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WGN Channel 9 - WGN Television Presents - "White Christmas" (Opening & Excerpts + Sales Presentation Excerpt, 1972/1973)

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Here's two segments with an early opening title sequence for the long-running late night movie showcase WGN Television Presents on WGN Channel 9, one from an early home videotape recorded in black-and-white (though aired of course originally in color - the recording of which has some tape tracking problems at certain points in the video) and the other from an internal sales presentation video.

The first clip is from the presentation of the 1954 Bing Crosby/Danny Kaye/Ros...

WNBQ Channel 5 - Flight 529 [Crash] (Part 2, 1961)

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This clip made possible by the donations from our generous group of "Fuzzketeers" during the Spring 2012 Tape Transfer Fundraiser.

Here's Part 2, the final part, of a special report on the crash of TWA Flight 529 on WNBQ Channel 5 (which became WMAQ Channel 5 on August 31st 1964), produced by NBC News Chicago. The anchor of this report is Charles McCuen. Also featuring Floyd Kal...

WGN Channel 9 - Nightbeat with Marty McNeeley - "A Nightbeat New Year" (Part 1, 1983)

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Here's Part 1 of Nightbeat with Marty McNeeley on WGN Channel 9. Also featuring Bill Covington (of Independent Network News) and the voice of Pat Harper (from WGN's sister station in New York, WPIX Channel 11). Includes:

Animated WGN station ID with aerial shot of Chicago skyline at sunset in background

Nightbeat opening titles (way different from what was used in 1970's and early '80's)

Marty McNeeley opens the newscast by r...

WTVT Channel 13 - Pulse Featuring Jim Ruddle (Part 4, 1964)

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Here's Part 4 of a rare edition of the nightly Pulse newscast from WTVT Channel 13 in Tampa / St. Petersburg, Florida, transferred from the original 2" quad videotape. This was notable in featuring future Chicago TV legend Jim Ruddle anchoring out of St. Petersburg at various points. This part features him, Tampa-based Hugh Smith, and news director Ray Dantzler in the Pulse newsroom. Includes:

Jim reports on a parliamentary maneuver in Pinellas County to block d...

WTVT Channel 13 - Pulse Featuring Jim Ruddle (Part 5, 1964)

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Here's Part 5 of rare edition of the nightly Pulse newscast from WTVT Channel 13 in Tampa / St. Petersburg, Florida, transferred from the original 2" quad videotape. This was notable in featuring future Chicago TV legend Jim Ruddle anchoring out of St. Petersburg at various points. This part features Ray Dantzler in the Pulse newsroom, sports director "Salty" Sol Fleischman, and Paul Reynolds. Includes:

Ray introducing Pulse Sports with "Salty" Sol who, a...

WCIU Channel 26 - The Ginny Tiu Show (Part 2, 1969)

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Here's Part 2 of The Ginny Tiu Show which aired on WCIU Channel 26. Ms. Tiu was a child prodigy pianist whose chief claim to fame was playing by ear and not being able to read a note, and who was a familiar presence on such 1960's TV series as The Ed Sullivan Show, Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall, and a 1966 episode of I've Got a Secret (from Steve Allen's run as host), as well as appearing in the 1962 Elvis Presley film Girls! Girls! Girls! In later years, ...

WBBM Channel 2 - TV2 News at 10 (Part 2, 1972)

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Here's Part 2 of an edition of the TV2 News at 10 on WBBM Channel 2, with Bob Wallace substituting for then-regular anchor Bob McBride. Also featuring Harry Porterfield.

This edition was transferred from the original 2" Quad tape.

Includes:

Bob reading or introducing the following items:

- Developments in the trial of Cook County State's Attorney Edward Hanrahan in connection with the December 4th 1969 incident where two Blac...

WBBM Channel 2 - Universe with Walter Cronkite - "The Science Behind Star Wars" (1980)

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Here's a segment from Universe with Walter Cronkite as aired on WBBM Channel 2, in which "The Most Trusted Man in America" spotlights the goings-on at George Lucas' Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), as a tie-in to the second-released, and fifth in story order, installment in the Star Wars saga, "The Empire Strikes Back" which had premiered in theatres in May to capacity audiences. Includes:

Opening segment, with Cronkite previewing the following items:

WFLD Channel 32 - Ending of Oral Roberts And You, Thought For Today & Station Sign-Off (1979)

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Here's another rarity from late 1970's Local TV land - the ending of Oral Roberts And You, followed by the Thought For Today and station sign-off for WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Ending moments of Oral Roberts and You, with closing credits:

Producer - Ron Smith
Associate Producer - Chris Miller
Director - Matt Connolly, Jr.
Assistant to the Producer - Peggy George
Art Director - Fred Luff
Choral(?) and Stagin...