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WGN Channel 9 - "New Year's Afternoon Weather Update with Tom Skilling" (1981)

Views: 4881

Here's the first afternoon weather update of the New Year of 1981, courtesy Tom Skilling on WGN Channel 9. Despite it being the new year, the copyright on this forecast is still given as (C) 1980, WGN Continental Broadcasting Co.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, January 1st 1981 at 4:55pm.

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News - "New Year's News" (Excerpt, 1979)

Views: 2072

Here's an excerpt of a New Year's Day edition from Eyewitness News anchored by Vivian Rosenberg(?) and Jay Levine, with reports from John Culea, Sheila Stainback and Karen Kalish. Includes:

As the tape comes in, we are in the middle of a report on a spate of murders of Chicago cab drivers, the latest victim being 24-year-old Bejan Moshkel Gosha (?) of North Sheridan Road, found shot to death at North Ashland after quarreling with a group of people.

This i...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Assignment Terror" (Opening Excerpt, 1985)

Views: 2031

Here's an excerpt of the opening for the Son of Svengoolie presentation of "Assignment Terror" on WFLD Channel 32.

Sven was at Six Flags Great America that day (recently taken over from Marriott's in 1984) to help promote the March of Dimes telethon that was also hosted at the park.

The recording starts late and ends early - the video was recorded over but the audio remains for a few more seconds at the end of the clip.

This aired on local Chicag...

WLS Channel 7 - The Edge Of Night (Commercial Break, 1976)

Views: 2904

Here's a complete commercial break during the soap opera "The Edge of Night" on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

Hunt's Tomato Sauce - "You can trust every can of Hunt's"

Pay Day by Parker Brothers (voiceover by John Bartholomew Tucker)

Clorets - The Breath Deodorant (featuring actor Richard Herd)

Fry Baby Electric Deep-Fryer by Presto

This aired on local Chicago TV around mid-November 1976 during the 3pm to 3:30pm half-hour.

WFLD Channel 32 - "Nite-Owl" (Part 6 - Final One, 1982)

Views: 2272

The sixth and final recorded 9 minutes or so of the Keyfax Nite-Owl Service program from August 25th, 1982 as broadcast on Channel 32 WFLD in Chicago.

Unless anyone ever finds any more, that's it. :-(

Check out the Chicago Business News at the end: "Field Enterprises has announced the sale of WFLD-TV to Metromedia Corporation." - What a day, eh?

WBBM Channel 2 - The 10 O'Clock News - "The Death of John Lennon" (Part 3 - Weather, 1980)

Views: 968

Here's Part 3 of The 10 O'Clock News on WBBM Channel 2 from the day after John Lennon was murdered. Includes:

Some Bill and Walter banter

Weather with John Coughlin

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 9th 1980 during the 10pm to 10:30pm timeframe.

The Oprah Winfrey Show - "Staff Christmas Talent Show" (Part 8, 1985)

Views: 474

Here's Part 8, the last part, of a fairly early episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show - back when they were still producing it in the WLS-TV studios, and when they were still using the old AM Chicago music as the theme. On this day they had a Christmas Talent Show featuring staff members from WLS Channel 7. This part includes:

Oprah says goodbye and thanks.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 24th 1985.

Currie Motors - "1000 Used Car Jamboree Sale" (Commercial, 1987)

Views: 894

Here's a commercial for Currie Motors' 1000 Used Car Jamboree Sale, to be held at Pheasant Run Resort on North Avenue (1 mile east of St. Charles, IL) from 9am to 9pm on August 19th through the 24th (closed Sunday, August 23rd). 7-day exchange plan available.

Voiceover by ??

"Nice people to do business with."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, August 20th 1987 during the 10pm to 10:30pm timeframe.

WLS Channel 7 - Freaky Films (Intro & Promo, 1971)

Views: 2367

Here's an especially rare Halloween Treat for 2012!

Here is the intro to, and a promo for, Freaky Films (a.k.a. [at least according to one source] Freaky Film of the Week), a short-lived horror movie showcase that aired Saturdays on WLS Channel 7 from April 10th 1971 to September 11th 1971 (ending 30 years to the day before that other 9/11).

Both films start off with a brief title card of the logo of the company that processed it (Metr...