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WMAQ Channel 5 - WMAQ-TV Editorial - "Beef About It" (1973)

Views: 1452

Here's an editorial by Dillon Smith, from early in his run as Editorial Director of WMAQ Channel 5 regarding the curious Chicago practice of not selling fresh meat after 6pm, nor selling any on Sundays.

From time to time, Mr. Smith would deliver his editorials in locations pertinent to its content and focus - even at this early date, from a local supermarket after 6pm when fresh meat was made empty at store shelves, due to a contract between the supermarkets and the butchers' u...

WMAQ Channel 5 - "Slid Too Soon" (1975)

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Here's a portion of a full commercial break for the NBC Monday Night At The Movies presentation of the 1974 made-for-TV movie "A Case Of Rape" on WMAQ Channel 5, which features a technical boo-boo. Includes:

Commercial for Arby's with Will Geer(?) with "Buy Three, The Fourth's Free" offer (at start, brief erroneous chroma-key of station ID / Mike Douglas Show promo slide)

Commercial: Cadile...

WMAQ Channel 5 - On Q - "Spirit of '80 Marathon" (Part 1, 1980)

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In honor of today's Chicago Marathon, here's a marathon of a different flavor - the "Spirit of '80 (Dance) Marathon" as part of the 'On Q' program on WMAQ Channel 5. Features a live preview of the disco dance marathon at the club Faces (on Rush Street) the following day, for the cause of Special Olympics. With hosts Terry Burhans and Mike Leiderman. This part features:

Little snippet of a Long Chevrolet commercial (is that Timmy in a construction guy's outfit?)

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WMAQ Channel 5 - Editorial 5 - "Deep Tunnel in Deep Trouble" (1979)

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Here's an editorial by Dillon Smith, Editorial Director of WMAQ Channel 5, about the massive cost overruns that have been plaguing Chicago's deep tunnel project that was intended to allow rain water to flow through reservoirs and keep out polluted water.

Dillon cites how estimates of its cost (which politicians have had no concern about, due to the federal government shelling out the money) have gone up from $3 billion to $7 billion to a more recent General Accounting Office es...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Today (Commercial Break & Channel Switching, 1982)

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Here is a mostly complete commercial break during an episode of Today on WMAQ Channel 5. Includes:

Small excerpt of Today showing date and time.

Evans Furs - "Dividend Days" (interrupted by Channel Switching)

Channel Switching to WLS Channel 7 (Good Morning America), then Channel 9 (Bozo cartoon), then WTTW Channel 11 (Sesame Street), and then to some scrambled content (likely ON-TV), before going back to the Evans Fur commercial.

M...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Jerry Springer - "Adult Babies" (Part 4, 1992)

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Here's Part 4 of a (vintage?) Jerry Springer episode on WMAQ Channel 5 dealing with the very delicate (and absorbent) topic of Adult Babies.

Part 4 starts off with a "Guests of the Jerry Springer Show stay at The Ambassador West hotel" notice, and continues the panel discussion while bringing in Dr. Mary S. Hogan, Ph.D., who supports adults who act like babies. Also includes:

Commercial: Ocean Spray Ruby Red grapefruit drink.

Commercial: Dirt Dev...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Editorial 5 - "Political Patronage Decision" (1979)

Views: 693

Here's an editorial by Dillon Smith, Editorial Director of WMAQ Channel 5, standing outside the Kluczynski Federal Building.

In this editorial, he gives his opinion and analysis on a recent court decision by Federal Judge Nicholas J. Bua that ruled that Chicago's and Cook County's political patronage system - where government jobs were given to Democrats who pledged their allegiance to political precinct bosses over equally qualified Republicans whose allegiance was to the pe...

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 - "What Can Chicago Expect From Maury Povich?" (Long Promos, 1976-77)

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Here's a series of long promos (edited together here) created for the upcoming arrival of Maury Povich at WMAQ Channel 5, where he would co-anchor the 4:30pm and 6pm editions of NewsCenter5 with Ron Hunter.

There are four segments in general, each one featuring (in order of appearance): Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (D-Minnesota), Rep. Morris Udall (D-Arizona), Congressman Philip Crane (R-Illinois), and Treasury Secretary William E. Simon, all giving testimonials about wha...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Today In Chicago - "Beatles Anniversary" (Part 4, 1984)

Views: 1385

In honor of Terri Hemmert's recent nomination to the Radio Hall of Fame, here's a program featuring her talking about her favorite subject: The Beatles!

Here's Part 4, the last part, of an episode of Today in Chicago with Jorie Lueloff as host. Today the topic was the anniversary of the Beatles' arrival in America. Featuring Terri Hemmert, Dick Biondi, and Don McLeese of the Chicago Sun-Times.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Thursday, February 16th 1984 du...