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ON TV - "Rock Rock Rock!" (Black & White Notice #2, 1981)

Views: 1642

Here is another on-screen notice that the ON TV film presentation of "Rock Rock Rock!" is in Black and White. Just incase you were worried.

"A Black and White Presentation"

This aired on local Chicago TV early Thursday, December 17th 1981.

ON TV - "Rock Rock Rock!" (Black & White Notice #1, 1981)

Views: 860

Here is an on-screen notice that the ON TV film presentation of "Rock Rock Rock!" is in Black and White. Just incase you were worried.

"A Black and White Presentation"

This aired on local Chicago TV early Thursday, December 17th 1981.

ON TV - "The Cat And The Canary" (Black & White Notice, 1982)

Views: 751

Here is an on-screen notice that the ON TV film presentation of "The Cat and the Canary" is in Black and White. Just incase you were worried.

"A Black and White Presentation"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, May 13th 1982 at a little after 8:30pm.

WFLD Channel 32 - Sci-Fi Cinema (Promo, 1971)

Views: 1523

Here's another extreme rarity - a promo for Sci-Fi Cinema on WFLD Channel 32, which apparently aired at the time on Saturdays at 1pm and 6pm and Sundays at 1pm.

Notice that the color comes on at the end of this promo. This is something I haven't been able to figure out on this really old material. On some of it, if the program was in black and white originally, then the commercial breaks will be in black and white too, except occasionally the color will come on. I really don...

WCIU Channel 26 - Black's View Of The News (Brief Excerpt, 1970)

Views: 5761

Here is a very brief excerpt of the show "Black's View of the News" on WCIU Channel 26, hosted by Don Cornelius of Soul Train fame.

You can see Don taking calls from people - having them call in to 663-9553. He is asking people who the most effective and relevant black leader is - to which the caller answers Jesse Jackson - certainly true for the time I would say. You can also see an old WCIU-TV 26 logo placard in the background.

This excerpt was found on a two...

Zayre - "Before You Go Back To School" (Commerical, 1960?)

Views: 6711

Here's an animated, really early Zayre spot, in black-and-white no less.

Where? Zayre! Where?

Not sure when this aired but from other evidence seems like very late-fifties to very early-sixties.

Sears - "Very Easy To Get To" (Commercial, 1960?)

Views: 3835

Here's a short, animated, really early Sears Department Store spot, in black-and-white no less.

Animation looks similar to Walter Lantz (of Woody Woodpecker fame), no?

Voiceover by ??

Not sure when this aired but from other evidence seems like very late-fifties to very early-sixties.

WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Black Friday" (Opening, 1983)

Views: 821

Here's the opening to Son of Sven episode number 188 where he was showing the film Black Friday.

Sven tells the story of George Washingtomb.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, February 19th 1983.

WSNS Channel 44 - NHL Hockey - Black Hawks Vs. Canadiens (Opening, 1978)

Views: 3021

Here's another opening for an NHL Hockey game on WSNS Channel 44, this one featuring the Chicago Black Hawks at the Montreal Canadiens. Starts late, but we do get to hear the Canadian national anthem (partially in French).

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, November 28th 1978.