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WMAQ Channel 5 - NBC News Chicago Report - "Russian/American Culture" (Excerpt, 1972)

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Here's an excerpt from a broadcast of the NBC News Chicago Report on WMAQ Channel 5. This clip comes in at the end of a report on a local radio station, WEDC (1240 AM), that at the time primarily aired Polish and Spanish programming - and also some Russian-language programming for Chicago's Russian-American community; the reporter noted a heightened interest in Russian culture in the wake o...

White Fence Farm (Commercial, 1983)

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Here's a commercial for White Fence Farm restaurant. Good chicken and corn fritters. I have fond memories of going here as a kid.

Voiceover by Mal Bellairs - Long-time host at WBBM radio in the 50s and 60s.

This aired on local Chicago TV in July 1983.

WFMT 98.7 FM - "The Big Snow" (Excerpts, 1967)

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50 Years Ago Today!!!

Here's a rare radio aircheck from "Chicago's Fine Arts Station," WFMT 98.7 FM, on the morning of the infamous Blizzard of '67. This features Jim Unrath, Marty Robinson (one of the main off-camera announcers, and on-air personalities during pledge drives, for WTTW Channel 11 for many years), and Norm Pellegrini. Includes:

Jim Unrath starting off this clip by signing on the station - and mentioning this was to have been the 211th anni...

WYCC Channel 20 - "First Broadcast" (Part 1, 1983)

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Here's Part 1 of the first broadcast of WYCC Channel 20, which rose from the ashes of the previous occupant of the Channel 20 dial, WXXW, that had left the air in 1974. Includes:

11 seconds of station ID, with '20' blinking on and off, followed (after cut off of that section on tape) by 48 seconds of message on screen (orange type on dark blue background):

WE EXPECT TO BE ON THE AIR FEB 17 AT 5 PM
WATCH FOR OUR AD IN THE SUN-TIMES
CHANNEL 20 WYCC T...

WBBM Channel 2 - Channel 2 News at Six - "Dracula on the Radio" (1976)

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Here's an excerpt of an edition of Channel 2 News at Six on WBBM Channel 2, anchored by Bill Kurtis and Walter Jacobson.

This clip starts off with Walter introducing a report by Bob Wallace about a new radio production of Bram Stoker's "Dracula" by the All-Media Dramatic Workshop (known after 1978 as the National Radio Theater; they disbanded in 1987).

The program aired on WFMT 98.7 FM the next evening (Tuesday, October 19th) at 10:30pm and again on Thursd...

WYCC Channel 20 - "The Little Station That Could" (Promo, 1985?)

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Here's a peppy musical ID promo for the PBS station WYCC Channel 20. WYCC stood for "We Are Your City Colleges". Shows clips from various shows such as The Mechanical Universe, Modern Maturity, Indoor Gardens, Body Electric, and Sesame Street.

Let's sing along...

"In Chicago, there's a TV station. A PBS educational station. We're WYCC - TV-20! We're not the biggest station it's true, so quality will just have to do. Chicago knows we're good, we're the li...