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WLS Channel 7 - Friday Night - "Steve & Garry" (Part 5, 1981)

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In honor of Steve Dahl's new foray into the world of Podcast Broadcasting (which begins today - check out Dahl.com for more info) - here is a vintage Steve & Garry appearance on WLS Channel 7's Friday Night with Jay Levine.

Part 5 begins with a announcement about requesting tickets for the show Friday Night (voiceover by Al Parker), then Steve talks about "Do Ya Think I'm Disco?", the "Anti-Disco Crusade" i...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News Update -"Bite Me" (1978)

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Here's an Eyewitness News update featuring Terry Murphy and some strange happenings in the background. News stories included - "The jury is out in the Weaver trial, a recall from the Ford Motor Company, and a day in the life of a wife - Mrs. Charles Percy."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 31st 1978 during the 3:30pm to 5pm timeframe.

WLS Channel 7 - Editorial - "Museum of Science & Industry's 50th Anniversary Salute" (1983)

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Here's a WLS-TV editorial from William C. (Bill) Campbell, Director of Public Affairs, speaking from the Museum of Science and Industry, in a salute to its 50th anniversary, at one point showing a commemorative stamp (20 cents - those were the days) issued by the U.S. Postal Service. Campbell also mentions how the Museum's home previously housed the Palace of Fine Arts for the 1893 Columbian World's Fair, and was also the first home of the Field Museum of Natural History, before the Museum w...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News - "The Curse Of The Evil Devil Stone" (1980)

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In 1975 Gilbert and Trudy Woods of 226 Hill Avenue in Glen Ellyn, IL. found a strange terra-cotta stone in their backyard - ever since then, weird things have been happening. Another "stone victim", Linda Kliest, has also experienced strange occurrences. Lights are turning on and off unexpectedly. Hepatitis. Bees are filling up houses in the middle of winter. Is the stone cursed? Chuck Goudie gives his investigative report in Part 2 of "Ghosts and Curses" on WLS Channel 7 Eyewitness New...

WLS Channel 7 - The 3:30 Movie - "Pocketful of Miracles" (Promo, 1974?)

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Here's a promo for the upcoming 3:30 Movie presentation of the 1961 film "Pocketful of Miracles" starring Glenn Ford and Bette Davis, preserved on 16mm film. This was most likely for the two-part airing to be shown on February 7th and 8th 1974, as the typesetting for the title (set in a font called Frankfurter) was different than that on this 1972 promo.

Technical / Modification Note: This ...

WLS Channel 7 - AM Chicago - "Northbrook Court Mall" (Bumper Promo, 1981)

Views: 2199

Here's a quick bumper promo for when AM Chicago with Robb Weller was doing a show at Northbrook Court mall. The guest that day was baby doctor Dr. Lendon Smith.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Wednesday, February 25th 1981 at about 2:05am.

WLS Channel 7 - AM Chicago - "Mike Royko" (Part 2, 1982)

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Here's Part 2 of an episode of AM Chicago on WLS Channel 7 featuring famed sports reporter and anchor Tim Weigel as host (were they going through a different host each week at this point?). This was at the point when the show had been reduced to only a half-hour in length. The guest on this episode was legendary Chicago newspaper columnist and author, Mike Royko, who was 49 years old at the time. Includes:

Tim and Mike discuss ERA protesters, Mike's love of 16-inch so...

WLS Channel 7 - Tales of The Unexpected - "Another American Syndicated Variation" (Opening, 1987)

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Here's yet another variation of the opening to the British anthology series Tales of the Unexpected, as aired this time on WLS Channel 7. Earlier we saw the original British version, then the American syndicated version with voiceover by John Houseman, and now we see that they have dropped Houseman's narration and replaced it with a generic one, als...

WLS Channel 7 - AM Chicago - "Brenner & Richards" (Promo, 1983)

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Here's a promo for A.M. Chicago featuring John Callaway as host. Previews the Thursday, March 9th 1983 show with comedian David Brenner and tennis pro Renee Richards.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, March 9th 1983.