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Various (Nashville Stations) - "A Flippin' Country Christmas"(1975)

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Not from Chicago, but still of historical interest: channel flipping through the dial on Nashville, Tennessee TV (via cable TV) on Christmas Day 1975. Features programming seen on ABC affiliate WNGE (now WKRN) Channel 2, NBC affiliate WSM (now WSMV) Channel 4, CBS affiliate WTVF Channel 5, and PBS affiliate WDCN (now WNPT) Channel 8, at least one or two as yet unidentified stations, plus cable Channel 6 (public access / public notices).

Includes:

Channel 2

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WFLD Channel 32 - The Jack Benny Show - "Pre-Emption Notice" (1975)

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Here's the opening of The Jack Benny Program on WFLD Channel 32, featuring a pre-emption notice. Includes:

Pre-emption notice for Bill Burrud's Travel World (from the host of Animal World) with show logo bumper slide from WFLD (which used a serif typeface called Windsor Bold, which apparently preceded Avant Garde Medium as Kaiser-era WFLD's font du jour)
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Milex Car Care With Jan Gabriel (Commercial, 1983)

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Here's a commercial for Milex Car Care featuring the late, great Jan Gabriel - Mr. "Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!" - the voice of the U.S. 30 Dragstrip and Santa Fe Speedway.

His commercials were was parodied by the original Svengoolie Jerry G. Bishop with "Carbon Monoxide Speedway" as well as Rich Koz' Son of Svengoolie doing "

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WMAQ Channel 5 - Sign-On, "Meditations" & Opening of "The Health Field" (1982)

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Here is a station sign-on for WMAQ Channel 5 and the opening of "The Health Field" (which also aired on WSNS Channel 44 at various times) Includes:

16 seconds of Color Bars and tone.

WMAQ-TV Chicago 5 logo and silence for about a minute, 15 seconds.

Black for about 45 seconds. (Exciting, eh?)

WMAQ-TV Chicago 5 logo (brighter?) and Station Sign-On voiceover, "Good Morning. This is WMAQ-TV Channel 5 NBC Television in Chicago, welcom...

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WGN Channel 9 - The Morning Movie - "Caught in the Draft" (Opening, 1979)

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Here's the opening and first commercial break from The Morning Movie presentation of the 1941 Bob Hope comedy "Caught in the Draft" on WGN Channel 9. The same opening and theme music as on their 1975 showing of "Sorry, Wrong Number" (1948) are still in use, but the color and picture are in overall better shape than the earlier clips. Includes:

WGN "Last Farewell" video animated ID (voiceover by Le...

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WBBM Channel 2 - Channel 2 Showcase - "Rosemary's Baby" (Ending Bumper, 1979)

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Here's the ending title bumper for the Channel 2 Showcase presentation of the 1968 film "Rosemary's Baby" on WBBM Channel 2. Heard over the music towards the end is a promo for an upcoming repeat of the public-affairs show Newsmakers with Walter Jacobson (voiceover by Bob Carrington)

The theme music for this filmed bumper was "Race With The Devil" by Chris Gunning, from th...

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Harris Bank with Gary Coleman (Commercial, 1977)

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Finally found one!

Here's a commercial for Harris Bank with Gary Coleman - one year before landing the role of Arnold on Diff'rent Strokes - starting out reading a book with the stuffed doll version of Hubert the lion (one of many in his possession) by his side, advising that this is the time of the year they are offered, to those depositing $200 or more up to October 7th.

NOTE: From the "In Case You Were Wondering" files - the book Gary i...

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WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News At 10pm (Opening & Break, 1976)

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Here's something really ancient and rare - the opening for the Eyewitness News at 10pm on WLS Channel 7 - from early 1976!! Featuring Fahey Flynn, Joel Daly, Bill Frink, and John Coleman. Includes:

WLS-TV Chicago animated ID (with voiceover promo for "The Titanic" on The 3:30 Movie by Al Parker)

Rosemarie Gulley reports on the story of a girl born at a toll plaza - Grace Hernandez - featuring her mother Sara Hernandez. Wouldn't it be something if we cou...

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WBBM Channel 2 - The 20th Annual Chicago Emmy Awards (Part 4, 1978)

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Here's Part 4 of the Twentieth Annual Chicago Emmy Awards on WBBM Channel 2, hosted by Bob Newhart.

This part features Don Craig, Naurice Roberts, Harry Porterfield, Gail Sikevitz and Jim Ruddle, photos of Clifton and Frayn Utley, Burr Tillstrom, Fran Allison, "Kukla" and "Ollie," and archive footage of Dave Garroway, Wayne King, Johnny Erp, Fred Thomas, Keith Klein, Jane Pauley, a...