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WSNS Channel 44 - Chicago White Sox Baseball (Clean Opening, 1978)

Views: 3536

Here's a rarity for you baseball fans out there - the clean opening for Chicago White Sox games as aired on WSNS Channel 44, as it looked before the voices of the announcers and the sponsor billboards were added on for each game.

Ronald Vasser wrote, produced and directed this opening, with editing by Ron Vasser and Mike Torchia.

This copy was dubbed by Marc Claussen and Edward Keker on June 22nd 1978, as shown at the beginning of this clip (with approx. 425 Hz t...

WSNS Channel 44 - "NHL ID" (1979)

Views: 2540

Here's a brief WSNS TV-44 station ID slide - no voiceover. This one shows the NHL logo as it aired during hockey.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, February 19th 1979.

WCIU Channel 26 - "Spanish Lineup" (Promo, 1985?)

Views: 937

Here's a promo for some Spanish shows on WCIU Channel 26. Includes:

Diana Carolina
Especial De Guillermo Da Vila
En Bellas Artes
Concierto

Not sure exactly when this aired, but I believe it's from 1985.

WGN Channel 9 - Lead Off Man - "Opening Day With JFK" (Part 2, 1961)

Views: 3219

Here's Part 2 of an interesting piece of history - The beginning of the Lead-Off Man show on WGN Channel 9 on Opening Day 1961, White Sox At Washington, featuring an interview with the president.

Vince Lloyd interviews both John F. Kennedy and LBJ from the President's box. Hubert Humphrey and Everett Dirksen are right behind JFK. Panoramic shots of the old (and now long gone) Griffith Stadium, with the National Anthem. JFK throws out the first ball, caught by Jungle Jim Rive...

Screaming Yellow Theater (Svengoolie) - "Norman Mark" (1972)

Views: 2780

Here's a segment from Screaming Yellow Theater - the original Svengoolie, which aired on WFLD Channel 32 from 1970-1973. Svengoolie was played by Jerry G. Bishop.

This Break #2 from an unknown episode number features Norman Mark, who at the time was TV/Radio columnist for the Chicago Daily News. He would later go on to review films on WMAQ Channel 5 with "Norman's Mark".

Norman Mark references "Sig Sakowicz" (a popular Svengoolie gag) - he was a tv and radio per...

WFLD Channel 32 - Movie For A Saturday Afternoon - "The Kettles On Old McDonald's Farm" (Break #2, 1980)

Views: 855

Here's something pretty rare - some footage from WFLD Channel 32's Movie for a Saturday Afternoon featuring the Kaiser-era 32 logo, so this must have dated to at least early 1977 (previous to this we only had a tiny excerpt of this bumper). Most of it was taped over unfortunately, but this is what remains. This second segment, with ID and complete commercial break, includes:

WFLD on-screen Station...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Quark (Opening, 1978)

Views: 1848

Here is a partial WMAQ Station ID and time, followed by the opening of "Quark".

Includes brief sponsor billboard (voiceover by Arthur Gary - cut off in the middle)

This aired on local Chicago TV Friday, March 3rd 1978 at 7pm!

WBBM Channel 2 - The CBS Late Movie - "Helter Skelter: Part 1" (Commercial Break #2, 1979)

Views: 2684

Here's the second commercial break from The CBS Late Movie presentation of "Helter Skelter" (Part 1) on WBBM Channel 2. Includes:

The CBS Late Movie bumper (Helta?) (Voiceover by Bill Martin)

TV Scoreboard game by Radio Shack. (Voiceover by Danny Dark)

Maytag Jetclean Dishwasher - $25 pre-Christmas discount.

Old Spice cologne for Christmas - by Shulton.

K-Tel record offer - "Together". (Ahh, Ambrosia...) - Available ...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News At 10pm - "The Freeze Of '79" (Part 4, 1979)

Views: 2810

Here is Part 4 (the last part) of a complete edition of the WLS Eyewitness News at 10pm on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

Joel Daly with "Odds & Ends" news - including the story of an abandoned dog hobbling along the river bank near Montgomery Ward who has been there for weeks

Ending of the News

Commercial: Continental Bank - "Collector Chicago Plates" (with voiceover by Tom Bosley of "Happy Days" fame)

Commercial: Yellow Pages - "Get In ...