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

Views: 1928

Here's a promo for WSNS Channel 44's Good Time Bunch club, with hosts Brian (Vandenbroucke) and Mary Pat (Byrne) presiding over the third drawing for prizes for children ages 2-13 who are members of the club, and for those who aren't they can send in their names and addresses to join (alas, employees of Channel 44, Chase/Ehrenberg, and their families aren't eligible). The membership kit consisted of a Good Time Bunch membership card, stickers, TV schedule, and a 6-inch machine-...

WJPC 95 AM - "The Station With The Money Card" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1844

Here's a quick commercial for WJPC 95 AM starring Jayne Kennedy and Tom Joyner. Also featuring their "Money Card".

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, February 27th 1982.

WGN Channel 9 - The Ray Rayner Show - "The Bye-Bye Show" (Part 2, 1981)

Views: 3548

Here is Part 2 of the final episode of The Ray Rayner Show as shown on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

"Kids in Chicago Having a Good Time" Ray Rayner bumper (Merri Dee voiceover)

Time, Weather, and Sports report given by Merri Dee.

Beginning of a cartoon.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 23rd 1981. @ 7:11am!

HBO Sign-Off (1979)

Views: 3606

Here's a sign-off from HBO (Home Box Office), from back in the days when they did sign off (the pioneering cable TV channel switched to a 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week schedule on December 28th 1981, after going 24 hours on weekends that September).

The sign-off consisted of an animated film with people all heading off to bed for the night, from all directions, accompanied by instrumental music that almost screamed '70's, down to the omnipresent conga drums and a low tom drum whi...

WGN Channel 9 - The Ray Rayner Show - "The Bye-Bye Show" - "Go Out Singing!" (Part 3, 1981)

Views: 4486

Here is Part 3 of the final episode of The Ray Rayner Show as shown on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Ending of a cartoon

Time, Date, Weather, and Sports report shown

Ray Rayner singing "Mame" with Don Orlando playing the organ.

Time shown

Ray Rayner bumper slate (Merri Dee voiceover)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 23rd 1981. @ 7:18am!

WCIU Channel 26 - Black's View Of The News (Brief Excerpt, 1970)

Views: 5769

Here is a very brief excerpt of the show "Black's View of the News" on WCIU Channel 26, hosted by Don Cornelius of Soul Train fame.

You can see Don taking calls from people - having them call in to 663-9553. He is asking people who the most effective and relevant black leader is - to which the caller answers Jesse Jackson - certainly true for the time I would say. You can also see an old WCIU-TV 26 logo placard in the background.

This excerpt was found on a two...

WSNS Channel 44 - The Beatles Cartoon (Commercial Breaks #2, 1982)

Views: 2261

Here are some more commercial breaks from WSNS Channel 44 in Chicago showing the Beatles cartoon. This aired on local Chicago television Wednesday, June 2nd 1982 or Thursday, June 3rd 1982.

Includes:

Beatles on TV 44 card bumper

The Sporting News with Tom Seaver (ending voiceover by Jack Reynolds)

Over Your Head in Debt? (voiceover by Don Ferris who was also on WTTW Channel 11)

WSNS Channel 44 and ON TV ID bumper - Yo...

ON TV - Adults Only - "The World of Henry Paris" (On-Screen ID, 1981)

Views: 3021

Here is an on-screen station ID for the ON TV Subscription Television "Optional Service" of Adults Only mode, during a presentation of the movie "The World of Henry Paris".

This aired on local Chicago TV early Thursday, December 17th 1981.

The Don Ferris "Sampler" (1977-1991)

Views: 3759

Here's a compilation I created of some of the fine work of Don Ferris, announcer emeritus for WSNS TV-44 and WTTW Channel 11. I am going to present this to him today when we meet for the first time! (more on that later) Includes:

Fan-made Museum of Classic Chicago Television "Station ID" (Created by (and voiceover by) Roger Berton with audio edit by Rick Klein)

Ending excerpt of the WSNS Channel 44 Saturday All Night Movies presentation of Magical Myste...