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WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News - "Bothersome Fans" (Promo, 1979)

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Here's a funny promo for Eyewitness News on WLS Channel 7 featuring Joel Daly, Fahey Flynn, Terry Murphy, John Drury, and a pre-fame George Wendt (Norm from Cheers) playing a talkative taxi driver. Also features a glimpse of Dr. Walt Lyons, John Coleman, Bill Frink, and Tim Weigel at the end.

"Eyewitness News - Number One and still getting stronger."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, January 21st 1979.

FM 100 - "Flower Power" (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 1538

Here's another commercial for WLOO 100.3 FM, the radio station FM 100 - The Music Station.

Features an instrumental version of the Joe Cocker Song "(Love Lift Us) Up Where We Belong"

"Beautiful Music - Above the Noise."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, May 27th 1984.

Atari - "Test Facility" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 2028

Here's a commercial from Atari, depicting a test facility for games from the Atari 2600 VCS (Video Computer System).

Features Kareem Abdul-Jabaar going up against Atari's basketball game, race car legend Mario Andretti testing their Night Driver game, and soccer great Pele testing their Pele's Championship Soccer game - and the games beating them all.

Voiceover by Danny Dark?

"We take our games seriously so you have more fun."

WFBN Channel 66 - The Avengers - "Technical Funk-Up" (1985)

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Here's a technical difficulties moment from WFBN Channel 66 during a broadcast of The Avengers.

We see the abrupt end of a commercial offer for a Civil War Chess Set and then a TV-66 "Road sign" station ID. Something's not quite kosher though as the interruption continues and the operator decides to make the most of it by playing some funky music (an excerpt of the song "What Is Hip", by Tower of Power) before the program returns.

(picture's a bi...

WFLD Channel 32 - Illinois Lottery Drawing (1984)

Views: 1322

Ok, get your FuzzyLottery tickets out...here is another vintage Illinois Lottery Drawing of the Pick 3 and Pick 4.

Announced by Jim Barton.

Background music is "Power Generator" and is part of the Network Production Library of music. You can find it on an album of theirs called "Corporate Class".

FuzzyLottery Vintage Drawings - "Where Everyone's A Winner!" (or loser, depending on how you look at it)

This aired on local ...

WFLD Channel 32 - Illinois Lottery Drawing (1985)

Views: 2453

Here's another Illinois Lottery drawing on WFLD Channel 32 for all you lottery fans out there.

Still haven't confirmed whether that's Dean Richards doing the voiceover or not.

There's that background music again. You can also hear it in a 1984 Lincoln Tech commercial and in other WFLD Lottery Drawings that I have posted earlier. It's called "Power Generator" and is part of the Network Production Library of music. You can find it on an album of theirs called "Cor...

WFLD Channel 32 - Illinois Lottery Drawing (1986)

Views: 2657

Here's another Illinois Lottery drawing on WFLD Channel 32 for all you lottery fans out there. (or is it just one person?) ;-)

That's Dean Richards doing the voiceover (confirmed!)

There's that background music again. You can also hear it in a 1984 Lincoln Tech commercial and in other WFLD Lottery Drawings that I have posted earlier. It's called "Power Generator" and is part of the Network Production Library of music. You can find it on an album of theirs calle...

ABC Network - World News Tonight - "The Crash of Flight 191" (Part 3 - Non-Crash News, 1979)

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Here's Part 3 of a complete edition (with commercials) of ABC's World News Tonight with Peter Jennings in London and Max Robinson in Washington (Frank Reynolds was on vacation), from the day of the worst air disaster in U.S. history, the crash of American Airlines Flight 191 just outside Chicago's O'Hare Airport. This segment has more of the non-crash news of the day. Featuring Dan Cordtz and Sam Donaldson. Includes:

Max Robinson introduces a report on the latest gove...

American Dental Association - "Smile Power" (PSA, 1979)

Views: 2535

Here is another animated public service announcement from the American Dental Association. Features Wendall (Windal?) the Dental Wizard who transforms a cookie jar into a healthy snack factory.

These were created by Rick Reinert Productions, who also did the opening for the ABC Weekend Special and Afterschool Specials.

Uses the same music as this MS Read A Thon PSA.

This aired...