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WBBM Channel 2 - New Year's Eve: Chicago Style (Part 1, 1979/1980)
Views: 2556
Here's Part 1 of "New Year's Eve: Chicago Style" - a special on WBBM Channel 2. Unfortunately, the recording starts during a commercial break and we miss the first 10 minutes or so of the broadcast - still, lots of local fun in this one. :-)
Gary Deeb (the Tribune's TV-radio critic at the time) wrote in his column for Monday, December 31st 1979 - "The Local Line: Speaking of New Year's Eve, if you want to laugh yourself into convulsions, tune to WBBM-Ch. 2 about 11:40pm fo...
Emergency Broadcast System Test (1983)
Views: 2847
Here's a test of the Emergency Broadcast System (or as they were referred to here, "Emergency Broadcasting System") that aired on WLS Channel 7. The text was modified somewhat from this 1981 EBS test on WMAQ Channel 5:
"This is a test. This station is conducting a test of the Emergency Broadcasting [sic] System. This is only a test . . .
"This is a test of the Emergency Broadcasting [...
Screaming Yellow Theater (Svengoolie) - "Larry Lujack" - Bedtime Quotation (Closing, 1973)
Views: 496
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 closing segment is from Show #61 (according to the clapboard), with guest Larry "Superjock" Lujack. The recording date was April 11th 1973.
In this segm...
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How do you make a name like WD-40 catchy? Just repeat it a bunch of times very fast.
"What do you have that sticks or squeaks?"
This aired on local Detroit TV on Thursday, April 7th 1977 (not Chicago TV, but still cool!)
WLS Channel 7 - AM Chicago - "Outrageous Talk Show Hosts" (Part 5, 1985)
Views: 1825
Here's Part 5 of an episode of AM Chicago on WLS Channel 7. The topic was controversial, provocative and outrageous radio talk show hosts and featured Alan Burke of WGBS in Miami, Morton Downey Jr. (on this show just going by Mort Downey) of WERE in Cleveland, Warren Freiberg of WLNR in Lansing, IL, Irv Homer of WWDB in Philadelphia, and Jerry Williams of WRKO in Boston. Starring Oprah Winfrey as host.
This episode featured the infamous "soap spraying" incident by Warren Frei...
WCIU Channel 26 - The Chicago Party (Opening, 1982)
Views: 2882
After Polka Party on Saturday Nights, WCIU Channel 26 had for a time a show called The Chicago Party - here's the opening 5 minutes of an episode, including a commercial break, before the tape ends. Includes:
WCIU Station ID (voiceover by Bill O'Connor)
Opening of The Chicago Party starring James Christopher and Willie Woods.
Commercial: CopHerBox II - "Ask Your Kids"
Commercial: Screamin' Wheels Roller Rink at 6119 Melton Road in G...
WGN Channel 9 - The Ray Rayner Show (Ending, Break & ID, 1980)
Views: 6659
Here's the ending credits for The Ray Rayner Show on WGN Channel 9, followed by a commercial and station ID. Includes:
Ending credits (with loop of 1941-45 opening "Merrie Melodies" theme of Warner Bros. cartoons):
Musical Director - Don Orlando
Chelveston Lives at the Animal Kingdom
Assistant Director - Barbara Shikami
Executive Producer - Ray Rayner
Directed by Bill Hartmann
The prizes awarded on this show were...
WGN Channel 9 - When Movies Were Movies - "Union Pacific" (Commercial Break #2 & Station ID, 1979)
Views: 1853
Here's the second commercial break from the When Movies Were Movies presentation of the 1939 film "Union Pacific" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:
Movie bumper slide
Commercial: Lincoln Carpeting - with Al Parker - "30th Anniversary Sell-a-Bration" - offering a free set of stainless-steel tableware by International Silver Co. - and 3 rooms of carpeting (34 square yards, excluding padding and installation) for only $169, less than $10 a month
Com...
WLS Channel 7 - AM Chicago - "Outrageous Talk Show Hosts" (Part 2, 1985)
Views: 3900
Here's Part 2 of an episode of AM Chicago on WLS Channel 7. The topic was controversial, provocative and outrageous radio talk show hosts and featured Alan Burke of WGBS in Miami, Morton Downey Jr. (on this show just going by Mort Downey) of WERE in Cleveland, Warren Freiberg of WLNR in Lansing, IL, Irv Homer of WWDB in Philadelphia, and Jerry Williams of WRKO in Boston. Starring Oprah Winfrey as host.
This episode featured the infamous "soap spraying" incident by Warren Frei...