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WGN Channel 9 - Chicago Cubs Baseball - "Mayor Jane Byrne Throws Out The First Pitch" (1981)

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Here's a clip featuring Mayor Jane Byrne throwing out the first pitch at a Cubs game, followed by the singing of the National Anthem (mostly complete) by Jimmy Damon (the inspiration for Bill Murray's lounge singer character on Saturday Night Live), then the starting lineups and opening moments of the game.

Cardinal Cody can be seen sitting next to Mayor Byrne. He would pass away less than a year later on April 25th 1982. On the Mayor's left is her husband, Jay McMulle...

WBBM Channel 2 - TV 2 News at 10pm (Part 4, 1973)

Views: 3001

Here's the fourth and final part of a complete edition of the TV 2 News at 10pm on WBBM Channel 2 with anchor Bob Wallace. Also featuring sportscaster Bruce Roberts. Includes:

Bob Wallace introduces Bruce's sports report, with a few attempts at speaking Spanish. Bruce's sports items include:

- College football sports scores (including Ohio State beating Illinois, 30-0)

- Highlights of Northwestern/Minnesota game (Minnesota Golden Gophers ...

ON TV - "Better Than Spectrum?" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 3187

Here's a commercial for ON TV - Subscription Television.

By the way, is it officially known as ONTV, ON TV, ON-TV, or what? I never know what to put exactly.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 24th 1982.

WLS Channel 7 - News Bulletin - "The Crash of Flight 191" (Part 5, 1979)

Views: 2467

Here's Part 5 of WLS Channel 7's news coverage of the crash of American Airlines Flight 191 (a DC-10 manufactured by McDonnell-Douglas; scheduled to travel from Chicago to Los Angeles), 1/2 mile northwest of O'Hare Airport. Featuring Fahey Flynn, Diane Allen, Hugh Hill, Joel Daly, and Jim Gibbons. Includes:

News Bulletin bumper slide (voiceover by Janice Gears Kos)

Fahey and Diane leading off this section with a "Tragedy at O'Hare" graphic behind them, f...

WKBD Channel 50 - "Kaiser To Field Notice" (1977)

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Here's a neat historical clip, even though it's not from Chicago. It's a public notice on WKBD Channel 50 announcing the sale of the Kaiser Broadcasting station to Field Communications.

Kaiser Broadcasting Company and Field Communications Corporation, filed with the Federal Communications Commission on March 16th 1977, an application seeking approval of the assignment of the license of WKBD-TV Channel 50 Detroit from Kaiser Broadcasting Company to Field Communications Corpo...