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First Federal Savings of Chicago - "Nearby" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 595

Here's a commercial for First Federal Savings of Chicago, with their famous country-tinged jingle telling us how "it's nice to have First Federal nearby," with drive-in tellers, children bringing jars of coins to tellers, and other scenes of people banking, pre-Internet.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, January 18th 1978.

Celozzi-Ettleson Chevrolet - "Where You Always..something something" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 4746

Here's an early Celozzi-Ettleson Chevrolet commercial before they had come up with their trademark catch-phrase of "Where You Always Save More Money!". Here the best they had so far was the infinitely inferior "Hard to find, but tough to beat."

Celozzi-Ettleson Chevrolet in Elmhurst at York and Roosevelt Roads.

Gotta love that Chicago accent. "DIS MUNT..."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, February 1st 1981.

Harris Bank - "Free Hubert" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 3143

Here's a commercial for Harris Bank with an animated version of Hubert the Lion at the end.

Featuring a promotion for a free Hubert the Lion doll.

Frank Nelson does the voice of Hubert the Lion. Richard Rorbach is the balding actor.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, October 21st 1981.

WLAK FM 94 - "FM 94 Is WLAK" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 2047

Here's a brief commercial for WLAK FM 94, Chicago's 24-hour-a-day beautiful music station, with shots of Interstate 94, a woman weighing herself at 94 pounds, a taxicab door closing with "94" emblazoned on it, a radio dial being tuned to "94," and a car driving up with its license plate reading "FM 94."

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, November 4th 1977 during the 10:30pm to 11pm timeframe.

First Federal of Chicago - "Saving Nut" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 549

Here's a commercial for First Federal of Chicago, with a woman who's a self-described "nut when it comes to saving money," explaining how she puts away money every payday and banks with First Federal because "they pay the highest interest rates."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, January 18th 1978.

WIND News Talk 56 - "Staying On The Ball" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2118

Here's a commercial for radio station WIND News Talk 56. (AM 560).

They mention Earl Finckle doing weather, Jim Durham with sports, Gary Lee on traffic, and "Chicago Ed" Eddie Schwartz.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, February 3rd 1980 at a little before 10pm.

Jewel Food Stores - "Groovy Father's Day" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 3574

Here's a commercial for some Father's Day deals from Jewel Food Stores and Jewel Grand Bazaar.

Voiceover by Joe Slattery. The actor playing "Dad" is Bob Moomey.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, June 15th 1978.

WLAK FM 94 - "My Soft Spot" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2092

Here's another commercial for local radio station WLAK FM 94 (The Lake) featuring a cute doggy advertising their relaxing, instrumental easy-listening music.

This station is now known as WLIT-FM (93.9 "The Lite"). Every year, they torture Chicagoans with non-stop holiday music from November until Chirstmas.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, March 11th 1982.

WTTW Channel 11 - The Callaway-Ruddle Report (Opening, 1976)

Views: 1827

Here's another "end of tape" find - the first minute or so of The Callaway-Ruddle Report on WTTW Channel 11, anchored by John Callaway (formerly of WBBM Channel 2, soon to be a Channel 11 mainstay) and Jim Ruddle (formerly of WGN Channel 9, later to go to WMAQ Channel 5), and featuring arts critic Johanna Steinmetz. Includes:

Station ID slide with a crowd of children peering from behind a gated fence (voiceover by Don Ferris)

Cold open, with previews of f...