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Various Local Newscasts - "The Death Of Peter Sellers" (Excerpts, 1980)

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Here are some recordings made on the night that the death of British comic actor Peter Sellers was reported in Chicago. Features Walter Jacobson, Fahey Flynn, John Drury, Gene Siskel, and Carrie Cochran - as well as some short clips from a few of his best known movie roles.

*Note*: Peter Sellers is usually reported to have died on 7/24/80, and this is because it was after midnight in London that he died. So, these clips actually aired on 7/23/80 since Chicago is 6 hours behin...

WRCK FM 95 - "WRoCK" (Commercial #2, 1980)

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Here's the 10-second, shorter version of a commercial for WRCK (WROCK) FM 95 - "Chicago's Rock Hits!". Short, like the lifespan for WRCK-FM, which only lasted from May 22, 1980 through December 1980.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, August 7th 1980. (C) American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

WRCK FM 95 - "WRoCK" (Commercial #1, 1980)

Views: 1173

Here's the longer, 20-second version of a commercial for WRCK (WROCK) FM 95 - "Chicago's Rock Hits!". Short, like the lifespan for WRCK-FM, which only lasted from May 22, 1980 through December 1980.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, July 1st 1980. (C) American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

WLS Channel 7 - Makin' It (Opening, 1979)

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Here's the opening for the short-lived disco-era series Makin' It starring David Naughton (star of "American Werewolf in London" and the Dr. Pepper "Be a Pepper" guy)

Also includes a WLS-TV Chicago 7 bumper slide at the beginning (voiceover by Al Parker)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, February 9th 1979 at 7pm.

ON TV - "Premiere Night" (Opening, 1980)

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Here's the opening moments of the premiere night of ON TV Subscription Television which aired in Chicago on WSNS Channel 44.

This starts with the video animated ON TV ID, then the introductory promo which promotes the new subscription channel as a "revolution in Chicago broadcasting."

The first night's lineup includes "10" with Bo Derek, Dudley Moore and Julie Andrews; "Norma Rae" with Sally Field; and "Slap Shot" with Paul Newman. Brief clips from other films...

WBBM Channel 2 - Station ID Slide (Tiny Excerpt, 1971)

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Here's a very brief excerpt of a station ID slide from WBBM Channel 2. The "2" at this point was from the network-mandated "CBS Didot" serif font, unlike sister stations WCBS Channel 2 in New York and then-KNXT Channel 2 (now KCBS) in Los Angeles which then used sans-serif Grotesque No. 9 whose size was the same as the CBS Eye. It should be also noted that another sister station at the time, WCAU...

WFLD Channel 32 - Comedy Classics (Break #3, 1985)

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Here is break #3 of WFLD Channel 32's Comedy Classics program from July 15th, 1985. Includes:

Latenight 32 title card (different one than from Break #1)

Era Plus Detergent

TV Guide

Ultra Krazy Nails (Jim Barton Voice Over)

PM Magazine promo

Stooges Shorts card (Jim Barton voice over with Spike Jones' "Der Fuehrer's Face".)

WGN Channel 9 - Weather Break with Tom Skilling (1980)

Views: 5893

Here's another weather break on WGN Channel 9 featuring meteorologist (or do you say Weather Man?) Tom Skilling.

(C) 1980, WGN Continental Broadcasting Co.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, February 7th 1980.

WGN Channel 9 - Lead-Off Man - "Milo Hamilton" (Excerpts, 1979)

Views: 3422

Here are some excerpts from a Lead-off Man telecast on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Tail end of a WGN-TV "Last Farewell" animated station ID

Opening of Lead-off Man Voiceover starts late - Lou Boudreau's sponsorship notice by Danley's Garage World partially cut off

Note: The music used as the theme to Lead-off Man is "The Billboard March", composed by John N. Klohr. The version used is performed by ??

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