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Superstation WTBS Channel 17 - Movie 17 - "Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things" (Opening & Break, 1980)

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Here's the opening and first commercial break for the Movie 17 presentation of "Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things" [1972; a.k.a. "Revenge of the Living Dead"] on Superstation WTBS Channel 17 in Atlanta, GA, the first such major "superstation" that became an icon through national transmission to cable systems across the country. Includes:

Movie 17 titles with shot of 35mm film can (from which such objects as a reel and director's chair are stored) and funky...

Donahue - "Andy Griffith & Friends" (Part 1, 1986)

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Here's Part 1 (with this recording joined "already in progress") of an installment of Donahue that aired on WBBM Channel 2, hosted by Phil Donahue, with Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, Jim Nabors and George Lindsey reminiscing about their days on The Andy Griffith Show and promoting their upcoming reunion TV-movie, Return to Mayberry, which would air on the NBC Network on April 13th 1986; this was also a few months before Griffith began a nine-year run on TV as crafty defense ...

WLS Channel 7 - The Day After (Commercial Break #5 - Post-Movie, 1983)

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Here is Commercial Break #5 during The Day After on WLS Channel 7 - an ABC Theater telemovie about the effects of a full-scale nuclear attack on the United States. Technically, this aired immediately after the movie ended. No sponsor wanted to buy ad time after the bombs were dropped, so there were no commercial breaks or interruptions for a full hour and 19 minutes! (until this) Includes:

ABC Circle Films ID

Commodore Computers (with actor Chris...

WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics - "Moby Dick" (Opening, 1981)

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Here's the opening of the Family Classics presentation of Moby Dick [1956] on WGN Channel 9.

Hosted by Frazier Thomas.

Preceded by a WGN station ID bumper, the Cubs/Sox "baseball" variant (voiceover by Clif Mercer)

Previous to this we saw the opening of a 1985 airing of the same film on Family Classics, which sadly occurred a few weeks after Frazier Thomas pass...

WBBM Channel 2 - Channel 2 News Special Report - "Blizzard '79: Public Questions, City Answers" (Part 1, 1979)

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Here's Part 1 of a Channel 2 News Special Report, "Blizzard '79: Public Questions, City Answers," a call-in show hosted by Bill Kurtis and Walter Jacobson on WBBM Channel 2, from five days after the city was socked by a massive snowstorm that went up to 20 inches and brought everything to a standstill (and ultimately cost Michael Bilandic his job as Mayor). Also featuring Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Chairman James McDonough, Streets and Sanitation Commissioner Francis Degnan, Fire...

WIIC Channel 11 - 6:30 News Roundup With Len Johnson (1962)

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Exactly 56 years ago today (at 6:30 PM)!

Here's an incredible find - usually anything this old, if I am lucky to find it, is on a 16mm kinescope (remember, in 1962 Quad tape itself was only 6 years old). And even though it's from a Pittsburgh station, it has a very strong Chicago connection, as it is anchored by Len Johnson, whose voice (if not face) will no doubt be very recognizable to people who watched WGN in the 60s, 70s, and very early 80s. He was one of the ub...

WFLA Channel 8 - Channel 8 Reports (Part 3, 1965)

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Here's Part 3 of an edition of Channel 8 Reports on WFLA Channel 8 in Tampa / St. Petersburg, Florida, anchored by Arch Deal. Also featuring meteorologist Jack Stir.

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Jack Stir's weather report, in which he reports the current weather conditions (warmer than normal for this time of year) and forecast; notice the old-fashioned weather meters (for Barometer, Winds, Wind Speed, Temperature, Humidity and Rainfall) and drawn maps which contrast with t...

Various (Nashville Stations) - "A Flippin' Country Christmas"(1975)

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Not from Chicago, but still of historical interest: channel flipping through the dial on Nashville, Tennessee TV (via cable TV) on Christmas Day 1975. Features programming seen on ABC affiliate WNGE (now WKRN) Channel 2, NBC affiliate WSM (now WSMV) Channel 4, CBS affiliate WTVF Channel 5, and PBS affiliate WDCN (now WNPT) Channel 8, at least one or two as yet unidentified stations, plus cable Channel 6 (public access / public notices).

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Channel 2