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Ad Council - Keep America Beautiful - "Crying Indian Redux" (PSA, 1978)

Views: 301

Here's a later sequel to the famous "Keep America Beautiful" PSA with Iron Eyes Cody as the "Crying Indian" (derived from his reaction to the despoiling of the land around him from litter left on the ground and traffic passing by on a nearby road). This campaign (including a longer version seen elsewhere over the web) was first shown in 1971 and ran for many years afterward.

Voiceover by William Conrad.

"People start pollution - people can stop it."
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Girls Clubs of America - "Girls Clubs Are Great!" (PSA, 1973)

Views: 1041

Here's a PSA for the Girls Clubs of America, with a female singer/guitarist extolling the virtues of the Girls Clubs, and film footage spotlighting a young gymnast interspersed with clips of one girl looking on as a car engine is being repaired, a stage audition with budding ballerinas, a campfire sing along, and a gathering in a room with a handwritten "DALLAS OR BUST" sign on the wall in one corner.

This was one of many now-iconic PSA's that aired throughout most of the 197...

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WBBM Channel 2 - The Best Of CBS - "Chinatown" (Partial Ending & Post-Show Break, 1984)

Views: 4041

Here's a partial ending to the Best of CBS presentation of the movie "Chinatown" as well as the post-show commercial break. Also has a WBBM-TV Chicago on-screen ID at the beginning. Includes:

"Democracy" public service announcement from the Hellenic Heritage Foundation with Telly Savalas

NATO Public Service Announcement from The Atlantic Council of the United States

Partial ending to The Best of CBS (voiceover by Jerry Harper)

This...

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WMAQ Channel 5 - PSA's, Meditation, and Station Sign-Off (1989)

Views: 15850

Here are some public service announcements, then Meditation, and finally the station sign-off for WMAQ Channel 5. Includes:

PSA - Illegal Drugs: It's Not Someone Else's Problem

PSA - Project Serve with Janelle LaVigne

PSA - Medic Alert bracelets with Diahann Carroll and Vic Damone

PSA - United Way / Crusade of Mercy with Michael Jordan

PSA - Latino Institute with Migdalia (Millie) Rivera

Medit...

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WFLD Channel 32 - License Renewal Notice (1980)

Views: 2354

Here is an FCC license renewal notice from WFLD Channel 32 featuring Naurice Roberts.

"On November 30th, 1979, WFLD-TV was granted a license by the Federal Communications Commission, to serve the public interest as a public trustee until December 1st, 1982. Each August 1st we place in our public inspection file a list of what we consider to have been some of the significant problems and needs of our service area during the preceding 12 months and some of our programming aired t...

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WFLD Channel 32 - Superstars - "SilverHawks" (Opening & Break #1, 1987)

Views: 2589

Here's the opening Superstars sequence, followed in short order by the opening titles for, and first commercial break of the SilverHawks episode "No More Mr. Nice Guy" on WFLD Channel 32. (In the mornings, Superstars replaced the Super Cartoon Sunrise block that sustained Channel 32 through both Field and Metromedia eras.) Includes:

Fox 32 Station ID with first Fox-era logo (voiceover by Beau Weaver)

Superstars animated openin...

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Hadley School For The Blind - "Just A Dot?" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 725

Here's a commercial for the Hadley School of the Blind located at 700 Elm Street in Winnetka, Illinois.

(I don't think this would be considered a public service announcement)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, June 12th 1981.

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WTTW Channel 11 - "Christmas Sign-Off" (1978)

Views: 5831

Here's something pretty cool - the ending of "Sing We Noel" followed by a Christmas Day Station Sign-off on WTTW Channel 11. Also includes:

PBS - Public Broadcasting Service animated logo

WTTW promo for New Year's at Pops (main voiceover by William Pierce) (secondary voiceover by Marty Robinson)

PSA: Yule Connection (with Phil Donahue) (and they were still using the same ad a...

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Neediest Families Christmas Fund (Local PSA, 1978)

Views: 1521

Here's a quick local public service announcement for the Neediest Families Christmas Fund.

Voiceover by Bob Carrington.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Monday, December 18th 1978.