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CBS Network - Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales & Twas The Night Before Christmas (Promo, 1980)

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Here's a CBS Network promo for two Christmas specials coming up on Saturday, December 13th 1980 - "Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales" and the Rankin-Bass special, "Twas the Night Before Christmas" Also includes a CBS "EYE-D" at the end. (voiceover by ??)

Main voiceover by ??

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 9th 1980 during the 8pm to 10pm timeframe.

WSNS Channel 44 - Al Lerner Sports - "So Long..." (Part 2, 1971)

Views: 1564

Here's Part 2 of the final episode of Al Lerner Sports on WSNS Channel 44. Lerner was the station's first sportscaster, and would go on to a long career with such stations as WLS Channel 7, WMAQ Channel 5, WGN Radio 720 and WSCR-AM, as well as being a wrestling announcer. Also featuring a young (and at this point, moustacheless) Tim Weigel, then a sportswriter for the now-defunct Chicago Daily News, who himself would become a familiar face on Chicago television, working for all three n...

CBS Network - "Bugs Bunny and Raggedy Ann & Andy Halloween Specials" (Promo, 1980)

Views: 1331

Here's a promo for a couple of Halloween specials on the CBS Network, as aired here on WBBM Channel 2. Includes:

Promo for Bugs Bunny's Howl-oween Special followed by Raggedy Ann & Andy in The Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile They both aired on Wednesday, October 29th 1980. (voiceover by ??)

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, October 24th 1980.

The Oprah Winfrey Show - "Staff Christmas Talent Show" (Part 1, 1985)

Views: 2086

Here's Part 1 of a fairly early episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show - back when they were still producing it in the WLS-TV studios, and when they were still using the old AM Chicago music as the theme. On this day they had a Christmas Talent Show featuring staff members from WLS Channel 7. This part includes:

WLS-TV anchorman Joel Daly shows off his yodeling ability (!) and then Kevin McGurk, WLS Account Executive in the Sales department does some impressions, singing and perfo...

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

Views: 3149

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...

WFLD Channel 32 - Ending Of The Gong Show & Opening of The Three Stooges - "Punchy Cowpunchers" (1979)

Views: 2531

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...

KMBC Channel 9 - KMBC 9 News at 10pm - "After The Day After" (Part 1, 1983)

Views: 1386

Here's Part 1 of the KMBC 9 News at 10pm with anchors Larry Moore and Brenda Williams on KMBC Channel 9 in Kansas City, MO. This aired immediately following the news discussion program Sunday, Nuclear Sunday: Kansas City Reacts. Also featuring Scott Feldman and Gary Gunter. Includes:

Animated "So Good to Turn To" KMBC-TV 9 Station ID

Opening segment of KMBC 9 News, with faraway shot of studio and pair of RCA TK-46 cameras with Q-TV VPS-100...

Road Music - 24 Truckin' Greats (Record Offer, 1979)

Views: 4703

Here's a (mostly complete - missing the first 5 seconds or so) record offer for Road Music - 24 Truckin' Greats by Lakeshore Music. Featuring disc jockey Charlie Douglas.

Here's a mini-bio on Charlie Douglas courtesy of VirtualTruckRoute.com - "Inducted into the Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame in 1994, the father of overnight trucking radio began his broadcasting career four decades earlier at KLIC in Monroe, LA. In 1970, Charlie Douglas and His Road Gang beamed to ...