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WTTW Channel 11 - Inside Educational Television (Part 2, 1960)

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Here's a rare glimpse at some early history of WTTW Channel 11 - an installment of their locally produced "Inside Educational Television" program.

It is hosted by WTTW's "Director of Development", Ed Morris - who famously later went on to become the General Manager of WSNS Channel 44!

Joined by Ed is Duane M. Weiss, WTTW's Director of Engineering at the time (who was actually with the station all the way back to before its official inception).

In...

WFLD Channel 32 - Fernwood 2 Night (Ending #1, 1977)

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Here's a small but juicy rarity - the ending credits for the first airing of Fernwood 2 Night on WFLD Channel 32 - back in the Kaiser Broadcasting era!

You can hear 32's staff announcer tell you that "All That Glitters" (a short-lived Norman Lear series) was next, as well as a tiny snippet of an old WFLD station ID.

I think the announcer may be 32's Bud Kelly - who was the main staff announcer until Ron Beattie took over a year or so later. It certainly doesn't ...

The Family And Other Living Things (Ending Excerpt, 1978)

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Here's the last few minutes and ending of an obscure special called "The Family and Other Living Things" created by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (The Mormons). Features Elinor Donahue, Bill Bixby, Ronnie Graham, Ruth Buzzi, Bill Daily, the Lennon Sisters, Donny, Marie, Jimmy and the rest of the Osmond Brothers, Gary Burghoff, Melissa Sue Anderson, Marcia Wallace and possibly some others we haven't ID'ed yet.

"Isn't it great when people communicate?"
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WCIX Channel 6 - Snipets - "The Granola Chef" (1984)

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Here's another (partial) rare Snipets segment! These originally were created by and aired on the Kaiser Broadcasting / Field Communications stations such as WFLD Channel 32, in the 70s and early 80s. However, with the sale and dissolution of Field starting in 1982, for whatever reason Snipets segments popped up on a few other non-Field or former-Field stations, even as late as 1986!

This pa...

WMBD Channel 31 - Nightmare Theater - "Werewolf of London" (Opening, 1961)

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Not from Chicago, but close enough for jazz - here's a rarity indeed for this era, the opening for an edition of Nightmare Theater on WMBD Channel 31 in Peoria, IL, hosted by Milton Budd from its 1958 debut into later in the '60's. Here, he is introducing this night's presentation of the 1935 horror film "Werewolf of London."

This was from a 16mm film print saved by a former employee of WMBD-TV.

"Welcome to tonight's meeting of the A.F. of L. (sinister...