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WGN Channel 9 - Season's Greetings - "Silver Bells" (1979)

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Here is another Season's Greetings message from "The WGN Family" featuring a scene from The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) with Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell singing "Silver Bells". This would run during commercial breaks around the holidays.

Features some not-quite politically correct humor from Bob Hope. :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, December 17th 1979.

WGN Channel 9 - Creature Features (Opening + Sales Presentation Excerpt, 1970?/1973)

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Here it is - a special Halloween and 4th Fuzzy Anniversary Treat - not a re-creation, but an original opening to Creature Features - WGN Channel 9's showcase of scary movies.

Also included is the only other authentic video footage of Creature Features currently known to exist - an excerpt from a 1973 internal WGN-TV Sales Presentation.

Quad Tape version directed by Ron Weiner. Editing by Vince Humphries. (back when Quad editing was quite a masterf...

WGN Channel 9 - News Excerpt with Jack Taylor (1980)

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Here's another brief excerpt of a newscast on WGN Channel 9 featuring Jack Taylor. Not sure if this was a noon newscast or at 9pm.

The segment features a story on negotiations for release of the American hostages in Iran.

Based on the subject matter, this probably aired aired on local Chicago TV in late 1980 or very early 1981.

WGN Channel 9 - Cubs Vs. Phillies (Promo, 1982)

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Here's a promo for a baseball game played Tuesday, June 15th 1982 at 1:15pm between the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies on WGN Channel 9.

Voiceover by Floyd Brown.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, June 14th 1982.

WGN Channel 9 - "Happy 4th Of July" (Bumper, 1981)

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Here's a WGN Channel 9 bumper wishing everyone a safe and happy 4th of July.

Voiceover by Jack Taylor.

Happy Independence Day everyone! :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 4th 1981.

WGN Channel 9 - White Sox Vs. Blue Jays (Promo, 1981)

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Here's the correct promo for the Chicago White Sox Vs. Toronto Blue Jays on WGN Channel 9.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, May 19th 1981.

WGN Channel 9 - "Season's Greetings From The Hulk" (Long Promo, 1981)

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Here's a goofy holiday greeting/promo featuring The Incredible Hulk running around Chicago holding a giant WGN ball (ornament?). I guess this was supposed to promo the fact that WGN was getting re-runs of the Incredible Hulk show soon.

Playing the part of the Incredible Hulk is Bob Foal.

Additional information by Mr. Joey D'Auria (Bozo #2) - "Funny story about this Hulk... His name is Bob Foal ... In the late 1970's I was working with Bob at the Universal Stu...