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WLS Channel 7 - Fridays (Promo, 1980)

Views: 1017

Here's a promo for the next edition of ABC's ultimately short-lived Saturday Night Live knockoff, Fridays, on WLS Channel 7, featuring clips of sketches from prior shows. (This program featured not only a pre-Seinfeld Michael Richards, but also Seinfeld's future creator Larry David, plus the likes of Melanie Chartoff, Brandis Kemp, and Maryedith Burrell.)

This coming edition's musical guests will be Devo. (NOTE: This is a repeat of an episode that...

Son Of Svengoolie - "Emergency Bored-Casting System Test" (1983?)

Views: 2604

Here's a segment from Son of Sven - the sketch "Emergency Bored-Casting System Test" (parody of the Emergency Broadcast System tests) Featuring a voiceover by Jim Barton. Also look for a WFLD Brady Bunch slide!

Not sure what episode this was from but it was definitely from the eighties, probably around 1983.

(video has some distortion in it)

This aired on local Chicago TV on a ...

WNDE Windy AM 1260 - "Lorelei Lip-Sync" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1828

Here is another commercial with Lorelei (of WLUP The Loop FM 98 in Chicago fame) lip-syncing, this time for WNDE Windy 1260 in Indianapolis.

This commercial aired in February of 1979 on an Indianapolis TV station.

Commercial Produced by Chuck Blore.

WBBM-FM 96 - "The Mellow Sound Of Chicago" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 3103

Here is a short groovy commercial for WBBM-FM 96 - "The Mellow Sound of Chicago".

That jingle sounds like someone famous - is that the lead singer from Blood, Sweat & Tears?

This aired on local Chicago TV in January 1978.

SuperStation WTBS - SuperStation Funtime (Opening, 1983)

Views: 2558

Here is the opening for SuperStation Funtime - a kid's show on early cable outlet SuperStation WTBS. It wasn't exactly Super Cartoon Sunrise, but then those were big shoes to fill.

This aired on local Chicago TV (Cable) in 1983.

WFLA Channel 8 - Channel 8 Reports (Part 1, 1965)

Views: 1736

Here's Part 1 of an edition of Channel 8 Reports on WFLA Channel 8 in Tampa / St. Petersburg, Florida, anchored by Arch Deal.

This newscast was transferred from a 2" Quad tape that was found in, of all places, the coat closet of former Chicago TV news anchor Jim Ruddle.

Includes:

Station ID slide with "TV Channel 8" jingle

Arch Deal opening the newscast, followed by sponsor billboard for West Coast Rambler Dealers (voiceover b...

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

Views: 2404

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.

WGN Channel 9 - Creature Features (Opening + Sales Presentation Excerpt, 1970?/1973)

Views: 7536

Here it is - a special Halloween and 4th Fuzzy Anniversary Treat - not a re-creation, but an original opening to Creature Features - WGN Channel 9's showcase of scary movies.

Also included is the only other authentic video footage of Creature Features currently known to exist - an excerpt from a 1973 internal WGN-TV Sales Presentation.

Quad Tape version directed by Ron Weiner. Editing by Vince Humphries. (back when Quad editing was quite a masterf...

WTTW Channel 11 - "Classy Pledge" (1981)

Views: 1320

Here's a pledge break of sorts on WTTW Channel 11. No announcers or rows of phones, just five minutes of classical music (Bach's Air on the G String) and a scrolling on-screen message.

Also features a WTTW Station ID slide at the end (voiceover by Don Ferris).

"You have an opportunity study different cultures."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, March 12th 1981 at 11:30pm.