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WLS Channel 7 - AM Chicago - "Outrageous Talk Show Hosts" (Part 4, 1985)

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Here's Part 4 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...

WLS Channel 7 - AM Chicago - "Outrageous Talk Show Hosts" (Part 1, 1985)

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Here's Part 1 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...

WGN Channel 9 - The Ray Rayner Show - "Clock Excerpts #4" (1975)

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Here's the good news - someone recorded The Ray Rayner Show at various times in the early seventies! Now the bad news - they only recorded the cartoons, and cut out nearly everything else. :-( I bring you the only snippets left - a few excerpts of the clock that they would show the time on, and in some cases, the chalkboard with the date, weather, and sports scores. Some might wonder why...

KMBC Channel 9 - Sunday, Nuclear Sunday: Kansas City Reacts (Part 4, 1983)

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Here's Part 4 (the last part) of the live, special discussion program Sunday, Nuclear Sunday: Kansas City Reacts on KMBC Channel 9 in Kansas City, MO. This show, which aired right after the ABC telefilm The Day After, was hosted by Larry Moore (formerly of WLS Channel 7).

In this part, Larry fields questions from people who called into the show. The first question read is from Robert Berry of Kansas City, KS, who has a two-part query for Carsten Haaland, one aski...

Large Size Boba Fett & Darth Vader Action Figures By Kenner (Commercial, 1979)

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Here's a commercial for the 12" large-size Star Wars Action figures of Boba Fett and Darth Vader - by Kenner. Interesting, since Boba Fett hadn't even been introduced as a character until Friday, November 17th 1978. (the date of the airing of the Star Wars Holiday Special)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, November 12th 1979.

WTTW Channel 11 - Doctor Who - "The Max Headroom Pirating Incident" (1987)

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During a broadcast of the Dr. Who episode "Horror of Fang Rock" on WTTW Chicago Channel 11, on Sunday November 22nd, 1987, at around 11:15pm, a Video "Pirate" wearing a Max Headroom mask broke into the signal and transmitted one of the weirdest, unauthorized things ever to hit the Chicago airwaves.

Earlier in the evening on the same day, during the Nine O'Clock News on Channel 9 (Yes, a completely different channel) the Max Headroom Pirate also broke in - although it was for a...

WMAQ Channel 5 - "The Wizard of Oz" (Commercial Break #1, 1973)

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Here's a surviving commercial break for the 1973 airing of the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz" (starring Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley and Bert Lahr) on WMAQ Channel 5. This was the seventh airing of this classic by NBC, which held the rights from 1967 to 1975. (Among the fare preempted this evening: The Wonderful World of Disney.) Includes:

Commercial: Jell-O Pudding & Pie Filling and Instant Pudding Mix - with kids in summer camp grousing about the camp food -...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Rock World (Part 1, 1980)

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Here's Part 1 of a complete edition of Rock World, a weekly pre-MTV music video show that aired on WMAQ Channel 5 (simulcast on WXRT 93 FM). Includes:

WMAQ Channel 5 Animated Station ID with promo for Beulah Land on Tuesday, October 7th (voiceover by ??)

Opening titles (featuring clips of Blondie, The Cars, The Boomtown Rats and X-Ray Spex (whose lead singer, Poly Styrene, sadly passed away on April 25th 2011), Supercharge, The Movies, Ben Sidran a...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "The Walking Dead" (Break #1, 1985)

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Here's Break #1 to an episode of Son of Svengoolie that hasn't been seen in close to 24 years! This was number 318 where he was presenting the movie "The Walking Dead". Includes:

Sven bumper about the Godzilla 1985 contest details coming up.

Commercial: Chicago Cubs - "They're out there for you", featuring Bob Dernier, Keith Moreland, and Gary Matthews. Promoting Wallet Day - September 8th.

Commercial: Plywood Minnesota
Commercial: First ...