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One Life To Live (Bumper #2, 1980)

Views: 840

Here's another bumper for the soap One Life To Live. This version has no music but a voiceover. (by whom?)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, August 8th 1980.

WBBM Channel 2 - "Living History (Bloopers)" (Part 3, 1978/1979)

Views: 357

Here's Part 3 of a blooper reel from WBBM Channel 2, of moments that went wrong on live TV and other moments which ended up on the cutting room floor. (NOTE: Some of the language is strong.)

This part features (in order of first appearance): Susan Anderson, Mort Crim, Walter Jacobson, Bill Kurtis, Roger Field, Harry Porterfield, Johnny Morris (and his then-wife Jeannie), Arnold Palmer, Tom Korzeniowski, Harry Volkman (who invariably addressed him as "Sam"), John Drumm...

Highland Plaza Mall - "Robin Appearance #2" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 1076

Not from a Chicago airing, but still interesting - here's a commercial from Highland Plaza Mall (Hixon Pike at Ashland Terrace) promoting another area appearance by Robin (Burt Ward from the 1966-68 Batman TV series) on Monday, December 12th and Tuesday, December 13th at the mall after school.

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chattanooga, Tennessee TV the first week of December 1977.

One Life To Live (Bumper #1, 1980)

Views: 794

Here's a bumper for the soap One Life To Live. This version has music only.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, August 8th 1980.

Sabre Room - "Soap Stars" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1457

Here's a quick slide commercial for Sabre Room - advertising some live appearances by a few soap stars from All My Children and One Life to Live on Saturday, May 2nd 1981.

Voiceover by ??.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, April 14th 1981.

John M. Smyth Fine Furniture - "Lynn Hauldren Moonlighting" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 3023

Here's a neat commercial for John M. Smyth Fine Furniture which features their old truck design as well as their jingle.

Voiceover by Lynn Hauldren (The Empire Carpet Man!) (must have needed some extra cash)

This aired on local Chicago TV in June of 1982.

WSNS Channel 44 - NHL Hockey Playoffs (Promo, 1977)

Views: 2241

Here's a promo for NHL Stanley Cup Hockey Playoffs on WSNS Channel 44. Music used is a version of "Live and Let Die".

Voiceover by Don Ferris.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, April 17th 1977.

WOR Channel 9 - News Update (Excerpt, 1979)

Views: 8698

Here's one more quick bit I found from WOR Channel 9 in New York - a slide with an excerpt of a live news update. These people must have had an early cable system here that picked this up.

Voiceover by Ray Marland.

"Have a nice day if you can..."

This aired on Chicago TV (via Cable) likely in October of 1979.

WBBM Channel 2 - "Living History (Bloopers)" (Part 1, 1978/1979)

Views: 414

Here's Part 1 of a blooper reel from WBBM Channel 2, of outtakes of taped material that never made it to broadcast and a few live moments where anything could and did happen.

This part starts with a still of a live report with the socket of the CBS eye in the superimposed graphic escaping and falling to the bottom, accompanied by various sounds of breaking glass.

Next is a still taken in the WBBM control room, with titles:
Living History - Volume 1...