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WFLD Channel 32 - Eight O'Clock Movie - "The Best of Benny Hill" (Commercial Break #3, 1982)

Views: 1877

Here's the third commercial break from the Eight O'Clock Movie presentation of "The Best of Benny Hill" (1974) on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Ending of Hill's "My Garden of Love" number (color kinescope from his March 11th 1970 special)

WFLD Eight O'Clock Movie bumper

Commercial: Jet America Airlines (Low-Fare Non-Stop Service from Chicago to Long Beach, CA on new DC-9's)

Commercial: Empire Carpets - "Bad Impersonators...

WFLD Channel 32 - Newscene with Kathy McFarland (1981)

Views: 4652

Here is the full presentation of Newscene with Kathy McFarland on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Newscene opening (Jim Barton voiceover)
Further evidence of a Recession - GNP down, Unemployment will rise.
Belvedere Chrysler plant lays off 3500 hourly workers for 3 weeks.
Cable snaps in Loop; debris falls.
Baby found dead; parents questioned.
19 letters written by Napoleon recovered in Chicago.
Weather Underground fugitive captured.
...

WTTW Channel 11 - WTTW Auction with Val Bettin (Promo, 1970)

Views: 1406

Here's a promo for an upcoming fundraising auction on WTTW Channel 11, to be held from April 26th to May 2nd. Val Bettin, host of Channel 11's "The Storyteller" invites viewers to donate merchandise or services to be sold, and gives the phone number of the auction office to call to do so - 583-5000 (same one they have to this day!)

This promo (in glorious black-and-white) is preceded by a brief shot of a multiburst test pattern, accompanied by a 378 Hz tone.

Acc...

WVON 1390 AM - "We Are Family" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2541

This station has a bit of a confusing history, but it now occupies the frequency 1690 AM.

WVON was a "heritage" station to Chicago's black community featuring great Black air personalities like Lucky Cordell, Bruce Brown, Herb Kent "the cool gent", Yvonne Daniels and many others. WVON became well-known outside the Chicago area as well. Berry Gordy, the founder of Motown Records, sent every song he produced immediately to WVON before any other station. Other similar stations ...

WGN Channel 9 - Newsbreak (1978)

Views: 5503

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...

WCIU Channel 26 - Mulqueen's Kiddie A-Go-Go (Part 2, 1969)

Views: 3658

Here's Part 2 of an episode of Mulqueen's Kiddie a-Go-Go on WCIU Channel 26. Includes:

Pandora talks to the baby character "Geronimo"

"Moople" the Frog and Pandora try to guess the jokes that two of the kids have for them, with prize assistance by "Uncle Bruce" (Bruce Schuster). Features Patrice Morbial (sp?) and Richard Rogers. (wouldn't it be neat if someone could track them down now, or if any of the kids dancing on this episode were found?)

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WSNS Channel 44 - The 1 O'Clock Movie - "Gulliver's Travels" (Break #2, 1979)

Views: 1427

Now for some more neat old TV-44 footage!

Here is Commercial Break #2 for The 1 O'Clock Movie presentation of the animated "Gulliver's Travels" on WSNS. Includes:

The 1 O'Clock Movie bumper slide

Golden Girls - Hall of Music record offer (main voiceover by Les Marshak)

TV Guide

TV-44 The Dating Game promo - Weeknights at 5:30 beginning December 31st (voiceover by Don Ferris)

The 1 O'Clock Movie bumper s...

WSNS Channel 44 - The 1 O'Clock Movie - "Gulliver's Travels" (Break #3, 1979)

Views: 2224

Now for some more neat old TV-44 footage!

Here is Commercial Break #3 for The 1 O'Clock Movie presentation of the animated "Gulliver's Travels" on WSNS. Includes:

The 1 O'Clock Movie bumper slide

The Knitting Machine (ending voiceover by WSNS' former General Manager and sometimes announcer Mal Wyman)

TV-44 It Takes a Thief promo - Monday through Thursday nights at 10:30 (ending voiceover by Don Ferris)

The 1 O'Clock M...

WSNS Channel 44 - The 1 O'Clock Movie - "Gulliver's Travels" (Break #5, 1979)

Views: 1778

Now for some more neat old TV-44 footage!

Here is Commercial Break #5 for The 1 O'Clock Movie presentation of the animated "Gulliver's Travels" on WSNS. Includes:

The 1 O'Clock Movie bumper slide

Time Life Books - World War II (Main voiceover by Jackson Beck; ending voiceover by WSNS' former General Manager and sometime announcer Mal Wyman)

TV-44 NCAA Illinois Basketball promo - Weeknights at 6 (voiceover by Don Ferris)