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WTVO Channel 17 - "Sinnissippi Park Weather Montage" (1978?)

Views: 1949

Here's an excerpt from a WTVO Channel 17 weather report featuring their montage of people running, walking, biking, and just plain enjoying local Sinnissippi Park.

Featuring Jason Gough (in the thumbnail pic) and his Dad, Richard Gough. :-)

Voiceover by ??

This likely aired on local Rockford, IL TV in 1978. (not Chicago, but close enough)

WSNS Channel 44 - Chicago White Sox Baseball (Partial Opening, 1975)

Views: 2250

Here's a partial opening for Chicago White Sox baseball on WSNS Channel 44, as used within the station's first few years of airing the team's games. Only the first seconds of this opening are shown before the recording runs out.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, June 17th 1975 at 8pm.

WGN Channel 9 - Sunday Matinee - "The World of Hans Christian Andersen" (Opening, 1977)

Views: 2693

Here's the opening moments of the Sunday Matinee presentation of the 1971 animated feature "The World of Hans Christian Andersen" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

"Season's Greetings From The WGN Family" bumper

Sunday Matinee "camera and filmstrip" slide, with Raymond Lefevre and His Orchestra's version of The Young Rascals' "Groovin'," and voiceover (by ?) introducing the movie and having a little flub with "Christmas Dray..."

"NTA Relea...

WIFR Channel 23 - Action Newsbreak (1978)

Views: 2883

Here's an Action Newsbreak on WIFR Channel 23 with anchor Rick Moore. Stories include:

Former aide to Governor Thompson charged with forging signatures on tax lid petitions.

Dollar shrinking even more (what else is new?) and the cost of living jumped.

Egypt & Isreal to resume peace talks; leaders of both countries share the Nobel Peace Prize.

This aired on local Rockford, IL TV on Friday, October 27th 1978 @ 7pm. (not Chicago, but c...

WGN Channel 9 - "Rodan" (Opening, 1978)

Views: 2755

Here is the opening few minutes of the movie "Rodan" on WGN Channel 9, presented as an untitled movie show.

Commercial break is cut out unfortunately (with just a snippet mentioning "Olympia Dodge"), but it does include another vintage WGN Station ID at the beginning - anyone know the voiceover announcer?

I left the first few minutes of the movie before the tape ran out, just for the heck of it. :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, Januar...

WOR Channel 9 - Sunday Night Showcase - "Savage Pampas" (Ending Excerpt, 1984)

Views: 4356

Here's an excerpt of the ending to the Sunday Night Showcase airing of "Savage Pampas" on WOR Channel 9 in New York.

Thanks to VintageCanada for the ID!

This aired on local New York TV early Monday, August 20th 1984.

WISN Channel 12 - Movie 12 - "Penny Serenade" (Opening, 1980)

Views: 3679

Here's the opening to the Movie 12 presentation of "Penny Serenade" on WISN Channel 12 in Milwaukee.

Includes "Alcoholism: The Family Destroyer" PSA slide from "Project Eye Opener" at the beginning.

The movie open music is "Manhattan Skyline" by David Shire off the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack album.

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Milwaukee TV early Tuesday, January 1st 1980 at about 12 midnight. (Not Chicago TV, but still c...

KTTV Channel 11 - Robert F. Kennedy Assassination Coverage (Part 3, 1968)

Views: 586

This clip made possible by the donations from our generous group of "Fuzzketeers" during the Spring 2012 Tape Transfer Fundraiser.

Here's Part 3, the final part, of coverage of the 1968 assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy as it was breaking, from Metromedia Television News, originating out of KTTV Channel 11 in Los Angeles (a future sister station to WFLD Channel 32) and ai...

CBS Network - "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" (Promo, 1978)

Views: 2992

Here's a CBS Network promo for the Halloween special, "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" which aired on Monday, October 30th 1978.

This promo aired on local Rockford TV on Friday, October 27th 1978.