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WLS Channel 7 - 30th Anniversary Special (Part 2, 1978)

Views: 2113

Here's Part 2 of WLS Channel 7's 30th Anniversary Special, broadcast from Chicago's Park West and hosted by Eyewitness News anchors Fahey Flynn and Joel Daly.

This part includes:

Fahey and Joel walking on the stage to the podium (with the iconic "Circle 7" logo up front), introduced (off-camera) by Gary Gears

Fahey opens with his famed "How do you do, ladies and gentlemen" intro, to hearty applause, while he and Joel trade barbs about...

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

Views: 2189

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 ...

WTTW Channel 11 - Monty Python's Flying Circus - "Last One For Awhile" (Ending, 1980)

Views: 2730

Here's something historical and interesting - the ending of the final Monty Python's Flying Circus broadcast on WTTW Channel 11 for over 2 and a half years. Includes:

Ending of Monty Python's Flying Circus with "Distributed by Time Life Television" graphic

Monty Python "Going Away" speech

Thomson Vacation sponsorship

WTTW Station ID slide - "Snowblower"
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WPWR Channel 60 - The Care Bears (On-Screen Station ID, 1985)

Views: 2086

Here is an on-screen Station ID for WPWR Channel 60 during an episode of The Care Bears. Also includes a return bumper for the show at the beginning.

"60 WPWR-TV"

This aired on local Chicago TV in the Fall of 1985.

WSNS Channel 44 - "Stars" (Partial Station ID Slide, 1977)

Views: 2791

Here's another rarity - a partial station ID with a cool slide from WSNS TV-44. This aired at the beginning of an episode of The Invisible Man (series) which you can see a little bit of after the partial ID. The only other date clue I have is the ending credits which say that "To Tell The Truth" is next. Can any of our Schedule Sleuths find out when this might be from?

Voiceover (what there is of it) is by Mal Wyman.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturd...

WTTW Channel 11 - "MBC" (Station ID, 1990)

Views: 3405

Here's a station ID from WTTW Channel 11 on the occasion of the 35th Anniversary of the station, featuring the Museum of Broadcast Communications and some of it's employees. I worked there for about a year back then, when they were located in the River City complex.

I remember the guy on the left in this ID was named Bernie, but I don't remember the other two names. Would anyone else out there know?

This was filmed in front of the master control where they di...

Various (Nashville Stations) - "A Flippin' Country Christmas"(1975)

Views: 961

Not from Chicago, but still of historical interest: channel flipping through the dial on Nashville, Tennessee TV (via cable TV) on Christmas Day 1975. Features programming seen on ABC affiliate WNGE (now WKRN) Channel 2, NBC affiliate WSM (now WSMV) Channel 4, CBS affiliate WTVF Channel 5, and PBS affiliate WDCN (now WNPT) Channel 8, at least one or two as yet unidentified stations, plus cable Channel 6 (public access / public notices).

Includes:

Channel 2