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WLS Channel 7 - AM Chicago - "Hoffman & Ski Show" (Part 2, 1978)
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Here's Part 2 of an (incomplete) episode of AM Chicago on WLS Channel 7. Includes:
Sandi Freeman continuing her interview with Nicholas von Hoffman, author of the book Make Believe Presidents: Illusions of Power from McKinley to Carter. In this part, they start off by discussing President Carter's image maker Gerald Rafshoon, and the whole business of image making for presidents going back to "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too," and then take phone calls from viewers on...
WGN Channel 9 - Saturday Matinee - "The Bells of St. Mary's" (Opening & Bumper Excerpts, 1971)
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Here's a clip that, for those of you who remember it will likely be pretty amazing - the opening segment and bumper excerpts of the Christmas 1971 Saturday Matinee presentation of the 1945 Bing Crosby Christmas classic "The Bells of St. Mary's" on WGN Channel 9 - but that's not what's amazing... WGN Channel 9 - Garfield Goose And Friends (Opening Excerpt, 1971)
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This is the older style bumper slate which was used for both Saturday Matinee and Sunday Matinee on WGN-TV until the
Found on an ancient, open-reel black & white skip field recording that was donated to us along with a bunch of other miscellaneous stuff, and tucked away at the end of the reel, this gem was discovered - some footage from Garfield Goose and Friends on WGN Channel 9 that has been lost and unseen for almost 40 years!! (originally broadcast in color, but captured on this early home videotape recorder in black and white)
As y...
ABC Network - World News Tonight - "The Crash of Flight 191" (Part 3 - Non-Crash News, 1979)
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Here's Part 3 of a complete edition (with commercials) of ABC's World News Tonight with Peter Jennings in London and Max Robinson in Washington (Frank Reynolds was on vacation), from the day of the worst air disaster in U.S. history, the crash of American Airlines Flight 191 just outside Chicago's O'Hare Airport. This segment has more of the non-crash news of the day. Featuring Dan Cordtz and Sam Donaldson. Includes:
Max Robinson introduces a report on the latest gove...
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This clip made possible by the donations from our generous group of "Fuzzketeers" during the Spring 2012 Tape Transfer Fundraiser.
Here's a segment from a demo reel produced by WSNS Channel 44 spotlighting some of the sports shows aired on the station at the time. Included are:
Video animated '44' graphic which started off many a promo in the 1976-77 period
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WGN Channel 9 - The Morning Movie - "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" (Opening, 1980)
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Here's the opening and first commercial break of The Morning Movie presentation of the 1934 W.C. Fields film "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" (also starring Pauline Lord, Zasu Pitts, Evelyn Venable and Kent Taylor) on WGN Channel 9. Includes:
Station ID bumper slide with drawing of sun and moon sitting down watching TV and message "Open for Business 24 Hours a Day," dissolving into late 1970s video animation - with "Last Farewell" music in background (voiceover by Bob ...
WFLD Channel 32 - Scared Straight! (Part 3, 1979)
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Here's Part 3 of the controversial Academy Award-winning documentary Scared Straight! (hosted and narrated by Peter Falk) as aired on WFLD Channel 32. This was from an "encore presentation." Includes:
Disclaimer notice on screen (with accompanying voiceover by Peter Falk):
The remainder of "Scared Straight!" contains crude street language and graphic descriptions not suitable for children.
Inside the room where the teens are a capti...
WBBM Channel 2 - Channel 2 News at Six - "Dracula on the Radio" (1976)
Views: 1907
Here's an excerpt of an edition of Channel 2 News at Six on WBBM Channel 2, anchored by Bill Kurtis and Walter Jacobson.
This clip starts off with Walter introducing a report by Bob Wallace about a new radio production of Bram Stoker's "Dracula" by the All-Media Dramatic Workshop (known after 1978 as the National Radio Theater; they disbanded in 1987).
The program aired on WFMT 98.7 FM the next evening (Tuesday, October 19th) at 10:30pm and again on Thursd...
WGN Channel 9 - Ray Rayner and His Friends - "Crosstown Traffic" (Excerpt & Partial Break, 1979)
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Here's another "Rare Rayner" clip. ;-) A surviving excerpt from an episode of the Ray Rayner show on WGN Channel 9.
In yet another example of synchronicity, this clip just happens to be from the same exact date (just earlier in the day) as a previous clip we found that came from a completely different source. Remarkable in itself since 1979 material can be hard to find - period, much less from the same...