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WFLD Channel 32 - "Pirate Report" (1987)

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Here's a news segment on WFLD Channel 32 regarding the infamous "Max Headroom Pirating Incident".

Featuring Kris Long, Bob Strutzel - WGN Chief Engineer, Anders Yokom - Vice-President of WTTW-TV, Phil Bradford - FCC Engineer, Jack Conaty reporting, and Robin Robinson (or was it Robin Brantley back then?)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, November 23rd 1987.

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Emergency Broadcast System Test (1981)

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Here's another Emergency Broadcast System test that aired on WMAQ Channel 5 one Saturday afternoon.

"This is a test. For the next sixty seconds this station will conduct a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. This is only a test.

This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. The broadcasters of your area in voluntary cooperation with the FCC and other authorities have developed this system to keep you informed in the event of an emergency.

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WGN Channel 9 - WGN Friday Night Movie - "The Incredible Shrinking Man" (Opening, 1980)

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Here's the opening for the WGN Friday Night Movie presentation of "The Incredible Shrinking Man" on WGN Channel 9. Unfortunately the pre-show break or sponsorship notices (whichever it was) were cut, so all we see is a brief glimpse of a Shutan Camera slide.

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, April 18th 1980 at 7pm.

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WFLD Channel 32 - Sunday Morning Movie (Closing, 1983)

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Here's the closing of the Sunday Morning Movie on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Sponsor notices from First Metropolitan Builders, Empire Carpets, and Howard Pontiac-Isuzu.

Closing of Sunday Morning Movie with preview of Family Movie and Premiere Movie.

"This is Field Communications, in Chicago." ID.

Voiceover by Jim Barton. (except Field ID - that's Darwin Gillette)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, March 13th ...

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WFLD Channel 32 - The Dance Fever Christmas Special (Part 3, 1980)

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Here's Part 3 of your holiday cheese platter for this year - The 1st Annual Dance Fever Christmas Special. Hosted by Deney Terrio (with his dance group "Motion"), and featuring guest celebrity judges Robert Blake and his 14 year old daughter Delinah (now known as Delinah Blake Hurwitz), Chad Everett and his 9 year old daughter Shannon, and Connie Stevens and her 11 year old daughter Tricia Leigh (now known as Tricia Leigh Fisher). Also features David Copperfield doing a magic segment and Th...

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WBBM Channel 2 - Seal of Good Practice, SSB, & Station Sign-Off (1981)

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Here's a more complete sign-off sequence from WBBM Channel 2 (as compared with this circa 1978 sign-off). Includes:

Station ID / promo for The Rockford Files for 4:00pm (voiceover by ??)

Television Code "Seal of Good Practice" notice (the same 1965 design variant as on this 1979 sign-on), followed by approximatel...

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WFLD Channel 32 - The Dance Fever Christmas Special (Part 5, 1980)

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Here's Part 5 of your holiday cheese platter for this year - The 1st Annual Dance Fever Christmas Special. Hosted by Deney Terrio (with his dance group "Motion"), and featuring guest celebrity judges Robert Blake and his 14 year old daughter Delinah (now known as Delinah Blake Hurwitz), Chad Everett and his 9 year old daughter Shannon, and Connie Stevens and her 11 year old daughter Tricia Leigh (now known as Tricia Leigh Fisher). Also features David Copperfield doing a magic segment and Th...

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WFLD Channel 32 - The Dance Fever Christmas Special (Part 7, 1980)

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Here's Part 7, the last part, of your holiday cheese platter for this year - The 1st Annual Dance Fever Christmas Special. Hosted by Deney Terrio (with his dance group "Motion"), and featuring guest celebrity judges Robert Blake and his 14 year old daughter Delinah (now known as Delinah Blake Hurwitz), Chad Everett and his 9 year old daughter Shannon, and Connie Stevens and her 11 year old daughter Tricia Leigh (now known as Tricia Leigh Fisher). Also features David Copperfield doing a magi...

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SportsChannel - The Sports Writers On TV (Part 7, 1991)

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Here's an episode of The SportsWriters on TV, as aired on SportsChannel - one of the hosts of which we lost recently (Bill Gleason).

Featuring Bill Jauss of the Chicago Tribune, Rick Telander of Sports Illustrated, Bill Gleason from the South Bend, Indiana Tribune, and hosted by Ben Bentley.

In Part 7, the last part, they discuss a connection between the Civil War and baseball - Ken Burns, and his upcoming documentary - also, how still photographs are better than...