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WMAQ Channel 5 - Editorial 5 - "Season's Greetings from the Smith Family" (1979)

Views: 981

(Wish I could have posted this last December, but alas, I often come upon these clips too late. Still, I am sure Dillon Smith's family will enjoy seeing this clip if they haven't for awhile).

Here's a Christmas-themed editorial started off by WMAQ Channel 5's Editorial Director Dillon Smith at the family's home, in which he says he's in no mood to complain about the Mayor, the state of city government and so on, and instead turns over the soapbox on a rotating basis to ...

WFLD Channel 32 - Thought For Today & Station Sign-Off (1986)

Views: 2008

Here's a station sign-off, and edition of Thought For Today, on WFLD Channel 32.

This was from within the last few months of Metromedia's ownership of WFLD, prior to Fox Television Stations' officially taking over the reins in March.

Includes:

Promo for upcoming Star Search '86 for Tuesday at 7:30pm (main voiceover by ??) (closing voiceover by ??)

Animated station ID with 1984 logo variant

Thought for ...

The Lost Snipets - "Homework Now!" (A FuzzyMemories Re-Creation)

Views: 1593

I had some additional Snipets segments but they were transferred from 16mm film and did not have the opening and closing on them. So, I did a little editing job and added them in. This was an early one, circa 1975. I found something cool to add to this - the circa 1975 title for Snipets, during the Kaiser Broadcasting era! Notice it is a little different from the Field era one that took over in 1977. Enjoy.

This one features an Art-Clokey-esque stop-film animation o...

WBBM Channel 2 - The All-Electric Magik Lantern Moving Picture Show - "The Rose Tattoo" (Opening, 1979)

Views: 3022

Finally! Here's the (mostly complete) opening for The All-Electric Magik Lantern Moving Picture Show on WBBM Channel 2. This showcase ran on early Monday mornings starting in September 1971 and lasted until September 27th 1982, replaced (as were the Tuesday through Friday morning airings of The Late Show) by CBS News Nightwatch (predecessor to today's Up to the Minute). Any word on what was the synth-heavy theme for this memorable movie umbrella would be appreci...

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

Views: 3612

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...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Editorial 5 - "Parking Garage Sale" (1979)

Views: 601

Here's an editorial by Dillon Smith, Editorial Director of WMAQ Channel 5, in which he brands Mayor Jane Byrne's proposed sale of city parking garages to interested bidders a "mistake," saying once the easy cash from a proposed sale is spent from within the next year's city budget, the garages are "gone forever," whereas if the garages weren't sold, the city would profit from them forever.

He proposes that if the parking garages aren't making enough money, the city should jus...

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 Special Report - "Winter Of '79" (Part 2, 1979)

Views: 973

Here's Part 2 of a NewsCenter5 Special Report on WMAQ Channel 5 about the great snowstorm of 1979. Features Jim Ruddle, Chuck Henry, Rich Samuels reporting from CTA Control, Dr. Barry Kaufman reporting from Cook County Hospital, Roberta Baskin reports from O'Hare airport - with statements from Don Halliday, General Manager of American Airlines, and Stephen Ray reports from the Hyatt Regency Chicago hotel.

(also includes a tiny snippet of a carpet commercial at the very end)

The ABC Sunday Night Movie - "Star Marquee" (Ending, 1981)

Views: 3876

Here is the ending for the older-style ABC Sunday Night Movie - the "Star Marquee" version. (Has slightly different music than the opening) This was used for a good portion of the seventies up until the Fall of 1981. (at which point it was replaced with the "Star Tunnel" version, also found here)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, March 1st 1981.