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WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News - "Cubs Clinch" (Segments, 1984)

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Here are some segments from Eyewitness News on WLS Channel 7 from the night the Cubs clinched the NL East division title with a 4-1 win in Pittsburgh. Featuring Mike Adamle, Tim Weigel, Jim Frey, Dallas Green, Joel Daly at Murphy's Bleachers bar, Cubs fans Dick O'Connor and Larry Wilson, Jay Levine, and Jerry Pritikin, the "Voodoo Man".

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, September 24th 1984.

Field Communications - Internal Sales Tape (Part 1, 1980)

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Here is Part 1 of an excellent time capsule of the five Field Communications family of independent television stations. Field Communications was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Field Enterprises - which at one time owned the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper. Chock full of vintage station id's, bumpers, slides, logos, jingles, promos, you name it!

This presentation includes: ratings and audience share summaries, mention of Field Spot Sales joining forces with The Katz Agency to form I...

WFLD Fox 32 - Have You Ever Wondered? - "Largest Dinosaur Ever" (1987)

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Here is a segment from "Have You Ever Wondered?" - an interstitial feature on WFLD Channel 32 produced by Fox Television Stations in the tradition of Snipets and Who's Askin'? This one addresses the question of the largest dinosaur ever - the Ultrasaurus.

(Audio dips slightly at times and there are some minor tracking issues)

This aired on local Chicago TV in 1987.

WGN Channel 9 - Garfield Goose and Friends - "Mama Goose & Cornhusk Dolls" (1974)

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Here's one of only a few existing Garfield Goose and Friends segments, this one featuring a visit from Mama Goose as well as Hobby Corner with Amy Simon and her cornhusk dolls. All the cartoon and non-studio segments have been removed. (I assume this wasn't from an off-air recording)

Has anyone tried to track down Ms. Amy Simon who lived on Wesley Avenue in Evanston, IL who has 1 sister (now around 48 years old) and 1 brother (now around 46 years old)? Amy herself would be a...

WFLD Channel 32 - Newscene with Kathy McFarland (Opening, 1978)

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Here's the original opening titles for Newscene with Kathy McFarland on WFLD Channel 32. This was from a studio tape, so that's all there is.

You can hear the music was a little reminiscent of the opening to the CBS In the News segments. Also, this theme differs from one heard in a later Newscene opening.

Who's Askin'? - "Does A Straw Work In Outer Space?" (1990)

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Here's one of the interstitials that WFLD Channel 32 used to run in the early nineties during commercial breaks featuring the talents of Rich Koz - Who's Askin'? In twenty years, these will probably be the Snipets of their time. :-)

Daniel Parker of Oak Park wanted to know if a straw works in outer space. Now he knows.

This aired on local Chicago TV in the Summer of 1990.

WBBM Channel 2 - "Living History (Bloopers)" (Part 2, 1978/1979)

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Here's Part 2 of a blooper reel from WBBM Channel 2. Many of the segments here are of a technical nature (with microphones not working properly on key on-air talent, for example).

This part features (in order of first appearance): Walter Jacobson, Harry Porterfield, Bob Wallace, Susan Anderson, Mort Crim, Bill Kurtis, Harry Volkman, Emery King, ?, John Drummond, Johnny Morris, Jacqui Adams, Vice President Walter Mondale, ?, Irv Kupcinet, Ann Landers (a.k.a. Eppie Lederer), ?,...

WCIU Channel 26 - "The Assad Brothers Playing Classical Guitar" (Program Segments, 1980)

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Here are a few segments of Viernes Especial co Esteban ( Friday Special with Estaban ) on WCIU Channel 26 featuring Sergio and Odair Assad - The Assad Brothers ( Duo Assad ) - playing classical guitar.

The speech on the beginning is:
"Directamente de Rio de Janeiro Sergio y Odair con una sonata de Domenico Scarlatti. Aqui los tenemos."

That can be translated as:
"Directly from Rio de Janeiro, Sergio and Odar play a sonata by Domenico Scarlatti. Her...

WFLD Channel 32 - CNN News Headlines With Kathy McFarland (1983)

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Here are two News Headlines segments (with slight variations) featuring Kathy McFarland on WFLD Channel 32. These previews for the news appeared at two different times during the airing of the 7 O'Clock movie that night. The top story was Mayor Jane Byrne conceding the Democratic primary to Harold Washington.

By 1983 WFLD had dropped the "Newscene" moniker, and went with the generic "News Headlines". It also stopped being listed as a separate program airing at 9:55pm. Stran...