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WMAQ Channel 5 - WMAQ-TV Editorial - "Sabotaging the RTA" (1973)

Views: 926

Here's an editorial by Dillon Smith, Editorial Director of WMAQ Channel 5, lacing into the Illinois State Legislature's continued failure to come up with legislation to create a Regional Transit Authority for the Chicago area (or as Mr. Smith termed it, "acting with unprecedented irresponsibility").

In the course of the editorial, he names names including House Speaker Robert Blair and Illinois Governor Dan Walker, denounces the political partisanship ("a three-ring clown act...

WSNS Channel 44 - Adventures Of Superman - "No Holds Barred" (Commercial Break, 1977)

Views: 2485

Here's the last commercial break from the episode "No Holds Barred" of the Adventures of Superman on WSNS Channel 44. Includes:

Six Million Dollar Man and Bionic Woman Action Play-Doh set by Kenner (pretty dark and bad quality)

"The Golden Dream of Hank Williams" record offer by Candlelite Music (main voiceover by Fred Foy)

WSNS Combat! promo - airing Saturdays at 5pm and Sundays at 11am

Six Million Dollar Man and Bionic Woman Acti...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Chicago Sizzlin' - The 31st Annual Chicago Emmy Awards (Part 7, 1989)

Views: 723

Here's Part 7 of the 31st Annual Chicago Emmy Awards broadcast, titled Chicago Sizzlin'.

This part features Steve Rashid and the Pork Pie Orchestra performing "'Deed I Do." No awards were given out in this segment.

Chicago Sizzlin' sponsor billboard tag for Ethan Allen, Tropicana, and your local Chevrolet & Geo Dealers (voiceover by Ed Grennan)

Commercial: Ethan Allen Furniture (same as on break #5)

Commercial: Tropi...

WGN Channel 9 - The Morning Movie - "Sorry, Wrong Number" (Commercial Break #3, 1975)

Views: 1777

Here's Commercial Break #3 during The Morning Movie presentation of "Sorry, Wrong Number" on WGN Channel 9. Quality varies due to reception and tape degradation issues. Includes:

The Morning Movie bumper slide (with music from "Sorry, Wrong Number")

Sondag Datsun - 740 Busse Highway in Park Ridge (would eventually become Ray Hara's King Datsun) (voiceover by Len Johnson)

Paka-Punch by Ralston Purina

Incomplete commer...

WSNS Channel 44 - Illinois State Lottery - Super Shot (Part 4, 1976)

Views: 825

This clip made possible by the donations from our generous group of "Fuzzketeers" during the Spring 2012 Tape Transfer Fundraiser.

Here's the fourth and final part of the Illinois State Lottery's Super Shot program on WSNS Channel 44. This was the Lottery's basketball-related game (the "Super Shot" signified hitting a basket). The hosts were Bob Hale and Sandie Wolsfeld. ...

WGN Channel 9 - Cartoon Capers (Opening, 1978)

Views: 4372

Here's the opening moments of "Cartoon Capers" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

"Last Farewell" video animated station ID (voiceover by Bob Bell who also provides time check)

Brief shot of Cartoon Capers bumper slide - anyone remember this?

Accompanying music consisting of 1945-55 version of "Merrily We Roll Along" as heard on the opening of countless Warner Bros. "Merrie Melodies" cartoons - dissolving into opening title sequence and first mome...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News (Opening, 1979)

Views: 7006

Here is the opening segment for the Eyewitness News at 10 on WLS Channel 7; featuring Jay Levine, Mike Hale, Jay Berry, and Carol Bogart. Includes:

Skycam 7 bumper

Eyewitness News open (voiceover by Wayne Atkinson)

90 Americans held hostage by Iranian students as they storm U.S. Embassy

Chicagoans facing gas shortage due to teamsters truck drivers' strike

International Harvester strike

Coo...

WCIU Channel 26 - Outdoor Sportsman - "Small Screw-Up" (Ending, 1979)

Views: 4041

Here's another ending of the Outdoor Sportsman program on WCIU Channel 26. Features Joe Wyer giving some info about a fishing trip at the Channel Lake Boat House he will be attending the next day, along with Bill Radke (sp?) from WTAQ. You can see the WCIU people accidently cut to some other program - looks like someone dancing - before they go to the end credits.

Anyone know what the ending music is?

Outdoor Sportsman was on Saturdays at 5:30pm, right before Ed...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Gavilan - "The Guns of Harry August" (Opening, Break & Ending, 1982)

Views: 1331

Here's a few segments of an episode (entitled "The Guns of Harry August") of another short-lived series that ran over the NBC Network in the early 1980's - and therefore, in the Windy City, on our own WMAQ Channel 5 - Gavilan. (don't read too quick and mistake it for "Galivan")

This show was one of several over the years that starred the late Robert Urich, here in the role of Robert Gavilan, an ex-CIA agent currently in the employ of an oceanographic institute run by Ma...