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WSVN Channel 7 - Gigglesnort Hotel - "Vanity" (Part 1, 1987)

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Here's Part 1 of an episode of Bill Jackson's Gigglesnort Hotel (entitled "Vanity", which was Episode #17 of the series, and whose original airdate was Sunday, May 11th 1975.)

This aired on Channel 7 - WSVN Channel 7 in Miami / Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that is. (The station was an NBC affiliate at the time; it is today an affiliate of the FOX television network.)

This program - the last major show to feature Mr. Jackson's parade of puppets...

WBBM Channel 2 - TV 2 News at 6pm (Part 1, 1974)

Views: 3955

Here's Part 1 of a complete edition of the TV 2 News at 6pm on WBBM Channel 2 with anchor Bob Wallace, with a brief appearance by John Coughlin and featuring Bob Faw. Includes:

TV 2 station ID bumper (voiceover by ??)

TV 2 News at 6pm open - "From the Newsroom" - featuring Wallace and weather forecaster John Coughlin, plus preview of Part 2 of Bob Faw's report on coal mining in Illinois (voiceover by ??)

Bob Wallace announces at the ...

WGN Channel 9 - Sunday Matinee - "Sherlock Holmes Faces Death" (Partial Pre-Show Break, Opening, and Break #1, 1982)

Views: 3107

Here's a partial pre-show commercial break, opening, and first commercial break for the Sunday Matinee presentation of the 1943 film "Sherlock Holmes Faces Death" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Partial commercial for True Value Hardware Stores' "Hardware Value of the Month" sale - spotlighting Mayfair toilet seats and Stanadyne water faucets (voiceover by Pat Summerall)

Commercial: Victory Auto Wreckers - good deals on various car parts, taken from seven ac...

WTTW Channel 11 - Summerfest '79 (Pledge Break #1, 1979)

Views: 1897

Here's the first pledge break for Summerfest '79 on WTTW Channel 11. This segment features Cherie Mason and WCLR Radio personality Paul Brian; and, in a short film, Dick Orkin (by then famous for a series of radio ads he did with Bert Berdis) and a pre-fame Shelley Long. Includes:

Ending of segment with Charles Aznavour, with voiceover (by ??) teasing an upcoming appearance by Jane Olivor

Summerfest '79 video bumper

Start of pledge ...

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 at 10pm - "A Tale Of Two Weddings" (1981)

Views: 844

In time for the upcoming Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, here's a 1981 segment from NewsCenter5 at 10pm on WMAQ Channel 5, with a Tale of Two (local) Weddings.

Anchor Chuck Henry introduces a report by Carol Marin (produced by Don Mosely) which opened with a shot of the wedding of William's parents, Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, and tying it to the wedding of a Chicago couple, Donald Stell(?) and Mitzi Friedland (in that in both nuptials, th...

Abel and Associates - "Demo Reel" (Part 2, 1978?)

Views: 1322

Here's Part 2 (the final part) of a demo reel from Abel and Associates, a Hollywood-based production and graphics firm headed by Robert Abel.

This came from a 3/4" Umatic tape that was kept by Cathy Mustari, art director for WFLD Channel 32 from 1974 to the late '80's, from a time when the station was actively shopping for production houses to handle their graphics for opens/closes, bumpers, promos, etc.

This part includes:

- Commercial for Chevrol...

WGN Channel 9 - John Drury and NewsNine - "Our Lady of the Angels Fire Confession" (1979)

Views: 3684

Here's a segment from John Drury and NewsNine on WGN Channel 9, involving a confession from an unnamed person - then in his thirties, at the time on parole after serving time for arson and murder - in connection with the fire that destroyed the Our Lady of the Angels school on Chicago's West Side on December 1st 1958, killing 92 students and three nuns.

This clip starts off at the tail end of Drury's introduction of the report, by Alex Burkholder, which was filmed on Aug...

WBBM Channel 2 - Channel Two News - Coverage of Sam Giancana Funeral (1975)

Views: 3640

Here's coverage of the funeral of slain mob boss Sam Giancana from Channel Two News on WBBM Channel 2, anchored by Walter Jacobson (Bill Kurtis was on assignment), and reported by John Drummond. Includes:

Channel Two News opening (voiceover by Ed Roberts)

Walter leads the newscast with a story of Giancana, prior to being murdered, about to be indicted by a Federal grand jury for perjury; as well as him demanding the mob get the Justice Department o...

WBBM Channel 2 - First Edition (News Segment, 9/25/81)

Views: 922

Here's the first nearly eight minutes of another edition of the overnight First Edition news summary on WBBM Channel 2. The "anchor" on this broadcast is Jerry Harper. Includes:

Station ID / promo for Match Game for weekdays at 3:30pm (voiceover by Bob Carrington)

Opening for First Edition, with Jerry going straight to the news items of the day:

- Excerpts shown from President Reagan's televised speech, in which he calls for ...