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The Loop AM 1000 - Steve Dahl & Garry Meier (Commercial, 1987)

Views: 3202

Here's a Steve Dahl & Garry Meier The Loop AM-1000 Commercial from 1987.

WFYR 103 And A Half FM - "Knock On Our Door" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1670

Here's an animated commercial for the radio station WFYR 103 and a Half FM (103.5).

Features Paul McCartney and Wings' "Let 'em In".

(missing first 5 seconds)

"A Station And A Half"

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

Old Chicago - "Charlie Baffle" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 19169

Here's a rare commercial (one of only two I've found so far) for the combination shopping mall & indoor amusement park called Old Chicago! This one features Charlie Baffle - "Mayor" of Old Chicago.

Old Chicago was located in Bolingbrook.

This aired on local Chicago TV sometime between April 10th - April 15th 1977.

WJMK Magic 104 FM - "The Greatest Hits of All Time!" (Commercial, 1985)

Views: 2146

Here's a commercial for WJMK "Magic" 104 FM (104.3 FM) - "The Greatest Hits of All Time!" - featuring songs by Bill Haly & The Comets, The Beatles, The Supremes, The Beach Boys, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Dion.

This aired on local Chicago TV in October 1985.

WCIU Channel 26 - Beisbol '86 with Tommy LaSorda (1986)

Views: 1369

Here's an episode of Beisbol '86 in Spanish featuring Tommy LaSorda on WCIU Channel 26.

Hosted by Ruben Amaro. (although is that him? - doesn't look like the guy in the open)

Also features a Spanish Miller Lite commercial at the end and a promo for Beisbol '86.

This was Show #75 and aired on Friday, August 1st 1986.

Dominick's Finer Foods - "Wieners" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 3027

Here's a quick commercial for Dominicks Finer Foods, featuring their older logo style. Also features a switcher effect similar to one that WFLD used on Son of Svengoolie quite a bit, such as in this clip.

Voiceover by Joe Passarella.

"Chicagoland's Most Complete Food Store"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, February 10th 1977.

Joe Perillo Pontiac - "The Price Fighter" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 2589

Here's a commercial for Joe Perillo Pontiac at 1111 West Diversey in Chicago with a theme based on the "Rocky" movie. Joe Perillo is still in business, but he now sells BMWs, Lincolns and Mercurys primarily.

Check him out at JoePerillo.com.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Wednesday, February 25th 1981 at around 1:50am.

WBBM FM 96 - "Win A Radio Radio" (Promo, 1979)

Views: 2354

Here's a quick bumper promo for a contest on WBBM-FM 96 where you could win a radio shaped like the word radio. Wow, trippy.

Hurry! Contest ends November 16th 1979!

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, November 4th 1979.

Victory Auto Wreckers - "Different Phone Number" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2853

Here's a Victory Auto Wreckers commercial but with a different phone number than the standard 860-2000 we all remember. This one was 263-3405 - I wonder if this was a temporary change or if this was the original number.

Featuring Jim Ostrander and Jose "Louie" Arroyo.

Voiceover by Jerry Golden.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, September 20th 1980.