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Description: Here's Part 1 of The 10 O'Clock News on WBBM Channel 2. It covers the biggest news story that day - the murder of John Lennon which occured late in the evening the previous day (too late to be covered on the evening news). Featuring Bill Kurtis, Phil Walters, Walter Jacobson. Includes:
WBBM "Starfield" animated station ID (voiceover by Jerry Harper)
Opening to The 10 O'Clock News (voiceover by ??)
Bill Kurtis reports on the murder (or "assassination" as he puts it) of former Beatle John Lennon
Philip Walters reports on the story from New York City
Walter Jacobson reports on Mark David Chapman
Bill Kurtis reports on the reactions from Paul McCartney, George Harrison, President Carter, and President-Elect Reagan
Walter Jacobson's Perspective on Gun Violence
Commercial: Santa Fe Industries
Commercial: Saks Fifth Avenue - "Something Special at Christmas"
Commercial: McDade's - The Catalog House - "Fine Gold Jewelry" (Featuring soap star Jed Allen, although his voice may have been dubbed in all of these)
This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 9th 1980 during the 10pm to 10:30pm timeframe.
WBBM Channel 2 - The 10 O'Clock News - "The Death of John Lennon" (Part 3 - Weather, 1980)
WBBM Channel 2 - CBS News Special Report - John Lennon: The Dream Is Over (Part 3, 1980)
WBBM Channel 2 - CBS News Special Report - John Lennon: The Dream Is Over (Part 2, 1980)
WBBM Channel 2 - The 10 O'Clock News - "The Death of John Lennon" (Part 4 - Retrospective, 1980)
WBBM Channel 2 - The 10 O'Clock News - "The Death of John Lennon" (Pre-Show Break, 1980)
WBBM Channel 2 - CBS News Special Report - John Lennon: The Dream Is Over (Part 5, 1980)
WBBM Channel 2 - CBS News Special Report - John Lennon: The Dream Is Over (Part 4, 1980)
WBBM Channel 2 - The 10 O'Clock News - "The Death of John Lennon" (Part 5 - Sports & Ending, 1980)
WBBM Channel 2 - "Additional Lennon Bumpers & Promos" (1980)
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