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WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News Tonight - "Other News On The Day After" (1983)

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Here's the second segment for Eyewitness News Tonight at 10 on WLS Channel 7 - the major story of the day being the airing of The Day After - an ABC Theater telemovie about the effects of a full-scale nuclear attack on the United States. (Covered in the 1st segment)

Vrydolak involved in plot to endorse Walter Mondale to help Reagan re-election campaign.

Mayor Washington talks with Jack Jones regarding the Vrydolak situation.

Jann Carl reports on a ...

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CBS Network - In The News - "Acid Rain" (1983)

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Here's a segment of the kids news featurette, In The News - which deals with the subject of acid rain, and in particular its destructive effect on the plant and wildlife of the Big Moose Lake in upstate New York State and hundreds of other lakes in the Northeastern United States and Canada. A clip of Dr. Dwight Webster (a Cornell University scientist who bred a strain of brook trout that could better adapt and survive in acidic lakes) is briefly shown.

Also includes a c...

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Way to Go! Special (Part 8 - Final One, 1980)

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Here is the eighth and final part of the Field Communications produced Way to Go! Special - an hour long (compilation?) showcase of some special kids and what they do. Has a lot of nice little slices of late seventies life as a kid. :-) The tape was dated May of 1980. My contact says that only a few of these "Specials" were made. Like I said, I'm not sure if these were compilations of segments shown on the regular Way to Go program, or if they were specifically produced for these specials. I ...

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WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News At 4:30 (Opening Segment Excerpt, 1984)

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Here is the opening and first three minutes of the WLS Channel 7 Eyewitness News featuring Mary Ann Childers, Joel Daly, Steve Deschler, and Jim Rose.

Jim Gibbons reports on the search for a missing Crete, Illinois boy, 2 and a half year old Michael DesForges, Jr., that was called off on that day. His father, Michael DesForges, Sr. speaks as well as Lt. Ray Van Dyke of the Will County Sheriffs Department. Also features a report on the search by Cora-Ann Mihalik.

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WBBM Channel 2 - The 10 O'Clock News - "The Death of John Lennon" (Pre-Show Break, 1980)

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Here's a (partial) preview and pre-show commercial break before the beginning of The 10 O'Clock News on WBBM Channel 2, where the biggest story of the day was the murder of John Lennon. Includes:

Partial preview of The 10 O'Clock News - with Bill Kurtis

Commercial: Yes laundry detergent - "Yes Is All You Need To Buy!"

Commercial: L'Air du Temps perfume by Nina Ricci Paris - available at Marshall Field's

Commercial:

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WBBM Channel 2 - Summer Semester - "Asia: Half the Human Race" (Opening Excerpt, 1979)

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Here's the first few minutes of a Summer Semester course on the future of China, titled "Asia: Half the Human Race," (Part 1: "Asia Past and Future" - Today's Topic: "Roots of Modern Asia; The North and East") as aired on WBBM Channel 2. This course, produced in association with Bergen Community College (Paramus, NJ) was hosted by Dr. Robert B. Oxnam (Director of the Asia Society's Washington Center and China Counsel) and featured Prof. Ezra Vogel.

Summer Semester

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WCAU Channel 10 - News 10 (Opening & Partial First Story, 1977)

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Not Chicago, but still interesting: Here's an old opening and partial first story for a local Philadelphia station - WCAU Channel 10 - until the tape runs out. :-( Includes:

Bumper promo for "The Daily Number" (lottery drawing, apparently?)

News 10 opening (with appropriately beepy music) featuring Joan Dinerstein and Ralph Penza giving the headlines of this day - a massive local transit strike is threatened, and an update on the Canary Islands pl...

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WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News At 5pm - "Off-Air Chatter" (Part 2, 1978)

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Here's Part 2 of a complete edition of the Eyewitness News at 5pm on WLS Channel 7. This is from a recording of the studio feed, so there are no commercials - instead we get to see some off-the-cuff moments where the anchors are waiting to go back on the air. Features John Drury, Terry Murphy, Bill Frink, Johnny Mountain, Bob Petty, Hugh Hill, and others.

This part includes Johnny Mountain and John Drury waiting to go back on the air and lightly bantering with each other.

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WBBM Channel 2 - The 10 O'Clock News - "Wally Phillips' Mystery" (1982)

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Here's a segment from The 10 O'Clock News on WBBM Channel 2 featuring Bob Sirott reporting - regarding the revealing of Wally Phillip's eight year mystery name, kept in a locked black box (or safe, really) that he used as a way to test psychic's abilities. No one ever guessed it to win the cash prize. He finally revealed the name on his WGN radio show - it was actress Jean Rogers, who played Dale Arden on the old Flash Gordon serials.

Also features Bill Kurtis and an introduc...