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WBBM Channel 2 - "Nobody Does It Better" (Bumper Promo, 1978)

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Here's a quick bumper promo for WBBM Channel 2's "Nobody Does It Better" news campaign.

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV early Monday, December 18th 1978.

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WBBM Channel 2 - CBS News Special Report - John Lennon: The Dream Is Over (Part 4, 1980)

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Here's Part 4 of John Lennon: The Dream is Over - a CBS Network news special hosted by Charles Osgood that aired immediately after The 10 O'Clock News on WBBM Channel 2. Includes:

More of WNEW Radio's Jonathan Schwartz commenting on Lennon, his impact and the 60s.

More from Albert Goldman, rock music critic (and later controversial Lennon biographer)

Commercial: RCA Selectavision 650 Videotape Recorder

Commercial: Denorex dandruff sh...

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NBC News Special Report - John Lennon - The Man And His Music (Part 1, 1980)

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Here's Part 1 of an NBC Special Report on John Lennon: The Man and his Music, which aired the day after his murder, hosted by Jane Pauley. (who seems to have too smirky an attitude for this) Includes:

NBC News Special Report opening (voiceover by Fred Facey)

Stephen Frazier reports outside the Dakota apartment building.

John Cochran reports from Liverpool. (Manager George Martin?)

(reception is a little ghosty)
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NBC Network - V: The Final Battle - Part 3 - "Primary Crawl" (1984)

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Here's an on-screen crawl message regarding the results of Presidential primaries in North Carolina, Maryland, Indiana and Ohio in the race between Democratic candidates Walter Mondale and Gary Hart on WMAQ Channel 5, during an airing of Part 3 of the mini-series V: The Final Battle.

... From NBC News... Mondale takes North Carolina and Maryland... Hart takes Indiana... Ohio too close to call... Tom Brokaw reports following Local News...

This aired ...

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WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News - "Seven's On Your Side" (Short Promo, 1981)

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Here's a short WLS Channel 7 Eyewitness News "Seven's On Your Side" jingle promo sung by Florence Warner and featuring Steve Deschler, Al Lerner, Fahey Flynn, Tim Weigel and Joel Daly.

Produced by Karen Yellen Dillon. (Karen says, "I was the on-air promotion manager at WLS at the time. This was how we promoted Channel 7 when we were 5th place in the ratings and really had nothing else to say. The music...

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WLS Channel 7 - Saturday Eyewitness News (Preview & Pre-Show Break, 1977)

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Here's the preview for the WLS Channel 7 Saturday Eyewitness News at 10pm featuring Bob Petty, followed by the pre-show Commercial Break. Includes:

Preview of Saturday Eyewitness News with Bob Petty - with stories including the first test flight of the Space Shuttle, charges made that J. Edgar Hoover spied on Americans for years, and flags flying at half-mast - in the public interest - at the Field Museum. Plus - the Father's Day weather outlook.

Commercial: Am...

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WLS Channel 7 - ABC News Special Report - "Carter Cabinet Changes" (1979)

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Here's an ABC News Special Report that interrupted the opening moments of a repeat of the Laverne & Shirley episode "Playing Hooky" (originally aired January 11th 1977 - Episode #2.13 of the series) on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

Opening credits of episode, with notice that it was filmed before a studio audience, followed by first moments of establishing first scene

ABC News Special Report bumper slide (voiceover by ??)

Anchor Ch...

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WREX Channel 13 - Dateline Weather (Promo, 1978)

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Here's a rare promo for WREX Channel 13 - Dateline Weather on Dateline Thirteen News. Featuring ??

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Rockford, IL TV on Monday, January 9th 1978 at a little before 8pm! (not Chicago, but close enough)

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WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News Extra - "Goodbye, M*A*S*H" (1983)

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Here's a touching Eyewitness News Extra piece on the filming of the final M*A*S*H episode (ironically it was the one that aired the week before the 3 hour finale) - Joel Daly reporting.

By the way, the M*A*S*H finale is still the single highest-rated program in television history. 106 million people in the USA watched the finale that Monday night, with 50.15 million households or 60.2% giving it a Nielsen share of 77%. (This will likely never be topped due to the incre...