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WNIC FM 100 - "Mellow Nice Bright" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 2186

Here's a commercial for a local Detroit radio station - WNIC FM 100.

This aired on local Detroit TV on Saturday, January 15th 1977 during the 5pm to 6pm timeframe.

WFLD Channel 32 - The Barry Farber Show (Opening, 1977)

Views: 1647

Here's the opening titles for The Barry Farber Show which aired on WFLD Channel 32.

Farber, a veteran talk radio host usually based in New York City, was intended as a replacement for the late Lou Gordon whose long-running discussion show The Lou Gordon Program, based out of WFLD's sister station WKBD Channel 50 in Detroit and shown on other Kaiser stations including Channel 32, ended with Gordon's death on May 24th 1977.

However, Farber's show,...

WVON 1390 AM - "We Are Family" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2561

This station has a bit of a confusing history, but it now occupies the frequency 1690 AM.

WVON was a "heritage" station to Chicago's black community featuring great Black air personalities like Lucky Cordell, Bruce Brown, Herb Kent "the cool gent", Yvonne Daniels and many others. WVON became well-known outside the Chicago area as well. Berry Gordy, the founder of Motown Records, sent every song he produced immediately to WVON before any other station. Other similar stations ...

WJPC 95 AM - "The Station With The Money Card" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1847

Here's a quick commercial for WJPC 95 AM starring Jayne Kennedy and Tom Joyner. Also featuring their "Money Card".

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

FM 100 - "All Wound Up?" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 3323

Here's another commercial for FM 100 ( WLOO 100.3 FM ) - The Music Station. Features the mime act Shields and Yarnell as "The Clinkers". (Robert Shields and Lorene Yarnell)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 19th 1981.

WBBM Channel 2 - The 10 O'Clock News - "Wally Phillips' Mystery" (1982)

Views: 6697

Here's a segment from The 10 O'Clock News on WBBM Channel 2 featuring Bob Sirott reporting - regarding the revealing of Wally Phillip's eight year mystery name, kept in a locked black box (or safe, really) that he used as a way to test psychic's abilities. No one ever guessed it to win the cash prize. He finally revealed the name on his WGN radio show - it was actress Jean Rogers, who played Dale Arden on the old Flash Gordon serials.

Also features Bill Kurtis and an introduc...

WLUP FM 98 - The Loop - "Lorelei's Remarkable Mouth" (Commercial, )

Views: 396

This aired on local Chicago TV

WJPC The New 95 AM - "Win a Superstar Supercar" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1824

Here's a brief commercial for "The New 95" WJPC's "Superstar Supercar" contest, where one could be yours if you write the station call letters near your phone. Contest good through March 17th 1983.

Can someone name the DJs in this spot? Isn't that LaDonna Tittle?

This aired on local Chicago TV early Monday, November 15th 1982.

WXRT 93 FM - "Chicago's Fine Rock Station" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 3066

Here's the earliest WXRT commercial I've yet found - it features "Monty Python"-style animations of the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Muddy Waters, Bruce Springsteen, and Blondie, and others. The opening drum beat is from the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's reprise.

"The More You Listen, The More You Hear"

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 28th 1980.