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WGN Channel 9 - Mid-Day Report With Clif Mercer (1980)

Views: 1625

Here's a complete edition of the Mid-Day Report on WGN Channel 9, here anchored by Clif Mercer (filling in for Merri Dee who was on vacation) First time I've ever seen Clif Mercer in action! Includes:

Mid-Day Report bumper

Clif Mercer reads the following items:

- the ERA - Equal Rights Amendment - may come up for a vote in the Illinois House today but may be postponed by supporters if they can't get enough votes for passage
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The Loop AM 1000 - Steve Dahl & Garry Meier (Commercial, 1987)

Views: 3434

Here's a Steve Dahl & Garry Meier The Loop AM-1000 Commercial from 1987.

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News At 10pm - "Steve Dahl" (Bumper Promo, 1979)

Views: 2085

Here's a brief bumper promo for an Eyewitness News at 10pm story on morning radio in Chicago, featuring Steve Dahl.

Voiceover by Gary Gears.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, November 23rd 1979.

WTTW Channel 11 - WTTW Auction with Val Bettin (Promo, 1970)

Views: 1661

Here's a promo for an upcoming fundraising auction on WTTW Channel 11, to be held from April 26th to May 2nd. Val Bettin, host of Channel 11's "The Storyteller" invites viewers to donate merchandise or services to be sold, and gives the phone number of the auction office to call to do so - 583-5000 (same one they have to this day!)

This promo (in glorious black-and-white) is preceded by a brief shot of a multiburst test pattern, accompanied by a 378 Hz tone.

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WJMK Magic 104 FM - "The Greatest Hits of All Time!" (Commercial, 1985)

Views: 2273

Here's a commercial for WJMK "Magic" 104 FM (104.3 FM) - "The Greatest Hits of All Time!" - featuring songs by Bill Haly & The Comets, The Beatles, The Supremes, The Beach Boys, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Dion.

This aired on local Chicago TV in October 1985.

WBBM FM 96 - "Win A Radio Radio" (Promo, 1979)

Views: 2528

Here's a quick bumper promo for a contest on WBBM-FM 96 where you could win a radio shaped like the word radio. Wow, trippy.

Hurry! Contest ends November 16th 1979!

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, November 4th 1979.

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

Views: 2724

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: 2018

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: 3038

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."