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WLS Channel 7 - AM Chicago - "Outrageous Talk Show Hosts" (Part 6, 1985)

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Here's Part 6 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...

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NBC News Digest - "The Day After Numbers" (1983)

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Here's an NBC News Digest anchored by Chuck Scarborough and sponsored by American Airlines.

Chuck reads the following items:

- Police in Bonn use water-spray laced with tear gas to disperse protesters against planned deployment of U.S. nuclear missiles as German Parliament meets on this issue; over 200 arrested

- Over 100 million Americans are estimated to have seen [ABC Telefilm depicting a nuclear war scenario] The Day After the ...

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Avon Mirror Interiors - "Tips On Mirrors" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 1960

Here's a local Detroit commercial talking about...uh...what were they selling again?

This aired on local Detroit TV on Thursday, April 7th 1977 (not Chicago TV, but still cool!)

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WSNS Channel 44 - Al Lerner Sports - "So Long..." (Part 3, 1971)

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Here's Part 3 of the final episode of Al Lerner Sports on WSNS Channel 44. Lerner was the station's first sportscaster, and would go on to a long career with such stations as WLS Channel 7, WMAQ Channel 5, WGN Radio 720 and WSCR-AM, as well as being a wrestling announcer. Also featuring a young (and at this point, moustacheless) Tim Weigel, then a sportswriter for the now-defunct Chicago Daily News, who himself would become a familiar face on Chicago television, working for all three...

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Cocoa Puffs - "Going Postal" (Commercial, 1980)

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Here's a commercial for Cocoa Puffs cereal by General Mills.

This aired on local Milwaukee TV in May 1980.

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WFLD Channel 32 - The Best Of Chicago (Part 2, 1983)

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Here's Part 2 of a neat special called The Best of Chicago on WFLD Channel 32.
It was produced and directed by the multi-talented WFLD veteran Don Shannon, who graciously donated a copy to us. Don, whose name you have undoubtedly seen here before, was involved in producing and directing a variety of shows at WFLD spanning many decades. From Jerry G. Bishop's Svengoolie to PM Magazine and everything in between - Don saw it all.

Hosted by No...

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NBC Network (ID, 1977)

Views: 1954

Here's a vintage network ID for NBC.

Voiceover by Howard Reig.

"This is the NBC Television Network..."

This aired on local Rockford, IL TV on Tuesday, August 16th 1977. (not Chicago, but close enough)

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ABC News - "Death of Karl Wallenda" (1978)

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Here is an ABC News report on the death of circus performer and tightrope walker Karl Wallenda, (of The Flying Wallendas) who fell to his death while performing at the age of 73.

From Wikipedia: "Karl attempted a walk between the two towers of the ten-story Condado Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on a wire stretched 37 metres (121 ft) above the pavement, but fell to his death when winds exceeded 48 kilometres per hour (30 miles per hour). The Wallenda family attributes th...

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Screaming Yellow Theater (Svengoolie) - "Wilderness Road" - The Don Knotts Song & Bedtime Poem (Closing, 1973)

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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 #59 (according to the clapboard). However, there is no recording date.

This segment starts off with Svengoolie in his uprig...