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WFLD Channel 32 - Fernwood 2 Night (Partial Commercial Break #2, 1977)

Views: 1415

Here's another tantalizing glimpse into what WFLD Channel 32 looked like in 1977! Another partial commercial break from an airing of Fernwood 2 Night - back in the Kaiser era!

Includes:

Thunderbird wine (with Grapefruit Juice - Shake 'em Up!) ;-)

Norbert Pools and American Sales (incomplete - cut off)

"Listen to the Music" record offer (incomplete - cut at beginning) (Ending voiceover by Jack Reynolds)

Saxon Paint & H...

Sears Bank & Trust - "Fastest Bank in Town" with Bobby Hull (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 2010

Here's a commercial featuring hockey great Bobby Hull for Sears Bank & Trust - offering such services as savings and checking accounts, and Deposit Credit (maximum credit limit $5,000) to write yourself an "instant loan" - "Out to Be the Fastest Bank in Town".

Features Alexander Calder's The Universe sculpture / artwork in the background near the end of the commercial, which was located in the lobby of the Sears Tower building. (and still is today - at least for n...

WCAU Channel 10 - News 10 (Opening & Partial First Story, 1977)

Views: 3101

Not Chicago, but still interesting: Here's an old opening and partial first story for a local Philadelphia station - WCAU Channel 10 - until the tape runs out. :-( Includes:

Bumper promo for "The Daily Number" (lottery drawing, apparently?)

News 10 opening (with appropriately beepy music) featuring Joan Dinerstein and Ralph Penza giving the headlines of this day - a massive local transit strike is threatened, and an update on the Canary Islands pl...

WFLD Channel 32 - The Honeymooners - "The Golfer" (Commercial Break #1, 1971)

Views: 1494

Here's Commercial Break #1 from a repeat of The Honeymooners episode "The Golfer" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Lake Thunderbird Homes (in Putnam, IL) (incomplete) (voiceover by Del Clark)

Exquisite Forms Magic Lady underwear (Available at Marshall Field & Company) (ending voiceover by Del Clark)

Hotel Careers Catalog (ending voiceover by Del Clark)

South Commons Luxury High-Rises (31st & Indiana) (Management by Baird & Warne...

Way to Go! with Dr. Don (Episode 1, Part 2, 1979)

Views: 732

Here is yet another version of the Way to Go! program produced by Field Communications - this one hosted by none other than Doctor Donald D. Rose (Dr. Don!). He of course was the voiceover guy for kid's programs on Field Stations including Super Cartoon Sunrise, Lunchtime Fun, and Afternoon Fun - which included shows such as Woody Woodpecker, Popeye, Tom & Jerry, The Flintstones, The Banana Splits, The Great Space Coaster, The Little Rascals, etc...

This is Part 2 of what I bel...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News At 5pm - "Off-Air Chatter" (Part 2, 1978)

Views: 2663

Here's Part 2 of a complete edition of the Eyewitness News at 5pm on WLS Channel 7. This is from a recording of the studio feed, so there are no commercials - instead we get to see some off-the-cuff moments where the anchors are waiting to go back on the air. Features John Drury, Terry Murphy, Bill Frink, Johnny Mountain, Bob Petty, Hugh Hill, and others.

This part includes Johnny Mountain and John Drury waiting to go back on the air and lightly bantering with each other.

WMAQ Channel 5 - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (Promos / Station ID's, 1976)

Views: 1798

Here's a series of promos by Johnny Carson for The Tonight Show on WMAQ Channel 5, transferred from the original 2" quad master tape.

The first (designated "PR-1040 CARSON :10's - TAKE 1") is a promo for the show to air at 10:30pm following NewsCenter5 with Ron Hunter; on the second ("TAKE 2"), Johnny thanks viewers for watching the show over "the past 13-1/2 years"; the third ("TAKE 3") advises viewers to watch or "the Bird of Paradise will fly up your nose"; a...

WFLD Channel 32 - Mission: Impossible - "Break!" (Opening, 1977)

Views: 3097

Here's another cool find - the opening to Mission: Impossible on WFLD Channel 32 from back in the Kaiser Broadcasting days! Includes an almost complete station ID at the beginning (voiceover by Bud Kelly) that features a black and red color scheme - different than the black and blue one we saw on another WFLD Kaiser ID.

The episode on this night was "Break!"

You can hear the ending of the t...

WGN Channel 9 - For Whom The Bell Tolls (End Of Break & Bumper, 1979)

Views: 2276

Here's the end of a commercial break and a bumper for a WGN Channel 9 presentation of "For Whom The Bell Tolls". This was listed as "Special Prime Time Movie" in one newspaper but not sure if that's an official title. Includes:

End of Theatrical Movie Trailer for TV for "The Late Great Planet Earth" ("The Last Days of Planet Earth")

WGN People, Places & Things Community Calendar notice (voiceover by Carl Greyson)

"For Whom The Bell Tolls" ...