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WCIU Channel 26 - The Warren Freiberg Show (Part 3, 1981)

Views: 2571

Here's Part 3 of an episode of The Warren Freiberg Show on WCIU Channel 26. In case you weren't familiar with him, Warren Freiberg had some rather "extreme" and "fringe" opinions. He had a radio show, and you may also remember him turning up in little vignettes on Steve Dahl's "It's Too Early" show from 1983.

This part features Warren and Libby talking with video-recording pioneer (and comic book store pioneer) Larry Charet (yes, the legendary man who accidently recorded the Th...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Editorial 5 - "Season's Greetings from the Smith Family" (1979)

Views: 981

(Wish I could have posted this last December, but alas, I often come upon these clips too late. Still, I am sure Dillon Smith's family will enjoy seeing this clip if they haven't for awhile).

Here's a Christmas-themed editorial started off by WMAQ Channel 5's Editorial Director Dillon Smith at the family's home, in which he says he's in no mood to complain about the Mayor, the state of city government and so on, and instead turns over the soapbox on a rotating basis to ...

WFLD Channel 32 - Joker! Joker!! Joker!!! (Part 1, 1980)

Views: 3155

Here's Part 1 of an airing of Joker! Joker!! Joker!!! (the kids' version of The Joker's Wild) on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Field Communications in Chicago animated ID

WFLD Sanford & Son bumper promo (voiceover by Ron Beattie)

Opening segment of Joker! Joker!! Joker!!! introducing the cute kid-testants, 9 year old Suzie Watree (sp?) and 8 year old Justyn Lezin.

WFLD Joker! Joker!! Joker!!! commerci...

WSNS Channel 44 - Saturday All Night Movies - "Journey To The Center Of Time" (Commercial Break #2, 1980)

Views: 2043

Here's an admittedly extra fuzzy commercial break from an airing of a Saturday All Night Movies presentation of "Journey to the Center of Time" on WSNS Channel 44. Also it's in Black and White, as it was recorded that way. For you TV-44 diehards only. :-) Includes:

Channel 44 Saturday All Night Movies "Owl" Logo

Record offer for "The Very Soul of Jerry Butler - His Greatest Hits" (main voiceover by Bill "Rosko" Mercer, ending voiceover by Jack Reynolds)
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WFLD Channel 32 - Ending Of The Gong Show & Opening of The Three Stooges - "Punchy Cowpunchers" (1979)

Views: 2541

Someone keeps asking me to post these complete breaks, so here they are.

(NOTE - this clip was originally broadcast in color but was recorded in Black & White)

Here is the ending for The Gong Show and the opening for The Three Stooges on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Partial end credits to The Gong Show (voiceover by Ron Beattie)

Commercial: WMET 95 1/2 FM - "The Superstar Cruiser" - "Chicago's Sound Encounter"

Fi...

WFLD Channel 32 - PM Magazine (Ending, 1981)

Views: 2153

Here's the ending to PM Magazine on WFLD Channel 32. Features a neat shot of the Marina City towers with the Hancock in the background. You can also see a Mr. Submarine and on the other side is the former Steele-Wedeles Building, former home to a wholesale grocer.

Executive Producer - Richard Schreier

Hosts - Mike Leiderman - Jo Ann Williams

Directed by Ray Barnas - Karen Barnett (Note - Ray Barnas was a longtime WFLD director who even directed s...

WSNS Channel 44 - The Saturday Night Movie - "The Young War Lord" (Ending, 1980)

Views: 2342

Here is the ending for the Saturday Night Movie presentation of "The Young War Lord" on WSNS TV-44. Includes:

TV 44 Movies animated graphics specially designed for epileptics.

Voiceover preview by Don Ferris for next week's Saturday Night Movie "Blood & Defiance" which aired on Saturday, July 26th 1980 at 11:00pm. We get to hear the ending of the theme song - perhaps this is more evidence that this is not a standard "song" but a short piece specifically recorded...

WBBM Channel 2 - "Mobile Army Surgical Thunderstorm" (1980)

Views: 1754

Here's an on-screen crawl message regarding bad weather on WBBM Channel 2, during a repeat of the M*A*S*H episode "Yessir, That's Our Baby" (originally aired on December 31st 1979):

...From the Channel 2 Newsroom... A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 9 PM for Kane... DuPage... Cook... and Kendall counties... and a marine warning has been issued for the southern third of Lake Michigan... Boaters still in port are urged not to depart until heavy thundersto...