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WTVO Channel 17 - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert (Opening & Break #1, 1978)

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Here's the opening and first commercial break from an episode of Don Kirshner's Rock Concert on WTVO Channel 17. Includes:

Opening of Don Kirshner's Rock Concert

Commercial: Instead bras.

Commercial: Playtex - "Even better than before."

Commercial: Let's All Go To The Movies - Now Showing - at the Robin Drive-In, Sunset Outdoor Theater, Midway Theater, CherryVale Theatres, Times Theater, Dixon Theater, and the State Theater in Freep...

A Trilogy of Three Plays at the First Chicago Theatre (Commercial, 1987)

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Here's a commercial for the Gospel Repertory Theatre in Mary Matthews Productions' presentation of A Trilogy of Three Plays at the First Chicago Theatre located at the First National Bank Building in downtown Chicago. The plays were "Jesus at a Wedding in Cana," "A Man Called Jesus," and "Jesus Called, 'Lazarus Come Forth'." Ticket group rates available.

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, August 20th 1987 during the 10pm to 10:30...

WTVO Channel 17 - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert (Commercial Break #2, 1978)

Views: 4073

Oops - one more Rockford leftover. (although we will probably have a part 2 of Rockford week in the future)

Here's the second commercial break from an episode of Don Kirshner's Rock Concert on WTVO Channel 17. Includes:

Ending of Moody Blues segment on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert.

Commercial: Edge gel - "Lets you shave closer than foams".

Commercial: Smitty perfume by Cody - "Smitty Did It."

Commercial: Coleco Amaze-A...

PM Magazine Chicago - "Rocky Horror" (1981)

Views: 2187

Here's a neat story on The Rocky Horror Picture Show musical that aired on PM Magazine Chicago featuring Mike Leiderman.

This is from the master 3/4" tape of the story, so it doesn't have the PM Magazine graphics that were shown on the off-air version.

Note: The audio on this is in stereo, with Leiderman's story voiceover on one channel and the music in another most of the time. (so if you're only hearing one or the other, that's the reason) I didn't g...

Your Arms Too Short To Box With God at the Studebaker Theatre (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 748

Here's a commercial for Vinnette Carroll's Your Arms Too Short To Box With God at the Studebaker Theatre in Chicago, which at the time of this airing was held over for one more week. The commercial was made during its 1976-78 run on Broadway in New York City. (The reference to the original cast album on ABC Records at the end of this commercial is a clue as to its production origin, as by 1981 ABC Records no longer existed, having been sold by the network in 1979 to, and its artist r...

WFLD Channel 32 - Chicago Blitz Vs. Tampa Bay Bandits (Promo, 1983)

Views: 2181

Here's a promo of an upcoming game between the Chicago Blitz vs. Tampa Bay Bandits of the now-defunct United States Football League (USFL), to air Saturday, April 2nd at 7pm.

From this, we learn that George Allen was the Blitz' head coach and that John Reeves was the Bandits' QB. The play-by-play was by Doug Buffone and Lorn Brown (the latter of whom also handled play-by-play for Chicago White Sox radio broadcasts). (Spoiler / Time-Travelling Gambler Alert: The Blitz would ...

WBBM Channel 2 - Community Accents - "Christmas Concert" (1978)

Views: 1929

Here's a segment of WBBM Channel 2's Community Calendar feature - "Community Accents" - this one giving some info on a Christmas concert and other events.

Voiceover by Bob Carrington.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Monday, December 18th 1978.

Instant Play Harmonica (Commercial Offer, 1980)

Views: 2098

Here's a commercial offer for the Instant Play Harmonica with book.

Ending voiceover by Carl Greyson.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, August 2nd 1980.

Casablanca Records - KISS - Rock And Roll Over (Commercial & Concert Info, 1977)

Views: 1202

Here's a promo commercial for KISS' then-latest album Rock and Roll Over (Casablanca NBLP 7037), featuring snippets of tracks such as "Hard Luck Woman" and "Calling Dr. Love." The commercial ends with information on an upcoming concert to be held the following Saturday, January 22nd at Chicago Stadium (which was simply referred to as "The Stadium" on both the voiceover and lower-third).

Voiceover by ?? .

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, Janua...