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WGN Channel 9 - Mid-Day Report With Merri Dee (Partial, 1978)

Views: 1144

Here's the beginning of an edition of the Mid-Day Report with Merri Dee on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Mid-Day Report bumper with (C) 1978, WGN Continental Broadcasting Co.

Merri Dee reads the following stories:

Senate begins debate on the Natural Gas price deregulation bill, which aims to phase out all price controls by 1985

House is likely to finish work on the Carter Administration's Civil Service Reform Bill

Acoustica...

WFLD Channel 32 - Newscope - "The Blizzard of '67" and Other Stories (Part 1, 1967)

Views: 7399

Here's the first part of an edition of Newscope on WFLD Channel 32, anchored by Patrick Muldowney. Also featuring Harlan Draeger of the Chicago Daily News, Richard Foster of the Chicago Sun-Times (both papers, like WFLD, were owned by Field Enterprises), sportscaster Dave Martin, and WA9RTP ham operators Jim Roper(?) and Dick Cox.

NOTES: This is the earliest footage currently known to exist of a WFLD broadcast (albeit via kinescope); the sound heard in the backg...

SportsChannel - The Sports Writers On TV (Part 4, 1991)

Views: 1376

Here's an episode of The SportsWriters on TV, as aired on SportsChannel - one of the hosts of which we lost recently (Bill Gleason).

Featuring Bill Jauss of the Chicago Tribune, Rick Telander of Sports Illustrated, Bill Gleason from the South Bend, Indiana Tribune, and hosted by Ben Bentley.

In Part 4, they discuss the job of coach of the Notre Dame basketball team and why no one wants it.

Includes:

Commercial: True Value Hardware St...

WBBM Channel 2 - 1985 Chicago Emmy Awards (Part 1, 1985)

Views: 2407

Here's Part 1 of the (mostly complete) 1985 Chicago Emmy Awards broadcast from the Hyatt Regency Chicago Hotel.

This part features a variant on the WBBM Special Presentation graphic, McLean Stevenson as host, and Rex Smith singing "You Take My Breath Away" accompanied by the Dick Marx Orchestra.

Commercial: Bon Bons ice cream nuggets from Carnation.
Commercial: American Express Travel Management System
Commercial: Irv Kupcinet - "Happy Father's Day ...

WLS Channel 7 - "Anthem, Sign-On, Reflections & Editorial" (1984)

Views: 17672

Here's the National Anthem, Station Sign-On, Reflections and Editorial on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

Color Bars

WLS "Circular Polarization" Test Pattern

National Anthem

Station Sign-On (voiceover by Janice Kos)

Reflections with Fr. Bert Akers, S.J. - "Pray for Generosity"

WLS Public Service notice (voiceover by Janice Kos)

Commercial: Volkswagen GTI (featuring parody of the Ro...

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 - "ElectroNewsMusik" (Ending, 1976)

Views: 3730

I believe someone asked for this once - the weird electronic music that NewsCenter5 apparently used before they replaced it with a more traditional sounding (yet still Electronic-tinged) theme. So, here's an ending of NewsCenter5 on WMAQ Channel 5 that I found recently that features the music. Also has a voiceover promo by Lorry Young for NBC's Saturday Night (later known as Saturday Night Live) Lastly t...

The Roast Of Tim Weigel - "Bill Gleason" (Part 3, 1981)

Views: 1421

Here's Part 3 of an interesting "backstage" glimpse at some local TV personalities of yore - raw footage shot at a dinner event "roasting" Tim Weigel. (Roasting Weigel's Weiner?) Included are such notables as Fahey Flynn, Ray Meyer, Joel Daly, Bill Veeck, Al Lerner, Bill Gleason, Jack Brickhouse, and more. (Can anyone help ID any? They don't have to be famous, if you know who someone is, let me know)

Part 3 includes Bill Gleason (of "Sportswriters (Sports Writers) on TV" fa...

The Roast Of Tim Weigel - "Jack Brickhouse" (Part 2, 1981)

Views: 2258

Here's Part 2 of an interesting "backstage" glimpse at some local TV personalities of yore - raw footage shot at a dinner event "roasting" Tim Weigel. (Roasting Weigel's Weiner?) Included are such notables as Fahey Flynn, Ray Meyer, Joel Daly, Bill Veeck, Al Lerner, Bill Gleason, Jack Brickhouse, and more. (Can anyone help ID any? They don't have to be famous, if you know who someone is, let me know)

Part 2 includes Al Lerner as M.C. and Jack Brickhouse giving Tim a good jo...

WBBM Channel 2 - Channel 2 News Special Report - "Blizzard '79: Public Questions, City Answers" (Part 1, 1979)

Views: 6180

Here's Part 1 of a Channel 2 News Special Report, "Blizzard '79: Public Questions, City Answers," a call-in show hosted by Bill Kurtis and Walter Jacobson on WBBM Channel 2, from five days after the city was socked by a massive snowstorm that went up to 20 inches and brought everything to a standstill (and ultimately cost Michael Bilandic his job as Mayor). Also featuring Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Chairman James McDonough, Streets and Sanitation Commissioner Francis Degnan, Fire...