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WFLD Channel 32 - The Barry Farber Show (Opening, 1977)

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Here's the opening titles for The Barry Farber Show which aired on WFLD Channel 32.

Farber, a veteran talk radio host usually based in New York City, was intended as a replacement for the late Lou Gordon whose long-running discussion show The Lou Gordon Program, based out of WFLD's sister station WKBD Channel 50 in Detroit and shown on other Kaiser stations including Channel 32, ended with Gordon's death on May 24th 1977.

However, Farber's show,...

Starbeat Presents What's Happening! (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 8681

Finally! To the person that's been requesting this for the past year and a half, I present to you (or shall I say) - Starbeat Presents What's Happening! For the longest time I thought these ads were only on the radio.

Featuring Steve Cronen and the Starbeat Dictaphone at 948-8800! He's still around too with Starbeat Intermedia, Inc!

Featuring specials at the following bars or nightclubs:

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WFLD Channel 32 - Convention Notice & Station ID (1971)

Views: 2304

Here's a notice of a broadcasters convention in Chicago as well as a Station ID on WFLD Channel 32.

"Channel 32 welcomes the more than 5000 broadcasters attending the 49th annual convention of the National Association of Broadcasters. WFLD-TV Chicago."

Voiceover by Del Clark.

(Again, sorry for the loud volume - this is the lowest setting I could get it without a lot of hassle)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, March 28th 1...

WLS Channel 7 - Late Night Movie - "Gargoyles" (Commercial Break, 1980)

Views: 3451

Here's a commercial break from near the end of the movie "Gargoyles" on the WLS Late Night Movie. Includes:

WLS Late Night Movie - "Swirling Stars" animated bumper (same style and music as the WLS 3:30 Movie bumpers/openings/closings from the same era)

Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse - 920 Milwaukee Avenue (2 miles north of Hawthorn Shopping Center) in Libertyville, Ill.

A...

WFLD Channel 32 - "Oh Jeez - Look At The Time..." (Sign-Off, 1988)

Views: 4313

Here is a really brief station sign-off from WFLD Channel 32. We see the ending of a Ma & Pa Kettle movie (Ma & Pa Kettle at Home, based on the cast), Latenight 32 ending (with the circa 1984 Metromedia-era logo), the Fox 32 logo animation, and a quick cut to color bars with date and time. No national anthem or anything - must have been too late. zzzzzzz

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, July 22nd 1988 @ about 5:10am!

WFLD Channel 32 - Movie For A Saturday Afternoon - "The Kettles On Old McDonald's Farm" (Ending, 1980)

Views: 1282

Here's something pretty rare - some footage from WFLD Channel 32's Movie for a Saturday Afternoon featuring the Kaiser-era 32 logo, so this must have dated to at least early 1977 (Previous to this we only had a tiny excerpt of this bumper). Most of it was taped over unfortunately, but this is what remains. This last segment, with complete commercial break and ending sequence, includes:

Ending of "...

WGN Channel 9 - Five Minutes To Live By (Partial) & Station Sign-Off (1978?)

Views: 4664

Here's a partial (incomplete) edition of Five Minutes To Live By, followed by a station sign-off of WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Last 2 minutes of sermonette by Father John M. Fusco (sp?), Associate Pastor of St. Veronica Church in Chicago, who spoke at the start of this clip of spiritual master Tao Chi and a challenge he faced about the miracles he could do

Ending titles and backing music for Five Minutes To Live By (A pre-recorded presentation of WGN...

WMAL Channel 7 (Washington, D.C.) - Money Movie 7 - "State Fair" (Commercial Break, 1976)

Views: 1177

Here's an almost 40-year-old clip (to the day!) that I found randomly at the end of a Umatic videotape. Thought not from Chicago TV, it's still interesting. (of course)

It's a rare clip from WMAL Channel 7 out of Washington, D.C. which became WJLA-TV Channel 7 less than a year later. It's from something called "Money Movie 7" where they were airing the film "State Fair" [1962] starring Pat Boone and Ann-Margret, Sadly, this was the only break that survived. Includes:
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Chis-An-Bop with Fred MacMurray (Commercial Offer, 1979)

Views: 9088

Here's a commercial offer for Chis-An-Bop, a Korean-derived means of calculating math for children ages 5-13 which involves using their fingers. With Fred MacMurray and two children, Debbie and Brad, who demonstrate a few examples of Chis-An-Bop at work. Comes with a book and option for record (or, as he put it, "phonograph sound disc") or cassette.

"As Seen on National TV Talk Shows"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, February 2nd 1979.