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Top Coverage - "Stop Looking Bald" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 866

Here's a commercial for the anti-balding solution, "Top Coverage" - a sort of spray-paint for your bald spot. Who knew they had this as far back as 1981 (or five years earlier as the spot claims)? I think I only became aware of this or similar products in the late-1990s once infomercials took off.

"Available now at all Osco Drug stores."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, August 20th 1981.

WBKB Channel 7 - News - "Local Kennedy Assassination Coverage" (1963)

Views: 8293

Here's a really rare clip - some local coverage of the JFK assassination on WBKB Channel 7 (which later became WLS Channel 7). This is from the day after the event, when they were still trying to connect the dots. (although I am amazed at how much they have already tracked down, including Oswald's alias and where he bought the gun - Klein's Sporting Goods Company (!) at 227 West Washington Street in Chicago - owned by Mr. Milton Klein) (no relation) ;-)

Features Frank Reynol...

WLS Channel 7 - "Reflections, Sign-Off, & Anthem" (1981)

Views: 7814

Here's Reflections, Station Sign-Off, and National Anthem for WLS Channel 7. Includes:

Reflections with Fr. Joseph E. Corrican, Our Lady of Mount Carmel - "The Difference Between Heaven and Hell"

Station Sign-off (voiceover by Wayne Atkinson)

The Star-Spangled Banner

Static

Fuzz

This aired on local Chicago TV early Wednesday, February 25th 1981 at about 3am.

WLS Channel 7 - News Bulletin - "The Crash of Flight 191" (Part 3, 1979)

Views: 3163

Here's Part 3 of WLS Channel 7's news coverage of the crash of American Airlines Flight 191 (a DC-10 manufactured by McDonnell-Douglas; scheduled to travel from Chicago to Los Angeles), 1/2 mile northwest of O'Hare Airport. Featuring Diane Allen and the voices of eyewitnesses Bruce Zupek, George Erich(sp?) and Craig Molstead(sp?). Includes:

News Bulletin bumper slide (voiceover by Janice Gears Kos)

Diane Allen in the newsroom, with shots of the smoldering ...

Son Of Svengoolie - "New Berwyn Address" (1983)

Views: 1371

Here is a quick mail call segment from what is very likely Son of Sven episode number 215 (Break 7, Segment 6) where he was showing the film "Dagora, the Space Monster".

Sven gives the new mailing address for the show:
P.O. Box 271
Berwyn, IL 60402

And he also plugs a personal appearance at Showbiz Pizza in Mount Prospect, IL on Wednesday, August 31st 1983 from 6 to 9pm.

This very likely aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, August 2...

ON TV Sports (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 2149

Here's a commercial for ON TV - touting their Sports coverage.

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV in February of 1984.

WGN Channel 9 & WMAQ Channel 5 - "Huey Crash" (1980)

Views: 2543

Here are a couple of local news reports about the crash of a UH-1 - "Huey" helicopter in Joliet during an airshow at the Joliet Municipal Airport. The crash killed 3 Marines and seriously injured a fourth - David Render of Mount Prospect, IL. The first report is by Elizabeth Brackett on WGN Channel 9 and this is followed by Chuck Henry on WMAQ Channel 5.

Features Major Fred Halliday of Glenview, IL commenting on the crash, and film from the event by Denise Kuchmek.

WFLD Channel 32 - PM Magazine Chicago - "Pac-Man Mania" (1981)

Views: 4938

In honor of the 30th Anniversary of Pac-Man, here's the opening and first story on PM Magazine Chicago on WFLD Channel 32 - which includes the story "Pac-Mania Invades Chicago". A neat shot of Mother's Pinball (was it later called Mother's Arcade?) in Mount Prospect at the beginning.

Features Mike Leiderman and Jo Ann Williams as hosts.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 13th 1981.

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WLS Channel 7 - "Reagan Assassination Attempt Coverage" (1981)

Views: 1599

Here's an excerpt of WLS Channel 7's coverage of the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan. Featuring anchors Fahey Flynn and Joel Daly, 1980 third-party Presidential candidate John Anderson, and towards the end of the clip in the newsroom, Diane Allen.

This clip begins as Anderson - at the studios of sister station KGO Channel 7 in San Francisco, and interviewed by Fahey - is midway through describing how the shooting was reminiscent of something he experienced in ...