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WGN Channel 9 - Mid-Day Report With Jack Taylor (1976)

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Here's a complete edition of the Mid-Day Report with Jack Taylor on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Mid-Day Report bumper and voiceover intro (by Merri Dee)

Jack Taylor reads the following stories:

- All-points bulletin issued in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio for arrest of three men in connection with abduction of 26 California schoolchildren and th...

WGN Channel 9 - 10th Inning with Jack Brickhouse - "Interview with Bob Lurie" (1976)

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Here's an edition of the post-game 10th Inning show on WGN Channel 9, hosted by Jack Brickhouse, with guest Bob Lurie who had just assumed majority ownership of the San Francisco Giants. This was after a grueling 14-inning session which saw the Cubs beat the Giants at Candlestick Park, 6-5, in the first game of a doubleheader. This was also from the days when remote broadcasts such as the Cubs / Giants match carried this day by WGN went through separate transmissions (one for the vid...

Rest In Peace, Jim "Moose" Murphy - The Picnic Permit King (1949-2009)

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We now pay our respects to a man who was very comforting to us in his regularity. When you saw a report like this you knew another year had passed.

Here is a news segment detailing the first time Jim "Moose" Murphy waited in line for his Cook County Forest Preserve picnic permit. Interesting to watch because it also notes that in 1983 Moose beat out another long-time holder of the "first in line" crown - a man named Elmer Tucker, who had been first for 10 years in a row from ...

The Funny Company - "Confetti" (1963)

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Here is a segment of the cartoon "The Funny Company" - these aired on local Chicago TV at various times and on various stations, most notably as part of WGN-TV Channel 9's Garfield Goose and Friends with Frazier Thomas.

According to Internet Movie Database, "Each of the 260 five-minute episodes depicts the hilarious cartoon adventures of a kids' corporation formed to do jobs and make money. It episode contains an informative and entertaining segment designed to satisfy the yout...

The Funny Company - "Keep Smiling" (1963)

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Here is a segment of the cartoon "The Funny Company" - these aired on local Chicago TV at various times and on various stations, most notably as part of WGN-TV Channel 9's Garfield Goose and Friends with Frazier Thomas.

According to Internet Movie Database, "Each of the 260 five-minute episodes depicts the hilarious cartoon adventures of a kids' corporation formed to do jobs and make money. It episode contains an informative and entertaining segment designed to satisfy the yout...

The Funny Company - "Tarantula" (1963)

Views: 4504

Here is a segment of the cartoon "The Funny Company" - these aired on local Chicago TV at various times and on various stations, most notably as part of WGN-TV Channel 9's Garfield Goose and Friends with Frazier Thomas.

According to Internet Movie Database, "Each of the 260 five-minute episodes depicts the hilarious cartoon adventures of a kids' corporation formed to do jobs and make money. It episode contains an informative and entertaining segment designed to satisfy the yout...

WFLD Channel 32 - Super Cartoon Sunrise (Opening, 1978)

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Here's the first opening titles for WFLD Channel 32's Super Cartoon Sunrise.

This opening (which we previously saw a promo for) spotlights Woody Woodpecker, Tom & Jerry, Popeye, and Fred Flintstone & Friends (a syndicated package of 1970s episodes, not to be confused with the original Flintstones series which was still being run by WGN Channel 9 at this point).

The Funny Company - "Orb Weaver Spider" (1963)

Views: 3834

Here is a segment of the cartoon "The Funny Company" - these aired on local Chicago TV at various times and on various stations, most notably as part of WGN-TV Channel 9's Garfield Goose and Friends with Frazier Thomas.

According to Internet Movie Database, "Each of the 260 five-minute episodes depicts the hilarious cartoon adventures of a kids' corporation formed to do jobs and make money. It episode contains an informative and entertaining segment designed to satisfy the yout...

The Funny Company - "Man In Space" (1963)

Views: 2378

Here is a segment of the cartoon "The Funny Company" - these aired on local Chicago TV at various times and on various stations, most notably as part of WGN-TV Channel 9's Garfield Goose and Friends with Frazier Thomas.

According to Internet Movie Database, "Each of the 260 five-minute episodes depicts the hilarious cartoon adventures of a kids' corporation formed to do jobs and make money. It episode contains an informative and entertaining segment designed to satisfy the yout...