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WMAQ Channel 5 - Editorial 5 - "GOP On ERA" (1980)

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Here's an editorial on WMAQ Channel 5 regarding the Republican party's stance on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). Includes:

Ending of NewsCenter5 at 10pm with Jim Tilmon, Jim Ruddle, Carol Marin, and Mike Leiderman - with voiceover of upcoming editorial (by ??)

Editorial by Dillon Smith - WMAQ-TV Editorial Director.

Ending card for the editorial gets cut off a bit early but you can see the graphics and name of Monte Newman - General Manager at th...

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WMAQ Channel 5 - The Big Event - "TV Guide: The First 25 Years" (Open, 1979)

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Here is the opening to The Big Event on WMAQ Channel 5 - TV Guide: The First 25 Years. Also includes a station ID slide at the beginning with a program announcement.

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

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WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 With Ron Hunter (Bumper Promo, 1977)

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Here's a quick NewsCenter5 promo featuring Ron Hunter on WMAQ Channel 5. Gotta love that blue suit!

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, March 4th 1977.

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WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 At 10pm - "The Blizzard of '79" (Part 3, 1979)

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Here's Part 3 of NewsCenter5 at 10pm on WMAQ Channel 5 - the top story being the blizzard of 1979. Includes:

Another weather forecast by Jim Hill (famous for being a longtime voiceover announcer at WMAQ-TV) who originally called it a "very poorly organized storm"; Anchor Mike Jackson speaks at length with Mayor Bilandic about the city's response to the blizzard, which was still being organized at the time (also poorly).

This aired on local Chicago TV on S...

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WMAQ Channel 5 - Meditations, Sign-Off, & Anthem (1984)

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Here's the sermon segment Meditations on WMAQ Channel 5 followed by the station sign-off and national anthem. Also preceeded by a WMAQ "The People's Court" bumper promo and ending with some static.

The pastor during Meditations is Rev. Richard (Dick) D. Ahlberg of the First Evangelical Free Church. Voiceover for the Station Sign-off is Ed Grennan. Music used for Meditations is "Last Dance" by Chuck Mangione.

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WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 - "Extra Mt. St. Helens Coverage" (1980)

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Here's some additional coverage of the eruption of Mount St. Helens from WMAQ Channel 5. Chuck Henry reporting.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, May 21st 1980.

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WMAQ Channel 5 - B.J. And The Bear (Promo, 1980)

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Here's an NBC network promo for B.J. and the Bear with a local tag at the end for WMAQ Channel 5.

Beginning voiceover by Casey Kasem. Ending voiceover by Jim Hill.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 26th 1980.

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WMAQ Channel 5 - "CTA's Dan Ryan Service" (News Update Bumper, 1978)

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Here's a quick news update bumper on WMAQ Channel 5 featuring infamous short-lived Chicago anchor Ron Hunter.

This aired on local Chicago TV Monday, January 9th 1978.

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WMAQ Channel 5 "Monitor 5" (Promo, 1982)

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Here is a promo for WMAQ Channel 5's Monitor 5 special reports news team, including Ron Magers, Linda Yu, and Mike Jackson.

"Monitor 5 - Weeknights at 10 - News that Hits Home"

This promo aired on local Chicago TV in June of 1982.