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WMAQ Channel 5 - Le Disco - "Disco Star Wars Magic" (1978)

Views: 3738

More crazy 70's...they called the program Le Disco, but I call it "Disco Star Wars Magic"!

Severe Cheese Warning Ahead: The Village People are featured in this video!

This particular recording aired on local Rockford, IL TV on Saturday, August 19th 1978. (not Chicago, but close enough)

The Loop FM 98 - "Lorelei Exercising" (Commercial, 1983?)

Views: 2975

Here's another commercial with that Loop chick Emeritus - Lorelei. I believe this is from 1983.

WREX Channel 13 - Dateline Weather (Promo, 1978)

Views: 2430

Here's a rare promo for WREX Channel 13 - Dateline Weather on Dateline Thirteen News. Featuring ??

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Rockford, IL TV on Monday, January 9th 1978 at a little before 8pm! (not Chicago, but close enough)

WFMT 98.7 FM - "The Big Snow" (Excerpts, 1967)

Views: 1143

50 Years Ago Today!!!

Here's a rare radio aircheck from "Chicago's Fine Arts Station," WFMT 98.7 FM, on the morning of the infamous Blizzard of '67. This features Jim Unrath, Marty Robinson (one of the main off-camera announcers, and on-air personalities during pledge drives, for WTTW Channel 11 for many years), and Norm Pellegrini. Includes:

Jim Unrath starting off this clip by signing on the station - and mentioning this was to have been the 211th anni...

Spectrum - "Coming Attractions" (1982)

Views: 2929

Here are some coming attractions on Spectrum - includes: The Border, Flash Gordon, The French Lieutenant's Woman, and "Super Fights of the Month" boxing.

This aired on local Chicago TV in December 1982.

The Disco Body Shaper (Commercial Offer, 1978)

Views: 8833

Here's a commercial for - if I didn't see it with my own eyes I would have thought it was a joke - the Disco Body Shaper. America's Newest Fitness Sensation!

Main voiceover by Bill Silver (same guy who did the Ginsu knives ads)

This aired on local Detroit TV on Tuesday, May 9th 1978. (Not Chicago TV, but still cool!)

Pac-Man Cereal (Commercial #1, 1983)

Views: 1085

Here's an animated commercial for Pac-Man cereal. (or do you say PacMan?)

This aired on local Chicago television on Friday, December 23rd 1983.

Evita At The Shubert Theatre (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 3522

Here's a commercial for the production of Evita at the Shubert Theatre.

"Scenes With Original Broadway Cast"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, November 10th 1980.

Exidy - Venture (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 3329

Here's a commercial for the Exidy game "Venture" for the ColecoVision and Atari 2600 VCS and coming soon for Intellivision.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, October 30th 1982.