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WKBD Channel 50 - "The Choice Is Yours" (Station ID, 1978)

Views: 2007

Here's a version of "The Choice Is Yours" jingle/slogan and animation as used by WKBD Channel 50 in Detroit, starting off with shots of a sculpture with the General Motors building at Renaissance Center in the background, a local pastry shop, and a young child walking a dog, before that stack turns around to show the Field-era '50' logo.

Animation was done using the analog Scanimate video process.

"In Detroit, the choice is yours on TV-50!"
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The Oprah Winfrey Show - "Staff Christmas Talent Show" (Part 7, 1985)

Views: 1672

Here's Part 7 of a fairly early episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show - back when they were still producing it in the WLS-TV studios, and when they were still using the old AM Chicago music as the theme. On this day they had a Christmas Talent Show featuring staff members from WLS Channel 7. This part includes:

WLS-TV Creative Services news promotion manager Patti Wilusz sings "The Christmas Song", and then Robin Jones, desk assistant in the WLS-TV news department sings a medley of...

Hot Fudge Show (Part 4, 1974)

Views: 3949

Here's Part 4 (the last part) of an episode of the Hot Fudge Show - which was produced in Detroit but also aired all over the country, including Chicago on WFLD, WSNS, and WLS, at various times during the 70's and early 80's.

This last segment features another Write-On! with the Groucho Marx type puppet and Seymour, The Mitts featuring Seymour and another puppet at the piano, and Arte Johnson and Seymour doing a final banter before the ending credits.

Hot Fudge S...

WMAQ Channel 5 - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (Promos / Station ID's, 1976)

Views: 1800

Here's a series of promos by Johnny Carson for The Tonight Show on WMAQ Channel 5, transferred from the original 2" quad master tape.

The first (designated "PR-1040 CARSON :10's - TAKE 1") is a promo for the show to air at 10:30pm following NewsCenter5 with Ron Hunter; on the second ("TAKE 2"), Johnny thanks viewers for watching the show over "the past 13-1/2 years"; the third ("TAKE 3") advises viewers to watch or "the Bird of Paradise will fly up your nose"; a...

WFLD Channel 32 - America 2 Night (Bumper Excerpt #3 & Ending, 1978)

Views: 954

Here's a brief glimpse at a couple commercial bumpers from America 2 Night on WFLD Channel 32 from 1978 - the waning months of the Kaiser era!

This one is also very quick - but you can see it features Fred Willard.

I included the end credits of the show too (no 32 voiceover unfortunately) because there is a little snippet of a commercial that followed immediately after (no Station ID?) - for The Children's Photographer. Is that Bud Kelly again doing the live rea...

WCIU Channel 26 - Beisbol '86 - "Ozzie's Wife & Kids" (1986)

Views: 2547

Here's an episode of Beisbol '86 in Spanish featuring an interview with Ivis Guillen, the wife of future manager Ozzie Guillen of the White Sox, along with his kids on WCIU Channel 26.

Hosted by Ruben Amaro.

Also features a Spanish Miller Lite commercial at the end.

This was Show #58 and aired on Wednesday, July 9th 1986.

WFLD Channel 32 - The Barry Farber Show (Opening, 1977)

Views: 1632

Here's the opening titles for The Barry Farber Show which aired on WFLD Channel 32.

Farber, a veteran talk radio host usually based in New York City, was intended as a replacement for the late Lou Gordon whose long-running discussion show The Lou Gordon Program, based out of WFLD's sister station WKBD Channel 50 in Detroit and shown on other Kaiser stations including Channel 32, ended with Gordon's death on May 24th 1977.

However, Farber's show,...

NBC Network - "Proud As A Peacock" (Shorter Promo, 1980)

Views: 2406

Here's a shorter version of a promo for the NBC Network with their "NBC Proud as a Peacock" jingle. Features clips from:

Smokey & The Bandit, (some Jane Fonda movie), All the President's Men, (some Clint Eastwood movie), Flamingo Road, Speak Up America, The Thursday Games, Harper Valley, Hill Street Blues, NBC Evening News, The Today Show, Donahue, and Tomorrow with Tom Snyder.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 26th 1980.

WCIU Channel 26 - Su Show Favorito (Promo, 1985?)

Views: 838

Here's a promo for the WCIU Channel 26 Spanish show Su Show Favorito.

Not sure when this aired exactly, but probably 1985.