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WLS Channel 7 - Kennedy And Company - "WLS Deejays" (1972)

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Here's a rare segment from the morning show Kennedy and Company on WLS Channel 7, hosted by the late Bob Kennedy. This was the predecessor to AM Chicago (which was begun after Kennedy's death in 1974), and is considered in some corners to be an ancestor to the recently-ended The Oprah Winfrey Show.

This segment was devoted to the disc jockeys of WLS Musicradio 8...

WTVO Channel 17 - "Things We Did Last Summer" (Ending & Break, 1978)

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Here is the ending of a Saturday Night Live special, "Things We Did Last Summer" along with the final commercial break on WTVO Channel 17. Includes:

Ending of "Things We Did Last Summer".

Commercial: Appletree Stereo Components Records & Tapes - at Edgebrook Center in Rockford, or 1022 West Lincoln in DeKalb.

Commercial: Bill Hembrough Fiat - 717 West State.

Commercial Pabst Extra Light beer.

Commercial: Crossroads Ga...

Fisher-Price Fire Station (Commercial, 1980)

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Here's a commercial for the Fisher Price Play Family Fire Station.

This aired on local Chicago TV the morning of Tuesday, December 9th 1980.

WFLD Channel 32 - Mission: Impossible - "Break!" (Opening, 1977)

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Here's another cool find - the opening to Mission: Impossible on WFLD Channel 32 from back in the Kaiser Broadcasting days! Includes an almost complete station ID at the beginning (voiceover by Bud Kelly) that features a black and red color scheme - different than the black and blue one we saw on another WFLD Kaiser ID.

The episode on this night was "Break!"

You can hear the ending of the t...

WMAQ Channel 5 - "Station ID Animation" (1980)

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Here's an animated station ID for WMAQ Channel 5 with voiceover - "For all it's worth - Energy: Save it!"

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday, July 13th 1980.

WTTW Channel 11 - "Taxi Driver" (Station ID, 1984)

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Here's a station ID for WTTW Channel 11 featuring a guy driving an old Checker taxi cab.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, September 23rd 1984.

WYCC Channel 20 (Station ID, 1983)

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Here is an animated station ID for WYCC Channel 20. This was used for a good 10 years at least before they phased it out. I love the music in this - all in all a very good ID.

"We Are Your City Colleges"

This aired on local Chicago TV in the Fall of 1983.

Emergency Broadcast System Test (1981)

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Here's another Emergency Broadcast System test that aired on WMAQ Channel 5 one Saturday afternoon.

"This is a test. For the next sixty seconds this station will conduct a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. This is only a test.

This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. The broadcasters of your area in voluntary cooperation with the FCC and other authorities have developed this system to keep you informed in the event of an emergency.