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WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness Newsbrief with Joan Esposito (1982)

Views: 2028

Here is an Eyewitness News Brief from WLS-TV Channel 7 with Joan Esposito. Includes:

Studs Lonigan Mini-Series bumper promo (voiceover by Ernie Anderson)

Eyewitness News brief previewing stories: 18 bottles of a poison - Beuthanasia-D, stolen from a Bensenville animal hospital; a Marengo slaughterhouse owner denies charges of selling diseased cattle.

Commodore Vic 20 commercial

Sun-Times Business Section commercial

WTTW Channel 11 - Promos & Dr. Who Open (1984)

Views: 3968

Here are some promos and the opening for Dr. Who from WTTW Channel 11 in Chicago. Includes:

WTTW Promo for "You'll Never Get Rich" (Marty Robinson announcing) - Incomplete

WTTW Promo for "The Deadly Affair" (Not sure who the announcer is)

Thomson Vacations underwriting announcement by Marty Robinson

WTTW 11 Station ID - "Earnest"

Introduction to Dr. Who by Marty Robinson: "The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It drop...

WFLD Channel 32 - Scared Straight! (Part 6, 1979)

Views: 1288

Here's Part 6 (the final part) of the controversial Academy Award-winning documentary Scared Straight! (hosted and narrated by Peter Falk) as aired on WFLD Channel 32. This was from an "encore presentation." Includes:

Scared Straight! zooming title bumper, with shot of a cell door with inmate inside closing

Inside the room where the three-hour session took place, Falk (employing some of the same mannerisms he used in his portrayal of Lieutenant Co...

Donahue - "Andy Griffith & Friends" (Part 4, 1986)

Views: 1322

Here's Part 4, the final part, of an installment of Donahue that aired on WBBM Channel 2, hosted by Phil Donahue, with Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, Jim Nabors and George Lindsey reminiscing about their days on The Andy Griffith Show and promoting their upcoming reunion TV-movie, Return to Mayberry, which would air on the NBC Network on April 13th 1986; this was also a few months before Griffith began a nine-year run on TV as crafty defense lawyer Ben Matlock. (By this time...

WGN Channel 9 - The Ray Rayner Show - "The Bye-Bye Show" (Part 1, 1981)

Views: 7698

Here is Part 1 of the final episode of The Ray Rayner Show as shown on WGN Channel 9. (the first part is from a different source, so the video quality isn't as good as the rest of the parts)

Here he banters a bit with Chelveston the Duck and feeds him out of his hand, then shows a Bugs Bunny cartoon without the opening titles of "Hurdy Gurdy Hare".

Notice the audio cuts out when he says the date at the beginning and later in the clip. This must have been done b...

WFLD Channel 32 - That's Panthertainment (Ending, 1980)

Views: 966

Here's the ending credits for That's Panthertainment - a special on WFLD Channel 32 that was produced to promote the opening of The Revenge of the Pink Panther. It has some press junket interviews with the stars as well as outtakes and scenes from all of the Pink Panther movies.

There's a kind of abrupt cut during the credits - not sure if the tape was stopped, although I'd be surprised if it was.

Voiceover by Jim Barton.

This special aired three t...

WFLD Channel 32 - Editorial - "School Hearings" (1981)

Views: 1209

Here's a rare WFLD Editorial (first one we've ever found!). This one features Robert R. Hartman, General Manager of WFLD-TV.

He talks about the public hearings that are being held at local area High Schools in order for the Chicago Plan Commission (headed by Miles Berger) to solicit feedback regarding "Mayor Byrne's comprehensive plan for future development in the city". It ends with a listing of the hearings, what school they will take place at and on what date and time. "C...

Body Buddies (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 6735

Here's a commercial for Body Buddies cereal by General Mills. Features a young Jason Hervey of The Wonder Years fame.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, August 1st 1980.

Burger King - "The Best Darn Drive-Thru" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 973

Here's a commercial for Burger King done in the silent movie motif where they are touting their Drive-Through as well as their food, as...you guessed it - the best.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, June 23rd 1979. (1978 Copyright)