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WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News Brief With Mary Ann Childers (1981)

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Here is an Eyewitness News Brief with Mary Ann Childers on WLS Channel 7. Briefs include:

80 year old man arrested in mercy killing of his 79 year old wife.

The 2 year old son of Cook County State's Attorney Richard M. Daley dies (Kevin Daley).

Commercial: Oldsmobile - The Gallant Men of Olds.

Jay Levine's report on problems facing Chicago paramedics at 10.

Opening voiceover by Wayne Atkinson.

This aire...

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 ...

Illinois Lottery Daily Game - "You Can Call It Fun" With Bill Saluga (Commercial #1, 1981)

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Here's a commercial for the Illinois Lottery - The Daily Game - featuring a carnival barker type character named Raymond J. Johnson Jr. played by Bill Saluga. (He was the "You can call me Ray, or you can call me Jay, or you can call me..." guy.)

(There is also a slightly different version of the same commercial)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, February 1st 1981.

WFLD Channel 32 - The Three Stooges - "Uncivil Warriors" (Commercial Break #1, 1978)

Views: 2874

Here's the first commercial break during The Three Stooges on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

WFLD Three Stooges bumper

Venture - "Santa's Workshop"

Romper Room Toys - "The Romper Room Years"

Gil Scott-Heron - "Secrets" album by Arista Records and Tapes (ending voiceover by Ron Beattie)

C.E.T. - "Brand New Store" (voiceover by Ron Beattie)

WFLD Three Stooges bumper

This aired on local Chicago ...

WFLD Channel 32 - Keyfax Nite-Owl Service - "A Nite-Owl New Year" (Part 2, 1982)

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At long last! More Nite-Owl footage! (The first "new" Nite-Owl footage found for over 10 years!) Picture's a bit fuzzy, but of course we can't be picky.

Here is Part 2 of footage from a Nite-Owl New Year's "Special".

This part aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 1st 1982 from about 4:05am to 4:13am.

NBC News Special Report - "A Daffy Interruption" (1980)

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Here is an NBC News Decision '80 Special Report, which interrupted a broadcast of "Daffy Duck's Easter Special". (the premiere!) Includes:

Few seconds of "Daffy Duck's Easter Special"

NBC News Decision '80 Special Report featuring news anchor David Brinkley with early results from the Kansas primary showing Reagan and Carter winning (opening and closing voiceover by Bill Hanrahan)

"Daffy Duck's Easter Special" returns

This aired on...

WLS Channel 7 - Late Night Movie (Bumper #2, 1980)

Views: 2485

Here is a slightly different bumper for the Late Night Movie than we've seen before. This uses the swirling star graphics and music of the old-style 3:30 Movie, but has a different title color than the one previously seen.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, March 1st 1980.

WFLD Channel 32 - Mission: Impossible - "Break!" (Opening, 1977)

Views: 3097

Here's another cool find - the opening to Mission: Impossible on WFLD Channel 32 from back in the Kaiser Broadcasting days! Includes an almost complete station ID at the beginning (voiceover by Bud Kelly) that features a black and red color scheme - different than the black and blue one we saw on another WFLD Kaiser ID.

The episode on this night was "Break!"

You can hear the ending of the t...

WGN Channel 9 - Chicago Bulls vs. Washington Bullets (Part 4, 1979)

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Here's Part 4 of the Chicago Bulls vs. Washington Bullets game on WGN Channel 9, announced by Jack Fleming and Johnny "Red" Kerr. Includes:

Game play resumes during the 1st quarter. An additional 12 points are racked up by the Bullets, and an additional 8 points by the Bulls, to make the score 32-22 before the tape runs out.

(NOTE: The Bullets beat the Bulls, 124-11...