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WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 with Lynne Scott (Bumper Promo, 1978)

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Here's a station ID bumper / promo for the 10pm edition of NewsCenter5, with anchor Lynne Scott previewing news of a plane crash near Meigs Field where at least one person was killed.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, November 5th 1978.

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Wrigley's Spearmint Gum - "Carry the Big Fresh Flavor" (Commercial, 1974)

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Here's one of the more memorable (and oft-parodied) commercial campaigns for Wrigley's Spearmint Gum. This takes place in and around an airport, with flight crew and passengers carrying large Wrigley's Spearmint Gum boxes. Notice at the start, jet planes displaying the Piedmont Airlines brand (this Piedmont was in existence from 1948 to 1989, and subsequently absorbed by USAir; today's Piedmont was instituted in 1993).

"Carry the big fresh flavor, wherever you go, whatever...

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WGN Channel 9 - My Three Sons - "The Non-Proposal" (Commercial Break #3, 1978)

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Here's Commercial Break #3 (the last one) for My Three Sons on WGN Channel 9 where the episode that night was "The Non-Proposal". The reception was a little fuzzy. Includes:

Power Passers Super Crash 300 Racing set by Lionel

Silver Streak toy train set by Tyco (with TV Guide coupon offer at end)

Long Chevrolet - "Extra, Extra!" (different version)

RC Cola - "Me and my RC"

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WCAU Channel 10 - News 10 (Opening & Partial First Story, 1977)

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Not Chicago, but still interesting: Here's an old opening and partial first story for a local Philadelphia station - WCAU Channel 10 - until the tape runs out. :-( Includes:

Bumper promo for "The Daily Number" (lottery drawing, apparently?)

News 10 opening (with appropriately beepy music) featuring Joan Dinerstein and Ralph Penza giving the headlines of this day - a massive local transit strike is threatened, and an update on the Canary Islands pl...

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WBBM Channel 2 - The Sunday News (Part 1, 1971)

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Here's Part 1 of the early edition of The Sunday News on WBBM Channel 2, anchored by Bob Wallace (a fixture of the station from May 1970 to September 1991). Also featuring Michele Clark (who sadly perished in the December 8th 1972 crash ...

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WLS Channel 7 - Saturday Eyewitness News (Preview & Pre-Show Break, 1977)

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Here's the preview for the WLS Channel 7 Saturday Eyewitness News at 10pm featuring Bob Petty, followed by the pre-show Commercial Break. Includes:

Preview of Saturday Eyewitness News with Bob Petty - with stories including the first test flight of the Space Shuttle, charges made that J. Edgar Hoover spied on Americans for years, and flags flying at half-mast - in the public interest - at the Field Museum. Plus - the Father's Day weather outlook.

Commercial: Am...

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WLS Channel 7 - Saturday Eyewitness News (Opening Segment Excerpt, 1977)

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Here's something really old and rare - the first 4 minutes of the opening segment to the Saturday Eyewitness News from June of 1977! Featuring Bob Petty, Johnny Mountain, and Mike Nolan on sports. Includes:

WLS-TV Chicago Animated Station ID/Movie Promo Bumper (voiceover by Wayne Atkinson)

Opening to the Saturday Eyewitness News. (with voiceover by Wayne Atkinson.)

Stories include:

- First test flight of Space Shuttle orbiter dee...

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WGN Channel 9 - Bozo's Circus (Commercial Break #1, 1976)

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Here's a commercial break from an edition of Bozo's Circus on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

"We Will Return..." bumper slide (voiceover by Frazier Thomas)

Commercial: Lucky Charms cereal by General Mills (with Arthur Anderson as the voice of "Lucky the Leprechaun") - Lucky tries to escape from the pursuing kids in a rocket

Commercial: TV Time Popcorn with Popping Oil Salt - in 2-Pak and 4-Pak boxes - "Join the TV Time Popcorn Explosion"
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The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show - Kellogg's Cereals - "Yes We Can!" (Commercial Break, 1976)

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If you ever wondered where Barack Obama got his slogan for the 2008 Presidential campaign from, this may have been it! ;-)

Here's a one-minute commercial for Kellogg's cereals, with the backs of cereal boxes spotlighting numerous American historical figures (Orville and Wilbur Wright, Thomas Edison, Ben Franklin) and including animated flashes of such events as Franklin's discovery ...