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WMAQ Channel 5 - newsfive - "Streaking" (1974)

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Here's a segment of the ending portion of newsfive with legendary anchor Floyd Kalber (a.k.a. "The Big Tuna") on WMAQ Channel 5, from the height of the "streaking" craze in 1974. Also features weatherman Harry Volkman. Includes:

Outro of weather report by Harry Volkman, who mentions the temperature at 57 degrees - which Floyd characterizes as "not weather for streaking," whi...

WGN Channel 9 - Mid-Day Report With Merri Dee (1980)

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Here's a complete edition of the Mid-Day Report on WGN Channel 9, here anchored by Merri Dee. Includes:

Mid-Day Report bumper

Merri Dee reads the following items:

- Iranian militants warn the 50 American hostages' lives would be placed in danger if Iraq invades Iran

- Defense officials announce U.S. preparing military equipm...

WFLD Channel 32 - News/Sports Wrap With Chet Coppock (Tiny Excerpt, 1972?)

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Here's a very small excerpt of the very tail end of a News/Sports Wrap (try one, they're delicious) with Chet Coppock that aired on WFLD Channel 32. At the time, Mr. Coppock was one of the station's staff announcers (as was Del Clark), as well as sportscaster; only in his early 20's at the time, he went on to a long career in sports broadcasting, and is regarded as one of the fathers of spo...

NBC Network - News Update With Floyd Kalber (Tiny Excerpt, 1971?)

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Here's a very tiny snippet of a what appears to be a network news update from WMAQ Channel 5's legendary "Big Tuna," Floyd Kalber. Besides anchoring WMAQ's newscasts, Mr. Kalber for years was the anchor of weekday five-minute news updates that aired on the NBC Network at 11:55am CT (12:55pm ET). This in all likelihood was the last regularly-scheduled network program to originate from Chicago.

WMAQ Channel 5 - NBC News Chicago Report - "Russian/American Culture" (Excerpt, 1972)

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Here's an excerpt from a broadcast of the NBC News Chicago Report on WMAQ Channel 5. This clip comes in at the end of a report on a local radio station, WEDC (1240 AM), that at the time primarily aired Polish and Spanish programming - and also some Russian-language programming for Chicago's Russian-American community; the reporter noted a heightened interest in Russian culture in the wake o...

WMAQ Channel 5 - "Station ID" (1975)

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Here's a station ID slide and voiceover for WMAQ Channel 5. Features the curvy 5 logo that was phased out at the beginning of 1976.

Voiceover by Ed Grennan.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, October 24th 1975.

WMAQ Channel 5 - The Today Show (Pre-Show Break & Partial Open, 1975)

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Here's a pre-show commercial break and partial open of the Today show on WMAQ Channel 5. Includes:

Commercial: The Auditorium Theatre Council (50 East Congress) presents the Dance Theatre of Harlem in six gala performances on November 4th through November 8th at 8pm and November 9th at 2pm, followed by programs at the auditorium for that week (voiceover by Ed Grennan)
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WLS Channel 7 - AM Chicago - "Lujack & Sirott" (1976)

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Here's a rare segment of AM Chicago on WLS Channel 7 during the Steve Edwards era.

Host Steve Edwards (who later went on to a long career in Los Angeles television, including as main host of KTTV Fox 11's Good Day L.A.) interviews radio personalities Larry Lujack and Bob Sirott, in honor of "Superjock's" upcoming return to WLS Musicradio 89 starting the next day (Septem...

WGN Channel 9 - Chicago Bulls vs. Washington Bullets (Part 1, 1979)

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Here's Part 1 of the Chicago Bulls vs. Washington Bullets game on WGN Channel 9, announced by Jack Fleming and John Kerr. Includes:

Commercial: Viromed - "All-Over Help For All Major Flu Symptoms"

Commercial: Chicagoland Oldsmobile Dealers ("The Gallant Men of Olds") - New Cutlass with Super-Sliding Sun Roof - "We Make Car Buying a Pleasure Again" (featuring George ...