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WGN Channel 9 - WGN Thursday Night Movie - "Death Rathe 2000" (1983)

Views: 4031

Here's the ending of the WGN Thursday Night Movie presentation of "The Mackintosh Man" with a humorous voiceover preview for tomorrow night's movie.

Apparently, Clif Mercer wasn't the only one who sounded like this at times. ;-)

(and no, The Mackintosh Man did *not* star Justin Long) ;-)

Voiceover by Paul Rogers.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, July 7th 1983 at a little before 9pm.

WFLD Channel 32 - The Joker's Wild (Bumper Promo, 1980)

Views: 1817

Here's a quick bumper promo for The Joker's Wild on WFLD Channel 32 - weeknights at 7pm.

Voiceover by Jim Barton.

This aired on local Chicago TV in the Summer of 1980.

U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare - "Get a Dumb Checkup" (1976)

Views: 989

Here's a public service announcement (PSA) from the Social and Rehabilitation Service of the U.S. Department of Health, Education of Welfare, with a young basketball-dribbling man starting out considering skipping a complete physical examination (" . . . a dumb checkup . . . dumb . . . dumb . . . ") before his girlfriend advises him after mentioning she herself went (and has the glasses to prove it) - as part of a push for those under 21 to get a free checkup.

Ending voiceover ...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News - "Just Themselves" (Promo, 1973?)

Views: 5038

Here's a neat promo for the WLS Channel 7 all-star Eyewitness News team Flynn-Daly-Coleman-Frink-And-Drury. (Fahey Flynn, Joel Daly, John Coleman, Bill Frink, and John Drury)

Featuring Don Ferris (former WSNS and WTTW announcer) as the old-time radio guy in the tux at the beginning.

Directed by the legendary Joe Sedelmaier. (of "Where's the Beef" fame, and countless others)

Not sure what year this is from, but 1973 seems a good estimate.

Snipets - "Fireman" (1979)

Views: 3278

Here is another rare Snipets segment! These would air on Field Communications stations such as WFLD Channel 32 in the 70s and early 80s. This one also features the older "patchwork" logo of Snipets.

This segment features firefighter Jerry Overstreet (from what looks like San Francisco) taking you through a day in his job, and telling you why he likes it.

Produced by Field Communications Corporation. (I still say that ending voiceover sounds like George Takei of ...

SportsChannel - The Sports Writers On TV (Part 5, 1991)

Views: 1212

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 5, they discuss a new study on lefties, and how it might affect Baseball.

Includes:

SportsChannel ID promo for 76'ers Vs. Bulls - Easter...

Food & Drug Administration - "Old Mother Hubbard" (PSA, 1982)

Views: 851

Here's an animated public service announcement from the Food & Drug Administration imploring you to throw out your old and expired medications as well as not to use medications which were not prescribed to you.

(In the first couple seconds the picture blacks out for a moment)

Food and Drug Administration
Public Health Service
Dept. of Health and Human Services

This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, November 27th 1982.

WTTW Channel 11 - Wild Chicago - "Punks, Junk & More" (Part 2, 1991)

Views: 1910

Here is Part Two of an episode of Wild Chicago on WTTW Channel 11. Featuring Ben Hollis as host. Includes:

Punk Rock Park (featuring a cameo by someone I went to high school with - Jerry Masek - in the background of one of the shots lifting his shirt up) - the corner of Clark & Belmont - most notably, the Dunkin' Donuts there.

(Sorry, but the "Mary's Porcelain Treasures" segment was omitted in this recording.)

Archie Humber's (sp?) Place - ...

WSNS Channel 44 - Chicago White Sox Baseball (Clean Opening, 1978)

Views: 3531

Here's a rarity for you baseball fans out there - the clean opening for Chicago White Sox games as aired on WSNS Channel 44, as it looked before the voices of the announcers and the sponsor billboards were added on for each game.

Ronald Vasser wrote, produced and directed this opening, with editing by Ron Vasser and Mike Torchia.

This copy was dubbed by Marc Claussen and Edward Keker on June 22nd 1978, as shown at the beginning of this clip (with approx. 425 Hz t...