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WXRT 93 FM - "Give My Friend Terri A Listen" (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 3083

Here's another commercial for radio station WXRT 93.1 FM - this one promoting weekday mornings with Terri Hemmert from 6am to 10am.

Background music at the beginning is I.G.Y. by Donald Fagen (of Steely Dan fame).

"Chicago's Finest Rock"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, July 10th 1984.

WJPC The New 95 AM - "Win a Superstar Supercar" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1821

Here's a brief commercial for "The New 95" WJPC's "Superstar Supercar" contest, where one could be yours if you write the station call letters near your phone. Contest good through March 17th 1983.

Can someone name the DJs in this spot? Isn't that LaDonna Tittle?

This aired on local Chicago TV early Monday, November 15th 1982.

WGN Channel 9 - Cartoon Capers (Opening, 1978)

Views: 4121

Here's the opening moments of "Cartoon Capers" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

"Last Farewell" video animated station ID (voiceover by Bob Bell who also provides time check)

Brief shot of Cartoon Capers bumper slide - anyone remember this?

Accompanying music consisting of 1945-55 version of "Merrily We Roll Along" as heard on the opening of countless Warner Bros. "Merrie Melodies" cartoons - dissolving into opening title sequence and first mome...

WGN Channel 9 - WGN Presents - "A Guide For The Married Man" (On-Screen ID, 1980)

Views: 2942

Here's an on-screen Station ID for WGN Channel 9 during a showing of "A Guide for the Married Man".

This aired on local Chicago TV on early Saturday, September 20th 1980.

WFLD Channel 32 - Big Movie - "Waterloo Bridge" (On-Screen Station ID & Commercial Break, 1978)

Views: 3562

Here's another miraculous end-of-tape find - an on-screen station ID and a single commercial break for the Big Movie presentation of "Waterloo Bridge" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

On-Screen Station Identification (with Field-era 32 logo)

WFLD Big Movie bumper (with Kaiser-era 32 logo) (music is "Manhattan Skyline" by David Shire - from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack)

White Cloud bathroom tissue with "Barbara Hartman"

A...

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

Views: 3064

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.

WMAQ Channel 5 - WMAQ-TV Editorial - "Beef About It" (1973)

Views: 1460

Here's an editorial by Dillon Smith, from early in his run as Editorial Director of WMAQ Channel 5 regarding the curious Chicago practice of not selling fresh meat after 6pm, nor selling any on Sundays.

From time to time, Mr. Smith would deliver his editorials in locations pertinent to its content and focus - even at this early date, from a local supermarket after 6pm when fresh meat was made empty at store shelves, due to a contract between the supermarkets and the butchers' u...

White Fence Farm (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2607

Here's another commercial for that great old-time eatery, White Fence Farm, whose owner and founder, Robert J. Hastert, Jr., died at the age of 73.

Great chicken and corn fritters, and lots of interesting knick-knacks to look at before or after dinner. I have fond memories of going here as a kid. It's definitely a one-of-a-kind experience ...

WLAK FM 94 - "FM 94 Is WLAK" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 2056

Here's a brief commercial for WLAK FM 94, Chicago's 24-hour-a-day beautiful music station, with shots of Interstate 94, a woman weighing herself at 94 pounds, a taxicab door closing with "94" emblazoned on it, a radio dial being tuned to "94," and a car driving up with its license plate reading "FM 94."

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, November 4th 1977 during the 10:30pm to 11pm timeframe.