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WFLD Channel 32 - "The Choice Is Yours" (Station ID, 1978)
Views: 2054
Here's a station ID for WFLD Channel 32 with "The Choice Is Yours" slogan/jingle, showing two different shots of the Chicago skyline at top and bottom and a young child with a Chicago Cubs hat shown at center (I wonder where the kid with the Cubs hat is today?), before the stack of images turns around to show the new Field-era '32' logo.
Animation was done using the analog Scanimate video process.
"In Chicago, the choice is yours on Channel 32!"<...
WLS Channel 7 - Late Night Movie/3:30 Movie - "What's Up, Tiger Lily?" (Opening, 1980)
Views: 3518
Ok, this one is really nuts. Here is the opening to what was a WLS Channel 7 Late Night Movie presentation of "What's Up, Tiger Lily?" - however, they screwed up and played the opening for the 3:30 Movie - but it's a different opening than we've seen so far!
Modelled after the updated graphics for The 3:00 Movie, it uses the same ...
WBBM Channel 2 - The 10 O'Clock News - "Nosferatu" (Ending & Break, 1979)
Views: 3388
Here's a partial review of the new version of "Nosferatu" by Gene Siskel on The 10 O'Clock News on WBBM Channel 2, followed by the end of the news, and a post-show commercial break. Includes:
Partial Review of "Nosferatu" (1979) by Gene Siskel including a look at the original version
Commercial: Sears Bank and Trust with Bobby Hull
Commercial: FM 100 - The Music Station - "Mystery Songs Contest"
Commercial: Wool - from The Wo...
WFLD Channel 32 - The Jack Benny Program - "Technical Difficulties Moment" (1975)
Views: 1463
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Here's a technical difficulties moment from within the opening moments of The Jack Benny Program on WFLD Channel 32. This starts with a bumper for Bristol-Myers Company (typesetting in Kabel Medium) - "The Makers of Bufferin" (voiceover by Bud Kelly) which lasts on-screen for the first 23 seconds.
Next is the opening of the show (with voiceover by Jack's longtime announcer Do...
WYCC Channel 20 - Making It Count (Part 3 + Promos, 1983?)
Views: 1148
The last few minutes of Making It Count on WYCC Channel 20, followed by promos. Includes:
Host Joe Earley explains the specifics of Low-Level Languages (with pertinent schematic on the screen), and emphasizes the longer time it takes to program when more than one language is involved.
Review of what High-Level and Low Level-Languages are all about, with a schematic on the screen.
Schematic of High-Level Language Compatibility, followed by e...
WMAQ Channel 5 - Tales Of The Unexpected - "Oh No, Not Another Opening Variation" (1980)
Views: 3801
Well, finally we find the opening (from one of it's original airings in Chicago - late night on WMAQ Channel 5) of the spooky British anthology program, "Tales of the Unexpected" (or in this case, "Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected", as it was called during it's first season) Let's see, we've already seen:
The original British opening for the program, not seen on American TV during it's original run. (...
WMAQ Channel 5 - Meditations, Sign-Off, & Anthem (1984)
Views: 17465
Here's the sermon segment Meditations on WMAQ Channel 5 followed by the station sign-off and national anthem. Also preceeded by a WMAQ "The People's Court" bumper promo and ending with some static.
The pastor during Meditations is Rev. Richard (Dick) D. Ahlberg of the First Evangelical Free Church. Voiceover for the Station Sign-off is Ed Grennan. Music used for Meditations is "Last Dance" by Chuck Mangione.
Wow, who knew - 2-16-84 was Judgment Day? Do...
WLS Channel 7 - FBI Bulletin, Reflections & Station Sign-Off (1979)
Views: 10331
Here's an FBI Bulletin, Reflections and Station Sign-off from WLS Channel 7. Includes:
WLS promo for the "new" 3:00 Movie - "Where Were You When The Lights Went Out?" (voiceover by Dick Tufeld) (was this during a trial period of the 3:00 Movie? Or only done for the purpose of airing a 2 hour movie instead of an hour and a half one?) (why did they wait another whole year before officially switching the time?)
FBI Bulletin (voiceover by Wayne Atkinson) for...
K-tel - 24 Greatest Dumb Ditties (Record Offer, 1977)
Views: 2796
Not from a Chicago airing, but still interesting- here's a record offer commercial for the compilation 24 Greatest Dumb Ditties from K-tel (catalogue number NU 9330).
Features such novelties as "My Ding-a-Ling" by Chuck Berry, "Monster Mash" by Bobby (Boris) Pickett and The Crypt Kickers, "Beans in My Ears" by The Serendipity Singers, "I'm a Nut" by Leroy Pullins, "Pink Shoe Laces" by Dodie Stevens, and "On Top of Spaghetti" by Tom Glazer and The Children's Chor...