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Joe Rizza Ford - North Riverside (Commercial #1, 1986)

Views: 1234

Here is a commercial for Joe Rizza Ford at 2100 South Harlem in North Riverside, Illinois.

Featuring the 1986 Crown Victoria 4 Door.

Has a nice shot of the old Clyde Federal Bank building in the background!

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday June 29th, 1986.

Dominick's Finer Foods - "Orange Juice" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1964

Here's a quick commercial for Dominick's Finer Foods with a sale on Minute Maid Orange Juice.

Voiceover by Lloyd Hanson.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, March 14th 1981.

WGN Radio 720 - "Bob Collins" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 2683

Here's a commercial for Bob Collins on WGN Radio 720.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 31st 1978 during the 3:30pm to 5pm timeframe.

Schmerler Ford - "A Different Tune" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 3579

Here's a commercial for Schmerler Ford featuring Harry Schmerler singing a different tune than the one he became famous for - instead of "Rock-A-Bye-Your-Baby", it's "In The Good Old Summertime..."

Schmerler Ford - Route 83 and Touhy in Elk Grove Village!

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

WCIU Channel 26 - John Q's Entertainment Scene - "Mr. T" (Part 3, 1978)

Views: 2832

Here is Part 3 of a locally produced dance show called John Q's Entertainment Scene on WCIU Channel 26. Not quite Soul Train, but close enough. This was their 1st Anniversary episode.

Features a pre-A-Team Mr. T talking about his experience being a bodyguard for boxer Leon Spinks.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that this hasn't been seen in 30 years.

Marvel at the low-budget 70's-ish-ness of it all. :-)

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WBBM Channel 2 - The 10 O'Clock News - "The Death of John Lennon" (Part 5 - Sports & Ending, 1980)

Views: 2009

Here's Part 5, the final part, of The 10 O'Clock News on WBBM Channel 2 from the day after John Lennon was murdered. Includes:

Sports with Johnny Morris - Chicago Cubs lose Bruce Sutter in exchange for Leon Durham and Ken Reitz. The San Francisco Giants fire manager Dave Bristol; sports highlights. Johnny Morris leaves his hand extended with a pen in it for an uncomfortably long time.

Commercial: Olympus OM10 camera with Cheryl Tiegs

Ending to Th...

Empire Carpets - "Kiddie Look-Alike" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2473

Here's another Empire Carpets commercial - featuring a pint-sized version of Lynn Hauldren (Empire Carpet Man). The child in this commercial was Jason Kane, who grew up to be a Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Physician at Children's Memorial Hospital. (Just goes to show you where doing an Empire commercial can take you.)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, March 13th 1983.

WXRT 93 FM - "Chicago's Fine Rock Station" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 3089

Here's the earliest WXRT commercial I've yet found - it features "Monty Python"-style animations of the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Muddy Waters, Bruce Springsteen, and Blondie, and others. The opening drum beat is from the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's reprise.

"The More You Listen, The More You Hear"

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 28th 1980.

Schmerler Ford - "With A Voice Like Mine" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 5765

Here's another classic - Harry Schmerler, Your Singing Ford Dealer.

"ROCK-a-bye your baBY..." - Route 83 and Touhy in Elk Grove Village. :-)

"With a voice like mine, I've got to give good deals..."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, November 11th 1980.