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WGN Channel 9 - John Drury and NewsNine - "Our Lady of the Angels Fire Confession" (1979)

Views: 3689

Here's a segment from John Drury and NewsNine on WGN Channel 9, involving a confession from an unnamed person - then in his thirties, at the time on parole after serving time for arson and murder - in connection with the fire that destroyed the Our Lady of the Angels school on Chicago's West Side on December 1st 1958, killing 92 students and three nuns.

This clip starts off at the tail end of Drury's introduction of the report, by Alex Burkholder, which was filmed on Aug...

WTVO Channel 17 - "Sinnissippi Park Weather Montage" (1978?)

Views: 1941

Here's an excerpt from a WTVO Channel 17 weather report featuring their montage of people running, walking, biking, and just plain enjoying local Sinnissippi Park.

Featuring Jason Gough (in the thumbnail pic) and his Dad, Richard Gough. :-)

Voiceover by ??

This likely aired on local Rockford, IL TV in 1978. (not Chicago, but close enough)

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

Views: 4822

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.

WGN Channel 9 - Night Beat - "The Death of John Lennon" (Opening & Excerpt, 1980)

Views: 4324

Here's a (mostly complete) opening to Night Beat with Jack Taylor, followed by that evening's top story - the murder of John Lennon.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Tuesday, December 9th 1980 - just a few hours after Lennon was killed. (Some of the details are still a bit spotty)

WIFR Channel 23 - Action Newsbreak (1978)

Views: 2876

Here's an Action Newsbreak on WIFR Channel 23 with anchor Rick Moore. Stories include:

Former aide to Governor Thompson charged with forging signatures on tax lid petitions.

Dollar shrinking even more (what else is new?) and the cost of living jumped.

Egypt & Isreal to resume peace talks; leaders of both countries share the Nobel Peace Prize.

This aired on local Rockford, IL TV on Friday, October 27th 1978 @ 7pm. (not Chicago, but c...

WMAQ Channel 5 - "Just Watch Us" (Promo, 1982)

Views: 8335

Here is an NBC "Just Watch Us" promo made especially for our Chicago affiliate WMAQ Channel 5. Features a lot of cool things including:

Kidding Around clip
Ron Magers
Linda Yu
Carol Marin
Chet Coppock
Jim Tilmon
Jerry Taft (with a lot of hair!)
On Stage On 5
Warner Saunders
Jorie Lueloff
Roger Ebert
Deborah Norville (Whoa!!!)

This aired on local Chicago TV in the last week of July 1982.

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness Newsbrief With Joel Daly (Bumper Promo, 1980)

Views: 2444

Here is an Eyewitness Newsbrief bumper promo featuring Joel Daly on WLS-TV Channel 7.

Joel previews a story regarding accused terrorists.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, April 7th, 1980.

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 at 10 - "Hey, That's Jorie Lueloff!" (Promo, 1978)

Views: 1439

Here's a neat promo for NewsCenter5 on WMAQ Channel 5, one of a series where "regular people" out and about in the city of Chicago run into various WMAQ-TV newscasters and have trouble recalling their names.

Featuring Edie McClurg as "the excited fan". (You might remember her from such films as "Planes, Trains & Automobiles", "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and a ton of other TV and Movie appearances and voiceovers)

This aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday,...

WFLD Channel 32 - Newstalk With Naurice Roberts (Ending, 1979)

Views: 2003

(NOTE - this clip was originally broadcast in color but was recorded in Black & White)

Here is the last few minutes of an episode of Newstalk with Naurice Roberts.

This program came on at 6am before Comedy Classics at 6:30am. What a scary piece of music to start your morning with.

(The end voiceover by Ron Beattie also references a memorial mass for Dr. Martin Luther King - whose birthday is January 15th.)

This aired on local...