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WFLD Channel 32 - 7 O'Clock Movie (Opening, 1978?)

Views: 2466

Here's the opening titles for the 7 O'Clock Movie on WFLD Channel 32, featuring the station's Kaiser-era logo - and a montage of various stars from vintage films, including (but not limited to):

Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn
Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford (from "The Way We Were")
Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney
Audrey Hepburn (from "My Fair Lady")
John Wayne
Elvis Presley (from "Jailhouse Rock")
Vera-Ellen and Gene Kell...

Hooray for Reading - "The Glad Man" (#1, 1979)

Views: 567

Here is the first in a series of 10, minute-long shorts (or interstitials as they are sometimes known) created by Field Communications for children called Hooray for Reading. These would air during the commercial breaks on kid's shows and cartoons.

These featured kids briefly doing some other activity besides reading (the "hook") and then describing a book they like using a brief dramatization of a part in the story.

This one is based on the book "The Glad Man" ...

WLS Channel 7 - News Bulletin - "No Static At All?" (1979)

Views: 2174

Here's a news bulletin from WLS Channel 7, anchored by Fred Villanueva.

Well . . . attempted to be, as at the start we only hear static noise. After this false start, which saw the "News Bulletin" bumper return, the anchor advises of the start of a strike by bus drivers and motormen against the Chicago Transit Authority to commence at 3am on Monday, December 17th, and previews details of a possible firefighters' strike to come on Eyewitness News at 10pm.

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Hooray for Reading - "The Accident" (#5, 1979)

Views: 874

Here is the fifth in a series of ten, minute-long shorts (or interstitials as they are sometimes known) created by Field Communications for children called Hooray for Reading. These would air during the commercial breaks on kid's shows and cartoons.

These featured kids briefly doing some other activity besides reading (the "hook") and then describing a book they like using a brief dramatization of a part in the story.

This one is based on the book "The Accident" ...

WTTW Channel 11 - "Send Us Some Pizza" (1973)

Views: 1390

Here's a short piece that was likely originally planned to air with a pledge drive on WTTW Channel 11, with longtime staff announcer Marty Robinson showing a sausage pizza and explaining how each piece represents a different aspect of the station's operating budget, and at the end giving the address where viewers can send money.

This piece, preserved on 16mm film, was preceded by the SMPTE universal leader countdown, and a 480 Hz "blip" on the "2." There is also a brief shot o...

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

Views: 4702

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 ...