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WMAQ Channel 5 - WMAQ-TV Editorial - "Beef About It" (1973)

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Here's an editorial by Dillon Smith, from early in his run as Editorial Director of WMAQ Channel 5 regarding the curious Chicago practice of not selling fresh meat after 6pm, nor selling any on Sundays.

From time to time, Mr. Smith would deliver his editorials in locations pertinent to its content and focus - even at this early date, from a local supermarket after 6pm when fresh meat was made empty at store shelves, due to a contract between the supermarkets and the butchers' u...

WGN Channel 9 - The Hollywood Squares - "Technical Difficulties Moment" (Promo, 1980)

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Here's a promo for The Hollywood Squares on WGN Channel 9 which had some audio difficulty, followed by a bumper for The Morning Movie and the opening titles for a WGN Editorial. Includes:

Promo for The Hollywood Squares - now based out of the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas - for weeknights at 10pm. "Squares" shown in rapid-fire order after host Peter Marshall's "Hello, stars!" are:

Loretta Swit
Mike Farrell
Lauren Tewes
Gav...

WTTW Channel 11 - Sounds of Summer - "Joni Mitchell - Get Together" (1969)

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In this spirit of healing the divisions of this country in these contentious times, we bring you this video. :-)

Here is another FuzzyMemoriesTV Exclusive! - a segment from a long-thought-lost concert that was videotaped by NET (National Educational Television, the predecessor to PBS) at Southern Illinois University (SIU) and shown locally in Chicago on WTTW Channel 11 in an installment of a program called "The Sounds Of Summer – Mississippi River Festival".

WMAQ Channel 5 - Sword of Justice - "Port of Entry" (Opening & Break, 1979)

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Here's the opening and first commercial break for the next-to-last presentation of the short-lived series, Sword of Justice, on WMAQ Channel 5; this episode, "Port of Entry," was originally telecast on December 24th 1978.

The series - one of several offerings over the years from Glen A. Larson (a former member of the 1950's and '60's singing group The Four Preps) - starred Dack Rambo as Jack Cole, an avenger a la Zorro only without the mask, and co-starred Alex Courtney ...

HBO Sign-Off (1979)

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Here's a sign-off from HBO (Home Box Office), from back in the days when they did sign off (the pioneering cable TV channel switched to a 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week schedule on December 28th 1981, after going 24 hours on weekends that September).

The sign-off consisted of an animated film with people all heading off to bed for the night, from all directions, accompanied by instrumental music that almost screamed '70's, down to the omnipresent conga drums and a low tom drum whi...

WBBM Channel 2 - TV2 News at 10 (Part 1, 1972)

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Here's Part 1 of an edition of the TV2 News at 10 on WBBM Channel 2, with Bob Wallace substituting for then-regular anchor Bob McBride, and featuring brief appearances by sportscaster Brent Musburger and weatherman John Coughlin during the opening.

This edition was transferred from the original 2" Quad tape.

Includes:

Tail end of commercial for A&P supermarkets - "WEO" (Where Economy Originates)

TV2 News at 10 opening, ...

WTTW Channel 11 - Medical Self-Help Training - "Infant and Child Care" (Part 3, 1963)

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Here's Part 3 (the final part) of an edition of Medical Self-Help Training on WTTW Channel 11. This, the ninth of a total of 16 installments of an ongoing course about maintaining life and health in times of national disaster or emergencies, deals with the topic of "Infant and Child Care" and is hosted by Dr. Max Klinghoffer, Chairman of the Illinois State Medical Society's (ISMS) Disaster Medical Care Committee.

This was transferred directly from a 2" Quad tape, and was...

JFK's First Trip to Chicago - "Lost" 16mm Footage (1961)

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Not really TV related, but it's pretty incredible - and historically significant - "lost" footage (not known to have been publicly seen until now) of President John F. Kennedy on a trip to Chicago, his first as President, on April 28th 1961.

After a few seconds of dirty leader, the film starts off with Air Force One arriving at the airport, followed by Kennedy and his contingent stepping off and him being greeted by a crowd. The President then shakes hands with various officia...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Rock World (Part 7, 1980)

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Here's the seventh and final part of a complete edition of Rock World, a weekly pre-MTV music video show that aired on WMAQ Channel 5. Includes:

Videos by Billy Burnette - "Memphis, Tennessee's ripe proud rock 'n' roll legacy" (Burnette, along with Rick Vito, later joined Fleetwood Mac following Lindsey Buckingham's departure from the band in 1987):

- "Don't Say No"

- "In Just a Heartbeat" (both from his 1980 self-titled LP Billy Burnett...