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WBBM Channel 2 - Channel 2 News Special Report - "Blizzard '79: Public Questions, City Answers" (Part 1, 1979)

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Here's Part 1 of a Channel 2 News Special Report, "Blizzard '79: Public Questions, City Answers," a call-in show hosted by Bill Kurtis and Walter Jacobson on WBBM Channel 2, from five days after the city was socked by a massive snowstorm that went up to 20 inches and brought everything to a standstill (and ultimately cost Michael Bilandic his job as Mayor). Also featuring Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Chairman James McDonough, Streets and Sanitation Commissioner Francis Degnan, Fire...

WFLD Channel 32 - The 7 O'Clock Movie - "Oklahoma!" (Commercial Break, 1983)

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Here's a full commercial break during the 7 O'Clock Movie airing of "Oklahoma!" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

WFLD 7 O'Clock Movie bumper

Crest - National Children's Dental Health Month (with drawings by The Franklin Elementary School of Westfield, NJ)

Amadeus At The Blackstone Theatre

Spectrum

Diet Pepsi - "Now You See It, Now You Don't" (sung by Joanie Sommers)

WFLD 7 O'Clock Movie bumper (with Jim Ba...

WFLD Channel 32 - Newscene Headlines With Kathy McFarland (1982)

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Here is a Newscene headlines update with Kathy McFarland from WFLD Channel 32. This aired right before 8pm on Thursday, July 29th 1982. (The day of the big 3-D Son of Svengoolie movie event!) Includes:

The ending of some other Field Communications program - a Star Trek special called Star Trek Memories.

Field Communications ID

Newscene Update Part 1 - Kathy McFarland talking about a battle between two street gangs in Pontiac prison, which result...

Into The Valley Of The Space Invaders (Part 3, 1982)

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Here's Part 3 of the Field Communications produced mini-documentary, "Into The Valley of The Space Invaders" hosted by Bob Wilkins. This fun special takes a look behind the video game phenomenon and interviews some of the Silicon Valley artists, programmers, and engineers involved in making them.

Obviously this airing is from the San Francisco Field outlet, KBHK Channel 44, but here in the Chicago area this program aired at least twice on WFLD Channel 32 - on

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Into The Valley Of The Space Invaders (Part 2, 1982)

Views: 2751

Here's Part 2 of the Field Communications produced mini-documentary, "Into The Valley of The Space Invaders" hosted by Bob Wilkins. This fun special takes a look behind the video game phenomenon and interviews some of the Silicon Valley artists, programmers, and engineers involved in making them.

Obviously this airing is from the San Francisco Field outlet, KBHK Channel 44, but here in the Chicago area this program aired at least twice on WFLD Channel 32 - on

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Into The Valley Of The Space Invaders (Part 1, 1982)

Views: 3605

Here's Part 1 of the Field Communications produced mini-documentary, "Into The Valley of The Space Invaders" hosted by Bob Wilkins. This fun special takes a look behind the video game phenomenon and interviews some of the Silicon Valley artists, programmers, and engineers involved in making them.

Obviously this airing is from the San Francisco Field outlet, KBHK Channel 44, but here in the Chicago area this program aired at least twice on WFLD Channel 32 - on

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WLS Channel 7 - The Day After (Opening & Pre-Show Break, 1983)

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Here is the opening of The Day After on WLS Channel 7 - an ABC Theater telemovie about the effects of a full-scale nuclear attack on the United States. Also includes the pre-show commercial break. Includes:

ABC Close-Captioned for the Hearing Impaired animation notice

ABC Theater animated opening

A special warning message about viewing the film by John Cullum

Commercial: Commodore 64 - In More Homes Than Any Other Home Co...

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WSNS Channel 44 - Thing Theatre - "Attack Of The Robots" (Opening, 1978)

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Here's a special Halloween & 2nd Anniversary treat -

Another faint and fuzzy memory rescued from the trashbin of obscurity - the opening to Thing Theatre on WSNS TV-44!

Thanks to a helpful YouTube commenter, we now know what the theme song for Thing Theatre is, where it came from and who it's by. You'll never believe it!

It's from the soundtrack to the movie "Car Wash" (released in 1976), performed by Rose Royce, and the exact title is Cut...

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WCIU Channel 26 - "The Assad Brothers Playing Classical Guitar" (Program Segments, 1980)

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Here are a few segments of Viernes Especial co Esteban ( Friday Special with Estaban ) on WCIU Channel 26 featuring Sergio and Odair Assad - The Assad Brothers ( Duo Assad ) - playing classical guitar.

The speech on the beginning is:
"Directamente de Rio de Janeiro Sergio y Odair con una sonata de Domenico Scarlatti. Aqui los tenemos."

That can be translated as:
"Directly from Rio de Janeiro, Sergio and Odar play a sonata by Domenico Scarlatti. Her...