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WFLD Channel 32 - The Most Important Person - "Why Not Try?" (1980)

Views: 1587

Here's an example of the kids' interstitial cartoon, "The Most Important Person" airing on WFLD Channel 32. This one - "Why Not Try?", occured as a special time-filling "bonus" at the end of an episode of Lost in Space. Notice that there are no superimposed titles in the opening credits stating the episode name as there are in other existing film copies that came from school library collections. (Color is also a lot ...

WGN Channel 9 - When Movies Were Movies - "Union Pacific" (Commercial Break #2 & Station ID, 1979)

Views: 1998

Here's the second commercial break from the When Movies Were Movies presentation of the 1939 film "Union Pacific" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Movie bumper slide

Commercial: Lincoln Carpeting - with Al Parker - "30th Anniversary Sell-a-Bration" - offering a free set of stainless-steel tableware by International Silver Co. - and 3 rooms of carpeting (34 square yards, excluding padding and installation) for only $169, less than $10 a month

Com...

WBBM Channel 2 - CBS News Special Report - John Lennon: The Dream Is Over (Part 1, 1980)

Views: 2349

Here's Part 1 of John Lennon: The Dream is Over - a CBS Network news special hosted by Charles Osgood that aired immediately after The 10 O'Clock News on WBBM Channel 2. Includes:

WBBM Channel 2 "Rockford" bumper promo (voiceover by Jerry Harper)

CBS Late Night Movies Pre-emption notice (bumped one half hour) (voiceover by Bill Gilliand)

CBS News Special Report opening (voiceover introduction by Bill Gilliand)

Commercial: Riunite wi...

Abel and Associates - "Demo Reel" (Part 2, 1978?)

Views: 1542

Here's Part 2 (the final part) of a demo reel from Abel and Associates, a Hollywood-based production and graphics firm headed by Robert Abel.

This came from a 3/4" Umatic tape that was kept by Cathy Mustari, art director for WFLD Channel 32 from 1974 to the late '80's, from a time when the station was actively shopping for production houses to handle their graphics for opens/closes, bumpers, promos, etc.

This part includes:

- Commercial for Chevrol...

WLS Channel 7 - Delta House - "The Legacy" (Opening & Break, 1979)

Views: 2081

Here's the opening and first commercial break for the premiere episode of the very short-lived series Delta House, "The Legacy," on WLS Channel 7.

The program was a spin-off of, and produced by the very same people (and studio) as, the 1978 box-office smash "National Lampoon's Animal House," with John Vernon reprising his role as Faber College's Dean Vernon Wormer from the said movie, as well as Stephen Furst as Kent Dorfman; Bruce McGill as Daniel Simpson Day; and James...

Various (Nashville Stations) - "A Flippin' Country Christmas"(1975)

Views: 1115

Not from Chicago, but still of historical interest: channel flipping through the dial on Nashville, Tennessee TV (via cable TV) on Christmas Day 1975. Features programming seen on ABC affiliate WNGE (now WKRN) Channel 2, NBC affiliate WSM (now WSMV) Channel 4, CBS affiliate WTVF Channel 5, and PBS affiliate WDCN (now WNPT) Channel 8, at least one or two as yet unidentified stations, plus cable Channel 6 (public access / public notices).

Includes:

Channel 2