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WFLD Channel 32 - Fernwood 2 Night (Full Break, 1977)

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Here's an even more extensive glimpse into what WFLD Channel 32 looked like in 1977! A complete commercial break (#2 of the episode) from an airing of Fernwood 2 Night - back in the Kaiser era!

Includes:

US Magazine (July 26th 1977 edition) with stories on Liza Minnelli, Star Wars, Catherine Deneuve, and the band Chicago.

Linen Curlers (Available at Walgreen (? - not Walgreens?), Walgreen Agency Drug Stores, Osco Drug, Turn Style (?), Ribor...

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Dads Root Beer - "New Plastic Bottles" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 1979

Here's a commercial for foamy Dads Root Beer (or is it Dad's Root Beer?) in the new plastic 2 liter bottle. Starring little Mindy Blank who was about 6 years old at the time.

Her mom found this commercial (which was originally in a break for the WLS 3:30 Movie presentation of "Jason and the Argonauts") through a web search and wrote to me. She was nice enough to share some of the story of how Mindy wound up in the commercial.

"We lived in Northbrook. ...

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WLS Channel 7 - The ABC Friday Night Movie - "Curse of the Black Widow" (Opening & Break, 1977)

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Here's the opening and first commercial break of The ABC Friday Night Movie presentation of "Curse of the Black Widow" - a made-for-TV movie starring Vic Morrow, Patty Duke, June Lockhart, June Allyson, and Sid Caesar. Includes:

WLS-TV Channel 7 bumper

Opening of The ABC Friday Night Movie with "Curse of the Black Widow" teaser

Commercial: Nabisco Spoon-Size Shredded Wheat - "Tasty Snacks at a Thrifty Price"

Commercial...

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WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News at 5pm - Coverage of Sam Giancana Funeral (1975)

Views: 1972

Here's a report from Fred Villanueva of WLS Channel 7 on the funeral of slain mob boss Sam Giancana. This was apparently from the 5pm edition, as the report is introduced by John Drury.

From this report, we learn that the funeral was held at 6901 West Belmont, and after the procession passed by his home, it went to the Queen of Heaven Cemetery where he was buried with his late wife who'd died in 1954.

After the report ends, John is about to report on a hearing ...

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WCIU Channel 26 - Outdoor Sportsman - "Small Screw-Up" (Ending, 1979)

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Here's another ending of the Outdoor Sportsman program on WCIU Channel 26. Features Joe Wyer giving some info about a fishing trip at the Channel Lake Boat House he will be attending the next day, along with Bill Radke (sp?) from WTAQ. You can see the WCIU people accidently cut to some other program - looks like someone dancing - before they go to the end credits.

Anyone know what the ending music is?

Outdoor Sportsman was on Saturdays at 5:30pm, right before Ed...

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WBBM Channel 2 - Channel 2 News Special Report - Blizzard '79 (Part 2, 1979)

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Here's Part 2 of a Channel 2 News Special Report on the Blizzard of 1979 - this update coming the day after the big snow hit. Includes:

Carrie Cochran anchoring and giving status of roads; Jacqui Adams giving school district closing information (District 99 was mine! Woo-hoo! Snow day!); Bruce Roberts gives various sports' game cancellations; and Carrie Cochran reports on roof collapses including one at Voss Electric Company at 7723 South State Street.

Partia...

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WBBM Channel 2 - New Year's Eve: Chicago Style (Part 3, 1979/1980)

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Here's Part 3 of "New Year's Eve: Chicago Style" - a special on WBBM Channel 2. Unfortunately, the recording starts during a commercial break and we miss the first 10 minutes or so of the broadcast - still, lots of local fun in this one. :-) This part includes:

John Coughlin accepts the snowball and then throws to a commercial.

Commercial: Vaseline - "Wonder Jelly" (which coincidently was my nickname in High School)

Commercial: Brown's Chicken - "...

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WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 Special Report - "Winter Of '79" (Part 1, 1979)

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Here's Part 1 of a NewsCenter5 Special Report on WMAQ Channel 5 about the great snowstorm of 1979. Features Jim Ruddle, Jim Tilmon, Chuck Henry and a report about the Mayoral cover-up called "No Blizzard Plan" by Dick Kay featuring former deputy mayor Kenneth Sain and Mayor Bilandic's Press Secretary Celeste Jurkovich. Also features a report by a young Andy Shaw with Helen Marcyan, LaSalle School Principal, and William Jackson, school bus driver.

Note: The airdate for this...

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WLS Channel 7 - Sunday Night Movie - "To Trap A Spy" (Brief Bumper Excerpts, 1978)

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Here are some very brief opening, ending, and bumper excerpts from the Sunday Night Movie airing of "To Trap A Spy" on WLS Channel 7 that I edited together. We can see it uses the same swirling-star motif as used on the 3:30 Movie and Late Night Movie shows of the period, but this one has a different title that can be briefly glimpsed at t...