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WSNS Channel 44 - "Your White Sox Station" (Station ID Slides, 1975)

Views: 3229

Here's a station ID for WSNS Channel 44 advertising itself as "your White Sox network sports station," accompanied by two Sox-related ID slides - the second of which is of pitcher Terry Forster (#51), who played with the Sox from 1971 to 1976.

Voiceover by Mal Wyman.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, June 17th 1975 at 7:45pm.

WDIV Channel 4 - News 4 Detroit (Part 1, 1979)

Views: 3768

Here's the opening segment for News 4 Detroit and the first commercial break, on WDIV Channel 4. Includes:

Opening to WDIV News 4 Detroit (voiceover by ??)

Mort Crim reports on growing tensions in Iran

Kai Maxwell reports on the hostage situation in Iran including comments from some of those recently released (includes Lloyd Rollins - Mount Vernon, VA)

Anti-american outburst in Pakistan

Comments about Mecca from Muham...

WPWR Channel 60 - The Beatles (Bumper #2, 1985)

Views: 1368

Here's another example of a later version of a bumper for The Beatles cartoon on WPWR Channel 60. You can see an earlier version of the bumper here and here.

Voiceover by Larry Langford.

This aired on local Chicago TV mid-May 1985.

WPWR Channel 60 - The Beatles (Bumper #1, 1985)

Views: 1630

Here's a later version of a bumper for The Beatles cartoon on WPWR Channel 60. You can see an earlier version of the bumper here and here.

Voiceover by Larry Langford.

This aired on local Chicago TV mid-May 1985.

WLS Channel 7 - AM Chicago - "Dick & Doug" (Part 1, 1976)

Views: 2721

Here's Part 1 of an interview segment from AM Chicago on WLS Channel 7, in which host Steve Edwards interviews the legendary morning drive team of Dick (Sainte) and Doug (Dahlgren) - "Dick and Doug", who were fired from WCFL AM 1000 on March 12th 1976 midway through their air shift, after talking too much about that station's change in format from Top 40 to beautiful music (they had been explicitly forbidden to do so by WCFL's general manager, Lew Witz). In this part, they speak of th...

WGN Channel 9 - When Movies Were Movies - "Union Pacific" (Commercial Break #2 & Station ID, 1979)

Views: 1814

Here's the second commercial break from the When Movies Were Movies presentation of the 1939 film "Union Pacific" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Movie bumper slide

Commercial: Lincoln Carpeting - with Al Parker - "30th Anniversary Sell-a-Bration" - offering a free set of stainless-steel tableware by International Silver Co. - and 3 rooms of carpeting (34 square yards, excluding padding and installation) for only $169, less than $10 a month

Com...

WTTW Channel 11 - "Mubembubershubip Ubappubeal" (1973)

Views: 2586

Here's an appeal for membership on WTTW Channel 11 (from an original 2" quad master tape), with longtime staff announcer Marty Robinson speaking in the language associated with the TV series Zoom ("Ubbi Dubbi") - and his son Paul (shown in inset on the upper left side of the screen) translating for him.

Even the address is shown in "Zoom" language on the lower-third of the screen at first (set in Microgramma Bold Extended - or is that Mubicrubogrubammuba Bubold Ubextub...

WLS Channel 7 - Late Night Movie (Bumper #2, 1980)

Views: 2486

Here is a slightly different bumper for the Late Night Movie than we've seen before. This uses the swirling star graphics and music of the old-style 3:30 Movie, but has a different title color than the one previously seen.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, March 1st 1980.

18 Golden Hits of 1976 (Record Offer, 1977)

Views: 3762

Here's a record offer for "18 Golden Hits of 1976" with songs performed by "The Sound Effects" (or "The original Sound Effects" as the announcer helpfully mentions). It's another album of knock-offs (although at least from this ad, not quite as bad as the infamous "Muskrat Love" collection)

"After you forget all about the Bicentennial, this is what you'll remember 1976 for..."

This aired o...