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WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News At 10pm (Opening Excerpt, 1981)

Views: 3243

Here is the opening couple of minutes for Eyewitness News at 10 on WLS Channel 7, featuring Larry Moore. Story covered:

80 year old near-Crete resident Harry Vanheel, a former GM Pipe fitter, arrested in mercy killing of his 79 year old wife Eleta Vanheel. Diane Lawson reporting. Also features Sgt. Ray Van Dyke of the Will County Sheriffs Police. (ending cut off slightly)

(Picture has some interference)

Opening voiceover by Wayne Atkinson.

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News Team - "Season's Greetings" (1980)

Views: 3602

Here's a fun Season's Greetings piece from the Eyewitness News team on WLS Channel 7. Featuring Fahey Flynn, Tim Weigel, Diane Allen, Kim Peterson, Jay Levine, Tim Weigel, Joel Daly, Bill Campbell, and other staff making Christmas cookies - can you name the others?

(there's also at least one shorter version from the same series of promos)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, December 1...

WLS Channel 7 - The 3:30 Movie - "Jason And The Argonauts" (Commercial Break #6, 1978)

Views: 2829

Here's Commercial Break #6 during the 3:30 Movie presentation of "Jason and the Argonauts" on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

3:30 Movie bumper

Paul Anka for the Holiday Star Telethon for United Cerebral Palsy - December 30th and 31st. Sponsored by Montgomery Ward Auto Club. (again)

Wrigley's Spearmint gum (with Dana Plato of Diff'rent Strokes fame)

Beefsteak rye bread by Wonder (again)

Long Chevrolet - Truck Center sale

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News Brief With Mary Ann Childers (1981)

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Here is an Eyewitness News Brief with Mary Ann Childers on WLS Channel 7. Briefs include:

80 year old man arrested in mercy killing of his 79 year old wife.

The 2 year old son of Cook County State's Attorney Richard M. Daley dies (Kevin Daley).

Commercial: Oldsmobile - The Gallant Men of Olds.

Jay Levine's report on problems facing Chicago paramedics at 10.

Opening voiceover by Wayne Atkinson.

This aire...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News - "The Angry Sky" (Part 2, 1978)

Views: 1269

Here is Part 2 of some segments of a WLS Channel 7 Eyewitness News "Close Up" feature - "The Angry Sky: Tornadoes & Other Natural Disasters (Tornadoes, Lightning, and Floods). This series ran throughout the entire week.

This part features Joey Daly, Dr. Walt Lyons reporting, and a brief glimpse of Fahey Flynn at the end. Seems like there was a brief techincal difficulties moment at the end with Dr. Walt Lyons' audio turned off.

This aired on local Chicago TV on...

WLS Channel 7 - The 3:30 Movie - "Fantasy Week" (Promo, 1978)

Views: 2189

Here's a promo for one of the theme weeks on the WLS Channel 7 3:30 Movie. This one was called "Fantasy Week". The lineup was as follows:

Monday, November 20th 1978 - "Up The Sandbox"
Tuesday, November 21st 1978 - "Westworld"
Wednesday, November 22nd 1978 - "Girl Most Likely To..."
Thursday, November 23rd 1978 - "The Golden Voyage of Sinbad" (not mentioned in this promo for some reason)
Friday, November 24th 1978 - "The Mouse That Roared"

WLS Channel 7 - Friday Night - "Steve & Garry" (Part 1, 1981)

Views: 1321

In honor of Steve Dahl's new foray into the world of Podcast Broadcasting (which begins today - check out Dahl.com for more info) - here is a vintage Steve & Garry appearance on WLS Channel 7's Friday Night with Jay Levine.

Part 1 begins a couple minutes into the program, and the audio take a few seconds to kick in. Steve talks about his being fired from WLUP FM 98.

(Commercials were cut out of thi...

WLS Channel 7 - Christmas Comes To Pacland (Opening, 1982)

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Here's the opening to the special "Christmas Comes to Pacland" on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

WLS 3:00 Movie bumper promo for "There's a Girl In My Soup" (voiceover by Ernie Anderson)

ABC notice regarding pre-emption of Joanie Loves Chachi to a half-hour later (voiceover by Ernie Anderson)

ABC "Closed Captioned For The Hearing Impared" notice

Opening segment to "Christmas Comes to Pacland"

Commercial bumper for "Christma...

WLS Channel 7 - "Older Women/Younger Men" (News Promo, 1980)

Views: 1430

Here is a promo of a piece on the WLS Channel 7 10pm news, "Older Women/Younger Men" featuring Dr. Joyce Brothers (voiceover by Gary Gears). Also includes a promo for Attica (voiceover by Ernie Anderson) and a bumper promo for "She Lives!" - Tuesday at 3:30pm (voiceover by Gary Gears).

This promo aired on Monday, February 25th, 1980 between 8 and 10pm.