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Empire Carpets - "What's the Name?" (Commercial, 1980)

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Here's another early commercial for Empire Carpets, featuring Lynn Hauldren as the Empire Carpet Man, installing a carpet for a Mr. Kimstead who'd just gotten the idea to have carpets installed for $6.95 a yard just three days before, doesn't have to make an installment payment for 60 days, and got a free Bissell rug shampooer after buying two rooms of carpeting - but has constant trouble remembering the name and phone number. With the now-famous "588-2300" jingle at the end.

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Emergency Broadcast System Test (Tiny Excerpt, 1977)

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Here's a clip that's very short but also very rare. On the 1977 WSNS tape, between the two episodes of Superman there was a quick switch to something that might have been recorded previously - a small excerpt of an Emergency Broadcast System test. You can see the slide used for it and make out a word or two of the announcement "Broadcasters...(in your area, probably)"

Slide says: "Emergency Broadcast System - Official Government Information - Civil Defense Instructions"
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WGN Channel 9 - WGN Presents - "A Guide For The Married Man" (Bumper, 1980)

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Here's a bumper showing the very first version of the WGN Presents graphics! This version was used for many years on WGN Channel 9 going back well into the seventies.

This must have been a transitional period where they would alternate between the older WGN Presents graphics and the newer one, since we have seen that earlier in May of 1980 they were already using the new graphics at least in some cases.

WLS Channel 7 - Win, Lose or Draw - "Premiere" (Promo, 1987)

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Here's a promo for the upcoming premiere of the syndicated version of the game show Win, Lose or Draw on WLS Channel 7, to premiere on Monday, September 7th at 3pm. Featuring shots of host Bert Convy and such contestants as Dom DeLuise, Burt Reynolds, Tony Danza, Loni Anderson, Lynn Redgrave, Jackee Harry, Heidi Bohay, and Betty White.

Voiceover by Ernie Anderson.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, August 20th 1987 during the 10pm to 10:30pm time...

The Johnny B Radio Showgram - "Harry & Jerry Do Pulp Fiction" (1994?)

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**Note: May be slightly inappropriate for some environments. Contains material which some people may consider unsuitable for younger or more sensitive listeners. Listener discretion is advised.**
Ok, I couldn't resist posting this. A classic radio bit from The Johnny B Radio Showgram featuring some hilarious Harry Caray & Jerry Lewis impersonators reinacting a scene from the movie Pulp Fiction.

Featuring Jim Volkman as Harry Caray and Jeff Hoov...

WGN Channel 9 - Night Beat With Jack Taylor (Preview, 1980)

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Here is a preview for the upcoming episode of Night Beat on WGN Channel 9 from 1980. Begins with the ending of WGN Television Presents - "The Maltese Falcon". Jack Taylor previews the following stories:

- Mount St. Helens destruction becoming more visible

- Miami's racial uprising takes 16 lives and injured 400

- Mayor Byrne says she will not oppose the school board

- Chicago White Sox continue their red-hot 1st place streak
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WJPC 95 AM - "The Station All Your Friends Are Listening To" (Commercial, 1979)

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Here's a commercial for WJPC 95 AM, with celebrity endorsements from Michael Jackson (wearing a London police constable's hat and sporting his first nose job as would be seen on his breakthrough album Off the Wall) and his pet parrot named Ricky, Muhammad Ali, Redd Foxx (with Tom Joyner holding the microphone - and being KO'd by him), the Commodores, Soul Train host Don Cornelius, and Slappy White. Also seen with Joyner at the end are fellow WJPC air personalities Jo Jo Bell Wi...

WMAQ Channel 5 - The Richard Pryor Special Tornado Warning (1977)

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Here's a Tornado Warning that interrupted the first NBC Richard Pryor special on Thursday, May 5th 1977. WMAQ-TV's Ron Hunter and Jim Tilmon give you all the info you need - but if you're like me you'll still confuse a Tornado Watch with a Tornado Warning.

The interruption occurred during some adorable kids' rendition of Stevie Wonder's "Black Man".

"The first clock in America was created by a black man - BENJAMIN BANN-"

This aired on local ...

Mayor Jane Byrne - "This City Is Back" (Political Ad, 1983)

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Here's a political ad for Mayor Jane Byrne touting her success in balancing Chicago's budget, hiring more police and firemen, and instituting property tax cuts - in contrast with budget deficits facing New York City, Washington, DC and other major cities. (Alas, all these accomplishments wouldn't be enough to save her job, as before the year was out the Windy City had its first African-American mayor, Harold Washington.)

Voiceover by Alan Bleviss.

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