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WFLD Channel 32 - Keyfax Nite-Owl Service - "Tonight!" (Promo #2, 1981)

Views: 2883

Direct from 2" Quad - here is a promo for the premiere of Nite-Owl! This is the same as the one we had seen previously, although this one is in slightly better quality.

Also, we can hear WFLD director Don Shannon give a quick lead-in before the promo starts.

Voiceover during the promo by Jim Barton.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, September 7th 1981.

R.L. Dukes Oldsmobile - "The Deal Maker" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 5638

Here's an extended R.L. Dukes Oldsmobile commercial - these were some pretty catchy and entertaining commercials that never really got their full due.

R.L. Dukes Oldsmobile - The Deal Maker - at 78th Street and the Dan Ryan in Chicago.

Directed by Howie Samuelsohn. I wonder who the voiceover guy is - he's pretty cool. :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV in 1982.

WFLD Channel 32 - Movie 32 - "Topper Takes A Trip" (Partial Break, 1971)

Views: 1281

Here's a partial Commercial Break for the Movie 32 presentation of "Topper Takes a Trip" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Milex (in color) (voiceover by Del Clark)

Medical Profession training (cut-off)

Not sure what happened here - if this was a cut made by the person recording it or if it was a WFLD error. I'm thinking the former is more likely, though it's strange that there are no other cuts throughout the rest of the broadcast...

T...

Currie Motors - "1000 Used Car Jamboree Sale" (Commercial, 1987)

Views: 1036

Here's a commercial for Currie Motors' 1000 Used Car Jamboree Sale, to be held at Pheasant Run Resort on North Avenue (1 mile east of St. Charles, IL) from 9am to 9pm on August 19th through the 24th (closed Sunday, August 23rd). 7-day exchange plan available.

Voiceover by ??

"Nice people to do business with."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, August 20th 1987 during the 10pm to 10:30pm timeframe.

WMAQ Channel 5 - Editorial 5 - "GOP On ERA" (1980)

Views: 2075

Here's an editorial on WMAQ Channel 5 regarding the Republican party's stance on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). Includes:

Ending of NewsCenter5 at 10pm with Jim Tilmon, Jim Ruddle, Carol Marin, and Mike Leiderman - with voiceover of upcoming editorial (by ??)

Editorial by Dillon Smith - WMAQ-TV Editorial Director.

Ending card for the editorial gets cut off a bit early but you can see the graphics and name of Monte Newman - General Manager at th...

WFLD Metromedia Channel 32 - The Stooge Follies (Break 2, 1984)

Views: 1801

Here is another commercial break from a WFLD Metromedia Channel 32 airing of The Stooge Follies. Including:

Jordache Jeans

Illinois Lottery - Lotto - "Casablanca" take-off - featuring Dave Green(?) as the singer/piano player, and Nancy Serlin as the female Lotto ball

Jamaican Tourist Board - "Come Back to Jamaica"

Precision Video (annoying jingle) (voiceover by Chuck Fuller)

PM Magazine promo - Ann-Margret

A Trilogy of Three Plays at the First Chicago Theatre (Commercial, 1987)

Views: 725

Here's a commercial for the Gospel Repertory Theatre in Mary Matthews Productions' presentation of A Trilogy of Three Plays at the First Chicago Theatre located at the First National Bank Building in downtown Chicago. The plays were "Jesus at a Wedding in Cana," "A Man Called Jesus," and "Jesus Called, 'Lazarus Come Forth'." Ticket group rates available.

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, August 20th 1987 during the 10pm to 10:30...

WLS Channel 7 - 13 Queens Blvd. - "For Better or Worse" (Opening, 1979)

Views: 2221

Here's the opening (and first few minutes) of the premiere episode of 13 Queens Blvd., "For Better or Worse," as aired over WLS Channel 7.

This short-lived sitcom - about a diverse group of middle-class residents at a Queens, New York apartment complex, and referred to as 13 Queens Boulevard by both IMDb and Wikipedia

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 At 10pm - "The Blizzard of '79" (Part 3, 1979)

Views: 1878

Here's Part 3 of NewsCenter5 at 10pm on WMAQ Channel 5 - the top story being the blizzard of 1979. Includes:

Another weather forecast by Jim Hill (famous for being a longtime voiceover announcer at WMAQ-TV) who originally called it a "very poorly organized storm"; Anchor Mike Jackson speaks at length with Mayor Bilandic about the city's response to the blizzard, which was still being organized at the time (also poorly).

This aired on local Chicago TV on S...