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WBBM Channel 2 - TV2 News at 10 (Part 5, 1972)

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Here's Part 5 (the last part) of an edition of the TV2 News at 10 on WBBM Channel 2, with Bob Wallace substituting for then-regular anchor Bob McBride. Features a brief on-camera appearance from sportscaster Brent Musburger and weatherman John Coughlin at the end.

This edition was transferred from the original 2" Quad tape.

Includes:

Bob reporting on the following items:

- ABC Television giving up on the upcoming (Sunday, Jul...

WTTW Channel 11 - Sounds of Summer - "Joni Mitchell - Get Together" (1969)

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In this spirit of healing the divisions of this country in these contentious times, we bring you this video. :-)

Here is another FuzzyMemoriesTV Exclusive! - a segment from a long-thought-lost concert that was videotaped by NET (National Educational Television, the predecessor to PBS) at Southern Illinois University (SIU) and shown locally in Chicago on WTTW Channel 11 in an installment of a program called "The Sounds Of Summer – Mississippi River Festival".

WGN Channel 9 - Newsbreak (1978)

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Here's a mostly intact Newsbreak from WGN Channel 9 (the "early morning" sign-off edition), read by Ron Rolland. Includes:

Animated WGN "Last Farewell" Station ID (voiceover by Ron Rolland)

Opening of Newsbreak with simple slide and "Effervescence" by Dorf van der Linden, playing.

The following items are mentioned:

- Egypt's President Anwar el-Sadat to travel to...

WBBM Channel 2 - First Edition (News Segment, 9/25/81)

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Here's the first nearly eight minutes of another edition of the overnight First Edition news summary on WBBM Channel 2. The "anchor" on this broadcast is Jerry Harper. Includes:

Station ID / promo for Match Game for weekdays at 3:30pm (voiceover by Bob Carrington)

Opening for First Edition, with Jerry going straight to the news items of the day:

- Excerpts shown from President Reagan's televised speech, in which he calls for ...

Shutan Camera - "Talk About Pictures" (Commercial, 1982)

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Here's an extra-long Shutan Camera commercial which was used as sponsorship for "Talk About Pictures" - a show which aired Sundays at Noon on WMAQ Channel 5, hosted by George Fenneman. (He would sit at a table with a pro photographer and they would look at one of his/her photos and discuss the subject, technique, equipment, inspirations, etc.)

The lady in the ad is actress/model Jennifer Girard. She is n...

WFLD Channel 32 - Promotional Sales Film (Part 1, 1970)

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Here's a terrific piece of local history and the next best thing to a guided tour of WFLD's facilities circa 1970 for you broadcast equipment junkies out there (W.B. I'm looking in your direction...) ;-)

This is Part 1 of a WFLD promotional film for (I assume) the sales department, meant to be shown to prospective advertisers on why WFLD was such a kick-arse station to buy time on. And they do take their time - in the first part showing the aforementioned equipment spread, as...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Saturday Night Live - "Gould & Numan" (Excerpt #1, 1980)

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Here's an extended excerpt from the original airing of Saturday Night Live (hosted by Elliott Gould, with musical guest Gary Numan) on WMAQ Channel 5. Includes:

Ending of a sketch with faraway shot of studio setup, and RCA TK-44A/B cameras positioned - CG bumper "Coming Up Next: Several Minutes of Profiteering"

Theatrical trailer for the movie version of "All That Jazz" (a "Coming Soon" trailer for which can be seen in

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