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WSNS Channel 44 - The Dating Game - "Joey D'Auria" (Part 5, 1980)

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Here's Part 5 of an episode of The Dating Game on WSNS Channel 44.

In this the final part, Game 2 concludes with the lovely Lisa making her choice and then the big kiss goodbye.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, July 24th 1980 during the 5:30pm to 6:00pm timeframe. (the show itself has a Copyright of 1979 though)

Emergency Broadcast System Test (1984)

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Here is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) on WFLD Metromedia Channel 32 in Chicago from 1984. (Jim Barton announcing)

For kids who grew up with nuclear holocaust nightmares from the likes of the movie "The Day After", this should be memorable. ;-)

Still scary, all these years later. :-)

WBBM Channel 2 - The 10 O'Clock News - "The Death of John Lennon" (Part 5 - Sports & Ending, 1980)

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Here's Part 5, the final part, of The 10 O'Clock News on WBBM Channel 2 from the day after John Lennon was murdered. Includes:

Sports with Johnny Morris - Chicago Cubs lose Bruce Sutter in exchange for Leon Durham and Ken Reitz. The San Francisco Giants fire manager Dave Bristol; sports highlights. Johnny Morris leaves his hand extended with a pen in it for an uncomfortably long time.

Commercial: Olympus OM10 camera with Cheryl Tiegs

Ending to Th...

Pac-Man Children's Chewable Multi-Vitamin Plus Iron with Fred Savage (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 3422

Here's a commercial for Pac-Man Children's Chewable Multi-Vitamin Plus Iron, which had no sugar or additives among its ingredients - unlike Flintstones Multi-Vitamins which had 70% sugar.

Featuring a very young Fred Savage, years before he shot to fame as the star of the TV series The Wonder Years.

(C) 1983 Rexall Corporation

"Goodbye, Fred - Hello, Pac-Man."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 28th 1983 d...

WFLD Channel 32 - Tic-Tac-Dough - "The Saturday Round" (Promo, 1981)

Views: 2087

Here's a quick promo for "The Saturday Round" on Tic-Tac-Dough.

Voiceover by Jim Barton.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 11th 1981.

WGN Channel 9 - Chicago Bulls vs. Washington Bullets (Part 3, 1979)

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Here's Part 3 of the Chicago Bulls vs. Washington Bullets game on WGN Channel 9, announced by Jack Fleming and Johnny "Red" Kerr. Includes:

At the start of this clip, it is still the first quarter with the Bullets leading the Bulls 10-5. After a score by Tom Henderson (#14), it is 12-5 when a CG super announcing the "Big Ten BKB" Illinois vs. Michigan State game for Saturday, Febru...

Various Local Newscasts - "The Death Of Peter Sellers" (Excerpts, 1980)

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Here are some recordings made on the night that the death of British comic actor Peter Sellers was reported in Chicago. Features Walter Jacobson, Fahey Flynn, John Drury, Gene Siskel, and Carrie Cochran - as well as some short clips from a few of his best known movie roles.

*Note*: Peter Sellers is usually reported to have died on 7/24/80, and this is because it was after midnight in London that he died. So, these clips actually aired on 7/23/80 since Chicago is 6 hours behin...

Center Video - "Atari!" (Commercial, 1981)

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Here's a commercial for Center Video advertising their Atari 2600 deals.

Voiceover by Linn Burton (of Bert Weinman Ford fame).

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 20th 1981.

WMAQ Channel 5 - Chicago Sizzlin' - The 31st Annual Chicago Emmy Awards (Part 10, 1989)

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Here's Part 10 of the 31st Annual Chicago Emmy Awards broadcast, titled Chicago Sizzlin'.

This part features Sig Sakowicz, Jerry Rose, Shelley Spencer, Robin Brantley, Walter Jacobson, Ken Kolb, Jim Angio, Randy Ingram, Bill Lotzer, Bruce Wolf, Bob Vorwald, and Marie Alexander singing "(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave."

Ms. Spencer won in the "Special Event Program" category for 1989 Golden Apple Awards For Excellence in Teaching on WTTW Channel 11, and t...