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Description: Here's another of the various "odds and ends" that we find - an excerpt from a show called 5's Pride on WMAQ Channel 5, hosted by Norman Mark, which contains previews of new shows to air on the "Peacock Network" starting in the fall of 1979, also containing a commercial break.

Voiceover for all show previews is Casey Kasem.

Includes:

Previews for the shows Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (to air Thursdays at 7pm) and Shirley starring Shirley Jones (to air Fridays at 7pm), with Mr. Mark providing some side info about the respective shows' stars (for example, Buck Rogers star Gil Gerard had previously played Dr. Alan Stewart in The Doctors which just happened to air on - surprise, surprise! - NBC)

5's Pride bumper

Commercial: Ford Dealers' Clearance Control Sale of the Century Sell-a-Thon - with deals on Ford Fairmont, LTD's, pickups and other vehicles, with chance to save up to $1,000

Commercial: Scott's Turf Builder Fertilizer - to help build a beautiful, thicker lawn - "Fall Is the Best Time to Use It"

Commercial: Stroh's Beer - with two men in lifeboat trapped at sea - "From One Beer Lover to Another" - The Stroh Brewery Company, Detroit Michigan (C) 1979

Mr. Mark next introduces a preview of the upcoming series Eischied starring Joe Don Baker as a gruff New York Chief of Detectives (to air Fridays at 9pm) (recording cuts off in middle of this preview)

This aired on local Chicago TV in mid-September 1979.