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WREX Channel 13 - "Some Old Building" (Station ID, 1978)

Views: 2912

Here's a rare Station ID and slide from WREX Channel 13. Serving Juda, Wisconsin from Rockford, ILL.

Voiceover by Vince Danca. He was the weatherman at the station for many years.

"This is WREX-TV Channel 13 - Rockford, Illinois. Serving Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin."

This aired on local Rockford, IL TV on Monday, January 9th 1978 at a little before 8pm! (not Chicago, but close enough)

NBC News (ID, 1978)

Views: 2809

Here's a retro animation for NBC News (mostly complete).

"NBC News produced this program and is solely responsible for it's content."

Voiceover by Bill Hanrahan.

This aired on local Rockford, IL TV on Tuesday, January 10th 1978 at a little before 10pm! (not Chicago, but close enough)

WREX Channel 13 - Dateline Thirteen News (Promo, 1978)

Views: 2161

Here's a rare promo for WREX Channel 13 - Dateline Thirteen News. Featuring Frank Graham and Mary Lou Manalli weekdays at 5:30 and 10pm.

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Rockford, IL TV on Monday, January 9th 1978 at a little before 8pm! (not Chicago, but close enough)

WREX Channel 13 - Dateline Weather (Promo, 1978)

Views: 2238

Here's a rare promo for WREX Channel 13 - Dateline Weather on Dateline Thirteen News. Featuring ??

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Rockford, IL TV on Monday, January 9th 1978 at a little before 8pm! (not Chicago, but close enough)

WTVO Channel 17 - "Sinnissippi Park Weather Montage" (1978?)

Views: 1956

Here's an excerpt from a WTVO Channel 17 weather report featuring their montage of people running, walking, biking, and just plain enjoying local Sinnissippi Park.

Featuring Jason Gough (in the thumbnail pic) and his Dad, Richard Gough. :-)

Voiceover by ??

This likely aired on local Rockford, IL TV in 1978. (not Chicago, but close enough)

The ABC Monday Night Movie - "Superdome" (Opening & Break, 1978)

Views: 3824

Here's the opening and first commercial break of The ABC Sunday Night Movie presentation of "Superdome". Includes:

"The ABC Monday Night Movie" opening. (voiceover by Joel Crager)

Commercial: Contac.

Commercial: Stanley Tools.

Commercial: Protein 29 Conditioning Hair Groom - "It takes care of the hair that's still there."

Commercial: Ore-Ida frozen hash browns - "It's All-Righta".

Opening of "Superdome...

The Family And Other Living Things (Ending Excerpt, 1978)

Views: 2270

Here's the last few minutes and ending of an obscure special called "The Family and Other Living Things" created by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (The Mormons). Features Elinor Donahue, Bill Bixby, Ronnie Graham, Ruth Buzzi, Bill Daily, the Lennon Sisters, Donny, Marie, Jimmy and the rest of the Osmond Brothers, Gary Burghoff, Melissa Sue Anderson, Marcia Wallace and possibly some others we haven't ID'ed yet.

"Isn't it great when people communicate?"
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WTVO Channel 17 - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert (Opening & Break #1, 1978)

Views: 6243

Here's the opening and first commercial break from an episode of Don Kirshner's Rock Concert on WTVO Channel 17. Includes:

Opening of Don Kirshner's Rock Concert

Commercial: Instead bras.

Commercial: Playtex - "Even better than before."

Commercial: Let's All Go To The Movies - Now Showing - at the Robin Drive-In, Sunset Outdoor Theater, Midway Theater, CherryVale Theatres, Times Theater, Dixon Theater, and the State Theater in Freep...

WTVO Channel 17 - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert (Commercial Break #2, 1978)

Views: 4085

Oops - one more Rockford leftover. (although we will probably have a part 2 of Rockford week in the future)

Here's the second commercial break from an episode of Don Kirshner's Rock Concert on WTVO Channel 17. Includes:

Ending of Moody Blues segment on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert.

Commercial: Edge gel - "Lets you shave closer than foams".

Commercial: Smitty perfume by Cody - "Smitty Did It."

Commercial: Coleco Amaze-A...