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WMET 95 1/2 FM - "The Superstar Cruiser" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1877

(NOTE - this clip was originally broadcast in color but was recorded in Black & White)

Here's a commercial for WMET 95 and a Half FM.

"Chicago's Sound Encounter"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, January 16th 1979.

Field Communications (ID, 1979)

Views: 2577

(NOTE - this clip was originally broadcast in color but was recorded in Black & White)

Here is a vintage Field Communications ID from before they came out with their animated one. Note the weird electronic music. Sorry it's not in color, but this is the best we have so far.

"This is Field Communications, In Chicago." (Not sure who the announcer is)

This aired on local Chicago TV in January 1979.

WFLD Channel 32 - The Honeymooners - "A Matter of Life and Death" (Commercial Break #3, 1977)

Views: 1149

Here's the third commercial break from the airing of The Honeymooners episode "A Matter of Life and Death" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

The Honeymooners bumper slide

Commercial for TV Guide, previewing the November 5th - 11th issue, with a look at pro football and a profile of The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries' Shaun Cassidy (and, on the cover, him and Parker Stevenson) (voiceover by Taylor Grant)

Commercial: Smooth ...

WSNS Channel 44 - It Takes a Thief (Break #2, 1982)

Views: 972

Break #2 from WSNS Channel 44 in Chicago broadcast of It Takes a Thief from 1982. Includes:

70's Gold Sessions Record offer

WSNS Channel 44 - It Takes a Thief (Break #1, 1982)

Views: 722

Break #1 from WSNS Channel 44 broadcast of It Takes a Thief from 1982. Includes:

ON TV Subscription Television (different one)

Knights of Columbus PSA

WGN Channel 9 - Mid-Morning Report with Merri Dee (1980)

Views: 2293

Here's an edition of the Mid-Morning Report with Merri Dee on WGN Channel 9. News items include:

- Preview of tonight's debate between Presidential candidates Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, to be held in Cleveland starting at 8:30pm (and will be nationally televised); predictions that debate's outcome could swing undecided voters one way or another, or cause those who'd already made their minds to switch

- Parliamentary debates in Tehran on fate of U.S. ...

WSNS Channel 44 - It Takes a Thief (Break #3, 1982)

Views: 1078

Break #3 from WSNS Channel 44 broadcast of It Takes a Thief from 1982. Includes:

ON TV Subscription Television (again)

This morning on 44... promo (Tony the Pony?)

National Medical Association diabetes PSA (with Chuck Heidenreich of the U.S. Ski Team)

WSNS Channel 44 - It Takes a Thief (Break #4, 1982)

Views: 710

Break #4 from WSNS Channel 44 broadcast of It Takes a Thief from 1982. Includes:

Lifeline Gym (with Johnny Unitas)

WPRO Channel 12 - 11th Hour News with Bob Wallace (1965)

Views: 1868

Not from Chicago, but definitely Chicago related (as we'll get to in a moment) - here's a rarity, transferred directly from a 2" quad videotape, an edition of the 11th Hour News on WPRO Channel 12 in Providence, Rhode Island (which, since 1967, has been known as WPRI-TV; except for the period 1977-1995 when they were affiliated with ABC, the station has otherwise been, and is today, a CBS affiliate).

The anchor is someone you likely know well - Bob Wallace, years before ...