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WLS Channel 7 - ABC News Special Report - "Carter Cabinet Changes" (1979)

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Here's an ABC News Special Report that interrupted the opening moments of a repeat of the Laverne & Shirley episode "Playing Hooky" (originally aired January 11th 1977 - Episode #2.13 of the series) on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

Opening credits of episode, with notice that it was filmed before a studio audience, followed by first moments of establishing first scene

ABC News Special Report bumper slide (voiceover by ??)

Anchor Ch...

ABC News Brief With Tom Jarriel (1978)

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Here's an ABC News Brief with Tom Jarriel. Stories include:

- Tornados hit in Arkansas and Louisiana

- Southern Railway passenger train derailment in Virginia

- Thousands of protesters demonstrate against the Shah in Iran

Commercial: Michelob - "Holidays Were Made For Michelob" (with John Forsythe)

- Congressional Report says Selective Service cannot mobilize troops fast enough for a National crisis

Open...

WFLD Channel 32 - The Barry Farber Show (Opening, 1977)

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Here's the opening titles for The Barry Farber Show which aired on WFLD Channel 32.

Farber, a veteran talk radio host usually based in New York City, was intended as a replacement for the late Lou Gordon whose long-running discussion show The Lou Gordon Program, based out of WFLD's sister station WKBD Channel 50 in Detroit and shown on other Kaiser stations including Channel 32, ended with Gordon's death on May 24th 1977.

However, Farber's show,...

Screaming Yellow Theater (Svengoolie) - "Wilderness Road" - Ask Svengoolie (Segment #1-3, 1973)

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Here's another segment from Screaming Yellow Theater - the original Svengoolie, which aired on WFLD Channel 32 from 1970-1973. Svengoolie was played by Jerry G. Bishop. By this point, if the clapboard is of any indication, the SYT title had been eschewed in favor of Svengoolie.

This segment (#1-3) is from Show #59 (according to the clapboard). However, there is no recording date.

In this segment, Svengoolie answers questions from vi...

WLS Channel 7 - The Day After (Commercial Break #2, 1983)

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Here is Commercial Break #2 during The Day After on WLS Channel 7 - an ABC Theater telemovie about the effects of a full-scale nuclear attack on the United States. Includes:

Dollar Rent a Car

English Leather cologne

Movie Trailer for TV - Christine

Slim-Fast

ABC Theater bumper for The Day After (voiceover by Ernie Anderson)

Promo for ABC News Viewpoint special on The Day After...

WNIB 97.1 - "Mr. A News Report & Show Open" (Aircheck, 1997)

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Here's an aircheck from good ol' WNIB Classical 97 - featuring the inimitable "Mr. A" (Alfred Hudgins) - one of the most unique and coolest announcers ever.

We hear the end of "Adventures in Good Music" with Karl Haas followed by a News Report, Weather, and some of the opening music to Mr.A's program, "Blues in the Night". ("Love to See You Smile" by Bobby "Blue" Bland)

This aired on local Chicago radio in April 1997.

WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "Frankenstein" (Break #1, 1985)

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Here's Break #1 to another rare episode of Son of Svengoolie. This was number 302 where he was presenting the classic film "Frankenstein". Includes:

Sven bumper

Commercial: John M. Smyth's Homemakers (no Shelley Long)
Commercial: 1st City Builders
Commercial: Brown's Chicken - "Spice Squad"
Commercial: Front Row
WFLD Promo for Samson & Delilah

Sven sketch at the "Exchanges & Refunds" window

Commercial: S...

Screaming Yellow Theater (Svengoolie) - "Generic Commercial Intro #29" (1971)

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Here's a segment from Screaming Yellow Theater - the original Svengoolie, which aired on WFLD Channel 32 from 1970-1973. Svengoolie was played by Jerry G. Bishop.

As it states this is a "generic" commercial intro (#29). In the early days of the show, SYT consisted mainly of voiceover announcements for the movie, which was eventually expanded into full appearances by Svengoolie. Though it's from after that era, this clip gives you a sense of what the program was like i...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News At 5pm (Ending, 1977)

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At the end of a tape was the ending only of the Eyewitness News at 5pm on WLS Channel 7. This came from a studio recording, not off-air, so the audio is eventually turned down and the picture goes to a static shot of the Eyewitness News set. Features Jay Levine, Terry Murphy, and Joel Daly.

The ICBM control room looks exactly like the one in the opening scene of WarGames!

Based on the news stories, this seems to be from Tuesday, December 27th 1977.