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WFLD Channel 32 - PM Magazine Chicago - "Cave Club" (Pre-Show Break & Opening, 1981)

Views: 2764

Here's the pre-show commercial break, the opening and (most of) the first story of PM Magazine Chicago - regarding Willowbrook High School in Villa Park - and their special program for learning the art of rappelling down a cliff. Includes:

Partial ending credits to All in the Family (voiceover by Jim Barton)

Field Communications ID

Commercial: Animated Dean Foods ice cream - "You can taste how much we care."

Commercial: Black and De...

WFLD Channel 32 - PM Magazine Chicago - "Machines That Talk Back" (1980)

Views: 2058

Here's a segment of PM Magazine Chicago called "Machines That Talk Back," reported by Bill Ratliff, that looks at Dallas-based Texas Instruments, the makers of "Speak & Spell" and other "talking computers."

The report begins with a snippet from the version of Nilsson's "Everybody's Talkin' " that appeared in the film "Midnight Cowboy," and spotlights TI employees whose job is to replicate the human voice for use in a computer chip called "Synthetic Speech," as well as ...

WFLD Channel 32 - PM Magazine Chicago - "Hot Tub Party" (Ending, 1982)

Views: 2277

Here's the ending of an episode of PM Magazine Chicago on WFLD Channel 32, featuring hosts Mike Leiderman and Jo Ann Williams in a hot tub. Includes a preview for tomorrow's show as well as these credits, followed by a Field Communications ID:

The Tuesday Show
Mike Leiderman - Jo Ann Williams
Executive Producer - Gae E. Morris
Directed by - Ray Barnas - Karen Barnett - Don Shannon
Photographer / Editors - Linda Fastner - Alex Hager
Field Vide...

ABC Minute Magazine - "Tis the Night Before Christmas" (1978)

Views: 1958

Here's a segment of ABC Minute Magazine, an interstitial feature run by the network in the mid-to-late 1970's in-between daytime soaps. This segment deals with the collected works of Clement Moore, author of what was originally published as "A Visit from St. Nicholas" but became better known as "The Night Before Christmas." Hosted by James Walker (who had reported on the death of high-wire artist Karl Wallenda earlier in the year, as seen on

WFLD Channel 32 - PM Magazine Promo and Illinois Lottery Drawing (01-25-86)

Views: 3021

Here is an (incomplete) PM Magazine Promo & Illinois Lottery Drawing from January 25th, 1986. This was shown during WFLD Channel 32's Son of Svengoolie presenting the movie "Supersonic Man". This was his last show, #334. :-(

The announcer during the lottery drawing is none other than WGN's own Dean Richards.

There's that background music during the lottery drawing. You can also hear it in a 1984 Lincoln Tech commercial and a 1984 WFLD Lottery Drawing that I poste...

Screaming Yellow Theater (Svengoolie) - "Tina McDowall" (Segment #1-1, 1973)

Views: 2672

Here's another segment from Screaming Yellow Theater - the original Svengoolie, which aired on WFLD Channel 32 from 1970-1973. Svengoolie was played by Jerry G. Bishop. By this point, if the clapboard is of any indication, the SYT title had been eschewed in favor of Svengoolie.

This segment (#1-1), with guest Tina McDowall (a Penthouse "Pet of the Year" for 1972), is from Show #60 (according to the clapboard). However, there is no recording...

U.S. News & World Report (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 840

Here's a commercial for U.S. News & World Report magazine.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Tuesday, February 20th 1979. (1978 Copyright)

Consumer Reports (Commercial Offer, 1980)

Views: 1871

Here's a commercial offer for Consumer Reports magazine.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV in the Summer of 1980.

Magnavox - "Computer Color" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1121

Here's a commercial for the Magnavox Computer Color 330 television - designed for what Time magazine dubbed "The Computer Society". (showing the cover for the February 20, 1978 edition)

Ending voiceover by Ed Grennan.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Thursday, October 25th 1979.