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WGN Channel 9 - Newsbreak With Jack Taylor (#2, 1978)

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Here's another extra fuzzy Newsbreak with Jack Taylor on WGN Channel 9.

Stories include:

Alfred Summers, a constructor worker buried alive in a Joplin, Missouri hotel collapse, is found to still be alive

Egyptian president Sadat says that Mideast peace talks are at a turning point; agreement may be at hand

Mayor Bilandic's budget for next year calls for pay increases for all city employees and no tax hikes

New storm th...

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WGN Channel 9 - "Happy Holidays with Rob & Laura" (1979)

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Here is a Season's Greetings message from "The WGN Family" that would run during commercial breaks around the holidays. This one stars Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore as Rob & Laura Petrie doing a song and dance number in some goofy, oversized Santa outfits. This segment originated from The Dick Van Dyke Show episode "The Alan Brady Show Presents" which first aired on the CBS Network on December 18th 1963.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 21st 1979.

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WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics With Frazier Thomas - "A Christmas Carol" (Promo, 1981)

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Here's a nice promo for an airing of "A Christmas Carol" on WGN Channel 9's Family Classics with host Frazier Thomas.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 20th 1981.

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WGN Channel 9 - 1981 Tournament of Roses Parade (Promo, 1981)

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Here's a promo for the 1981 Tournament of Roses Parade (Rose Bowl Parade), to be aired on New Year's Day at 7:00pm (as an "encore" showing) on WGN Channel 9. The hosts for this edition are Bob Eubanks and Jayne Kennedy, who promise the best camera views along the parade route so viewers would get as good a view as possible of the floats and the marching bands.

Ending voiceover by Bob Bell.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, January 1st 1981 at a little ...

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WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics With Frazier Thomas - "When Worlds Collide" (Opening, 1982)

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Here's the opening of the Family Classics presentation of When Worlds Collide on WGN Channel 9. Featuring Frazier Thomas as host. (I would have left in more of the movie opening but this is where the recording stopped)

The Family Classics theme song was called "Moviescope" and was a piece of library music composed by Dennis Berry. It was originally released ...

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WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics - "Captain Blood" (Opening, 1983)

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Here's the opening of the Family Classics presentation of Captain Blood (1935) on WGN Channel 9. Hosted by Frazier Thomas.

(opening starts a tiny bit late)

The theme music sounds warbly - I wonder if that was a technical problem at WGN or something with this tape recording. I do not hear the warble after the music ends - can anyone tell?

The

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WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics - "The Canterville Ghost" (Opening, 1983)

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Here's the opening of the Family Classics presentation of The Canterville Ghost (1944) on WGN Channel 9. (this airing was the last time it appeared on Family Classics)

Hosted by Frazier Thomas.

Preceded by a WGN bumper promo for Fantasy Island featuring Ricardo Montalban. (looking kind of shifty-eyed taking a peek at the cue cards apparently)

The

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WGN Channel 9 - My Three Sons - "The Non-Proposal" (Commercial Break #3, 1978)

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Here's Commercial Break #3 (the last one) for My Three Sons on WGN Channel 9 where the episode that night was "The Non-Proposal". The reception was a little fuzzy. Includes:

Power Passers Super Crash 300 Racing set by Lionel

Silver Streak toy train set by Tyco (with TV Guide coupon offer at end)

Long Chevrolet - "Extra, Extra!" (different version)

RC Cola - "Me and my RC"

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WGN Channel 9 - Prime Time Movie - "Song of Bernadette" (Promo, Open, Bumper Excerpts, On-Screen ID & Technical Difficulties Moment, 1979)

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Here's some surviving clips (other than the recording of the film itself) from the "Prime Time Movie" broadcast of "Song of Bernadette" (1943), starring Jennifer Jones, on WGN Channel 9. Though not an Easter movie it often aired during or close to the holiday. All the commercial breaks were cut so this is what was left of interest.

Includes: (all voiceovers by Carl Greyson)

A mostly complete promo for the movie (I assume this aired shortly before it began)