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WCIU Channel 26 - The Stock Market Observer (Ending, 1980)

Views: 3566

Here's the last four minutes of the Stock Market Observer on WCIU Channel 26. Features Eddie Ballantine giving some business news headlines and the wrap-up for the day.

Credits:
The Stock Market Observer
With Ben Larson
Director - Glenn Stewart
Eddie Ballantine
Carmine Anthony
Ruth Graham

Also features a WCIU Station ID (voiceover by Bill O'Connor)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, April 17th 198...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Quark (Ending & Partial Break, 1978)

Views: 1931

Here is the ending credits for "Quark" with NBC voiceover (by Howard Reig), followed by a promo featuring Dick Van Dyke for "Highlights of Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus" (voiceover by Roger Tuttle) and a partial Montgomery Ward commercial.

This aired on local Chicago TV Friday, March 3rd 1978 at a little before 7:30pm!

KOCO Channel 5 - Sundayscope (Excerpt, 1965)

Views: 2279

At the end of the 2" Quad reel with the "Lunch with HoHo" promos, there was this interesting clip of the program "Sunday Scope" on KOCO-TV Channel 5 in Oklahoma City.

Featuring Ben West (Ben K. West - KOCO's Vice President and General Manager at the time) with "Bill" asking the questions in what appears to be a regular "Ask the Manager" segment.

This likely aired on local Oklahoma TV on Sunday, May 23rd 1965.

WBBM Channel 2 - Escapade (Opening, 1978)

Views: 3495

Here's the opening for the pilot of a short-lived spinoff series of the Avengers called "Escapade" on WBBM Channel 2. Preceeded by the ending of a "The 10 O'Clock News" bumper promo followed by the CBS Special spinning graphic. The episode was entitled "i thought it was someone i knew"

"A Quinn Martin Production"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, May 19th 1978 at 9pm.

WLS Channel 7 - Makin' It (Opening, 1979)

Views: 2422

Here's the opening for the short-lived disco-era series Makin' It starring David Naughton (star of "American Werewolf in London" and the Dr. Pepper "Be a Pepper" guy)

Also includes a WLS-TV Chicago 7 bumper slide at the beginning (voiceover by Al Parker)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, February 9th 1979 at 7pm.

WLS Channel 7 - Strike Force (Opening, 1982)

Views: 1682

Here's the opening to a short-lived series starring Robert Stack, Strike Force. I'm sure this one won't be released on DVD.

Also, at the beginning of the clip, you see a brief glimpse of a promo for WLS ABC 7's version of "Eye on Chicago." WBBM CBS 2 would have a show with the same name 20 years later.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, September 24th 1982 at 9:00pm.

WGN Channel 9 - The WGN 8:00 Movie - "A Hard Day's Night" (Opening, 1977)

Views: 3030

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Here's the opening of The WGN 8:00 Movie presentation of "A Hard Day's Night" featuring the Beatles, on WGN Channel 9. Also includes a "Last Farewell" animated WGN station ID at the beginning, and a snippet of the beginning of an Imperial margarine ad at the end (voiceover by Peter Thomas).

The opening graphics seen here are the same as those in

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