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WBBM Channel 2 - Channel 2 News At Six - "Disco Demolition - The Day After" (1979)

Views: 9169

Here's the coverage from WBBM Channel 2 of "Disco Demolition Night" as aired on Channel 2 News at Six. Featuring anchors Bill Kurtis and Harry Porterfield, a report from John Quinones, Bruce Roberts at Comiskey Park, and on the open weatherman John Coughlin, sportscaster Johnny Morris and "Perspectives" commentator Walter Jacobson. Includes:

Opening with brief shots of Kurtis, Porterfield, Coughlin, Morris, Jacobson, and a full shot of the Channel 2 newsroom (with Thom...

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

Views: 1426

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...

WSNS Channel 44 - Monster Movie One - "The Night of the Sorcerers" (Break #6, 1981)

Views: 1101

Here is the full Commercial Break #6 for WSNS Channel 44's Saturday Monster Movie presentation of "The Night of the Sorcerers" (A.K.A. “La Noche de los Brujos”). Includes:

“Monster Movie One” bumper with no music this time - silent.

Union Custom-Built Garages (competitor of Danley?) (voice over by Jim Hill) - on one of the slates it says "All New 1981 Features", and voice over says "Choose any brand-new 1981 Union custom-built garage", so it's li...

WBBM Channel 2 - "Living History (Bloopers)" (Part 3, 1978/1979)

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Here's Part 3 of a blooper reel from WBBM Channel 2, of moments that went wrong on live TV and other moments which ended up on the cutting room floor. (NOTE: Some of the language is strong.)

This part features (in order of first appearance): Susan Anderson, Mort Crim, Walter Jacobson, Bill Kurtis, Roger Field, Harry Porterfield, Johnny Morris (and his then-wife Jeannie), Arnold Palmer, Tom Korzeniowski, Harry Volkman (who invariably addressed him as "Sam"), John Drumm...

WSNS Channel 44 - Monster Movie - "The Night of the Sorcerers" (Break #2, 1981)

Views: 1187

Here is the full Commercial Break #2 for WSNS Channel 44's Saturday Monster Movie presentation of "The Night of the Sorcerers" (A.K.A. "La Noche de los Brujos"). Includes:

"Monster Movie One" bumper with Mussorgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain" music.

Union Custom-Built Garages (competitor of Danley?) (voice over by Jim Hill) - on one of the slates it says "All New 1981 Features", and voice over says "Choose any brand-new 1981 Union custom-built garage", so ...

WREX Channel 13 - "The Circus" (Take 2, 1969)

Views: 2144

Here's another take of an (evidently lipsynced) performance from a band called "The Circus" - recorded at WREX Channel 13 in Rockford, IL. (Not sure if this ever ran on or was intended to run on WCIU Channel 26 or not.)

This came from the other Quad tape that I found in Jack Mulqueen's basement recently. (Recorded in low band, according to the slate at the opening of this clip - as accompanied by an 800 Hz tone).

I was hoping this tape might have contained an...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Editorial Outtakes, "Speak Out" and Others (1979-80)

Views: 9894

Here's a set of outtakes from WMAQ Channel 5's editorial director Dillon Smith, plus a few "Speak Out" vox pops thrown in for good measure.

Includes:

Dillon counting down and introducing a "Speak Out" segment

A young woman in the 18-20 age range speaking about the legal drinking age (as a debate was raging about whether to raise the minimum age from 18 to 21)

An older man speaking about "turning it over to Picaxo"

Anot...

WFLD Channel 32 - The Honeymooners - "The Golfer" (Commercial Break #2, 1971)

Views: 1595

Here's Commercial Break #2 from a repeat of The Honeymooners episode "The Golfer" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Direct Sales at PO7-6900 (different one) (this time in color!)

Head & Shoulders shampoo (Mrs. Michael Pearl talks about her husband) ("Cling Peach Advisory Board" superimposed over the screen accidently in anticipation for the next commercial)

A Message from the Cling Peach Advisory Board - Cling Peaches available at Chicagoland Ce...

WSNS Channel 44 - Monster Movie One - "The Spider" (Commercial Break, 1982)

Views: 1152

Here is a full commercial break for WSNS Channel 44's Monster Movie - "The Spider" (A.K.A. “Earth Vs. The Spider”). Includes:

“Monster Movie One” bumper (Different than the other bumpers, with addition of “One”) (In Black and White) (A second of “Night on Bald Mountain” music too)

Playboy (with Alex Haley and Elliott Gould)

World Championship Tennis on TV-44 (Advertises a match in Richmond between Jose Luis Clerc and Fritz Buehning...