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SportsChannel - The Sports Writers On TV (Part 1, 1991)

Views: 3623

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 1, they discuss Nolan Ryan and Roger Clemens.

Includes:

SportsChannel ID at beginning - "Our Season Never Ends!"

Commerci...

WFLD Channel 32 - Movie 32 - "Topper Takes A Trip" (Break #1, 1971)

Views: 1793

Here's commercial break #1 for the Movie 32 presentation of "Topper Takes a Trip" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Doublemint gum (in black and white)

Star-kist Tuna (with Charlie the Tuna) - "Sorry, Charlie...you won't be eaten today..." (can't make out the copyright date) (in black and white)

Movie 32 bumper (in color) with voiceover - "And now back to tonight's feature..." (by Del Clark)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, M...

WFLD Channel 32 - Tic-Tac-Dough - "The Saturday Round" (Promo, 1981)

Views: 2007

Here's a quick promo for "The Saturday Round" on Tic-Tac-Dough.

Voiceover by Jim Barton.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 11th 1981.

Long Chevrolet - "Camaros" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 3539

Here's another Long Chevrolet commercial with Timmy all grown up. Actually, they must have reused commercials or something because he seems older in this one from 1979 than he does in one that aired in 1981.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, September 9th 1979.

WFLD Channel 32 - The Joker's Wild/Tic-Tac-Dough Contestant Search (Promo, 1983)

Views: 1607

Here is a contestant search promo for The Joker's Wild and Tic-Tac-Dough featuring Jack Barry.

Voiceover by Jim Barton.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, October 5th 1983.

WSNS Channel 44 - TV College - "Humanities 201" (Promo, 1975)

Views: 677

Here's a promo for the summer curriculum of TV College on WSNS Channel 44, set to film footage of what looks like a rugby game. A course on the humanities (Humanities 201) is promised, and viewers don't have to go to college to learn this course.

Voiceover by ??

"Keeping your body active this summer will be no problem - but what about your mind?"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, June 17th 1975 during the 7:45pm to 8pm timef...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Red, White & Blue with Bob Hope (Promos & Station ID, 1976)

Views: 1443

Here's a series of promos by comic legend Bob Hope as aired on WMAQ Channel 5, for NBC's Red, White & Blue special celebrating the Fourth of July, coverage of Chicago area celebrations of Independence Day at 5pm, and Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star Spangled Spectacular at 7:30pm with guests Sammy Davis Jr., Donny & Marie Osmond, The Captain & Tennille, and Debbie Reynolds.

The promos - designated PR-1039 - are in :30 second (TAKE 1) and short station ID (TAKE 2) form...

WFLD Metromedia Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "End of Show" (Break #9, Show #249)

Views: 2035

Here is commercial break #9 and the ending of WFLD Metromedia Channel 32's Son of Svengoolie presenting the movie "The Eye Creatures". Includes:

End of movie (I Love Lucy clip gag)

Spic and Span

First Metropolitan Builders

Soft 'n' Pretty Toilet Tissue

Sergeant's Flea & Tick Collar

United Way Crusade of Mercy

End of Son of Svengoolie Show #249

Taxi Promo (again)

WGN Channel 9 - 10th Inning with Jack Brickhouse - "Interview with Bob Lurie" (1976)

Views: 1894

Here's an edition of the post-game 10th Inning show on WGN Channel 9, hosted by Jack Brickhouse, with guest Bob Lurie who had just assumed majority ownership of the San Francisco Giants. This was after a grueling 14-inning session which saw the Cubs beat the Giants at Candlestick Park, 6-5, in the first game of a doubleheader. This was also from the days when remote broadcasts such as the Cubs / Giants match carried this day by WGN went through separate transmissions (one for the vid...