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Diamonds Aren't Forever (Part 3, 1990)

Views: 1771

Here's Part 3 of a locally produced documentary about the closing of the old Comiskey Park in 1990. This was technically an installment of a show called "Polka Videos With Keith Stras", and shown on the short-lived and little-seen ETC - Ethnic Television Channel.

Features interviews with various famous people such as Charles Comiskey II, partial owner of the Chicago White Sox Eddie Einhorn, Jeff Torborg, Minnie Minoso, Donn Pall, Andy The Clown, Nancy Faust, Governor James R. "...

Diamonds Aren't Forever (Part 2, 1990)

Views: 2180

Here's Part 2 of a locally produced documentary about the closing of the old Comiskey Park in 1990. This was technically an installment of a show called "Polka Videos With Keith Stras", and shown on the short-lived and little-seen ETC - Ethnic Television Channel.

Features interviews with various famous people such as Charles Comiskey II, partial owner of the Chicago White Sox Eddie Einhorn, Jeff Torborg, Minnie Minoso, Donn Pall, Andy The Clown, Nancy Faust, Governor James R. "...

Diamonds Aren't Forever (Part 1, 1990)

Views: 3796

Here's Part 1 of a locally produced documentary about the closing of the old Comiskey Park in 1990. This was technically an installment of a show called "Polka Videos With Keith Stras", and shown on the short-lived and little-seen ETC - Ethnic Television Channel.

Features interviews with various famous people such as Charles Comiskey II, partial owner of the Chicago White Sox Eddie Einhorn, Jeff Torborg, Minnie Minoso, Donn Pall, Andy The Clown, Nancy Faust, Governor James R. "...

Diamonds Aren't Forever (Part 4, 1990)

Views: 1759

Here's Part 4 of a locally produced documentary about the closing of the old Comiskey Park in 1990. This was technically an installment of a show called "Polka Videos With Keith Stras", and shown on the short-lived and little-seen ETC - Ethnic Television Channel.

Features interviews with various famous people such as Charles Comiskey II, partial owner of the Chicago White Sox Eddie Einhorn, Jeff Torborg, Minnie Minoso, Donn Pall, Andy The Clown, Nancy Faust, Governor James R. "...

WGN Channel 9 - The Late Movie - "Destination Moon" (Ending Excerpt, 1977)

Views: 1389

Here's the ending bumper and beginning of the first commercial for the Late Movie presentation of "Destination Moon" on WGN Channel 9.

Ending of "Destination Moon" - This is the End of the Beginning

"Kaleidoscope" bumper for the WGN Late Movie

Beginning of Record offer for "Disco Hustle" by Adam VIII Ltd. ‎

Recording cuts out, sadly...

This (most likely) aired on local Chicago TV early Wednesday, January 1...

NBC News Special Report - "A Daffy Interruption" (1980)

Views: 3507

Here is an NBC News Decision '80 Special Report, which interrupted a broadcast of "Daffy Duck's Easter Special". (the premiere!) Includes:

Few seconds of "Daffy Duck's Easter Special"

NBC News Decision '80 Special Report featuring news anchor David Brinkley with early results from the Kansas primary showing Reagan and Carter winning (opening and closing voiceover by Bill Hanrahan)

"Daffy Duck's Easter Special" returns

This aired on...

Independent Network News - "It's a Pacmen-Eat-Pacmen World" (1982)

Views: 1791

Here's an INN (Independent Network News) story on the burgeoning Pac-Man phenomenon in the nation's video arcades, along with a new book called "Mastering Pac-Man" by Ken Uston.

Introduced by Pat Harper, with reporting by Frank Casey. Takes place at the "Fascination Arcade" in Manhattan.

Also features the ending of INN - sponsored by Sanka and Kellogg's Product 19 cereal. INN was produced out of WPIX Channel 11 in New York and shown locally here on WGN Channel ...

WFLD Channel 32 - PM Magazine Chicago - "Pac-Man Mania" (1981)

Views: 4938

In honor of the 30th Anniversary of Pac-Man, here's the opening and first story on PM Magazine Chicago on WFLD Channel 32 - which includes the story "Pac-Mania Invades Chicago". A neat shot of Mother's Pinball (was it later called Mother's Arcade?) in Mount Prospect at the beginning.

Features Mike Leiderman and Jo Ann Williams as hosts.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 13th 1981.

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Emergency Broadcast System Test (1981)

Views: 6583

Here's another Emergency Broadcast System test that aired on WMAQ Channel 5 one Saturday afternoon.

"This is a test. For the next sixty seconds this station will conduct a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. This is only a test.

This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. The broadcasters of your area in voluntary cooperation with the FCC and other authorities have developed this system to keep you informed in the event of an emergency.