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WFLD Channel 32 - American League Championship Series - Sox Vs. Orioles - Game 1 (Opening, 1983)
Views: 5763
Here is the opening 8 minutes of Game 1 of the 1983 American League Championship Series, which was played between the Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles.
You get to see the cool Channel 32 graphics for their Sox coverage at the time, as well as the starting lineups and opening banter by announcers Don Drysdale and Ken Harrelson.
(By the way, the Sox won this game 2-1, but lost the series 3-1) :-(
This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesda...
Dolphin Productions - "Demo Reel" (1978)
Views: 5758
Here's a neat demo reel with a lot of vintage clips from Dolphin Productions, a legendary New York-based production company of the 1970's and early '80's that was one of three such firms in the country to use an early, analogue-based video animation system called "Scanimate." (The others were Image West Ltd. of Hollywood, CA and the company that first invented this process, Computer Image Corp. of Denver, CO; a history of the technology can be seen on
WGN Channel 9 - Emergency Broadcast System Test - "Tone Deaf?" (1980)
Views: 5815 The transfer of this video clip made possible by your generous donations!
Here's a test of the Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) as broadcast on WGN Channel 9.
If the tone sounds off to you, it's because they screwed-up and only used the 853 Hz tone, instead of a combo of 853 and 960 Hz, as required.
Voiceover by Merri Dee.
This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, April 10th 1980 during the 12:00pm to 1pm timeframe.
WGN Channel 9 - Lead-Off Man - "Bobby Murcer" (Opening, 1978)
Views: 7747
Here's the opening 30 seconds or so of Lead-Off Man on WGN Channel 9. Features Lou Boudreau talking to Bobby Murcer of the Chicago Cubs before the tape cuts off. :-(
Also features a WGN "Last Farewell" ID at the beginning (voiceover by Merri Dee)
Note: The music used as the theme to Lead-off Man is "The Billboard March", composed by John N. Klohr. The version used is performed by ??
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WFLD Channel 32 - "Pirate Report" (1987)
Views: 4777
Here's a news segment on WFLD Channel 32 regarding the infamous "Max Headroom Pirating Incident".
Featuring Kris Long, Bob Strutzel - WGN Chief Engineer, Anders Yokom - Vice-President of WTTW-TV, Phil Bradford - FCC Engineer, Jack Conaty reporting, and Robin Robinson (or was it Robin Brantley back then?)
This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, November 23rd 1987.
WGN Channel 9 - Chicago Bulls Vs. Seattle Supersonics (Opening, 1979)
Views: 11332
Here's the opening of a broadcast of Chicago Bulls basketball on WGN Channel 9. Features Bob Costas and Johnny "Red" Kerr live from The Kingdome in Seattle, Washington for the Chicago Bulls Vs. the Seattle Supersonics. There is also a short interview with Bulls Coach Jerry Sloan.
Sponsored by: Chevrolet, Schlitz, and True Value Hardware.
Includes a "Last Farewell" WGN-TV ID at the beginning. (not sure who the announcer is)
(Quality's a little if...
Arnie Yusim Chevrolet With Harry Caray (Partial Commercial, 1978)
Views: 4043
Here's a partial commercial - cuts off about 10 seconds early unfortunately, but it's the best we've got so far - for Arnie Yusim Chevrolet featuring the late, great Sox and Cubs broadcaster, Harry Caray.
Arnie Yusim Chevrolet was at 4849 North Broadway.
"Sometimes you might feel like you need a shovel when you go to buy a car..."
This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, October 21st 1978. (My 4th Birthday!)
Views: 608
Here's a special and rare treat for the 35th Anniversary of the infamous "Disco Demolition" event! (please excuse the ghosty picture quality and buzzy audio)
Includes:
Part 3 of the TV44 Sports Spotlight with Jim Durham, with the San Diego Chicken (a.k.a. Ted Giannoulas) as guest, as aired on WSNS Channel 44 just before the first game of a proposed doubleheader with the Detroit Tigers that was followed by the infamous "Disco Demolition Night." Inc...
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Here's Part 3 of Midwest Sports Special - "Inside the World of Hockey with the Chicago Blackhawks," hosted by Frank Sweeney, as aired on WBKB (now WLS) Channel 7. This was transferred from the original film, and thus has no commercials. Featured in this part is the team's coach Billy Reay, with demonstrations by players Bobby Hull, Bill Hay, Elmer "Moose" Vasko, Phil Esposito, Matt Ravlich, Glenn Hall, John Brenneman, Fred Stanfield, Stan Mikita, Eric Nesterenko and Wayne Hillman. I...