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WBBM Channel 2 - Channel 2 Weekend News (Part 2, 1978)

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Here's Part 2 of a complete edition of the Channel 2 Weekend News on WBBM Channel 2, anchored by Bob Wallace (substituting for Harry Porterfield). Also featuring Cyndy Brucato. Includes:

Bob reading or introducing the following items:

- An 18th century violin worth approximately $20,000 and owned by one Win Alterman (sp?) is stolen from Lake Shore Holiday Inn; Alterman had been out for dinner and discovered his room ransacked and the violin and other ite...

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...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News At 5pm (Part 1, 1978)

Views: 5586

Here's Part 1 of a complete edition of the Eyewitness News at 5pm on WLS Channel 7. This is from a recording of the studio feed, so there are no commercials - instead we get to see some off-the-cuff moments where the anchors are waiting to go back on the air. Features John Drury, Terry Murphy, Bill Frink, Johnny Mountain, Bob Petty, Hugh Hill, and others. This part includes the following stories:

(opening cut slightly - recording starts late) (opening voiceover by ??)
...

KMBC Channel 9 - KMBC 9 News at 10pm - "After The Day After" (Part 1, 1983)

Views: 1397

Here's Part 1 of the KMBC 9 News at 10pm with anchors Larry Moore and Brenda Williams on KMBC Channel 9 in Kansas City, MO. This aired immediately following the news discussion program Sunday, Nuclear Sunday: Kansas City Reacts. Also featuring Scott Feldman and Gary Gunter. Includes:

Animated "So Good to Turn To" KMBC-TV 9 Station ID

Opening segment of KMBC 9 News, with faraway shot of studio and pair of RCA TK-46 cameras with Q-TV VPS-100...

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 at 4:30 (Promo, 1980)

Views: 4002

Here's a promo for NewsCenter 5 at 4:30 on WMAQ Channel 5. Featuring Chuck Henry, Jorie Lueloff, Russ Ewing, Dick Kay, Dr. Barry Kaufman, Terry Savage, Bonnie Haynes (?), and Jerry Taft.

Voiceover by ??

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 26th 1980.

WFLD Channel 32 - The News That Rocked '82 (Promo, 1983)

Views: 1083

Here is a promo for a special that aired on WFLD Channel 32 about music that rocked in the year 1982. There was also a Stereo Simulcast on Q-101 FM.

Ending voiceover by Jim Barton. (anyone know who the other guy is?)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, January 15th 1983.

WBBM Channel 2 - "The Dukes of Hazzard" (Opening, 1980)

Views: 2667

Here is the preview, opening credits, and sponsor notice (Ivory Soap) for The Dukes of Hazzard on WBBM Channel 2. Also includes a Bill Kurtis news bumper at the beginning.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, October 24th 1980.

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 - "Two Glowing Anchors" (Promos, 1980)

Views: 2527

Here are two quick bumper promos I edited together for NewsCenter5 on WMAQ Channel 5 featuring some spacey "glowing" effects on both Linda Yu and Mike Jackson. Looks very "Xanadu-esque".

These both aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, November 23rd 1980.

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News at 10pm - "Weigel's Wieners" & Ending (1987)

Views: 3761

Here's the final part of the 10pm edition of Eyewitness News, with anchors John Drury and Mary Ann Childers, and sportscaster Tim Weigel with another edition of his "Weigel Wiener" segment ("the widely figured, largely feared frankfurters of the sports world"). Includes:

John introducing Tim by referring to the sharp tongue of Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka, who fined QB Jim McMahon for missing practice at their Platteville, WI training camp, and hinted to team presiden...