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WFLD Channel 32 - CNN Headline News (Part 1, 1982)

Views: 3839

In the months following the demise of Nite-Owl, WFLD aired in it's place CNN Headline News, starting at 12 midnight every night until about 5 or 6am. Here is the opening segment for one showing. (For awhile, on weekdays at 11:30am they would also show a half-hour version - this followed their Newstalk program at 11am)

Featuring CNN anchors Sasha Foo and Bud Elliott. Stories I...

WBBM Channel 2 - Channel 2 News Special Report - Blizzard '79 (Part 3, 1979)

Views: 3151

Here's Part 3, the last part, of a Channel 2 News Special Report on the Blizzard of 1979 - this update coming the day after the big snow hit. Includes:

Carrie Cochran anchoring; Phil Whitelaw giving a weather update; Cut commercial break with just a remnent of a Little Sisters of the Poor PSA; Carrie Cochran reporting on a rash of cooperation and helpfulness breaking out among the populace in the wake of the blizzard; another cut commercial break with a snippet of a Ford ad f...

WBBM Channel 2 - CBS Newsbreak with Marlene Sanders (1980)

Views: 1707

Here's a CBS Newsbreak with Marlene Sanders as aired on WBBM Channel 2. The headlines are, as follows:

- Consumer prices rose 1 percent in September and inflation rose to a rate of over 12 percent (with food prices the main culprit, and housing second), in the last report issued prior to the upcoming election

- Iran's Hostage Commission to meet Sunday (the 26th) to set conditions for 52 hostages' release, but President Carter says the Iranian government s...

WLS Channel 7 - Rich Man, Poor Man - Part 9 (Commercial Break, 1976)

Views: 1974

Here's a commercial break during Part 9 (the final night) of the mini-series Rich Man, Poor Man on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

Commercial: Cricket and Super Cricket lighters by Gillette

Commercial: Soft & Dri anti-perspirant - "Panic Button"

Commercial: Era detergent

ABC Novel For Television - "Rich Man, Poor Man" bumper (voiceover by Ernie Anderson)

ABC S.W.A.T. bumper promo (voiceover by Scott Vincent)
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WMAQ Channel 5 - Chicago Sizzlin' - The 31st Annual Chicago Emmy Awards (Part 8, 1989)

Views: 494

Here's Part 8 of the 31st Annual Chicago Emmy Awards broadcast, titled Chicago Sizzlin'.

This part features the Gus Giordano Jazz Dance of Chicago dancing to "Sing, Sing, Sing," Bill Kurtis, Carol Marin, Jerry Rose, Eric Aucoin, Ben Hollis, John Davies, Rick Rosenthal, Steve Baskerville, Walter Jacobson, Gary Weitman, Pam Zekman, Laura Washington, Andy Segal, and Sandy Bergo.

Mr. Rose and Mr. Aucoin won in the "Informational Programming - Conversation Prog...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness AM News with Jim Gibbons (1978)

Views: 1376

Here's an edition of Eyewitness AM News on WLS Channel 7 that aired within Good Morning America. The anchor of this edition was Jim Gibbons, and the items are as follows:

- Jay Levine reporting on the previous day's events in the trial of Nola Jean Weaver of Long Grove, accused of murdering her husband Larry in 1977; prosecutor Ann Regan's tales of sordid love affairs and Larry's beating his wife, shouting matches between prosecution and defense, and swinging moo...

WTHR Channel 13 - Today (Opening Moments, 1979)

Views: 1748

Here's the opening moments of the Today show with Tom Brokaw and Jane Pauley, as aired on Indianapolis TV. Also featuring reporter Steve Delaney. Includes:

Station ID with promo for Name That Tune at 7:30pm (voiceover by ??)

Opening titles for Today, with Tom Brokaw and Jane Pauley opening the program before Tom goes right into the news of the morning:

- Anti-American demonstrations outside the U.S. Embassy compound in Islama...

WBBM Channel 2 - Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown (Opening & Break, 1981)

Views: 1636

Here's the opening minutes and first commercial break of the CBS Special, Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown as aired on WBBM Channel 2.

Includes:

WBBM-TV News bumper promo for Special Report on "The Heir Apparent of Chicago's Mob - Tonight at 10" (voiceover by John Drummond)

CBS Preemption notice for The Incredible Hulk (voiceover by ??)

"A CBS Special Presentation" spinning, animated graphic

Cold op...

Toyota - "Own A Toyota Today" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 673

Here's a commercial for Toyota.

Also includes a quick WBBM Channel 2 news bumper at the end featuring Mike Parker.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, March 28th 1980.