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Glass Froster By Ronco (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 2903

Makes a great Christmas gift - The Automatic Glass Froster by Ronco. The only question I have is how do you recharge it after it runs out of freon or whatever it uses.

This was an updated version of an earlier ad seen in 1978. Notice the changed box design.

Once again, it's not available everywhere. Only at these select boutiques:
Walgreens
Woolco
Woolworth
Osco...

WGN Channel 9 - "RTA Study" (Editorial, 1980)

Views: 8115

Here is an Editorial on WGN Channel 9 given by then corporate vice-president, Orion Samuelson.

The topic is about a study done by the RTA to identify which parts of the suburbs most need new public transportation routes.

Voiceover by Len Johnson.

This aired on local Chicago TV on early Saturday, September 20th 1980.

WBBM Channel 2 - TV 2 News at 10pm (Pre-Show Break, 1973)

Views: 1401

Here's a partial commercial break that preceded the TV 2 News at 10pm on WBBM Channel 2. Includes:

Commercial: (recording starts late) Skippy dog food - inside a limousine - "$100,000, That's How Good New Skippy Is," an offer to show no other dog food is better than Skippy Nuggets or Skippy Premium, and to pay $100,000 to the first competitor to prove Skippy wrong

Commercial: Glad Heavyweight Trash Bags - holds up to 50 pounds of garbage, with "key lock...

WNBC Channel 4 - News, Sermonette, & Sign-Off (1980)

Views: 28552

Ok, it's not Chicago - it's New York, but I figured we'd all like to see this anyway - I just found it. (And we do have some New York visitors here from time to time.) Includes:

WNBC-TV News, Sports & Weather summary with Don Pardo voiceover (can't help but smile a little when I hear him reading serious news)

WNBC-TV4 Editorial (Don Pardo voiceover intro) with Joseph Michaels, Editorial Director of WNBC-TV.

PSA for Census '80 - We're Counting For...

WCIX Channel 6 - Snipets - "Girls Play Ball Too" (1984)

Views: 1811

Here's another rare Snipets segment! These originally were created by and aired on the Kaiser Broadcasting / Field Communications stations such as WFLD Channel 32, in the 70s and early 80s. However, with the sale and dissolution of Field starting in 1982, for whatever reason Snipets segments popped up on a few other non-Field or former-Field stations, even as late as 1986!

This particular a...

WLS Channel 7 - AM Chicago - "Breakdancing & Belafonte" (Part 3, 1984)

Views: 2133

Here's Part 3 of a partial episode of AM Chicago starring Oprah Winfrey as host. This episode features Harry Belafonte talking about his involvement with the movie "Beat Street" (released earlier in the month) and featuring some of Chicago's most talented break dancers. Includes:

The "Planet Rockers" breakdancing group.

Commercial: Dianetics with John Brodie

Commercial: Fashionation - "Olympicwear Buyout!"

Commercial: Hotline Legal...

Chicago Savings & Loan - "Little Saver" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 1795

Here's a commercial for Chicago Savings and Loan featuring a paper delivery girl saving her money at the bank. Their home office was at 6245 South Western Avenue.

"We're a lot like you..."

This aired on local Chicago TV early Wednesday, March 29th 1978.

Mercy Hospital and Medical Center - Strangers Can Mean Danger (PSA, 1984)

Views: 1796

Here's a fairly eerie animated public service announcement for children's safety.

Produced by: Media Resources and Security and Special Services Department - Mercy Hospital and Medical Center - Chicago, Illinois. This Message was Funded by: Illinois Law Enforcement Commission, Chicago Cook County, Criminal Justice Commission and Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.

"You like candy?"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, Fe...

The Record Vacuum By Ronco (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 5514

Here's a commercial for another fine Ronco product for the holidays - The Record Vacuum. They really do make great Christmas gifts - buy 2, or 3, or even 87. Available at:

Walgreens
Woolco
Woolworth
Osco Drug
Family Drug Center
Ace Hardware
Good Neighbor Pharmacy
and "Authorized" Ronco Dealers

Ending voiceover by Jim Barton.

This is an updated, longer version with a new box and new design of the un...