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Sprite Magic Baseball (Promo, 1982)

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Here'a a promo for Sprite Magic Baseball - a promotional game from WFLD Channel 32, featuring the incredibly beloved former White Sox mascots Ribbie and Roobarb.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday May 8th 1982.

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News Brief With Mary Ann Childers (1980)

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

Labor situation in Poland grows more tense
Apartment explosion on the northside from gas leak
Hostage Drama with high-speed car chase on the southside
Commercial: Thomson Vacations
X-rated Rock Music: Special Report at 10.

Opening voiceover by Wayne Atkinson.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, November 9th 1980.

Screamin' Wheels Roller Rink (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 5273

Here's a commercial for Screamin' Wheels Roller Rink located at 6119 Melton Road in Gary, Indiana featuring their "All Night Ramble".

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 4th 1981.

McDonald's - "Great Muppet Caper Glasses" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 2853

Here's a commercial for McDonald's featuring a glasses promotion for the movie The Great Muppet Caper. (Of course I had these glasses, what kid didn't at the time?) :-)

This week was the "Happiness Hotel" glass.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 4th 1981.

Royal DuraSteel Bowls (Commercial Offer, 1981)

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Here's a commercial offer for Royal DuraSteel stainless steel bowls - $29.99.

At that price, they're a steel! ;-)

(C)1980 DuraSteel Corp. of America.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 4th 1981.

WKBS Channel 48 - Prayer For Today & Station Sign-Off (1983)

Views: 8292

Here is a Prayer For Today and station sign-off from WKBS Channel 48 in Philadelphia, in February 1983. Notable due to WKBS being a sister station of WFLD; they were both owned by Field Communications.

Prayer For Today given by Reverend John McFadden of the Archdiocese the Philidelphia and is Copyright 1981.

National Anthem played by the Stanford University Band and arranged by Dr. Arthur P. Barnes. Photography by the Sierra Club. (Copyright 1972 or 1973?)

WCIU Channel 26 - Station ID (198?)

Views: 1517

Here's a Station ID for WCIU Channel 26.

"This is Channel 26 - Chicago's First Ultra High Frequency Station - Broadcasting from the Top of the Board of Trade Building. WCIU-TV Chicago." (voiceover by Bill O'Connor)

Not sure when this aired exactly but early 80's is a good bet.

The CBS Late Movie - "Nightmare In Badham County" (Opening, 1983)

Views: 3037

Here's the opening for The CBS Late Movie presentation of "Nightmare in Badham County." CBS used this opening for many years in the 1970's up until the mid-1980's.

Voiceover by Norm Stevens.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, February 18th 1983 at 10:30pm.

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News Extra - "Goodbye, M*A*S*H" (1983)

Views: 1665

Here's a touching Eyewitness News Extra piece on the filming of the final M*A*S*H episode (ironically it was the one that aired the week before the 3 hour finale) - Joel Daly reporting.

By the way, the M*A*S*H finale is still the single highest-rated program in television history. 106 million people in the USA watched the finale that Monday night, with 50.15 million households or 60.2% giving it a Nielsen share of 77%. (This will likely never be topped due to the incre...