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WGN Channel 9 - Lead-Off Man - "Bobby Murcer" (Opening, 1978)

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Here's the opening 30 seconds or so of Lead-Off Man on WGN Channel 9. Features Lou Boudreau talking to Bobby Murcer of the Chicago Cubs before the tape cuts off. :-(

Also features a WGN "Last Farewell" ID at the beginning (voiceover by Merri Dee)

Note: The music used as the theme to Lead-off Man is "The Billboard March", composed by John N. Klohr. The version used is performed by ??

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WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics With Frazier Thomas - "Wrong Book" (Bumper Screw-Up, 1982)

Views: 2483

Here's a small technical screw-up during the Family Classics presentation of The Adventures Of Robin Hood on WGN Channel 9. Coming out of a commercial break they showed the bumper with the "War of the Worlds" book instead of the Robin Hood one.

(They showed "War of the Worlds" two weeks previously on Sunday, February 14th 1982)

The Family Classics

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WBBM Channel 2 - News - "The Groundhog Play" (1987?)

Views: 2120

Here is a fun segment from Bob Wallace on WBBM Channel 2 News that was submitted for a local Emmy (not sure when, or if it won). Here Bob breaks down the whole Groundhog Day thing into language that a sports fan can understand.

Featuring Lester Holt introducing the piece, and Woody the Woodchuck of the Lincoln Park Zoo performing.

This aired on local Chicago TV in (not sure - 1987?)

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WMAQ Channel 5 - KISS Meets The Phantom (On-Screen ID, 1978)

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Here's an onscreen station ID from WMAQ Channel 5 during the premiere broadcast of "KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park" on NBC Saturday Night at the Movies.

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

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WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics - "Moby Dick" (Opening, 1981)

Views: 1995

Here's the opening of the Family Classics presentation of Moby Dick [1956] on WGN Channel 9.

Hosted by Frazier Thomas.

Preceded by a WGN station ID bumper, the Cubs/Sox "baseball" variant (voiceover by Clif Mercer)

Previous to this we saw the opening of a 1985 airing of the same film on Family Classics, which sadly occurred a few weeks after Frazier Thomas pass...

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WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News At 5pm (Part 1, 1978)

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Here's Part 1 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. This part includes the following stories:

(opening cut slightly - recording starts late) (opening voiceover by ??)
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Ultra Brite (Commercial #4, 1980)

Views: 1555

Here's yet another in the series of cheesy Ultra Brite toothpaste, this one with a Stewardess/Pilot theme.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, July 12th 1980.

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McDonald's - "Happy Holidays" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1815

Here's a commercial for McDonald's with a holiday ice skating theme.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 21st 1982.

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WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics with Frazier Thomas - "Mysterious Island" (Opening & Ending, 1979)

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Here's something pretty neat and rare - the opening (and ending credits) of the Family Classics presentation of Jules Verne's Mysterious Island on WGN Channel 9. Featuring Frazier Thomas as host.

Also includes a WGN "Last Farewell" Station ID at the beginning. (voiceover by Jerry Golden)

Ending credits:

Directed by - Don Strukel

Graphic Arts by Anthony M. Sulla (A.K.A. Tony Sulla) (he was the one who painted all of the ...