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WMJC FM 95 - "The Magic Is The Music" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 1639

Here's a commercial for local Detroit radio station WMJC FM 95 which features an animation of a radio melting in reverse that looks like it came out of Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer video.

This aired on local Detroit TV on Thursday, April 7th 1977 (not Chicago TV, but still cool!)

WCIU Channel 26 - "English Superman" (Station ID, 1982?)

Views: 1550

Here is another Station ID (but this time in English!) for WCIU Channel 26.

Music used is the theme from the Superman movie. (Gee, I wonder who copied who?)

Not sure when they used this ID, but 1982 seems a good estimate.

WCIU Channel 26 - "While You See A Chance" (Station ID #4, 1982?)

Views: 1355

Here is one more Station ID in Spanish for WCIU Channel 26 using "While You See a Chance" by Steve Winwood. (last one)

Not sure when they used this ID, but 1982 seems a good estimate.

WBBM Channel 2 - The 20th Annual Chicago Emmy Awards (Part 11, 1978)

Views: 862

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Here's Part 11 of the Twentieth Annual Chicago Emmy Awards on WBBM Channel 2, hosted by Bob Newhart.

This part features Jim Ruddle, Jack Brickhouse, and the voice of Don Ferris, plus vintage footage of Big Bird, Bob Cromie, Julia Child, William F. Buckley Jr., Alistair Cooke, David Susskind, Lowell Thomas, Bill Moyers, Robert MacNeil, Roger Ebert, Gene Siskel, John Callaway, Dick C...

ON TV - "It's My Turn" (On-Screen ID, 1981)

Views: 751

Here's another ON TV on-screen station ID - during the movie "It's My Turn" which starred Jill Clayburgh and Michael Douglas. (I know this drags on, but I couldn't help seeing how long the clip would go without Michael Douglas saying anything coherent) :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, December 16th 1981.

WCIU Channel 26 - "Spanish Blue Squares" (Station ID, 1985?)

Views: 1415

Here's another station ID for WCIU Channel 26 given in Spanish.

Not sure when this aired but probably around 1985.

ON TV - "The Blues Brothers" (On-Screen ID #2, 1981?)

Views: 1583

Here's one more ON TV on-screen station ID - during the movie "The Blues Brothers" (which as everyone knows is the greatest film in the history of film and any other recorded medium up to and including cave paintings) 8-)

Not sure when this aired, but likely 1981 or 1982.

ON TV - "The Blues Brothers" (On-Screen ID #1, 1981?)

Views: 1585

Here's another ON TV on-screen station ID - during the movie "The Blues Brothers" (which as everyone knows is the greatest film in the history of film and any other recorded medium up to and including cave paintings) 8-)

Not sure when this aired, but likely 1981 or 1982.

Jewel Food Stores - "Midnight Jewels" (Commercial, 1972)

Views: 4844

Here's a pretty awesome super-vintage commercial for Jewel Food Stores (A.K.A., "Jewels" as we called them back in de olde neighborhood), advertising their "Midnight Jewel" service with over 70 stores open until midnight seven days a week.

Features three people with differing stories - a man who ran out of food while throwing a party (Dick Orkin), a woman who works days and thus can't shop until the evening (Cherie Mason), and a younger woman on the hunt for Corn Flakes for h...