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WFYR 103 And A Half FM - "Knock On Our Door" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1669

Here's an animated commercial for the radio station WFYR 103 and a Half FM (103.5).

Features Paul McCartney and Wings' "Let 'em In".

(missing first 5 seconds)

"A Station And A Half"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 23rd 1981.

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News At 10pm - "Steve Dahl" (Bumper Promo, 1979)

Views: 1923

Here's a brief bumper promo for an Eyewitness News at 10pm story on morning radio in Chicago, featuring Steve Dahl.

Voiceover by Gary Gears.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, November 23rd 1979.

Old Chicago - "Charlie Baffle" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 19168

Here's a rare commercial (one of only two I've found so far) for the combination shopping mall & indoor amusement park called Old Chicago! This one features Charlie Baffle - "Mayor" of Old Chicago.

Old Chicago was located in Bolingbrook.

This aired on local Chicago TV sometime between April 10th - April 15th 1977.

Tom Hynes - Democrat For Cook County Assessor (Political Ad, 1978)

Views: 1214

Here's a political ad for Tom Hynes - Democrat for Cook County Assessor. He is the father of Dan Hynes, who recently lost a close primary race for Govenor against Pat Quinn.

Paid for by Hynes for Assessor Committee.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, October 29th 1978 during the 12 noon to 1pm hour.

WJMK Magic 104 FM - "The Greatest Hits of All Time!" (Commercial, 1985)

Views: 2146

Here's a commercial for WJMK "Magic" 104 FM (104.3 FM) - "The Greatest Hits of All Time!" - featuring songs by Bill Haly & The Comets, The Beatles, The Supremes, The Beach Boys, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Dion.

This aired on local Chicago TV in October 1985.

Pet World - "Santa's Special Store" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 1349

Here's a commercial for Pet World - "Santa's Special Store". With locations at:

Brementowne Mall
Deerbrook Center
Harlem Irving Plaza
Hawthorn Center
Lakehurst Shopping Center
Randhurst Shopping Center
River Oaks West
Woodfield Mall

(has some tracking issues)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 19th 1980.

WCIU Channel 26 - Beisbol '86 with Tommy LaSorda (1986)

Views: 1369

Here's an episode of Beisbol '86 in Spanish featuring Tommy LaSorda on WCIU Channel 26.

Hosted by Ruben Amaro. (although is that him? - doesn't look like the guy in the open)

Also features a Spanish Miller Lite commercial at the end and a promo for Beisbol '86.

This was Show #75 and aired on Friday, August 1st 1986.

WJZ Channel 13 - "We Love IDs Too!" (On-Screen ID, 1983)

Views: 2579

Here's one more example not from Chicago TV but still interesting to show the differences in stations presentations' of The Day After (an ABC Theater telemovie about the effects of a full-scale nuclear attack on the United States).

WLS-TV did not have an on-screen station ID for the entirety of the movie. However, WJZ Channel 13 in Baltimore, Maryland did. I don't have the entire broadcast to see how many there were, but this is at least one example.

WGN Channel 9 - The 9 O'Clock News - "Roy Leonard Reviews Santa Claus: The Movie" (1985)

Views: 2636

Here's an excerpt from the 9 O'Clock News on WGN Channel 9 - Rick Rosenthal introducing Roy Leonard for his review of "Santa Claus: The Movie". (The anchor at the end is Pat Harvey)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, November 29th 1985.