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Aronson Furniture (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2078

Here's a commercial for Aronson Furniture.

Voiceover by Linn Burton (of Bert Weinman Ford fame).

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, January 2nd 1980.

Aronson Furniture - "Knocks Out High Prices" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2210

Here's a commercial for Aronson Furniture featuring Linn Burton (of Bert Weinman Ford fame) in person.

(picture's a bit fuzzy) ;-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, January 20th 1980 during the 11:24am to 11:33am timeframe.

WBBM Channel 2 - 1985 Chicago Emmy Awards (Part 7, 1985)

Views: 3710

Here's Part 7, the last part, of the (mostly complete) 1985 Chicago Emmy Awards broadcast.

This part features McLean Stevenson doing the closing and all the winners coming onto the stage.

Credits:

1985 Chicago Emmy Awards
Executive Producer - Bob Smith
Produced by Jim Coursen
Directed by Phil Ruskin, George Hurd, Don Carruthers, and Cheryl Stutzke
Associate Producer - Ava Gardner
Engineer in Charge - Jim Scott

WMAQ Channel 5 - Editorial 5 - "Parking Garage Sale" (1979)

Views: 591

Here's an editorial by Dillon Smith, Editorial Director of WMAQ Channel 5, in which he brands Mayor Jane Byrne's proposed sale of city parking garages to interested bidders a "mistake," saying once the easy cash from a proposed sale is spent from within the next year's city budget, the garages are "gone forever," whereas if the garages weren't sold, the city would profit from them forever.

He proposes that if the parking garages aren't making enough money, the city should jus...

Center Video - "Atari!" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 3657

Here's a commercial for Center Video advertising their Atari 2600 deals.

Voiceover by Linn Burton (of Bert Weinman Ford fame).

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 20th 1981.

Center Video (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1850

Here's a commercial for Center Video which had locations in Chicago at 777 West Diversey and at 5565 North Elston, as well as in the suburbs Crystal Lake, Skokie, Buffalo Grove, Villa Park, and Oak Lawn.

Voiceover by Linn Burton (of Bert Weinman Ford fame).

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 24th 1982.

Aronson Furniture - "40th Anniversary" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 3369

Here's a commercial for Aronson Furniture with a 40th Annivesary sale.

This is the earliest Aronson Furniture commercial yet found that uses the full jingle.

Featuring Linn Burton (of Bert Weinman Ford fame).

"Offer ends Sept. 30th 1980."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, September 6th 1980.

Bert Weinman Ford With Linn Burton - "Memorial Day Sales" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 4975

Here's another Bert Weinman Ford commercial with Lynn Burton - this time advertising the deals they had going on Memorial Day Weekend. They were located at 3535 North Ashland Avenue.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday, May 30th 1982.

WMAQ Channel 5 - Editorial 5 - "Some Good News" (1978)

Views: 936

Here's an editorial by Dillon Smith, Editorial Director of WMAQ Channel 5, soaking in the sun at poolside outdoors during a company outing, and summarizing some good news of the summer season:

- Regional Transportation Authority promising no fare increases in the near future

- 1,200 people take advantage of Mayor Bilandic's mortgage plan offered at 8 percent interest

- Crime in Chicago down 8.8 percent, according to Police Superintendent Jim O'Grad...