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Eddie Schwartz Interviews Jerry G. Bishop & Rich Koz (Part 1, 1982)

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Here's something pretty rare - you get your Jerry G. and Koz fix all in one. (Not to mention a tribute to recently passed "Chicago Ed" Eddie Schwartz). This is Part 1 of a radio interview Eddie did with Jerry G. Bishop (in studio) where they call up Rich Koz at home.

Sorry for the variable and at times muffled audio quality - I did not mix this or attempt to fix it up much. If any audio wizards out there would like to normalize it all to one standard volume and try to run a ...

WSNS Channel 44 - El Ángel Caído (Opening & Commercial Break #1, 1986)

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Here's some footage from after the conversion of WSNS-TV to Spanish programming - another commercial break for the program "El Ángel Caído". Includes:

WSNS-T.V. Chicago "Si Ahora Si" Station ID

Opening credits to the telenovella "El Ángel Caído" (with "SIN Presenta" animation at beginning).

Commercial: Pepto Bismol - "Old Man Puppet" (in Spanish). "El Remedio es el Mismo."

Commercial: McDonald's Mc D.L.T. (in Spanish).
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WGN Channel 9 - The 1985 Chicago Automobile Show Special (First 10 Minutes, 1985)

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Here's the first 10 minutes of the 1985 Chicago Auto Show special broadcast on WGN Channel 9, hosted by "Uncle Bobby" Bob Collins of WGN-AM 720. Presented by the Chicago Automobile Trade Association.

Includes an introduction given by Frazier Thomas that occurred at the end of that day's Family Classics presentation, where the movie shown was "The Black Swan" (1942).

Can anyone help with identifying the other people that appear in this clip?

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I Remember Riverview (Part 1, 1984)

Views: 5165

Here's Part 1 of a documentary that original aired on Image Union - I Remember Riverview, about Riverview Park - for 63 years located at Belmont and Western on the Northwest side - which closed in 1967.

Produced by Chicagoan Phil Ranstrom - who also produced the documentaries, "Cheat You Fair: The Story of Maxwell Street" - www.CheatYouFairTheMovie.com and "Electrified: The Story of the Maxwell Stree...

WCIU Channel 26 - Eddie Korosa's Polka Party (Part 2, 1978)

Views: 1933

Here's Part 2 of the oldest Polka Party episode that I've been able to find so far. Also features commercials for:

Irene Korosa reads the list of birthdays while EKJ and the boys play "Spanish Eyes"

Commercial: Pticek and Son bakery at 5523 South Narragansett

Commercial: Star Piping & Heating Company at 7947 and a half West Ogden Avenue in Lyons - Anthony Dolezal, proprieter.

Commercial: Clover Club Beverages Incorporated at 5114 So...

WGN Channel 9 - Lead Off Man - "Opening Day With JFK" (Part 1, 1961)

Views: 2901

Here's Part 1 of an interesting piece of history - The beginning of the Lead-Off Man show on WGN Channel 9 on Opening Day 1961, White Sox At Washington, featuring an interview with the president.

Vince Lloyd interviews both John F. Kennedy and LBJ from the President's box. Hubert Humphrey and Everett Dirksen are right behind JFK. Panoramic shots of the old (and now long gone) Griffith Stadium, with the National Anthem. JFK throws out the first ball, caught by Jungle Jim Rive...

WTTW Channel 11 - Wild Chicago - "Stephen Colbert Cameo" (1990)

Views: 7549

Here's a neat clip from an episode of Wild Chicago - one of their "Dumb Question" segments where they go somewhere and ask random people a question of questionable intelligence. This one took place in Lincoln Park near Diversey.

As I watched this episode and saw this segment I kept going back to this part - that guy in the sunglasses looks familiar...finally it hit me - it's Stephen Colbert!! (of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report fame) You can also see one o...

SportsChannel - The Sports Writers On TV (Part 2, 1991)

Views: 1800

Here's an episode of The SportsWriters on TV, as aired on SportsChannel - one of the hosts of which we lost recently (Bill Gleason).

Featuring Bill Jauss of the Chicago Tribune, Rick Telander of Sports Illustrated, Bill Gleason from the South Bend, Indiana Tribune, and hosted by Ben Bentley.

In Part 2, they discuss David Robinson and other basketball centers.

Includes:

SportsChannel promo featuring Johnny "Red" Kerr and Tom Paciorek ...

SportsChannel - The Sports Writers On TV (Part 4, 1991)

Views: 1376

Here's an episode of The SportsWriters on TV, as aired on SportsChannel - one of the hosts of which we lost recently (Bill Gleason).

Featuring Bill Jauss of the Chicago Tribune, Rick Telander of Sports Illustrated, Bill Gleason from the South Bend, Indiana Tribune, and hosted by Ben Bentley.

In Part 4, they discuss the job of coach of the Notre Dame basketball team and why no one wants it.

Includes:

Commercial: True Value Hardware St...