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Pet World - "Santa's Special Store" (Commercial, 1980)
Views: 1453
Here's a commercial for Pet World - "Santa's Special Store". With locations at:
Brementowne Mall
Deerbrook Center
Harlem Irving Plaza
Hawthorn Center
Lakehurst Shopping Center
Randhurst Shopping Center
River Oaks West
Woodfield Mall
(has some tracking issues)
This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 19th 1980.
WBBM Channel 2 - New Year's Eve: Chicago Style (Part 1, 1979/1980)
Views: 2650
Here's Part 1 of "New Year's Eve: Chicago Style" - a special on WBBM Channel 2. Unfortunately, the recording starts during a commercial break and we miss the first 10 minutes or so of the broadcast - still, lots of local fun in this one. :-)
Gary Deeb (the Tribune's TV-radio critic at the time) wrote in his column for Monday, December 31st 1979 - "The Local Line: Speaking of New Year's Eve, if you want to laugh yourself into convulsions, tune to WBBM-Ch. 2 about 11:40pm fo...
WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News Team "Season's Greetings" (Bumper, 1980)
Views: 2131
Here's a short version of the WLS Channel 7 Season's Greetings message featuring all the station personalities in a kitchen making holiday goodies. This quick bumper version features (from left) Frank Mathie, Robb Weller, and Diane Allen.
Voiceover by Gary Gears.
This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 21st 1980.
WLS Channel 7 - Fahey Flynn Presents Seven's Greetings (Part 7, 1972)
Views: 1332
Here's Part 7 (the final part) of Fahey Flynn Presents: Seven's Greetings, a Christmas Eve special hosted by the legendary news anchor on WLS Channel 7. This was transferred from the original 2" quad master tape (long since trashed) onto 3/4" Umatic, from which this transfer was made. The show was recorded on Tuesday, December 19th 1972.
Includes:
Seven's Greetings bumper, with synthesized version of "Carol of the Bells" as the musical interlude
ABC News Brief With Tom Jarriel (1978)
Views: 2029
Here's an ABC News Brief with Tom Jarriel. Stories include:
- Tornados hit in Arkansas and Louisiana
- Southern Railway passenger train derailment in Virginia
- Thousands of protesters demonstrate against the Shah in Iran
Commercial: Michelob - "Holidays Were Made For Michelob" (with John Forsythe)
- Congressional Report says Selective Service cannot mobilize troops fast enough for a National crisis
Open...
WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News - "Christmas Miracle" (1980)
Views: 2539
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.
WCIU Channel 26 - John Q's Entertainment Scene - "Mr. T" (Part 3, 1978)
Views: 2898
Here is Part 3 of a locally produced dance show called John Q's Entertainment Scene on WCIU Channel 26. Not quite Soul Train, but close enough. This was their 1st Anniversary episode.
Features a pre-A-Team Mr. T talking about his experience being a bodyguard for boxer Leon Spinks.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that this hasn't been seen in 30 years.
Marvel at the low-budget 70's-ish-ness of it all. :-)
Update:
WLS Channel 7 - "Reagan Assassination Attempt Coverage" (1981)
Views: 1751
Here's an excerpt of WLS Channel 7's coverage of the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan. Featuring anchors Fahey Flynn and Joel Daly, 1980 third-party Presidential candidate John Anderson, and towards the end of the clip in the newsroom, Diane Allen.
This clip begins as Anderson - at the studios of sister station KGO Channel 7 in San Francisco, and interviewed by Fahey - is midway through describing how the shooting was reminiscent of something he experienced in ...
MCA Records & Tapes - Olivia Newton-John - "ONJ For The Holidays" (Commercial, 1977)
Views: 2383
Here's a commercial for a greatest hits compilation of Olivia Newton-John entitled ONJ, on MCA Records and Tapes.
"Specially priced at all Sears and Playback."
Ending voiceover by Jack Taylor?
This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, November 23rd 1977.