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"Without a Cigarette" (PSA, 1986)

Views: 1426

Here is kind of a weird anti-smoking PSA from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Has a very 1980's feel.

This PSA aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday June 29th, 1986.

Mercy Hospital and Medical Center - Strangers Can Mean Danger (PSA, 1984)

Views: 1676

Here's a fairly eerie animated public service announcement for children's safety.

Produced by: Media Resources and Security and Special Services Department - Mercy Hospital and Medical Center - Chicago, Illinois. This Message was Funded by: Illinois Law Enforcement Commission, Chicago Cook County, Criminal Justice Commission and Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.

"You like candy?"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, Fe...

Parents Too Soon - "Cryin' In The Night" (PSA, 1985)

Views: 2228

Here's a strangely purposeless PSA for Parents Too Soon - State of Illinois, featuring the song "Cryin' In The Night" by ??.

This aired on local Chicago TV in mid-May 1985.

International Crane Foundation (PSA, 1986)

Views: 644

Here is a local PSA for the International Crane Foundation ( ICF ) - in Baraboo, Wisconsin. A fascinating place to visit.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday June 29th, 1986.

Frank Sinatra For Multiple Sclerosis (PSA, 1981)

Views: 888

Here's a PSA featuring the Chairman of the Board - not of the NMSS, no the real deal - it's Frank Sinatra speaking on behalf of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

"FS for MS"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 23rd 1981.

Probation Challenge (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 828

Here's a ... I don't know what you'd call it - commercial? for something called Probation Challenge - a second chance program for people getting out of prison.

Featuring Reverend Harold E. Bailey, director of Probation Challenge, and well as Judge R. Eugene Pincham

"Everybody deserves a second chance."

This aired on local Chicago TV in July 1983.

Chicago Police Non-Emergency (Local PSA, 1982)

Views: 718

Here is a PSA for Chicago Police Department Non-Emergency services at 744-4000. This tried to get people to stop calling 911 for non-emergencies.

This PSA aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday August 24th, 1982.

Be a Girl Scouts Volunteer (PSA, 1982)

Views: 1645

Here is a PSA asking you to become a Girl Scouts Volunteer. This aired in 1982 but I've seen it in an off-air recording from August of 1979, so it's at least as old as that.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday August 24th, 1982.

Helen Keller International - "If You Wore These for a Day..." (PSA, 1980)

Views: 2540

Here's a brief PSA for Helen Keller International, imploring people to wear blindfolds for one day to gain a better understanding of what it's like to be blind, and why it's important to donate to the organization that helps them.

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Atlanta TV (and transmitted to Chicago via cable) on Friday, October 31st 1980.