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WMAQ Channel 5 - Mary Tyler Moore - "Mary's Boyfriends Week" (Promo, 1980)

Views: 892

Here's a promo for next week's episodes (re-runs) of the Mary Tyler Moore show - weekdays at 4pm on WMAQ Channel 5.

Voiceover by ??

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 26th 1980.

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 At 5pm - "The Weather In Your Car" (1978)

Views: 2823

Here is an excerpt of the WMAQ Channel 5 NewsCenter5 coverage of the Blizzard of '78 which features a minor techincal difficulties moment. Anchor Ron Hunter tries to recover.

Features an excerpt of a story with Royal Kennedy reporting and advice from Matthew Sielski of the Chicago Motor Club.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, January 26th 1978.

WMAQ Channel 5 - "Monitor 5" (Bumper Promo, 1982)

Views: 1256

Here is a bumper promo for the WMAQ Channel 5 "Monitor 5" news program.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV in April of 1982.

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 - "The Family" (Promo, 1978)

Views: 1767

Here's a promo for a NewsCenter5 special on WMAQ Channel 5 - "The Family" - about the Vienna Correctional Center - a minimum security prison in Illinois - and the people trying to turn their lives around and get rehabilitated. The special aired on Friday, March 31st 1978 at 7:30pm.

Voiceover by Ed Grennan.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Wednesday, March 29th 1978.

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 At 10pm - "Soderholm Profile" (1977)

Views: 6186

Here's an excerpt of NewsCenter5 on WMAQ Channel 5 with the Sports report by Tim Weigel, including a profile of Chicago White Sox third baseman Eric Soderholm. You also get to see a brief appearance of anchor Ron Hunter at the beginning and end.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, August 4th 1977 during the 10pm to 10:30pm timeframe.

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter 5 At 10pm (Preview, 1980)

Views: 2753

Here's a preview for NewsCenter 5 at 10pm on WMAQ Channel 5 featuring Jim Ruddle and Chuck Henry. Includes:

Victims of toxic-shock syndrome ask for legal damages from tampon maker.

Cabrini-Green Conspiracy Theories - Condos of the Future or Craters in the Ground?

Face of Chicago Baseball changes as Bill Veeck departs.

Invasion of Bees.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, September 30th 1980.

The Rutles Album (Commercial + WMAQ 5 Station ID [Partial], 1978)

Views: 2426

Here is a commercial for an album by The Rutles, which aired during a commercial break for The Rutles special, "All You Need Is Cash".

Album available at Laury's (Anyone remember this chain?).

Also includes a cool (partial) animated WMAQ Channel 5 NBC station ID.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, March 22nd 1978.

WMAQ Channel 5 - "Just Watch Us" (Promo, 1982)

Views: 8337

Here is an NBC "Just Watch Us" promo made especially for our Chicago affiliate WMAQ Channel 5. Features a lot of cool things including:

Kidding Around clip
Ron Magers
Linda Yu
Carol Marin
Chet Coppock
Jim Tilmon
Jerry Taft (with a lot of hair!)
On Stage On 5
Warner Saunders
Jorie Lueloff
Roger Ebert
Deborah Norville (Whoa!!!)

This aired on local Chicago TV in the last week of July 1982.

WMAQ Channel 5 - Rock World (Part 3, 1980)

Views: 1485

Here's Part 3 of a complete edition of Rock World, a weekly pre-MTV music video show that aired on WMAQ Channel 5. Includes:

Video: "You Should Be High Love" by Billy Squier

Video: "Roller" by April Wine (Canadian rock band; lead singer/guitarist: Myles Goodwyn)

This aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday, October 5th 1980.