBC Network promo for the premiere of Diff'rent Strokes, which occurred on Friday, November 3rd 1978.

Voiceover by Casey Kasem.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, October 28th 1978.

WRCK FM 95 - "WRoCK" (Commercial #1, 1980)

Views: 1272

Here's the longer, 20-second version of a commercial for WRCK (WROCK) FM 95 - "Chicago's Rock Hits!". Short, like the lifespan for WRCK-FM, which only lasted from May 22, 1980 through December 1980.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, July 1st 1980. (C) American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.