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WNIB 97.1 - "Mr. A News Report & Show Open" (Aircheck, 1997)

Views: 2727

Here's an aircheck from good ol' WNIB Classical 97 - featuring the inimitable "Mr. A" (Alfred Hudgins) - one of the most unique and coolest announcers ever.

We hear the end of "Adventures in Good Music" with Karl Haas followed by a News Report, Weather, and some of the opening music to Mr.A's program, "Blues in the Night". ("Love to See You Smile" by Bobby "Blue" Bland)

This aired on local Chicago radio in April 1997.

WTTW Channel 11 - Summerfest '79 (Pledge Break #2, 1979)

Views: 2023

Here's the first pledge break for Summerfest '79 on WTTW Channel 11. This segment features Cherie Mason and WCLR Radio personality Paul Brian. Includes:

Ending of segment with Jane Olivor, with voiceover (by ??) pledging a joint appearance by her and Charles Aznavour after the break

Summerfest '79 video bumper

First shot of this break consisting of Cherie holding up phone receiver and announcing phone number, and then showing example...

Chicago White Sox - "Bat Day with Bobby Bonds" (Promo, 1978)

Views: 3044

Here's a Chicago White Sox promo for White Sox / Coca-Cola Bat Day on Sunday, April 9th at (the original) Comiskey Park, during the White Sox vs. Boston Red Sox matchup. Featuring Bobby Bonds (whose son, Barry Bonds, later became a home-run legend himself) with a young fan.

"If you're one of the first 15,000 kids under 14, and accompanied by a paid adult, you will get a Bobby Bonds-style Little League bat - just like this one, compliments of Coke and the White Sox."

WFLD Channel 32 - The Honeymooners - "A Matter of Life and Death" (Commercial Break #4 [Incomplete], 1977)

Views: 1014

Here's the fourth and final (incomplete) commercial break from the airing of The Honeymooners episode "A Matter of Life and Death" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

The Honeymooners bumper slide

Commercial: Sears Pictureland - different backgrounds for portraits of children or adults for rates ranging from 99 cents for one child, $1.99 for an individual adult and $2.99 for families (voiceover by ??)

Incomplete commercial for a smoke det...

WLS Musicradio 89 - Rodney Dangerfield & Larry Lujack (Commercial #1, 1981)

Views: 2542

Here's a classic commercial for WLS Musicradio 89 - "The Big 89" with Rodney Dangerfield and Larry Lujack.

This commercial aired on local Chicago television on Friday, August 28th 1981.

WCIU Channel 26 - Mi Ecuador (Opening & Excerpt, 198?)

Views: 2079

Here's the opening and excerpt from Mi Ecuador on WCIU Channel 26 - another program catered to a specific ethnic community. Includes:

WCIU Station ID

Opening and a bit of Mi Ecuador (Featuring Rosalba Godoy)

Commercial: Porcelana medicated cream commercial (in Spanish) - Available at Walgreens.

Commercial: Unknown - some Medical Center? (incomplete)

Not sure when this aired, other than on a Sunday, prior to Bit of Y...

WNGE Channel 2 - "Christmas Night Lineup" (Promo, 1975)

Views: 2031

Not from Chicago, but still of historical interest - a promo of Christmas evening's programming lineup on WNGE Channel 2 in Nashville, Tennessee. (The "GE" part of the station's calls was for its then-owner, General Electric; prior to 1973 it had been on Channel 8 under the call letters WSIX, until it swapped frequencies with PBS affiliate WDCN [now WNPT]; since 1983 Channel 2 has been known as WKRN.)

The lineup for this evening is listed as follows:

- 7:00pm - ...

WFLD Channel 32 - Newscope - "The Blizzard of '67" and Other Stories (Part 3, 1967)

Views: 2278

Here's Part 3 of an edition of Newscope on WFLD Channel 32, anchored by Patrick Muldowney.

NOTE: This is the earliest footage currently known to exist of a WFLD broadcast (albeit via kinescope); the sound heard in the background on the right channel is of time code as heard on 3/4" Umatic tapes. (this is not our museum's transfer)

Includes:

Dave then ends his sports report and goes back to Patrick, who mentions that 32 was the first ...

WFLD Channel 32 - Movie For A Saturday Afternoon - "The Kettles On Old McDonald's Farm" (Break #1 - Partial, 1980)

Views: 1254

Here's something pretty rare - some footage from WFLD Channel 32's Movie for a Saturday Afternoon featuring the Kaiser-era 32 logo, so this must have dated to at least early 1977 (previous to this we only had a tiny excerpt of this bumper). Most of it was taped over unfortunately, but this is what remains. This first segment, a partial commercial break includes:

Partial Commercial: Life cereal - "...