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Field Communications - Internal Sales Tape (Part 2, 1980)

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Here is Part 2, the final part, 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...

WOR Channel 9 - "Color Trails" (Station ID, 1979)

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Ok, it's not THAT Channel 9, but thought it looked cool anyway - these people must have had an early cable system here that picked this up. It's an animated station ID for WOR Channel 9 in New York.

This aired on Chicago TV (via Cable) likely in October of 1979.

WFLD Channel 32 - The Jack Benny Show (Break #2, 1974?)

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Finally - some WFLD stuff from the same batch that isn't from March 1971. ;-) Here is Break #2 from The Jack Benny Show on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

On-Screen Station ID featuring the Kaiser-era 32 logo!

Public Service Annoucement for breast cancer from the American Cancer Society about the importance of breast exams for women.

WFLD - The Jack Benny Show - Bumper Slide (Bud Kelly voiceover announcer?)

Can anyone with access to th...

Sprite Magic Baseball (Promo, 1982)

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Here'a a promo for Sprite Magic Baseball - a promotional game from WFLD Channel 32, featuring the incredibly beloved former White Sox mascots Ribbie and Roobarb.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday May 8th 1982.

WSNS Channel 44 - The Money Movie - "China Gate" (Ending, 1979)

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Here's some rare footage from another long-lost local movie show - "The Money Movie" on WSNS TV-44! The movie presented on this day was "China Gate". TMM was similar in concept to Dialing for Dollars. Viewers (mostly lonely housewives and old people from what it sounds like) would send in post cards with their name and phone number, and the host would call them live on the air during the movie breaks to see if they could answer some trivia questions. They answered an easy preliminary questi...

WFLD Channel 32 - Joker's Wild/Tic Tac Dough/To Tell The Truth (Promo, 1980)

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Here's a cool promo for the game shows The Joker's Wild, Tic Tac Dough, and To Tell The Truth on WFLD Channel 32. The lineup was:

7:30pm - The Joker's Wild
8:00pm - Tic Tac Dough
8:30pm - To Tell The Truth

Also includes a WFLD Channel 32 bumper for the presentation of the movie "30 Seconds Over Tokyo" which was sort of included in the end of the game shows promo.

You can hear some neat variations of the Field Communications theme use...

Burger Chef - "The Mariner" (Commercial, 1977)

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Here's a commercial for Burger Chef featuring their new "Mariner" fish dinner.

"You get more to like at Burger Chef."

This aired on local Detroit TV on Sunday, April 3rd 1977 during the 6pm to 7pm hour. (can't tell if the Copyright says 1976 or not)

The Jan & Dean Story (Record Offer, 1980)

Views: 1991

Here's a record offer for The Jan & Dean Story by Imperial House records.

"The Group Has Changed..."

This aired on local Milwaukee TV in May 1980.

Kill Or Be Killed (Trailer For TV, 1980)

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Here's a theatrical movie trailer for TV for the film "Kill Or Be Killed".

"The Greatest Hollywood Martial Arts Movie Ever Made." Hmm...

This aired on local Milwaukee TV in May 1980.