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WFLD Channel 32 - Chicago Blitz Vs. Tampa Bay Bandits (Promo, 1983)

Views: 2182

Here's a promo of an upcoming game between the Chicago Blitz vs. Tampa Bay Bandits of the now-defunct United States Football League (USFL), to air Saturday, April 2nd at 7pm.

From this, we learn that George Allen was the Blitz' head coach and that John Reeves was the Bandits' QB. The play-by-play was by Doug Buffone and Lorn Brown (the latter of whom also handled play-by-play for Chicago White Sox radio broadcasts). (Spoiler / Time-Travelling Gambler Alert: The Blitz would ...

Disco Rocket (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 8115

Here's a commercial for the album "Disco Rocket" by K-Tel records.

This aired on local Detroit TV on Sunday, March 19th 1978. (Not Chicago TV, but still cool!)

Zayre - "Before You Go Back To School" (Commerical, 1960?)

Views: 6710

Here's an animated, really early Zayre spot, in black-and-white no less.

Where? Zayre! Where?

Not sure when this aired but from other evidence seems like very late-fifties to very early-sixties.

WFLD Channel 32 - Newscope - "The Blizzard of '67" and Other Stories (Part 3, 1967)

Views: 2077

Here's Part 3 of an edition of Newscope on WFLD Channel 32, anchored by Patrick Muldowney.

NOTE: This is the earliest footage currently known to exist of a WFLD broadcast (albeit via kinescope); the sound heard in the background on the right channel is of time code as heard on 3/4" Umatic tapes. (this is not our museum's transfer)

Includes:

Dave then ends his sports report and goes back to Patrick, who mentions that 32 was the first ...

WUTV Buffalo 29 - "Get To Know Us!" (Promo, 1980)

Views: 3806

Ok, it's not Chicago TV - it's from WUTV Channel 29 from Buffalo, New York - but I thought it was a fun enough promo that I wanted to share.

Can some of our broadcasting tech people name the different pieces of old equipment seen here?

This aired on local Buffalo TV in early (January or February) 1980.

WTVO Channel 17 - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert (Opening & Break #1, 1978)

Views: 6227

Here's the opening and first commercial break from an episode of Don Kirshner's Rock Concert on WTVO Channel 17. Includes:

Opening of Don Kirshner's Rock Concert

Commercial: Instead bras.

Commercial: Playtex - "Even better than before."

Commercial: Let's All Go To The Movies - Now Showing - at the Robin Drive-In, Sunset Outdoor Theater, Midway Theater, CherryVale Theatres, Times Theater, Dixon Theater, and the State Theater in Freep...

Sportmart - "The Edge" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2139

Here's a commercial for Sportmart featuring sales on an inflatable boat and a trolling motor. Located in Chicago, Niles, Schaumburg, Lombard, Oak Lawn, and Calumet City.

"For Sports..it's Sportmart"

This aired on local Chicago TV on (most likely) Thursday, May 13th 1982.

WTTW Channel 11 - "Its A Wonderful Pledge" (1987)

Views: 1936

Here is a hilarious and creative parody piece combining the ethos of Pledge Breaks with the classic film, "It's a Wonderful Life".

Former WTTW staffer and Emmy-award-winning producer Rick Kotrba recalls, "It was originally produced in December 1986 for party festivities at the WTTW studios. I was the writer/creator. The technician who recorded the sound and edited the video was Harvey Moshman.

In March 1987, this abridged version was created for broadc...