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WGN Channel 9 - Lead-Off Man - "Bobby Murcer" (Opening, 1978)

Views: 7939

Here's the opening 30 seconds or so of Lead-Off Man on WGN Channel 9. Features Lou Boudreau talking to Bobby Murcer of the Chicago Cubs before the tape cuts off. :-(

Also features a WGN "Last Farewell" ID at the beginning (voiceover by Merri Dee)

Note: The music used as the theme to Lead-off Man is "The Billboard March", composed by John N. Klohr. The version used is performed by ??

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WGN Channel 9 - Chicago Bulls Vs. Seattle Supersonics (Opening, 1979)

Views: 11495

Here's the opening of a broadcast of Chicago Bulls basketball on WGN Channel 9. Features Bob Costas and Johnny "Red" Kerr live from The Kingdome in Seattle, Washington for the Chicago Bulls Vs. the Seattle Supersonics. There is also a short interview with Bulls Coach Jerry Sloan.

Sponsored by: Chevrolet, Schlitz, and True Value Hardware.

Includes a "Last Farewell" WGN-TV ID at the beginning. (not sure who the announcer is)

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WGN Channel 9 - "Merry Christmas/Happy Chanukah" (Bumper, 1979)

Views: 2249

Here's a combo Merry Christmas & Happy Hanukkah bumper slate from WGN Channel 9.

Bob Bell does the voice over. Sounds like he flubbed it a bit.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 18th 1979. (28 years ago today!)

WGN Channel 9 - Wild Kingdom (Partial Promo, 1978)

Views: 1221

Here's a partial promo for Wild Kingdom on WGN Channel 9.

Voiceover by Jack Taylor?

This aired on local Chicago TV likely in November 1978.

WGN Channel 9 - "Energy Conservation" (Editorial, 1980)

Views: 1279

Here's an Editorial on WGN Channel 9, given by Corporate Vice President Alexander Field.

The topic is about energy conservation, in which he cites a recent report by the Highway Users Federation that asserts driving is down over the last eight months, and explains the various factors involved.

Voiceover by Len Johnson.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 28th 1980.

WGN Channel 9 - "Cubs/Sox Mix-Up" (Promo, 1981)

Views: 5497

Here's a promo for the Chicago Cubs on WGN Channel 9 - or wait, is it the Chicago White Sox? Even the announcer is mixed up as he continues to talk over the next PSA.

Anyone know the name of the music?

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, May 19th 1981.

WGN Channel 9 - "Season's Greetings From Andy Griffith" (1979)

Views: 2909

Here is another Season's Greetings message from "The WGN Family" featuring Andy Griffith and Elinor Donahue (formerly of Father Knows Best) singing "Away in a Manger" that would run during commercial breaks around the holidays. This clip originated from the first-season Andy Griffith Show episode "The Christmas Story," which originally aired on the CBS Network on Monday, December 19th 1960.

Also features at the end, the "WGN Season's Greetings Christmas Tree" bum...

WGN Channel 9 - Tornado Warning - "Goin' Ape Over Synchronicity" (1982)

Views: 10192

During a broadcast of the movie "Back to the Planet of the Apes", on WGN Channel 9, a Tornado Warning was issued by the National Weather Service and interrupted the movie. Here it is.

Voiceover by Jack Taylor.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, May 18th 1982.

WGN Channel 9 - "Mom, The Wolf Man and Me" (Promo #2, 1980)

Views: 546

Here's another promo for the upcoming Operation Prime Time presentation of "Mom, The Wolf Man and Me on WGN Channel 9, to air at 7pm.

Main voiceover by Les Marshak. Ending voiceover by Merri Dee.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 28th 1980.