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WGN Channel 9 - "Rodan" (Opening, 1978)

Views: 2750

Here is the opening few minutes of the movie "Rodan" on WGN Channel 9, presented as an untitled movie show.

Commercial break is cut out unfortunately (with just a snippet mentioning "Olympia Dodge"), but it does include another vintage WGN Station ID at the beginning - anyone know the voiceover announcer?

I left the first few minutes of the movie before the tape ran out, just for the heck of it. :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, Januar...

WGN Channel 9 - "The Last Farewell" (Station ID, 1979)

Views: 7620

Here is a Station ID for WGN Channel 9 which featured a snippet of the song, "The Last Farewell" by Roger Whittaker. Bob Bell (Bozo!) is the voiceover announcer.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, November 5th, 1979 at 6:30am.

WGN Channel 9 - "Season's Greetings From The Donahue Staff" (1979)

Views: 1525

Here's a happy holidays message from the Donahue staff and WGN Channel 9 featuring Phil Donahue.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 25th 1979.

WGN Channel 9 - "Thanksgiving Greetings" (Bumper, 1979)

Views: 4123

Here is a Thanksgiving Greetings bumper slide from WGN Channel 9.

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! 8-)

Voiceover by Mr. Bozo The Clown himself - Bob Bell.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 22nd 1979 at 6:30am.

WGN Channel 9 - "A Happy Holiday Is A Safe Holiday" (Bumper, 1979)

Views: 2151

Here's another vintage old-style WGN bumper slate featuring a happy sun and a safety message.

Voiceover by Bob Bell.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 28th 1979 @ 6:30am!

WGN Channel 9 - The Transformers (Commercial Break #2, 1987)

Views: 2645

Here's another commercial break for an airing of The Transformers on WGN Channel 9. Quality's a little iffy, but this is the best I have right now. Includes:

Transformers bumper
Slime Time watches
The Talking Mickey Mouse from Worlds of Wonder
Honey Smacks cereal with Garfield or Odie padlock
WGN Facts of Life promo
Transformers bumper

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, March 11th 1987.

WGN Channel 9 - "We're For You" (Promo, 1979)

Views: 3400

Here's a promo for some shows on the Fall 1979 WGN Channel 9 season, introduced by Phil Donahue. Shows include:

The Palace
The Life & Times of Grizzly Adams
The Thriller Movies (anyone know what this was?)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, October 22nd 1979.

WGN Channel 9 - "Chicago At Twilight" (Bumper, 1979)

Views: 3144

Here's another vintage old-style WGN bumper slate featuring a twilight shot of Chicago.

Voiceover by Bob Bell.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, November 19th 1979 @ 6:30am!

WGN Channel 9 - "'Tis the Season" (Promo, 1984)

Views: 2250

Here's a promo for the holiday special "'Tis the Season" on WGN Channel 9, starring Nancy Wilson and Ramsey Lewis.

This aired on local Chicago TV in December 1984.