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WJPC The New 95 AM - "Win a Superstar Supercar" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1810

Here's a brief commercial for "The New 95" WJPC's "Superstar Supercar" contest, where one could be yours if you write the station call letters near your phone. Contest good through March 17th 1983.

Can someone name the DJs in this spot? Isn't that LaDonna Tittle?

This aired on local Chicago TV early Monday, November 15th 1982.

Story of America Cards (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1412

Boy, cards with pictures on one side and information on the other were sure hot items in the early eighties. Here's another example - "Story of America" history cards. You can store these with your Safari Cards and your Greenhouse Cards.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 23rd 1981.

Ziploc Storage Bags with Daffy Duck (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 5698

Here's a commercial for Ziploc Storage Bags featuring an appearance by Daffy Duck. (Mel Blanc doing the voice) A companion to this commercial.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, July 21st 1983. (1981 Copyright)

WFLD Channel 32 - M*A*S*H (Bumper #5, 1981)

Views: 1693

Here's yet another variation on a commercial bumper for M*A*S*H on WFLD Channel 32. I think they were trying to shorten things for more commercial time since the music cue is an abridged version of one heard on a bumper a year and a half earlier.

This aired on local Chicago TV in the first week of September of 1981.

WXRT 93 FM - "Chicago's Fine Rock Station" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 3056

Here's the earliest WXRT commercial I've yet found - it features "Monty Python"-style animations of the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Muddy Waters, Bruce Springsteen, and Blondie, and others. The opening drum beat is from the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's reprise.

"The More You Listen, The More You Hear"

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 28th 1980.

WFLD Channel 32 - Make Me Laugh! (Bumper, 1979)

Views: 4027

Here's another rare WFLD "zooming" bumper for the game show "Make Me Laugh!" (hilariously parodied by Rich Koz here)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, March 9th 1979.

WLAK FM 94 - "FM 94 Is WLAK" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 2050

Here's a brief commercial for WLAK FM 94, Chicago's 24-hour-a-day beautiful music station, with shots of Interstate 94, a woman weighing herself at 94 pounds, a taxicab door closing with "94" emblazoned on it, a radio dial being tuned to "94," and a car driving up with its license plate reading "FM 94."

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, November 4th 1977 during the 10:30pm to 11pm timeframe.

WIND News Talk 56 - "Staying On The Ball" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2119

Here's a commercial for radio station WIND News Talk 56. (AM 560).

They mention Earl Finckle doing weather, Jim Durham with sports, Gary Lee on traffic, and "Chicago Ed" Eddie Schwartz.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, February 3rd 1980 at a little before 10pm.

WFLD Channel 32 - M*A*S*H (Bumper #3, 1980)

Views: 656

Here's bumper number 3 for M*A*S*H on WFLD Channel 32.

Anyone know what the music is? Sounds kind of like Bob James doing a version of the Mash theme.

They later moved away from this and used music straight from the show for their bumpers.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, February 26th 1980.