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WFLD Channel 32 - Partial Sign-Off & America The Beautiful (1989)

Views: 2300

Here's a WFLD Fox 32 Sign-off (incomplete) Includes:

Sign-off script (Jim Barton announcing) (incomplete)

WFLD Fox 32 Animated Logo

America the Beautiful

Color Bars with Time and Date

This aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday, December 17th 1989.

Screen Gems - "The Scratchy 'S' From Hell" (1979)

Views: 3293

Here's an example of the memorable mid-60s Screen Gems animated "S From Hell" logo. This particularly dirty-looking print came at the end of an episode of I Dream of Jeannie on good ol' WGN Channel 9.

For my money, still not as freaky as the Viacom " V of Doom".

Synthesized music riff by Eric Siday.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, December ...

WMAQ Channel 5 - "Proud Local Lineup" (Promo, 1980)

Views: 3933

Here's a local version of the NBC Network "Proud as a Peacock" campaign featuring the weekday evening lineup on WMAQ Channel 5. Features clips from:

NewsCenter 5 at 6pm
Family Feud (Mondays & Tuesday at 6:30pm)
The $1.98 Beauty Show (Wednesdays at 6:30pm)
The Price Is Right (Thursdays at 6:30pm)
Name That Tune (Fridays at 6:30pm)

Voiceover by ??

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 26th 1980.

WLS Channel 7 - Friday Night - "Steve & Garry" (Part 3, 1981)

Views: 1502

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 3 features Garry Meier talking about how he got started with Steve, Steve's philosophy of comedy, and more of Steve and Garry's recollection of being fired from WLUP.

Bumper...

KMIR Channels 6 & 36 - Station ID (1986)

Views: 2241

Not from Chicago, but still of interest - here's a station ID for KMIR Channels 6 and 36 in Palm Springs, California, affiliated then as now with NBC. (Channel 36 is the main channel, Channel 6 was its cable TV dial position; the '6' ID remained part of their logo up until the end of 2013.)

Voiceover by ??

"Your NBC station, serving all the communities of the magnificent desert empire."

This aired on local Palm Springs TV on Tuesday, June 2...

WGN Channel 9 - The Morning Movie - "Caught in the Draft" (Opening, 1979)

Views: 3727

Here's the opening and first commercial break from The Morning Movie presentation of the 1941 Bob Hope comedy "Caught in the Draft" on WGN Channel 9. The same opening and theme music as on their 1975 showing of "Sorry, Wrong Number" (1948) are still in use, but the color and picture are in overall better shape than the earlier clips. Includes:

WGN "Last Farewell" video animated ID (voiceover by Le...

WLS Channel 7 - AM Chicago - "The Chambers Sisters" (Brief Excerpt, 1980?)

Views: 2503

Here is a brief segment of AM Chicago which aired on WLS Channel 7 featuring twins Kathleen Chambers and Colleen Chambers.

Interviewer is Sandi Freeman. Kind of neat you can see the old AM Chicago set with the audience - you can also make out the stained glass logo in the background.

Also featuring Dottie and Ethel, and June and Jan Picaro (?).

Not sure when this aired, but I'm sure Frank could tell us the year - 1980?

WGN Channel 9 - "Happy Thanksgiving Day" (Partial Bumper, 1978)

Views: 2485

Here's a quick flash of a partial Thanksgiving Day bumper on WGN Channel 9 that aired immediately following the ending credits of "The Flying Deuces" starring Laurel and Hardy. The logo shown would pinpoint the origin of this bumper to earlier in the decade.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 23rd 1978 at 4:30pm.

Abel and Associates - "Demo Reel" (Part 2, 1978?)

Views: 1314

Here's Part 2 (the final part) of a demo reel from Abel and Associates, a Hollywood-based production and graphics firm headed by Robert Abel.

This came from a 3/4" Umatic tape that was kept by Cathy Mustari, art director for WFLD Channel 32 from 1974 to the late '80's, from a time when the station was actively shopping for production houses to handle their graphics for opens/closes, bumpers, promos, etc.

This part includes:

- Commercial for Chevrol...