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WSNS Channel 44 - The Good Time Bunch - "Christmas Special" (Promo, 1977)

Views: 1305

Here's a promo for a Christmas special from Channel 44's Good Time Bunch club show. Featuring Mary Pat (Byrne) and Brian (Vandenbroucke) as the hosts.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV in December of 1977.

WSNS Channel 44 - "Super Sleuths" (Colonel March of Scotland Yard and International Detective) (Promo, 1975)

Views: 1242

Here's a promo for a block of Super Sleuths on WSNS Channel 44, consisting of the 1956 TV series Colonel March of Scotland Yard starring Boris Karloff and the 1959 series International Detective starring Art Fleming (yes, the Art Fleming of 1964-75 Jeopardy! fame) - airing Monday through Friday starting at 10:30pm.

Voiceover by Don Ferris.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, June 17th 1975.

WSNS Channel 44 - Chicago White Sox Baseball (Partial Opening, 1975)

Views: 2250

Here's a partial opening for Chicago White Sox baseball on WSNS Channel 44, as used within the station's first few years of airing the team's games. Only the first seconds of this opening are shown before the recording runs out.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, June 17th 1975 at 8pm.

WSNS Channel 44 - TV College - "Humanities 201" (Promo, 1975)

Views: 677

Here's a promo for the summer curriculum of TV College on WSNS Channel 44, set to film footage of what looks like a rugby game. A course on the humanities (Humanities 201) is promised, and viewers don't have to go to college to learn this course.

Voiceover by ??

"Keeping your body active this summer will be no problem - but what about your mind?"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, June 17th 1975 during the 7:45pm to 8pm timef...

WSNS Channel 44 - "Your White Sox Station" (Station ID Slides, 1975)

Views: 3238

Here's a station ID for WSNS Channel 44 advertising itself as "your White Sox network sports station," accompanied by two Sox-related ID slides - the second of which is of pitcher Terry Forster (#51), who played with the Sox from 1971 to 1976.

Voiceover by Mal Wyman.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, June 17th 1975 at 7:45pm.

WSNS Channel 44 - Super Slam Lottery (Promo, 1975)

Views: 1090

Here's a promo for the Super Slam Lottery drawing on WSNS Channel 44, for Friday, June 20th at 7pm.

Voiceover by Linda Frost.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, June 17th 1975.

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News at 5pm - Coverage of Sam Giancana Funeral (1975)

Views: 1978

Here's a report from Fred Villanueva of WLS Channel 7 on the funeral of slain mob boss Sam Giancana. This was apparently from the 5pm edition, as the report is introduced by John Drury.

From this report, we learn that the funeral was held at 6901 West Belmont, and after the procession passed by his home, it went to the Queen of Heaven Cemetery where he was buried with his late wife who'd died in 1954.

After the report ends, John is about to report on a hearing ...

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsFive - [Partial] Coverage of Sam Giancana Funeral with Rich Samuels (1975)

Views: 2293

Here's a partial, incomplete report from Rich Samuels of WMAQ Channel 5 on the funeral of former Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana.

We catch this report as Rich lists Giancana's crime career, going back to Al Capone and including gambling and prostitution rings. He describes "a sea of anonymous faces" which mostly dominated the funeral service, except for Keely Smith who, he said, signified his preferences for "show business types in his later years." He notes about the hostility...

WBBM Channel 2 - Channel Two News - Coverage of Sam Giancana Funeral (1975)

Views: 3644

Here's coverage of the funeral of slain mob boss Sam Giancana from Channel Two News on WBBM Channel 2, anchored by Walter Jacobson (Bill Kurtis was on assignment), and reported by John Drummond. Includes:

Channel Two News opening (voiceover by Ed Roberts)

Walter leads the newscast with a story of Giancana, prior to being murdered, about to be indicted by a Federal grand jury for perjury; as well as him demanding the mob get the Justice Department o...