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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...

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WDIV Channel 4 - News 4 Detroit (Part 3, 1979)

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Here's the third segment for News 4 Detroit and the third commercial break, on WDIV Channel 4. Includes:

Roger Weber lost the Turkey Trot at Wayne State University. His bird "Secreturkeyit 2" turned out to be a turkey.

Al Ackerman with Sports. Jim Brandstatter reports on the Pistons. Also includes Ackerman's Accurate Assessments, and coverage of Lou Whitaker's wedding.

Daily Lottery given on-screen as 6-6-4 (later corrected)

Comm...

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Screaming Yellow Theater (Svengoolie) - "Wilderness Road" - Ask Svengoolie (Segment #1-3, 1973)

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Here's another segment from Screaming Yellow Theater - the original Svengoolie, which aired on WFLD Channel 32 from 1970-1973. Svengoolie was played by Jerry G. Bishop. By this point, if the clapboard is of any indication, the SYT title had been eschewed in favor of Svengoolie.

This segment (#1-3) is from Show #59 (according to the clapboard). However, there is no recording date.

In this segment, Svengoolie answers questions from vi...

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WGN Channel 9 - The Science Fiction Film Awards (Opening, 1978)

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Here's the opening credits and cheesetasic "dance number" for The Science Fiction Film Awards. You haven't lived until you've seen Dracula boogie'n down 70's style. 8-)

Hosted by Karen Black & William Shatner

Starring (in alphabetical order - for ego's sake):

Buzz Aldrin
Richard Benjamin
Ray Bradbury
Charles "Pete" Conrad
Buster Crabbe (I didn't even know she had one of those)
The Dancin' Machine (no Gene-Gene?)...

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WFLD Channel 32 - The Three Stooges - "Punchy Cowpunchers" (Commercial Break #3, 1979)

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

Here is a complete commercial break during the short "Punchy Cowpunchers" on The Three Stooges on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

WFLD Three Stooges bumper

Commercial: Krazy Glue - "Let Krazy Glue Do It!" (ending voiceover by Ron Beattie) (quite possibly the greatest commercial ever) ;-)

Commercial: Richard Pryor album - "Wanted" (featuring Joh...

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WMAQ Channel 5 - The Today Show (Pre-Show Break & Partial Open, 1975)

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Here's a pre-show commercial break and partial open of the Today show on WMAQ Channel 5. Includes:

Commercial: The Auditorium Theatre Council (50 East Congress) presents the Dance Theatre of Harlem in six gala performances on November 4th through November 8th at 8pm and November 9th at 2pm, followed by programs at the auditorium for that week (voiceover by Ed Grennan)
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WBBM Channel 2 - TV 2 News at 10pm (Pre-Show Break, 1973)

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Here's a partial commercial break that preceded the TV 2 News at 10pm on WBBM Channel 2. Includes:

Commercial: (recording starts late) Skippy dog food - inside a limousine - "$100,000, That's How Good New Skippy Is," an offer to show no other dog food is better than Skippy Nuggets or Skippy Premium, and to pay $100,000 to the first competitor to prove Skippy wrong

Commercial: Glad Heavyweight Trash Bags - holds up to 50 pounds of garbage, with "key lock...

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WGN Channel 9 - NewsNine - [Partial] Coverage of Sam Giancana Funeral (1975)

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Here's a partial report (as aired on NewsNine on WGN Channel 9) from Don Harris (reporting from Queen of Heaven Cemetery) of the funeral of former Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana, who was murdered on June 19th 1975 at his Oak Park home while cooking a meal of sausage and peppers, apparently to keep him from spilling the beans at an upcoming federal trial. Seen at the end of this clip is anchor Jack Taylor, previewing Harry Volkman's weather report.

During the report, Don ...