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WLS Channel 7 - 4:30 Eyewitness News (Promo, 1983)

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Here's a promo for the 4:30 Eyewitness News featuring Tim Weigel.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, March 9th 1983.

WLS Channel 7 - Sunday Night Movie - "The Burglars" (Opening, 1980)

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Here's the opening to the Sunday Night Movie presentation of "The Burglars" on WLS Channel 7. We can see it uses the same swirling-star motif as used on the 3:30 Movie and Late Night Movie shows of the period.

Previous to this we had only seen a small snip...

WLS Channel 7 - The 3:30 Movie - "Jason And The Argonauts" (Opening, 1978)

Views: 8874

Well, here it is - the opening to The 3:30 Movie on WLS Channel 7!! The movie was "Jason and the Argonauts" - unfortunately the beginning of the film cuts off the last couple seconds of the theme song - which you can hear in the bumpers, which I will post.

Funny, but I've seen these graphics elsewhere - they were also used for the same era's The Late Movie on WLS - except of course for the title change, everything else was the same - same swirling star graphics, ...

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

Views: 3067

Here's the long version of a classic WLS-TV Channel 7 Eyewitness News "Seven's On Your Side" jingle promo sung by Florence Warner and featuring Mary Ann Childers, Jay Levine, Paul Udell, Steve Deschler, Al Lerner, Fahey Flynn, Tim Weigel, Joel Daly, Diane Allen, and who else? (The shorter version is posted here.)

Produced by Karen Ye...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News At 4:30 (Opening Segment Excerpt, 1984)

Views: 5008

Here is the opening and first three minutes of the WLS Channel 7 Eyewitness News featuring Mary Ann Childers, Joel Daly, Steve Deschler, and Jim Rose.

Jim Gibbons reports on the search for a missing Crete, Illinois boy, 2 and a half year old Michael DesForges, Jr., that was called off on that day. His father, Michael DesForges, Sr. speaks as well as Lt. Ray Van Dyke of the Will County Sheriffs Department. Also features a report on the search by Cora-Ann Mihalik.

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WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News At 10pm - "The Freeze Of '79" (Part 2, 1979)

Views: 2456

Here is Part 2 of a complete edition of the WLS Eyewitness News at 10pm on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

Report on the War on Cigarettes - Tobacco institute bashes Surgeon General's report. Vivian Rosenberg talks with some people in a bar about their smoking habit.

John and Greta Rideout reconcile after she accused him (her husband) of raping her.

Lee Marvin breach-of-contract trial gets underway tomorrow. Attorney Barbara Hirsch comments on the grow...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News At 5pm - "Off-Air Chatter" (Part 2, 1978)

Views: 2665

Here's Part 2 of a complete edition of the Eyewitness News at 5pm on WLS Channel 7. This is from a recording of the studio feed, so there are no commercials - instead we get to see some off-the-cuff moments where the anchors are waiting to go back on the air. Features John Drury, Terry Murphy, Bill Frink, Johnny Mountain, Bob Petty, Hugh Hill, and others.

This part includes Johnny Mountain and John Drury waiting to go back on the air and lightly bantering with each other.

WLS Channel 7 - The Day After (Ending Credits, 1983)

Views: 1661

Here are the ending credits to The Day After on WLS Channel 7 - an ABC Theater telemovie about the effects of a full-scale nuclear attack on the United States.

(Picture is kind of dark)

This aired on local Chicago TV Sunday, November 20th 1983.

WLS Channel 7 - The 3:30 Movie - "Jason And The Argonauts" (Commercial Break #5, 1978)

Views: 1702

Here's Commercial Break #5 during the 3:30 Movie presentation of "Jason and the Argonauts" on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

3:30 Movie bumper

Bauer Buick in Harvey - Inventory Reduction Sale

Levitz Furniture - You'll Love It At Levitz!

Anne Murray album "Let's Keep It That Way" on Capitol Records and Tapes - Available at all Chicagoland Sears stores

Dads Root Beer (or do you say Dad's) - now in a plastic 2 liter bottle! (st...