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The Oprah Winfrey Show - "Staff Christmas Talent Show" (Part 7, 1985)

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Here's Part 7 of a fairly early episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show - back when they were still producing it in the WLS-TV studios, and when they were still using the old AM Chicago music as the theme. On this day they had a Christmas Talent Show featuring staff members from WLS Channel 7. This part includes:

WLS-TV Creative Services news promotion manager Patti Wilusz sings "The Christmas Song", and then Robin Jones, desk assistant in the WLS-TV news department sings a medley of...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News With Fahey Flynn (Preview, 1979)

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Here is a preview for the upcoming Eyewitness News at 10 on WLS Channel 7, featuring Fahey Flynn.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, June 5th 1979.

WLS Channel 7 - The 3:30 Movie - "The Vampires" (Promo, 1977)

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Here's a cool promo for the WLS 3:30 Movie presentation of "The Vampires", which was shown on Tuesday, June 21st 1977.

What a freaky looking movie. This would have given me nightmares even if I watched it at 9am instead of 3:30pm.

Voiceover by Fred Kasper(?)

This promo aired on local Chicago TV Saturday, June 18th 1977 at a little before 10pm!

WLS Channel 7 - "The Late Night Movie" (Opening, 1985)

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By 1985 (perhaps earlier?), WLS and likely other ABC stations were using the same opening as "The Saturday Night Movie" for "The Late Night Movie", with just the title changed - here is an example.

(sound cut off slightly at beginning)

This aired on local Chicago TV in 1985.

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News At 10 - The Day After (Preview, 1983)

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Here's a preview for the upcoming Eyewitness News at 10 on WLS Channel 7 - the major story of the day being the airing of The Day After - an ABC Theater telemovie about the effects of a full-scale nuclear attack on the United States.

Featuring Jack Jones and Jim Gibbons.

This aired on local Chicago TV Sunday, November 20th 1983.

WLS Channel 7 - The 3:00 Movie - "Old Dracula" (Promo, 1982)

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Here's a brief promo for the upcoming 3:00 Movie presentation of the 1974 film "Old Dracula" starring David Niven on WLS Channel 7, to air on Wednesday, June 23rd.

Main voiceover by Ernie Anderson. Ending voiceover by Al Parker.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, June 22nd 1982 a little before 4:30pm.

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness Newsbrief With Joel Daly (1979)

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Here's an Eyewitness Newsbrief on WLS Channel 7 featuring Joel Daly. Includes:

City of Chicago may not receive snow removal federal funds due to application errors

FAA rules to keep DC-10's flying despite earlier court order to ground them.

Midas Mufflers commercial

Voiceover introduction by Al Parker.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, June 5th 1979.

WLS Channel 7 - Makin' It (Opening, 1979)

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Here's the opening for the short-lived disco-era series Makin' It starring David Naughton (star of "American Werewolf in London" and the Dr. Pepper "Be a Pepper" guy)

Also includes a WLS-TV Chicago 7 bumper slide at the beginning (voiceover by Al Parker)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, February 9th 1979 at 7pm.

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News Brief with Chuck Goudie (Incomplete) (1981)

Views: 2378

Here's the last part of an Eyewitness News Brief on WLS Channel 7, anchored by Chuck Goudie. Here, he reports on the continuing drive to make Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday a national holiday, and with that he concludes the report and promises more news at 4:30pm.

This brief ends with the Eyewitness News Brief slide and theme music.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, January 15th 1981 at 2:59pm.