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NBC News (ID, 1978)

Views: 2799

Here's a retro animation for NBC News (mostly complete).

"NBC News produced this program and is solely responsible for it's content."

Voiceover by Bill Hanrahan.

This aired on local Rockford, IL TV on Tuesday, January 10th 1978 at a little before 10pm! (not Chicago, but close enough)

WBBM Channel 2 - Channel 2 News - "You Never Know Who's Going To Drop By" (Promo, 1976)

Views: 4651

Here's a neat promo for Channel 2 News on WBBM Channel 2 featuring a host of celebrities that have stopped by to chat on the news at Channel 2.

Including: John Wayne, Michael Caine, Jesse Jackson, Dick Gregory, Gloria Steinem, Andre the Giant, Sean Connery, Gregory Peck, Walter Payton, and others which I am sure you will help ID. :-)

Voiceover by ??

"When people in the news talk, they talk to Channel 2 News..."

This promo air...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News Brief with Chuck Goudie (Incomplete) (1981)

Views: 2378

Here's the last part of an Eyewitness News Brief on WLS Channel 7, anchored by Chuck Goudie. Here, he reports on the continuing drive to make Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday a national holiday, and with that he concludes the report and promises more news at 4:30pm.

This brief ends with the Eyewitness News Brief slide and theme music.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, January 15th 1981 at 2:59pm.

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News At 5pm (Ending, 1977)

Views: 3364

At the end of a tape was the ending only of the Eyewitness News at 5pm on WLS Channel 7. This came from a studio recording, not off-air, so the audio is eventually turned down and the picture goes to a static shot of the Eyewitness News set. Features Jay Levine, Terry Murphy, and Joel Daly.

The ICBM control room looks exactly like the one in the opening scene of WarGames!

Based on the news stories, this seems to be from Tuesday, December 27th 1977.

NBC News Special Report - "A Daffy Interruption" (1980)

Views: 3503

Here is an NBC News Decision '80 Special Report, which interrupted a broadcast of "Daffy Duck's Easter Special". (the premiere!) Includes:

Few seconds of "Daffy Duck's Easter Special"

NBC News Decision '80 Special Report featuring news anchor David Brinkley with early results from the Kansas primary showing Reagan and Carter winning (opening and closing voiceover by Bill Hanrahan)

"Daffy Duck's Easter Special" returns

This aired on...

WFLD Channel 32 - CNN News Headlines With Kathy McFarland (1983)

Views: 4355

Here are two News Headlines segments (with slight variations) featuring Kathy McFarland on WFLD Channel 32. These previews for the news appeared at two different times during the airing of the 7 O'Clock movie that night. The top story was Mayor Jane Byrne conceding the Democratic primary to Harold Washington.

By 1983 WFLD had dropped the "Newscene" moniker, and went with the generic "News Headlines". It also stopped being listed as a separate program airing at 9:55pm. Stran...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News - "If It's Important To Chicago..." (Promo, 1978)

Views: 2617

Here's a promo for the Eyewitness News on WLS Channel 7 featuring Terry Murphy, Joel Daly, John Drury, and Fahey Flynn walking down a street in Chicago along with some other city scenes. (has a little tinge of the movie Anchorman - with the news crew walking together) ;-)

(I can't make out what that last line of text on the bottom says - even with the original DVD picture in full-screen)

"If it's important to Chicago, it's on Eyewitness News." - at 5, 6 & 10.

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News Update -"Bite Me" (1978)

Views: 2644

Here's an Eyewitness News update featuring Terry Murphy and some strange happenings in the background. News stories included - "The jury is out in the Weaver trial, a recall from the Ford Motor Company, and a day in the life of a wife - Mrs. Charles Percy."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 31st 1978 during the 3:30pm to 5pm timeframe.

CBS Network - In The News - "Henry Kissinger Returns" (1983)

Views: 3950

Here's a segment of the kids news featurette, "In The News" - this one giving some history about Henry Kissinger after Ronald Reagan appointed him to be the head of the Commission on Central America on Monday, July 18, 1983.

Also includes a commercial break for Keebler Chips Deluxe cookies.

These aired between commercial breaks during Saturday Morning cartoons on CBS affilliates.

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