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Steve Dahl's Greetings From Graceland (Part 1, 1981)

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Here is Part 1 from the Steve Dahl and Garry Meier television special, "Greetings From Graceland" - an hilarious look at the Elvis fan phenomenon.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, August 29th 1981 at about 12:11am!

Steve Dahl's Greetings From Graceland (Part 3, 1981)

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Here is Part 3 from the Steve Dahl and Garry Meier television special, "Greetings From Graceland" - an hilarious look at the Elvis fan phenomenon.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, August 29th 1981.

Steve Dahl's Greetings From Graceland (Part 6, 1981)

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Here is Part 6 from the Steve Dahl and Garry Meier television special, "Greetings From Graceland" - an hilarious look at the Elvis fan phenomenon.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, August 29th 1981.

WLS Channel 7 - AM Chicago - "Breakdancing & Belafonte" (Part 4, 1984)

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Here's Part 4, the last part, of a partial episode of AM Chicago starring Oprah Winfrey as host. This episode features Harry Belafonte talking about his involvement with the movie "Beat Street" (released earlier in the month) and featuring some of Chicago's most talented break dancers. Includes:

The "Break Motion" breakdancing group.

Commercial: Thorn Apple Valley hot dogs

Commercial: Pay Day from the Illinois State Lottery - "Play it Now"
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WLS Channel 7 - News - "Armed Gunman Inside Channel 7 Building" (Part 2, 1990)

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Here's Part 2 of WLS Channel 7's news coverage of an armed robbery suspect who hid out for 40 hours at the 190 North State Street building that houses the station.

This part begins with a report from WGN Channel 9 on the situation, read by anchor Roseanne Tellez. She and co-anchor Robert Jordan then introduce Dan Roan's Instant Replay.

Then the tape returns to WLS's own Eyewitness News coverage on their 10pm edition, with anchor Jim Rosenfield (who...

WLS Channel 7 - Fahey Flynn Presents Seven's Greetings (Part 4, 1972)

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Here's Part 4 of Fahey Flynn Presents: Seven's Greetings, a Christmas Eve special hosted by the legendary news anchor on WLS Channel 7. This was transferred from the original 2" quad master tape (long since trashed) onto 3/4" Umatic, from which this transfer was made. The show was recorded on Tuesday, December 19th 1972.

Featured in this part are Susan Peterson, Bob Kennedy, the Viking Ensemble of Homewood-Flossmoor, Bill Frink, Duane Dow, John Coleman, Suzy Streetnois...

WLS Channel 7 - Fahey Flynn Presents Seven's Greetings (Part 3, 1972)

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Here's Part 3 of Fahey Flynn Presents: Seven's Greetings, a Christmas Eve special hosted by the legendary news anchor on WLS Channel 7. This was transferred from the original 2" quad master tape (long since trashed) onto 3/4" Umatic, from which this transfer was made. The show was recorded on Tuesday, December 19th 1972.

Featured in this part are Ione (Rolnick) from Prize Movie, anchor John Drury, and weatherman John Coleman - oh yes, and also Suzy Streetnoise, a...

Steve Dahl's Greetings From Graceland (Part 7, 1981)

Views: 601

Here is Part 7, the last part, from the Steve Dahl and Garry Meier television special, "Greetings From Graceland" - an hilarious look at the Elvis fan phenomenon.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, August 29th 1981.

WLS Channel 7 - News Bulletin - "The Crash of Flight 191" (Part 6, 1979)

Views: 1770

Here's Part 6 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 Joel Daly, Diane Allen, and Jim Gibbons. Includes:

Joel has taken Fahey Flynn's place alongside Diane Allen as a shot of the bank of ambulances and fire trucks at the crash scene is shown on the screen behind them. Joel introduces a video of a hel...