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WMBD Channel 31 - Nightmare Theater - "Werewolf of London" (Opening, 1961)
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Not from Chicago, but close enough for jazz - here's a rarity indeed for this era, the opening for an edition of Nightmare Theater on WMBD Channel 31 in Peoria, IL, hosted by Milton Budd from its 1958 debut into later in the '60's. Here, he is introducing this night's presentation of the 1935 horror film "Werewolf of London."
This was from a 16mm film print saved by a former employee of WMBD-TV.
"Welcome to tonight's meeting of the A.F. of L. (sinister...
WFLD Channel 32 - Mission: Impossible - "Break!" (Opening, 1977)
Views: 3106
Here's another cool find - the opening to Mission: Impossible on WFLD Channel 32 from back in the Kaiser Broadcasting days! Includes an almost complete station ID at the beginning (voiceover by Bud Kelly) that features a black and red color scheme - different than the black and blue one we saw on another WFLD Kaiser ID.
The episode on this night was "Break!"
You can hear the ending of the t...
WLS Channel 7 - News Bulletin - "The Crash of Flight 191" (Part 3, 1979)
Views: 3162
Here's Part 3 of WLS Channel 7's news coverage of the crash of American Airlines Flight 191 (a DC-10 manufactured by McDonnell-Douglas; scheduled to travel from Chicago to Los Angeles), 1/2 mile northwest of O'Hare Airport. Featuring Diane Allen and the voices of eyewitnesses Bruce Zupek, George Erich(sp?) and Craig Molstead(sp?). Includes:
News Bulletin bumper slide (voiceover by Janice Gears Kos)
Diane Allen in the newsroom, with shots of the smoldering ...
WFLD Channel 32 - Eight O'Clock Movie - "Stalag 17" (Opening, 1981)
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Here is the opening of the Eight O'Clock Movie presentation of "Stalag 17" on WFLD Channel 32. Also includes the pre-emption notice of the Richard Simmons Show at the beginning. (Funny side-note: The "Eight O'Clock Movie" for this night actually began at 7:30pm) WGN Channel 9 - WGN Presents - "The Two Mrs. Carrolls" (Bumper Promo, 1984)
Views: 3345 Here is a longer WGN Presents bumper during a showing of the Elvis movie "Wild in the Country" on WGN Channel 9, where they were giving a promo for tomorrow night's movie - "The Two Mrs. Carrolls".
Great movie. If you haven't seen it - rent it this weekend! :-)
This was the earlier version of the Eight O'Clock Movie graphics - you can see the later version
Features the famous long-running theme music of WGN Presents along with graphics of various stars including Jane Fonda, Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Humphrey Bogart, Burt Reynolds, Jack Nicholson, John Wayne, Barbra Streisand, Marlon Brando, and Peter Sellers.
Voiceove...
Image Factory - "Demo" (1980?)
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Here's a demo reel for Image Factory, Inc., a New York-based graphics and production firm.
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.
Includes:
- Promo for WPLJ 95.5 FM in New York (sister station to the many times once-and-pres...
The Multichron Calculator Watch (Commercial Offer, 1983)
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Here's a commercial offer for The Multichron Calculator Watch - the unbelievable watch with 21 different features! You have the power to Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide, Use Memory, and Save a Constant. It's also a Stopwatch, Lap-Timer, shows the HOUR OF THE DAY (!), the Minute, Seconds, AM/PM, has 24 Hour Time, has a Calendar with Month, Date, Day of the Week, and a Night Light! Can you believe it? It also has a Daily Alarm, a Weekly Alarm, and an Hourly Chime. Lastly it has "Feature 21...
ABC Network - World News Tonight - "The Crash of Flight 191" (Part 5 - Non-Crash News, 1979)
Views: 1325
Here's Part 5 (the last part) of a complete edition (with commercials) of ABC's World News Tonight with Peter Jennings in London and Max Robinson in Washington (Frank Reynolds was on vacation), from the day of the worst air disaster in U.S. history, the crash of American Airlines Flight 191 just outside Chicago's O'Hare Airport. This segment has more of the non-crash news of the day. Featuring Stephen Geer and Richard Mayk. Includes the following national news read or introduced by ...
WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News Extra - "Goodbye, M*A*S*H" (1983)
Views: 1662
Here's a touching Eyewitness News Extra piece on the filming of the final M*A*S*H episode (ironically it was the one that aired the week before the 3 hour finale) - Joel Daly reporting.
By the way, the M*A*S*H finale is still the single highest-rated program in television history. 106 million people in the USA watched the finale that Monday night, with 50.15 million households or 60.2% giving it a Nielsen share of 77%. (This will likely never be topped due to the incre...