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Battlestar Galactica (Bumper, 1978)

Views: 1716

Here's a commercial bumper for Battlestar Galactica.

Voiceover by Lorne Green.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, November 19th 1978.

ABC Network - "Holiday Greetings" (1982)

Views: 1956

Here is an ABC Network "Holiday Greetings" animation.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, December 1st 1982.

ABC Network - NCAA Football - Michigan State vs. Iowa (Commercial Break, 1969)

Views: 1838

Here's a commercial break for the ABC Network's airing of the Michigan State vs. Iowa NCAA college football game at Iowa Stadium in Iowa City (part of the Regional Big 10 Battle), with a commercial (which, in those days, was one minute long) for Sunoco - "Stop at Sunoco . . . Go With Confidence."

At the time of this, the only commercial break that was left intact on this recording ( :-( ) which was made on 2" Quad tape at WLS Channel 7, the Michigan State Spartans were leadin...

WLS Channel 7 - The 3:00 Movie - "Follow That Dream" (Commercial Break, 1983)

Views: 1554

Here's a commercial break from The 3:00 Movie presentation of the 1962 Elvis Presley film "Follow That Dream" on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

Animated 3:00 Movie "star" bumper (with excerpt from Ramsey Lewis' "Skippin' " as background music)

Promo for upcoming "Tune In to Fitness" series of reports for next month's editions of 4:30 Eyewitness News, with Tim Weigel - tied in with Osco Drug

Commercial: 1983 Renault Alliance from Am...

WLS Channel 7 - News - "Armed Gunman Inside Channel 7 Building" (Part 3, 1990)

Views: 1834

Here's Part 3 (the final part) of WLS Channel 7's news coverage of an armed robbery suspect who hid out for 40 hours at the 190 North State Street building that houses the station.

This part begins with anchors Jim Rosenfield and Sylvia Perez at the Eyewitness News desk. The tape comes in as Sylvia explains that the third floor where the studios are have been sealed, and that no one in the building would be let in or out. They then introduce Paul Meincke who's still ou...

WLS Channel 7 - AM Chicago - "Hoffman & Ski Show" (Part 2, 1978)

Views: 593

Here's Part 2 of an (incomplete) episode of AM Chicago on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

Sandi Freeman continuing her interview with Nicholas von Hoffman, author of the book Make Believe Presidents: Illusions of Power from McKinley to Carter. In this part, they start off by discussing President Carter's image maker Gerald Rafshoon, and the whole business of image making for presidents going back to "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too," and then take phone calls from viewers on...

WLS Channel 7 - Freaky Films (Intro & Promo, 1971)

Views: 2458

Here's an especially rare Halloween Treat for 2012!

Here is the intro to, and a promo for, Freaky Films (a.k.a. [at least according to one source] Freaky Film of the Week), a short-lived horror movie showcase that aired Saturdays on WLS Channel 7 from April 10th 1971 to September 11th 1971 (ending 30 years to the day before that other 9/11).

Both films start off with a brief title card of the logo of the company that processed it (Metr...

WLS Channel 7 - Fahey Flynn Presents Seven's Greetings (Part 2, 1972)

Views: 3006

Here's Part 2 of Fahey Flynn Presents: Seven's Greetings, a Christmas Eve special hosted by the legendary news anchor on WLS Channel 7. This was transferred from the original 2" quad master tape (long since trashed) onto 3/4" Umatic, from which this transfer was made. The show was recorded on Tuesday, December 19th 1972.

Featured in this part are Suzy Streetnoise and the puppets Meisterburger and Mike Raphone and from Interesting News for Kids, Feminine Franc...