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WMAQ Channel 5 - "Rudolph's Season's Greetings" (1975)

Views: 1912

Here's a holiday promo for WMAQ Channel 5 featuring Rudolph the Reindeer. (drawings look familiar)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 23rd 1975 at 7:30am.

Superstation WTBS Channel 17 - Movie 17 - "Don't Look in the Basement" (Opening with Alternate Title Slide, 1980)

Views: 292

Here's the opening moments of the Movie 17 presentation of "Don't Look in the Basement" [reissue title for the 1973 horror film "The Forgotten"] on Superstation WTBS Channel 17 in Atlanta, GA, which aired all over the country via cable and satellite. Includes:

Partial opening Movie 17 title sequence, with voiceover (by ??) announcing film

Opening sequence of film, with reissue title (set in Bolt Bold) and credits some eight minutes into the movie

ABC Movie Special - "Star Tunnel" (Opening, 1982)

Views: 1619

Here is the terrific "Star Tunnel" version of the ABC Movie opening, which began in Fall of 1981. This is the "ABC Movie Special" version, although the same theme and graphics were used for "The ABC Sunday Night Movie".

Really got you hyped up to see a good flick! :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, September 24th 1982.

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 With Jane Pauley (Bumper Promo, 1976)

Views: 2902

Here's a short bumper promo for NewsCenter5 on WMAQ Channel 5 featuring Jane Pauley before she moved up to the NBC network and the Today show. She was the first woman ever to anchor the evening news at WMAQ-TV.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Friday, June 18th 1976 at about 12 midnight.

WMAQ Channel 5 - Station Sign-On & "Meditations" (1984?)

Views: 3268

Here's a station sign-on and "Meditations" religious segment on WMAQ Channel 5 (cut off before ending completes).

"Good Morning. This is WMAQ-TV Channel 5, NBC Television in Chicago, welcoming you to another day of outstanding television programs. WMAQ-TV constantly strives to maintain high programming standards in the public interest. The programs telecast by this station may not be used for any purpose except exhibition at the time of their telecast on receivers of the type o...

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 At 10pm - "The Blizzard of '79" (Part 1, 1979)

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Here's Part 1 of NewsCenter5 at 10pm on WMAQ Channel 5 - the top story being the blizzard of 1979. Featuring Mike Jackson as anchor, and Jim Hill (famous for being a longtime voiceover announcer at WMAQ-TV) doing the weather.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, January 13th 1979 during the 10pm to 10:30pm timeframe.

WMAQ Channel 5 - The Today Show (Pre-Show Break & Partial Open, 1975)

Views: 1889

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Here's a pre-show commercial break and partial open of the Today show on WMAQ Channel 5. Includes:

Commercial: The Auditorium Theatre Council (50 East Congress) presents the Dance Theatre of Harlem in six gala performances on November 4th through November 8th at 8pm and November 9th at 2pm, followed by programs at the auditorium for that week (voiceover by Ed Grennan)
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WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "The 3-D Movie" (Ending, 1982)

Views: 2522

Here's a piece lost until now - the ending to The Son of Svengoolie 3D Movie showing of "The Revenge of the Creature" on WFLD Channel 32. Still haven't found the entire movie complete with commercials, but at least now we have the closing.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, July 29th 1982.

WGN Channel 9 - Movie Greats - "International House" (Opening, 1981)

Views: 5688

Here is the opening for the Movie Greats presentation of "International House" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

WGN Globe-Logo Station ID (voiceover by Paul Rogers)

Movie Greats opening with theme song (segment of "Birdland" by Weather Report) and movie introduction (voiceover by Paul Rogers). This is a different theme song than featuring in the other Movie Greats clip posted from December 1981, which was more traditional sounding.

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