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WGN Radio 720 - "Bob Collins" (Commercial, 1978)
Views: 2649
Here's a commercial for Bob Collins on WGN Radio 720.
This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 31st 1978 during the 3:30pm to 5pm timeframe.
WGN Channel 9 - Bozo's Circus (Commercial Break #2, 1977)
Views: 11346
Here's Commercial Break #2 from an episode of Bozo's Circus on WGN Channel 9. Includes:
Bozo's Circus bumper featuring Frazier Thomas (voiceover by Frazier Thomas)
Charlie's Angels Dolls & Adventure by Hasbro
Burger King featuring their "Marvelous, Magical Burger King" character as well as a young Missy Gold of Benson fame (that is her, right? Not Tracey Gold?)
Marching Mickey Mouse and Dancing Donald Duck from...
WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics - "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" (Opening, 1982)
Views: 2371
Here's the opening of the Family Classics presentation of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) on WGN Channel 9. (one of only two times they showed the movie - the other was on 11/23/80)
Hosted by Frazier Thomas.
Preceeded by a "WG - Entertains You" promo for the encore presentation of "Smiley's People" - Monday at 7pm.
The Family Classics
WGN Channel 9 - Night Beat - "The Death of John Lennon" (Opening & Excerpt, 1980)
Views: 4325
Here's a (mostly complete) opening to Night Beat with Jack Taylor, followed by that evening's top story - the murder of John Lennon.
This aired on local Chicago TV early Tuesday, December 9th 1980 - just a few hours after Lennon was killed. (Some of the details are still a bit spotty)
WGN Channel 9 - The Scooby-Doo Show (Commercial Break, 1981)
Views: 2896
Here's a full commercial break for The Scooby-Doo Show on WGN Channel 9. (The episode shown was from the late 1970's period by which this title was applied.) Includes:
"Scooby-Doo - We'll Be Right Back" bumper (voiceover by Merri Dee)
Animated WGN station ID
Commercial: Millennium Falcon and Snowspeeder from the Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back collection, by Kenner (voiceover by ??)
Commercial: M&M's candy...
WGN Channel 9 - "Lottery Trainwreck" (1988)
Views: 2427
Here's an interesting clip - the Illinois Lottery drawing on WGN Channel 9 where on this particular night, the balls did not drop into the mixing chamber for the "Cash 5" game and the winning numbers had to be selected off camera and given via an on-screen scroll about 20 minutes later, during the 7 O'Clock Movie airing of "Vertigo".
Featuring Merri Dee doing the drawing. Not sure who the voiceover is by, although it sounds a little like Joan Kohn. Also features supervision b...
WGN Channel 9 - Night Beat - "Spooky Lottery Hijinx" (1980)
Views: 5368
Here's an excerpt from an episode of Night Beat on WGN Channel 9 where the news story was about a lottery fraud and scandal in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that took place on Thursday, April 24th 1980, in which people tampered with and rigged the "Daily Number" game by injecting liquid into the ping-pong balls, in order to weigh them down and produce a desired outcome.
Seen selecting the balls is "senior citizen witness" Violet Lowery (not implicated in the scheme). The m...
WGN Channel 9 - The Afternoon Movie - "The Cocoanuts" (Opening & Break, 1981)
Views: 3835
Here's the opening and first commercial break from The Afternoon Movie presentation of The Marx Brothers' 1929 classic "The Cocoanuts" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:
'WGN Television/24 Hours a Day' ID with "Last Farewell" music (voiceover by Bob Bell)
Opening title segment of The Afternoon Movie featuring clips from various films in their library, with voiceover (Merri Dee) explaining the premise and plot of "The Cocoanuts" and advising it will start ...
WGN Channel 9 - The Bozo Show - "Frosty The Snowman" (1983)
Views: 1443
Another holiday classic - the animated Frosty the Snowman. This also aired during the Christmas episode of The Bozo Show - again includes at the end a Bozo weather report and school closings notice.
Who's voice is that - it's not Bob Bell, right?
This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 23rd 1983. @ 8:03am !