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WLS Channel 7 - AM Chicago - "Hoffman & Ski Show" (Part 6, 1978)

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Here's the sixth and final part of an (incomplete) episode of AM Chicago on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

Sandi Freeman previewing the next day's edition, including an interview with an author of a new book about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and a man who thinks lawyers get paid too much, before going back to Robb Weller at the Ski Show '78 at McCormick Place West which starts at 6:00pm and runs through Sunday; he closes the program by introducing a ski-and-dance routine set t...

WMAQ Channel 5 - WMAQ-TV Editorial - "Sabotaging the RTA" (1973)

Views: 759

Here's an editorial by Dillon Smith, Editorial Director of WMAQ Channel 5, lacing into the Illinois State Legislature's continued failure to come up with legislation to create a Regional Transit Authority for the Chicago area (or as Mr. Smith termed it, "acting with unprecedented irresponsibility").

In the course of the editorial, he names names including House Speaker Robert Blair and Illinois Governor Dan Walker, denounces the political partisanship ("a three-ring clown act...

WCIU Channel 26 - Outdoor Sportsman - "Small Screw-Up" (Ending, 1979)

Views: 3850

Here's another ending of the Outdoor Sportsman program on WCIU Channel 26. Features Joe Wyer giving some info about a fishing trip at the Channel Lake Boat House he will be attending the next day, along with Bill Radke (sp?) from WTAQ. You can see the WCIU people accidently cut to some other program - looks like someone dancing - before they go to the end credits.

Anyone know what the ending music is?

Outdoor Sportsman was on Saturdays at 5:30pm, right before Ed...

WGN Channel 9 - Garfield Goose And Friends (Commercial Break, 1975)

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Here's the final commercial break for Garfield Goose and Friends on WGN Channel 9 (minus the bumpers). Includes:

Commercial: Barbie's Town-House from Mattel (1974 Copyright)

Commercial: Movie promo for Walt Disney's Treasure Island and Dr. Syn, Alias The Scarecrow (Main voiceover by Dick Wesson; Ending voiceover by Len Johnson)

Commercial: Raggedy Ann & Andy Executive Set from Janex (1974 Copyright)

Commercial: Barrel of Monkeys and...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Chicago Sizzlin' - The 31st Annual Chicago Emmy Awards (Part 5, 1989)

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Here's Part 5 of the 31st Annual Chicago Emmy Awards broadcast, titled Chicago Sizzlin'.

This part features Kevin Matthews, some unnamed person (accepting an Emmy for WFLD Channel 32's Over 17 Not Admitted), and Elayne Goldstein.

The unnamed individual accepted on behalf of Over 17 Not Admitted's producer, John Roach, in the "Children's Programming - Series" category, while Ms. Goldstein won in the "Children's - Single Program" category for <...

WBBM Channel 2 - New Year's Eve: Chicago Style (Part 1, 1979/1980)

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Here's Part 1 of "New Year's Eve: Chicago Style" - a special on WBBM Channel 2. Unfortunately, the recording starts during a commercial break and we miss the first 10 minutes or so of the broadcast - still, lots of local fun in this one. :-)

Gary Deeb (the Tribune's TV-radio critic at the time) wrote in his column for Monday, December 31st 1979 - "The Local Line: Speaking of New Year's Eve, if you want to laugh yourself into convulsions, tune to WBBM-Ch. 2 about 11:40pm fo...