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WLUP - The Loop FM 98 - "Ticket To Rock" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2770

Here's another cool commercial for WLUP - The Loop - FM 98 ( 97.9 ) radio station, featuring the Ticket to Rock promotion.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, November 13th 1982.

Chicagoland Job Mart With William H. Macy (Commercial, 1976)

Views: 4821

Here's a short commercial for the Chicagoland Job Mart - in the Sunday Sun-Times and Friday Daily News - featuring a pre-fame William H. Macy (of Fargo fame, and other films).

This aired on local Chicago TV early Friday, June 18th 1976 at about 12 midnight.

Victory Auto Wreckers - "No Door Falling Off" (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 4112

Here is another Victory Auto Wreckers commercial, still with no car door falling off yet - that commercial wouldn't premiere until May 1985.

Featuring Jim Ostrander and Jose "Louie" Arroyo.

Voiceover by former WGN Channel 9 staff announcer Steve Hunter.

This aired on local Chicago TV in 1984.

Dietac with Bill Bixby - "It Gives Your Diet a Fighting Chance" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 1059

Here's a commercial for a new diet pill from the makers of Contac, called Dietac. In time-release capsule form (with the same kind of slow-motion opening of the capsule and granules going all over the place as on Contac commercials). With Bill Bixby (then co-starring in The Incredible Hulk). Use only as directed.

(C) SmithKline 1980.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, August 28th 1980.

Olympia Dodge - "Midnight Madness" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1226

Here's a commercial for Olympia Dodge with Bill Frank talking about their Midnight Madness sale. Olympia Dodge locations were Route 30 and Western in Chicago Heights, 5549 Mannheim in La Grange, and Mannheim and Oakton in Des Plaines.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, March 14th 1981.

Northwest Federal Savings - "Bandwagon Of Gifts" (Commercial, 1976)

Views: 826

Here's a commercial for North West Federal Savings with a political theme.

Featuring Chicago actor and David Mamet favorite, Mike Nussbaum.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, April 9th 1976 during the 8am to 9am timeframe.

Herschel Bernardi in Fiddler on the Roof at the Auditorium Theatre (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 461

Here's a commercial for Herschel Bernardi in Fiddler on the Roof at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins. With excerpts of reviews from the Sun-Times and the Tribune.

Main voiceover by Peter Thomas(?)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 28th 1980.

Dominick's Finer Foods - "Green Register Tapes" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 1137

Here's a commercial for Dominicks Finer Foods featuring their promotion of the green register tapes, which you could redeem for cookware.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, March 9th 1983.

Chicago White Sox - "Sprite Magic Baseball" (Promo, 1983)

Views: 2400

Here is a quick bumper promo (mostly complete) for the Sox - "Sprite Magic Baseball" (whatever that was) on WFLD Channel 32, which started on Saturday, May 21st 1983.

This aired (with 90% certainty) on local Chicago TV Friday, May 13th 1983.