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FYI - "Snow Shoveling Safely" (1982)

Views: 2204

Here is another of the daytime interstitial features that ABC ran during the early eighties between Daytime Soaps - FYI - For Your Information - hosted by Mr. Barney Miller himself, Hal Linden.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 29th 1982 at a couple minutes before 3pm.

The Best Of Creedence Clearwater Revival (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 2062

Here's a commercial for The Best Of Creedence Clearwater Revival album - 20 super hits by CCR - available at K-Mart.

Voiceover at end by Mike Rapchak? (one of WLS-TV's many announcers)

Man, they sure don't make music like they used to.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 5th 1978.

ABC Tuesday Movie Of The Week (Bumper, 1981)

Views: 3095

Here's a bumper for the ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week.

They used this for a long time in the 70s, right? I'm surprised it was still being used as late as this airing. The movie, which ended after midnight, was "Three on a Date".

This aired on local Chicago TV early Wednesday, February 25th 1981.

WLS Channel 7 - Fahey Flynn Presents Seven's Greetings (Part 5, 1972)

Views: 1647

Here's Part 5 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 Fahey's longtime co-anchor Joel Daly, "Action 7" reporter Frank Mathie, Suzy Streetnoise, and the puppets Mike Raphone and M...

WLS Channel 7 - Ripley's Believe It Or Not - "The Day After" (Ending Credits, 1983)

Views: 1495

Here are the ending credits for Ripley's Believe It Or Not, including a voiceover promo for the upcoming ABC Theater telemovie, The Day After, about the effects of a full-scale nuclear attack on the United States, which was coming up next.

This aired on local Chicago TV Sunday, November 20th 1983 @ about 5 minutes to 7pm.

The ABC Summer Movie (Bumper, 1981)

Views: 2742

Here's a bumper for a rare ABC Movie show variation - The ABC Summer Movie. Same music as ABC Sunday Night Movie though. (70s version)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, July 8th 1981. (29 Years Ago Today!)

ABC Network - The Lisa Hartman Show (Promo, 1979)

Views: 4204

Here's an ABC Network promo for a disco-riffic program - "The Lisa Hartman Show". (IMDB says it was on in 1976?)

Voiceover by Ernie Anderson.

"Hot Stuff!"

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, June 23rd 1979.

WBKB Channel 7 - Midwest Sports Special - "Inside the World of Hockey with the Chicago Blackhawks" (Part 1, 1964)

Views: 3893

Here's Part 1 of Midwest Sports Special - "Inside the World of Hockey with the Chicago Blackhawks," as aired on WBKB (now WLS) Channel 7. The host of this in-depth look at the team was Frank Sweeney. This was transferred from the original film, and thus has no commercials.

This part begins with the old-style academy leader which counted by feet rather than frames (as opposed to the more common SMPTE Universal film leader). The program itself begins with some shots of ...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News at 4:30pm - "Chicago Goes Hollywood" (1982)

Views: 2837

Here's a report called "Chicago Goes Hollywood," on former Chicago natives and area residents who later moved to Hollywood and varying degrees of fame, that was introduced by co-anchor Tim Weigel and reported by John Callaway on an edition of Eyewitness News at 4:30pm on WLS Channel 7.

Intermixed with the sights of the L.A. area (with shots of such landmarks as Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Walks of Fame for the likes of Mickey Mouse, Glen Campbell and Claire Trevor, the Be...