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WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News (Opening, 1979)

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Here is the opening segment for the Eyewitness News at 10 on WLS Channel 7; featuring Jay Levine, Mike Hale, Jay Berry, and Carol Bogart. Includes:

Skycam 7 bumper

Eyewitness News open (voiceover by Wayne Atkinson)

90 Americans held hostage by Iranian students as they storm U.S. Embassy

Chicagoans facing gas shortage due to teamsters truck drivers' strike

International Harvester strike

Coo...

WCIU Channel 26 - Outdoor Sportsman - "Small Screw-Up" (Ending, 1979)

Views: 3849

Here's another ending of the Outdoor Sportsman program on WCIU Channel 26. Features Joe Wyer giving some info about a fishing trip at the Channel Lake Boat House he will be attending the next day, along with Bill Radke (sp?) from WTAQ. You can see the WCIU people accidently cut to some other program - looks like someone dancing - before they go to the end credits.

Anyone know what the ending music is?

Outdoor Sportsman was on Saturdays at 5:30pm, right before Ed...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Gavilan - "The Guns of Harry August" (Opening, Break & Ending, 1982)

Views: 1105

Here's a few segments of an episode (entitled "The Guns of Harry August") of another short-lived series that ran over the NBC Network in the early 1980's - and therefore, in the Windy City, on our own WMAQ Channel 5 - Gavilan. (don't read too quick and mistake it for "Galivan")

This show was one of several over the years that starred the late Robert Urich, here in the role of Robert Gavilan, an ex-CIA agent currently in the employ of an oceanographic institute run by Ma...

WFLD Channel 32 - Lunchtime Fun - "The Monkees" (Commercial Break #2, 1982)

Views: 1868

Here's Commercial Break #2 for the Lunchtime Fun presentation of The Monkees on WFLD Channel 32.

"Lion in a Boat" bumper - with Loeki the Lion (A.K.A. Loeki De Leeuw), a Dutch animated character that Field Communications licensed for use on their stations (with Jim Barton announcing)

Robert Schiffer cosmetics (with Angie Dickinson)

Trix cereal - "Pirate Rabbit" (again??)

"Lion in a Boat" return bumper - with Loeki the Lion (A....

WFLD Channel 32 - Soul Searching & Chicago '80 (Excerpts, 1980)

Views: 1151

Here is something from the extremely fuzzy memory department - a very staticy clip of the ending of Soul Searching (public affairs program for African-Americans I can only assume) followed by a Field Communications ID, a WFLD All in the Family promo and then the opening and first couple minutes of Chicago '80 - hosted by Norman Mark - with that weeks topic - "Atheism - Is there a God?".

Featuring Ouida Lindsey as host of Soul Searching (Fashions by Holiday ...

RCA - "I Got a Free TV" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1425

Here's a commercial for RCA's Second Set Bonus Days sale, with a free extra console (such as a black-and-white Model AD125W set) for those who buy the 1980 model XL-100 console.

(It should be noted that Indianapolis was a major hub for RCA's record division, with that city housing one of the country's largest pressing plants that turned out millions of LP's, 45's and before that 78's from such artists including Elvis Presley, Perry Como, Harry Belafonte, Jefferson Airplane, T...

WBBM Channel 2 - The All-Electric Magik Lantern Moving Picture Show - "The Rose Tattoo" (Opening, 1979)

Views: 3015

Finally! Here's the (mostly complete) opening for The All-Electric Magik Lantern Moving Picture Show on WBBM Channel 2. This showcase ran on early Monday mornings starting in September 1971 and lasted until September 27th 1982, replaced (as were the Tuesday through Friday morning airings of The Late Show) by CBS News Nightwatch (predecessor to today's Up to the Minute). Any word on what was the synth-heavy theme for this memorable movie umbrella would be appreci...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "Frankenstein" (Break #1, 1985)

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Here's Break #1 to another rare episode of Son of Svengoolie. This was number 302 where he was presenting the classic film "Frankenstein". Includes:

Sven bumper

Commercial: John M. Smyth's Homemakers (no Shelley Long)
Commercial: 1st City Builders
Commercial: Brown's Chicken - "Spice Squad"
Commercial: Front Row
WFLD Promo for Samson & Delilah

Sven sketch at the "Exchanges & Refunds" window

Commercial: S...

WLS Channel 7 - Sunday Night Movie - "The Burglars" (Opening, 1980)

Views: 2225

Here's the opening to the Sunday Night Movie presentation of "The Burglars" on WLS Channel 7. We can see it uses the same swirling-star motif as used on the 3:30 Movie and Late Night Movie shows of the period.

Previous to this we had only seen a small snip...