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WMAQ Channel 5 - On Q - "Spirit of '80 Marathon" (Part 1, 1980)
Views: 2807
In honor of today's Chicago Marathon, here's a marathon of a different flavor - the "Spirit of '80 (Dance) Marathon" as part of the 'On Q' program on WMAQ Channel 5. Features a live preview of the disco dance marathon at the club Faces (on Rush Street) the following day, for the cause of Special Olympics. With hosts Terry Burhans and Mike Leiderman. This part features:
Little snippet of a Long Chevrolet commercial (is that Timmy in a construction guy's outfit?)
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SportsChannel - The Sports Writers On TV (Part 5, 1991)
Views: 1349
Here's an episode of The SportsWriters on TV, as aired on SportsChannel - one of the hosts of which we lost recently (Bill Gleason).
Featuring Bill Jauss of the Chicago Tribune, Rick Telander of Sports Illustrated, Bill Gleason from the South Bend, Indiana Tribune, and hosted by Ben Bentley.
In Part 5, they discuss a new study on lefties, and how it might affect Baseball.
Includes:
SportsChannel ID promo for 76'ers Vs. Bulls - Easter...
ABC Network - New Year's Rockin' Eve 1979 (Part 6, 1978)
Views: 1513
Here's Part 6 of New Year's Rockin' Eve 1979 with Dick Clark live in Times Square, as aired on WLS Channel 7. Features Erik Estrada and Lauren Tewes (Julie from The Love Boat) as hosts. Unfortunately, all but one of the commercial breaks were cut out. Includes special guests Chuck Mangione, Village People, Tanya Tucker, Rick James, and Barry Manilow.
This part includes the only commercial break that survived intact.
Commercial: Homemakers (featur...
SportsChannel - The Sports Writers On TV (Part 3, 1991)
Views: 8833
Here's an episode of The SportsWriters on TV, as aired on SportsChannel - one of the hosts of which we lost recently (Bill Gleason).
Featuring Bill Jauss of the Chicago Tribune, Rick Telander of Sports Illustrated, Bill Gleason from the South Bend, Indiana Tribune, and hosted by Ben Bentley.
In Part 3, they discuss the annoyances of cell phones on golf courses and whether they should be banned there.
Includes:
Commercial: Old Style b...
SportsChannel - The Sports Writers On TV (Part 6, 1991)
Views: 1460
Here's an episode of The SportsWriters on TV, as aired on SportsChannel - one of the hosts of which we lost recently (Bill Gleason).
Featuring Bill Jauss of the Chicago Tribune, Rick Telander of Sports Illustrated, Bill Gleason from the South Bend, Indiana Tribune, and hosted by Ben Bentley.
In Part 6, they discuss women who fish for bass and a contest that excluded them.
Includes:
Commercial: Old Style beer with Dennis Farina - "It'...
Various (Nashville Stations) - "A Flippin' Country Christmas"(1975)
Views: 1077
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
WMAQ Channel 5 - Real People (Part 2, 1980)
Views: 1091
Here's Part 2 of an episode of the prototypical "reality show" Real People on WMAQ Channel 5.
This segment starts off with Skip Stephenson giving the microphone to an audience member who says "And we'll be right back," although they just came back.
Next, co-hosts Byron Allen and Sarah Purcell review typographical errors of various TV listings from TV Guide and other publications, including one for Inside the NFL (submitted by Gail Boyd {sp?...
WSNS Channel 44 - The Good Time Bunch (Promo, 1977)
Views: 2048
Here's a promo for WSNS Channel 44's Good Time Bunch club, with hosts Brian (Vandenbroucke) and Mary Pat (Byrne) presiding over the third drawing for prizes for children ages 2-13 who are members of the club, and for those who aren't they can send in their names and addresses to join (alas, employees of Channel 44, Chase/Ehrenberg, and their families aren't eligible). The membership kit consisted of a Good Time Bunch membership card, stickers, TV schedule, and a 6-inch machine-...
WMAQ Channel 5 - On Q - "Spirit of '80 Marathon" (Part 2, 1980)
Views: 2044
In honor of today's Chicago Marathon, here's a marathon of a different flavor - the "Spirit of '80 (Dance) Marathon" as part of the 'On Q' program on WMAQ Channel 5. Features a live preview of the disco dance marathon at the club Faces (on Rush Street) the following day, for the cause of Special Olympics. With hosts Terry Burhans and Mike Leiderman. This part features:
Interview with actor Forrest Tucker (of F Troop fame) by Terry Burhans
Interview with...