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WTHR Channel 13 - Editorial Reply - "Open Leaf Burning" (1979)

Views: 1827

Here's an Editorial Reply on the topic of open leaf burning on WTHR Channel 13 in Indianapolis. It is given by 10-year-old Veronica Stauffer, 5th grade student at Stinesville Elementary School in Ellettsville, Indiana.

This aired on local Indianapolis TV on Wednesday, November 21st 1979 at a few minutes before 7am.

WTHR Channel 13 - Today (Opening Moments, 1979)

Views: 1756

Here's the opening moments of the Today show with Tom Brokaw and Jane Pauley, as aired on Indianapolis TV. Also featuring reporter Steve Delaney. Includes:

Station ID with promo for Name That Tune at 7:30pm (voiceover by ??)

Opening titles for Today, with Tom Brokaw and Jane Pauley opening the program before Tom goes right into the news of the morning:

- Anti-American demonstrations outside the U.S. Embassy compound in Islama...

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 - "ElectroNewsMusik" (Ending, 1976)

Views: 3749

I believe someone asked for this once - the weird electronic music that NewsCenter5 apparently used before they replaced it with a more traditional sounding (yet still Electronic-tinged) theme. So, here's an ending of NewsCenter5 on WMAQ Channel 5 that I found recently that features the music. Also has a voiceover promo by Lorry Young for NBC's Saturday Night (later known as Saturday Night Live) Lastly t...

Galaxy Disco (Commercial, 1976)

Views: 3084

FuzzBeat Presents What's Happening... ;-)

Here's a totally groovy commercial for the Galaxy Discotheque, located at 37 East Lorraine Road in Addison, IL. $1 per person cover charge on Fridays and Saturdays! It was a "million dollar discotheque", had an "exciting sound activated dance floor", "ultrasonic" sound system, free dance instructions Sundays and Mondays at 9pm, "plenty of free parking", and was "adjacent to the Stardust Bowl" (which is still open!). What's no...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "The Mad Ghoul" (Short Promo, 1983)

Views: 2022

Here's a quick 10-second promo for Son of Svengoolie airing the movie, "The Mad Ghoul" on WFLD Channel 32. This is when he was on Saturdays at 10am. (Yeeeeeechhh)

"Gary Deeb..."

This promo aired on local Chicago TV Thursday, December 8th 1983 at 5pm.

WGN Channel 9 - Here's Looking At You Kid Theater (Promo, 1981)

Views: 1503

Here's a promo for 'Here's Looking At You Kid' Theater on WGN Channel 9, which aired late-night Saturdays showing Humphrey Bogart films.

According to Chris Tufts, this movie show only ran for a few months before being resumed again by the standard WGN Presents. Here are the movies and airdates:

1) November 15th 1980 11:00 PM The Maltese Falcon (1941)
2) November 22nd 1980 11:00 PM The Roaring Twenties (1939)
3) December 6th 198...

WSNS Channel 44 - White Sox Baseball - "Disco Demolition Promo & Harry Catches a Foul Ball" (1979)

Views: 6392

Here's an incredible twofer - 1) A live voiceover promo given by Harry Caray and Jimmy Piersall for the infamous Disco Demolition event that took place the following night. Little did they know what was about to occur. They talk about Lorelei and how for some reason WLUP's call letters don't make sense to them.

2) Amazingly, right after they are done talking about WLUP, Greg Pryor pops up a foul ball behind him and Harry goes after it with his trusty fishing net and catches ...

WBBM Channel 2 - Baker's Dozen (Opening & Break, 1982)

Views: 2100

Here's the opening and first commercial break for a short lived CBS series called "Baker's Dozen" on WBBM Channel 2. Includes:

WBBM News promo bumper with Don Craig - "Verdict in the Marquette 10 Bribery Trial"

Opening credits to Baker's Dozen - starring Ron Silver, Cindy Weintraub, Alan Weeks, Sam McMurray, Thomas Quinn, and Doris Belack as Captain Baker. The show only lasted 6 episodes, and this one - "Sauce for the Goose" was the last aired.

WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Together Again" (1984)

Views: 3001

Here's a truly priceless moment, the two Svengoolies, the original and the Son, singing a song together.

Rest in Peace, Jerry.

With Jerry G. Bishop and Rich Koz.

This aired on local Chicago TV Saturday, November 24th 1984.