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WLAK FM 94 - "FM 94 Is WLAK" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 2057

Here's a brief commercial for WLAK FM 94, Chicago's 24-hour-a-day beautiful music station, with shots of Interstate 94, a woman weighing herself at 94 pounds, a taxicab door closing with "94" emblazoned on it, a radio dial being tuned to "94," and a car driving up with its license plate reading "FM 94."

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, November 4th 1977 during the 10:30pm to 11pm timeframe.

Continental Bank - "Signs" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 735

Here's a commercial for Continental Bank, with a sign maker flanked by many signs advertising Continental's Automatic Banking Card and 24-hour Automatic Banking Center services. Features the animated mascot "Connie the Kangaroo" at the end.

"You'll never be more than a few minutes away from your money, or...my signs."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, April 7th 1978.

First Federal of Chicago - "Saving Nut" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 557

Here's a commercial for First Federal of Chicago, with a woman who's a self-described "nut when it comes to saving money," explaining how she puts away money every payday and banks with First Federal because "they pay the highest interest rates."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, January 18th 1978.

WIND News Talk 56 - "Staying On The Ball" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2126

Here's a commercial for radio station WIND News Talk 56. (AM 560).

They mention Earl Finckle doing weather, Jim Durham with sports, Gary Lee on traffic, and "Chicago Ed" Eddie Schwartz.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, February 3rd 1980 at a little before 10pm.

Jewel Food Stores - "Groovy Father's Day" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 3579

Here's a commercial for some Father's Day deals from Jewel Food Stores and Jewel Grand Bazaar.

Voiceover by Joe Slattery. The actor playing "Dad" is Bob Moomey.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, June 15th 1978.

WLAK FM 94 - "My Soft Spot" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2100

Here's another commercial for local radio station WLAK FM 94 (The Lake) featuring a cute doggy advertising their relaxing, instrumental easy-listening music.

This station is now known as WLIT-FM (93.9 "The Lite"). Every year, they torture Chicagoans with non-stop holiday music from November until Chirstmas.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, March 11th 1982.

Dominick's Finer Foods - "Sausage Sale" (Commercial, 1985)

Views: 1407

Here's a commercial for Dominick's Finer Foods featuring a sale on Eckrich sausage.

The announcer over the slide at the beginning is the "WPWR Channel 60" lady - don't know what her name is. Main commercial voiceover by Lloyd Hanson.

This aired on local Chicago TV in January of 1985.

Service Chevrolet (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 2261

Here's a commercial for Service Chevrolet. They were located in Elmwood Park at 2828 North Harlem Avenue at Diversey.

This place later became Jim Solway Chevrolet.

(audio was really low so I had to boost it which accounts for the hiss)

"And we service what we sell!"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, November 16th 1979.

Way to Go! Special (Part 3, 1980)

Views: 1802

Here is Part 3 of the Field Communications produced Way to Go! Special - an hour long (compilation?) showcase of some special kids and what they do. Has a lot of nice little slices of late seventies life as a kid. :-) The tape was dated May of 1980. My contact says that only a few of these "Specials" were made. Like I said, I'm not sure if these were compilations of segments shown on the regular Way to Go program, or if they were specifically produced for these specials. I am pretty sure thi...